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| - Well, I dined at L'Atelier again over the weekend, this time for my birthday.
It is now time to upgrade it to that elusive 5th star.
As always, everything was beyond amazing! We walked up around 9:30pm on a Saturday night, with no reservation and it was not a problem at all. The hostess was very friendly and again we sat at the counter.
I really love watching the detail that everyone puts in to every plate. Everything that comes out is truly a masterpiece!
Currently, they have a few tasting menus available. Everyone in my party did Menu A, because, for $78 it seemed to be the best value. You got 2 appetizers, 1 entree and 1 dessert. There were quite a few items to choose from, which is always good.
They started us out with an amuse bouche of some sort of foie gras topped with parmesan foam. UM HELLO! So good. Then I had the heirloom tomato salad, which was beautiful, and of course delicious. This was followed by tempura calamari with spicy guacamole, which was good, but not my favorite. There was nothing spicy about the gucamole, but it was still tasty. For my entree, I had skirt steak wrapped around hericot vert, which was served with the most amazing mashed potatoes I have possibly ever had. Words can't describe that little pot of deliciousity!! Holy crap. For dessert I had "Les Tartes," which was a selection of 5 or 6 mini tartes. I am not a sweets eater, but oh dear lord were they good!
Considering this is the little, more casual sister to Joel Robuchon at the Mansion, you might go here thinking it is actually "casual." That is not the case. There is really nothing casual about this place, other than the bar style seating....the food is top notch and the service is some of the best in Vegas. Not a detail goes overlooked and the staff genuinely cares whether you have a great meal.
And then there is the butter....
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