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| - Atmosphere: It is located in downtown Las Vegas, and it has an interesting/old school/classy feel to the place. We were actually struggling locating it in the casino and a pleasant young gentlemen in the janitorial crew assisted us to the location. The entire time he was talking about how wonderful the restaurant was and how impressed we will be since it was our first time dining there. We went inside and announced our name and reservation. They gave away our table. Granted we were 12 minutes late, but it is Las Vegas traffic, it is hard to predict what is going to happen when you step into a vehicle. They lead us to the bar assuring it would only be a 10 to 15 minute wait. My fiance was upset and let them know of his displeasure, he had worked at several fine dining establishments and it is a standard practice in most places to hold a table for 15 minutes. They retrieved our group from the bar only 5 minutes later and gave us an amazing table (honestly was probably the best seat in the house in our opinion). The night was saved.
Service: Our server Miguel was fantastic. His passion for his job was abundantly clear, and he could tell you anything about that drink and dinner menu. He was on top of his game the entire evening. He recommended a few wines for us and gave us additional information on the wine that we chose to order while serving it to us. He even let us save the cork.
Food: My fiance and I split the lobster bisque and it was divine. So much flavor packed into every mouthful. The chunks of lobster on top were insanely tender and fresh. I had the chilean seabass entree, and it was cooked quite well (a tad bit over). I felt the dish was missing a bright note, maybe some citrus or fresh herbs perhaps? Half the table had the Paglia e Fieno and the Tortellaci Guiseppe, and agreed it was fresh, handmade, savory and perfectly sauced. The last member of our group had the veal osso bucco. It was the best dish of the night. Sooooo much flavor and he gave me the bone marrow. I smeared that all over a piece of bread from their complimentary bread basket (the best bread basket I've had in a while) and was in heaven. Best bone marrow I've had to date, hands down.
If I come back to Vegas, this will be a definite revisit. The evening could not have been more memorable and magical to celebrate our new engagement.
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