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| - In his long day, John Barrymore was considered by many to be the greatest American actor ever. If, Indeed heredity is a factor in the mysterious art of acting, his credentials were impeccable. The Barrymores were the Royal Family of the American theatre along with his older siblings, brother Lionel and sister Ethel. Their father, British player Maurice Blythe, gave himself a name likely to impress the natives-and chose Maurice Barrymore. John Barrymore who acted in "Hamlet" had a liking for martinis and he would have six of them before dinner..never eat on an empty stomach was his saying. Christopher Plummer, who is most known for singing "Edelweiss" in the Musical "Sound of Music," portrayed John Barrymore, in an one-man play at the Elgin theater, in Toronto, that was later made into a feature film. I saw the DVD, the performance which won a 'TONY' for Plummer, is most riveting one man performance ever. So much so, his co-star in "Sound of Music' Julie Andrews, claims she saw it twice.
This eatery is named after the Barrymores and the ambiance is befitting of the name. It is located on a road that is less traveled, but made famous by the hyped up, high priced and snotty-Pieros (I had the worst Osso Bucco in this place, when I was naive and nerdy taking my romantic interest and shelling lot of dough to impress. I should have taken her to In and out burger,) on one end of the stretch.
There used to be a make shift theater-home to the people who had talent but no money for four walling in a casino-in the lobby of this Royal hotel, which is the official hotel for the Airlines flight crew I was told. One fine day the fire marshals came and took the whole place down and that was the end of the make-shift.
This place is jammed when the conventions are in town and rest of the time a decent local crowd that frequent this joint not to mention attractive women sipping pina coladas at the bar and the tenders of male gender were openly flirting and ignoring the other customers. Flirting is a temptation but ignoring other customers is SIN ! punishable by one minus rating..
The lounge is tiny and you expect soft piano music, instead there were two burly guys in the corner making some loud music, which was distracting and not in line with the ambiance-one minus rating. The little patio is fire lit and there were too many fluffy cushions that took up the sofa we had to sit down on the floor cross legged ! We looked like two Hairy Krishna's!
The main room is tucked away for the classy clientele and this is probably the only elegant and private dining room outside a casino. The menu is short but eclectic. The burger I tried was the best I had in Vegas. It was neatly presented. You better ask for a table near a waiter, since the service is scant . This place is here to stay since the pricing and quality and ambiance can't be beaten and it is the best place East of the Strip but not far from the Strip.
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