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| - My boyfriend and I got a Groupon deal for this place after reading all the great reviews. I would have to say this place is HIGHLY overrated. In my opinion it's nothing more than an slightly upscaled Olive Garden. I personally would have rather gone to Macaroni Grill.
The bread in bags wasn't exciting at all, nothing special about the bread and I don't really think it's a "cute" idea to have bread in paper bags in a "fine dining" restaurant. Cheap presentation in my opinion.
The appetizer we got was the lamb chops which were extremely bland, no seasoning and no sauce. We seasoned them ourselves with salt and pepper to make them edible. Definitely not recommended.
I will say our entree's were good. I got the Fettuccini con Funghi, the shrimp was huge, the sauce was great. My boyfriend got the Lobster Ravioli. They weren't cheap with the lobster stuffing, and the sauce was great as well. The entree's are about $20 a plate, give or take. I would recommend both of those plates if you do decide to eat here.
The decor was cheesy. I don't like the look of the walls, they try to make them look like the old buildings in Italy, did a poor job. It just make the restaurant look cheap. The lighting is very dim, which I did like, it made for a great date setting. And there is a beautiful view of the strip. It would be nice to sit outside during the springtime with the view this restaurant has.
The service was pretty good, I'd give the service 4 stars. We made reservations and still had to wait a good 15 - 20 minutes for a table, so this place is very busy.
We got an appetizer, 2 entrees & a bottle of wine ($40, which is $20 in stores, typical I guess - It was a Cab called Decoy. I was a fan, boyfriend didn't like it) and the bill was $110. I wouldn't consider this "fine dining" what-so-ever, we could have spent half the price at Macaroni Grill and probably had a better meal overall. But with all the other great reviews I guess it would be worth giving this place a try and seeing for yourself.
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