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| - We got to Tao at 10, early by Vegas standards, but required by our host. Already at 10 the line and crowd was huge. Once again, I walked right up to the host, gave them my name, and in we went. We were escorted to our table in the main room- amazing. Instantly we were introduced to our waitress, bus boy, and security guard. Within 10 minutes of arrival we had two bottles on our table and every mixer you could imagine. You ask, they give it to you. (My friend wanted to drink vodka martinis so they brought him vermouth, olives, and martini glasses) I'm from Boston and you don't get service like that here.
We had heard that Tao treats its VIP tables the best and I have to say its true. Our security guy was our personal escort to the bathroom all night. Do you have any idea how awesome it is to bypass a line of 25 girls who have been waiting 30 minutes to pee? Its pretty farking awesome. Anything we wanted was ours. Not having to wait in line to get in, get drinks, go to the bathroom- that is priceless. And when you work out the math it only comes out to be a little more or the same than what you would pay if you got the drinks separately from the bar. The dance floor at Tao was SO incredibly packed that you are forced to grind with whomever is around you. Having your own table and space is much, much, better than being herded like cattle.
So while yes, it is expensive, it is worth every penny. You pay for much more than drinks.
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Another great bottle service experience at Tao. I booked a table for 12 of us for my birthday and when one of my friends had his flight canceled they were really great about letting us drop it to 9 and having two girls on the guest list. My friend and I walked right into the guest list line and right in with no cover. I think we waited all of 4 minutes. Fantastic.
Once inside we were able to meet with our group easily and we had a great spot in the corner just as I asked for. My husband was on crutches from an incident the previous night and they were very nice and accommodating! Our waitress was great and our personal bouncer was as well. I feel bad that the last time we took our friends to Pure because the service at Tao is just so far above that at Pure its laughable. It was probably packed in Tao, like it always is, but we had no idea because of our corner location.
Again, the best choice for bottle service in Vegas, hands down.
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