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| - ***Daniel Boulud's db Brasserie is yet another celebrity chef restaurant on The Strip that is overpriced and serves just okay food***
The Las Vegas Strip is full of celebrity chef restaurants. Most of these restaurants feel and look the same as they did 10 years ago (a lot of them have the same menu items from 10 years ago). That being said, these celebrity chef restaurants must be doing well because they are still standing today. The Bellagio is a great example of this. When is the last time a new restaurant opened there?
I think one of the Venetian's / Palazzo's celebrity chef restaurants did not make it though--the space I think that used to hold French bistro Pinot Brasserie has been replaced with another celebrity chef backed French bistro db Brasserie. This hotel has several French bistros--Morels and Bouchon in addition to this new entry from New York chef Daniel Boulud.
db Brasserie has a nice look. It is not cluttered or old-fashioned. It is a nice and simple room that is contemporary but also elegant with white tablecloth. db Brasserie is very close to the gaming floor, but it is also next to the pathway that leads to the convention space and other restaurants so it is not too loud.
Like many restaurants at The Venetian and Palazzo, db Brasserie is open for lunch and dinner. I tried it for lunch. Their lunch menu is fairly expensive, but they also offer a reasonably priced 3-course lunch pre fixe menu and the short rib tagliatelle entree featured in that 3-course menu looked delicious.
I did not opt for the 3-course option but instead had a starter and one of their pastas in a starter size. My starter was King crab wrapped in cucumber and garnished with melon. Overall, it was an okay starter--light and refreshing. Unfortunately, despite the presence of black garlic and yuzu vinaigrette, the dish was a tad on the bland side. The King crab was also minced up too much, which was a shame since the crab would have been much more satisfying as well as much more indicative of King crab if the kitchen would have presented the crab in thick chunks.
http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/db-brasserie-las-vegas-2?select=ykoIxC-DJuEJcjoa3uKT9g#bKR-dezvvN38zq5uc9kJ6g
In addition, while the melon was fine, the melon did not reveal the juiciness or sweetness of melon I've had at California restaurants serving melon in the summer like Ad Hoc in Yountville or Republique in LA. High quality produce and freshness are where a lot of Vegas restaurants fall short and that was the case here.
My entree was a linguini with lemon, shrimp, clams, bottarga, and arugula. The pasta was nicely seasoned with a light butter sauce that had a fair amount of heat. Unfortunately, the linguini was too soft. None of the shellfish stood out either.
http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/db-brasserie-las-vegas-2?select=ykoIxC-DJuEJcjoa3uKT9g#TZx2Je0qQuOLHn1xAfIGZQ
I was happy to find out that db Brasserie features a good variety of desserts for both dinner and lunch; there were even some freshly prepared desserts like warm Madeleines. The Madeleines were very similar to the ones they serve at Daniel. Daniel's Madelienes were better though because the contrast between a lightly crisp exterior and a soft interior stood out more there; still, the Madeleines here were nicely sweet, warm, soft, and satisfying.
http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/db-brasserie-las-vegas-2?select=ykoIxC-DJuEJcjoa3uKT9g#gxsSo0qXKcfnKfiJG1bhjw
Their profiteroles were stuffed with good caramel-coffee gelato, but the profiterole (choux) pastry was too crisp and meringue like. The profiteroles were topped with whipped cream and a thin dark chocolate sauce.
http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/db-brasserie-las-vegas-2?select=ykoIxC-DJuEJcjoa3uKT9g#kzzVKiu6biP1aTLqrK5FPg
The black and white fondant did not unleash the molten chocolate center that was promised, but it was still rich, chocolatey and warm. The cake came with verbena ice cream on the side.
http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/db-brasserie-las-vegas-2?select=ykoIxC-DJuEJcjoa3uKT9g#FW58V6SdrqYhdJYIHMFv2w
As mentioned, prices are high, but their 3-course lunch menu allows you to dine here and not spend a ridiculous amount of money.
Service was okay to poor. On one visit, service was efficient but not very friendly. On another visit, the food took way too long to come out despite the restaurant not being that busy.
db Brasserie is an okay French bistro, but you would be much better off heading to Bouchon if you are spending a weekend here. Bouchon is open for weekend brunch though it is not open for a full lunch service on weekdays. db Brasserie has all the French bistro dishes, but they just do not deliver plates of food with the quality that many would probably expect given that db Brasserie is a Daniel Boulud restaurant.
Like most hotels on The Strip, The Venetian / Palazzo offers complimentary self and valet parking.
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