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| - I made reservations about a week in advance for a Sunday at 1pm. I was hoping it wouldn't be as busy because it's winter. When I arrived, it was very crowded because there happened to be a convention at the hotel that weekend. There were 2 desks to check in/put your name on the list. The first one was for patio seating, which had a long wait. The second line was for reservations and indoor seating. Upon checking in, I inquired about patio seating or atrium seating (the section in the middle that can look out to the patio & Bellagio fountain show). I was told there will be a wait. I'm not sure how much of a priority I would have had over those who were already waiting for patio or atrium seating, so I went ahead and took whatever was available and we got seated right away. I ended up getting a table next to the opening leading to the atrium/center seating area, but we still couldn't see anything in regards to the patio or water show.
We got the menus and took about 10-15 minutes to decide. There is a regular lunch menu and a brunch menu, which is limited to 5 items or so. Our group of 4 ordered the sea scallop entree, salmon entree, seafood crepe, full order of mussels & frites, and escargot. While waiting, we had some bread. When the bread is warm, eat it right away! It satisfied our hunger, but was nothing special. It was on the hard side, and the longer we waited to eat it, it became cold and even harder.
It took about 40 minutes to receive our dishes. That was quite long for us since we were hungry. As we got our dishes, we noticed that the crowd died down and a lot of indoor seating was available. I think we could have gotten patio or atrium seating had we come an hour later instead.
Now, to the food. The escargot was okay, nothing to write home about. My friends said it was decent, but it was actually bland to me; we've made better at home. The rest of the dishes were good. My sea scallops dish seemed small, but it filled me up. The scallops were cooked to perfection! The accessories on the plate such as slice apples didn't do it for me for the overall dish, so although I enjoyed the scallops, I wouldn't get it again. My friend said the salmon was really good, that the sauce, lentils, and extras contributed to the deliciousness. The seafood crepe, although enjoyable, seemed minimal because there wasn't much inside besides peas. The seafood, which wasn't much, was on the outside of the crepe, along the plate. This was the least filling of all the dishes, but if it were more filling, it would have been perfect. The best item of everything we ordered was probably the mussels & frites. The mussels were abundant, and the soup could be drank or used to dip bread in, and the frites were thin and yummy.
The food was good, but the prices are high. I would only dine here again if I had either atrium or patio seating. Sitting around for 30+ minutes for food got us bored. I wouldn't mind waiting longer if we had something to keep us company, like people watching or the fountain show.
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