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| - I've eaten at American Fish once during happy hour, and once for dinner during Restaurant Week Spring '12.
I actually really enjoy the happy hour here and think it's a great place to have drinks and stare at the forest illusion behind the bar with a handcrafted cocktail. Oh and a friend, I guess. Yea yea, all cocktails are handcrafted, but you know what I'm trying to imply. Fresh ingredients, no premade mixes. Yes. Their cocktail list is very interesting and has some classic prohibition era style options. There are egg whites involved. And they make for tasty libations. The appetizers were small, as expected, and delicious, as expected.
For dinner I was less impressed. We were a table of four with reservations, but had to wait at the bar for 20 minutes while they figured out where to put us. I've already stated that I love that bar.. I had no problem with this. What I did have a problem with was the fact that we got there at 9pm and left at midnight when ordering off of a prixe fix menu. For serious? It took aaagggess to get our first course. I thought I might die if not for the grilled bread and corn bread they served us. Once the food eventually did get there, it was super fresh and light and exactly what I expected. For my appetizer I had the shrimp and grits which was amazing (okay.. not light..). Also tried the calm chowder, and damn.. the pork belly was still crispy and it had a fantastic contrast of textures and a smokey undertone.. hands-down, best Manhattan style I've had. The mixed grill came with diver scallops, tiger shrimp, razor clams, sausage and salmon. Little bites of each, it was perfect and the sides that were served with it were good but so rich I couldn't finish any of them
All of the seafood is really fresh and I appreciate the cooking methods that showcase that and keep it really simple. If it's seafood, let it do it's thing, and they give it the spotlight here by either grilling, salt baking or ocean water poaching.
Now, for the value.. it's just not there.. but it's the strip! What do you expect? Seafood on the strip? Please, we're in the desert. It's for this reason, though, that I have a hard time enjoying meals on the strip when I know I could go to Spring Mountain and have someone's sweet grandmother make me something that would be more satisfying than this meal was. And that would be like an $8 vs $200 difference.
American Fish is exactly what you expect it to be and if you eat here you won't be disappointed. For the value (or lack thereof) and poor service in a fine dining establishment.. I'd give this three stars. Bumped to four for the awesome sommelier they have here who helped us pick fantastic wines throughout dinner.
Cheers!
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