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| - Food: 2.5 Stars
Service: 4 Stars (Sommelier 5 stars, Wait staff 4 stars)
Ambience: 4.5 Stars (Fountains 5 stars, decor 4 stars)
Gee -- I really wanted to be able to give Circo a glowing review, but I can't. We went in for the pre-show prix fixe menu and the fountain side dining, and left having enjoyed the fountains and the service (particularly the sommelier - I cannot say enough good things about William, knowledgeable, great service, personable, approachable) and the wine, but not the food.
Hubby & I ordered essentially the same items on the prix fixe menu: (a) started with the Wagyu carpaccio (excellent and by far the best thing we at that meal and during our entire weekend in LV); (b) entree was the beef filet (although they were technically med-rare, they had obviously been sitting for a while before we got them and were just kind of "blah" -- they should have been much more flavorful); (c) desserts (1) vanilla w/ rhubarb panna cotta (rhubarb was nice, panna cotta was too congealed and dense) and (2) tiramisu was nice, though a bit dry. The desserts had the feel of a mid-range (Royal Carribean) cruise ship dinner table (not buffet) dessert. Just nothing memorable when it could have been much better.
Looking back, I think where our food ran into problems was with the pacing of the meal. It (the meal progress) obviously was set for a quick table turn, but we, on the other hand, took our time conversing with sommelier, enjoying our wine and conversation, and I don't think our waiter communicated our pace to the kitchen. We lingered over our carpaccio, and I think it threw off the rest of the meal.
Water and bread service was nice and efficient.
Atmosphere was nice with a relaxed elegance and the fountains are just magical -- but then again, I am easily drawn to the water! I could sit there or at Fontana Bar and watch them all day & night, if I could afford the bar tab!
I wish I could say I plan on going back, but we probably won't. At this price point, there are better dining options at several restaurants with fountain views. Although, if I could sit there & just drink wine and eat carpaccio, life would be good!
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