The Venetian has such a wide variety of nice restaurants to choose from. But since it was New Year's eve we were more limited in that we had to find a place that would seat 11 people and that didn't have a prix fixe menu.
Although David Burke's menu was prix fixe that night, they did allow us to order a la carte so we decided to come here. For our large group we had to get an early reservation at 6pm. The total prix fixe meal was $165/person.
Their bread was really good. It was a large peice of Hawaiian bread served in a little pan. We were served by two waiters with matching mohawks. Service was good but for the quality of restaurant I noticed that they were a little slow at clearing our plates and made a mistake with one of our orders.
For appetizers we had two courses. The first was a cheese dumpling with truffles. The sauce was creamy and rich and complemented the doughy taste of the dumpling. The second was scallops with foie gras and blueberry sauce. The piece of foie gras was huge! I thought the flavors together were good but the blueberry did overpower the foie gras a little bit.
For the entrees, I shared the filet medium rare with lobster and curry fries and also the venison with black eyed peas. The filet was a little overcooked but still moist and juicy. It wasn't as flavorful as the venison though which was really good. The lobster was yummy and delicious.
The best part though was dessert. I really liked the presentation of the cheesecake lollipops. Also the bubblegum flavored whipped cream tasted really interesting. The baked alaska which is a meringue outside with chocolate ice cream on the inside was also very good.
Overall I thought the food and presentation were clever and unique. The decor is very modern and trendy. Definitely a place worth trying. Too bad I got really drunk and ended up throwing up a very good and expensive meal.