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| - So I was tottering between three and four stars, so I'll just make a list. But, I'll go ahead and run with four since it was my birthday dinner, and all in all it turned out to be a pretty nice, romantic experience.
The Positives:
Bread Basket with tapenade. The bread basket was amazing. I'm not a huge fan of olives (I know, I know...I'm eating at a restaurant called 'Olives.' I get the irony people.) but the green tapenade was actually pretty delish.
GREAT wine suggestion from the waiter - and great waiter. I only wish I could remember what the heck that wine was. We ordered a bottle, and while it was one of the least expensive on the menu, it was totally yummy. Another bonus was that the waiter didn't try and upsell us on some ridiculously marked up version of something I can get at the Kroger for $16. Cheers to you, my friend.
Beef Carpacchio...UM holy heaven Hallelujah! This was freaking amazing, and pretty dang big, too, for an appetizer. And speaking of big...
Portion sizes. My biggest pet peeve is paying a crapton of money for a tiny amount of food (unless, of course the food is just ridiculously amazing). These plates, including the appetizer, were HUGE. Neither of us finished our entrees and it wasn't for lack of trying.
The atmosphere is nice, upscale, but there's definitely not a strict dress code. There were people dressed up, but I also spotted a fanny pack or two. But hey, it's Vegas...just kind of have to go with the tourist-y flow there.
The Neutral:
I was super excited about the Lobster Bolognese (sp?) but it turned out to be a little too rich for my taste buds. Plus, the giant lobster tail that topped it was a tiny bit tough...I mean, it's hard to complain about lobster tail but I guess I was just expecting a wee bit more. The actual handmade pasta was pretty damn amazing though.
The bf ordered the duck special (some sort of duck ravioli maybe?), he enjoyed it but didn't rave about it. I had a bite or two, and while I'm used to duck being a gamier-type meat, this seemed pretty greasy, even for duck. He still ate it though, of course.
The Bad:
Yeah, yeah, yeah. I get they don't take reservations for the patio. I'm sure it's probably logistically impossible. But seeing as we called MONTHS in advance to make our reservations on the reco of a friend of ours, made our reservations for extremely early in the evening (either 6 or 6:15, I can't remember) and THEN called earlier in the day to see if there anything they could do...I don't know. I'm sure they can't make everyone happy, it just would have been nice, considering it was not only our first time in Vegas, but the patio was the only reason we made my birthday reservation there. Blah blah blah. I know, I'm probably just being a brat.
The tables inside are a bit close together, at least where we sat. In all honesty it didn't really bother me personally, but you could definitely hear other tables conversations...and they could hear ours, so much so that they wished me a happy birthday and doted on the fact that my boyfriend bought me a kindle and how much they loved theirs. It was very sweet, of course, but if we'd gotten sat next to annoying or not nice people, the experience may have been different. Just something to keep in mind.
The hostess was a little bit of a cold fish. But hey, everyone can't be having a great day all the time.
I know it seems like a lot of neutrals/negatives, but I have to reiterate that the whole experience really turned out fun and romantic, and a great place to celebrate a birthday. So...yay to Olives.
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