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| - I have to agree, it's good but not great.
The wine tower is cool and I loved the handy electronic wine menu (an HP Tablet). I could have played with that all day but then... I'm a wine dork. Service was helpful, if a little pretentious... they did get us out in time to catch our show, though, which was appreciated. The sommelier we had (a vivacious blonde woman) seemed to enjoy her job and was helpful ... not snotty at all. I liked her.
They have a three course and a seven course menu. We had the three course with a Champagne cocktail to start (I had the Champagne Negroni) which were quite good, even if they were totally overpriced at $21 a glass.
Unfortunately, the food was not up to par.
I had the Scallop Trio appetizer. The scallop wonton was good but nothing special, the truffle encrusted scallop was not at all encrusted... just a seared scallop sitting in a mysterious bland sauce... I tasted no truffle at all. Finally, the ceviche spring roll was covered in some sort of creamy green sauce that didn't taste like much of anything. Not spicy, not sweet, not savory.. just kind of nothingness. Disappointing. I would have liked the two hot items to have actually been hot, as well. Meh.
My friends Black Mission Fig and Roquefort Tart w/Serrano Ham was good. I love that kind of combination of sweet, salty and rich. However, I felt like it too could have been warmer.
For my main, I had the Organic Roast Chicken with Fricassee of Fingerling Potato and Pearl Onion, Truffle Infused Jus...
Sounds great huh..? But no, not so much. Just your average roast chicken... I've had better elsewhere and again, I didn't taste any truffle. Portion size was quite large and I ended up leaving more than half. I guess some folks would appreciate that but I hate wasting food so it just made me sad.
My friend had the Surf and Turf (braised beef short rib, butter poached Maine lobster, spinach mousseline) and while the short rib was rich, delicious and fall apart tender, she was disappointed by the beefy sauce that covered entire dish, including the lobster and hence, the lobster flavor.
Her husbands Kobe beef special was also just okay, IMO. I've had far better Kobe at Sent Sovi in Saratoga and the foie at Picasso was superior as well. Not worth the extra price tag, IMO.
Dessert was the cheese plate for me, which was good but featured nothing that I hadn't had before. Some hard to find artisan cheeses would be nice. My armagnac was great though. A first for me, and now I'm corrupted forever.
My friends lemon verbena creme brulee was very good. Light in flavor and texture with a thin crust. Really nice.
Overall I would go back for the entertainment value of the wine list but only if someone else was paying. There's simply just better food to be had elsewhere in Vegas. Sad to say.
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