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| - Bottiglia is a solid spot for brunch in Henderson. As for dinner, I don't remember it being as memorable. The food is done well, but what makes Bottiglia a place where I'd return again lies in the sauces/syrups. Where the food lacks in creating a truly novel experience, Bottiglia makes up in service and ambiance/atmosphere. The restaurant is generally good for both brunch and dinner, but it lacks something that would truly make it stand out and shine. So far, all I've come up with is that it's aesthetically pleasing and the sauces/syrup are great.
I've come here twice for brunch and the last/most recent time, we got the cinnamon bread pudding starter, pancakes with cinnamon butter and bourbon maple syrup, two eggs any style, and an everything bagel.
The cinnamon bread pudding was pretty good. It's your run of the mill bread pudding with some decorative edible flowers on top. What makes it a thousand times better is the sauce. I honestly think the sauce really ties it all together and makes the bread pudding something I'd want to order again and again. For the price, it's okay. It's definitely something extra I'd order if I'm feeling particularly zesty that weekend. You know, channeling my inner 'treat yo self' a la Parks and Rec.
The pancakes were fluffy and done well. Again, what made it that much better was the bourbon maple syrup. It was so flavorful and rich, and it lent a nice helping hand in making the pancakes go from average to slightly above average.
Overall, I feel like Bottiglia knows how to cook/bake things well, but the true star of the food lies in the sauces. The sauces are were the small bit of creativity lives.
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