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| - I know what to expect from the menu of a cafe located at a hotel pool, and this didn't surprise - burgers, club sandwiches, nachos. Yawn.
I won't deduct any stars for that, since they are only giving the tourists what they probably want, but at a hotel like Aria, I expect that food to be executed well and this wasn't.
The location is beautiful, but the service was mediocre. Our waiter certainly seemed to be trying, but was confused by my request for the chopped salad with the meat on the side. I explained that I was sharing with my friend, who is a vegetarian. After taking the order, he asked again about what I wanted on the side. When he later came back and asked a third time, I just knew it wasn't going to be right, even though I tried explaining again: meat on the side. Sure enough the bacon was on the side, but the chicken was mixed in. Luckily my friend wasn't picky about it. But, the bacon was disappointing - that crappy shredded, pre-cooked stuff you can buy in a bottle.
The other dish we split was Vietnamese Summer Rolls. The vegetarian option was $15 and though I know things are overpriced at Strip hotels, what I received was ridiculous. The roll was 90% shredded cabbage, no visible cilantro, vermicelli, or seasoning. It came with a small amount of bland peanut sauce artfully piped over the top, but was only enough to flavor your first bite, the rest was pretty much raw cabbage. My soda was $4.50, but the cappuccino was $5. Since when is a cappuccino 50 cents more than a fountain drink? That's weird.
Oh well, I guess if you are hungry and at the pool, you don't have many options. I just wish these new hotels that say they are going to bring a whole new level of service and first-class experience to Vegas would try a little harder.
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