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| - Hard to offer a review on this one. The place is really quite amazing. It is on the top floor of the Delano hotel, sort of a sister hotel to the Mandalay Bay. It feels like a hidden, out of the way oasis in the middle of the strip because it doesn't have a casino, the entry is from the garage for the Mandalay Bay and the place is just quiet and reserved. The restaurant itself is striking, with views of the surrounding area and the minimalist decor making you feel like you are somewhere "special".
What's the problem here... yeah, I'm not talking about the food. We didn't order everything on the menu, but I thought we ordered enough to get a good feeling of the overall foodie experience and it's just not that special. We started with the charcuterie plate which had various cuts, but I've had much, much better. We also ordered the gnocchi appetizers. This was the best plate we had. The gnocchi are light and airy and not too dense and the light sauce doesn't overpower the simple taste of the gnocchi. Great on that one plating, but nothing else came close. We ordered the boneless rib eye and it lacked juiciness, taste, everything. They provided sauces with it... and the steak needed the sauces. That shouldn't be the case with rib eye. The sauces weren't that good either, they lacked any real flavor, just bland.
We ordered various sides, the fries, the asparagus, the mushrooms and, again, nothing stood out. Very disappointing, the food just didn't live up to the atmosphere.
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