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| - My first time at this restaurant, and I came here for the Thanksgiving prix fixe menu. It's always interesting how European chefs interpret the Thanksgiving turkey dinner. The chef made sure that the turkey white meat was accompanied by crispy skin, dark meat, and enough of the protein so that there were some leftovers that you can take home. The restaurant made sure to add a little tapas flair by mixing in some turkey croquettes (tasty but a bit salty) and their usual Ferran Adrià olives (ok). The turkey accompaniment of green beans (good, it even had fried shallots in it instead of onions), cornbread stuffing (this was a miss), Delmonico potatoes (a very good starch), endive salad, cranberry sauce (very good), and crab/shrimp cocktail. The desserts were an autumn themed panna cotta, pumpkin tart, pecan "cookie", and a hazelnut bonbon - all just bite size but very delicious.
As other diners have pointed out, the staff is very attentive, but it seemed that the kitchen struggles to provide dishes in a timely and orderly manner. Since this prix fixe is not their standard item, there seemed to be mistiming on when a dish was ready. The croquettes came out immediately. Then an awkward pause until the olives and the crab/shrimp cocktail came. The busboy took away our starter dishes. Again a long awkward pause. Then hot dinner plates were brought out. I assumed that the main course was going to be brought out imminently. Nope. The dinner plates cooled down to lukewarm, and the wait staff brought over the sides of green beans, salad, and cranberry sauce. Another pause, and finally the turkey, potatoes, and the stuffing made an appearance.
Lastly, this is Vegas. Diners and tourists are all there to have fun. The manager came out to ask how the dining experience was. He was making small talk, but then he made a faux pas of asking a tableful of women if there were 3 generations at the table. Um, no. Maybe if there was better lighting you wouldn't have insinuated that some of the women looked older than their age. Even if the woman looked like a grandma, I highly recommend not addressing any woman's age ever in the future! Other than the awkward order of food presentation and social faux pas of the manager, it's a nice restaurant.
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