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| - One of my favorite Las Vegas restaurants. Both times I've been to Olives, we've made sure we had patio seating for an INCREDIBLE view of the Bellagio fountains throughout dinner (also, those of you who smoke can do so!). The food has also never disappointed. In fact I had much better food here than I did at Postrio or Aureole.
Both times, I informed them that my dinner was planned right before Cirque du Soleil "O," and both times they provided excellent service while being very quick and even more attentive to the time than we were!
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My first visit to Olives was in February 2009. It was an incredible meal, one that left us craving for more and allowed us to end our week of indulgence (2 B'ways, 3 Cirques, 1 Le Reve, & many good meals) on a good note. We had:
* JUMBO SEA SCALLOPS - sweet corn risotto, fall heirloom tomato salad, arugula, warm bacon bread crumbs
- [5/5 - The flavors, textures, and smells were perfect.. Those scallops virtually melted in your mouth. Still the ultimate best scallops I've ever tasted.]
* PAN SEARED MAHI MAHI - honey white polenta, baby carrots, butter braised giant prawns, spice market sauce
- [5/5 - It's been a while, but I recall it being very soft, well-seasoned, and yummafying.]
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My second visit to Olives was in January 2010. We had:
* VEAL AGNOLOTTI AL PLIN - slow braised osso buco, fontina cheese agnolotti, truffle butter
- [5/5 - Wow. I will tell you this - my friend was very, very, very jealous.]
* RICOTTA RAVIOLI - roasted tomato basil sauce, sweet italian sausage, garlic bread crumbs
- [4/5 - Delicious, but not really very special.]
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