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| - Second time at B&E in Vegas in 2 weeks. You've read all the food reviews so I won't detail those here except to say that it can be hit or miss. The first time our Short Ribs Mac and Cheese was dry; better last night but still not very creamy. Steaks were totally over salted but this is the "newer" way of cooking and is my problem.
Two issues that prevented them from being higher starred:
1) noise level
2) presumptuousness of the servers
I get that hip vibe that noise is exciting and makes everyone think this is the place to be. But both times I have come home with a sore throat from having to literally yell at the person across the table from me. At least last night the music wasn't as loud. But the acoustics are just flat out awful. I'm not looking for a fine restaurant ambience with servers talking to you in hushed tones, but when the servers can't hear me/me them and I can't hear my friends, its a problem.
2) Both times I've found the servers a bit presumptuous and last night, even bordering on rude. Apparently last night the server asked the table if there were any dietary restrictions; well perhaps because of the noise level, perhaps because he didn't speak loud enough or make sure we were all noticing he was talking (I certainly didn't), I didn't hear him to tell him about my issue with seafood.
When he came back and I inquired about the appetizers which he ordered (they like to do that there, the server decides what to bring you) and their seafood/fish content, his response was arrogant and blaming me for not hearing him. "I stood right here and asked and no one said anything". He did not apologize and of course, the entire first course of appetizers was fish. I will say that he took care when ordering the side dishes for our main and made sure they were seafood free.
We had a large table of 10 and when he returned to take our entree orders, I wasn't ready (this was a business dinner and we were talking shop). I asked him to come back to me and he refused, responding "I'll tell you what to have". I'm sure he meant it in a confident, "we have a lot of great things here and let me advise you" sort of manner but it came off as condescending especially when its a man speaking to a woman. If I had wanted his "advice" I'd had asked for it. He did the same to another female patron at our table who was eating gluten free vegetarian - talked down to her, basically told her there was very little on the menu for her. I get that you don't like dietary restrictions but staff doesn't need to be rude about it.
Otherwise the food is good, the decor is lovely albeit very dimly lit (hard to read menus), drinks typical Vegas overpricing ($17 for a cocktail) but its nothing special in a town full of great places to eat.
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