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| - If the service had been better, this would have been a 5 star rating. Here's the scoop:
We arrived without a reservation shortly after 7PM on a Friday night. Party of five, 10-15 minutes was the quoted time for the wait. Not bad so we went back to the lounge as asked and waited. After about 20 minutes and observing another party of similar size being seated, I went to check on our status. They didn't have my name - even though I had seen them write it down.
So the hostess says, "It'll be about 10-15 minutes, is that OK?" I said, "Not really, that's the same amount of time I was told the first time I gave my name 20 minutes ago." She said, they'd get us seated as soon as possible. That didn't happen until almost 8PM - so our wait turned out to be 50 minutes not 15. So it didn't start well.
The other small service shortfall I noted was when I asked for a recommendation between the risotto and the gnocchi. The initial response was, "well, they're both good" and nothing more. If I'm at a fine dining Italian restaurant, I don't want an Olive Garden response. The waiter finally said, "the gnocchi is ordered more often" so I went with that. I just wish he would have said that at the outset if he didn't have anything to respond to my question.
We managed to get past those obstacles to find that the food was delicious. Each of us ordered different items and found them to be quite good. Pasta was cooked al dente as it should be. The gnocchi I had with bits of lobster was fantastic - nice sauce and great flavor. Overall it was a great food experience. A little pricey - but to be expected at this type of restaurant in Las Vegas. I'd return here and prefer this place over Todd English's "Olives" restaurant at Bellagio.
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