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| - Ambiance and Atmosphere are A+, Food is excellent, Service needs a little work. It's in the Bellagio so you expect a little upity and they sure do deliver. If you look past the high class attitude of the staff you see true elegance and fine dining.
Our experience started off with a long wait due to a mix up with the reservation, good opportunity people watch and checkout the fountains. They later made up for the botched reservations, but still annoying. Very crowded for fall weekend night and the sure sign they over booked was the sight of the staff rolling out tables to setup mid evening.
Steaks are surely prime cut and the kitchen really knows their stuff. Head waiter was a bit stuffy and kept disappearing on us. Wife has the Rib Eye, nice and tender, cooked perfectly - rare warm center. I went off in left field and ordered the Duck - must have been the cocktails that threw me off course (nice stiff drinks $$$). Was expecting something different but after mulling it over a few days, came to the conclusion that it was a spectacular dish. Hearty breast fillet that cut like a steak, cooked perfectly. The almond crust was like candy and the red wine amaretto reduction was paired perfectly.
For the sides, the table shared the Truffle Mashed potatoes, Mac and Cheese, Roasted Mushrooms, Roasted Broccoli, and Crunchy Potatoes. Mac and cheese seemed to be everyone's fav but it had too much depth (if there is such a thing) for me, if you like sharp cheese this one is for you. The crunchy potatoes has a great name but in the end was just a deep fried baked potato. The truffle mashed was nice and creamy. The roasted vegetables were surprisingly good, the broccoli has some heat with the jalepenos.
All in all a good experience, will definitely order steak next time!
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