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| - I've lived in Las Vegas for five years and this was my first time in the Stratosphere and at the Top of the World Restaurant!
I made reservations for 5pm, knowing that the sun will set around 5:20pm. I had heard going up there when the sun is setting is the perfect time.
We were sat in a both. My husband and I looked at each other and we really wanted a table right at the glass. Luckily, we saw a table of two moving to a both and we were able to move to their table.
At first, you feel a little iffy, because you are actually moving. And you think "hopefully this feeling goes away" and it does!
FYI: It is a $40/pp minimum. (which is not hard to do!)
We started off with drinks. I ordered a glass of Riesling (delicious!) and the husband ordered a whiskey sour.
Our waitress was great and once we placed our order she said that it will be about 35 minutes. Normally, that would suck, but since it takes 120 minutes for you to rotate the entire city, that was perfect. The husband and I just chilled and enjoyed our drinks and the view. It was VERY relaxing up there. I loved it!
Going up at sunset was PERFECT! You get to see everything with the normal light and see the sun setting and the entire city's lights coming on was gorgeous! So glad we got the best of both worlds at that time!
They brought out bread that was really good. A sourdough and a bread that had like cheese & bacon baked into it! Two butters- a chili butter and a sea salt butter. Yum!
The food:
I had ordered two apps as my main course:
- Grilled Portobello Mushroom & Buffalo Mozzarella
w/ Roasted Red Pepper, herb oil & balsamic reduction.
This was delicious! Just a fancy version of a Caprese- minus the basil, + adding portobello mushroom.
- Seared Jumbo Lump Crab Cake
W/ Green papaya salad, pink grapefruit, lemon grass beurre blanc.
This was good. Not the best crab cake ever, but good.
The husband ordered:
- 16oz. USDA Prime Rib-Eye with Horseradish Crust and Demi-Glace
- Twice Baked Potato
He said that the steak was good. To me, it looked like it was cooked a little more than medium, but had decent flavor. He also said that the twice baked potato was "money!"
They had a live jazzy-type band playing that was nice.
We just really enjoyed how calm it was up there. We got to see some people jumping off the side of the Stratosphere, which was fun!
You usually pay just go up in the Stratosphere (like $30 pp or something) and if you eat there, you can go up even higher for free and check it out. It was super windy at the top, but pretty cool. You can check out the rides (no thanks!) and just see the interesting people that are there.
You think when you go to a place like this, that you are paying for the view and the food is going to be gross. The food was decent and you get an awesome view.
However, I would definitely go back for more drinks and less food!
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