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| - My friend invited me for one of the soft opening nights for friends and family. I am glad I went!
The place itself feels pretty upscale. I liked the décor. We were seated at the bar. One thing I did not like was that one of the drink stations was literally in front of my friend and I, on the counter. There were two plates of salt just sitting out right where our drinks should have been.
Speaking of drinks, I ordered the sangria made out of the red wine, and my friend ordered the pablano drink. Mine was yummy! My friend however doesn't think she actually got what she ordered. The server asked her twice what she wanted before she made the drink, so I think she was just too busy to remember. My friend also wanted to order another drink, and was told it was a one drink limit, but would ask someone if she could have another. My friend ended up getting another glass of red wine.
We got an appetizer to share. We ordered the guacamole. It came with tortilla chips, plantains, and arepas. The plate was huge! Some of the people near us ordered other apps, and they were tiny, so we were glad we got what we did. The guac was very tasty, however it was a little watery. It was almost like a mix of guac and salsa. I loved it on the plantains.
We each got an entrée. My friend ordered the halibut, and I ordered the chicken. Mine came with a side of purple potato salad. The chicken and potato salad was very good! The chicken was tender, and the skin was crisp. My friend said her halibut was good too. Hers came with more plantains.
The funny thing is that we also got a side to share, and we ordered the plantains! Haha lots of plantains in this meal. The side had some kind of cinnamon on it. They were soft and warm. They were really good.
Lastly we got a desert to share. The bartender/server recommended the churro pops to everyone at the bar. It sounded good, so we ordered it. Sadly, it took about 30 minutes to get the desert. The service was very very slow. The churro pops were good, however we believe the ice cream in the middle was just vanilla. We were told before ordering that it was caramel ice cream. Oh well.
All in all, this is a nice new upscale place in the Venetian. All of the food was approved by us! Service speed could improve, but hard to critique this, as this was just a soft opening.
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