It was our first GNO (girls night out) and also wanted to celebrate the Las Vegas Restaurant Week. My friend decided to go to Rao's since they had several options in their prix fixe menu compared to the other restaurants participating in this event.
So we made a reservation and was seated right away. The restaurant was probably 3/4 full when we got in at 7:15pm. The waiter did get our drinks and orders immediately. I got a pear martini and it was good. My friends got a Malibu and Pomegranate martini and they all enjoyed it. All four of us ordered the prix fixe menu. We had baked clams topped with bread crumbs for the appetizer and it was good but just a tad salty. The main entree took a little longer to arrive after the appetizer. This was when the service started to suck. So we got our entrees and I got the ravioli with Bartlett pears and ricotta cheese topped with dried cranberries and basil. It was pretty good. You can taste the sweetness of the pear, tartness of the cranberries and saltiness of the Parmesan cheese. I liked the favors all together. My other friends got the pork chop with roasted vegetables and they both said that it was dry. I believe one of them even mentioned that they wanted medium and both still came out dry. So probably 15 minutes after we finished our entrees, that's when the waiter decided to show up and asked us if we wanted desserts. I got the strawberry shortcake and it was disappointing. It was very ordinary and it tasted like it was not from a upper scale restaurant. Some of my friends had tiramisu and I tasted it, it was just mediocre. I'm a dessert person and I always look forward to happy ending desserts.
After desserts, we probably waited 20 minutes to get our bill! Unbelievable.
I was expecting better service, food and decor since this restaurant is a Michelin starred restaurant.
Even though the food was mediocre, I still enjoyed my girl friends' company!