The Promenade Cafe is the cafe of the J.W. Marriott Resort at Summerlin / The Rampart Casino. It is the go to restaurant for casual dining in this Summerlin property.
In the last couple of months when I was in the area I had dinner here. What strikes me about Promenade Cafe is that it is inside an attractive casino resort that is surrounded by golf courses and upmarket homes, yet charges prices similar to a Boulder Highway casino. On both visits, I'd enjoy a taste of Boulder Highway in the heart of Summerlin.
The two meals that I enjoyed here have been the chicken fettuccine and spaghetti with meatballs. The chicken fettuccine is one of three $9.99 deals where you pick a soup or salad, a listed entrée, and choice of a listed dessert. Of course the beverage and tip accelerate the bill to around $15 which is worth it. The food was good. The strawberry cheesecake was puny. On this visit the tone of the service was Allright with the exception of a major restaurant etiquette no! no! When a guest is still working on the entrée, you never ever place the dessert on the table. Talk about being hurried. And why? I was one of the few guests in the restaurant. On Saturday, I stopped here after Dessert Shores where I ordered a spaghetti with meatballs that included soup or salad. It costed $7.99 comparable to an old school casino. Spaghetti with meatballs is also one of the few $9.99 dinners. The $2 difference is the puny dessert. The chicken noodle soup was in a bowl in lieu of a cup that is the standard in many resorts. I appreciated the larger portion. The spaghetti with meatballs was okay. To be honest this is fool proof course that is impossible to mess up. But it fell short of the spaghetti & meatballs that I am a fan of in the Railroad Pass Casino. Three meatballs accompanyed the spaghettis. It would of been nice if Promenade Cafe offered Grated to put on the spaghetti as most places do. Maybe this is why the spaghetti lacked flavor.
Spending some time here, I observed that the Starbuck's down the hall closes around 9 P.M. In the later hours of the evening this is the spot for coffee.
In conclusion, Promenade Cafe is a decent restaurant to enjoy an old school casino style dinner in the heart of Summerlin. Compared to the cafe in the Sun Coast a traffic signal south on Rampart Boulevard, I prefer it over the Promenade Cafe. My final verdict: Promenade Cafe 3 Stars.