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| - This was my first time visiting the lovely Aria and eating here. Decor is definitely nice and modern. The restaurant itself was packed, mainly due a convention that was being held at the same time. It's also very loud, so it can be difficult to converse. Service was excellent (possibly because we ordered a LOT of food as well as a bottle of wine and alcohol). We ordered over 20 items, including almost every dessert on the menu, some more than once to feed our large group. I have no idea what the bill cost, but I'm sure it would have been over $50 pp.
The food itself was nothing special - I've had much better tapas here in LA at various places. I'll only gloss over the highlights. I read that the chicken croquettes were to die for, but I found them to be simply good but something that wouldn't generally stand out. The stuffed dates wrapped in bacon were excellent (though I must point out that it's difficult to get this dish wrong), the creamy risotto was super delicious, the scallops were good, the pan manchego was tasty, the peppers were a favorite of others, and out of all the desserts, the Spanish creme brulee was the best (unfortunately I have no picture of it, but it was larger than most creme brulees). Again, most of the other dishes were average and nothing to write home about. Oh, and the Sangria is delicious and sweet - they add some liquor to it (rum I think but I'm not sure) so it doesn't have a strong wine taste to it.
There's definitely better restaurants on the strip, though this was my first experience in Vegas eating tapas. I'd say the tapas run on the more expensive side (most are $8 - $16, some up to $30), and we had to order a lot to get full.
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