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| - I'm sure I'm not the first to point this out but the food here is absolutly beautiful to look at. The entire meal from the bread that is really a mini souffle with butter presented on rock salt all the way to the cheesecake lollipops is a feast for the eyes as well as the taste buds (its a cliche but totally true here). Its truly a memorable dining experience.
In fact, the only reason I'm giving this place a 4 star review as opposed to a 5 star is for one reason- the noise level. I first ate here several years ago and even though I loved the food, I was hesitant to go back because the restaurant was so loud, I couldn't hear anyone at my table. It was honestly louder than a mall food court but with worse acoustics. When I heard a yet unsubstantiated rumor that the restaurant might be closing, I decided to go back last December. The food was as good as I remembered and the restaurant was still pretty loud. However, it was less crowded since we had a late reservation and we had a table more to the side of the restaurant so it wasn't as loud as last time but still louder than other comparable restaurants.
The food however- no complaints at all. The bread as I stated above was beautiful as well as delicious. My husband and I had two different salads to start. I can't remember which ones but they were pretty good but not the highlight of the meal. The entrees though were amazing. My husband ordered a steak, wish I could remember which one. But it was so pretty to look at, I had to take a picture of it. It looked like some sort of canyon. I took a bite and it was very tender and flavorful as well. I ordered the lobster risotto and it was sooo good. Not as visually insane as the steak but at least as tasty, if not better.
The cheesecake lollipops seemed like a bit too much for dessert this time so we got the profiteroles. They were very good (and cute looking) as well but not as memorable as the cheesecake lollipops. I requested a little bit of the bubblegum whip cream that I got with the lollipops last time and they gave me a generous scoop. That is some good stuff and one of the most unique dessert items I've ever had. We also ordered a glass of sparkling dessert wine called Banfi. We enjoyed it so much that I later went out and bought two bottles of it. Definitely recommend a glass of that!
I really hope the rumors of this place closing are not true because I would love to go back yet again. David Burke is supposed to be on Top Chef Masters pretty soon and based on what I've seen at this restaurant, I'm looking forward to seeing what he comes up with on the show. Maybe the show will bring in more customers so they can fix the acoustics and make this just about the perfect Vegas dining experience.
Update as of April 2010 this place is closed! So bummed but glad I was able to have a last dinner there in December. Oddly enough, passed the restaurant several weeks ago and all the decor was exactly the same, just a different name for spanish restaurant. Verystrage. I heard it was taken over by the same group that owns Aquaknox next door. David Burke will be missed by me at the Venetian, hopefully he opens a new place soon.
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