I was staying at the Venetian and was hoping to find a reasonably priced Italian option with good quality and this place seemed like a nice fit. I arrived ~ 8:30 pm on Wednesday and was promptly seated. I was seated outside of the restaurant proper so there was a decent amount of ambient mall noise, but it was not overwhelmingly loud here. There was some background music playing as well that was barely audible.
I started out with the burrata with arugula which was disappointing. There were two thin slices of tomatoes that were devoid of flavor and other than the taste of the cheese, the salad was bland. The mozzarella cheese was creamy and tasty, but there was not sufficient balsamic reduction to add some complexity.
While I was waiting for my entrée, I munched on the bread which had a burnt crust which gave a bitter taste and the bread was not warm (room temperature). The butter was foil wrapped in those individual packets but at least it was soft in texture and easy to spread.
For my entrée, I ordered the lobster supreme which is a pan seared lobster tail with shrimp on a bed of linguini. This dish was pretty good with some minor flaws however. The lobster was a little overcooked and it was difficult to pry the meat off of the shell since they did not provide me with one of those tiny lobster forks. For the most part, the shrimp was perfectly cooked, but two pieces were overcooked. The pasta was el dente and the tomato based sauce was very yummy. This was the best part of the meal and the portion was decent sized.
I got a free cannoli dessert because I filled out a Yelp review. The dessert was pretty disappointing and not that tasty. First of all the pastry was rock hard and impossible to eat using a spoon. I had to ask for a knife to cut the pastry into bite-sized pieces. The dessert had a weird chalky texture.
Service was good as my waiter was friendly. Overall it cost $60 for the appetizer, entrée, and free dessert. I expected more in terms of quality given the abundance of good eating options around.