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| - ALEX! -- 4.5 stars
This was my first time in Vegas, so I had to do it right with dinner like this. After a 3 hr wait in a line for a Thanksgiving buffet the day before, boy I was glad we came here!
I loved the decor of this place....tucked into a back corner of the Wynn Hotel/Casino you feel miles away from the consistent dinging of the slot machines. The ambiance was perfect--a modern elegance.
We were promptly seated by the very welcoming front of house. The service was very nice! Everyone was personable and easy to talk to--very helpful with questions about the menu.
My boyfriend and I each ordered the tasting menu. SO YUMMY!
We started off with some delicious selections from the bread basket--I had a cheddar-walnut baguette and a pepper brioche that was to die for.
The amuse bouche were a small sampling of greens & prosciutto, lobster tempura, butternut squash soup, fried duck arancini (risotto ball), and I can't remember the last one but it was damn tasty!
First course was a Spanish caviar with a mushroom tapioca broth--seductively rich on my tongue.
Second course I got the fried prawns with a carrot-ginger sauce and a cauliflower custard. The fried coating on the prawns was like the coating on baklava--flaky and sweet mmm! My boyfriend received a oyster of chicken with gnocci and spinach (he can't have shellfish) and it was also very delicious!
Third course we had the seared foie gras with a red wine reduction, sweet potato cubes and topped with a tater crisp. The foie was perfection and melted beautifully with the flavors of the wine sauce. Mmmm!
Fourth course was a simple grilled Thai snapper topped with roast endive. I wasn't as in love with this dish as I was the others. I do have to note though that the fish was kept very simply seasoned to really emphasize the fish--which was a good thing! Just not my favorite.
Fifth course was our palette-cleansing sour cream and creme fresh semifreddo with tart cherries topped with an orange-black sesame crisp. The crisp had very nice flavors and played well with the acidity of the cherries. All was calmed with the lovely cream finish. Yum!
Last, but not least was a lovely apple-themed dessert: It was a puff pastry topped with some sort of marshmallow fluff, another pastry, roasted apples, an apple crisp and topped with maple ice cream and a string of golden pulled sugar. (oh and inside was a blondie cookie!) Good stuff! Not the greatest dessert, but tasty.
By the end of the meal I was stuffed and could barely eat our peddifores. A good meal!
All in all this place was pretty great. But, for the prices you have to pay it still misses a "Wow" factor in some its food. Simple is good, but when you're paying that much, you kind of want it to be slightly over the top? Just my opinion. Would recommend it though!
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