I had pretty high hopes for this place and I was a little disappointed.
This restaurant is beautiful. The location offers a perfect view of the Bellagio Fountains. Our party requested The Terrace but, due to a private party that evening we had to be seated inside. They seated us near a window which offered a great view. The place has several of Picasso's works which was really neat to see as I had never seen one prior to my visit.
The menu is a choice between a prix fix 5 course meal and a semi prix fix 4 course meal where you get to choose your entree and appetizer. I chose the corn chowder, red shrimp dish and the venison. The chowder was very good but the shrimp was forgettable. The venison was outstanding. I had never had venison before so I decided that a restaurant of this caliber would be a great place to take a risk. I'm glad I did as it was perfectly seasoned. The waiter warned me that it would be "gamey". Having no clue what this meant I opted to order it anyways and I'm still not entirely sure what "gamey" means. My dessert (chocolate cake) was pretty good.
One of my biggest pet peeves while eating out is when a meal isn't timed right. The first few courses came out quickly. Almost too quickly actually and one of my plates was cleared prior to me finishing it. I would guess we had our entrees within 40 minutes of sitting down...which is a pretty quickly paced for a 5 course meal. After dessert, the quick service halted. We waited and waited and waited for the server to come and take our dessert order. After he got the order, again, the plates came quickly. Then we waited several minutes for him to come back by, we asked for the check and waited a few more minutes for it to come. The server was very stiff and a little snooty for my taste. I know that, sometimes in restaurants of this caliber, the servers take their jobs very seriously (as they should) but I prefer someone who is a little more relaxed.
All in all, the place is stunning and the food was delicious. I would definitely try this restaurant again and hope for a little better service and more appropriate pacing of the meal.