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| - Date: November 18, 2005
Location: 8125 W. Sahara, #110
Corkage: $15
Cost: $140 - Seven Course Tasting Menu (inclusive of tax, tip & corkage)
Phone: 702.869.2251
I've not heard of this restaurant before, not until I flipped through the WS Restaurant Guide and spotted this Award of Excellence recipient. Decided to check out the website, happy to see that they regularly offers a three course prix-fixe and also 1/2 price wine on Sunday evenings, both good signs to the restaurant's food quality and wine friendliness.
After contacting Jennifer Hollifield, their Sales & Catering Director, a seven course tasting menu was setup for 13 happy winos. The menu itself was $95 and we were able to come to an all inclusive price of just under $140 per person, can't ask for any better in Vegas.
The restaurant setup a separate table for all our wines, Nick Hetzel, Sommelier/Restaurant Manager took great care on all aspects of the service for the entire evening, especially considering our party size and the amount of stems and decanters we went through.
All 13 plates for each course always arrived at the same time for all guests.
We were brought fresh stems matched to varietal for every single wine we brought in, which I found out from Nick we went through 252 stems to be exact. Decanting were promptly suggested if necessary without any of us asking.
The only surprise of the evening was the amount of food per course, lesson learned here but this in no way shape or form a negative thing.
Figuring all tasting menu are build the same, at least portion wise, I asked for a seven course menu. When the price came back to be $95 for the menu, I didn't even think about it twice that the portion size would be out of ordinary, boy, am I dead wrong on this.
I think by the time we finished the amuse and the first two course, I started to get yelled and questioned at, "how hungry were you when you planned this menu?"
The amount of food on each plate was at least two times as much as I expected for a seven course menu, the rack of lamb at the end was about three times as much. The really amazing thing here was Anwar was able to finish two servings of the rack of lamb after cleaning every single plate that was put in front of him for the night.
We finally cleared out of the place close to 1:00am, a huge thank you to the staff of the restaurant with Nick and Jennifer in particular to make this wonderful evening possible and went off without a hitch.
Rosemary's will be my go to restaurant for any future wine dinners in Vegas, just have to remember to down size the menu so we won't require stretchers to get us out of the restaurant.
For those of you that's not been to Rosemary's before, please do so on your next visit to Vegas. It's a bit out of the way, but definitely worth the taxi ride or drive to seek the restaurant out. On top of that, the time you spend at this restaurant will definitely save you money on the blackjack table.
Tasting Menu
Amuse
Fried Potato Qunelle with Ostera Caviar & Traditional Garnishes
Creole Poached Lobster
With Tomato Concasse, Watercress Tossed in Toasted Pecan Vinaigrette, Grilled Green Onion & New Orleans Style Remoulade Sauce
Seared Hudson Valley Foie Gras
Toasted Brioche, Duck Confit, Garlic Spinach, Dried Cherry Port Wine Reduction Sauce
Crispy Striped Bass
On a Fingerling Potato Andouille Hash with Southern Style Hushpuppies & Creole Meuniere Sauce
Grilled Loin of Pork Chop
Hoppin' John & a Stone Ground Mustard Reduction
Rosemary's Roasted Rack of Lamb
On a Toasted Pine Nut Couscous with Fried Arugula Leaves & Balsamic Meat Juices
Cheese Plate
Grafton, Maytag Blue & Camembert with Walnut Bread, Toasted Nuts, Dried Cherries, Port Wine Syrup & Onion Marmalade
Dessert Storm
Wine List
1985 Krug Brut Champagne
2000 Etienne Sauzet Puligny-Montrachet Les Combottes 1er Cru
2001 Kistler Chardonnay Russian River Valley Vine Hill Vineyard (CORKED)
1975 Rieussec Sauternes
1990 Rieussec Sauternes
1997 Zind-Humbrecht Gewrztraminer Alsace Grand Cru Gueberschwihr Goldert
2002 M. Chapoutier Ermitage White de l'Ore
2003 Kongsgaard Viognier/Rousanne
2002 Domaine des Perdrix chzeaux
2001 Rochioli Pinot Noir East Block (CORKED)
2002 Sine Qua Non Hollerin' M Shea Vineyard
2002 M. Chapoutier Ermitage L'Ermite
1999 d'Arenberg Shiraz McLaren Vale The Dead Arm
1975 Penfolds Grange Hermitage South Australia Bin 95
2000 Sloan Napa Valley
2001 Sloan Napa Valley
2003 Brancaia Maremma Toscana Ilatraia
1975 Graham Vintage Port
2002 Domaine des Baumard Quarts de Chaume
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