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| - I've been meaning to check out this cafe (and the Springs Preserve) for awhile, and am happy to say it's definitely a place I'll be keeping on my "go to" list. As other reviewers have pointed out, you don't need to be a member of Springs Preserve to go to the Divine Cafe, although I would highly recommend making a pleasant day/afternoon of it and seeing the Preserve, along with the Nevada State Museum which is also there on the grounds. It's extremely interesting, educational and also great if you have out of town relatives or friends who are bored with the same old same old hotels, bars, Strip stuff.
Divine Cafe is wonderful to get away from the noise, congestion and tourists - that's why so many locals have found it and enjoy going there for a bite. It's located on the second floor near the Origen building. You can take the elevator or stairs to get there. It's a very open, clean and attractive space with indoor and outdoor patio seating. If you sit on the patio/deck as I did, you can get a beautiful panoramic view of the surrounding area, the Preserves, and off in the distance, the Strip. On a lovely day with cooler weather, it's certainly one of the more pleasant destinations around!
You order your food from a nicely varied menu that serves up food every bit as good as any restaurant in town. As others have pointed out, this is not some cheapo snack bar with crappy burgers and hot dogs. This is quality food. When you place your order, they give you a cute little table holder with your order number. You can sit anywhere you like, indoor or outside. Yes, the prices are a bit on the high side, thus my four stars, however, it may be worth it to you for the location and quality. I had the Angus burger ($9.50) and it was very good. High quality beef, bacon strips, arugula leaves instead of the usual lettuce....I was very pleased! I ordered it "well done" and guess what? It was cooked PERFECTLY! None of that icky red beef that seems to be the "in" thing for burgers these days. And the meat patty was still wonderfully juicy and had that top sirloin flavor that you'd expect from high quality beef. The bacon strips were also perfect - neither too thick nor too thin, crunchy yet not chewy as is often found on burgers today. It came with fries which were nicely seasoned, crisp, and flavorful.
In addition to the burger, I had the hazelnut beignets which came with TWO yummy dipping sauces - raspberry and caramel. Price: $6.00. Again, a bit pricey but there was enough for two, so it was definitely splittable. Total: a bit over $16.00. But hey, this is sort of a unique place, in the Preserves, with a view, so I guess you'd have to say you're paying for the ambiance. The food is very good and is really better than other places I've been, both on and off the Strip. Bottom line, I'd for sure go back and would be happy to bring out of town visitors here for an enjoyable day of browsing the Spring Preserves and then topping it off with a lovely lunch/brunch on the patio looking out at the view. You can also order beer and wine, although I didn't check that out. I can see how it would be really nice to sit with a drink for awhile there. Servers and staff were friendly helpful and very professional.
Divine Cafe opens at 11am (weekdays), 10am on weekends (brunch), and closes at 3pm, so be sure to time your Preserves browsing to end back at Divine Cafe around 1:00 or so, you don't want to feel rushed to eat and leave by 3pm. Thanks Divine Cafe, for a very enjoyable meal! Looking forward to doing brunch next time and having the french toast! I'm sure it's fab!
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