| rev:text
| - Second night of our Honeymoon we decided to try Botero after some drinks at the lobby bar which is on the Encore side of the property. After a quick 3 minute walk we were on the Esplanade entering Botero. We got there around 10pm and were seated immediately.
The service here was impeccable. I can't go into the details, because there were too many of them, but one thing that really stuck out was when the sommelier came over and asked for our first drink selection. Having already had cocktails at the Lobby bar, we were ready for some champagne. At this point I was a little flustered. I hadn't yet opened the menu to order the appetizers, and I didn't really know what champagne to order, or whether or not I wanted a half or a whole bottle. Half heartedly, I ordered a small bottle for around $65, and then proceeded to look at the food menu. Our waiter Mike came and we placed our order of the hamachi tartare, the kobe beef tartare, and the bone in 12 oz filet with a half lobster tail. After that another sommelier, Blair, came to our table with two sparkling glasses of Rose' champagne. "We understand that you are on your honeymoon."
"Why yes, yes we are."
"Well we want this dinner to be special for you, so these two glasses are on us. When you are ready to choose a red for your entree, we'll come back to help you with your selection." Like I said, impeccable.
The rest of the evening consisted of talking with our waiter Mike, and finding out that he is a Thai, and that he has 3 kids, and when they vacation they like to go to Hawaii to get away. We also got more in-depth with our Sommelier Blair, who recommended a great Flying Goat Pinot, and told us a story about how the wine got its name, something to do with goats jumping over a fence to graze on grapes. He's 28 and has been working at the restaurant since it opened. It was interesting that in such a high end establishment, everyone showed such a human and friendly side. And oh yeah, the food...or should I say porn... the Hamachi tartare was served on a bite sized bed of fried rice cake and had a teriyaki inspired flavor. The kobe beef tartare was finely minced and ruby red served with micro greens and crostini. Another little detail was when we ran out of crostini; Blair brought us another couple to finish off the appetizer. SERVICE!
The steak and lobster combo was so good I chewed the bone, risking the embarrassment of being looked at like a heathen by the staff, and getting steak juice all over my new Michael Kors suit. To end the evening, they brought us out a mini ice cream candy bar and two glasses of Sheri that had nuances of orange peel, honey, and grape. That on the house as well... a little good luck send off, and thanks for dining with them on our honeymoon. If you watch the in room Wynn Television, the song playing when they highlight Bottero is "Be Our Guest" a fitting song from a Disney fairy tale. Last night, they definitely satisfied the Beast in me, and did it with a lot of beauty as well.
|
![[RDF Data]](/fct/images/sw-rdf-blue.png)
![[cxml]](/fct/images/cxml_doc.png)
![[csv]](/fct/images/csv_doc.png)
![[text]](/fct/images/ntriples_doc.png)
![[turtle]](/fct/images/n3turtle_doc.png)
![[ld+json]](/fct/images/jsonld_doc.png)
![[rdf+json]](/fct/images/json_doc.png)
![[rdf+xml]](/fct/images/xml_doc.png)
![[atom+xml]](/fct/images/atom_doc.png)
![[html]](/fct/images/html_doc.png)