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| - After much deliberation of where my parents and I should celebrate my 25th birthday, we decided for classic french fare at Bouchon. I had already pored over the menu online and knew I wanted a smattering of oysters, foie gras, cheese, terrine, etc. and I didn't know how I was going to choose.
Logistically, the restaurant is incredibly hidden away, and all the signs on the main casino floor take you to Bouchon Bistro which is a casual cafe. We had to ask the concierge where to go and he told us to take the elevator upstairs to the guest floor and then walk down a long hallway? Yikes. After a short wait we were taken to a table by the service station... not ok. Asked to move to a nicer booth (the restaurant was not packed, and it was my birthday after all ;) ) and we were surrounded by couples and other birthday celebrations.
I started with an excellent glass of sparkling wine and 1/2 dozen oysters, 2 of differing varieties. My mom and I shared the 2.5 oz. foie gras terrine which was soo smooth and delicious it was basically like eating meat flavored butter (which someone should invent). We all ordered a salad, I had the Salade Maraîchère au Chèvre Chaud, and my dad had the Salade de Cresson et d'Endives au Roquefort et Noix, watercress with roquefort and walnuts, except it didn't come with any roquefort so we had to flag our waitress down to ask for it on the side. He had a ribeye special for his entree, my mom had a HUGE bowl of the most delicious moules frites I've ever had, and I had an appetizer portion of the duck confit because I was stuffed to the gills at that point already! We wanted the bone marrow as well but sadly they were out of it that evening. We also ordered a 1/2 carafe of a California Pinot, they have a great wine list in all sizes btw, and they brought out a complimentary lemon tart for my birthday.
The food was great, rustic but refined French cuisine, but the service could have been better. I would still jump at the chance to go back again, and for a nice restaurant on the Strip, it doesn't break the bank compared to some other options.
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