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| - My boyfriend surprised me with lunch at Olives and a table-for-two situated on the restaurant's patio right next to the Bellagio fountains :)
We started with a Portobello flatbread with red onions, fontina cheese, white truffle oil. My previous experiences at $$$ restaurants made me expect something super tiny so when the waiter brought out the flatbread, I was sooo surprised! It was almost than a personal pizza and could have totally sufficed as an entree. It was also DELICIOUS. The red onions and truffle oil worked totally in sync with each other.
The rest of our meal was also delicious - I loved my boyfriends scallops (more than my Spring Pea Mezzaluna). However, we did stupidly order a side order of parmesan french fries. My boyfriend eats a lot but the bread basket, plus flatbread, a pasta, an entree, AND french fries - we were STUFFED.
Overall, the restaurant is wonderful and the fountain (+ music that is played on the patio) adds a very romantic touch.
I am minus-ing one star though because the waiter thought we were done after our flatbread and took away all our bread basket, silverware, and dishes. My boyfriend and I awkwardly sat at the empty table until they realized their mistake and came back very apologetically with new utensils and plates. They were also a little slow with refilling water.
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