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| - At Julian Serrano, my wife and I had the single best dining adventure that I've ever had in Las Vegas. While it may not have been the culinary apogee (that distinction actually goes to Picasso which is of course Julian Serrano's other restaurant located in the Bellagio), the food here was nevertheless absolutely amazing and the service was absolutely the best I've had in Las Vegas. While it was my Birthday lunch which might cloud my vision a little, our waiter and the whole staff truly made my meal here one I shall remember fondly until the end of my days.
My wife and I walked in last Friday at around noon. While we had no reservation, the staff greeted us kindly nevertheless and sat us near a TV, as I was following the Villanova - George Mason NCAA basketball game. Our waiter approached us immediately and suggested we try the sangria. It being my Birthday, I happily obliged him and I had in fact 3 of them by the time the meal was done. Let me tell you right now the drink was crisp and very tasty and left absolutely no headache later on (something Sangria is typically notorious for in that regard)
As far as food is concerned, we started out with the Spanish Charcuterie Platter, Fried Calamari, White Ceviche and Crispy Pancetta Iberica. Of those 4 dishes, the Fried Calamari came out on top, followed by the White Ceviche. The Charcuterie platter was delightful too, while I must say we were not blown away by the Pork Belly (Pancetta) dish.
We followed up these dishes with 3 more tapas: Stuffed Piquillo Peppers, the spanish chicken croquetas, and the Flat Iron Steak. The first 2 were absolutely divine. The third one was just so-so.
By that point, both my wife and I were absolutely stuffed. Still, the waiter would not relent on us getting dessert, especially after he heard my wife was a Pastry Chef and it was my Birthday. We nevertheless declined dessert, being completely full at that point. Still, the waiter brought us a Crema Catalana on the house. Since the dish was there, we had to eat it and indeed it was one of the best Creme Brulees (my wife's expected, of course) that I've ever had. The dessert is served with a pineapple sorbet which is so clean and beautiful that it tastes like you are biting into an icy wedge of Hawaiian Pineapple.
Simply amazing dining experience. The moment we were out of the restaurant, I tweeted to all the people who were attending the same conference I was that if they had no dinner plans, they should absolutely check out Julian Serrano. I don't know if they took my advice, but this is a great restaurant and I plan on coming back here many times!
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