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| - It seems every casino must have a steak house and an Italian restaurant.
Continuing the great Las Vegas tradition of uninventiveness and mediocrity, Marinelli's is the Italian eatery at the new M Resort.
(By the way, the steak house is called Terzetto...which frankly sounds like another Italian restaurant to me.)
If last night's meal at Marinelli's is any indication, the M Resort is not much of a player in the intense competition for our gullets.
THE DECOR: Whoever designed the room should be sent to Guantanamo for unconscionable acts of aesthetic terrorism. It looks and feels like a buffet with too-small tables and a generically psychedelic carpet (all the better to hide the stains I guess).
Speaking of stains: the bar at the front is odd. The counter was designed with a 4 inch slope on the outside edge. I guess cuz it looks nice.
It wasn't so nice, however, when I watched a man put his glass of beer down, then a second later see it slide off and break on the floor.
THE FOOD: My steak was overcooked and had the consistency of a piece of choice-beef from Vons. My friend's Osso Bucco was cold and tasteless. My other friend didn't finish his risotto.
I'm struggling to find something positive to say....hmmmm, let me think....Okay, okay I got it...the bread was pretty good. The rest of the experience was forgettable.
THE RESORT IN GENERAL: It's nice although it doesn't look like a billion dollars to me. It's rather Red Rockish in overall feel.
The bar upstairs at Veloce has a nice view...although they weren't equipped to make Absinthe in the proper way.
My favorite part of the complex was The Hostile Grape: a comfortable, stylish room with a very good selection of wines by the glass, including a Sine Qua Non that is almost NEVER available by the glass. Those of you who know wine, know what I mean.
Although I must warn you, the SNQ is $49.50 an ounce.....or maybe I should say it's $49.50 an OUCH!
I'm not a buffet guy but the buffet at M Resort looked interesting. The line-up was certainly long enough.
It's called Studio B and appears to combine the usual buffet experience with "Show Kitchen" entertainment where you see dishes being prepared. Perhaps I'll put a bag over my head and check it out one day.
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