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| - After a whirlwind of catching a shuttle from the airport, checking into our hotel room at the Monte Carlo, picking up our Zumanity tickets at New York New York, checking out the monstrosity they call M&M World, snapping a few pics as if we were Japanese tourists who have never been to Vegas before, and quickly downing a peach Jell-O-shot at 32 Degrees, we finally made our way to Seablue just in time for our 5:30 reservation.
This was my first experience eating at one of Michael Mina's restaurants, so I have no frame of reference. Seablue was much more casual than I expected. The service was a bit negligent at times (or laid-back to put it nicely), but we were also watching the clock so we wouldn't be late for the 7:30 pm Zumanity show.
I know that Michael is known for his trios, so I ordered the fried and crusted tasting trio to start off the meal. The gulf shrimp tempura with yuzu, plums, and shiso was alright. Nothing special. The shrimps were huge, but tempura is tempura. Nothing to write home about. The lobster corndogs with whole grain mustard were a unique idea, but didn't have a whole lot of flavor. The dungeness crab-stuffed piquillo peppers with house-smoked pepper aioli were the tastiest things on the plate. Overall, not bad. My tastebuds just expected to be wowed a bit more.
For the main course, I ordered the bacon-wrapped chilean sea bass, with toasted garlic jus, cannellini beans, and manila clams. The portion was hearty with a huge piece of sea bass and a lot of fresh clams. However, the smokiness of the bacon was a little too overpowering for the delicate flavor of the fish.
My girlfriend ordered the winter tasting menu, which included yellowtail jack crudo with shiitake mushroom and ponzu, Seablue "paella" with shellfish, chorizo, grilled quail, and rabbit, and layered chocolate mousse cake with tres leches sauce and malted milk ice cream for dessert. The crudo was fresh, and the flavors were a bit light compared to other similar crudo I've had before. The "paella" was delicious and quite hearty. The dish had a lot of different layers to it with all the types of seafood and meats. The layered chocolate mousse cake was a perfect end to the meal. Not too sweet and not too chocolatey.
There is an abundance of restaurants to choose from at the MGM Grand, but overall, Seablue is not a bad option if you're craving fresh seafood. I hope you find this review useful, somewhat cool, but not funny. Sorry, I'm all out of funny for today.
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