While my best friend was in town from Orlando visiting he wanted to get some good seafood off the Strip. After checking Yelp we found Landry's and decided to give it a try. The Yelp reviews are hit or miss for this place but thankfully our experience was a hit. Landry's is located across from the Palace Station on Sahara. Since it was a quiet Monday there were not many diners here. We were promptly seated and our drink order taken.
I opted for the ruby Cosmo and was very happy with my choice. It's always disappointing when you get a martini and it's only three quarters of the way full. This one was filled to the top and full of flavor...perfect. Dinner comes with soft bread and a salad bowl for the table to share. Our server prepared the salad at our table and mixed in their house made dressing (a balsamic with a lemon flavor. It was good).
For our main entrees we ordered the crab stuffed mahi and crab cakes. The crab stuffed mahi had a light cream sauce on top and featured crab orzo and grilled asparagus. It was light but full of flavor and delicious. My friend raved about his crab cakes and said they didn't skimp on the chunks of crab.
For dessert my friend wanted chocolate so the double chocolate cake was a must. It had layers of chocolate ganache and chocolate frosting. Definitely a huge piece of cake and beautifully presented on the plate. He wasn't in the mood to share (some friend he is!) so I ordered the mini sampler for myself. The mini sampler comes with a brownie sundae, bread pudding à la mode with foster and vanilla sauce, and crème brûlée.
Everything tasted great and the service was fantastic. Dinner isn't cheap at Landry's but for the quality and taste it is worth the price. Sure there are more pretentious, expensive seafood places in Vegas but Landry's hit the mark for me and I will be back. Total bill for 2 dinners, 1 cocktail, 2 desserts and 20% tip was about $120.