Maybe my expectations were too big. Yardbird is still basically new at the Venetian and they need to work on helpfulness, friendliness and basic knowledge and service with staff...pronto!
Highs: Comfy seating with fluffy couches and club chairs in bar. Delicious fried chicken and delicious biscuits. (Side note: the pics on website show it comes with watermelon, ours did not)
Lows: Kiddies everywhere including bar area. Overpriced food. Cornbread was not good, way too corn mealy and rustic. Substandard service, unhelpful, unfriendly, definitely not knowledgeable, made no suggestions, including no offering of dessert, no dessert menu, nada. Can the bartender make a proper drink? My sister's Stoli vodka & soda was flat, no fizz. The drink was re-made, with cocktail waitress saying she watched and saw fresh bottle opened and poured and that was flat too. Was it taken off the bill? No it was not. We asked for a taste of mac n cheese to see if we wanted to also get that as a group to split. Waiter said they didn't do that. What? Really!
I would not come back to this restaurant, especially with the incredible amount of food restaurant options all over the Strip, and all through-out The Venetian.