When my only Yelp friend that has reviewed a popular restaurant that's been in business for years is Jeremy S. as in Mr. Stoppleman, you know this place is high class all the way!
My honey brought me here for my birthday dinner. She chose Botero since they were the only restaurant in The Wynn, well Encore actually, that advertised a Vegan tasting menu. The elegant, yet hip vibe coming from the gorgeous, dimly lit interior didn't hurt the mood either.
Everything here is so well thought out with a sense of purposeful intention. From the entance all the way to the bathroom, nothing has been forgotten. Yeah, I'll admit I may have snagged a few extra of those oh so plush napkins from the men's room. Who knows when I may be at home and the mood strikes to have that feeling of luxury while dropping a doozer. Who needs Charmin when you can have the elegance of Botero?
At $65 for a 5 course tasting menu, it wasn't too bad of a deal. Since we like trying new things together, we ordered the Curried Carrot Stuffed Squash and the Gardein Chicken entrees instead of getting another tasting menu of the same thing.
I don't think we've ever done a full on tasting menu. I was under the ASSumption that the portions for each course would be tiny. Boy, was certainly mistaken! The dishes that comprised the tasting menu could easily have fed us both. Add the squash and chicken, you can easily see how I ended up having to be rolled outta here.
The food was fantastic as I have come to expect from all of the fine restaurants in Uncle Steve's collection. I loved the stuffed squash, even though it was a relatively simple dish. Often times these restaunts fall back on using Gardein all too much. However, you can easily see why since their chefs are able to craft amazing food utilizing it.
One note, don't stuff yourself so silly that you don't have room for dessert. I wanted to order all of their tantalizing desserts, yet there was no more room as my dessert stomach was being overfilled from my main tank. Order everything if you must, just be prepared to take a doggie bag back to your hotel.
The Vegan menu must be quite popular as a gentleman to our left was enjoying his own tasting menu as well as half of the couple further over. Seems the word is out that The Wynn is the place to be in Vegas if you're Vegan and have a little bit (make that a lot!) of extra cash to spend.
The tasting menu will change seasonally yet one constant will remain. The excellent service. It's a bit off putting to me to be waited on hand and foot. Chair pulled out, napkin unfolded for me, silverware and plates constantly getting replaced, etc. However, you quickly get used to this life and never want to go back to casual dining again.