I went to Giada with 3 other girlfriends during a long weekend in Vegas. We had high hopes for Giada and all started out well, but went downhill from there. While the surroundings are quite stunning and well thought out, it was a little disturbing that cookbooks and other various items were being hawked at the entrance. While tastefully done, it is still retail. The waiter was attentive and nice early on, but then seemed to lose interest in our table. Not sure of the cause, as we had 2 bottles of wine, appetizers, main courses and dessert. Thankfully, the dessert cart attendant and water attendant made up in attention what our waiter lacked.
While we all agreed that we would highly recommend the spaghetti with shrimp, the bacon wrapped dates (yum!) and the mushroom Gorgonzola flatbread, my experience with my entree fell flat. I had ordered the farrotto, which at the time had morel mushrooms as the starring ingredient. I literally had 2 mushrooms and the farro was completely tasteless. Not once after we received our food did our waiter come ask us how it tasted. It was only after all of my friends had finished their meals (mine was still there, with only 2 bites gone) that our waiter came back. He failed to notice my (uneaten) meal and it was only when my friend pointed out that I was disappointed in my meal did we get a half hearted apology.
We will pass on Giada next time we're there.