HELP!!!! I need suggestions for 3 nice dinners
I already have reservations for Alex. We will be there over Labor Day weekend. I had hoped to eat at Fleur de Lys but just read they are closing. We will be a party of 4, who are foodies and like great wine, Would like to go to different hotel restaurants. Staying at the Wynn. Where would you go? I am on information overload. Looking for a great meal for the other 3 nights we are there. Thanks in advance
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How about checking out one of the restaurants at the Aria? We will be in Vegas next weekend and have reservations at Sage. I thought that the menu looked interesting and the opinions on Chowhound seem to have been favorable. We are planning on stopping by American Fish first for Happy Hour. We also have reservations for RM Seafood at Mandalay and Alex.
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RM Seafood
3930 Las Vegas Blvd S 134-200A, Las Vegas, NV›3 Replies -
ellenost
Jul 29, 2010 07:24 AM
Alex is a great choice since it's my favorite restaurant in LV! Other favorite LV restaurants of mine are: CUT (Palazzo) and Le Cirque (Bellagio). Bouchon is wonderful for breakfast; I haven't been there (yet) for dinner. I was a bit underwhelmed at Joel Robuchon (nothing wrong with it, but it pales in comparison to Alex). I didn't care for the original Guy Savoy in Paris so I haven't bothered to go to the LV branch. Picasso was another less than spectacular dinner. In April I went to Pierre Gagniare's Twist (Mandarin Oriental); in two words: "don't bother".
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Bouchon
3355 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89109›3 Replies-
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re: sugarrkettle
Hi there. We just returned from Vegas and dined at Carnevino and Fleur de Lys. I highly highly recommend Fleur de Lys. We were told that the switchover is slated for later in September, I can't recall the exact date. Also were informed that it actually may or may not happen. So, if you are able to book it, I'd do it and plan on having a fabulous evening. We enjoyed the Elegance menu and I was completely blown away. I have never tasted food that incredibly flavorful, even after dining at some nice places in the south of France and Italy. The service was top notch as well. Everything was beautifully paced and staff was professional, warm and welcoming. I couldn't have been more pleased with every aspect. We enjoyed an amuse bouche of cod and an extra course was sent from the chef that was halibut (and the Fleurtini is my new favorite drink!) The truffled onion soup defies description but should be on everyone's bucket list. I mean, even the bread service was insanely good with several choices (I chose rosemary foccacio twice and challa once)
Carnevino was just okay when looking at things from a price/value ratio. My entree of egg raviolo tasted overly salty. The burrata heirloom tomato salad was heavenly and the wine list is amazing. We enjoyed a bottle of Rubbjano that was wonderful. Herbaceous, "old school wine" that had a nice acid level to pair well with a variety of foods.
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Aureole at Mandalay Bay was really special. Went there last summer. Food, wine, service, all top notch.
Bouchon at the Palazzo was also really great.
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Bouchon
3355 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89109›5 Replies-
re: grouchomarx
Also should note that Aureole certs are commonly available at restaurant.com.
There's about a 99% chance that there'll be an 80% off restaurant.com coupon code before Labor Day so you can get a $50 cert for $4.The terms say mandatory 18% gratuity on pre-discounted amount but when we used one there they didn't add it. (But yes we tipped about 20% on the pre-discount ammount). Service and food were very good.
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re: ndukka562
For reasons known only to restaurant.com, all the Mandalay Bay restaurants are listed as Mandalay Bay Resorts rather than just the restaurant name.
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re: zippyh
Sushi Otaku
Aug 3, 2010 12:26 AM
How does this work exactly? Can I only use one gift certificate from restaurant.com per visit? I'll be in Vegas a few days prior to Labor Day and this website sounds perfect.
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If by "nice" you mean similar cuisine and quality to Alex then I'd suggest starting with the Michelin ratings and cross-referencing them by reading Larry's no-nonsense, no ego summaries of his visits to get a sense of what they are like.
http://www.michelinguide.com/us/lv_stars08.html for Michelin and http://home.comcast.net/~lasvegasvaca... for Larry's great write-ups.
The usual suspects for 'similar to Alex' are Joel Robuchon, Guy Savoy and Picasso. For most people dining at two of these in 4 days would be enough (calories and budget) but if you want four Michelin quality French meals these would surely be among the best places.
"Would like to go to different hotel restaurants" ... Wing Lei is a classy Chinese restaurant in the Wynn where you are staying, is on the Michelin one star list, and offers a change from all-French.
We are doing a similar trip as yours in August and will be dining at Joel Robuchon (again), Alex and Bouchon, since I wanted to visit a Thomas Keller restaurant. So many great restaurants in Vegas ...
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Bouchon
3355 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89109Wing Lei
3131 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89109›2 Replies-
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re: sugarrkettle
Sushi Otaku
Aug 3, 2010 12:06 AM
I had a chance to go to B&B a couple of years ago and it was just ok. If you have a need to eat Italian food then go ahead but it came across as a restaurant that was trying to hard to flip Italian conventions on it's head rather than a place for good food. After having the Degustation menu it was clear that the food centered around trying to be interesting at the expense of the customer's satisfaction
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