Walking distance to the Venetian/mid-price range/good for a group/Saturday night?

[janetofreno]

A group of colleagues is going to be in town for a brief meeting next week...they invited me to have dinner with them on Saturday; and I think their main motivation was the hope that I would pick a good restaurant. But the requirements aren't easy, and I'm hitting a blank, as I spend so little time on the strip....help please!

The requirements:

Mid-price range. This group is definitely on a budget, yet want a nice dinner out with a few drinks. Nothing over 50 to 60 bucks a person before drinks; less expensive than that would be better. Actually the 30 to 40 range before drinks would be great, but I might be dreaming on that one....

Reasonably quiet: One place we considered is the Enoteca San Marco, but it always seems very noisy. However, many of us ate there together six months ago and enjoyed our meal...so its a definitely possibility. OTOH, The group will want to have some real conversations. Actually, a semi-private room would be even better.

Will handle a group of about 10 to 12 without insisting on special menus. And remember, I have a little over 10 days to get a reservation for a Saturday night, so super-popular places are probably out.

This group comes from all over, and is very diverse in tastes, background, and ages. So nothing too out of the mainstream is probably best.

Walking distance from the Venetian.

So Hounds, am I missing anyplace obvious? Someone made a reservation at Dal Toro at the Palazzo, but I had never heard of it and the reviews are mixed...(although the cars look kind of cool), so I have been tasked to see if there is anything better....

I will go to the nearby hotel sites and check places out, but thought I would check with the hounds first...

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Enoteca San Marco
3355 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89109

Dal Toro
3325 Las Vegas Blvd South, Las Vegas, NV 89109

[skaboy]

Hey janetofreno,

FYI, Enoteca changed first week of Sept to Otto, another of his themed restaurants.

You might try some of the restaurants across the street in the fashion how mall. Cafe Ba ba Reeba has become El Segundo Sol a mid-priced eatery. Here's a link to restaurants there http://www.thefashionshow.com/dining-....

Good Luck.

[janetofreno]

You know, I ate at Enoteca the first week in October, and I didn't even notice it had changed. Menu was slightly different, come to think of it, but many of the same dishes were there. Food seemed about the same....

[Dave Feldman]

I think you COULD get within your upper limit at Bouchon or Pinot Brasserie at the Venetian itself, but if someone orders an expensive steak? I've enver eaten at Pinot and it seems to be infrequently written about here.

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Bouchon
3355 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89109

Pinot Brasserie
3355 Las Vegas Blvd. So., Las Vegas, NV 89113

[Phood]

I've walked from Lotus of Siam to the Venitian. Luscious Thai food and good wine list. I'm not mainstream. Cabs work, too.

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Lotus of Siam
953 E Sahara Ave Ste A5, Las Vegas, NV 89104

[janetofreno]

I don't think this group will want to walk to Lotus of Siam.....besides, I've been invited out to eat there a day or two earlier, so I'm not as motivated into trying to talk the group into going there. I was instructed to definitely keep it walkable....