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Posted by Tall Diner  from Las Vegas, NV  on April 17, 2009

Let's get right to it.. this place sucks. it is way over priced, portions are very small. 8 course tasting for $175 without drinks and i left hungry. the service was horrible. the servers stand around and practically ignore you, the bus girl was crying, the so-call manager/wine steward was brown teeth and looks scary. the head waiter told us that is a horrbile place to work. the kitchen staff works 3 hours a day for free before the clock in for their 8 hour shift. the location is hidden behind a bank of penny slots at the end of the smoke filled casino. what the hell are these people thinking?

Poor performance equals bad review.

Posted by AAinvegas  from Las Vegas, NV  on February 6, 2009

Your reviewi took my boyfriend here for his birthday last month, and was pretty let down. we were both excited to eat here, especially my boyfriend, who is an asst. executive chef for a major strip hotel.
the initial room you walk into, their 'lounge' reminded me of my veterinarians office. slate floors, steel, and glass. very cold and sterile.
we chose not to do a tasting menu of any sort, and we proceeded to order two courses of apps and two entrees with a bunch of side dishes.
we started with a watered down sake crab salad and smoked salmon that was decent. then we proceeded to have dumpling soup that came out room temperature and a lobster tart that had very little lobster, but decent flavor.
our entrees were big eye tuna over wilted greens (and they came out wilted, believe me) and the rib eye that the server raved about. the presentations were good, but that is about it.
the milk chocolate cheesecake was the best part of the meal by far.
the wine list was decent, but for a trotter restaurant, pretty small. we paid $120 for a decent bottle of pinot, but nothing special in that price range.
service was good, but a little stiff and over-bearing.
the dining room was very boring, and the location of the restaurant is hideous. the furnishings are slightly uncomfortable as well.

we have eaten in almost every restaurant in vegas, and this was a definite no-return for us. we could have gone to alex or guy savoy for almost the same amount (we paid over $500 with tip), and those experiences were truly amazing. french laundry cost us under $700, and that is probably the best restaurant in the country!

p.s.
i responded to a customer survey on his website detailing everything, and didn't even get a courtesy e mail back.