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Thug Bubbles · 06-23-2008, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by IrishPete

i went to n9ne, thot it was pretty good and far from expensive [in a vegas sense]. thought joe's was good too. iirc olive in bellagio was nice too, though if u want a table on the balcony u need to get down there at like 5pm cus they dont do reservations for the outside part. wolfgang puck's place was awesome.

How affordable is "far from expensive". I'm trying to decide on a good restaurant to take a girl, but don't wanna drop several hundred.

johnbeans · 06-23-2008, 05:39 PM

http://www.n9negroup.com/n9ne-las-ve...house_Menu.pdf

You can definitely have an enjoyable meal and get out of there for less than $100 a person. Like most places it just depends on what you're ordering and if/what you're drinking.

**orange** · 06-24-2008, 08:24 AM

will add on to the sentiments of N9NE, I enjoyed it alot. Was good food/service/atmosphere. We spent about $1,000 for 6 with wine/sides/etc (after gratuity). Delmonnicos was also excellent, a little classier atmsophere IMO. (N9NE was more trendy/club/etc). We plan on going to social house/nobu/etc I think in the near future.

Parallax · 06-24-2008, 11:53 AM

Not sure if it's considered "fine dining" but I went with some friends to Shibuya at MGM. Several people did the thing (forgot what it's called) where you pay a flat fee, say what you like, and the chef will basically make a bunch of stuff for you. Everyone thought the food was really good, but our server was kind of a jerk and super slow with everything.

ThaHero · 06-24-2008, 06:42 PM

Honestly I'm not much of a wine drinker and I'd like to try a place with really good food. Any chance I can get out of any of these places for about 50 a person?

stakman1011 · 06-25-2008, 01:16 PM

I echo the sentiment of ThaHero.

I don't really enjoy wine with my food. If I went to one of these really nice places would it be significantly cheaper to not order wine? Or does, say, a $100 tasting menu come with wine pairings built in. Also, would I get a strange look saying I didn't want wine or if I tried to order a sprite or something similar?

Stak

Lob1Putt · 06-25-2008, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Pudge714

Michael Mina was one of the best meals I have ever had it was about $200 a head not including alcohol, but was definitley worth it.

Hands down - the best meal in Vegas. It is $200-300 a head but well worth it!

woodguy · 06-25-2008, 04:16 PM

Bradley Odgen at Caesar's -

I've eaten there twice and was impressed both times. The caesar salad is a must. They bring 3 stalks of Romain on a flat plate and you think "that's it"? Then you bite into and enjoy an ecstasy of flavor that makes you cut the salad into tiny bite so you can savour every bite.

For meals I've had the halibut and a small buffalo roast, both were sublime.

Service as mediocre one time, and almost perfect the next.

__penelope__ · 06-26-2008, 04:27 AM

hum ha... i'm afraid i get trashtalked posting this in the "fine dining" thread,
but I'm gonna stay 2 weeks in vegas, my friends like to eat, espially stuff that I dont like, fat or too heavy, and I won't stand 2 weeks eating that sort of things...

Does anybody of you know a place where I could eat FRUITS, berries, watermelon, pinapple, mango, and at the same time which wouldn't look too much vegan-style?

I don't know if what im saying is clear enough : i would like to take my friends in this place WITHOUT them to be suspicious about it...

hum... im a bit demanding,
so if one of you know a place where one can eat fruits,
that would really be great enough.

**iggymcfly** · 06-27-2008, 02:00 AM

The places I go to regularly when I'm in Vegas are the following:

Okada (Wynn)- Tremendous sushi and a great atmosphere too with the waterfall outside. I go here pretty much every time I'm in Vegas and always love it.

Olives (Bellagio)- Great Italian food and a perfect spot to eat lunch when you want some really top-shelf food with a somewhat reasonable price tag.

Mix (Mandalay Bay)- Actually a little more "hit or miss" than it should be. The first time I went there, I had the best meal of my life, but neither of the items I ordered then have been on the menu since (Kobe beef, lobster caesar salad), and since then I've probably had 2 experiences that were very good but not great, and one that was quite disappointing. Still though, it's the best view of any restaurant on the strip (60-some floors up) and the food's usually very good. If you've never been, you should go at least once.

Also, I'd highly recommend N9ne (which I see has been praised extensively) and Bouchon, both of which I enjoyed immensely the times I ate there. Valentino's at Venetian and L'Atelier were also very good.

I am a little surprised to see praise for Fix though. I've been there a couple times and didn't enjoy it at all. It's the only place open late at the Bellagio (other than the cafe), but that's about all it has working for it. The food is very mediocre bordering on bad.

Ditch Digger · 06-27-2008, 02:30 AM

Ate at Spago a few days ago for dinner. Probably the best bang for the buck of any restaurant I've been to. Chose the cafe part over the restaurant because we didn't feel like waiting plus the menus didn't look too different. My gf and I ate for ~65 and had a lot of food leftover.

fees · 06-27-2008, 02:55 AM

n9ne's steaks were the best, not THAT much better but clear winnar

fees · 06-27-2008, 03:04 AM

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Originally Posted by orange

will add on to the sentiments of N9NE, I enjoyed it alot. Was good food/service/atmosphere. We spent about $1,000 for 6 with wine/sides/etc (after gratuity). Delmonnicos was also excellent, a little classier atmsophere IMO. (N9NE was more trendy/club/etc). We plan on going to social house/nobu/etc I think in the near future.

i agree with n9ne, we hit up nobu it was 1.5k for 11, sickkkk food i did some serious work on some sushi. just order a lot of **** and share it

**ike** · 06-27-2008, 06:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by __penelope__

hum ha... i'm afraid i get trashtalked posting this in the "fine dining" thread,
but I'm gonna stay 2 weeks in vegas, my friends like to eat, espially stuff that I dont like, fat or too heavy, and I won't stand 2 weeks eating that sort of things...

Does anybody of you know a place where I could eat FRUITS, berries, watermelon, pinapple, mango, and at the same time which wouldn't look too much vegan-style?

I don't know if what im saying is clear enough : i would like to take my friends in this place WITHOUT them to be suspicious about it...

hum... im a bit demanding,
so if one of you know a place where one can eat fruits,
that would really be great enough.

try a supermarket?

Jay. · 06-27-2008, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by __penelope__

Does anybody of you know a place where I could eat FRUITS, berries, watermelon, pinapple, mango, and at the same time which wouldn't look too much vegan-style?

Being vegetarian in Vegas is tough. What have you been doing so far? Anyone else have any recommendations for places with some decent vegetarian options? Venetian seems to have a lot of choice.

Also, any good Indian places? We tried Tamba on the strip last night which was alright, Gaylord's in the rio last year was extremely good. Any more?

Lastly, best thai place?