Top of the World Restaurant at the Stratosphere
Las Vegas, NV 89104-2523
Phone: (702) 380-7711
- Price:
- $$$$
- Cross Street:
- South Main St
- Best of Citysearch:
- View 2006, Romantic Dining 2004, Special Occasion Dining 2004
- Hours:
- Sun-Thu 11am-3pm, 5:30pm-10:30pm, Fri-Sat 11am-3pm, 5:30pm-11pm
Editorial Review for Top of the World Restaurant at the Stratosphere – by Jim Harrington
In Short
Perched on the hotel's 106th floor, this revolving restaurant draws tourists and locals for its magnificent view. The vista isn't the only selling point: Along with an award-winning wine list, the restaurant dishes up masterfully presented American cuisine. The meaty rack of lamb is served in a rich, garlicky curry sauce, while the pan-seared sea bass is flavored with zesty lemon truffle oil. For dessert, there's the warm banana tart with vanilla-bean ice cream and caramel.
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Insider Tips
Look GoodThe dress code is fairly relaxed, but you'll definitely look out of place in anything less than business casual at night.
Where to SitThe restaurant revolves roughly once every 80 minutes, so there's not a bad seat in the house. The cozy leather booths facing the windows are the prime spots.
What to DrinkThe award-winning wine list is particularly strong in French offerings.
User Reviews for Top of the World Restaurant at the Stratosphere
07/29/2008 Posted by ithinkfoodisgreat
We made spur-of-the-moment lunch reservations last Saturday while in Vegas for the weekend, as we had heard that the view was great and the food was to die for. When we arrived, we were surprised to find a security checkpoint, but I guess you can't be too careful these days. We took a quick elevator ride to the restaurant, and were promptly seated. The view was just incredible--the rotating restaurant took a little bit of getting used to, and it took my date about 5 minutes to overcome her initial vertigo, but it was the highlight of our afternoon. Our waitress (Jeanne from Long Island) was very kind and personable, and when we couldn't decide between getting the Tower Salad or an appetizer, she helpfully recommended that we split a salad and get an appetizer as well. When the salad arrived on two smaller plates, we were amazed at the quantity of salad--there was plenty for both of us. The salad included Mixed greens with Anjou pears, apricots, candied walnuts and Balsamic vinaigrette. It was good, but nothing spectacular. This was followed by the Kobe Carpaccio (thin sliced beef served with Reggiano cheese and fresh greens). The Reggiano was to die for, but the beef lacked flavor and the fresh greens seemed superfluous. The entrees were good, not fantastic (but perhaps this was due to the fact that it was lunch, and many restaurants don't have their best staff on hand midday). The Prime Rib was served with Au Jus and creamy horseradish sauce, and was very flavorful and cooked just right. The potatoes were dry, and the vegetables flavorless. My date had the Filet Mignon, which was very tender and nicely flavored with the lemon butter caper sauce and two shrimp. It was served on a bed of greens, which seemed to be a strange choice. We enjoyed the Chocolate brownie trio, which was trio of white, milk and dark chocolate brownies on vanilla ice cream topped with chocolate and caramel sauces - the brownies were a little bit dry, but tasty. Give it a try, enjoy the view!!
Pros: Beautiful and unique view of Vegas, great service, nice setting
Cons: Decent food, just not spectacular. Could kick it up a notch.
03/12/2008 Posted by kimmypncal
My husband and I ate here 6 years ago and we absolutely loved it!! We are going to Vegas again in June and we are planning on eating here again. You get beautiful views of Vegas as the restaurant revolves around and the food is spectacular! It is pricey but you get what you pay for! They even have a photographer that will take your picture, for an extra cost of course, but it comes in a nice presentation with two pictures to choose! If you want great food, great views and great service, I recommend this restaurant!!
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