Alex at Wynn Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Phone: (888) 320-7110
04/18/2007 Posted by scc135
After reading the reviews and checking out the menu posted by the entrance my friends and I made a reservation for 3 at 9PM. When entering the restaurant, we were wowed by the decor and the attention to detail. Two of us ordered from the prix fixe and another had the tasting menu. Some starters (cauliflower puree, shellfish fritter [i forget which], procuitto on a breadstick, tuna tartare on scallop chip) were good (fritter, tartare) to what the heck (procuitto)? The 1st course from the tasting (yellowtail with osetra) didn't work as flavors didn't flow. They also gave us (who had the prix fixe) a langostine ravioli which was ok. Second course of the tasting (scallop) tasted good but didn't impress. 3rd of tasting (foie gras) tasted like regular liver, not foie gras. Our prix fixe app of cheese agnolotti and lobster were nothing spectacular as the flavors just weren't there. The entrees ranged from mushy and tasteless (stuffed rabbit), to overly salted and mushy (wagyu beef on tasting menu), to average (turbot with what we called a water sauce because it had no taste). The tasting menu pre-dessert (passionfruit cheesecake) was way too tart, and the prix-fixe pre-dessert was an average panna cotta. Actual desserts of a sort of strawberry shortcake was ok, and my lemon "souflee" had a nest of caramel strands that was too dense and felt like glass in my mouth even in small bites, and was mostly ignored. The actual lemon crepe was something I would learn out of culinary school (of which i am attending). For $150 for prix fixe and $200 for a tasting menu, we were sorely disappointed. We left without touching the pettite fours because we were in too much of a hurry to leave. We did talk to the manager and they were kind enough to remove the tasting menu from the bill. Maybe it was because the head chef left at 8PM, but still, a poor experience from a 5 star restaurant.
Pros: Decor, took off tasting menu from bill due to poor food
Cons: Food
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