Las Vegas guide and MSE thread 2013

ferf1223

sorry to hear about Donny and Marie, photome...it would be especially disappointing on the last night, I would think...good deal on the Augustus Tower room though - we really like that tower for the reasons you mention. Safe trip home when it's time!

And not sure if any of these offers from Travel Zoo are of any interest - there are several for attractions, dining, spas, shows. Some may have appeared before.

http://www.travelzoo.com/entertainment/more/-12-50-up-Las-Vegas-Dinner-Spa-Show-Activity-Deals-1467430/?placement=Top20-DealLink

vegasvisitor

stoneman wrote: »

What you are asking is like "how long is a piece of string"
So many options if price is not important, but in true moneysaving style my vote goes to Mon Ami Gabi at Paris. You can sit on the veranda and have really nice food and service, all for a fraction of the cost of some high end places. And you can't beat the setting.
We used to walk past there years ago and thing "wow, I bet that place is expensive" because it looks it and the position is out of this world. Then one day we just had a look at the menu, half roast chicken $19!!! We were in there as fast as we could go, now every trip we eat there at least twice.

I always like the look of Mon Ami Gabi, but unfortunately it's not very veggie friendly. We're both veggie, and have never eaten there due the restrictive menu.

For a nice meal for a vegetarian I would suggest somewhere Italian maybe - there is a posh Italian place in St Mark's Square at the Venetian. Might be called Canaletto from memory.

ratkarth

Anyone on here tried sw steakhouse? Just read a trip report recommending it but looks pricey, thoughts? Worth it.

vegasvisitor

davespink28 wrote: »

Getting Married in Las Vegas in sept.
Can anyone recommend somewhere nice to eat for just the two of us after our wedding.
Partner is a Vegetarian so something that can accommodate her. Something a bit special for after the wedding and open to all type of cuisine. And budget is no option.

So are you not becoming veggie too? My husband went veggie when we moved in together

nvh

davespink28 wrote: »

Getting Married in Las Vegas in sept.
Can anyone recommend somewhere nice to eat for just the two of us after our wedding.
Partner is a Vegetarian so something that can accommodate her. Something a bit special for after the wedding and open to all type of cuisine. And budget is no option.

What about the patio (depending on time of day due to heat!) of the Country Club @ Wynn?



In fact, all of Wynn's restaurants have a variation of Vegan / Vegetarian menus'.

Full list here (may be slightly out of date?):
http://www.visitwynn.com/documents/Wynn_and_Encore_Vegan_Menus.pdf

stoneman

nvh wrote: »

What about the patio (depending on time of day due to heat!) of the Country Club @ Wynn?



In fact, all of Wynn's restaurants have a variation of Vegan / Vegetarian menus'.

Full list here (may be slightly out of date?):
http://www.visitwynn.com/documents/Wynn_and_Encore_Vegan_Menus.pdf

The stupidest explanation of why I thought my steak was overcooked was at the Country Club. The waiter said that because of the tint of the glass steak looks more well done than it actually is. So I pressed it with a fork and when no juice came out I suggested that it was the overhead lights causing that as well. I sent him back with it sharpish. How such a supposedly high end place treat its customers like fools is beyond me. They must think people with a British accent are stupid because we do seem to get some weird explanations of bad food/service

Bj87

Maybe in case something goes wrong with your own headphones (if they are in ear ones) that may get lodged for what ever reason during taxi take off and landing etc?? Trust me it is there for a reason

luci

photome wrote: »

Donny and Marie cancelled this week!.

Not a good night last night as my wife had been looking forward to the show, we went to eat early, got to the showroom only to be told Marie isn't well and they have cancelled at least until may 14th, was very disappointing.

On the plus side we went and had the happy hour bar menu at Max brenners which as great.

Yes we went to pick up our tickets yesterday for tonight's show and found out so have rescheduled for next week.

The stupid bint at the Box Office kept trying to tell me that the "third party" had already refunded our booking and we couldn't reschedule.

I kept telling her I didn't book with a third party, that I booked by phone direct with the Box Office on a Travelzoo offer. The guy next to her finally pressed something on her computer and voila, she could reschedule.

I didn't want a refund as we got such a good price for the tickets and good seats. The new seats aren't quite so good, but look OK.

Andream

SW Steakhouse is very very nice, probably one of the best we have tried in Vegas, went Christmas Day a few years ago and I was quite unwell at the time, put on brave face and enjoyed it as much as I could for Husband as it was Christmas day and it was worth the money, only complaint I had was we didn't have very nice seating, should have asked to moved.

photome

luci wrote: »

Yes we went to pick up our tickets yesterday for tonight's show and found out so have rescheduled for next week.

The stupid bint at the Box Office kept trying to tell me that the "third party" had already refunded our booking and we couldn't reschedule.

I kept telling her I didn't book with a third party, that I booked by phone direct with the Box Office on a Travelzoo offer. The guy next to her finally pressed something on her computer and voila, she could reschedule.

I didn't want a refund as we got such a good price for the tickets and good seats. The new seats aren't quite so good, but look OK.

Wish we could have done the same, I had similar conversations with the box office about a refund, they kept telling me that travel zoo would refund even though I booked over the phone, in the end she told me tat their call centre would refund us direct. I did think of rescheduling for Oct after I left the counter but didn't think I would get anywhere