Bouchon at The Venetian

Was forced to wait about 25 minutes after my reservation time but during the entire wait, no one asked to get us a drink or even make room at the bar! The food itself wasn’t anything great either. The foie gras appetizer I had was woefully inadequate and poorly prepared (lots of veins = not enough care during prep work).

This place had very good food and a good waiter. There were 5 of us there, and we got to try lots of different dishes. It came out to be very expensive though, and they added a tip on top of ours, so that was disappointing. Their lamb was to die for. Veal was nice too. So, if you want nice food in Vegas and are not afraid to spend money, this is the place.

I can’t speak for any of their other meals (ie lunch, dinner), but Saturday brunch at Bouchon did not disappoint. Although the Brunch menu felt somewhat limited with regard to actual “breakfast” dishes— only a handful, with their famous Chicken & Waffles out for the day, the dishes that our table ordered were all very much enjoyed. Nicely presented, rich, well-prepared, and…did I mention rich?

The ambience captures the upscale, yet casual Parisian bistro well with its high ceilings, white table linens, parlor booths, mirrors, chalboard menus, and plenty of natural lighting. Our server was friendly and attentive.

The restaurant is a bit out of the way as you have to take a side elevator to the 10th floor.

My only complaint would be the hefty bill, but I would definitely come here again.

After a buffet lunch at the Paris hotel with my family, we were strolling about the strip when we walked into the Venetian and the Bouchon Bakery caught my eye. I wasn’t very hungry at the moment but couldn’t pass up the opportunity to try some pastries with my sister in law and mom. We decided to split some macaroons and a red velvet cupcake with vanilla icing.

We did some more walking and when we finally returned to our hotel room to rest, we decided to give it a try.

I absolutely loved the lemon macaroon. Taste is tart and light without it being too sweet. The other we tried was the cappucino macaroon. This one was good too, but not anything to write home about. However, its all about how it pops and dissolves between your tongue and the roof of my mouth, and this is where Bouchon’s macaroons fall amazingly flat. They struggled to dissolve because they were large (almost 3-4 inches in diameter) and probably weren’t baked fresh. I’ve been spoiled by Jin Patisserie’s macaroons. Their’s dissolve in your mouth like finely spun delicate strands of sugar that literally go poof into a light flavorful powder. Its heaven on earth, those Jin Patisserie macaroons. Sadly, these macaroons will not make me obsess about them enough to drive back next weekend in order to experience them again.

The other item we tried was their red velvet cupcakes with vanilla cheesecake frosting. It looked nice enough, but the cake itself was rather ordinary and dry. The rest was just standard.

This bakery was surrounded by many other patisseries, so I’m game to try the others tomorrow. Don’t care enough to give this one another try despite everyone else’s raving reviews. Call me a patisserie snob….if it doesn’t give me the most amazing orgy of flavors in my mouth, its just not worth it.

this is the most shameful and humiliating experience I have ever had with an “upscale” resturant.
I invited guests for dinner the day before my wedding, the experience was horrible. Just the highlight, one of my guests ordered a steak well-done, it came with blood and total pink inside (I’d say it is rare). The waiter did not take care of it upon request, a cleaning kitchen man (his dress) came 10 min later to take the plate with the steak. 30 min later, the “original” steak was brought out with pink inside. it was the same steak for apparent fact that the side cut out matched the original one. I asked to bring the steak to my attention for inspection and was totally ignored. Several guests of mine were working on their dish while still half full, and the plates were taken away without asking. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that some of my friends came from foreign county and it is easier to humiliate people who do not speak fluent English. 20% service fee was forced into the bill for absolutely no respect and no service while showing total arrogance. Call for management the same day, the next day and the day after, they all promis to call me and have a satisfactory resolution to this outrageous service and experience. Day after day of lies for not retuning my compliants and attend my requests, I kept calling till I got the highest manager’s attention and promise to compensate. Not surprise to find out that it did not happen either. Most of the talks reveals that these people are rediculously arrogant, and all the promise were lies as they build a business upon disrespecting and lying customers. This restaurant is for maximizing their profit while not deliverying and humiliate customer if they think they can get away with. I am pursuing credit card to dispute this charge now.
going to this restaurant one might set some expectation, don’t be surpised to come out with total dissapointment and humiliation.