Love the Wynn rooms and used to always stay there but they don’t take dogs and the Trump does and they always upgrade us to one bdr suite, high floor strip view but no casino and really no food options like the Wynn.
Get the Wynn red card for deals…
So much fun to party at the roulette wheel, eat, drink, nap…repeat!
Miss the Wynn!
so, carbonephiles. does this joint have a bar? i have reservations
at bardot brasserie already, but was thinking about maybe
walking in thursday night.
are the drinks good? or stick with wine?
Has a pretty substantial bar and lounge which is a bit more noisy than the dining room but I think that is to be expected in Vegas. I had a couple of very good old fashioneds and everyone said they liked their drinks at our party. I don’t think it would be any problem walking in on a weekday unless there is some giant convention going on in Aria that day.
Had a really good dinner at carbone. And damn that Caesar salad was fucking perfection. All the ingredients, from the garlic, anchovies, cheese, and croutons just worked together perfectly. The meatballs were also outstanding, great texture and flavor. The rigatoni was fine but nothing special. And the best thing about the tiramisu was the ladyfinger on top. Should have gotten the cheesecake. Wish they were open for lunch.
Also had the amazing Caesar salad , a very good octopus app, and a dat bread basket. The lobster was so damn sweet and the fra diavola sauce complimented it perfectly, with enough heat to get your attention.
Another Carbone meal. I can’t seem to not go here when in town.
The linguine with vongole was great with a sharp garlic punch and spicy from red chili flake and black pepper. Really well done and quite different from other versions I have had.
Also got these massive fuckin prawns cooked scampi style. So sweet, so delicately dressed to ensure the lobster tail sized shrimps were the main event. Picture doesn’t do them justice, but they had to be U-2 shrimps. Ridiculous in size and flavor.
Whats the check come out to per person on average? I’ve only been to the NYC Carbone many years ago but had a great meal. My go to in Vegas for Italian is usually Piero’s. I want to try Carbone but I’m scared the price is going to be absurd and the quality won’t be as good.
Had a great meal here last night. Cesar salad, meatballs and spicy rigatoni vodka were all fantastic. Had 1 non veal eater so we couldn’t get the veal parm. The Somm picked a great $129 bottle of Italian wine. Bread service with that chunk of parm at the beginning of the meal is a nice way to start.
The only disappointment was the chicken scarpiello. Bad choice on my part.
We saw Graham Elliott and Brian Voltaggio walk in during dinner.
The place has become so popular, you have to book a reservation most nights now. I went on a Monday night and we had to eat at the bar because they were booked.
Took my kids there for the first time. My 8 year old loves parmesan. He scarfed down the first piece. He wanted more. The very nice captain brought him over 4 more big chunks.
Great as always
Baked clams
Bread basket
Old fashioned
Rigatoni vodka
Caesar salad
I would not order the tortellini ragu again. It wasn’t bad but if I’m having pasta I’d rather have more rigatoni or the vongole.
Had a fun, but somewhat mixed meal here this weekend. First, the good: the meatballs, caesar salad, and rigatoni alla vodka were just outstanding. It’s hard to imagine better versions of these dishes. I also really enjoyed the cheese, salami, and bread basked. Could have been done here.
Unfortunately we weren’t. Something just went wrong with the linguine and clams–it was so salty that it was inedible, and I am a salt fiend. We sent it back. And the steak we ordered to share (bone-in NY strip), while cooked to a nice medium rare, was tough and lacking in beefy flavor. It was pricey but not too crazy, especially for Vegas. I’d go back and probably stick to the classics, and maybe order the fra diavola or the zuppa di pesce.