Since Ryan and I aren’t planning on taking an official honeymoon immediately after our wedding in October, we decided we’d take a mini-moon in May.
After some thought on where to go, we settled on Vegas. Ryan and I always have a great time when we go and since it’s been a few years since our last trip out there, it was an easy choice.
Once that was settled, I knew my goal was to get Ryan to partake in some of Foodie Vegas. With such a selection of outstanding restaurants in Vegas, I figured it wouldn’t be too hard of a sell to get Ryan to visit one…or two ;)
Since the moment I heard about the bread cart at Joël Robuchon’s, I knew that I needed to go to Joël Robuchon at the Mansion in the MGM Grand. Winner of Michelin's Three Star, Forbes Five-Star, AAA Five Diamond, and Wine Spectator's Grand Award. And on top of that, he was named France's Chef of the Century.
And the man was said to serve some mean bread.
So there you have it, me + bread + a sixteen course degustation option on the menu…I was sold. I just had to sell Ryan.
Luckily, I have been talking about wanting to go here for YEARS…no joke…YEARS. And I had the “but its our honeymoon” card this time…and it worked! Granted, I was told that I would NOT be partaking in the $425 per person 16 course extravaganza, but I was ok with that because luckily the bread cart comes with any menu selection…not just the bank breaking option!
So reservations were set for Wednesday, May 2 at 5:30pm (early, I know..but the man only has like 15 tables in ‘The Mansion’ and the only other available option was 9pm)
Side note to anyone else who plans on going – When you make your reservation, you’re entitled to a free ride to/from dinner in their gold limo. We didn’t ask about hitching a ride until well after our reservation was booked and by then all the limos/spots were taken.
So on to dinner!
The restaurant is towards the back of MGM Grand situated between L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon (its less formal twin restaurant) and the KA Theater. As soon as you walk in, you forget you just walked off a casino floor. It’s almost Alice in Wonderland-ish with the black and white checkered entryway floor, the plush purple couches/chairs, and lots of curtains and chandeliers. We sat ‘outside’ in the indoor garden area with a window view looking into the Mansion.
After placing some drink orders and then our dinner orders, the bread trolley arrived. There must have been close to 2 dozen types. Did I mention it was 3 levels?!
Next up, the L'Amuse-bouche of cherry gazpacho with sheep ricotta and pistachios
Then our entrees of Duck and seared foie gras with sweet and sour cherries, fresh almonds and Spiny lobster grilled with mustard sprouts, herb sabayon
And then…dessert
And then another dessert
And then the mignardises trolley! By this point, I was stuffed, but the waiter wouldn’t think of giving me my plate until I had picked enough to fill it up.
And for the ladies, you get a take home bag with some more dessert. Sorry, fellas…hope your woman shares :)
In the end…it was definitely a fine dining experience. I loved the bread and dessert carts, but this is definitely a once in a blue moon kind of dinner for us. Loved the food and can now say we’ve dined at a three-star Michelin restaurant which will not happen again for probably a long while!
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