One of the big reasons we go out to dinner? We want to be waited on and feel like we’re the most special people in the world. And at Carbone, mission accomplished. It’s as if restaurant creators Mario Carbone, Rich Torrisi and Jeff Zalaznick took a New York Italian restaurant from the mid-20th century, put it in a time machine and transplanted it to Las Vegas.
You’ll know you’re going to experience something special from the moment you enter. A captain is assigned to your table, and they attend to your every need and desire, providing you with detailed menu descriptions and more than a little personality in the process. Before you even order a cocktail, you’re feeling a bit tipsy from the rush. But you definitely want to order some booze here, especially with the rum program that Carbone curates. If you really feel like splurging, try the Samaroli 1999 Trinidad rum aged in Scotch barrels from the vintage rum cart.
You cannot go wrong with the appetizer menu here, but we strongly suggest starting with the carpaccio Piemontese, featuring truffles, walnuts and mushrooms atop thinly sliced beef tenderloin, brushed with a white truffle emulsion. We’re particularly partial to veal Parmesan, and this version is pretty much the reason. It’s enormous and enormously satisfying, accompanied with cheese-crusted, deep-fried rib. If fish is more your style, the dover piccata, drizzled with a lemony brown butter sauce and finished tableside by your captain.
It’s awesome enough that you’re given a free bottle of limoncello just before your departure (along with seven-layer cookies), but don’t skip the bananas flambe for dessert—everyone in the room will be looking your way when your captain fires up the dish.
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