text: It seems every casino must have a steak house and an Italian restaurantnnContinuing the great Las Vegas tradition of uninventiveness and mediocrity Marinellis is the Italian eatery at the new M Resort nBy the way the steak house is called Terzettowhich frankly sounds like another Italian restaurant to mennIf last nights meal at Marinellis is any indication the M Resort is not much of a player in the intense competition for our gulletsnnTHE DECOR Whoever designed the room should be sent to Guantanamo for unconscionable acts of aesthetic terrorism It looks and feels like a buffet with toosmall tables and a generically psychedelic carpet all the better to hide the stains I guess nnSpeaking of stains the bar at the front is odd The counter was designed with a inch slope on the outside edge I guess cuz it looks nice nIt was not so nice however when I watched a man put his glass of beer down then a second later see it slide off and break on the floornnTHE FOOD My steak was overcooked and had the consistency of a piece of choicebeef from Vons My friends Osso Bucco was cold and tasteless My other friend did not finish his risotto nnIm struggling to find something positive to sayhmmmm let me thinkOkay okay I got itthe bread was pretty good The rest of the experience was forgettablennTHE RESORT IN GENERAL It is nice although it does not look like a billion dollars to me It is rather Red Rockish in overall feel nThe bar upstairs at Veloce has a nice viewalthough they were not equipped to make Absinthe in the proper way nnMy favorite part of the complex was The Hostile Grape a comfortable stylish room with a very good selection of wines by the glass including a Sine Qua Non that is almost NEVER available by the glass Those of you who know wine know what I meannAlthough I must warn you the SNQ is an ounceor maybe I should say it is an OUCHnnIm not a buffet guy but the buffet at M Resort looked interesting The lineup was certainly long enough nIts called Studio B and appears to combine the usual buffet experience with Show Kitchen entertainment where you see dishes being prepared Perhaps I will put a bag over my head and check it out one day