text: I went to Le Cirque with insane expectations Being only my second dinner at the Bellagio the previous one at the amazing Picasso I had anticipated this dinner quite a bit In the end I was disappointednnWe went in a party of When we sat down menus were provided but we knew immediately we were doing the tasting menu We raised some special needs with our waiter and he provided several possible substitutions for certain dishes that did not fit the constraints He suggested a truffle rosotto over the scallop and mushroom Instead of john dory how about rabbit or chicken really or filet nnWith the menu decided bread was served The bread was excellent There were three or four different breads in each basket The highlight was something I have never seen before fat soft pretzel bread It was like having a soft pretzel in bread form It was greatnnThe first course was a lobster salad but I do not eat shellfish Instead I was given a nicely presented traditional salad It was okay Nothing very exciting though the tomatoes were excellentnnThe second course was a sauteed foie gras with dried fruits and hazelnut A classic combination again tried but true This was excellent though I think I have had enough foie gras for a couple years from this one dish alone it was not lacking in quantity nnThe next course was the risotto Again the menu called for a scallop and mushroom but I opted for a truffle risotto Boy did it have truffles The entire mini sauce pan in which it was served was covered with large flakes of truffle I have never seen that much in one place The risotto was good The truffle tasted like nothing Yes there was enough truffle to take many bites of just truffle I simply did not understand it I suppose truffle is best appreciated through the nose Other members of my party who ordered the scallop rosotto preferred theirs over the one with truffle nnThe next dish was the jon dorry It was fine Interestingly it was served with a red wine sauce which I do need to give the chef props for That was unique to my experiencennThen the lamb I am having a hard time remembering it again The waiter did not ask for our temperature preference and as such everyone is came our mediummedium well That alone was not so impressive I do recall that it was the cleanest frenching I have ever seen on a chop thoughnnWith all the courses over our waiter asked us if we would like dessert We say yes order some coffees and by the time the coffee is served the waiters all come out with different desserts prepared one for each person a surprise We played a game of Pass the Dessert and got to try them all Each was quite large The best was probably a coconutmango ice cream served in a coconut Other offerings included two souffles a strawberry shortcake and others On top we were provided petit fours Again nothing truly amazingnnIn all I found the food pretty generic It was solid no doubt but not creative Nothing elicited a wow except perhaps some of the portions I feel like the kitchen was playing it safe with this menunnI must compare this restaurant to Picasso The experience pales in comparison Add on top of that that the menu is per person more than Picasso and then another per person for the truffle substitution and for what exactly and one wonders what the value proposition here is nnPerhaps my anticipation got the better of me but in all I cannot fully recommend this restaurant I think there are better choices out there