text: What a giant disappointment We saved Scarpetta for our final night in Vegas because it was my first choice of a new place to try We will not ever returnnnWe had reservations at We arrived at I know this because the hostess pointed to the clock and noted that she would seat us in minutes since our reservation was for pm They were not busy no one else was waiting to be seated and only two people were sitting at the bar We had to ask twice to check a coat even though they have a clearly marked coat checknnAt this point we just figured the hostess was inexperienced or having a rough day Once we were seated we were promptly greeted and placed our cocktail orders Our drinks took almost minutes to arrive although we could see there were fewer than people in the entire restaurant and there were at least servers standing around chatting The rest of the night the service remained scattered at best We were rushed through our first course but had to flag down the server to order dessert nnOn top of this the server was constantly pushing us to upgrade after telling us that most of the plates as is are pretty minimal and that most people end up having to add to them with a second round of orders For example I ordered the fritto misto salad which runs The server warned me I should order a second primi as well He was not kidding I got two bites of greens with a dusting of lemon and seasoning In short the portions are small even for an upscale trendy restaurantnnThis place has one saving grace the tomato and basil spaghetti I admit I am pretty picky about Italian food after I lived in Italy for a summer I understand that it is rarely as good in the States Although it is not as good as you would get in Italy the tomato and basil spaghetti is done well here It has a nice light sauce it is not arrabbiata it is a pureed sauce and the pasta was cooked perfectly al dentennI had the strawberry souffle for dessert It was adequate although it was fairly cool by the time they got it to the table The coffee was fine but the server forgot the extra shot of Frangelico I requestednnOn the plus side it is really beautiful If you can get a seat in the windows they overlook the Bellagio fountains unfortunately the window seats also overlook the Bellagio gardening sheds and dumpstersso do not look down Overall the decor fits in well with the contemporary vibe at the Cosmo It is urban beautifully designed and hip It is fresh upscale and open without being fussy or stuffynnAs beautiful as it is and as great as that pasta plate was I will not be back