text: Spago was pedestrian at best I eat at many higher end restaurants throughout the year and I rarely write a review but with my recent experience at Spago I felt the need to warn others to not waste their money and time going to Spago in Las Vegas nnI vaguely remember going to Spago in Beverly Hills as a youngster with my parents and recall how food forward and posh it was years ago so I figured that going to Spago as an adult in Las Vegas was going to hold its own I was sorely mistakennnI was staying at the Aria and had reservations to see Absinthe which was AMAZING so I chose to go to Spago because of the proximity and it is reputation We got there about minutes late due to traffic but they were very accomodating up front and sat us promply The restaurant was relatively uncrowded at the time I believe it just opened for the evening but they sat us in a table that was in the corner and right next to the doorway that the waiters use constantly between the kitchen and dining room I immediately noticed that this was not the seat for us so we asked to be moved and they accomodated us but I still was not sure why they chose this poorly placed table even though there were many tables open nnThe waiter was very pleasant and informative and I quickly told him that we had a show at pm and apologized for being late but stressed that we wanted to be on time for the show He said that it would not be a problem at all to make the show on time and that we should not worry at all Then he preceded to show us the winedrink list and handed us an IPAD I thought this was very tacky for a high end restaurant We then were handed the menu which had a nice assortment of dishes but I did not feel that the dishes were all that food forward and it did not have many options for my vegetarian wife I asked him what are some of the signature dishes that he recommends and he said that it is a little cliche to answer that question but he reluctantly made a few recommendations He then gave the option to my wife of a vegetarian entree that the chef puts together himself and spoke of how wonderful that dish is and that he often recommends it to nonvegetarian diners I thought he was blowing a little smoke about that and the rest of his recommendations but we made our order courses as recommended and kept our fingers crossed that we will have enough time to make the show They came with the bread plate options which they claim were voted the best in Vegas which were good but nothing special I liked that they continually came to the table and offered us more bread throughout the meal The waiters who filled your water was also very attentive but borderline too attentive I would take a sip and he would quickly refill my water before I put the glass downnnMy first course was the lobster saladit was not good at all Minimal amounts of lobster come on this is VEGASI expected practically a whole tail for that price and it was a very small dish and the flavors just did not mesh It had the obligatory dots of sauce and a variety of fancy items on the plate but I was underwhelmed My wife had the arugula salad which she claims was the best part of the meal but I still thought the price was too much Then there was a minute gap between our first course and the second and I started to get a little nervous about the show and I thought the gap was just not timed right for the meal A large party then entered and I did not see our waiter practically at all for the rest of the meal I found another waiter and stressed again that we are running a little late for the show and he talked to the kitchen to speed things up My second course was the seafood risotto which was not bad I then found our original waiter and asked for a diet coke which he then forgot about and I did not receive Another gap between our courses again and my wife and I started to get pretty disappointed that the kitchen was not being attentive at all to our situation Finally the main course came and I had the duck which was also nothing special a little fatty My wifes vegetarian dish just felt like an afterthought and we quickly had to scarf down our main dish to make the show My diet coke finally came after I asked another waiter and he said claimed that the soda dispenser was just being repaired which I felt was a lie I had to find yet another waiter to ask for the check and we quickly signed it so that we could make the show I would have loved dessert but that was not in the cards anymorennAll in all Spago in Las Vegas is completely underwhelming and not worth all the hype It was just as good as any other restaurant in a mall and I would not waste my time going to this restaurant when there are so many other great ones in Vegas I am still fuming that I could have made so many other quality choices