text: Great setting great food lousy servicenot a great dining experiencennWell every time I romp off to Vegas for the weekend I make it a habit to stop off for a drink in the Venitian squareI love it there So I heard that one of my favorite food network chefs opened a restaurant there and so off I wentnnWell the setting was beautiful and amusingwatching fellow tourists mosey about with gelato live Venitan statues and shotgun weddings We joined the hungry and waited for our table We sat by the bar and talked to a friendly bartender My friend and I drink different wines so we were surprised to find such a small selection of wines by the glass I was in an Italian restaurant and could not so much as get a Pinot Grigio by the glass Well the friendly bartender made some suggestions and we were pleased with our glasses Further conversation found that they have an issure with attaching our bar tab with our dinner tabseriouslywe close out a tab enough in Vegasreally twice for one dinnernnWe were taken to our table and forever passed before a server appeared Finally a buser came by with water and two slices of bread wrapped in paper as well as a small packaqge of dried bread sticks arrived on our table We did not eat as there was no butter or dipping oil Our waiter stopped by busily and quickly asking Have you decided yet He was not concerned if we needed more to drink needed any butter or needed any questions answered We asked for oil and parmasean for the bread and ordered a few dishes When the waiter was asked to discuss the items in more detail he didnnNow the highlightthe food was delicious The grilled radiccio and mozzerella salad had a sweet flavor due to the balsamic maranade The coliflower puree was spicey and the pasta was cooked perfectly nnIn sum if you do not mind waiting for a while do not expect a full dining experience here is some good Italian food in a great setting for a reasonable price nnMario great ideabut needs some work