text: I realize that Vegas and overpriced go hand in hand particularly when wining and dining on the Strip but among my dining experiences in this city I would rank this in the lower percentile when justifying the hit my bank account takes It boiled down to service and overall valuennWe were lured in by Mario Batalis name being on the door We were greeted and seated promptly in a lowlit dining room of dark rich wood and wine lining the back wall The entire albums of Keane and U played during the course of our meal which I found not to fit with the intended ambience but oh wellnnWhile our server was friendly and seemed knowledgeable beginning with ordering our wine I felt like he would suggest nothing but the most expensive things on the menu For example after passing on a glass of chardonnay and inquiring about another good white wine I was referred to the option nnAnd so it continued with our entreesapparently we would be missing the holy grail not to have ordered every single course including the ribeyeso when my dining companion and I honed in on pasta we had eaten on the plane and were not starving our server seemed put off even moreso when we chose the appetizer size I even got the Are you sure You are only going to get this much gesturing to the bread plate At that point yesI was very surennThat aside our meal was pretty enjoyable We started by sharing the cured meats plate and Zachs chopped salad which was full of flavor with beans parmesean and just the right amount of dressing For the entree my dining companion had black fettucine with crab and jalapeno and I had the potato gnocchi which was OK but could have had a little more flavor May I add it arrived on a plate larger than the bread platennOverall I feel like the experience did not live up to the name Sorry Mario