2245 E. Flamingo Rd. The main dining room is like an enormous clerestory, with green plants suspended from ceiling trellises and a skylight that lets ambient moonlight filter through. Behind that room there's a rectangular room with faux green marble wallpaper and wooden paneling, which gives the effect of being enveloped by an Oriental jewel case. This restaurant is more than 20 years old, which qualifies it for a Carbon-14 test in this town. So it's no major surprise when retro touches the surface, like the clam dip with homemade potato chips that starts every dinner, or a Lazy Susan style salad bar brought to the table before the entree.
Service is also an anachronism.
Waiters are unfailingly polite without demonstrating obsequiousness, exactly the combination that works in a cynical town like this. What's more, the staff actually works as a team, picking up tasks when their mates are too busy to perform them, and sharing menial duties. What a contrast when compared with similarly priced Strip venues. It illustrates the unfortunate fact that an ever-increasing number of our restaurants don't take the time or trouble to train a staff properly. The Tillerman specializes in seafood, though as a concession to the multitudes of carnivores that live and visit here, the larders are stocked with a requisite number of steaks and chops.