Me: WHAT? Friend: W(@#(*)Q@ Me: WHAT? I can't hear you. Friend: (leans in closer) &#$#&( Me: WHAT?!?! THIS PLACE IS SO LOUD! Friend: (screams in ear) WTF IS THAT ALARM GOING OFF! Tao Restaurant successfully made four twenty-five year olds fear hearing loss. In addition to the techno music pumping at high volume throughout the clamoring and bustling restaurant, an alarm system accompanied by flashing strobe lights continued to blare for over ten minutes during our meal. I couldn't tell if I was in the nightclub or the actual restaurant for quite some time. Talk about an identity crisis. In addition to the terrible music, alarm, and audio ambiance, the management and order of this place is really sub-par. The first problem is having the entrance to the nightclub be the same as the entrance to the restaurant causing a severe bottleneck at the door and eliminating the waiting space for a table. We had reservations for five at 9:45. At 10:15 we were seated, at a table for FOUR, next to the service entrance. It was absurd. We called the mai'tre d over to explain our situation and he told us that he was "unable to build us another table" and that the much larger and currently vacated table was already reserved. After we instruct our waiter to bring us whatever is best on the menu, and to "keep it coming," and a party of TWO was sat at the table for SIX that we had been eyeing, the mait're d came over and offered us SHOTS to compensate us. I couldn't believe this - we were here with PARENTS - who LIVE in Vegas and are locals - and we also had a table waiting for us upstairs at the club. We were shoveling them a ton of money, and I really couldn't believe how we were being treated. Finally, we were moved to a larger table and given a free bottle of champagne, but all the fuss didn't make it worth. Even if the duck was absolutely delicious. Even though our bill was under $400 for five, I would skip this place and head to d.b.'s or another Vegas restaurant with a better vibe, better service, and better core values. SAVE YOUR EARDRUMS!
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