I have eaten here several times and have found that the service is uneven at best. This past time, I waited for 45 minutes to receive my entrees, and my drinks were empty for the majority of the meal. Other times that I have been here, the service has been attentive and friendly. The restaurant is located in the MGM and has a beautiful dining room. It is dimly lit and has a great atmosphere. The server greeted us shortly after we sat down and took our order. When I asked him for recommendations, he recommended the short ribs, the short rib raviolini and the lobster gnocchi. We wound up ordering the Pistachio Crusted Grilled Shrimp appetizer, the Caesar Salad, the Raviolini and the Gnocchi. The shrimp came out and were delicious, although they had a fairly scant amount of pistachios dusting them. It was served with a delicious sauce, made of tomatoes and olives. The shrimp were cooked through and were large and plump. The Caesar salad was delicious. The dressing was garlicky and was fairly standard, but the croutons made this salad memorable. I am not usually a crouton fan, but my companion and I fought over who got the last one. The entrees, which took an additional ten minutes to arrive after our server said that they would be out in just a minute, were okay. Well, one was good, and one earned my "Never Again" award. The Raviolini was deceptive. The portion looked small. The stuffed pasta looked danty, as well as delicious. And it was definitely delicious. But dainty it ain't. More like stick to your (braised short) ribs filling. These suckers are enough to make two meals out of. They had a delicious, intense flavor. Their meaty goodness had me salivating over them. I would return for these, but I am not sure that I would wait as long as I did for them again. If you go, order this. Don't order the atrocity that I review next. The lobster Gnocchi, one of the proclaimed house specialties, was so disappointing, that if I had seen my waiter in the first ten minutes after the food had been delivered, I would have said something. The gnocchi was overcooked and had the consistency of glue. The sauce appeared to have been broken. There was a thin layer of oil on top of what otherwise appeared to be a delicious sauce. The menu billed it as having truffle in it, but truffle was not evident in the taste. The five small pieces of lobster were flavorful. I just wish there had been a little more. When the server removed our plates, he didn't even acknowledge that apart from the lobster, my gnocchi was barely touched. I rated this location the way I did based on numerous visits, so it scored higher than I would have scored it based on this visit alone.
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negative