Q: positive

A: Had a burrito here, with tamarindo beverage. The food and beverage is excellent. Location is a bit far that is why I only rate it with 4 stars. Hope they open one close to home

Q: negative

A: Our party of 9 ate here last Saturday in celebration of my 30th birthday. We had a 7 p.m. reservation and were seated within minutes of our arrival. We had a central booth that comfortably fit our large party. As others have mentioned, the music is very loud but I didn't feel it overpowered our conversation and we all enjoyed the ambiance - it is Vegas after all! Our waiter was attentive and mentioned at the beginning of our service that the bar was backed up and it might be awhile until we get our drinks. No big deal. We placed our orders - salads as starters and various cuts of steaks for each member of the party. One of our favorite parts of the meal was the table bread and whatever the ridiculously magical green dipping sauce was that came with it - yum! My husband and I shared a blue cheese wedge salad - good, but nothing to write home about. For my entree, I ordered the 10 oz. filet with truffle butter on top. The steak was good, but I have eaten at enough wonderful steak restaurants to know that I have definitely had better. I'm also not sure the truffle butter was worth an additional $12. We also ordered a few sides for the table - our party seemed to enjoy the truffle fries and lobster mashed potatoes. The meal itself was fine, albeit not impressive, but at least we were enjoying ourselves. This is when things took a turn for the worse. We had paid the well over $1,000 bill and ordered one additional round of drinks to savor the last few minutes of my birthday celebration. At this point, we had been at the table for a reasonable amount of time to feed 9 people, and like I had mentioned earlier, the only holdup was waiting for our drinks to come from the bar. As we were still enjoying the last sips of our drinks, the waiter came over the our table, leaned down to me (who he knew was the birthday girl) and my sister-in-law, and bluntly said "I'm gonna need your table". We seriously could not believe our ears. I've never in my life experienced such unprofessional behavior, especially after just spending a significant amount of money on an already sub par meal. If we had been lingering at the table too long, I could maybe understand - I get that you are a busy restaurant and it was a Saturday night. But we had literally just paid the bill and had every right to still be at the table at the time he said this. Maybe a better way to approach the situation would have been to ask politely if we wouldn't mind moving to the bar. I am incredibly disappointed that we came here for my birthday dinner, and it will be a night to remember for all the wrong reasons. It is their responsibility to schedule their reservations with a reasonable amount of time for people to enjoy their meals and the company they are with. I made this reservation well over a month in advance, and this was totally unacceptable. Because of this, I am NEVER eating here again and will make sure others know that this is how they treat their guests.

Q: positive

A: The food is outstanding but you have to wait for it. Is it worth it? The Oyster Bar is inside the Palace Station Casino. The bar only has 18 seats. We got here at 8:30 pm on a Monday thinking we could avoid the infamous wait. No such luck, eleven people ahead of us in line. The line did not move for 40 minutes. When it finally moved, it went quick. At the one hour mark, we got seated. Yay. Well not so fast. After you're seated, you're given a sourdough roll and butter. Thank you, thank you thank you. We were starving and that helped a lot. A few minutes go by and they take our order. We waited so long I memorized what we wanted a half an hour ago lol. 40 minutes later our soup comes out. An hour & 15 minutes from being seated we got the oysters. At the two hour mark from being seated we got our entrees. 3 hour 15 minutes from waiting in line to finishing our meal. Was it worth it? Here's the rundown: New England Clam Chowder - Delicious. The bowl was full of clams and the soup was just outstanding. Oyster (a dozen) - was so so good. Cocktail sauce, horseradish and lemon accompanied the oysters. One of the best oysters I've ever had. The chef was having problems with one of the oysters (didn't want to stay in the shell) we were playfully teasing him about it and he was such a sport about it. We all had a good laugh and he put an extra oyster in for us. A bakers dozen, all delicious. Plaza Pan Roast - it had shrimp, crab, chicken and andouille sausage. It's my first pan roast and it was delicious. The brandy and cream was a good combination. All the proteins were cooked perfectly. I specially liked the andouille sausage, a little hint of spiciness worked well with the broth. I got a number 7 on the heat scale. It was not spicy for me at all. I could not finish my bowl, it was so rich and I had a lot of oysters. Lol. I will have a good lunch tomorrow for sure. I was also able to taste the following dishes. Combo Pan Roast - it had shrimp, crab and lobster. My Mom's choice. Zero on the heat scale. It was as good as mine. Tasted the lobster and that was very good. Good amount of it too. Lol. Bouillabaisse - was so good. My brother's dish. 7 on the heat scale. It was spicy. Ouch. But it was really good. The broth was clean and very flavorful. It had shrimp, crab, lobster, mussels & clams. Great broth. I would get this next time. Service was excellent. The chef was friendly and entertaining. The wait. It didn't bother me at all. It was more entertaining than anything else. I got to talk to other people waiting in line and making fun of the situation we were in. I even got to meet a couple of local Yelpers and she told us about a Korean/Mexican fusion restaurant (Komex). The 3 hours went by really fast. It's an experience I won't soon forget and isn't that why we go to these places and go through all the hoops. Lol Was it worth it? I say Yes!! We had great service We had great food. We had great conversations We had a memorable night. I'll definitely be back

Q: negative

A:
If you're craving Chinese food, this is the closest you'll get to it on the strip. Although, I can't really blame them entirely for being below par because mostly tourists come here and they have no incentive to improve their dishes...or more accurately resemble authentic dishes. I suggest ordering the BEEF CHOW FUN, which I think is the dish that is made most accurately to beef chow fun in authentic Chinese restaurants. The service really sucks- the only people in the restaurant were my boyfriend and I and it took us forever to find someone to fill our tea pot and get check. All the waiters were doing something in the back. Obviously they didn't appreciate our business even though we were the only ones there...