The best meal of my life was at Picasso (Julian Serrano's fine dining establishment at the Bellagio), so I had very high expectations for his restaurant at Aria. I was pleasantly surprised to see him offering a tapas menu here, which makes his cuisine more affordable, in a casual space that opens onto the main lobby area. Where the food was concerned, Serrano lived up to all my expectations. Four of us shared four dishes as a light lunch - the chicken croquetas, wild mushroom risotto, ahi tuna tempura, and fried calamari - and all were terrific. I just love love love tapas, being able to try a little bit of a lot of dishes, and Serrano's are some of the best I've had (next to Jose Andres's dishes at The Bazaar, in LA). Service was a bit spotty, but I'll cut them some slack since it was only day 4. I'm thrilled to see Chef Serrano offering his immense talent in a more casual, moderately-priced restaurant. It's no Picasso, but for being the "next best thing," it's pretty darn wonderful.
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5 stars for what it is. Go every week for muffin and coffee. My favorite...Morning Glory muffins. So bright, sunny, happy place to wake up. Love sitting outside with the dog. Lunches are very good, also.
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Best shrimp tacos around!
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ood is decent but management attitude is atrocious. They feel they are doing you a favor by allowing you to eat here. Close friends who live nearby and visited at least weekly were told they had to leave in 45 minutes because they were seated at a 4 top after asking to be moved from a cold and drafty 2 top. Hostess and Manager told them they'd have to leave because they "rejected" first table. Appalling lack of customer service. They won't be around long with this type of attitude. Unfortunate because food is decent. One other negative : extremely noisy atmosphere.
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