The ambiance is unique and I loved the fact that the kitchen is totally visible, and you can watch the chefs prepare the food. I typically take that as a sign of high quality & pride in the food, or a passion for the culinary aspect. Once seated, the waiter took about 5 minutes to even ask us what we wanted to drink, and DID NOT give us menus for another 5 minutes. We sat for 10 minutes with no water or drinks, and having no chance to even look at a menu to see what we wanted. After the waiter finally came back to the table and gave us the menu, he didn't tell us the specials or even welcome us to the restaurant (a customary thing for any restaurant. Let alone an "upscale" restaurant.) He just wasn't happy about being there, and you could tell. The bread in the bread basket tasted like fish. I'm guessing they used the same grill on both the bread and the fish. Or maybe the smoke from the fish. Not sure, but it definitely tasted slightly fishy. Our appetizers took an additional 20 minutes. The waiter did not apologize, but instead stated he wanted to make sure "they were very hot" when he brought them out to us. (makes no sense to me either). The dinner didn't take long to come out after the appetizers, but all in all, we sat there WAY TOO LONG. I wouldn't mind sitting for a long time, enjoying a nice dinner. But the fact that a majority of it was waiting for our food/drinks/menus was a bit annoying. We ordered -tomato soup (Not good. tasted like the sauce from a spahgettios can) -Steak carpacio (VERY good) -Surf & Turf (the lobster was GOOD. The cod was NOT.) -Salmon (Cheap, pale in color, rubbery, and not crispy at all. dripping in oil, served skin side up with a slimy, flimsy skin that was not cooked well). I get salmon from room service at the Vdara, and it beat the salmon I had at American Fish by a long shot. Also, the salmon at Whole Foods cooked on my grill pan at home blows this salmon out of the water. -The salmon came with prosciutto wrapped asparagus (VERY GOOD..but the sauce it sat on top of was flavorless, heavy, mayo-like consistency) -Brocoli with almond dressing (dripping in oil. nothing special. the almond slivers were good) I was extremely underwhelmed by the service and the food. I have no clue where they get these prices from, but it is not worth it by a long shot. I LOVE going to nice restaurants, and DO NOT mind paying for great food...but American Fish possesses neither of those qualities in my opinion.
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