Problem: 2 stars, I was not impressed..... On my last trip out I went here. I had such high hopes for this place but found it to be lacking in every single area. The seafood was sub par at best, I found that I have had much better crab out east. The service was average, I think our waiter filled up our water glass twice and was much busier with his other tables. I dined here with my Mother and Wife and they felt the same way. They spent some money on the place because the decor was nice. This is a major tourist trap though. They need to do a better job with the food! I won't make a return trip to Joes :(
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Problem: It's easy to get carried away about the Fringe and just roll out the superlatives, but sometimes a sense of perspective is needed. It may be the most high profile event in Scotland, but deep down the local consensus has always been that while it's great that Edinburgh gets to host such an event, it's not so great that for a month of the year locals should feel alienated and often patronised in their own city. The festival is run by luvvies from the South East, for luvvies from the South East, and with each passing year the trend for quantity over quality becomes more prevalent. Comedy now seems to be the main focus, and having sat through some gems of conceptual theatre that include people rolling around the stage in tinfoil, and at another show sticking tampons to their heads, I must say I'm quite relieved. As pretty much every comedian you've heard of is likely to be here, it's easy to pick a show you know you'll like, but it can be fun to risk the tumbleweed and take a lucky dip. As a pointer for quality, simply looking at the posters and flyers can be a good bet. If there's a mention of music, magic or any other gimmick, or the comedian is grinning inanely, then it's likely the show is lot less amusing than they think it is. If he looks miserable and tortured, then you'll be rolling around on the floor in no time. If you're visiting The Fringe then you won't be able to avoid the swarm of street entertainers that plague The Royal Mile. So far this year I've seen: Guy dressed as a cat, playing guitar. Woman painted white, pretending to be a statue. Guy dressed as a donkey, playing guitar. Guy attempting to squeeze entire body through a tennis racket. Guy dressed as a ghost. Playing guitar. While the Fringe does indeed bring some very deluded and self-absorbed souls to the fore, there is so much going on that even a whole street of guys dressed as sheep, playing guitar couldn't detract from it too much. With hundreds of shows on every day, there's never a moment goes by when there's not something worth seeing, and the general buzz, atmosphere and increased profile of the city just makes it a good place to be. In cliched terms, you can just walk down the street and really feel that things are happening. It's rare that you get to say that in Scotland.
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Problem: This place needs to burn to the bloody ground. I had to go to four windows to try to get my living social tickets redeemed, then the elevators are not handicapped accessible unless you have an employee with you. The whole place is a maze with no directions. The loud music that they blare to cater to unwashed miscreants with shitty music taste is completely unnecessary. The London eye puts this place to shame. Never again.
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Problem: Ok. I've been waiting for a few days to write this review, so I could synthesize just how disappointing this meal was. My company Christmas party was in Las Vegas this year. My bosses are both big foodies and they'd been to Ducasse's restaurants before (in fact, one of my bosses had been to his two other Michelin star restaurants in Europe, so we had high hopes). I cannot believe how shitty this place was. Yes, I said shitty. First, we had made a reservation to sit at the chef's table. There were 18 of us and we wanted to make sure that we could all sit together at one large table. They split us up in groups of 9 (which is ridiculous, as we all had plus ones) and threw us into the main dining room. When my boss took issue with this new seating arrangement with the hostess, she curtly replied "well that's not my problem, sir." If you're the hostess and your customer's pre-arranged seating gets mixed up, it is, in fact, your problem. We decided not to talk to the manager about this because we didn't want people spitting in our food. So we waited 20 minutes to have our initial drink orders taken. Then 15 minutes later we got some bread. During this whole waiting period our water was refilled to the very top of the glass at almost a comedic pace. I know that's nitpicky, bu tit was rather hilarious in the moment. We did the prix fixe menu, which you would think would be easy to keep track of, but I was brought the wrong dish for both courses. The service mixed up our two tables consistently. I had to stop the person delivering my entree and say "I did not order this. Try the other table." I was correct and someone at the other table ordered the fish. My steak was fine, but the menu did not say it was a petite filet, and yet there it was. I mean, it was good, but I was expecting a full filet, as that's how it was labeled on the menu. Dessert was lovely, but the service was so horrible. Our bill was over $3K for our entire table and it was some of the worst service I've ever encountered. Sure, the restaurant looks nice and the view from the lounge is great (even though the Foundation Room at the Mandalay Bay has a better view and is basically attached to THE Hotel). Just avoid this place. Fluer is downstairs and from what I understand it is WAY better.
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