Every experience here so far has been positive. Except, maybe, for how easy it is for me to run my bill up sky high on drinks and food over the course of an hour or two -- because I want all the foods and drinks! This place is comfortable, laid-back, and the bar has TVs on all four sides, so if you're looking for a chill spot to watch the football games, etc...this works (although fills up fast). And the TATOR TOTS...omg. Yum!

positive

The Dinner dined at CDT on Thursday, April 29th for Dining Out for Life. First of all, props to this restaurant, and all valley restaurants, who agreed to donate 25% of their sales on this day to AIDS research and support organizations. Now, on to the food! We started with the Brie Brulee....nothing special, just a wedge of brie that had been warmed a bit in the microwave. Nothing that hasnt been done before (and better, by restaurants like Arcadia Farms). If I were you I would try something else, like the Pate or 3 Onion Tarte, but I couldn't talk any of my fellow diners into trying them...I guess they were feeling unadventurous. next course was the soup, that evening was roasted red pepper and tomato, which was quite good...fresh and flavorful...and the signature gorgonzola salad, which i think was the highlight of the meal. I will be back, if only for the salad!! Main course: 3 of us tried the pecan crusted chicken....which was flavorful, moist and tender, and was complemented well by the raspberry chipotle sauce it is topped with. The Chilean Sea Bass was good, but not great...the middle-eastern flavors of the dish didnt seem to complement the fish all that well....and the filet itself was good, but was drowned in an overpowering mustard sauce which overwhelmed the whole dish. Dessert: the highlight of the mean (other than the salad). They offered a selection of 4 tartes that evening, and we chose 3. The apple tarte, the samoa (for the best girl scout cookie ever) and a chocolate hazelnut tarte. Delish....everyone had a different favorite, but if you happen to think that the Samoa is the only girl-scout cookie worth ordering when those scouts come knocking, then you will die for the samoa tart. Overall: good food in a cute environment. Great salad and great dessert. This place is billed as "romantic" but we didn't find anything romantic about the place...lots of tables in a small space...and some of the entrees could use a little but more finishing. Overall rating = 3.5 stars, rounding up because of the desserts and the restaurant's participation in such a good cause!

positive

Really great spa facility. A friend and I decided to take up the travelzoo offer for massage and facial. This was a great way to spend a relaxing afternoon getting pampered. We arrived an hour early which was great because I was able to soak in the hot tub, sit in the steam room and lounge before starting my services. The Swedish massage was great, good pressure and definitely relaxing. I also enjoyed my facial afterwords. I was able to also enjoy a long hot shower and take my time getting ready to conquer the LV heat. They have everything you may need too, shower caps, toothbrushes, hair products, large comfy robes etc. The deal also included use of the pool, didn't get to dip in it but I did take a peek and it looked very chill and relaxing. One thing to note the spa is located in Palms Place not the two main towers.

positive

My husband & I were driving around Summerlin on a Saturday night looking for a place to eat with no reservations. Honey Salt was a 1 hour wait (1st choice), Cheesecake factory which was just across the street had a line out the door, so we called Poppy Den and the hostess said there was no wait, so up the block to Tivoli Village we went. We were seated in their back patio while the sun was setting which was very romantic. The restaurant is beautiful and very modern. I love all the decor, including the bathrooms! So, looking over the menu, I wanted the pork belly which I read on Yelp was fantastic! When our server came over, I told him that's what I wanted. He was kind of a jokester, so when he told me that they were using a different cut of pork which isn't pork belly and it's kind of tough and dry, I thought he was joking. So I just laughed and was like "no, really, I want the pork belly". But apparently, he wasn't joking. I don't know why they insisted on serving this "roasted pork belly" with a different cut of meat rather than just removing it from the menu for the night. That was kind of strange and tells me a lot about this restaurant, in a negative light. Thank goodness the server warned me. I ended up going with the duck which was cooked medium rare I do believe, while my husband ordered the cheeseburger with the kim cheese fries, grilled bok choy, and kim chee fried rice. The duck was... alright. It was definitely on the sweet side, and cooked medium rare, it was not that amazing. I'm used to eat duck confit, and Chinese roast duck. Compared to those, I'd say this was sub-par. They were just kind of sweet, extra chewy, pieces of duck breast. The grilled bok choy was a nice side. Having eaten boy choy many different ways growing up, grilling them was pretty unique, but the price was crazy. At a chinese market, you can buy 1lb of bok choy for probably $2. That would come with 10-15 spears. Here, you get 2-3 spears (they are all slices in half) for $7. I think I'll just grill my own bok choy at home next time. The kim chee fried rice tasted like any other kim chee fried rice I've had, and it came in a much smaller portion than I'm used to. My husband's burger was weird. There was WAY too much cheese on it, with a strange sauce, and pickled cucumbers (like ban chan cucumbers) that he just didn't like. He didn't even eat more than 1/4th of it. He hated the kim cheese sauce (he said it tasted like cheese sauce mixed with Sriricha) but the fries were okay (it's pretty hard to mess up fries). Overall, I'd say we won't be back. This place is just an elegant place to eat poorly prepared and overpriced Asian cuisine.
negative