Great restaurant with funky decor and enough talking points to keep the most hard-pressed for conversation diners occupied. Staff were a little off. 1 chap wasn't sure what each dish was, unable to answer questions we posed. Another girl seemed to forget she'd handed us a menu for further orders, prompting us to get her attention. So a bit lax in that respect. But the fact we wanted to order more says a lot about the place. The food is damn tasty. Set out in a tapas-style fare, Tuk Tuk recommends a good 3 or 4 dishes per person so as to get a wide feel for the menu. Although they don't offer much in the way of seafood, the chicken, lamb and veggie dishes they produce are flavoursome and plentiful. I forget the names, and as the website is currently down am unable to blag it, but I would particularly recommend the chicken on the bone, cooked in lime and pickle. And the wee veggie parcels that, as the menu says, need to be tasted to be believed. And such good value. We must've nailed a good 8 dishes, on top of that a roti and 2 naans, to receive a bill to the tune of 40. The fact they are BYoB (and don't charge for corkage) is a massive help in this area. I will certainly be back. Thursday Curry Club will want to know of this place. And I recommend you go too. NOW!
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I just read a five star review from a fellow vegetarian for Mesa Grill on the same day we visited. I agree with the yelper that the side corn tamale was average at best, lacked flavor, and really small for $9. Our corn bread that came out before dinner was very dry as well. What I was most dissappointed by was their lack of ability to make a change to an item on the menu. I wanted to get the quesadillas without chicken that looked amazing and we were told they couldn't do it, that stuff was pre-made. That was a bummer. So we settled for the goat cheese fundido app and a tamale. Like i said the tamale was not so hot and the goat cheese fundido was good. At that point we cut our losses and took off and never got to the chile relleno which I kind of regret based on what other yelper said. I know this place is mostly a meat type of restaurant but my wife and I love the spice and flavor Mesa brings to the table. For some reason I recall more vegetarian options at the Mesa Grill in New York or maybe they were more willing to adapt. Their $16 specialty margarita was just ok. Oh, and they could use some customer service training up front. Not so friendly, in a cold and indifferent kind of way. Just annoying when you see them laughing and upbeat with servers but not customers. Oh well, at least our server Arnel was nice.
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I am local Las Vegan and I have rarely gone inside the Paris. Perhaps I've popped in once or twice, but never have I stayed here and I have never heard much said about the place, save for the restaurants. I ended up coming here because I was having lunch with friends at Mon Ami Gabi. I'm giving two stars because just from walking around inside the casino it was pretty "meh". First off, the parking garage is horrible and is shared between Bally's and Paris. It's hard to get to, it's annoying to navigate, and it's placement is not helpful. Secondly I really dislike it when casino's parking garages push you out into a long hallway you have to walk down in order to get to the actual casino. Whoever decided it would be a great idea to put a long, cobble walkway between the garage and the casino floor... well, let's just say, not the brightest architectural genius out there. The signage, although cute like little street signs, makes navigation throughout the casino hard. I found myself walking all the way up to the little signs and making circles around them in order to read where they were all pointing and what they were all pointing to. The sign for Mon Ami Gabi is non-existent until you get right in front of the restaurant and by that time you've found the place out of sheer luck anyway. The casino itself is somewhat out-dated. I could definitely see room for improvement and renovation. I realize casinos on the strip age quickly, especially when newer ones burst onto the scene (IE: Cosmo, Aria, etc.), but that's just the way it goes. Paris should consider a new idea and get rid of the damn cobblestone flooring.
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We ate at the original Riverview around 2-3 times a month for over 30 years. It was a big disappointment when they closed after 67 years at this location. We were excited when we learned the Riverview had reopened, so we went to check it out. They did a facelift on the interior and added a new bar. They kept the casual and homey feel, which was nice. They have removed most of the seating in the large back dining room and converted it into a game room and dance hall with a bandstand. They mounted a bunch of TV's around the restaurant and they were tuned to college basketball. We were there for dinner, so these additions were of little interest to us. We were seated quickly, and our drinks were brought at once. We ordered the blackened oysters appetizer. It took 25 minutes before the appetizer and salads were brought out. The salad was unremarkable and the spoonful of dressing was not enough. The oysters were essentially raw and coated in spices. Fortunately, we like raw oysters so we really didn't have a problem with that, other than the powdery taste of the spice. If you are expecting to have your oysters cooked (as 'blackened' usually indicates) steer clear of this dish. A short time later the entrees were delivered. But, they weren't OUR entrees. The waitstaff apparently got their tables mixed up and they belonged elsewhere. Our entrees finally arrived almost an hour after we ordered, and the food was NOT worth the wait. I ordered the Mediterranean Tuna cooked rare. The fish had barely touched the skillet, was not seared properly, and was pretty much cold and raw throughout. Again, I like sushi so the lack of cooking was not the problem, rather the black olive chutney they covered the fish with was bitter and unappetizing, totally ruining the meat. The menu said it was served over rice, but I didn't get that. Instead they substituted a bowl of bland grits. I also tried the slaw, but it was totally bland also. I was really hoping they had gotten the original Burns' Riverview sour slaw recipe, but clearly they did not. My wife got the blackened salmon, which was cooked nicely, but her sides also included the grits and a mixed veg bowl that she did not care for. A slice or two of lemon and some tartar would have gone a long way to improving the dish. As we looked around (plenty of free time during the wait) we saw that we were not alone in receiving slow food service. We spoke to the manager, and he apologized for the long wait and cited 'equipment problems' in the kitchen. He offered to comp the meal, but when the check arrived we were charged full price. To be fair, the manager spoke to us as we were leaving and offered a refund, but at that point we just wanted to leave. If we see feedback that they have improved their service and quality, we may give them another try sometime in the future, but, after this experience, it is not on the horizon.
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