I think this is the first time I've ever given a 1 star review. It's not that I want to give Otto a 1 star, but I am compelled to.\nLet me start out with some of our mistakes or variables that you have to account for when eating out:\n- we came a little after 11am on a Saturday morning (aka right when they open)\n- we expected a lot from this place since it has a \"Mario Batali\" on its sign\nOur server was quite nice, tried very hard to sell us the appetizers, but we only wanted to grab a quick bite before gambling - plus, we had to leave at 2pm to catch our flight, so we are basically in a rush.\nThe bread was okay - my friend said it was grainy. Their breadsticks came in a package - they were alright.\nWhen the food came...that's when the nightmare started. We had a long night of partying, were running on 4hours of sleep and planned to go to the Wynn Buffet but decided there was not enough time, so Otto it is.\nBack to the food. I thought Italian food is supposed to be all about olive oil, tomatoes, basil and al dente pasta. What we got was SALT SALT SALT. We got:\n- overly salty lasagna\n- overly salty other pastas (I forgot the names)\nThey were horribly salty. My friend ended up telling the server his pasta was too salty (and the pastas were nowhere near al dente - some were over and under cooked). He then ended up getting an arugula salad with parmesan cheese - that wasn't great either because it was overly oily.\nOverall, the food didn't look as pretty as the Venetian atmosphere surrounding us and I probably won't be going back again. \n\nLesson of the day: take into consideration the variables I mentioned above and hopefully you'll have a better experience here like most of the other yelpers.