Meet For A Drink Restaurants

Culinary Dropout is a unique American restaurant located on the casino floor of the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino with live music on the weekends. The casual, contemporary dining room features dim lighting from chic overhanging chandeliers and floor to ceiling windows with views of the pool just outside. Eclectic menu selections include King Crab Legs, Sweet Corn Cannelloni, Pork Belly Cubano, Jambalaya and 36-Hour Pork Ribs. In addition to several wines and seasonal craft beers, innovative signature cocktails are available from the full bar. Culinary Dropout is open for lunch, dinner and brunch on the weekends with unique offerings …

With over 200 beers on tap, The Pub at Monte Carlo offers a bold selection of brews to sip and savor, along with other treats like “adult milkshakes” and a full menu of satisfying fare. Settle in at the bar for your first glimpse at the beer list—the back wall is a fully lit mounted display of beer kegs. Once you’ve decided on your choice of drink and food, it’s time to get in on the action around you; the big game (whatever that may be) will be showing on The Pub’s big screen TVs and music will be fueling …

Serving as the forefront to an unforgettable dining experience, The Grill at Valentino is the casual counterpart to the fine dining establishment, Valentino. A perfect setting to sample the delightful menu created by the 2004 "Best Chef in the Southwest": Luciano Pellegrini, The Grill is open for lunch, dinner and Sunday Brunch, showcasing a wide range of Italian specialties including their renowned grilled pizzas, bountiful main course salads and hot panini creations. Classic favorites also make an appearance on the menu, satisfying heartier appetites with traditional offerings such as pastas and specialty grilled proteins. Satiate your cravings with the Veal …

Talented chef Mario Batali and winemaker Joe Bastianich have again struck excellence with their Italian steakhouse, Carnevino. Located inside the luxurious Palazzo on the Las Vegas Strip, the restaurant fits in seamlessly with sky high ceilings, antique fixtures, and touches of fine Italian marble that provide a sumptuous dining experience saturated in grandeur. Executive Chef Zach Allen manages an impeccable menu of organic beef, featuring six to eight month house dry-aged steaks, organic veal, Colorado lamb, handmade pastas, and exquisite side dishes reminiscent of traditional Neapolitan street food. Pairing such superior cuisine with an impressive international wine list, Carnevino exists …

Serving meat in the traditional "Churrascaria" method perfected by centuries of Brazilian Gauchos, Via Brasil Steakhouse offers diners the chance to experience cuisine in a relaxed yet up-scale atmosphere. Try the Rodizio Dinner, an all-you-can eat affair that offers fourteen different kinds of meat, a gourmet salad bar with over thirty options and ten side dishes for only $44.99. Not in the mood for tantalizing Brazilian barbeque? Go with the Dinner Salad Bar for only $25.99. Cooked on individual rotisseries, each cut of meat is taken off the skewer and cut tableside, ensuring your cut is full of juice and …

The Sporting House provides a dizzying array of sporting event and sports-related programming on over 100 flat screen TVs, making it imperative to catch the game and fight of the week while having your favorite bar favorites and ice-cold beer. Watching sports has been elevated to another level, as the spectator is surrounded by elegance and brilliant technology to both view and play games in the elaborate gaming center. Private rooms are available to accommodate gatherings along with screening rooms for small parties in style and privacy. This is definitely an upscale touch to bar-bite classics for any sport fanatic.

Open since 2000, Brando’s Sports Bar blends the traditions of a neighborhood pub, pizzeria, and bar. Brando’s is best known for their Chicago style pizza, signature burgers, and video poker. The venue features multiple plasma screens so that patrons can keep up with the action of all the games. Brando’s also features video gaming and frequent contests with prizes. Guests from all over enjoy stopping by this neighborhood bar for a quick bite to eat, some gaming, and a friendly atmosphere. Complete with good food, friends, drinks, and games Brando’s Sports Bar ensures an enjoyable time for all parties in …

Big Al’s Oyster Bar at The Orleans dishes out Cajun and Creole cuisine in a colorful setting on a daily basis. Open for lunch and dinner, this casual seafood-only establishment offers fare in the form of starters, salads, oyster shooters, and main entrees. House specialties include the Cajun Ole Oyster Shooter, Louisiana Gumbo, and Big Al’s PoBoy Sandwich. With an extensive selection of seafood ranging from shrimp and salmon to clams and crab, each dish at Big Al’s Oyster Bar features a plateful of marine cuisine. Finally, the wine list at Big Al’s Oyster Bar includes both domestic and foreign …

Since 1978, BJ’s has shown a respect for the craft of beer, and has created a collection of hand-crafted brews true to their own Chicago-influenced style. Their award winning house specialty brew called “BJ’s Brewhouse Blonde,” a light wheat beer with harmonizing tastes of both hops and malt, has earned praises from the California Brewers Association. BJ’s boasts at least seven specialty beers per night plus a variety of seasonal beers and special brews. But don’t stop there—they also have options for lunch and dinner, featuring an extensive selection of appetizers, soups, salads, angus burgers, pizza, pasta, and sandwiches. Located …

Seafood lovers rejoice! Michael Mina’s new restaurant, American Fish at the Aria Resort and Casino, boasts a wide variety of fish and shellfish straight from America’s rivers, lakes, and coastlines. Chef Sven Mede employs four unique cooking techniques to bring out the most flavor of the fresh seafood: cast-iron griddling, wood grilling, ocean water poaching, and salt baking. Along with the freshest seafood, American Fish also employs the freshest seasonal vegetables and other ingredients to ensure that every meal fits Mina’s standard of excellence. In addition to great seafood, American Fish also boasts other fine dishes such as salads, sandwiches, …

The Las Vegas location of Dick’s Last Resort, located in the Excalibur Hotel & Casino, is famous for being one of the rowdiest restaurants around due to its staff that is purposely insensitive to their guests. The menu at Dick’s offers great barbecue and American cuisine, drawing influence from that of Texas. On the menu, customers can expect to find a wide and practiced selection of barbecued meats, seafood, and Dick’s signature Buckets O’Grub. The messy menu items at Dick’s Last Resort mirror the laidback and crazy atmosphere of the restaurant that boasts entertainment for all.

Attention Sports Fans: Have you been searching for a great place to watch the game? A place where you can watch your favorite team play while still enjoying delicious food? Well look no further, Lagasse’s Stadium, located in The Palazzo, is just what you have been looking for. This 24,000 square-foot restaurant is outfitted with nearly 100 high-definition screens, access to nearly every major sports event you can think of, lounge and stadium seating, and cuisine from world-famous chef Emeril Lagasse. Stadium guests are treated to the full “Game Day” experience while enjoying fun, inventive and intelligent dishes.

Koi in the Planet Hollywood combines Las Vegas glitz with Asian exoticism for a distinctly chic dining affair. A Japanese aesthetic blends with a Blade Runner-like futurism to create a stunningly stylish backdrop for the kitchen’s Asian experimentations. Intimate niches in booths reminiscent of river rocks reflect the refined naturalism of the bamboo-accented main dining room, while panoramic Strip views ground the restaurant firmly in its cosmopolitan surroundings. The sushi bar serves as a focal point, justifiably drawing attention to Koi’s succulent sushi offerings. A bevy of clever Asian and pop culture-inspired beverages enhances the imminently savvy Koi experience.

With a charming elegance that hearkens back to a time replete with fair princesses and knights in shiny armor, the Steakhouse at Camelot in the Excalibur resort impresses with classic yet innovative cuisine and a casual yet smartly sophisticated ambience. From within the kitchen, lorded over by Chef Jack Huxtable, comes signature dishes fit for a medieval king. Such dishes include Bone-In New York Steak, Country Baked Meatloaf, Prime Rib, Deep Dish Chicken Pot Pie and a Flame-Grilled 10oz Angus Burger topped with BBQ jumbo shrimp and lump crab meat chipotle slaw. Welcome to the culinary Renaissance!

Complete with cheerleaders, beer pong tables, and team banners, Blondies Sports Bar and Grill is located inside the Miracle Mile Shops connected to the Planet Hollywood Hotel. Of course, Blondies is home to a fully stocked bar that includes an extensive beer list. Whether you’re nursing your favorite brew at the bar or munching on Blondies’ classic sports bar fare at a table, you don’t have to worry about missing the big game. Over 40 big screen TVs are situated throughout the room to ensure you don’t miss a single play. Blondies menu presents guests with categories like the pre-game …

Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville evokes the island flavor and laid-back fun of its namesake. This whimsical multi-level restaurant offers a variety of lively dining environments for sampling signature margaritas and feasting on tropically-inspired fare like Caribbean Jerk Chicken and Coconut Shrimp. Decorated with palm tree murals, a life size sea plane, and “docked boat” seating, the expansive main dining room transports diners to exotic vacation spots, while an upstairs patio offers a cabana-style bar and dining areas with views of the Strip. A group event at this dining paradise promises to be a retreat from the everyday, a blissful reminder of …

Have you ever wondered what’s on the roof of Mandalay Bay, and why people crowd outside in the summer time? Or have you pondered where all the beautifully dressed ultra chic people emerge from en masse, descending upon the House of Blues? Welcome to the Foundation Room. Originally a ‘members only’ secret, accessible only via a private elevator in Mandalay Bay, the Foundation Room began last summer opening up to the public and is now open every night of the week. Distinguished, with tasteful vintage décor, the food mirrors the appointments inside, combining Asian and Indian influences with European flair …

Regally reigning atop the Palms Casino Resort, Alizé is one of Chef André Rochat’s jewels among his gemmed trio of French restaurants. Rochat, who introduced fine dining to Las Vegas 20 years ago with his original André’s French Restaurant, presides creatively at Alizé. Mark Purdy, Alizé’s Chef de Cuisine, executes the restaurant’s delectable dishes of fish, meat, and poultry that dazzle and delight through flawless execution. Alizé’s astounding wine list of 1,800 wines would appeal to discriminating wine connoisseurs. Located on Flamingo Boulevard, one mile north of the Las Vegas strip from Caesar’s Palace and the Bellagio Hotel, Alize is …

Julian Serrano takes his Las Vegas culinary experience to the next level at his new self-titled restaurant, located in the Aria Hotel and Casino. The premiere restaurant for superb tapas on the Strip, Julian Serrano also serves up gourmet paella, seafood, sangria, and atmosphere. The presentation of the gourmand Spanish dishes is as elegant as the taste; and with such a diverse menu, diners are bound to find a favorite dish. Whether you’re coming for lunch or dinner, for an intimate dining experience or as a precursor to a night on the town, Julian Serrano is sure to present delectable …

The Las Vegas Strip plays host to a bundle of diverse Italian restaurants, but d.Vino Italian Food and Wine Bar sets itself apart by offering a casual dining experience in an atmosphere of elegance and sophistication with attentive service that is held a bar above most. With a philosophy intended to generate a one-of-a-kind experience, d.Vino strives to provide guests with dishes that incorporate simple ingredients to create unique flavors that are sure to keep you coming back for more. Featuring an authentic formaggio and salami bar, wood-fired pizzas, classic pasta dishes, hearty entrees and of course, a plentiful selection …