Lago is the first Italian Restaurant by James Beard Award Winning Chef Julian Serrano. Lago serves small plates with big flavors. Lago is located in the Bellagio Hotel/Casino and Shops on the Las Vegas Strip. When I heard about the $29.00 3 course lunch special at one of the hottest most desirable restaurants in Vegas I know I had to try it. So here I am.
The dining room is classy modern. The seats are covered in leather and the tables have attractive stone tops.
They have a fancy oven in the kitchen. Looks like it might be a wood burning oven from Italy….?
We have a nice view of the water and the Paris Tower and Hotel Casino/Shops across the Strip.
My starter course was the Caprese Salad. It was made of Heirloom Tomatoes, Creamy Buffalo Mozzarella and fresh Basil.
It was simple but oh so good. Quality olive oil, balsamic, maybe trace amounts of honey? fresh pepper and this extra delicious scant amounts of crunchy sea salt.
My husband started with the Antipasto Misto. ($5.00 extra)
He was in hog heaven with this plate. The plate included Burrata, Prosciutto, Porchetta, Interesting Olives, Roasted Bell Peppers and wafer thin crisp breads. He just kept saying this is really good. This is really worth it!
My main meal was the Branzino Livornese.
Delicate Branzino with a crisp seasoned skin and delicate flesh that picked up the lovely carefully seasoned slow roasted tomatoes. Two large tender crisp charred asparagus completed the plate.
My husband had the Lasagna Verde. Four Cheese Lasagna with Spinach.
A Nicely made Lasagna topped with fresh spinach and swimming with sweet slow cooked tomatoes.
But then comes the Chef’s Choice dessert!
We get this STUNNING Amazing wonderful plate that is so detailed with so many wonderful things! We get a lemon layer cake with lots of fancy chocolate work. We get mini meringues, dots of apricot. The most incredible lemon ice. A chocolate layer cake with lots of fancy chocolate work and some gold, dots of raspberry, nut crunch and some incredible Chocolate ice.
This wasn’t just dessert.
This was more like a gift.
This made my day!
A really wonderful lunch with wonderful service in a strikingly beautiful restaurant and the most stunning painstakingly prepared dessert.
That was the AMAZING $29.00 3-Course at Lago at the Bellagio Las Vegas.
Yes,,,Lago is CERTAINLY Worth a Fork!
Worth a Fork! So good it left be Breathless! Food and environment exceeded my expectations!
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