Siena Italian Trattoria is a bar, restaurant, and Italian deli either in or near to the Summerlin part of Las Vegas Nevada. They offer long large menus for lunch, brunch, and dinner to try to accommodate many appetites or tastes.
To the left is a large bar as big as the dining room and to the right is a deli and store as large as the dining room.
The dining room is large and dimly lit …….so bring your flashlight and readers…….There is a wall of many wine bottles and an open kitchen.
They start you off with a basket of bread, crisp breads, and butter.
We tried the Bruschetta and salt cod mousse appetizer because you rarely see this Venetian Style appetizer on menus.
it’s different…..It’s not very mouse-ee…..You actually have big pieces of fish here embellished with something creamy, some shredded cheese, and some fish roe on toasted slices of bread. There is also dressed greens with olives and pickled peppers to adorn the bruschetta.
But here is where things went south on this particular dinner.
I was going to order the branzino because that is usually the best fish at an Italian Restaurant……….After I try to order the branzino…..My waiter goes off about the Chilean Sea Bass…..He had a very THICK ITALIAN accent and I did have a bunch of trouble understanding him but I could tell he was very passionate on PUSHING the Chilean Sea Bass….”He said it was one of the best two plates to get.”
So out comes the Chilean Sea Bass…..
It has a very strong fish odor………..
I try a very small piece and it taste as bad as it smells.
I even give my husband a tiny piece and he agrees it is smelly tasting.
Nobody can eat this…….I have to send this fish back. Now I’m beginning to wonder if he wanted me to get the Chilean Sea Bass because it was old and they needed to get rid of it or maybe he pushed it on me because it was the most expensive fish on the menu?????
ANYWAYS-
The waiter says that the branzino will take too long to prepare. I was going to switch to a chicken dish since that fish smelled here…………….But then the waiter says to get the salmon…..He said that salmon gets prepared fast. I don’t trust the waiter anymore but went with the salmon anyway.
My husband digs into his veal ossobuco.
He said that the risotto was very good. He also said that the. veal was indeed tender but not the most developed. with flavors.
Soon the salmon arrives.
The salmon is actually very good and was prepared to a perfect medium with a nice sear. The salmon to my surprise does taste fresh. It was served with fresh sautéed spinach that taste a bit buttery and garlicky.
They offer a long list of desserts…We don’t really need any but went with gelato and shared a scoop of pistachio and a scoop of hazelnut.
We wait a long time for them……..
it came implanted with a hard as a rock thin cookie. The pistachio I doubt was made here but taste good to me……….The hazelnut came to use all melted……
I might try Siena Italian again in the future because they offer a lot of lunch specials that sound good.
Siena Italian Trattoria
9500 W Sahara Ave Las Vegas NV – 702-360-3358
www.SienaItalian.com
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