las vegas

[cooki]

i want to know what good restaurants are there in las vegas..near the hotels preferrably

[Z~BESTUS]

COOKI:
Good afternoon. As you can imagine there are sooo many good restaurants here in Las Vegas. Your best bet however is to frequent the restaurants that are in the hotel/casinos. They are generally the better type. One thing you can do is take all the FREE magazines & reading material you see around the hotels check-in counter, there you will find the ads for what I just spoke of & plus many times coupons for 2 for the price of one dinners & buffets as well. Make sure you get a free coupon for the antique auto museum at the IMPERIAL PALACE hotel (on the strip next to the Flamingo hotel). You will enjoy it & bring your camera also.
Good luck to you Cooki & enjoy the rest of the day.

~Z~BESTUS.

[baaronm]

There are a HUGE number of big-name restaurants, that is certain. You absolute best bet is asking the concierge of your hotel, cab drivers, bell boys......anyone in the biz will have heard it all. It is what I do and it works very well.

[Headless Chicken]

I just came back from Vegas a couple weeks ago. I stayed @ the Paris and the buffet (Le Village Buffet) there was not bad. Also in Paris is a place called JJ's Boulangerie, a small bakery that does great daily soup + sandwich deals at $7-$10 for both + a drink. The Bellagio's buffet was very good too at $26 for dinner, thats when they break out the king crab legs if you enjoy them, otherwise stick to their $17 lunches.

[Steve A]

Better yet, go to Bellagio's buffet at the end of breakfast, pay breakfast prices and wait on lunch items to hit the shelves. You WILL find enough to keep yourself occupied during the turnover time.

Ciao,

[Stewey]

Tell me what you are in the mood for and I can give you some ideas.

Some of the better buffets, overall, are the Paris buffet, the Wynn buffet, Aladdin's Spice Market buffet and the Bellagio buffet. For weekend champagne brunches, you will definitely enjoy the Wynn Buffet, the Mandalay buffet, and even the new Red Rock Station buffet--seafood, prime rib, omlette station, desserts, and champagne!

If you are looking for a less expensive buffet but still good in quality try the new Red Rock Station. Don't waste your money or time on the Green Valley Ranch buffet. It has the appearance of being a good buffet, but the variety is small, the wait is long, and the quality is so-so.

If you want an even less expensive buffet with good variety and acceptable quality try either the Sunset Station, the Stratosphere, or the Palms buffets.

If you want cheap buffet, try the Freemont, the Main Street, and Golden Nugget. Just remember, even a good buffet is still just a buffet! don't expect miracles, but you will be pleasantly surprised for mass produced food.

My only fear in asking conceirges is that they have incentives to keep you on certain properties--MGM, Harrah's, Boyd Gaming...all of these own large chunks of the valley and will just direct you to other sister properties. Also, some of the concierges are outsourced to third party companies who try to increase traffic for specific businesses. Many of the taxi drivers will tend to steer you to places that have big names, but have never tried the places themselves. This leads to an expensive dinner and mediocre experience. Visiting Vegas.com will give you SOME decent guidance as to the numerous restaurants, prices, and locations. But I am always shocked at some of their recommendations. Of course, they have to keep their advertising clients happy.

Now, for some EXCELLENT prime rib, try Lawry's which is about a block or two off the strip on Flamingo. Cafe Baba Reeba for excellent tapas. Hole in the Wall for tasty Italian and atmosphere. King's Fishhouse or McCormick and Schmick's for FRESH seafood flown in. Let me know what else you would like to know about. Email me.