Ventano Italian Grill & Seafood

Reviews 4

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A Private User

My boyfriend and I went out to this restaurant Friday night for dinner and were disappointed. The view is nice, but the décor inside the restaurant looks cheap and cheesy (presented as fancy and elegant). We ordered the shrimp on a stone, calamari, carpaccio, rack of lamb, and crème brulee. Shrimp on a stone- The generous portion of shrimp was well seasoned, and I enjoyed the horseradish dipping sauce. The presentation was gimmicky and the size of the shrimp leads me to think the shrimp are frozen and not fresh. Nothing wrong with that except the appetizer is $12 and the restaurant puts on an air of fine dinning. I would have preferred a smaller portion of large fresh shrimp with a unique element. Like most of the other food we tried here, this was good but nothing special. Calamari- The calamari had a nice texture and was well cooked. There were two dipping sauces, a homemade spicy marinara and a sweet sticky sauce (not sure what seasonings were in it). The marinara was not spicy at all and its viscosity was way too thin for dipping. The sweet sauce had a great consistency for dipping, but it was a little too sweet for my taste. A thicker more seasoned marinara or a fun aioli would have been a better pairing. Carpaccio- I was skeptical ordering carpaccio here because I’ve had some amazing carpaccio in Las Vegas. It’s not fair of me to compare Ventano’s carpaccio to, say, Carnevino’s (which is amazing). However, I love savoring good raw beef and it is always difficult to pass up carpaccio and steak tartar on a menu. Unfortunately, I could not enjoy the subtleties in the meat and toppings because they overpowered it with mustard (not mustard oil like menu states). The ratio of mustard and capers (and I like capers on carpaccio) to meat was off. Rack of lamb- We ordered the lamb rare, but it came out medium-rare to medium. It had a nice lamb flavor, but the balsamic sauce poured over it was not the best complement to the lamb. It was served with an assortment of vegetables: miniature squashes, carrots, onioins, celery, and roasted garlic. I love squash, and the whole miniature green and yellow squash were a nice surprise. The celery was a bit out of place, and some of the garlic cloves were under roasted and too firm. However, the garlic cloves that were roasted to sweet perfection complimented the sauce very well. Again, the dish was okay but nothing special, and definitely not reflective of its $26.50 price tag. Crème brulee- The custard had a wonderful flavor and consistency. They used real vanilla bean and it made a world of a difference. It was a good temperature, and the custard just melted in your mouth. My only complaints here are trivial and often done by even the best restaurants. The crust on top was a little thin and the strawberry pieces on top were not ripe. It is extremely difficult to get ripe berries especially in the middle of the desert. If they put the berries on the custard before sprinkling the sugar and torching it, that would help give the berries more character. All in all, I would not suggest this restaurant. There are better restaurants in Las Vegas with the same pricing scale. If you are looking for good fine dinning in Henderson, I’d suggest Todd’s Unique Dinning. Otherwise, the valley is full of great restaurants more worth your time and money.

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The host woman on sun may 7 very nice The issue with a dinning experience here is a server austin If ya get austin Pull a $20 OUT OF YOUR WALLET AND PUT IT UNDER THE SALT SHAKER ON THE EDGE OF THE TABLE HONESTLY oh austin forgot the specials Ok Oh austin wasnt familiar with the food Oh a1 sause As a single diner trying this place expecting a $100 Ok That italian night out Sure Well i almost hit that but i had austin the server or joke Kinda forgot stuff The order The wine bottle after order If ya get austin hopefully ya can count to 10 Hell i just was hoping the hoster woman came back by Anyhow Food good Dont follow austins recommendations at all I cant say this enough It would have been extremely embarrassing had i brought another first time diner Possibly a woman or a business partner And got austin service Yes other workers helped austin they had no name tags The current dont tip 20% to food service trend Austin defines that perfectly Cant say the host did anything wrong Nice seating The cook or multiple food cooked nice But Ya got austin Other places i walk out on $100 per person meal Ya seat a adult next to a family crying children or running children Good evening Austin definitely was real close to the $20 Right under the salt shaker On the edge of the table Place had oh probably 10-20 tables occupied max Ok This will get the austin over and delt with Its basicly like setting a bell or taping a empty glass on the table over here please Hell i know well its great food Nice view But lacks server Multi servers to a table of one Had the busser Had some one possibly from the kitchen And austin Good luck if ya get austin Going back again with a friend to dine id call to see if Austin was working Ive had better service elsewhere Ok id like this order correct Oh austin forgot item or items mid meal This possibly would be a huh blank stare to a dining companion Here he is austin Great Ya got the other part Over all yes do go try this place out Food is good Its not uncommon for someone to dine solo before bringing someone that they might like to have a nice evening with later Anyway good luck

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Julianna Scruggs

There was a team of kids who literally screamed the entire time we were there. The Mom was hanging out drinking water and eating free breadsticks while she and her friend shared a bowl of pasta. I looked over at the lady and she yelled at me! WTF guys? This is not a nice place to go out to eat unless youre okay with a Chucky Cheese level of screaming. Totally out of control and just a really disappointing experience. I was really looking forward to having conversation over dinner but you just cant hear each other without yelling. I figure it was just an off night, but after inquiring with the hostess she said they often accommodate large groups of children at the restaurant. I cant imagine that groups of children typically scream for that many hours or that most parents would find that acceptable. However, the restaurant venue did apparently find that acceptable. The waiter was very nice to us. However, he also allowed this mother to freeload off of them for hours while subjecting his other guests to this terrible screaming. It probably my fault for not just getting up and leaving.I will never return to this place. Sorry guys, it was just too miserable.

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Russell Araujo

With all of the choices in Las Vegas for great Italian food, Ventanos stands out for its great service and quality of it’s dishes. It is one of my go to places for entertaining with friends and family. Sadly, I am forced to take one star off of this review as we had to wait 20 minutes past our reservation time the last time we dined there. I understand that they were busy. However, they should have taken the time to ask if we were interested in drinks, kept us updated on our wait time, and/or comp’d a dessert for the extended wait (as other fine dining establishments would do). The food made up for this as did the service. Drinks were kept full. The dishes were, for the most part, well timed. Everything tasted great! With the exception of the long wait, I would recommend this fine dining establishment to all of my friends and family.