Vegas Eats - Bouchon

Since I haven't yet been able to score French Laundry reservations, Bouchon will have to do. If you don't already know, Bouchon is also owned by Thomas Keller.

Bouchon is at the Venetian (Hotel / Casino) and is tucked away in a rather obscure corner. Hard to find if you aren't staying at the hotel. The restaurant was only serving items from the Brunch Menu when we got there in the afternoon.



Here's what we ordered. Some of the Bouchon photos are from our Vegas trip last year. We were feeling rather uninspired this time and as you know searching for a good restaurant requires quite a bit of effort and trawling the web. Bouchon was a known quantity and so we decided to head there again. Boring I know!

Garlic Soup (L) Crab Salad (R)


Steak Frites


Tartine du Tuna


Oysters and Mussels (L) Croque Madame (R)


Chomp Meter:
Clearly, I don't mind going there again seeing that I've been twice! The food is consistently good and well executed, though it's not particularly spectacular. OK value for money however bearing in mind that things in Vegas are a tad overpriced. Oh yes, and not forgetting the yummy fries (as seen on No Reservations)!

Bouchon
(Venetian)
3355 Las Vegas Blvd S
Las Vegas, NV 89109
(702) 414-6200

Vegas Eats - Jean Philippe Patisserie Review

We were in Las Vegas for the weekend!

I really wanted to go to Bouchon Bakery (Venetian) again for breakfast but found Jean Philippe Patisserie (Bellagio Hotel/Casino) on Yelp. Since it was closer and very highly rated (4.5) we headed there instead. As with all things Vegas, the setting was more ostentatious than elegant ...



I was certainly not disappointed with the offerings however! Check out the spread.



The patisserie offers a variety of breads, coffee, and crepes made to order. We ordered a Bananas Foster Crepe, Caramel Macchiato, and a Nutella Brioche.

All three were decadently delicious! The crepes were well cooked, the batter was light, and it did not come out too thick. The brioche was buttery and chock full of nutella. The caramel macchiato was really expensive ($6!) but at least it was good with some frothy milk at the top, or so I try to tell myself.



Sadly, I have some disappointing news. Gorgeous as the cakes look, I didn't end up trying any. BOOOOOO. Here's why, the cakes were displayed in the back of the shop and I didn't see them till after I'd ordered :( After consuming the above 3 item with enough sugar to make me diabetic I decided to pass on the cake till later in the day.

Anyway you guessed it, we didn't have time to make it back for the cakes. I guess another trip back to Vegas is in order!

Chomp Meter:
Jean Philippe's is worth a trip if you are in Vegas. Almost everyone stops by the Bellagio right? There's the cool fountains in front ... I hate to admit it but the fountains are quite spectacular (even if it performs to Celine Dion's "Heart Will Go On" :P Eeeeps ... )

Jean Philippe Patisserie
Bellagio
3600 S Las Vegas Blvd
Las Vegas, NV 89109
(702) 693-7111