Brunch for grown-ups at Italian stalwart Valentino
Valentino’s veal scaloppini in butter and garlic with eggs and hash browns, er, make that rustic potato Napoleon.
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Bill Hughes
Valentino
Venetian, 733-5000
Sunday brunch, 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Valentino remains one of the best and most consistent Italian dining experiences on the Strip, and now there’s something new from James Beard Award-winning chef Luciano Pellegrini at this stalwart venue: brunch.
Valentino’s brunch menu—available only on Sundays—includes all the classics, unlimited bubbles ($15) or Bloodys ($25), and some nice twists on traditional mid-morning faves. There’s a wild boar sausage scramble with tomatoes and bell peppers, or tender veal scaloppini in butter and garlic with eggs and hash browns, er, make that rustic potato Napoleon.
Then there’s a three-course, $39 menu that includes rather large entrée portions of roasted chicken, lamb chops, grilled sea bass with couscous and more, appetizer options such as crab and potato pancakes, spicy shrimp and scallop gratin, or eggplant Parmesan, all finished by two tiny, tasty desserts. It’s a whole lot of food for a decent price, but it isn’t really brunch. If they crossed out “Brunch Menu,” wrote “Dinner Prix Fixe” and served this stuff at night, it’d be a spectacular deal.
Valentino
(Note: Valentino will be closing in June 2013. See story.)
Piero Selvaggio has been called the country's best Italian restaurant owner. The menu, created by James Beard Award-winning Executive Chef Luciano Pellegrini, features an array of traditional and contemporary Italian cuisine that includes a variety of homemade pasta dishes, entrees and desserts. Its wine list has received Wine Spectator magazines coveted “Grand Award” since 2002 and features more than 2,400 selections with choices for both the connoisseur and novice alike. The restaurant offers a variety of tasting menus, pre-theater options and standard a la carte dining in both the formal dining room and the more casual “Grill” room.
The Grill operates from 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. The restaurant's hours of operation are from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. The lounge hours are from 11:30 a.m. until late night. Valentino is listed among the top 10 in the book “Eating Las Vegas 2013: The 50 Essential Restaurants.”
3355 S. Las Vegas Boulevard
Las Vegas,
NV
89109
702-414-3000
Valentino
(Note: Valentino will be closing in June 2013. See story.)
Piero Selvaggio has been called the country's best Italian restaurant owner. The menu, created by James Beard Award-winning Executive Chef Luciano Pellegrini, features an array of traditional and contemporary Italian cuisine that includes a variety of homemade pasta dishes, entrees and desserts. Its wine list has received Wine Spectator magazines coveted “Grand Award” since 2002 and features more than 2,400 selections with choices for both the connoisseur and novice alike. The restaurant offers a variety of tasting menus, pre-theater options and standard a la carte dining in both the formal dining room and the more casual “Grill” room.
The Grill operates from 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. The restaurant's hours of operation are from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. The lounge hours are from 11:30 a.m. until late night. Valentino is listed among the top 10 in the book “Eating Las Vegas 2013: The 50 Essential Restaurants.”
3355 S. Las Vegas Boulevard
Las Vegas,
NV
89109
702-414-3000
Valentino
(Note: Valentino will be closing in June 2013. See story.)
Piero Selvaggio has been called the country's best Italian restaurant owner. The menu, created by James Beard Award-winning Executive Chef Luciano Pellegrini, features an array of traditional and contemporary Italian cuisine that includes a variety of homemade pasta dishes, entrees and desserts. Its wine list has received Wine Spectator magazines coveted “Grand Award” since 2002 and features more than 2,400 selections with choices for both the connoisseur and novice alike. The restaurant offers a variety of tasting menus, pre-theater options and standard a la carte dining in both the formal dining room and the more casual “Grill” room.
The Grill operates from 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. The restaurant's hours of operation are from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. The lounge hours are from 11:30 a.m. until late night. Valentino is listed among the top 10 in the book “Eating Las Vegas 2013: The 50 Essential Restaurants.”
3355 S. Las Vegas Boulevard
Las Vegas,
NV
89109
702-414-3000
This story first appeared in Sun sister publication Las Vegas Weekly.
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