Las Vegas Weekly

This is our favorite Southern Italian restaurant in the greater Las Vegas area. The is beautiful and offers a fantastic view of the Las Vegas Valley at night. We once again decided to share a warm spinach salad, eggplant rollatini and creme brulee. We declined the fresh out of the oven bread and were shortly served our spinach salad -- outstanding as usual. We were a bit surprised when our entree arrived on one plate surrounded by penne. Usually it is served on 2 plates with a side order of linguini -- no problem as we divided up the eggplant and penne. We each were thinking there was not much ricotta in the dish, but everything was delicious. Just then the waitress returned with another dish explaining she accidentally served us eggplant parmesan. She said she was the owner's daughter and had never tried either eggplant dish. No problem as we proceeded to make a sizeable dent in the second dish. Last, but by no means least, was a delicious, and, no doubt, calorie free creme brulee. 4.5 Forks out of 5.

We were served a loaf of bread in a paper bag direct from the oven along with EVO and balsamic vinegar. There was no need for menus as we ordered our standard meal; shared orders of spinach salad, eggplant rollatini and creme brulee. The spinach salad included red onions and mushrooms tossed in warm bacon dressing topped with chopped hard boiled egg. The eggplant rollatini was brought to the table bubbling hot in two baking dishes along with a side of linguini. Fortunately, we had just enough room for the delicious creme brulee. No doggy bag required this evening. Service throughout was friendly and competent. 4 Forks out of a possible 5.

The beautiful, modern restaurant sits on a hillside overlooking the Las Vegas Valley and continues to be our favorite southern Italian eatery. This evening we shared a delicious grilled hearts of romaine salad with prosciutto, the world's best eggplant rollatini plus a pair of merlots.

Ventano's has been our favorite southern Italian restaurant since it first opened. Although this was a Friday night, the restaurant was not as busy as usual. We took a pass on the bread and shared a delicious spinach salad with onions, hard boiled egg and mushrooms in a warm bacon dressing. As is customary, we shared our an eggplant rollatini, but the portion size had been reduced by 50% and the ricotta filling was a memory compared to prior visits. It was initially served in one dish, as opposed to 2 in the past, and the amount of marinara was barely covered the top of the eggplant. I had ordered a side of sauteed spinach in order to approximate the value of our Groupon, but the waiter substituted it for the usual sides of ziti so we were forced to order a creme brulee. LOL Unfortunately it was overcooked and very disappointing. I don't know whether we caught the restaurant on a bad night or not, but I am not inclined to rush back. (2 Forks)