Picasso Restaurant Review

3600 Las Vegas Blvd. S. (Flamingo Rd.) Send to Phone

702-693-8105 | Make Restaurant Reservations | Menu

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Picasso was meant for Julian Serrano; the Spanish-born chef steadfastly masterminds this marriage of art and food.

Cuisine

French

Open

Dinner Wed.-Mon.

Features

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Romantic setting
Full bar
Reservations suggested
Outdoor dining
Valet parking & parking garage
Dressy

Wine

Great Wine List

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At this temple of gastronomy (and veritable Picasso museum), Julian Serrano and his solid team deliver a culinary extravaganza. MaÃ®tre d' Ryland Worrell has worked with Serrano since the days of Masa's in San Francisco. Setting the stage in the dining room are prized original paintings, vaulted ceilings and elegantly dressed tables pushed comfortably apart. Select tables also offer views of the Bellagio's fountains, topping off the exquisite, romantic setting. Since Picasso spent much of his life in the South of France and Spain, those are the influences Spanish-born Serrano follows. What's on the plate is straightforward, but presentations are dramatic, rich in vivid and contrasting colors, as well as delicious. Diners have two choices of menus --- the four-course prix-fixe ($113) or the five-course dÃ©gustation ($123). Surrender to such delicacies as foie gras au torchon with pineapple and port reduction; sautÃ©ed ruby red shrimp with roasted zucchini, crispy artichoke, tomato confit and piquillo pepper vinaigrette; and sautÃ©ed medallions of fallow deer, caramelized green apple and Zinfandel sauce. Pastry chef Matthew Fleisher ends the meal with artistically flourished desserts like the matcha gÃ©noise with roasted pineapple, lime mousse and macadamia brittle sherbet. Even though Las Vegas is crowded with top fine-dining restaurants, we have an affinity for Picasso. The main reason is that, in contrast to most of Vegas' other imports which are associated with a famous chef, here the culinary star himself does the cooking. Master sommelier Robert Smith juggles a cellar of more than 1,500 selections, ranging up to $25,000 for a 2003 RomanÃ©e Conti.