bouchon bistro - the venetian

amazing in every single way. highly recommend the croque madame for brunch!

very disappointing! service was subpar. good wasn't up to the level expected. muscles were mushy and we sent them back, olives were too salty. steak tartare was promised to be enough to share, when it arrived it wasn't more than 2 tablespoons of meat.
while they took off the muscles off of our bill, we left very disappointed and still hungry $100 later. never going again!

good brunch. you can't beat doungnuts (they call them beignets, but they were doughnuts they have a hole) with nutella. the coffee was good and strong, perfect after an evening on the strip. my wifes quiche was a little underdone for her taste, but she said it was still good. the chicken and waffles were dynamite. not your traditional fried chciken and breakfast waffle but a good roast chicken and a savory waffle, so be ready for that. the service was friendly, but a bit slow.

i met a few friends in vegas for a birthday party a few weeks ago. now, las vegas is no longer the $5.99 buffet spot that it used to be. it has become quite the culinary collection of eateries of some of the world’s most famous chefs. thomas keller’s bouchon is in the venetian, which is where we were staying. i booked a reservation at bouchon before i even booked my plane ticket. i love thomas keller and i’ve even prepared a full 9 course meal from the cookbook french laundry from his restaurant of the same name. i could hardly wait to experience chef keller’s food first hand. darien, casey and i headed down to bouchon from our room. we had spent the entire day at the pool, so needless to say we were parched and ready for a beverage. we sat at the bar and had a cocktail. when casey ordered a glass of champagne, our bartender failed to mention that it was a $30 glass, so we went dutch on the bar tab. we were then joined by the rest of our group, carolyn, sarah and al

delectable!!!. delicious - my husband's hero is thomas keller and this was the first opportunity to try one of his restaurants. thomas keller does not disappoint. such attention to detail and the management is superbly professional. a must have before any breakfast or brunch is the fresh beignets only $7! a suggestion to try some traditional french dishes as opposed to the regular bacon, sausage and eggs (which is available and also amazing!) i love how they also have the option for take out so you can grab one of their tasty lattes and a fresh pastry to go! the manager said that they have someone in at 4am every morning to make everything fresh! a must when in vegas!

awesome. stop by everytime i tour in vegas and it is heaven!

when we were in las vegas, one of the restaurants that were on my must try list was thomas keller’s bouchon bistro . it had won a couple of opentable diners’ choice awards for best french in las vegas and fit for foodies. we decided to go for brunch because there were other restaurants that we wanted to go for dinner, and actually, brunch at bouchon sounded like such a good idea!

for the last night of our trip to las vegas, we decided to have dinner at thomas keller's bouchon in the venetian (not to be confused with bouchon in santa barbra, where i've also dined but is not related). having tried unsuccessfully (several times) to b

brunch is terrific! chicken & waffles were amazing. im from the south so im used to fried chicken with this dish, but the roast chicken was done perfectly. bacon & chive waffle was among the best i've ever had. huge portions.

excellent food!!!!!!. we have been to bouchon several times and highly recommend it!!! yes it isn't cheap...but you are in vegas!!the total experience is worth the price. the wine list covers french wine very well. there are good wines for every taste and budget. the food is very good. there is nothing i have had that i could say would receive less than an "excellent" rating. the shellfish is always fresh and has never given me a tony soprano dream sequence. the service has always been friendly and helpful. my favorite dessert is the pot of cream. omg it has everything you need in a dessert. if you are on the fence about trying this place, do it. at the end of your stay in vegas you will look back and remember this meal as one of your highlights.

always my first stop. whenever i go to vegas (about three times a year), bouchon is always my first stop, and i'm never disappointed.

their fois gras terrine is one of the most delectable dishes on the planet. the steak frites is always perfect. no one on earth makes a lemon tart like they do. an a+ restaurant in an a+ food city.

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excellent value. thomas keller's entry into sin city…assuming you can find the place on the 10thfloor in the venetian this spot is well worth the hunt. "bouchon" refers to the lyon based café style that has existed for hundreds of years. the vegas entry is modeled after the california location in yountville, ca. in case you haven't heard….keller is arguably the greatest chef in america (it's him or charlie trotter)…his french laundry restaurant is legendary (as is the cookbook).


i wasn't sure what to expect given the hike we had endeared and upon arriving i was taken aback at the loud, lively, boisterous environment…i had expected snooty, laid back, traditional stuffy wannabe french atmosphere full of high rollers looking down their noses at the masses. this joint was alive and fun! having been in paris this past spring…it brought back great memories of the bistro scene i found so invigorating.


seated at the bar while we waited for our table i enjoyed a glass of cali sparkling ($13, roederer estate, nv). the wait wasn't an issue and before long we were seated and the experience began. i say "experience" because this meal was spot on in every aspect (wine service aside) though the room was surprisingly small and while decorated in a classic french style (quite appeasing to the senses) the acoustics, maybe by design, were awful.


for appetizers we enjoyed mixed greens with red wine vinaigrette, warm goat cheese & herbs de provence & the best escargot i have ever tasted ($15). each snail had an individualpuff pastry dollop on top for dunking in the creamy butter and garlic sauce underneath. i am ruined for life after this classic rendition. every time i order escargot here i'll be haunted by rubbery texture and over use of garlic. the salad, while lovely, was nothing out of this world but the cheese was tangy and fresh. a steal for $9.75 and real red wine vinaigrette really is a blessing.


the entrées proved to be very precise in their execution and represented excellent value given vegas markups. the roasted chicken with green lentils, pearl onions, bacon lardoons and sauce chasseur ($27.50) was cooked to perfection. i couldn't resist the boudin blanc with potato purée & sautéed prunes….absolute nirvana. the potatoes had to be helium injected to be that light and flavorful. for $24.50 i couldn't have been happier. for dessert…pot de crème($8.50)…so full of creamy fattiness i could feel my ass expanding as i ate it. the only problem with this menu for me….wayyyyy too much looks good. i could have eaten here every night, had something completely different and wanted to come back for more. i encourage you to surf their online menu…but you will salivate so be careful pavlov!

the down side of bouchon for me…yes....the wine service sucked. once again i was disappointed by the lack of attention to detail in this realm. what's worse…they actually have an antique-like cart for displaying and storing wine bottles, glasses, and decanters…which is great if they actually offer the service.


it was somewhat shocking to me that i'd order sea smoke pinot noir (botella) for $136 and not even have the sommelier offer to decant. but it wasn't just our table…no one in the room had their wine decanted. i asked him if it would be a problem but he happily agreed and even stored our bottle and decanter on the fancy wine cart…but why'd i have to ask in the first place? and why or why did the glassware have be those ridiculous en vogue wine bowls that kill any chance of fully appreciating a fine pinot? the wine's temperature was perfect so i guess 1 out of 3 isn't a total write-off…but it's the small details that separate really good experiences from the outstanding.

the menu at bouchon is highly seasonal so be assured that some of the items i enjoyed may not be featured as described. in sum, bouchon is perfectly executed french fare at prices anyone can afford. this is your must-have dining experience in vegas given the prices and brilliance of their kitchen. enjoy!

not the crowning jewel for the week. my wife and i went to vegas for our anniversary last week and did the celebrity chef tour. see my comments on table 10 and mesa grill as well. we saved thomas keller for last, at bouchon, day of our anniversary as we had the highest expectations for this meal. the location is great as it is tucked out of the way and away from the chain smoking trolls you find all too often in vegas these days. the restaurant is a great bistro environment with a good buzz.

dinner started well with some great cocktails, jack daniel's honey and a pyrates plank, both were quite refreshing. the waiter was very professional but quite detached from us. saying the right things and actually meaning it are two different things. he was not rude in any way and the staff keeps things up at the table. no ice in the ice water would have been my only complaint up till then.

my wife ordered the flatiron steak and fries and i ordered the special, braised pork shoulder with farro, cauliflower and jous. having had a bad pork experience at table 10, i was very excited to try this dish. the food finally arrived and my plate was warm but the food was cold, actually cold! i was stunned to say the least. the waiter did not come back to check on our meals and i had to have him tracked down. he was quite gracious and offered to fix it right away. no offer of a drink or other way to accommodate the fact that my wife was eating by herself, on our anniversary, as i waited for a failed meal. i had to send an overcooked steak back at outback and they offered me a drink and to remake my wife's meal so that we could eat together. this is thomas keller, not outback. i did get a brief stop by the manager and apologies from the waiter,but no attempt to correct something that never should have happened. we got in ahead of the rush so our food did not come out of a busy kitchen. now, my second attempt did and it took quite a while to get. when it finally came it was warm at best. the pork was dry and tough and the dish was way too salty.

i will say the flatiron steak was tender and delicious and the mountain of fries sustained me while i waited for my food.. the pot du creme and creme caramel for desert were quite good but by that time i was in a bit of a surly mood.

on the whole bouchon has great potential and when things go right it must be an awesome experience. but when things go wrong, i found the staff wanting in how to treat a guest. perhaps they could spend a week at the outback managers school? of the three celebrity chefs, we found mesa a solid experience.

a very nice dinner. a couple weeks back a group of us spent a couple hours here for a very nice dinner that i appear to have forgotten about (could it be the multiple bottles of french wine... could be).
we started off with a shared appetizer of the petit plateau because everyone was in the mood for some seafood. while the raw was certainly fresh and tasty, the cooked lobster and shrimp were a bit overcooked and rubbery. as a dedicated salad, i had the coeurs de palmier ("hawaiian hearts of peach palm, field rhubarb & cippolini onions with spring onion ravigote") that was very tasty even though it did suffer a bit from the expected fussy construction and presentation. as a main, i had a special of scallops in a saffron bouillabaisse that was top notch. great distinct and fresh flavors with nothing being overpowering. for desert, shared an order of the dark chocolate mousse with burnt orange cream that i thought was a perfect end with a cup of coffee (though had a taste of the profiteroles that were, as expected, pretty darned good).
ultimately, this is a really great option if you like french themed high-end bistro seafood. nice that it's pretty casual (probably more so than you'd expect from the price point). just don't expect it to be cheap... it is not.