the bootlegger italian bistro

arriving as a party of 5 on a thursday evening without a reservation, we were told the wait was 45 minutes. we gladly parked ourselves at the bar to wait. no sonnet had we all received our drinks when a table became available. we were seated in the dining room, in a corner. at the opposite end of the room, a harpist played - harp music isn't often heard and is quite soothing.

as we reviewed the extensive menu, our waiter brought us bread with marinara sauce. the bread was very interesting-almost bite-sized puff pastry brushed with olive oil. i opted for the chicken piccata that comes with a side of fettuccine alfredo.

the entrees arrived fairly quickly and were good sized. the piccata was generously topped with lemon slices and capers along with a large side of fettuccine alfredo. the chicken was excellent-pounded thin but very moist. the sauce was excellent, tart yet creamy from the lemon. the alfredo sauce was also quite tasty - an excellent compliment to the chicken.

the bootlegger is one of a dying breed - afamilyowned restaurant. the prices are moderate but with portions that make the prices reasonable. i'll be back when i'm in town!

family reunion/ rewnewall of vows. had afamilyreunion / renewal of vows and everything was wonderful. suzy the event co ordinero was very profesional and acomodating the servers who were assigned shane and steve also were great.
i and 30 members of myfamilyhad a wonderful time and i would like to thank them all for making this evening
perfect.
marie palm springs


-----06 jan, 2015-----

family reunion/ rewnewall of vows. had afamilyreunion / renewal of vows and everything was wonderful. suzy the event co ordiners was very proffesional and acpmodating. the servers who were assigned shane and steve also were great.
i and y 30 members of myfamilyhad a wonderfull time and i would like to thank them all for making this evening
perfect.
marie palm springs

great for a wedding reception. my wife and i recently had our wedding reception at bootlegger (the vegas room). we had about 30 friends andfamilymembers. from the beginning working with denise, we had every question answered to our satisfaction and denise was very accommodating, including providing several choices for the entrees. the price for our reception was right on our budget. during the reception itself, the wait staff was phenomenal and the food was simply amazing. all of our guests thoroughly enjoyed their entrees. we were able to bring in our own cupcakes and cake and we were also allowed to play our playlist from our ipod. there was not one disappointment with bootlegger. prior to our reception, we visited and ate at bootlegger twice. we look forward to making bootlegger a regular stop on every trip we make to vegas. i would highly recommend bootlegger as a wedding reception venue.

worst experience ever. worst customer service experience of my life

i have been going to the bootlegger for over 30 years since it was on trop and reno. i love their pizza. my husband and i wanted to take his mother and brother out for pizza. so we went and the main dining room was empty. a group of 6 was walking out telling us as we sat there for our table that the place is empty but they wont sit anyone. finally, the gen manager went to sit us in the lounge, next to the door. i said im not sitting here. he said well i can sit you in another room but it is empty and we will be the only ones in there. i said that's fine. when we got there, i said can we have a pizza menu. he said well we only sit those people in the lounge, but ill let it slide?!?! then the waiter comes up and says so i guess everyone is just having water? so i guess if you are ordering pizza you must not be entitled to a wine list or a drink from the bar. he then said well pizza takes at least 30 minutes, i think in an attempt to detour us from ordering pizza. when the pizza came 10 minutes later, he put it on the small bread plates, where the pizza was bigger than the plate. completely rude and distasteful.

i have never in my life been treated so poorly, not only by a waiter or a general manager. my biggest regret is that we didn't leave at the first smart ass comment.

i strongly believe we were treated like this because my husband and hisfamilyare mexican. no one around us received the same treatment.

i told the general manager at the end and basically he could care less. bootlegger just lost a loyal customer of over 30 years who at least once a week bought a pizza. btw, i spent $40 for the pizza, which compared to their competitors, is overpriced.

beware when going there. its dark, service is rude from the ho9st, to wait staff, and to the manager. if you have a problem they wont care. a business shuld only care abo0ut one color and that is green for money. i guess ours wasnt green enough.

simply delicious!. my bestfriend and i dined here for the first time. i was pleased with my order of vegetarian lasagna. the top layer was baked to perfection. crispy and moist at the same time. the cream was made with high-quality ingredients that i almost ate all of it. the staff was courteous and friendly to us. it was that delicious! i also liked the romantic ambiance and it has different rooms with various backgrounds. there were plenty of tv screens which could also be attributed to the pleasant experience and not to mention the candlelit tables. ever since our first visit, i encouraged myfamilyand i to dine here as we celebrate and enjoy the food. if you want a cozy and romantic place to share great memories, this is a great place to dine. :)

if you know real italian food, you'll love the bootlegger. the food there is abselutely great! mama maria is the real deal. her sauces are the perfect complement to this italian food. the service is great, the people are friendly, and this is a great place to have dinner withfamilyor friends!