the country club

excellent food, priced accordingly. the country club is everything one would expect from a high-end restaurant at the wynn. elegant and understated, with views of its highly exclusive golf course and a staff which knows how to cater to its patrons. but enough of that, how's the food?

the food is excellent. we dined near closing, but the kitchen still provided two excellent creole-spiced bison rib eye steaks, served medium-rare, precisely as ordered. our server informed us that the chef, who hails from new orleans, was serving au-gratin potatoes mixed with andouille sausage as part of one of the specials. when asked, she allowed us to order these as one of our side dishes. beyond delicious. the creamed corn, with apple-smoked bacon was also excellent, and i generally do not care for creamed corn.

dessert was pleasant and well-done. the coffee? the coffee was superb. the best i've had, yet, in las vegas. no, seriously. i lived in the pacific northwest for nearly fifteen years and tend to cringe at most restaurant coffee. our server informed us, when asked, that steve wynn personally selects the coffee for his gourmet restaurants himself. if that's the case, mr. wynn definitely knows his coffee.

pricing is what you'd expect for the wynn, for this class of food. if you can getdinnercomped, all the better. in any case, the food, the service, the atmosphere and definitely the coffee are all exceptional. a restaurant well worth visiting.

so good we went twice. my husband and i dined here twice over thanksgiving weekend. we haddinnerthe night before thanksgiving and the sunday brunch after thanksgiving.

for dinner, my husband and i shared the country club's version of caprese. they were nice enough to split it in the kitchen (without even asking) and delivered it to us on two separate plates. the bocconcini was delicious.

for dinner, i had the brown sugar brined pork chop. the picture of it on their website made my mouth water before we even arrived. the pork did not disappoint. it was tender and had a smokey flavor. instead of the prescribed corn succotash, i had the creamed corn. the creamed corn, as mentioned by other reviewers, is divine.

my husband ordered the free range chicken. the chicken was crispy on the out side and juicy on the inside. it was delicious!

when we ordered, our server commented that even though they are a steakhouse and have fantastic steaks, the pork and chicken dishes are amazing. i respect the honesty of any server that will recommend a less expensive dish.

for dessert, we had the chocolate bombolone. they were warm and chocolaty but surprisingly light. our server gave us instructions not to cut them open as the chocolate squirts out. as soon as i bit into the first one, i began to heed his warning and chew carefully with my mouth shut tightly. it's like a chocolate explosion in your mouth.

when we went back for jazz sunday brunch, we were equally pleased with our experience. in addition to the buffet, there is a menu of small plate items to order from. these items are included in the set price for the brunch. from the menu, we sampled the french toast bread pudding and grilled beef hot dog. this hot dog was no small plate. it was huge and delicious, as other reviewers have noted.

as far as meats from the buffet, we enjoyed the creole rubbed shrimp, herb roasted turkey breast, king crab legs (cut in half lengthwise for tactful and easy eating) and more brown sugar brined pork tenderloin. the beef tenderloin left a lot to be desired. it was rubbery and flavorless. they had mini-hamburgers which were very good and a surprising treat. for sides, we enjoyed the heirloom tomato and buffalo mozzarella salad (although it needed some extra balsamic as it didn't seem to have any), grilled vegetables, assorted salami's and cheeses. all were delicious. for dessert, we had peppermint macaroons (parisian kind, not the coconut kind), candied apples, eclairs and mini cookies. there is a huge variety offered at this brunch. the views, food and service are all spectacular. this must be a dining stop on your gastronomic tour of las vegas.

bestdinneri've ever had.