Gordon Ramsay Steak
Address: Paris Las Vegas, 3655 South Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas NV 89109, USA
Phone: (877) 346-4642
For online booking, click here
Since we stayed in Vegas for 11 long (and honestly pretty boring) days, we had to pre-plan what we had to do. So my friend booked us a table for Gordon Ramsay steak way before hand - before we left for the trip to avoid disappointment. There were 9 of us in total and we met at the restaurant itself as we headed off from different locations.
Gordon Ramsay Steak is a restaurant located in Paris Las Vegas, surrounded by the hotel's casino (every restaurant inside a hotel in Vegas is most likely surrounded by the casino). Since Christine and I arrived at the place a little earlier we had to snap snap some pictures and selfies. duh.
Sidetrack a bit. It was 9am on the 29th of December in Singapore at that time, meaning that my results were out. Half of the time spent waiting outside the restaurant was used to frantically panic and then feeling extremely relieved. And yes, I've graduated Uni!!! Yay! *throws mini celebration* Okay. Back to the review. I'm sorry if the photo quality aren't all that great - it was dark and we forgot to bring our camera.
The side view of the entrance.
The entrance of the restaurant was themed like a time capsule - tube/capsule-like corridor. When we entered, it was almost as if we were teleported into a different space with a less rowdy ambience than the casino. We were then escorted and seated at the second floor of the restaurant.
The menu
The setting of the table
The meat display which showed their selection of fresh meat
A selection of bread was placed on our table before the food came. French bread infused with English Stilton cheese, Lemon thyme focaccia with olive oil, and two rolls - mushroom truffle and roasted pancetta fig.
My favorite one was the second to the left, the roll with roasted pancetta fig - It tasted like roasted ham and it was amazing! The butter was also extravagant, topped with a special kind of Volcanic sea salt! My goodness the bread and butter alone was satisfying enough! But since we were at a steakhouse, of course we had to get the steak.
Some of the people on my table ordered the highly reviewed Beef Wellington. I wanted to order the A5 Kobe beef, however it was 34 bucks an ounce, which the server said was equivalent to a bite size, meaning 34 bucks a bite *yikes!*
In the end, I ordered the American Rib Cap which was also recommended online (US$61 pre-tax), and a Pan seared Foie Gras (US$19 pre-tax) for my steak accompaniment.
My friend's nephew, a baby, was at our table that day. Hence, my friend wanted to order a Chicken dish before the rest to be able to feed the baby (baby was hungry!). However, the server became really impatient and grumpy. In the end, he said rudely that it wouldn't make a difference even if he finished ordering for everyone before having the baby's food processed. My friend insisted that it would make the difference and he finally left the table to get the food processed - he didn't come back. Instead, he went to attend to other tables and ordered for them before even finishing our orders (we only ordered one dish!). He saw us calling out towards him but he shrugged it off, rudely. We waited approximately 15 mins before my friend went to complain to the manager. The server then came back and finished our orders. When serving us the food, the server threw the plate (with food) onto my sister's place mat from at least 10cm away. One of my friend even said that he was extremely racist (probably because of some comment he made which I didn't hear).
Definitely not a good experience being served! Urgh.
Okay. Enough with the rant. Now back to food.
The Beef wellington which my friend described as just "alright"
My American Rib cap cooked in Medium
The Rib Cap was extremely heavenly at first bite that I instantly fell in love with it. It was juicy, tender, and was accompanied with a slight chew to it. Because I ordered it in Medium, the meat wasn't overcooked. The rawness of the steak gave off a hint of sweetness, complimenting the overall taste. However, as I cut towards the middle of the steak - the thicker cut, the steak was undercooked. The piece of steak was mostly bloody, and the taste of blood was overwhelming (not the kind I'd like). In the end, I had to continue eating the steak by leaving the thicker part untouched.
Pan seared Foie Gras
The pan seared Foie Gras was omg, the best one I've ever had. The portion was a little large for one, so I had to share it with my sister. This one is a must order for all you foie gras lovers!
I also tried the gnocchi. The taste of potato was very distinct, which was great, however, the gnocchi that day was cooked a little wet and had too much oil coated to it. Not to my liking.
To conclude, the food was good but not to the extent that it was excellent (I had an initial high expectation towards the food the restaurant might bring). However, the service was terrible. I'd recommend you to give it a try if you didn't have to face the same server that we did.
Food: 7.5/10
Service: 3/10
