Il Mulino

 

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Michelle S.

Warminster, PA

I did not eat here, but stopped in for drinks after dinner . Our bartender  Robert was friendly and engaging.  They have a nice balcony area with a great view.   I have heard good things about the food, but have not tried it myself.

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Nicole H.

Chicago, IL

My husband and I ate here during our trip to Vegas and wow I thought that the mustroom black truffle ravioli was to die for! I absolutely loved it.  My hubby's dish was the lobster special and neither of us really cared for it.  The service was excellent though - real attentive, but with the price tag of the place (over $200 for dinner with drinks) I would have been surprised if it had been any other way.  We sat outside and had a nice view of the strip while we enjoyed our meal!

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Karen G.

Modesto, CA

Being Italian, I love Italian food.  So of course my family and I usually add at least one night of Italian feasting to our itinerary wherever we go.  My relatives have eaten at the Il Mulino in New York and said it was one of their favorite spots.

I love the atmosphere.  It is like an old school restaurant with dark wood, white tablecloths and waiters in tuxes.  The bar has a couple of vessels of house made grappa from which you shall receive a small sample post-dining experience.

The meal starts out with appetizers including parmesan cheese, bread and antipasto.  Make sure all of your party partakes because of the high garlic factor.  Hey if only one person smells of garlic the party is over for them, but we Italians always say the more the merrier.

The waiters are also really good about letting you customize your order.  I'm a pasta lover of course and my absolute favorite sauce is marinara.  I know, boring, but I love my marinara so what can I say.  A pasta with marinara sauce was not featured on the menu but the waiters are very accommodating and brought me my pasta with marinara sauce as requested.  

My parents usually order some sort of meat dish which they always rave about.  My siblings have ordered various pasta and seafood dishes which have all been very tasty upon our traditional sharing of the food.  You know how it goes, "oh my goodness this is so good you have to try some".  We don't usually order dessert because we are always STUFFED.  The waiters then bring out a small sample of house grappa for those who are of legal drinking age.  I'm not a grappa fan personally.  It smells and tastes like NyQuil and I had a very bad experience with NyQuil back in college.  Ewww.  But my dad and brother-in-law were quite fond of the grappa, so, good for them.  

Il Mulino is a good ol' Italian restaurant that some would consider pricey.  I just consider it molto bene.

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Elite '08

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Barry H.

San Diego, CA

Had dinner there two nights ago and was looking at the reviews today.  I understand where people are coming from and I'm at a disadvantage because I don't have too many other Vegas restaurants to compare it too.  It is a fairly upscale place in the Forum Shops of Caesar's Hotel.  The service is top flight.  The moment you sit down they are on you with fresh parmesan cheese, garlic bread, sliced salami and fried zucchini.  I had dover sole in butter and lemon sauce that was very good.  They present it to you at the table before they debone it and serve it.  Fancy, I guess, but hardly necessary.  It was way better than the dover sole at the Caesar's buffet I had the next night.  My wife had a baseball cut filet mignon that was good but a little overcooked.  I can't really blame the restaurant.  I keep trying to tell my wife they need to be medium rare to medium at most and she insists on telling them medium well which usually ends up being well.  This is a sure way to kill a great piece of beef.  The caesar salad was ok and the wine, while good, was overpriced.  My wife ordered a tartufo for dessert which we shared.  Now I'll claim ignorance about what a tartufo is.  What they served us was like a giant bon bon, cut into fourths, arranged on a plate with whipped cream and those little cookies that are shaped like pencils.  Anyway, whatever it was it was pretty good.  We finished the evening with something called lemoncello which I've never had before.  Another couple with us were from New York and the wife was an Italian New Yorker.  She said it was a licor made from lemons and vodka and was traditionally served at the end of an Italian meal in New York.  So there you have it.  The meal ran about $200/person but we had three bottles of wine.  Still, everything in the place is a la carte and it's not for those on a budget.  I enjoyed my meal but it sounds like most  reviewers felt the same as I did about the place.

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Elite '08

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Richard A.

Los Angeles, CA

Exceptional service, but just ho-hum food.  Could have been the night, could have been my mood, could have been the chef.  I'd give it another shot before making full judgement.  Three stars until then...

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J S.

Los Angeles, CA

After a good run on the craps tables we thought we'd splurge on a good meal.  Unfortunately, this place was a real disappointment.  While it had a nice atmosphere and great service, the food was very mediocre and very
expensive.  I would rate it a few notches above diner food, for about
1000 times the price.  If you're going to be in Vegas, you can do better.

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Lourdes N.

Anaheim, CA

our hotel (ballys)  recommended it..

the restaurant is 'fancy,' has a romantic mood: dim lighting & candles, and also a nice little view.  the waiters were more than willing to serve us, they were so friendly (maybe TOO friendly, they were like flirting with us, it was sometimes uncomfortable).  they all seemed to be "italian."  but my friends and i are pretty sure that some of them were faking the italian accent. (haha)

we all ordered different pasta dishes.  i ordered from their "specials for the night" : mushroom and black truffle ravioli..which i couldn't finish, not because there was too much on my plate but because the black truffle was "how do you say," too rich.
also my dish cost $50.00.

overall, the food was OKAY, the service was more than great, because they gave us free shots of GRAPPA and LEMON CELLO!!

atmosphere is for couples.  we all had a good time at Il Mulino because the waiters were entertaining us, but other than that.. i don't think I would go back there or recommend it.

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Stevie G.

San Francisco, CA

I went here recently ...  they just  moved some operations west from their amazing restaurant in New York (www.ilmulinonewyork.jp) ..  we had a private room for 8... amazing cuisine.. including sicilian lobster, tri colore pasta, rack of lamb with 8 ribs! 28 ounce steak (a good meal to split), veal scallopini, ... incredible presentation on the food. Tremendous wine list. This is a fine dining experience! The service was fantastic except they forgot to actually prepare my meal... so they only get 4 stars, b*tches! (we were all so hammered by that point that  I just split someone else's meal, it was cool) Extra pricey here.. but if you've just hit it big at the Craps table... check this place out!

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