We arrived early and was able to walk by the bar and admire the breathtaking view of the strip. We were the first customers. The decor and ambiance was equally breathtaking as the view. Everything was white and what looked like see through balls hanging all over were bubbles of Murano glass. The only color you see are the bright red glasses all over the tables. They had booths that looked like pods from a space ship. We were escorted to a small table very close to other tables; in other words, a lousy spot. I asked if we could have the pod and our server agreed. The pictures I took do not do justice as it was dark but I am including them so you get the (dark) picture.
We both decided to go for the second Tasting Menu which had more courses. We had to "go for it", after all this is why we came to Las Vegas. Another server came to deliver the complimentary amuse bouche. I don't know what country he was from but he rattled everything so fast we hardly understood what he said but between Sandi and I, we figured it was a Lobster Potato Vicchyssoise.....hhmmmm...deelicious!
We got excited as this was a nice preview of things to come. The first course came along which was Gnocchi which were tender, with pumpkin cooked 2 ways. It had wild mushrooms and crispy bacon. So far so good!
The second course was Roasted Maine Lobster "Au Curry" served with coconut basmati rice. Oh, just imagine big chunks of juicy lobster and having it with the creamy rice cooked in coconut milk. I dislike (hate) coconut but anything in coconut milk is another story. We could have eaten that as a main entree but a much bigger serving.
The third course was the Filet Mignon Rossini with Foie Gras and Black Truffle. Remember, we were in Nevada where they can still serve Foie Gras unlike California.
Believe it or not we were almost too full to eat the filet; this was served with a side of "fork crushed" mashed potatoes which I'm sure was made of lots of butter and whipping cream. We forced ourselves to consume most of it.
As we were waiting for the dessert, another server came to present a "pre-dessert". This was warm coconut foam milk with rum. In the bottom of the martini glass was passion fruit & mango syrup. We absolutely loved this dessert. It was the winner of the evening. The medley of flavors just came together like pieces in a puzzle.
Our final dish was their famous Baba A L'Armagnac, Monte Carlo style. Essentially, you get 2 slices each of what looked like pound cake and you get to pour your own almagnac which was strong enough to grow hair on one's chest. This was served with whipped cream. We both could not finish this dessert as we were both really full to capacity. When they took the plates away, we just relaxed and waited for our bill.
Meanwhile, another server came to deliver yet another "post dessert", Warm Madeleines with a chocolate dipping sauce.. By this time we just went through the motions like one would when invited to someone's home for dinner and you just can't say "No".
Although the food was very good, we were not quite happy with the service. Our lady server was nice and explained the menu to us in the beginning but after the brief encounter, we pretty much didn't see her. She did pop up once or twice in the 2 hours we were there to ask if everything was alright but somehow we got the impression she didn't care. It was almost robotic. Different servers brought the food and recited what they memorized as fast as they could....I had to ask some of them to repeat what they just said. It was like they were all in the show "Survivor" and they were participating in a relay game.
In a restaurant such as Mix, food and ambiance is not all that matters. Service is a very important aspect. They need to pick their servers carefully. If I were Mrs. Ducasse, I would have fired a bunch of them.
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