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Rao's

  • Address: 3570 Las Vegas Blvd., Center Strip, Las Vegas, NV | Map It
  • Phone: 877/346-4642
Write a review | Avg. member rating: 2.9/5

Fodor's Review:

While its 10-table New York counterpart is notorious for a jam-packed reservation list, this 200-seat outpost at Caesars Palace offers greater availability. Hearty portions of family-style, rustic, southern Italian cuisine are featured on the menu, including traditional dishes of baked clams and meatballs as well as the signature dish, penne à la vodka with prosciutto. The red walls are crammed with framed celebrity photos—many of them digital replicas of originals back east. On warm nights, diners can end their meal with friendly games of bocce on the in-house court that overlooks the famed Caesars pool.

  • Credit Cards: AE, D, DC, MC, V
  • Closed: No lunch

Member Reviews and Ratings

Reviewed by Phil_Ottawa from Ottawa, Canada on 11/5/08
I had read good reviews about this establishment. Everything was disappointing when we dined at RAO's. Food was nothing special to disappointing. Services was poor. Atmosphere was not very good. For the money, there are much better places to go in Vegas. I cannot recommend RAO's and I won't be returning.

Member Rating: 2.8
Ratings details: Food: 3.0 Atmosphere: 3.0 Service: 3.0 Value: 2.0

Reviewed by Beeper16 from US Midwest on 11/4/08
We called at about 1:00 p.m. for 5:00 p.m. reservations and were told there were none available until 5:45 p.m. We took that. When we arrived at 5:30 -- the place was almost empty. That was annoying.

Our waiter was arrogant and condescending for some reason. He acted as if he was doing us a favor to wait on us.

He brought our bread - which was cold! He took the order and the food came. The presentation was very nice -- but it didn't help overcome having to deal with the waiter's attitude.

The food was OK - but not as fantastic as we thought it would be at a restaurant with Rao's reputation.

Waiter never asked if we needed anything else. The next thing I knew, he "shoved" a dessert menu in my face. (I don't think we were spending enough for his liking.)

We are not used to being treated this way. He made us feel unwelcome and an imposition.

There are plenty of great restaurants in Vegas and we would not waste our time or money here again.

Member Rating: 3.0
Ratings details: Food: 3.0 Atmosphere: 5.0 Service: 1.0 Value: 3.0
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