Monte Carlo casino - BRAND Steakhouse, 2009

Monte Carlo casino - BRAND Steakhouse, 2009

Monte Carlo  

So we received an offer from Monte Carlo with $120 food credit, so on this trip, we ate at BRAND and Diablo's Cantina. This was in Dec. 2009. Inside the restaurant is very dark. Also my chair was dirty, some food on it. But they changed it.


They brought us bread right after we placed our order. Bread was soft and good.














We waited about 30 minutes and finally received our order.














Veal porterhouse (18oz, bone in) $41















I tasted and it was little tough for me.














smokey mashed potatoes $9
We loved these mashed potatoes. Can't stop. Try it. This potatoes were a little different from regular mashed potatoes. I wonder if it's baked? Or because it's smokey?














7-hour short rib $32
Elaine's chicken fried potatoes, double red wine sauce

Originally, these potatoes had a cheese garnish on it, but it didn't say it on the menu and I didn't know it, so I asked the waiter to take it back and remove the cheese.














The short ribs were soooo soft, it just fell apart. You don't need knives. It was very good. Also this was a pretty big portion for me. It's probably enough for two to share.





























It also didn't say on the menu, but it looks like there is a truffle inside. We didn't like these chicken fried potatoes. It was kinda smokey and heavy truffle flavor.














creme brulee $8
Just normal creme brulee. It looks like Mickey Mouse. Cute.














menu













dessert menu



















Rating (food): 3.8 / 5
Rating (service): 4 / 5
Repeat: Yes


Mon-Thu. 5:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Fri-Sat. 5:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.
Sun. 5:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.

Reservations: (702)730-6700

http://www.montecarlo.com/

http://www.yelp.com/biz/brand-steakhouse-las-vegas

Monte Carlo - Diablo's Cantina

Monte Carlo - Diablo's Cantina

Monte Carlo  

We recently received an offer from Monte Carlo that came with room, free play and food credit, so we decided to try Diablo's Cantina at Monte Carlo.

After we sat down, we didn't get our waitress for a while, so we started checking Yelp to see the reviews of this place, and what other people were recommending. Basically, it says food sucks.
We couldn't decide what we wanted to eat here, also we didn't wanna order too much food if the food sucks here, so we decided to order their appetizer sampler platter to share.
















Diablo's bar area














Diablo's sampler platter $24
Taquitos, wings, potato skins, and calamari, served with smokey chipotle dipping sauce














After we received our food, we realized we don't have any silverware, so we had to wait again, until we could get our waitress.

Calamari was probably the worst calamari I ever had in my life. It's hard to believe somebody can mess up making it.














Taquitos had hard meat inside. These potato skins tasted like deep fried. And the worst part of all was the dipping sauce. It's like mayonnaise, but with no flavor and this sauce doesn't go well with any of these foods.














menu













After we finished eating, we went to the bathroom, and it was really dark inside and I almost couldn't see anything. It's kinda scary going inside by myself. Also the bathroom was pretty dirty with trash and toilet paper on the floor.


Rating (food): 1.5 / 5
Rating (service): 1.5 / 5 (slow service)
Repeat: No

Open 7 days a week
Restaurant Hours: 11a.m. to Midnight
Sunday - Thursday: Dine 11:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Friday - Saturday: Dine 11:30 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Bar Closes at 2:00 a.m.

(702) 730-7979


http://www.montecarlo.com/restaurants/restaurants_diablos.aspx

http://www.lightgroup.com/dining/diablos-cantina-las-vegas

http://www.yelp.com/biz/diablos-cantina-las-vegas

Monte Carlo Las Vegas hotel room, Dec. 2009

Monte Carlo Las Vegas hotel room, Dec. 2009

vegashotels  

Here's the room pics from Monte Carlo. Pretty much same as before. Same bathroom, same design. But furniture seems to be a little different.

CLICK HERE for pics from 2008.

Also, Internet price went up from $13.99 to $14.99. And there was a charge of resort fee $20. They said they can't take off these resort fees even though everything else was comped. Resort fee includes newspaper and 2 bottles of water (Monte Carlo brand) a day. BUT the first night, we didn't get any bottled water, but instead, there was already opened, somebody else's bottled water. Next day, we got 2 bottled waters, but we didn't get a newspaper. These resort fees are really rip-offs. It's worth nothing. At least these fees should also includes free Internet like some other hotels.






















































View from the room








































mini Christmas tree in casino


























































This is the area near the monorail to CityCenter.















http://www.montecarlo.com/

Monte Carlo - standard hotel room, 2008

Monte Carlo - standard hotel room, 2008

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Deluxe hotel room at Monte Carlo in 2008.

































































































































http://www.montecarlo.com/

Monte Carlo Monaco Suite hotel room 2008

Monte Carlo Monaco Suite hotel room 2008

vegashotels  

Monte Carlo Monaco Suite in 2008. We liked it. It's nice. Looks like they remodeled. It's got a 1 1/2 bathrooms,whirlpool jets, mini fridge, and 32" HDTV flat panel television.

CLICK HERE for pics from Monaco Suite in 2007. It's much better now.
















1/2 bathroom
































































































mini fridge



















































































safe box in main bathroom













http://www.montecarlo.com/hotel/