Park MGM

With a birthday coming up and Las Vegas being famous for its steakhouses, I decided to visit Bavette's Steakhouse & Bar with high expectations. The result was pretty mixed, I’d say. While I loved the old-school ambiance and jazz vibes, the service—friendly though it was—was unbearably slow. Not entirely our server’s fault, but it seemed like they were too busy handling too many tables. There was a great selection of wine by the glass, though they are very expensive (my red cost $31). The food itself was good. We got the 42-day dry-aged ribeye ($99.99) with creamed spinach ($17.99) and Brussels sprouts ($19.99). The steak was cooked perfectly medium rare and went really well with our sides (I especially loved the Brussels sprouts). We found that this was enough food for two people since we don’t eat a lot. Somehow, we also had to wait 30 minutes for a chocolate pie ($15.99) that should have already been ready. We followed up three times before the server finally went to the kitchen and brought the pie. The pie itself was lovely and very chocolatey—just not worth the long wait. They did bring us complimentary ice cream for the birthday celebration, which was a nice touch.