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Hi guys I'm off to vegas on 28th Decemeber for my 30th birthday/ new year with my wife and 3 other couples.


Please can you give me some tips on good restaurants (steak obv, fish/sushi, Heard that Tao is amazing?) bars, shows etc. We are all up for lots of gamble/poker/ partying etc.

So far we have booked the Grand Canyon Helicopter trip and the cirque de soleil 'O' at the bellagio.

Most important thing though - what to do on New Years Eve? Anyone been before for new year?

cheers

Dan

O is prob the nut show to go to so wp there.

Yellowtail is meant to be sick for sushi. We had a really great steak meal in Carnevino (i think it's in the Venetian) and Cut and Fix are really good too for steaks. Also had a nice meal at Alize at the top of the palms.

i've been twice at new year. Most people just go on the strip, get smashed and watch the fireworks go off from on top of each hotel. By far the best fireworks displays i've ever seen. They sell booze and stuff on the road, everyone has these giant ball necklace things and huge ice drinks, just a great party atmosphere. Impossible to get taxis though and they shut the strip off for normal cars from a certain time so probs best to stay close to your own hotel. Mandalay had a midnight pool party last time i was there and Carmen Electra was hosting, but probs not what you are after being in couples.

Only seen Ka of the cirq du soleils which was very good. Copperfield was great, so was legends at Harrahs and blue man group is defo worth a watch.

You'll have a blasty blast no matter what you do. Can't comment on restaurants as i pretty much only eat at Earl of sandwhich or Kahunaville.

Yup been there for NY, as milligan says just go on the piss and hit the strip at midnight for the fireworks  :)

Also for a fun night out go to NY NY, the Irish bar and the bar in the centre of the casino with the guys playing the pianos make for a good night out.

if its the place we went to one night on recommendation from someone here, it was [  ] fun!

Well I've been there a few times and always had a great time  :)

might be the wrong place but was an irish bar to the side of one of the less nice hotels. tried my first guinness there too. eurgh

The better of the two bars is the one in the middle is with the piano's, gets really swinging at weekends. Of course if your not into dudes singing live with a piano your not going to enjoy it.

I thought Carnevino steaks were pretty meh that night we all went, the apps were insanely good though. I ate at Cut twice last year with Alex with both meals being incred and it probably is my fave steak house now just edging SW.

Bartolotta in the Wynn is a great seafood/italian restaurant and the people I know who have eaten at Aquinox in the Venetian said that was great too.

I think Tao is meant to be pretty middle of the road from what I've heard and if you're after asian cuisine there are much better option.

I'm no sushi afficionado but I do like Sushi Samba in the Palazzo, it offers a wide range of cuisines and fusion dishes other than sushi including brazilian and peruvian.

Okada at the wynn is very highly rated as well although I've not eaten there yet.

é @ Jaleo is very good and if you can get a space then I'd definitely say it's an experience worth having (just make sure everyone turns up :D)

You basically are eating in a miniature dining room and you have your own chefs preparing each course of a tasting menu in front of you. A group of us did it this summer in Vegas and it was a sick experience as I'm sure Cos, BITB, Sunny or Alex will confirm.

As for shows I've only seen Le Revé at the Wynn which was incredible and Terry Fator at the Mirage which was really entertaining

For NY Eve itself I would take Downtown over the strip.

Strip is heaving and you can't go into the hotels and no real entertainment except the fireworks, ooh, bang bang. Last New Year it was pretty cold and it was nice to get indoors from time to time.

Downtown has a lot more options to enjoy on that particular night I think

Wasn't as fun when we went as the live band wasn't on
To be fair though Dublin style pubs aren't really your thing are they, as we noticed when we went to Dublin and you didn't come in one!

<3 Coslet

See you there OP ;)

Wow that sounds incredible.

Get the fruit bowl and car keys out?

Here's a review of it by one of the food critics in Vegas http://www.kevineats.com/2011/01/e-by-jose-andres-las-vegas-nv.html (http://www.kevineats.com/2011/01/e-by-jose-andres-las-vegas-nv.html). It's definitely worth trying to do while you're there if you can get in, from what I can remember I think they do 2 sittings a night and each one is around 3hours.  Sunny booked it all up and I think he had to email them asking when they could fit us in.

Yup, I deffo recommend é at Jaleo. If you are into your fine dining and don't mind trying new and quirky ideas, then it's a must go. I had to get in touch with the restaurant and make a booking in advance. They take credit card details on the form you need to fill out. As Marky said theres 2 sittings a night, each with 8 seats. You don't have to go in a group of 8, they'll just fit you in with other guests. Give it a go!

Another restaurant not mentioned yet is Picasso. Supposed to be amazing and probably the one meal you should try. I, unfortunately, haven't been yet, but that's supposed to be the consensus from the 2+2 foodies.

Clubs: XS, Tryst, Surrender (I'm guessing the fact you are going as couples shouldn't change how good these venues are?)

Bars: The one at top of Palms, think it's called Ghost bar. Just for the view and to start things off, woudln't spend the night there.

Have fun.

e is great experience but hella spensive. think it cost us like $440/pp

Yeah that was only because Lewis and Cochrane didn't turn up the fking mugs and we still had to cough!!

Woulda been like $320

thanks for all the tips/advice so far. I can't wait now!