Best Family Style Restaurants in Palace Station

We were at the Wynn, and most restaurants there were telling us a 3+ hour wait for even the most casual eateries.... We promptly left, went on OpenTable and within 10 minutes booked a reservation and power walked to LAVO. Absolutely the better outcome! Cool ambience, no judgement, a DJ, great staff from the host, to waitress, to cocktail and dessert runners. Highly recommend! We loved every second. Pricing was fair for Vegas and the food portions were great. Food tasted excellent too! I'm so happy we ended up here. If I remembered names I would thank all of you for the experience! If you've ever worked in the hospitality industry, this restaurant runs like a well oiled machine. I thoroughly enjoyed watching everyone thrive and promptly get everything ready for the next guest. It was so impressive! For 2 people it was $166, we had 2 entrees, an appetizer, 1 cocktail, 2 desserts, and a shot of espresso. Also came with complimentary focaccia and veggies. Will definitely go again!

The appetizers, crispy tuna and smoked oysters were excellent. The oysters were served with the smoke still under the serving cover. The sticky lamb chops were the best lamb chops we ever had. The king crab and truffle fried rice was special. The only disappointment was their signature crispy duck. The skin was great, but the inside was a little overcooked and dry.

Our Second time dining here. Service again, was outstanding! This was Thanksgiving buffet. The lions mane turkey was a bit disappointing, as were the biscuits which were dry & hard. The sides were all delicious, especially great job on the gravy and the stuffing. The Mac & cheese, worthy of seconds. Pumpkin pie was very tasty. Their house-made Baileys, was not great, that recipe needs some work. All in All an excellent Vegan restaurant.

We had a fantastic non-traditional Thanksgiving meal at Carmine’s, and we loved it! From the food, to the service, to the extra attention we received from Jessica, our server, the runners, and the manager, “T”, we absolutely loved it. We had the mixed salad (enough for 8, seriously), Eggplant Parmesan (our favorite thing!), a side of meatballs, and rotini with Giardiniera sauce. For dessert, we shared the Chocolate Bread Pudding with a side of vanilla ice cream. Oh…my…gosh. This was phenomenal! Jessica was attentive without being overbearing, our water was kept full (always appreciated), dishes were cleared quickly, the noise level was good, the holiday decorations were beautiful, and we even got to meet the GM. What a great experience!

Great sushi spot - one of the better ones in Vegas