Restaurant Reviews

Restaurant David Burke Venetian Las Vegas, NV

We had a memorable meal the last time we visited LV @ the David Burke Restaurant. Here are K’s thoughts on this restaurant.:

Before we watched Phantom of the Opera we stopped by Restaurant David Burke at Venetian’s restaurant row for a quick bite. The ambiance of the place is modern and nice. Dark colors mixed with colors enhanced the overall experience and feeling while eating at the restaurant. Service was good and very attentive. Trying not eat too much before show, we ordered a few appetizers and 1 entree to share. They first brought out bread which was freshly baked into individual serving trays. We thought the bread was extremely buttery but deliciously good. The bread also came with a side of butter that had a slight sprinkling of salt on top and sat on a slab of rock salt – that was fancy for us!

Next came the amuse bouche which wasn’t really needed but a treat to have. It comprised of shrimp, crab and some veggies.

Finally our appetizers and entree came. We ordered the crab cake appetizer and it arrived with a side of mixed greens served with a vinegarette. The crab cake was a slightly oily because they put some sort of pretzel layer on the outside and was fried. There were actual pieces of crab in there with very little bread filling. Flavor was overall tasty! H: I didn’t really like it, b/c I was not fond of the orange-ish sauce that was dribbled over the crab cake.

Our salad was very delicious. However, we did not care for the potatoes that were in the salad…H: maybe there is a reason why potatoes are rarely included in salads..?!

Finally our entree to share was the Beef Short Ribs served with vegetables and creamy pasta. The short rib was extremely tender but it lacked substantial flavor. We are used to Asian style short ribs with heavy marinades that are sweet, yet savoy. The short ribs we had here were more of a traditional preparation, maybe French? It was good but I would not order it again. H: Actually I’ve been to a French restaurant and ordered the beef short ribs before. The ribs there were very savory and flavorful…so I’m not too sure if David Burke’s rendition was French inspired. Anyhow, I do agree with K in that the ribs lacked a little something.

I would recommend David Burke for a nice dinner. The overall experience based only on service and appetizers was great. I would try a steak or other entree next time as those seemed good by eye-ing the room a bit.