Best Family Style Restaurants in Excalibur

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!

Every item we ordered was DELICIOUS: garlic wontons, wonton stars (perfect ratio of crab & cream cheese), hot & sour soup, orange chicken, spicy honey chicken. The Ube-berry Lavender Okinawa Snow dessert was the show-stopper!! So unique and one of the very best desserts we’ve had in a long time. Our server, Marcela, was the right balance of attentive, personable and professional. HIGHLY RECOMMEND! We’ll be back!

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!

Everything is always great there except for the hostesses. We seem to always have not so friendly hostesses. They’re not rude. Just very stern and cold and not willing to bend. We requested a bigger table to combine our 2 parties (kids age 12-17) and there was one but it wasn’t allowed unless we ordered a specific menu. And yes, we’ve been there at least three times this year. Food is always good though.

Was the perfect place to celebrate our friend’s birthday. Our waiter Marcus was so cool and helpful, Sushi was delicious and all drinks and food arrived at perfect timing. Will definitely come back whenever we are in town.