Best Restaurants for Outdoor Dining in El Cortez Hotel & Casino

Food was outstanding. We had the bone marrow surf and turf which is reason to come back. Wonderful and I highly recommend. Then we split the 1/2 pound king crab scampi and 20 oz bone in ribeye and mascarpone creamed spinach. Ordered the ribeye medium rare and was a bit over but not enough to send back as it was very flavorful. Spinach was delicious. Service was a bit of a disappointment. My wife’s cocktail had a string in it. Seemed like it was an inconvenience for our server when brought to his attention. Took way too long long for a remake and he made the comment about is it better without the string. All in all I will revisit because the bone marrow was awesome.

Arrived early for our reservation, checked in and were seated almost immediately. The front of house was friendly and set the tone for the night. Dinner was fantastic. Items ordered from our group included prime Rib, rack of ribs, trash can nachos, jalapeño poppers and side salads. All of the food was great!

Our party of 4 was outside on the patio for Valentine’s Day. While it was a little chilly at first the staff was nice and brought heaters for us. Unfortunately a windstorm hit and wouldn’t let up and that affected our dinner service and it’s hard to rush food of that quality and wine. The staff did their best with the circumstances that arose. While it created a memorable dinner, it was too rushed and everything was ice cold.

Dining at Carson’s is a must for me when visiting Las Vegas. Have never had a bite I didn’t enjoy here. This time our party ordered the hot dog ends, pot roast sandwich and jus dip, cauliflower and NY strip. Steak was cooked perfectly. The cauliflower dish was extraordinary and packed a wonderful garlicky punch. Sipped on a wonderfully complex fernet and amaro cocktail throughout the evening as well. Rich and delicious food with unique and interesting flavour combinations. Service was attentive, warm and fun.

My colleague and I had breakfast here on our last day in town before going home. He had heard lovely things from other attendees at the conference we were at, and since we already had dinner plans on Wednesday night, we decided to eat here for breakfast. I’m glad we made a reservation, because by the time we left the place was packed. Our waitress was fantastic, she even brought me a glass of ice so I could drink my Diet Coke. (Only Pepsi at this resort). I had one of the crêpes of the day, bananas, foster, drizzled with Nutella. And my colleague also had crêpes of the day, but he selected raspberry and lemon curd.  it is a sizable plate of food, I was amazed that my colleague finished his, I could only get halfway. We also both had a coffee drink, I requested a vanilla latte and he had regular coffee, both were outstanding. And our waitress was the absolute best! If you are in Las Vegas and need a breakfast place, this is absolutely five stars.