HotelChatter

I was very disappointed in our meal recently at Jean Georges Steakhouse at Aria. The Host had an attitude when we arrived but I guess that is OK if you can back it up. In this case they can't. I took my 21 year old son on his first trip to Vegas and even with his pizza and burger tastes, he said it was disappointing. We started with salads, my son selected the tomato salad ($16) that he said was great and I had the wedge of lettuce with crumbled blue cheese and bacon ($18).  My salad was very plain and the blue cheese was part of the dressing and not as advertised. We also waited 30 minutes for our salads to be brought to the table. They did bring a nice selection of breads but the wait was long. At this point my son and I counted 10 Waiters and Crew all dressed in black in our dining area. We saw the same number in other areas of the restaurant and it was weird how they hovered around. Add to that at least 3 Managers and it became claustrophobic with help. We waited another 30 minutes and finally the main course. I had the 8 oz Filet Mignon ($38), medium and it looked like a pre-packaged portion and it wasn't more than 1 inch thick. Flavorful, but not juicy at all and not tender as expected with this cut of meat. They did include an interesting chili butter sauce but it didn't match the steak. My son had the NY Strip ($44) medium rare and again, a pre-packaged portion and one end was burnt and the other end cold and very raw. In fairness, we were offered the Kobe Beef at $50/oz, 3 oz minimum but that was out of our budget. We split a cast iron pot of garlic mashed potatoes ($8) and were warned it might not be enough for 2 and they were right, 2 small scoops each. At this point, the hovering staff became a joke when my son finished his glass of Pinot Noir ($16) and the black Ninja grabbed the glass before it hit the table. The best and last part of the meal were 2 cups of cappuccino to prepare ourselves for the long night ahead. Final thoughts, a long, forgettable meal  and a hovering staff that seemed confused as to who was doing what. No table linens  covering a chipped and water ringed table (they've only been open 2 weeks) $206 with tip (2 salads, 2 entrees, 1 side 2 glasses of Pinot Noir and 2 cappuccinos)