Sinatra Good, But Not Weak-In-The-Knees Good

Where: 3131 Las Vegas Boulevard South [map], 89109

For over a year now, we've been told that we have to eat at Sinatra at Wynn. We just don't find the need to spend $50 a dish for Italian food very often. There are enough local Italian restaurants off The Strip that satiate our needs when it comes to Italian food. A friend of ours played enough craps at Wynn to earn a free meal at Sinatra, though, and was kind enough to ask us to join. We were stoked to have an excuse to go - let alone a cheap excuse. (Pro tip: Tip waiters well and with cash on the full price of your comp dinner.)

Between the rave reviews, growing up in New York, and living part of our life next to Frank's home town of Hoboken, NJ, we had VERY high expectations. Our meal began with an excellent antipasto. Everything we tried on the plate was very good. Looking back, this may have been the best thing we ate for the evening.

Our main course was their recommended signature dish - Osobucco "My Way" with Risotto Milanese and Gremolata. Osobucco isn't something we eat often and it's not something we would ever make but it's a dish we enjoy and meal we find worth the high price tag. Although we've had dishes that were more tender, the veal was tender enough not to need a knife and the risotto was cooked perfectly. The main course was very good, but unspectacular.

We rarely have room for dessert, but since we didn't have any extras along with our shared appetizer and main course we had a little extra space. We decided to try the cute ricotta lollipops and a cup of espresso. Both were excellent and a nice way to end a nice meal.

The decor was very understated and obviously an homage to Frank Sinatra with photos on the wall of Frank and his music playing over the speakers. Frank's awards are on display at the entry as well.

Overall, our dinner at Sinatra was excellent but, as we said, unspectacular. After so many rave reviews we were expecting a meal that was so good that it would make us weak in the knees. While, we had enough strength in our knees to walk out of the restaurant at least we did so with a smile on our faces.

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i had the best meal of my 18 months in vegas in sinatra. the pasta was superlative, and i speak as someone who used to live in italy.

also, i read the headline and thought you were talking about Sintra in Portugal. haha.

Face palm. Changing. lol.

Those look like sad little dishes of food. Something more hearty may be required. Some pasta or a dish with some chunky potatoes and green peppers.

Everything was very good, but nothing was so unreal as I was told. Hyperbole in food opinion is killing the facts. Really good is not "The Greatest Meal Ever", but it's still really good. :)

FWIW, we saw the lasagna on the way out and it looked nice. I think it was $26. Not bad!

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