ARIA Cafe

I have been here a few times during my stays at the Aria but I guess I have not done a review before. I had lunch here before leaving for the airport. I did have to wait a few minutes to be seated but after that, the service was quick.
I had the ASIAN CHICKEN salad — napa cabbage, carrots, bean sprouts, cucumbers, baby peppers, snow peas, crispy wontons, citrus-​ginger vinaigrette. The salad was really fresh and crisp. And I love the wontons. Seems to be a theme with other salads I order.
I was worked a bit while I was sitting there and the staff seemed fine with it. They checked on me occasionally and handled my check quickly.
Definitely a nice casino coffee shop. Good food and good service. Lots of interesting things on the menu.

The Aria Café is the 24 hour café (or diner) of the Aria Hotel and City Center. It is located in the back of the casino to the left of the hotel registration.
I have caught Aria Café’s act two times. The first time we ate here was in 2010 when we were staying at the Aria after my brother’s laser surgery and yesterday when my brother and I met up with my New York bound Aunt who had checked out of the Aria. The common denominator of both visits was that we needed to dine by the Aria.
The contemporary ambiance of the Aria permeates into the Aria Café. So do the high prices. Considering that this is an MGM-​owned restaurant it comes as no shock that the prices are inflated. The average sandwich costs $ 17.99 and up. This included the Philly cheese steak that I ordered.
Although «aria» means solo in an opera, here it could mean a solo menu page. The menu is only one page. The good is that deciding what to eat is not overwhelming. The bad is the want of a variety of food.
Throughout the dinner, the waitress was attentive and professional. She took the initiative to refill the drinks. Furthermore she did not rush us out when my brother and I were talking to our Aunt after dinner.
Prior to the meal, the waitress placed a bowl of complimentary house bread on the table. The Philly cheese steak was good. For $ 18 I expected it to be good. My picture below the review, shows a medium size sandwich overflowing with the sliced steak and melted American cheese. The picture also shows a Philly cheese steak without toppings such as onions and mushrooms. The Philly cheese steak included French fries and a pickle slice. The waitress delivered the bowl of French fries a few minutes after the sandwich. In similar style to the Philly cheese steak, it was good yet short of great.
When I review places on the Strip two questions come to mind. 1. Would I visit this business if it was off the Strip? 2. Is this a business that provides a unique experience?
1. Would I visit Aria Café if it was off the Strip? Absolutely not. The prices are inflated. The menu is limited missing the variety of choices that a great café or diner offers. The Philly cheese steak was nothing special. If I want a delicious Philly cheese steak in Henderson Miller’s Ale House serves them. If I want a delicious South Chicago cheese steak that is similar to Philly cheese steak in Las Vegas Chicago Brewing Pub serves a delicious one.
2. Does the Aria Café provide a unique experience? Not really. I feel that if the Aria had a strong theme like Paris or Venetian, it would be a unique experience. However, if you are spending a lot of time at the Aria on a Las Vegas vacation partying, clubbing, or chilling it could be a unique experience to a Las Vegas visitor.
Based on my two first hand experiences at the Aria Café with the answers to the two above questions, I rate Aria Café three stars.

Should have no star! Service is real bad! Food comes Very slow, waitress has smile on their face!

I’m really surprised this place has only 2 ½ stars! Our waiter, Phillip, was really awesome. The interior design, outdoor view, and food were all incredible. My boyfriend got the philly cheesesteak sandwich and the meat was tender, the roll was warm and soft. Our friends got the nachos and those were bomb too! I got the fried chicken sandwich and I could have died of a heart attack and been ok with it! :)

The Café at Aria is an okay place for food in Las Vegas. If there’s ever a line/​wait, you can skip it if you have mLife Gold or higher status. Lemonade here was really good. Tomato soup, however, was really a bisque and was not even that good of one. I also had a Lo Mein dish, and it was okay, but no better than what you’d get at any decent Chinese restaurant but double the price.

We decided on a whim to have salad here before attending a Mariah Carey concert later this evening. I vaguely remembered LV Restaurant Week starting the day we were arriving in Vegas. It did piqued my interest when I saw it was coincidental with the time we were here so I initially said «I’m In!» right away. I changed it back to Sounds Cool as I had trouble seeing any details online.
Well once we got seated I saw that they had the menu for it! Thirty dollars per person was within reason for me plus it was my birthday Eve! I instantly decided to go with it. I asked the waiter if we both had to order from it simultaneously and he said no. Hubby went with the Asian chicken salad which was light and quite flavorful. He also received bread and butter with his salad.
My watermelon salad was quite tasty in a unique way plus it also contained pistachios. The watermelon itself was sweet. Yay that’s always a plus!!! My salmon entrée appeared immediately after my initial salad. It was way better than I expected. Salmon cooked to perfection not undercooked. Skin left on top and it was crunchy. I gave that portion to my husband who enjoys that. Underneath were crushed peas and fingerling potatoes. Everything there was delish!
While I was still eating my salmon entrée as I obviously eat slow because out came my crème brûlée dessert. Oh my! I was in dessert heaven and that made my birthday even more special bc it was divine! I was extremely satisfied. So should we come back tomorrow? I’m debating; remember I’m that indecisive Gemini??? LOL

Other than convenience of location the Aria Café added nothing else to my dining experience. I ordered tomato soup to start. The soup was not fresh, it was microwaved. So the vegetables were hot but the cream of the soup was cold. Not to mention the soup was slid in front of me from the side instead of the server facing me to properly great me and present the dish being served.
The chicken pasta I ordered also again was slid to me without proper introduction. As if the servers all have better things to do and keep getting distracted by their serving duties. Some of the chicken in the dish was half cooked. I ordered some condiments to complete the taste of the pasta by flagging down the sever and then waiting for my pasta to get cold before a second reminder and final arrival of the condiments.
I asked for my check and waited for 15+ mins to get someone to process my card. At least they are consistently lazy. Not eager to serve nor eager to charge. That’s the only positive observation of my dining experience.
Expected more from this place.

Came to the Aria café for a breakfast meeting. Nice looking place!
Kept it pretty simple — had a greek yogurt parfait with a side of two Sunny side up eggs. It’s kind of hard to screw up a parfait, but nonetheless it was pretty tasty.
The service was a little slow, I feel like we waited way too long for what we ordered, but the waitress was attentive in the interim.

The Aria café is always ready and always satisfying. Breakfast is a 3 minute walk. The space is inviting and the service is superb. Mission one is to please their clients. The food is good and the café, inviting. The large tables make it easy for people to sit with more than one plate :-). I’ve sat there for a while with my laptop and phone and was able to do actual work in a less than average noise level. When I’m back at the Aria, I’ll certainly revisit the Aria Café.

The Aria Café is neither good or bad; it’s simply there. I’d give them a solid 2.5 star. When my boyfriend arrived back at our hotel room after going out with the guys around 12:30 AM, he decided he needed a bite to eat. The easiest thing to do was head downstairs to the café and, considering that it’s Vegas and fair bit of alcohol had been consumed earlier in the evening, this was really our only choice.
There’s an abbreviated menu for late night dining and we didn’t have a lot of choices, especially for my vegetarian boyfriend. We ended up ordering a plate of nachos and a ginger ale for him. The nachos, which rang in at around $ 15 for a plate of chips, cheese, jalapenos and a scoop of sour cream and guacamole, really weren’t worth it. The $ 4.50 glass of ginger ale was probably the highest priced soda that I’ve ever seen. I guess I just expected the hotel café to be slightly less insanely overpriced than the fancier hotel options. After all, it is basic café-​style food.

**If you come after 2 am ask for Valerie** she’s my favorite! So sweet :)
Food is good and comes out pretty quick. Prices are kind of high for basic things but it’s the only place open in Aria ²⁴⁄₇ and the portions are a nice size. This drunk guy was bothering me and they told me if I was uncomfortable they would ask him to leave… Which more restaurants should do because men are stupid and annoy us while we’re trying to eat chicken strips.

Great place to eat breakfast.
The server is amazing. The food is very good.
For sure I’m going to visit here again.

The food here was very good, son had the tuna melt and it tasted very fresh. Trust me I’ve tasted bad tuna melt. I’d know fresh since I catch my own when it’s in season. So long story short, wife had a Italian sausage kale and potato soup that was very velvety and full flavored. My daughter had a simple Cali roll which we’ve eaten a ton of, but it was different, more of like the Korean type of roll, kimbap, the seaweed is on the outside vs on the inside covered by the rice. Ok it still tasted good and daughter was satisfied. I had a Cobb salad that was tossed perfectly with out over dressing, they even used a different dressing than a normal blue cheese upon my request. Parents had the chicken wrap which they said was very tasty.
Now on to the service. Our waiter was great, very polite and attentive, the assistant though was alright. I had something floating in the water and told the buss person and she said «where is it?» I said it sank down. First of all you don’t question someone who said something is floating in the water you just delivered, you apologize and say I’ll get you one right away. Wow I was surprised with that response. I’ll take one star off for that. Other than that, I think food is solid and top it off the menu comes written in Chinese as well. My folks totally tripped out on that. Thanks Aria for the nod to the people who come and frequent your establishment a lot totally appreciate that!!!

Really, really wish I would’ve tried the Red Velvet pancakes the second time around, but the chicken and waffles were amazing! Two nights in a row they were exactly the same, and I wouldn’t change a thing. This is high praise from someone from ATL… home of Gladys Knight Chicken and Waffles. Aria Hotel itself has a ton of restaurants that looked incredible. However, the café is the one that’s open 24 hours. It’s nice to see the still delivered incredible food after hours. Chicken was thick. Waffle was soft but still textured. Syrup was perfectly sweet (not overbearing). Roommate had the Chicken Alfredo. I tried it and thought it was alright… don’t waste your time though. Go with the waffle.

Stopped by after a night of clubbing. Nothing else was really open in the area and didn’t feel like driving anywhere so we stopped by the Aria Café.
This place is way too expensive for what they give you. I ordered a simple chicken fettuccini Alfredo for $ 27. The total portion was rather small but they did give you a lot of chicken. Flavor was pretty good but definitely not worth the expensive price.
Will not try be stopping by again.

After waking up early, catching a flight, and going into the late afternoon with nothing in your stomach… you start feeling hangry and exhausted. We were on a mission to find Lemongrass, but given how hidden it was, we decided to just go to the ARIA Café before we pass out on the casino floor. It did it’s job alright by keeping us full, but the food here really is sub-​par compared to all the other available restaurants in the hotel. The prices are about the same as any other $$ restaurant but the quality is completely terrible! My chicken sandwich was so greasy that it had oil all over the plate, and the chicken nachos looked as if I had purchased it from a baseball food stand. :c I would not recommend this place to anyone unless you really feel like you have no other options. But really, that would never be the case because there are so many good surrounding restaurants unless you are lazy AF. Anything! There’s Julian Serrano and Lemongrass all on the same floor, and similar prices, but wayyy better in the quality of food they serve. Go anywhere but here.

Minus one star immediately for the inflated pricing. $ 9.25 for a bowl of Cheerios or Corn Flakes! That’s just ridiculous, as there’s absolutely no way they can claim the price inflation is due to the quality of ingredients, chef’s skill, or the like.
I liked the beautiful floor to ceiling windows, which give a lovely view of… the parking structure and driveway. I’ve heard others refer to it as airport like, and it does indeed have a «fancy terminal» vibe. Nonetheless, the teal and river rock-​accented décor is clean and classy, though the seats are showing wear and tear and need to be reupholstered (this seems to be a common problem).
Thankfully, the food was fantastic. My brioche French toast was light, fluffy, chewy, and perfectly cooked. My ($ 6!) side of turkey bacon was requested crispy and came out exactly that; a salty, crunchy compliment to my sweet entrée. Other family members enjoyed their food as well, including a tasty pecan waffle and fried chicken that I snuck a bite of.
Service was pretty good as well, and the food came out in a timely manner. If I had a dining credit I’d come back, but if not, I might need to try Bellagio’s café or a breakfast place at New York New York. Definitely a safe option for breakfast or brunch though.

Horrible service. Extremely slow. Very rude hostess and our waiter very inconsiderate. We waited over 30 minutes for someone to attend us. Food is mediocre and not worth the wait or customer service.

Had a smaller lunch here after checking in early at the Aria. Was seated after about a 5 minute wait though there were plenty of tables available.
Service was quick after sitting. Someone came up to me right away asking me my drink order. I choose my meal quickly too — grilled chicken on ciabatta with poblano peppers– and was out of there in about 30 minutes.
Good for a quick meal. Feels like a diner. Food was fine. Service was fine.

I’ve been here on two separate occasions. Once for breakfast and the last time for dinner which is what my review is based on. There is definitely some aesthetic appeal to this place.
The service here is prompt and friendly. The special of the day was French dip which I was hoping to try. When the waitress returned and told me they were all out, I was disappointed. Being how the rodeo ordeal was going on in Vegas, I think they ate all the French dip that night. On to option 2, I opted for the chicken and waffle. The waffle wasn’t anything special and the chicken was no better than Popeyes. The portions for dinner are about average, not as large as their breakfast portions.

Bad News. The Philly Cheese steak sandwich ($ 18) was swimming in «pump cheese» with beef that was made, at best, old sliced roast beef. A small cup of cole slaw coarsely sliced wilted cabbage.
The Aria hamburger ($ 19) resembles a $ 4 burger anywhere in town. Served in a glazed burger with a leaf of lettuce and a ¼ wedge of dill.
Will NEVER return to this gyp joint.

In a way, the food itself isn’t going to floor you, but the service from our great server from Haiti, and ambience, sure is a 4-​star.
Most restaurants charge an additional ‘split plating fee’ which is questionable, as I was expecting the worse, so if you think about it, they deliberately split the steak & eggs on separate plates, as well as the pineapple & nicely-​done hash browns, wow, that’s extra work.
The sirloin itself is 8 ounces, and not as good as the day before at Café Bellagio, but still worth eating as oppose to a buffet or a sandwich place if one isn’t in the mood for it. The cut was a bit on the thin side but hey, for $ 25 or whatever, not a big issue.
Décor, wow, this seemed like a zen place. Super high ceiling, full blown glass wall, trees everywhere, and cool booth seating on the inner side.
Washrooms nicely done too, spa-​like. Warm water as well.
Ordered the green tea, and honey glass & lemon provided.
I definitely don’t think it’s worth an hour wait, luckily for my M-​Life card, that cut the waiting time considerably.

Well after trying to find something decent to eat at a few other hotels, found this place opened st 12:30am.
Limited late night menu but it was better then mcds or Popeyes at Excalibur!
We ordered a pizza, which was pretty good. A side salad which was BIG and good, ranch dressing very good!
Also got the deuces breakfast for $ 20, which is 2 eggs, 2 bacon, sausage, toast, pancakes and hash browns. For Vegas it’s a good deal. Pancakes were fantastic — Hash browns round and weird tasting… Definitely not great hash browns. Ate 1 bite.
Our waitress Veronica was FANTASTIC!
Giving 4 stars cause it was open late and service was great! Food only ok for a $ 60 bill!

This is what you would expect of a normal hotel restaurant, a little disappointing that it belongs to ARIA as their other food choices and service experiences are great.
Standard food, fairly pricey, and a pretty long wait for brunch. If you are staying at the ARIA you may as well order it up to your room and save some time. We only really go here post-​bar on the way back to our rooms.

Warning: If you’ve just rolled out of bed or if you’re hungover and decide to come down to the café, bring your sunglasses! For once, I did not appreciate the floor-​to-​ceiling windows and open floor plan of the restaurant.
Came with a large party and were seated towards an exit of the restaurant. Throughout our entire dining experience, servers seemed to avoid coming to this area of the restaurant, and it was almost impossible to flag someone down when we needed something. The service was snail slow. The food was mediocre and came out cold to lukewarm, as if it had been sitting out for a while and not promptly delivered to our table. The dishes were also overpriced but that is expected from any hotel restaurant in Las Vegas.
This is the largest 24-​hour café and restaurant in Las Vegas. It is conveniently located for those staying in ARIA Hotel & Casino, on the casino level near the guest elevators. Overall, I would have expected a lot more from this restaurant. I can’t wait to get another room at Aria during my next trip to Vegas, but I will not come back to Aria Café again.

If you are staying in the hotel its fine of you want a quick bite to eat and don’t want to leave the hotel.
It was just meh. Pet peeve if i request no hash browns, and just one slice of toast don’t bring a things i wont eat.
The pancakes were underwhelming the sausage looked unappealing as they were barely warmed up links and a pale grey vs being browned. Next time I’m up at 5am i’ll either go off site or have a protein shake instead.

Open 24/​7, this café serves as a convenient spot to grab a bite to eat. Keyword: convenient.
After we watched the final Zarkana show of the night, my boyfriend and I searched for places to eat that were still open. Out of convenience, we ate here despite the expected, inflated prices.
We shared an order of Three Cheese Nachos for $ 12.50. I love nachos, but these were sub par; though, they did look good and received compliments by a passerby. When the nachos reached our table, the cheese had cooled and was hard. Toppings were the usual suspects — pico de gallo, guacamole, and sour cream. Protein toppings like steak and chicken are also available for an additional $ 5-​$ 7.
The food is nothing to rave about, but at least the service was attentive and quick.

Red Velvet Pancakes upped my rating to a 5! Friendly hostess led us into an architectural eye-​pleasing dining area! (Same menu to room service: enjoyed their French Onion Soup; Caesar Salad with Grilled Shrimp and club sandwich)

This place has a pretty decent food selection and quality but nothing wow. I would say only 2 steps ahead of a cafeteria. Though not pricey, it’s pricier than it should be.
Good place for a casual lunch. Especially that most of the fine dining at the Aria does not open until 5pm

This will be the place you go to when it’s super late after a show or when the clubs begin to close. When you go super late since it’s open 24 – 7, the food will seem amazing because you probably have had a drink or two or more and when you do, in my personal experience, this crazy hunger from the depths of your soul possesses you and drives your mind mad until you eat.
Well my husband and I returned here just last weekend and I again ordered the nachos with steak. Don’t get me wrong, the nachos were really good. The steak was cooked medium rare to my liking but it didn’t blow me away. I expected amazing-​ness and received this message from my taste buds, «eh, they’re pretty good.» Was it because I was sober this time? Who knows. Regardless, I was hungry and it did the job for now. Surprisingly, our waitress the last couple visits within a past year and a half span was our same one each time and she was super attentive most of the time. I’ll admit there were a few lull periods though where I wondered if we’d get our check. Overall, I find this café to be a necessity for a ²⁴⁄₇ restaurant rather than someplace I actually look forward to going to when we stay at the Aria.

A typical hotel Café. We came here twice while staying at the Aria Hotel Casino. The Café itself looks beautiful. Very modern with large windows throughout the restaurant, thus providing enough natural lighting for most of the restaurant. The furniture is also modern like with comfortable chairs, quartz table tops, and posh benches around the booths.
Now for the food. I thinks it’s mediocre at best. The first time I ordered their Deuce Breakfast. It had two of everything such as eggs, toast, sausage, and bacon, pancakes, with my coffee. I thought the breakfast was a bit on the pricey side. The quality and what was served for $ 16.00 plus my coffee. The food was more on the bland side. Yes, the eggs and my sausage wasn’t too good. The bacon was good, but had too much fat in it.
The second time there, I ordered their Spaghetti and Meatballs. I think that order was $ 20.00. Again I didn’t think it was worth it. Proportion wise was fine. Enough for an individual to be content. However, the whole dish was bland. Tasteless sauce, and flavorless meatballs had me use plenty of salt and Parmesan Cheese for the spaghetti. I finished it only because I was hungry and didn’t want to drink alcohol later with an empty stomach.
Overall the café was a really nice place. The service was decent, while the food took around fifteen minutes. The waiter and waitress kept filling our glass with water and asked if everything was okay. They were nice! But the quality of the food needs to improve. I thought it’s a bit pricey for what was served, and especially when its worst than cafeteria food.
Anyhow, a great place but mediocre food. It can use an improvement please. Three stars.

A little bird told me this was the best breakfast in Vegas. So I walked 45 mins from flamingo to aria. I ordered one of their recommended items: the ultimate omelette. It came with shrimp and goat cheese. To my throbbing brain, both of those sounded good. The food came out quickly, and I was very happy with my egg white and fresh fruit substitutions at no upcharge, but I quickly verified that IMHO, shrimp/​egg/​cheese is not a good combo.
Service was ok and it was of course expensive ($ 20 just for the omelette). Typical Vegas style.
If I were staying at Aria I would eat here again. Otherwise I’ll stick to something closer to home base.

«It’s raw!» — Gordon Ramsay
I’ve always wanted to hulk-​smash a dish of food and yell that when it comes out raw. I figured Vegas wasn’t the place to do it, already dressed to go out for the night, didn’t want to get kicked out of Aria. Ordered the calamari, chicken sandwich and spinach artichoke dip. Although chicken and dip were good the calamari was so undercooked it was hard to chew. I hate throwing away food, but I literally could not shallow that calamari. Shame, calamari is my Kryptonite too. If it’s on any menu, I’m ordering it don’t care if it’s Dairy Queen!
Bring your shades
If you eat here for dinner don’t forget your sunglasses, it’s like going to a vegas pool… without the pool. Actually… don’t ever eat here for dinner, its more of a lunch or late night spot. The sun blares through the glass façade which is an entire side of the restaurant and there aren’t any shades on their windows so your S.O.L. Half of the guests were literally wearing sunglasses while eating dinner. Felt like I was at an LMFAO concert. I guess if you’re there to check out girls/​guys that’s a good thing though ;)

The décor and ambiance does not match the service, staff and food.
Wifey and I decided to grab breakfast here since we were staying at the Aria. This is one of the few times I didn’t check the Unilocal reviews and I should have.
First impressions were impeccable, spacious and gorgeous. The architecture was modern, open, sleek and almost looked like a club. It’s nicely located in front of the hotel and you have an unobstructed view of the porte-​cochere with its large glass windows.
However, looks can be deceiving. Most of the people that were working here appeared to be on the verge of retirement and all lack life. What I mean by that is they were moody, slow and grumpy. No one smiled even when they were taking our orders and they were all just going thru the motion like robots or slaves. I guess those are harsh words, but it really felt like the staff came from a nursing home.
So I ordered the Steak and Eggs while the Wifey had omelette with a side of coffee for the both of us. The coffee was bland and weak and my Steak and Eggs left a lot to be desired. I’ve had better at Denny’s compared to this place. Wifey’s omelette was just so-​so.
No, we weren’t impressed, but what made it memorable for us was Hunter Pence. Yup, this was after they won the 2012 World Series and he was sitting behind us. We got to take a photo with him while I was wearing my Niners’ gear. Funny thing was that I was all decked in Giants’ gear the previous day.
So back to Aria Café — you need to up your game, son.

We must have hit Aria Café on a good day. I saw a lot of bad reviews but our experience was wonderful.
The décor is stunning as you walk in with it’s high ceilings, big windows and organic décor. The stones that decorate the tiers leading to the second floor seating area are reclaimed from the hotel that formerly stood where ARIA is now.
The service was very good especially when it was so busy for breakfast. Our coffee was topped up often and extra fruit was offered with our meals. I indulged in the Red Velvet Pancakes. Way too much to finish. I later found out you can get a half portion which would have been more than enough. I must have missed that on the menu.
For me it was an over the top breakfast experience. Loved it!

Das essen war auf jeden fall gut aber die Auswahl an Gerichten klein und wir mussten länger suchen bis wir was passendes gefunden hatten. Wir persönlich würden andere Frühstücksmöglichkeiten vorziehen

Its like Sitting at the Airport. Cold ambiance.
Food just Bad & expensive. I would go somewhere Else. I really regret it