Il Fornaio

Fantastic food. Hubs and i went on Sunday night. It wasnt busy, there were probably about 6 tables occupied. Fast service.
Hubs and i shared the seafood linguine and it was the bomb! We each had fruit martini and that was excellent as well.
Bill came about 65 $ before tips.

I was staying at the New York New York and getting close to midnight the Misses and I decided to dine at this place at 10:30 pm. Food was great, same with the service. Prices are also good for it being italian compared to the prices of alot of the steak houses on the strip. Paid about $ 60 for two entrees.

My boyfriend and I went to eat here for our Anniversary dinner. Service was good, but the food was TERRIBLE. I would never eat there again. I ordered the Canneloni Al Forni and my boyfriend got a ravioli dish. The food came out tasting like it had been popped into the microwave and then plated. It just didn’t taste fresh at all and I left with a stomach ache. The bread was also cold, which is an automatic fail for an Italian restaurant! Lastly, the management was all sitting together at the front of the restaurant just eating and talking, not very professional at all, and I expected more for the ratings, reviews, and the food. Take our advice, save your money and your stomach the agony!

I lived in Italy for 2 years so getting Italian food isn’t my thing in the states but my family wanted it so I went for it. I got my favorite Italian thing, caprese and we went for the vegetarian pizza. Honestly it was really good. Pizza was good for thin crust, not too thin but just perfect. I grabbed a bite of my sisters ravioli with sausage on the inside, was really tasty. We got the salmon bruschetta appetizer, which was great, salmon was on salty side. Service was also great. Only sad part is that it was pretty expensive, but your in Vegas and everything is that way.

3.5 Stars
We were walking around the strip and came near the end to New York New York and finally decided to just stop and eat. Il Fornaio to the rescue. We were seated quickly as it was only semi busy and our order was taken right away. Service was nice and without issues as we asked about the tasting menu.
We ended up getting the fried calamari for starters, the seafood rissotto and seabass along with a taster menu that included lobster bisque, pasta with meatballs and lamb chops. Everything was good, the lamb and the seabass stood out among these dishes. Not bad from inside a themed resort, prices are a little more expensive but the food will satisfy.

This restaurant is my favorite in all of Vegas. There are 3 parts, side by side by not connected.
The bakery: the freshest most inviting pastries and light sandwiches around. The presentation and taste are equally beautiful. Everything is soft where it should be and tastefully displayed the price is economical and the environment is welcoming.
The bar: situated between the bakery and the main restaurant, offers great sit down breakfast options and tasty quick lunch alternatives as well.
The restaurant: the Italian eatery is big on customer service, presentation, and taste. There isn’t one thing that I’ve had here that has disappointed me. The offer a variety of pasta dishes. The restaurant also has a «patio» type area that overlooks the casino floor.

Maybe it’s what I ordered? I’m really not sure how to star this place, so I’m giving a three star which to me is middle of the road/​just average. I wasn’t thrilled with the place although the service was great and we got seated straight away.
I ordered one of the daily specials which was pasta with seafood, I really should have taken a pic of the name but see photo below. The pasta was pasta and the sauce almost tasteless. The seafood mixture was great though, the shrimp and white fish were quite fresh for the price and being in a city not next to the ocean. Might have been smart of me to order extra sauce, since it seemed quite a dry dish.
The service though, I have no complaints. Although the restaurant seemed full we were seated right away. I was a bit worried since I didn’t make reservations on a Saturday night, right before a concert but we were handled promptly. I’m not saying to not do reservations because I have always been a stickler for resies, I think we just lucked out! Our servers were very prompt and friendly, attending to our needs. I think they could also see we were on a time constraint but that did not stop the great service!
Would I go hear again? Good question. Probably not but if I were to go to the T-​Mobile arena for a concert again… It’s worth the consideration to try another dish.

Happened to be in the New York New York and wanted dinner. Had seen this place walking by but never stopped. At 7:00 on a Wednesday evening it wasn’t crowded so we stopped. Had to laugh when the hostess said do you want inside our outside since the entire place is in the casino but outside means you can see the casino floor. We sat there so we could people watch.
Had a charming waiter who could have passed for Italian but he said he was Mexican. Our drink order was taken right away and we were given a basket of amazing bread and rolls along with oil and balsamic vinegar for dipping. Could have made a meal on that alone. We each had a salad in the interest of pretending to be healthy, and hubby had a pasta with tomato sauce and sausage and I had pasta with seafood and tomato sauce. He said his was very good, I know mine was as well and large portions that neither of us could finish.
Alas we couldn’t fit dessert anywhere in our tummies so will save that for another time. The meal was affordable, a bit under $ 100 for drinks, dinner and a tip. There is a Il Fornaio here in Seattle that we’ll be certain to try.

Fairly good food in a fun atmosphere. I would call the décor trendy, but you don’t really need to dress trendy to feel comfortable, it’s right off the casino floor. Menu is fairly priced for the strip. Food is good, not amazing, but tasty. Have eaten brunch and lunch here, brunch was probably a little better. Our waiter was very nice and attentive and actually split the check for our large group, which seems to never happen on the strip. Not in a rush to return but worth a stop if you’re hungry and are in NYNY.

Stopped in around 9 pm for a late dinner and decided to stick with daily specials. The artichoke leak soup with pesto and pine nuts was a complete mess. They used the tough upper part of the exterior leaves of the artichokes rather than the hearts, leaving each bite with long, tough ribbons that were a bit like trying to eat palm fronds. Some of the pine nuts were burned. The veal roll special was supposed to be stuffed with ground veal, wrapped in pancetta, and finished with porcinis. Good concept, but the porcetta looked and tasted suspiciously like American bacon and the closest a porcini mushroom came to the flavorless dish was the menu description. Pretty much all-​around Godawful.

Crab cakes Benedict with Parmesan cream sauce are pretty good. The crab cakes are thick and delicious. The Parmesan cream sauce is said to have lobster meat but it eluded my plate. Another thing I would recommend is to ease up on the sauce. I sort of felt that my Benedict were drowning in the sauce… thankfully the sauce was well done, but it took away from the overall execution of the Benedict. Additionally, my poached eggs were over hard. I wish I would have been told prior to ordering. Keep doing what you’re doing with potatoes because those were also very tasty. Vegas is a tough place to stand out, but with a little massaging, this dish could be at the top of mind for brunch goers.

When I have to be in Vegas for a week for work I look forward to the food. And the food. And also the food. So when I found out our vp wanted to take us to dinner I thought it would be somewhere delicious but no il fornaio. Don’t get me wrong I’ve been to several and they are all fine. But this one wasn’t good.
We ordered a bunch of appetizers and entrees. Nobody was impressed and we had 20 people. I asked the waiter what’s the best pasta dish on the menu and he recommended these raviolis. What came out were these sad lifeless raviolis with no flavor. I don’t even think they salted the water when cooking the pasta.
The desserts were probably the highlight of the meal but I’m not really a dessert fan soooo I have to review this purely for the food. Do yourself a favor and go to one of the other hundred restaurants in Vegas with imagination and actual good food.

Breakfast review.
Our bellhop handed up a bogo entrée coupon for breakfast the day we checked in at NYNY, so we had to try!
Coffee and OJ was standard. Breakfast came with a basket of bread and butter. I also ordered a side of fruit not realizing how huge the entrée would be… Oops. I was able to take it with me though
I got the corned beef hash with over easy eggs. It came with grilled polenta with Gorgonzola cheese– totally not my thing. It wasn’t bad though, just a texture I don’t usually enjoy.
The corned beef was SO flavorful. I believe it had a mixture of onions and potatoes with this. I was very pleased with my choice.
My husband got the pancakes with real maple syrup. The pancakes were done right, high quality maple syrup. We had no complaints!
Our service was good and quick, the view was lovely from the «outside» (really inside, just a casino view)… It was early so no one was blowing cigar smoke in our direction.
Highly recommend, especially if you have the BOGO coupon and are staying at NYNY.

Came here for a work dinner during CES. Perfectly good food, just nothing to get overly excited about. The setting is pleasant enough at the back of NY-​NY casino and the food (and drinks!) hit the spot after a long day on the showroom floor.
However, with so many other amazing restaurants in Vegas it’s hard to give this any more than a middle-​of-​the-​road rating.

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! Just left this hotel on this past Tuesday evening. Seriously amazing experience. From the food to the service you really cannot go wrong.
Service: Miguel the host was amazing. He was SO good to us every single morning that we went to the restaurant. It is because and thanks to him that our experience was always 5 stars. The manager was also very good to my family and I.
Thank you Vania Carlos & Jefferson for great service as well. Very sweet and attentive.
Food: The food was amazing! I ordered the Omellete Verdure every day for four days straight. This did not bore me in any way. Actually, it was the complete opposite of boring. It was the best omelette I have ever had in my life. EXTREMELY FRESH INGREDIENT WARNING. Omelette came with fresh crunchy asparagus spears, zucchini, and fresh broccoli florets. UNBELIEVABLE. They also put rosemary in their omelettes which I think is genius.
Ambiance: Great if you dine on the terrace!
Waffles are delicious. They come with banana, strawberry, and whip cream YUMM
The bread is beyond. Obviously made by their own bakery. SO DELICIOUS.
Thank you for the amazing food and amazing experience!

I woke up really hungry and didn’t want to go far to eat breakfast. Since we were staying at the New York, New York, I decided to check this restaurant out.
First of all, I must say that the service was EXCELLENT. It is very rare to find such good service in Vegas.
The food was good, typical breakfast food.
I ordered the pancakes and the portion was very generous.
I would recommend this place for anyone staying at the hotel!

My husband and I used the 2 for 1 coupons for breakfast we received upon check in.
The server was extremely disinterested in his job. It was sad to see another server help other customers without being hunted down, give them bread and jelly, coffee refills, smiles and talk to them. The guy we had was glum. We sat there looking around for him and he was sitting inside at a table talking to another server. We had to ask the hostess to find him for a refill.
I don’t know if he thinks people don’t tip well because of the coupon. No people don’t tip because you aren’t doing your job. This time my husband only wanted to tip the runner. He was the one who did the actual work of the server.
The pancakes with the side of bacon were tasty though. But the breakfast was overshadowed by the server. What a let down to end our trip to Vegas.

Breakfast review!
The bacon was phenomenal and the customer service was amazing. If that’s all they served for breakfast then this place would get 5 stars! That’s pretty much it. Nothing else to see here folks.
I order the eggs, bacon and home fries. A coffee and orange juice. The food was luke cold. The oj tasted like it came from a machine and the coffee should have been iced coffee.
Definitely not how I wanted to start my morning. Due to this weak meal, I didn’t want to try or breakfast or lunch and since its Vegas pricing this was $ 25 spent for good chatter and bacon.

como siempre es garantia este lugar ojala tuviera vista como el de san diego pero esta muy agradable y siempre rico. sino tienen mucha hambre las porciones son suficientes para compartir por ejemplo 1 entrada, pizza, ensalada, pasta seria suficiente para compartir 4 – 5 personas igual piden otro platillo mas al centro. el vino blanco de la casa es bueno y el pan que te ofrecen tambien. excelente servicio.

A 3.5 is adequate for Il Fornaio. I’m going with a three because «A-​OK» seems more appropriate than «Yay! I’m a fan!» right now, per Unilocal’s rating descriptions…
…I got a bacon egg and cheese croissant. While a little pricey, it pretty much filled me up. The eggs had a strange grey color to them in spots, which should probably warrant one-​star, but the cheese and bacon were plentiful enough that I think three stars is appropriate. The croissant was delicious — flaky, soft, and super buttery. Some sort of sauce would probably have me bumping the score up by a star, but even as it was, Il Fornaio’s croissant filled my belly up pretty well as my last meal from New York New York.

My experience here was for lunch on a Saturday. The overall experience was disappointing.
For starters, the oil and vinegar dip for the bread wasn’t even good. I love good olive oil and balsamic, but this was not quality, it was cheap and it tasted cheap. Maybe we just chose less exciting meals, but our ravioli and vodka pastas were bland. They just didn’t taste good at all. I always order dessert and I decided to break tradition this time because the disappointment was so great at this point. There are plenty of restaurants in town that are great so I wouldn’t come here again.