Las Vegas - Bartolotta at Wynn

Was looking through the Wynn website last night and noticed that at the restaurant Bartolotta there are cabanas outside next to a lagoon for private dining. Anyone ever eat at one of these? Can they just be reserved? Any special things you need to do to get one?

I never have but I would call ahead to the concierge at the hotel or just try booking directly with the restaurant.

Bartolotta is so expensive, even for Wynn, that I can't imagine many people are booking cabanas these days.

Last time I was there we got charged $400 for a fish. Granted it was a big fish and quite good (and plucked out of the Mediterranean sea a day prior)...but $400 had me considering eating the eyes, head and tail.

Cabanas are available by request--no extra charge, minimum, etc. required. The only people that are guaranteed reservations for one are those that book through their hosts.

I never have but I would call ahead to the concierge at the hotel or just try booking directly with the restaurant.

Bartolotta is so expensive, even for Wynn, that I can't imagine many people are booking cabanas these days.

Last time I was there we got charged $400 for a fish. Granted it was a big fish and quite good (and plucked out of the Mediterranean sea a day prior)...but $400 had me considering eating the eyes, head and tail.


What kind of fish was it?

I never have but I would call ahead to the concierge at the hotel or just try booking directly with the restaurant.

Bartolotta is so expensive, even for Wynn, that I can't imagine many people are booking cabanas these days.

Last time I was there we got charged $400 for a fish. Granted it was a big fish and quite good (and plucked out of the Mediterranean sea a day prior)...but $400 had me considering eating the eyes, head and tail.

That had to be some fish! Any chance of the details of this meal?

I believe it was Orata. It was huge, probably about 24 inches from head to tail. The waiter brought it out on a large cart and proceeded to skin/debone it table side.

It was superb, but at the end of the day...it's fish and definitely was not worth $400. (it was something like $14-$15 per 100 grams of weight)

Sides were, of course, ala carte. Thankfully we ordered a bunch of them or I would have left hungry! :)

I believe it was Orata. It was huge, probably about 24 inches from head to tail. The waiter brought it out on a large cart and proceeded to skin/debone it table side.

It was superb, but at the end of the day...it's fish and definitely was not worth $400. (it was something like $14-$15 per 100 grams of weight)

Sides were, of course, ala carte. Thankfully we ordered a bunch of them or I would have left hungry! :)

menu shows whole fish/etc run $14>$22 per 100 grams / 3 ounces.
orata is $15. ($5/ounce)

$400 would mean 5 lbs. :eek:

menu shows whole fish/etc run $14>$22 per 100 grams / 3 ounces.
orata is $15.

$400 would mean 5 lbs. :eek:

Yeah, that sounds about right....and for 6 guys kicking off a bachelor party weekend it didn't go very far!

I wonder what the wholesale cost of that fish was.

I wonder what the wholesale cost of that fish was.plucked out of the Mediterranean sea a day prior
next day air certainly isnt cheap.

i guess big question is what kind of bone:meat ratio. :D

i guess big question is what kind of bone:meat ratio. :D

There was enough bone and skin left on the serving plate that the same thought crossed my mind!