Sensi at Bellagio is considered casual dining, at least by Bellagio standards. My husband and I have eaten there twice now, and overall we enjoyed it. While eating at the Bellagio, it’s hard not to compare everything to Picasso, which is an amazing gastronomic experience. One of the things my husband liked the most was the gratuitous use of granite. Walls, floors, countertops, rough cut, smooth, granite was definitely a favorite medium of the designer. Also as a design element, a live lobster and shrimp tank was prominently displayed in the restaurant. Many places will show lobster, but seeing the shrimp was a new twist. The kitchen in also visible, separated only by a pane of glass. Though in a small space, it gave the restaurant a slightly more open feel.

We were told by the check in clerk to try the Chilean Sea Bass, as it is a house specialty. Therefore my husband ordered it. It is served in a bowl with a miso reduction, water chestnuts, wilted spinach, and a nifty ginger foam on top. Although the fish was cooked through, the asian flavors reminded me very much of sushi. I would recommend that dish, as it was delicious. It was priced at $40. I ordered the dry rubbed ribeye steak. It was a bit grizzled, and in places difficult to cut, but the dry rub had an exceptional flavor. It came with about 3 thin waffle cut fry/ chips, and a garlic crème sauce to dip the steak in. We chose not to order an appetizer so that we could get the dessert tower. Anyhow, we filled up on complimentary bread and goat cheese. Yum. Back to dessert. Tåhe “try everything for $38” dessert was a bit overwhelming to look at and disappointing to eat. Neither of us could identify anything that was amazing. The presentation was very nice, it came on a three tiered rack with little bowls and cones of various bite-sized samples, so I can’t complain about the quantity. But the desserts were too untraditional. There were 3 crème brulee, but no original. There was green tea, raspberry, and butterscotch. I would have preferred regular. They were too weird. We both agreed our favorite item was some pistachio ice cream, but it was only about 2 tablespoons worth and we had to share it. The chocolate mousse was decent, and the tapioca pudding was good, but as I said much of what they had used strange flavor combinations, and weren’t that great.
Overall, we enjoyed Sensi. On my own scale of 1 – 10, it probably earned a 7.