LAVO Italian Restaurant - Las Vegas

Review summary

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   Robert

   Phoenix

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined today

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Great leisurely (about 2.5 hours) meal — one of the most enjoyable I’ve had.
   

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   Lindsey

   Las Vegas

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Meatball and pasta were amazing we will be back again
   

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   emil

   Charleston

   18 reviews

   3.0

   18 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   Was here prior to the renovation and absolutely loved it, could not wait to come back. Now that we have returned finally, just not the same. First of all we came hoping they still had clams casino on the menu, that was nixed. Secondly, the penne Alla Vodka is nowhere like it used to be (tastes very commercial with store bought pasta) & the sauce too acidic. The Pappardelle veal ragu tasted fine but creamy bolognese was too rich though pasta itself was nice. The Lavalini cocktail has changed, was very icey and I don’t recall the citrus and I do remember they used to put these martini gel-bombs in it. Not the same. Calamari was nice but a little greasy & I liked the burrata. We walked away feeling yuk. The service was ok. I had a reservation for the next day but I canceled it.
   

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4. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Las Vegas

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Best meatball I ever ate! Carbonara was also delicious.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Phoenix

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Forced to throw out takeout for show at same hotel
   

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   Scott

   Los Angeles

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 1

   The tables are too close together … absolutely zero privacy. Then, we ordered a dozen (12) oysters on the half shell and they only gave us 9 thinking we wouldn’t know… then when we brought it to their attention they brought out 3 random oysters. This place used to be amazing but I will never go back or recommend anyone to go there… they did ultimately comp the oysters but that is not the point nor do we ever expect free stuff… they absolutely tried to get over and hoped we wouldn’t notice… it was arranged perfectly so no one would notice!! I don’t believe it was an accident … it is a way to rip customers off who don’t pay attention…
   

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   Meshell

   Las Vegas

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   went for MEATBALL was delicious! the beet salad and whipped ricotta and shrimp scampi were amazing
   

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   Jess

   Las Vegas

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   The staff did try to make a nice evening but it was a mess. Had reservations but were seated 45min late. Placed us at a weird corner next to a door with a constant flow of wait staff walking by yelling orders onto the kitchen. Bar staff were unpacking boxes of supplies on an adjacent table literally 24” from my head. Wait staff brought the wrong food to our table (intended for someone different) three times. Food took more than an hour to arrive. To be fair, however, the food was good and presented well. To top it all off, we waited for an additional 10 to 15 minutes for waitress to arrive to request the check . In summary, I think it is a good restaurant. However, I think they were too busy and we caught them at a bad time. They need to improve on consistency for sure . I would excuse it on a lower tier restaurant, but for what they charge this should not be a negotiable 
   

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   Larry

   VIP

   St. Louis

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 3

   We were seated an hour after our reservation time - unacceptable service in this day and age.
   

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    noemi

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    The food was amazing! Our favorite was the garlic bread and Cesar salad! Ambiance was great as well.
    

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