Bradley Ogden

I think a part of me just died a little! Bradley Ogden is by far one of my love & I’s favorite Michelin Star restaurants, and I am definitely saddened to hear that they have closed their doors & moved to Texas!
I’ve been to Bradley Ogden’s 7 times, and each time the food was phenomenal, & the service was superb. The ambience is more upscale, yet comfortable & inviting.
They are very well known for their burgers! YUM!
I prefer their prefixed menus, & they have the absolutely, hands down, best Caesar Salad anywhere, any day! What am I going to do now?! Sounds like a trip to Texas it is. haha
Soup compliments of the Chef
Freshly made breads (an array to choose from)
Prefixed Courses
I normally get the Pan Seared Halibut on a bed of Seasonal Vegetables
My love normally gets the Rib Eye w. Seasonal Vegetables
Coffee & Tea w. our
Butterscotch Mousse & Sorbet for dessert

The month before last was Bradley Ogden’s last at Caesars. Todd Williams has enamored me with his food for the better half of the last decade from my frequent trips to Vegas and for all of the culinary standouts along the strip, I’m saddest to see Bradley Ogden go.
There was never a dull day in this Michelin Star monster of a Vegas restaurant. Caesars always had my nod, but it was Bradley Ogden that had attention. The food was excellent, incredible by some standards but nothing less than outstanding by any means. The same bodes for the rest of the establishment, easily among the strip’s finest.
It didn’t matter if you were a first time patron or a high status player, the service made sure everyone was well taken care of from the beginning to the end of their experience. The restaurant wasn’t large, but it was beautiful in its own way — contemporary, sophisticated, and elegant up from the chic décor to the personalized table sets.
Like any high end restaurant, the menu was a seasonal hodgepodge of various creative edible outputs; the kind of food that is beyond anything typical, with little to nothing to reference for folks with novice palates. It’s hard to pick a favorite meal when every plate had its own unique twist on it. Everything from a blue cheese soufflé to their legendary burger to a seared foie gras with a scallop and potato purée had me dying for more. There wasn’t anything that didn’t tickle my tastebuds in a way where it didn’t leave anything less than a stellar impression.
R.I.P. Bradley Ogden.

I have heard the rumors of a delicious burger. I have heard this delicious burger can be found at Bradley Ogden.
My friends and I bid farewell to Bradley Ogden, which is closing on August 5^th. Although I have meant to come here numerous times I’ve never made it. I figured I better do it now, before I can’t anymore.
We showed up around 6 PM on a Saturday evening and were greeted by a nice, yet not in particularly attentive hostess. She ended up seating us at the bar, but in a portion of the bar that was to be used for a private party. We were unceremoniously swept to another area of the crowded bar and hastily shoved in a corner by the hostess and another, rather brusque woman.
So it didn’t start off well. At least the bar service made it all better. Our bartender was impeccable, kept an eye on our drinks, and fulfilled our needs with ease. I had the Riesling ($ 12), two glasses, a 2010 from Willamette Valley. Honestly it was one of the best Rieslings I’ve had. It even outshines many German Rieslings I tend to stick with.
Moving on to the Pre-​Fixe Lounge menu. Of course I ordered the Hamburger, cheddar cheese, the Bradley Ogden Ceaser Salad for starters, and ended with the butterscotch pudding accompanied with two snickerdoodle cookies.
The burger really was delectable (ordered Medium, and usually I go with medium well) and had that fresh farm taste that very good meats tend to have. If you can taste the fact the cow is eating well, that is good meat. The burger came accompanied with fries, a mayo, a spicy mustard, and a ketchup. The mayo was heaven, I even dipped my fries in it (FATTY ALERT).
BUT — I think I may have enjoyed the Ceaser Salad even more. It was crisp, perfectly seasoned, the croutons were crunchy and perfect. I mean, I don’t understand how a salad can really be that good, but honestly, it was!
Lastly, the dessert was light, not super decadent. It is a nice end to the meal, especially after having eaten the heavy burger. The snickerdoodles were soft and complimented the butterscotch pudding.
Overall I must admit I wish I could go back and try something else. But I can’t. How sad.

My review may be a bit biased just like what Learnee L. also stated. So my review is mainly on service and ambiance. Service was impeccable! We felt welcomed and well taken care of.
The ambience was just right, not too dark and not too light. It was quiet enough to carry a conversation coz once you walk out of that place, you’re back to the noise of Caesar’s Palace.
Food was really great! I don’t remember how many courses we had but wow. It was one of the best meals I’ve had.
Afterthought drink was refreshing and yum! Great recommendation by our server.
The food was complimentary but I would definitely pay for it, so worth it.

Let me start that I am only giving service and ambiance review for this place.
and that my review may be a bit biased.
Service: awesome. Our server, forgot his name, was very nice. really great customer service! We felt comfortable, our food was described well to us and staff were knowledgeable. I also didn’t have any problems booking a reservation on the phone.
Ambiance: the place is romantic, clean, the décor was pleasant… not too dark or pretentious.
Came here 2 months ago because my BIL was nice enough to invite my sisters and I for dinner.
The food were great! Our meal was one of the best meals I’ve had.
Again, the food is complimentary so the food review does not really matter.
:o)

My dish alone deserves 5 delicious stars! I had the roasted organic petaluma chicken which came sprinkled with the most delightfully roasted brussel sprouts, macadamia, apricot topping and a side of spaghetti squash with a farm egg on top.
It was divine when I broke through that little egg and the yolk spilled over the perfectly cooked spaghetti squash. I’ve never been able to cook my squash to have the noodle consistency some claim spaghetti squash can have but this little side gives me hope there is a way to achieve it! I could have eaten just a giant bowl of the egg and squash! But the real star was the chicken — so moist and well seasoned. It was a rather big portion of meat that my fellow diners were happy to help me with and it paired so well with the sweet and savory brussel sprout topping.
The other starters, mains and desserts ordered that night were the market salad, ceasar salad, oysters, blue cheese soufflé, ribeye, short ribs, striped bass, ice creams, bananas fosters cake and panna cotta. The only complaint regarding the other mains was that they were quite salty… the ribeye especially was overkill on the salt. The banana fosters desert was a standout in my opinion — anything cakey makes my heart aflutter.
Service wise it was a bit of a miss. Our waiter was friendly but certainly did not pay a whole lot of attention to our table. Considering this was a pretty quiet weeknight dinner that was a disappointment.
All in all though — this was a memorable dinner that made my tummy happy!

Don’t let the four stars fool you — this was definitely a 4.5 star meal, if only Unilocal allowed ½ stars.
My husband and I made reservations at Bradley Ogden to celebrate our anniversary, and spent the week debating the merits of each choice on the prix fixe menu. When we walked in we were well-​prepared and extremely excited about the meal. I almost wondered if we had set ourselves up for a disappointment…
Disappointment was definitely not in Bradley Ogden’s vocabulary. Everything we had was absolutely delicious. The hubster started had the poached prawns with cocktail sauce and lemon gel, and I had the twice-​baked blue cheese soufflé. Both dishes were everything we hoped for. The prawns were plump and juicy, with the perfect amount of acid provided by the lemon gel. My soufflé was creamy and pungent, with the pear sauce serving as a sweet counterpoint. A fantastic start.
The second course was a little more difficult for me to decide. The hubster knew he was getting the ribeye, and I had been debating the bass. When the menu arrived, however, the bass had been replaced with salmon, so I also went with the ribeye. Flavor, temperature, and accompaniment wise — absolutely 5 stars. My steak was a perfect med-​rare, the potato purée was buttery and indulgent, and fingerling potato chips provided a nice textural contrast. I only wish that my steak had been trimmed with slightly more care — I felt as though I left a lot of gristle on the plate when I was through.
Our final course arrived, and despite being stuffed with steak, we immediately dug in to our desserts — bananas foster cake for him, buttermilk pana cotta for me. Scrumptious, absolutely fantastic. I had a bite of his peanut butter ice cream (fabulous without being overwhelmingly rich) and the densely delicious banana cake. It was wonderful, but my pana cotta was to die for. Intensely creamy, topped with a crisp phyllo cookie and tart cranberry compote… it reminded me of a re-​imagined crème brûlée with berries.
As if our meal wasn’t already fantastic, our server also brought out a small shot glass with creamy butterscotch pudding. It put us right over the edge, and we finally called it a night, though definitely not the last one we’ll have at Bradley Ogden.

I’m not sure why people wrote below that it was closing. It wasn’t closed when we went. We came here with a group of 8. The wait staff was good and attentive. I ordered the ribeye which came with potatoes and it was good but I tried my co-​workers bison and it was definitely the BEST! sooooooooooooo good!
They also had a burger + half bottle of Cab Sauv deal which a guy we were with said is a good wine. It looked good. But next time I would definitely get the Bison
Last but not least, they gave us butterscotch pudding and while we were all going to another place for dessert we ate it and it was delicious! Everyone devoured it. highly recommended

This is my tribute to Bradley Ogden as this will probably be the last time I write about this place. Sadly, the space has been bought by Chef Gordon Ramsay and he will be turning it into a gastropub. It’s really too bad because I never got to go inside the actual restaurant.
Granted, I’ve only been to their Lounge and have had only had their Burger. But it’s so good that it’s been worth coming back for time and time again. Once I found out that it was closing down, I had to stop over one more time to get my All-​Time Favorite Burger!
Here it is one last time…(
). Prime SteakBurger with Cheddar Cheese cooked medium rare with Handcut Fries. It’s so simple and that’s what makes it’s so great!
And here’s the money shot with my Burger fully assembled (
). Sooooooo Goooooooooood!!! I really hope they relocate to another property on the Strip because I’m really going to miss their Burger.
Thankfully, Bradley Ogden has a couple restaurants in San Francisco so I’ll still have a chance to try his fine cuisine. Unfortunately, I won’t be able to at his namesake restaurant in Vegas. Thanks for the Burger memories!!!

Girls’ Night + Las Vegas Restaurant Week + Bradley Ogden = five princesses eating like queens and being treated like empresses.
We started in the bar (bien sur!) where I was given an amazing recommendation of a granache blanc when I didn’t care for the chenin blanc/​viogner blend. When it was time to move to our table, both the sommelier and our waiter were in attendance to make sure we had all we needed and that our drinks were moved, etc.
As we were choosing a bottle of wine, we were presented with a glass of champagne to toast our evening. A fantastic special extra! As we deliberated, I asked my companion if Orin Swift was on the list and immediately everyone said «The Prisoner!» That set it for us, and the sommelier quickly brought it back for tasting and pouring.
Before we ordered, we were given information on the specials and, as we deliberated over the regular menu and the LVWR menu, a smoked salmon and crème fraîche amuse was delivered. Served on a chilled spoon it was a cool, refreshing, perfect sampling of our culinary adventures would go this night. A perfect way to enjoy the champagne. (And, yes, there was spoon-​licking.)
We decided to stay on the LVRW menu with the addition of a foie gras appetizer from the regular menu.
The foie gras could easily be a meal for me. Maybe a salad and some wine to go along with it? This was something-​to-​write-​home-​about perfection. One portion was done as a pâté, served cold with a strawberry gelee. The other portion was a generous piece, seared crisp on the outside but melt-​in-​your-​mouth soft once you taste it. It was a good thing we ordered two!
The twice-​baked Maytag soufflé was amazing. I expected it to be a bit heavy (blue cheese often is) but it was light, without sacrificing the tangy bite you would expect. Just the tiniest bit of perfect crisp on the outside, it was creamy and decadent without weighing down the dish or the other flavors.
The halibut was flaky and done very well, with a nice crisp finish on the top. The flavors melded well and I loved the herbs and the watermelon broth… what a creative combination! The cucumber «noodles» were deceiving (in a good way) and added a fresh crispness that I wasn’t expecting.
I also tasted of my friends’ free-​range chicken dish (highly recommended by another friend before I went to dinner). So tender and juicy, the crisped exterior is rubbed perfectly with herbs and the whole thing comes together very well. Really fantastic.
The chocolate pudding was, by far, the best pudding I have ever had. It had a texture and a depth of flavor that kept all of us digging into the bottom of cup and wishing we could go further. We were also surprised with a butterscotch pudding shooter that was a fabulous blend of the buttery, earthy flavors with the sweetness of homemade whipped cream and small chocolate pieces.
Fairly high traffic outside, but I didn’t notice the casino or nearby shoppes entrance once I was inside. The whole of the experience made me feel set away from the hub-​bub and allowed me to enjoy the company of my friends without distraction or the ambient cacophony so prevalent in Las Vegas.
Amazing service, perfect recommendations, and a great ambiance to the place overall. Add perfect food? You have five very happy, Vegas foodie gals raving for more.

Amazing service. Amazing food. A great dining experience!
I’ve been waiting to try Bradley Ogden for years. Finally I can check this restaurant off my list! They happen to have a summer prix fixe menu that was too good to pass up, so for $ 59, I got:
Tomato Soup — DELICIOUS! Love the grilled cheese sandwich in the soup.
Pan Seared Halibut — who woulda thought to put watermelon with fish? Not me! But I loved the dish. Light and refreshing.
Banana Fosters Cake — HOLY $%*#%^(@. One of the best things I’ve ever eaten. Now I know why it was featured on Food Network. WOW. I would totally go back just to have this dessert.
Thank you Bradley Ogden! You where the highlight of my Vegas weekend!

Another fabulous Las Vegas restaurant! The décor and atmosphere are classy, but comfortable, the service from our primary waiter was impeccable (truly a professional) and the food was outstanding. The signature Caesar salad was very good and my New York Strip Loin was flavorful and downright delicious — probably the best steak I have tasted in a long time.
The sommelier was rude and condescending when I sent the first bottle of wine back, but she must have gone and tasted it because when she came back with a different bottle she was lovely. The first bottle really was terrible!
Overall, a fantastic experience!

First the gripe: this place would definitely be a four or four and a half star except for the fact that my server called me «bub.» I have never been referred to like this anywhere at anytime. When he brought my bill, he called me «sir» for the first time. When he had my credit card, he called me by my last name. At least 1 star off for this awful customer interaction! If I ever come back, if you don’t call me bub, I won’t call you Mikey.
Now for the good. This was my first time at Bradley Ogden. Nice first impression, no? I ordered from the prix fixe Celine menu. I had to ask for it and as Candace remarked in her review, this server made no attempt to talk about either menu nor to ask me if I had any questions.
I started with the Maytag Blue Cheese Soufflé. It was delicious. There was a cranberry relish and some small cubes of beets and one pice of candied walnut. I love blue cheese and this was a great start. For the main course, I got the Duroc Pork Loin that came over a bed of long beans, and a cute round pot with lid that was filled with cornbread pudding as the starch. The pork had a light mustard vinaigrette scallion sauce. There was one piece of fried pork. There were two large pieces of pork and it was juicy and cooked perfectly. For dessert, I got the Bananas Foster Cake with macerated bananas with the cake. There was some sauce over the banana bread, shaped like pieces of muffin, and there was a side of cream cheese ice cream.
There was nothing about the food I didn’t like. The bus people and the woman who delivered the food from the kitchen and explained the dishes were quite competent. It would have been a higher rating if it hadn’t been for Mikey. I get treated better at McDonalds.

I have so many mixed feelings about my experience tonight…
Went to Bradley’s specifically for the lounge burger I’ve heard so much about. The place was packed. Busy night.
We opted not to have a beverage. All the specialty cocktails are $ 17. Too rich for my blood. The wine by the glass ranged from $ 11 — 30. The $ 11 choice being a Gewurtz and $ 12 for a Reisling… no thank you. The pinot noir and chardonnay were in the $ 16 range. yowsa!
We ordered 3 burgers. $ 19 each. After 45 minutes (this is not an exaggeration) we got them. We were ravenous by this point! And then, OH NO!!! my burger was wrong wrong wrong! Covered in blue cheese, which I just can’t do. 15 minutes later I got a new one.
The burger was delicious. Really delicious. Approx ¹⁄₃ — ½ lb. dripping juicy slightly bloody fresh ground steak, topped with melted cheddar on a thick bun. Fresh housemade pickles served on the side with a nice mesclun salad tossed perfectly in a sweet balsamic dressing. The fries are rough cut and salty and good.
After, we got the butterscotch pudding and fresh snickerdoodles. A tasty, whimsical treat served in a shot glass with a sweet ittle demitasse spoon.
The food was good, very good; but if someone told you «you have to wait 1 hour and pay $ 20 for a burger but it’ll be good» what would you say? I’d say thanks but no thanks.
Since our food took SO long and came out incorrect, Bradley’s did the right thing and removed it from the check. So all in all, I left very full and happy circa two hours later, but I can’t imagine I’ll be going back.

Burger #184: Michelin Star #19: Burger Win/​All Else Fail
For my birthday weekend extra-​gabanza, Vegas was the destination and burgers were on my brain. Well just one really. After countless hours search Vegas talk threads, reading endless reviews, and cross checking against all other foodie sites, I settled on Bradley Ogden for my sole Vegas burger.
Hidden in the dark depths of Caesar’s Palace, it was quite the hike to get to the restaurant. Once inside and seated with our cohorts, I began to scan the menu for my burger. IT WASN’T THERE! Freaking out, I feverously asked our server if I could still order the burger I thought they had. Then we all learned that all the food we had wanted was on the bar menu. So in true uncouth manner, we all stayed in the dining room and all ordered from the much cheaper bar menu. I got the burger, medium-​rare, as part of a 3 course meal. I also added the foie since it was my birthday week.
First came an amuse bouche of I have no idea. The flavor was indescribable as I cannot for the life of me remember a single thing about it.
Then my wife’s large and uncut salad came, meh.
Next up was the foie; perfectly cooked and it melted beautifully in my mouth. I think it came on French toast or something like that, but whatever it was, I loved it.
Now for the burger. It came simply presented with a tall cup of fries and a little salad thing to the side and three small dishes with some condiments. The bun, thank god, was not brioche and tasted pretty fresh.
After one bite a «rare» problem occurred; my burger was UNDER cooked. Luckily it wasn’t raw, but it was very rare and cool in the center. At this level of cooking, it was no wonder my patty lacked a good crust. The burger was seasoned lightly, but wasn’t cooked enough to really let the meat shine. My friend’s medium-​well patty was served closer to medium-​rare and he wasn’t as okay with it as I was. The fries however were outstanding. Fresh and salty, just how I like them.
Here is where we ran into trouble; the mussels. Two of the four in our group ordered the mussels and both ate a couple and stopped. The mussels were raw. No question or debate about it, they looked and tasted as if they were merely blanched in hot water and that was it. Our awesome server saw their disgust from across the room and made a point to make it right, despite us telling him not to worry about it.
He returned a few minutes later, and told us that the chef said if he made the mussels again, he would make them exactly the same! I didn’t know what to think of that! The chef to be so bold and refuse to cook mussels so they weren’t raw and make a customer happy was unreal! I have never had that happen to me in all my eating days. The chef may had well come out and spit on us.
So one ordered another dish and my wife decided to not take any chances.
And to wrap it up, two more horrors occurred. First while my wife was eating my side salad, she chomped down on a shell! In my salad! Way to take one for the team but WTF?! Then, only moments later, my friend who sent back her mussels in exchange for scallops, bit down on a large piece of shell as well!
By the end of the meal I was mortified that I picked that place for dinner and couldn’t believe how rude the chef was. Kudos to our server for being gracious throughout, but with that many issues in the kitchen, and only a par+ burger, it was the worst Michelin restaurant I’ve been to.

The best burger in Las Vegas! Every few months when I visit, I eat here at least once. It’s so good, I have never ordered anything else.
$ 29 prix fixe (in the lounge or bar only) — a choice of salad, house-​ground rib eye burger or fish and chips, fries and dessert. We sit at the bar, enjoy a bottle of champagne (or 2) and Carl takes excellent care of us.
This time, my more adventurous friend did try the fish and chips (I had a couple bites) and they were good. Not as good as that heavenly burger though:) We started with one Caesar salad and one mixed heirloom tomatoes, both perfect and finished with the butterscotch pudding and snickerdoodle cookies.
Bradley Ogden’s does seem to attract a lot of celebs, if you have any interest in star-​gazing. Over the years I’ve seen Bette Midler, George Clooney and Tiger Woods, among others.
Nice wine list, with lots of Northern California selections at pretty decent prices too.

Burger’s good. I wouldn’t claim it’s the best in town, but its a quality burger for sure. To each of their own? I think it had a hint of mustard in it? Comes with fries.
Burgers are only available in the lounge. My sis and I had the prefix meal. She opted for the house salad which was the same side salad that came with the burger. I had the caesar salad.
The dessert would be my most favorite part of the meal. Chewy soft baked Snickerdoodle Cookies with a creamy Butterscotch Pudding. My sis loves me and let me finished hers yayy lol
Service was attentive. Don’t eat here if you’re on a rush.

So I came back again to see chef Todd Williams & try his cooking 1 more time before moved on to the next adventure at Bradley Ogden. Under his management as an executive chef here, he earned Bradley Ogden a Michelin Star for the last 2 years.
This time, another wonderful meal for us:
— Kumamoto oyster & Osetra caviar — just a simple treat but is always my FAV each time I’m here.
— Artichoke soup, with that crispy golden fried, micro green, & the soup pour in afterward, so sweet, tasty & it was a vegan dish, wow!
— Heirloom tomatoes salad, pesto sauce, cheese & toasted bread — refreshing dish.
— Pan Seared Florida Frog Legs, saffron-​stinging netlles timbale, herb butter sauce, parsley foam ;-) yummy!
— Oak Grilled Ribeye with Bloomsdale Spinach, red wine essence — juicy, pink, & tender!
The best of all is that I got to try out the 130 years Mussini Balsamic Vinegar, Il Privilegio, 2.39 Ounce bottle. Chef Todd poured me a bit in this tiny spoon, that just made me feel so royal :-)
(A highly selected dressing that was born as a digestant, to be offered on a tiny spoon at the end of the meal. International famous chefs use this product on gourmet dishes such as oysters, foie gras & caviar.)
Service was great as always & the wine list here is Award of Excellence by Wine Spectator, expect nothing less! Great time as always! Thank you to chef Todd.

This review pertains to the restaurant week dinner menu (2010 — which is very similar to their summer tasting menu)
The Skinny: well executed dishes with some missteps and odd flavour profiles for their chicken dish, dessert was rather poor for a restaurant of this quality (3.5) service: so-​so, not great for a fine dining establishment (3), value: though the serving sizes are large for a tasting menu, you can’t overlook the not-​so great desserts (3).
I would say there is a large contrast between the attitude of this restaurant for Restaurant week than the others. First of all, no signage signifying that it is participating in this event. Plus, the server required us to ask about the Restaurant week menu before we were able to see it. He seemed rather gloomy about providing this for us.
Our waiter didn’t really interact with us at all — he didn’t offer any specials or any details about the menu. Did I mention it took a while for him to even show up at our table? At this point, the restaurant was pretty empty too. This is a huge contrast to the service we received last night at Sage (which was excellent, for your information).
Alright, enough griping. On to the food.
We started with a refreshing amuse of israeli couscous. The bread course was interesting with the rather tasty blue corn muffin (would have like a little more crisp on top but overall, really good) with a rather bleh dinner roll.
We ordered the Caesar salad, the Blue Cheese soufflé, the Duroc pork loin and the roasted chicken dish. Of note, with the exception of the soufflé, the serving sizes here are enormous for a fine dining restaurant.
This is a classic Caesar done well although I would have like a little more lemon in the dressing. The flavour of house made dressing was nice and I loved the presentation. Only gripe was the croûton was toothcrackingly hard even when mixed in with the other components.
Blue cheese soufflé with the plum and watercress was quite blue cheesy. Texturally, light with a crisp top, it matched well with the mild bitterness of the watercress and the sweetness of the plum. I would mention, if you’re not a fan of strong blue cheese, you may not like this menu item (it kind of hits you like a truck at the end when you taste it).
The Duroc pork loin with corn succotash was pretty good. The smokiness of the pork came through in this presentation and was well-​seasoned. Wax beans gave it a more interesting texture to the succotash underneath.
The roasted Petaluma Chicken with goat cheese gnocchi, ratatouille and roasted tomato salad had some major issues. Although the chicken itself was cooked perfectly — nice crispy skin, juicy chicken breast — the skin was very over salted. The goat cheese gnocchi had too much? lemon flavouring in it, covering up the goat cheese flavour. Texturally, the gnocchi was rather gummy and not fluffy at all. The vegetables were rather bland. Not a successful dish.
In both entrees, we were rather surprised at the lack of balance between the starches and protein. We would have preferred more than 3 pieces of gnocchi on the plate and a little more corn succotash.
At this point, we would have considered giving this place a 3.5 to a 4 despite the rather lackluster service. But then the dessert arrived and it just killed us.
We ordered the bananas foster and the peanut butter/​chocolate dessert.
I love bananas foster — all that rum-​buttery goodness served warm with vanilla ice cream… what isn’t there to like?
It’s an insult to call this dessert a bananas foster. Everything on this plate is cold, cold, cold. It’s cold bananas mixed in with some sort of cold syrup (not much rum/​butter to speak of) overtop of some cold banana bread with some oddly floral-​sour tasting ice cream. I have one word for this — bad.
The peanut butter/​chocolate dessert consisted several components. A overly dry dense peanut butter brownie which was more the consistency of a cheap over sized cookie/​cake than a brownie. The peanut butter cookie was okay, not great. The vanilla bean ice cream lack vanilla flavouring. The peanut butter milkshake was delicious however there was too much whipping cream on top to truly enjoy it fully.
Overall, given the service and food quality — this place deserves a 3.5 star review.

I am a firm believer that the true quality of a restaurant is determined by how they treat all of their customers, not just the ones at the corner table shelling out the big bucks. So by that definition, Bradley Ogden is a five star joint.
You see, I love to go to nice restaurants, but am never one to order the most expensive item on the menu. So my little trick is to go to a fabulous place and take in the atmosphere and sample the food in the bar. Here they actually offer the full menu as well as an abbreviated lounge menu. Why I ended up eating at this Michelin-​starred restaurant is that they had a $ 29 prix fixe option. Now you’re speaking my language.
Our experience was one of my highlights in Vegas. Not because the food was the best I ate during my trip, but it is the only place where I felt the level of service was not only excellent, but funny, warm and welcoming. We actually had an authentic moment with someone.
Our group was in the mood for a small meal after seeing a Cirque show, so we power walked through the casinos to beat the rest of the masses to grab corner seats at the bar. Perfect to view the flesh parade in the casino as well as the rowdy cougar convention next to us. I didn’t want a huge meal, so Mr. K and I ended up sharing the 3-​course prix fixe. But rather than roll their eyes, they went all out. Each course included two plates, not one, and the only thing split in half was the entrée, their famous burger. So, two salads and two desserts and they didn’t even assess a split plate charge. Our friends chose to skip the other courses and just ordered burgers, and they brought them desserts on the house.
Oh, and that dessert. Butterscotch pudding with snickerdoodle cookies for dipping. Simple and fabulous. All of the food was just what I was looking for… elegant twists on comfort food. The burger was singled out as «Best Burger of the Year» (2009)” by GQ Magazine and while I wouldn’t go that far, it is something special.
So perhaps the generosity was because we were enjoying many Maker’s Mark cocktails, but I think they just may be a classy place that believes that the dining experience includes superior food and service. I had a lot of fun with the bartender who had his hands full that night with the ‘ladies’ down the bar. When we left, I said, «Good luck with that» and I meant it. Keep your paws to yourselves, ladies.