Giorgio Ristorante E Caffe

Seated immediately. Staff was great.
The papadorre was excellent!
Price was very reasonable.

Cute and comfortable little Italian spot inside Mandalay Bay next to Burger Bar.
You could totally miss this spot since it’s pretty dimlit.
I remember the service being quite amazing. I believe I ate here once by myself… yes, sometimes I like to enjoy a nice hearty meal with a sexy glass of wine on my own. Yeah, I can treat myself out if I want, no judging! I ate here again with the SBBF during the time of my tradeshow days as well.
Pasta here is very YUM!
The bread and butter they bring out is also pretty bomb. Then again, at this point in my life, any type of CARB is BOMB!!!
This would be a good place to go if you’re staying at Mandalay Bay and don’t wanna have to pay bajookoobucks to dine at StripSteak, Fleur De Lys or any other hoity-​toity spot in this hotel. This place is AFFORDABLE, which is nice, especially if you just lost ALL your change at the penny slots. ;)

I went to a wedding reception here and I’m still trying to wrap my brain around going to a celebration across from a flip-​flop store, but I’ll just stick to reviewing the food.
Champagne was flowing, so that’s always a good thing. I can forgive a lot if I’m drinking the bubbly.
The starter was a margherita pizza. It was kind of meh, but not offensive.
Next up was a salad which was very good. It was composed of arugula, radicchio and some other greens. It was peppery, had a nice bite to it, and the perfect amount of dressing.
I wish I’d stopped after the salad and the champagne but unfortunately the main course was yet to be served. We had a choice of salmon or chicken marsala and since I’m not a salmon lover, I chose the chicken.
I’ll preface this by saying that I make an excellent chicken marsala, but I tried to keep an open mind. The sauce contained no discernible mushrooms. Aren’t mushrooms a main component of this dish? And the sauce was black. Not brown, not dark brown, but black. It tasted like that horrible «Kitchen Bouquet» seasoning that bad cooks use. On the side were overcooked, greasy vegetables.
I only had 2 bites and decided to cut my losses, down more champagne and focus on the joy of the occasion and not the food.