FIRST (PALAZZO) There’s a distinct rock n’ roll feel to First’s design, attitude and menu. Items like the basic hamburger are familiar, yet prepared with the attention and detail that give First its reputation as one of the best restaurants in the city. Drawing patrons from all classes and at all hours, First is proudly considered as “fine dining”, without the usual accompanying snootiness.
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This beats a butler! Get a “wine angel” to fetch your bottle of choice at Aureole’s three-storey wine tower. Photo Courtesy of MGM Mirage
with its crystal chandelier and outdoor garden patio, looking over a lagoon. The Italian menu serves up various seafood and meat dishes, complimented by a range of house-made sauces.
The menu at Daniel Boulud Brasserie seems intent on stimulating your palate into submission. Start with a grand Shellfish Plateau, or perhaps its famous Charcuterie of meats, pates and pickles. The delicately presented smoked salmon wins rave reviews, and then you get into mains like the grilled swordfish with figs and fennel, or the 32-ounce rib-eye for two, with eggplant caponata and salsa verde. All this served in elegant dining salons, looking over the Wynn’s shimmering Lake of Dreams.
PAL flies between Manila and Las Vegas (via Vancouver) four times weekly. Swingaround tour packages are available. For more information, call PAL reservations office (+632 855 8888) or log on to www.philippineairlines.com.
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