Las Vegas: Estiatorio Milos
The Skinny: Estiatorio Milos Las Vegas, one of 4 in the world is a one of a kind dining experience with the display of the fresh fish they fly in every day to the beautiful patio that has a garden atmosphere. I’ve wanted to eat here since they’ve opened and they definitely didn’t let me down. Chef Joshua Smith sent us big eyed tuna with bergamot, dill and chili as well as the Lavraki (sea bass) with thyme leaves and lemon to start. They also sent us 4 different appetizers: the first one was the Milos Special which is lightly fried zucchini & eggplant with tzatziki & kefalograviera cheese. We also had the Octopus which is grilled Mediterranean octopus with oregano, wild Santorini capers, apple vinegar & olive oil. For our final appetizer, we had the crab cakes which is Maryland blue crab with marinated gigantes beans & mustard emulsion. For our main course we had the red snapper that was grilled with olive oil, lemon, salt & pepper accompanied by a tomato salad which consisted of English cucumber, red onion, green peppers, olive oil, oregano, Santorini capers & Barrel aged feta cheese. Now when I first heard there’s a Greek restaurant on the strip (1st and only for the time being) I’m thinking is this going to work? It’s definitely unique and it’s definitely working.
The Good: The food is delicious. Everything was extremely fresh & basic. They don’t use a lot of sauces or seasonings on any of their dishes. It seems like the sauces and seasons they do use is minimal and it’s more to enhance the natural flavor of the fish itself. The tzatziki sauce was fantastic. It was fresh and creamy, where a lot of restaurants I’ve had tzatziki and it was a little more watery then it should be, but at Milos it was the perfect consistency. The service was fantastic; they were very attentive, always refilling our water glasses and checking to see if everything tastes fine. It was a good thing we went early to eat because they were a full house by the time we were done.
The Bad: Not that this is ever a bad thing, but it was SO much food. If you go to this restaurant, I do recommend that you go in a group. At least 4, they filet a whole fish at your table, and if you have a full 4 course meal you’ll end up with quite a few doggie bags to take home.
Would you come back again? Absolutely. The GM told me that 75% of the fresh fish they fly is consistent, but 25% of it will be different every week. So its worth going back to see what kind of exotic seafood they flew in that week. I love anything seafood, so it’s definitely cool to have a restaurant where you can walk up to the seafood display and say “I want this one.” You would never believe a restaurant like this exists in the middle of the desert.
More Info: Estiatorio Milos Las Vegas 3708 Las Vegas Blvd South, Las Vegas, NV 89109. 702-698-7930. Dinner: Daily 5:30pm to 12:00am Lunch: Daily 12:00pm to 2:30pm. website
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