Jason and I decided beforehand that we were going to go to one fancy dinner while we were in Vegas. We kind of said it was for an early anniversary dinner, but really we just wanted an excuse to get dressed up and go somewhere fancy. We decided to go to Michael Mina in the Bellagio, primarily because they had a Vegetarian Tasting Menu.
We walked around the Bellagio for a while taking pictures of things before heading into the restaurant.
When I expressed interest in the Vegetarian Tasting Menu, our server kind of tried to talk me into the regular one instead, after finding out that I eat fish. He said it was better, but I think maybe it just costed more and I opted to go the vegetarian route.
My first course was an heirloom beet salad. I’m not normally a huge beet fan, but this was good.
After that, I was served fennel tortellini in a brown butter sauce which was delicious. I mean, you can’t go wrong with brown butter, right?
And finally, a Japanese style tofu. Honestly, this was my least favorite of the dishes. The tofu was breaded tempura style and that’s just not really my thing. Oh well.
Jason went with the regular tasting menu and his first course was tuna tartar.
After that, he had lobster pot pie. This was good, but very rich.
And finally, steak. I honestly started laughing when this came out because it was so small! I mean, I know it was a tasting menu but they weren’t kidding about just getting tastes.
With our tasting menus, we both got dessert samplers. My favorite was the root beer float. I’ve always liked root beer.
And with our bellies full and our wallets empty, we took a cab back to our hotel and fell into a food coma.
You look so pretty in these pics! I love that you guys got all dressed up for a fancy night out. So much fun to do that!! PS I’m such a sucker for tasting menus hehe. yum!
Thank you!
Pretty girl! Has anyone ever told you that you looks like Julia Roberts? Beautiful pic!
I would have balked at the fried tofu too… but that dessert looks fantastic.
Thank you! Nope, never heard the Julia Roberts thing before but thanks!
You look gorgeous!!! I agree re Julia Roberts too
Your meal looks SO good! I love beets 
Aww thanks!
I hate it when people try to talk me out of meatless choices at restaurants. Usually, I know what I want and they just don’t understand that not everyone needs meat in every meal. That said, both menus looks good!
You look BEAUTIFUL!!!
And so does the tasting menu! I’m a sucker for a good beet salad. There’s a restaurant in Frederick that has the best tasting menu, and beet salad is almost always on it.
I love the little tiny root beer float at the end!
Thanks!
The root beer float was my favorite one.
You look beautiful, Lee!! It looks like it was a great date night
I think sometimes people who eat meat don’t understand why you’d choose a dinner without meat – I’m glad you got the one you wanted.
Sounds like a great night!