A couple months ago Pat and I had lunch on a Sunday afternoon on the strip. We went to the Paris casino and ate at this place called Mon Ami Gabi. While there we were trying to decide on a cocktail and we saw this drink called a St. Germain Spritzer. So we asked about it. The waitress was like "oh my gosh that's so delicious and my favorite drink here. It's really refreshing" so we decided to try it. And she was right. It's so delicious. And refreshing. St Germain is an elderflower liquor. They mix roughly 3 parts sparkling wine with 2 parts club soda and 1 part St Germain. And serve it in a glass with a lemon twist. Actually they make it by the carafe rather than the glass. We got a large carafe, which we were told probably had around 4 glasses in it...but really it was more like 6. So ever since we went I've been wanting to go back and get another round of St. Germain.
So we did lunch there today. Of course we started with the St. Germain Spritzer. They quickly also brought us a loaf of bread. You know that delicious hard crusty outside but soft chewy inside bread and a thing of butter. I don't know if it was the bread or the butter but something had a hint of garlic to it and it was delicious. We decided to try the smoked salmon appetizer. It came with brioche toast points, smoked salmon, capers, onions, and creme fraiche. It was good and light and a nice start to the meal.
For our lunch I had the mushroom and chicken crepe. The crepe was paper thin and slightly crispy on the edges. The chicken inside was moist and the mushrooms were cooked perfectly. They were dark and earthy. There was also some kale inside and out of the crepe along with some melted brie cheese. I love brie. I truly truly do. The crepe was paired with a small frisee salad. It was a great combination between the rich crepe and the lightly dressed salad. Pat ordered the croque monsieur, which he actually turned into a croque madam when the waitress asked if he would like to put a runny egg on top of it. I tasted his sandwich and it too was good. Although we both agreed I was the winner of the better lunch. His egg was probably slightly overcooked as well. It was still a runny yolk but probably could have been a little more runny although we decided for Pat slightly overcooked is much better than slightly undercooked...which I can see although I've eaten my fair share of slightly undercooked eggs and I'm still here to talk about it.
We did order dessert. Pat at first said he didn't want any and to order whatever I wanted but upon a little pressing he told me which ones he would actually help me eat(and by that I mean take two bites and then tell me he liked it but was really full). We went with the blueberry crepe. Inside were fresh blueberries and whipped cream. Outside were macerated berries. And the whole thing was topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and candied lemon peel and a couple tiny tiny mint leaves. It was a good dessert. Not too sweet and hence Pat ate more than his usual two bites. He actually ate his fair share of it.
We highly recommend Mon Ami Gabi. I'm sure we will be back again. And with the plethora of restaurants in Vegas the fact that we will return shows you how much we like their food(and St Germain...don't forget about the St. Germain). It does get crowded at dinner. We really enjoy going at around 2pm. It's not very crowded and we have gotten to sit in the sunporch area, which is really nice. It's so bright and airy in that part that it feels like you are sitting outside without really sitting outside in the 100+ degrees with brutal sun beating down on you. And an added bonus is the restaurant sits right across from the Bellagio fountains so you can enjoy the show while you are eating.
Sounds yummy!
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