Funny Library Coffee Shop
Gruyere Danish
Lemon Crinkle Cookie
German Chocolate Cake
Salted Butterscotch Pudding
Chocolate Raspberry Mousse Cake
Although Virgin Hotels Las Vegas has chosen to embrace a sterile, anytown-USA aesthetic at prices akin to Wynn, Funny Library Coffee Shop offers guests an enjoyable atmosphere paired with Beverages, Sandwiches and Pastries from Executive Pastry Chef Mickey Harden.
Located far from Casino games and smoke, the idea of a communal workspace brought about by plenty of space plus abundant electrical outlets, it is via variety of seating options that patrons are allowed room to relax, the overhead soundtrack differing from elsewhere in Virgin Hotel though the volume is several decibels higher than the “Library” theme suggests.
Rebranded from Fuel Café, a hidden gem at Hard Rock that also featured Chef Harden’s work, prepare to be enticed by everything from Viennoiserie to Cookies, Buns and Entremets, Virgin’s lip-shaped Chocolate Raspberry Mousse already something of a signature while the deconstructed “German Chocolate” bar is a masterwork of both texture and taste.
Less sold on a room-temperature Gruyere Danish, not to mention the fact that none of Funny Library’s Pastries are labeled with prices (and nor does the receipt itemize them,) do instead consider chewy Lemon Crinkle Cookies or the same luscious Salted Butterscotch Pudding sold at The Kitchen at Commons Club, here in a jar.
THREE AND A HALF STARS: Not the sort of place one is likely to stumble upon en route from the Parking Garage, Funny Library is worth seeking out simply because it presents an opportunity to enjoy Pastries from Mickey Harden’s bakeshop.
RECOMMENDED: Lemon Crinkle Cookie, German Chocolate Cake, Salted Butterscotch Pudding.
AVOID: Gruyere Danish is probably better warmed.
TIP: As above, items are not priced and the receipt is not itemized, but the total here was slightly north of $30 with tip.
WHAT THE STARS MEAN: 5 World Class, 4 Excellent, 3 Good, 2 Fair, 1 Poor.
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