La Fontaine
Whole Wheat Baguette, Croissant, Butter
Crudites
Raspberry Beret – Ford’s Gin, Luxardo Bitter Bianco, Lemon, Raspberry, Egg Whites
Red Hot Fox – Volcan Bitter Tequila, Lustau Manzanilla, Sherry, Lime, Tomato-Strawberry Shrub
Lady Danger – Remy 1738 Cognac, Chateau De Sau Rivesaltes Rancio, Tempus Fugit Violette, Grapefruit Bitters
CRUDO – Sea Bass, Kumquat, Pistachio
FOIE GRAS MAISON – Blueberry Chutney, Winter Fruits, Brioche, Sangria Reduction
ESCARGOTS – Oven Baked Snails, Parsley Butter, Grilled Sourdough
TARTE FLAMBÉE – Thin Crust Flatbread, Crème Fraiche, Bacon Lardons, Caramelized Onion, Gruyere Cheese
SOLE POÊLÉE – Prosciutto & Potato Wrapped Dover Sole, Creamed Leeks, Red Wine Lobster Sauce
POULET ROTI – Roasted Chicken Breast, Confit of Butternut Squash, Chestnut, Salsify, Chicken Jus
SAINT-JACQUES RÔTIES – Seared Diver Scallops, Cauliflower, Bacon, Caviar Beurre Blanc
MAGRET DE CANARD – Crispy Skin Duck Breast, Parsnip Puree, Beets, Berries, Duck Jus
Double Espresso
POT DE CRÈME CHOCOLAT-NOISETTE – Chocolate Custard, Roasted Hazelnut, Praline, Cocoa Nibs Crisps
TARTE CITRON MERINGUEE – Frozen Lemon Tart, Citrus, Meringuée, Lemon Gel
MILLE FEUILLE MINUTE – Caramelized Puff Pastry, Vanilla Diplomat Cream
Toqued by Alain Ducasse protegee Laetitia Rouabah La Fontaine at Fontainebleau Las Vegas is a hidden gem, its subdued facade giving way to a soft-lit dining room with exemplary service led by General Manager Chad Jahn.
One of 32 Restaurants on-property, but in many ways a signature thanks to an elegant Brunch and upscale French Dinner from Thursday through Saturday, it is inside the pastel space that guests are treated to posh seating and white linens plus mid-volume music playing overhead.
Staffed by Strip veterans attentive to details, the bar program built around complex flavors such as an ultra-smooth Cognac sipper called Lady Danger, Chef Rouabah’s upbringing outside Paris is immediately evident in crisp Baguettes or laminated Rolls preceding a nightly amuse of market Vegetables atop a spread imbued with Anchovies.
Fresh off six years leading New York’s Benoit Brasserie, an opportunity earned through time at Ducasse’s Michelin 3* Flagships in London and Paris, Appetizers find Rouabah exploring classics including Tarte Flambee and Snails hot from iron while Foie Gras Maison looks and tastes exactly as it does in Lyon.
Not forgetting delicate Crudo, well-paired to the Raspberry Beret or assertive Red Hot Fox, Entrees include everything from a Hamburger to Scallops decorated in Caviar Beurre Blanc, though both the Roasted Chicken Breast and Duck cooked as you rarely see it stateside are bonafide spotlight-stealers.
Priced appropriate to the sort of spot serving Dover Sole wrapped in Prosciutto atop Red Wine Lobster Sauce Desserts range $12-18, the Tatre Tatin and Souffle skipped on this visit in favor of silky Pot de Creme, Lemon Tart rethought as an Ice Cream Cake and a Mille Feuille assembled a la minute that elicits memories of Jacques Genin.
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