Hugo's Cellar - Las Vegas

I had an absolutely fantastic dining experience. The entree included a salad prepared right in front of me, along with a bread service, a refreshing sorbet as a palate cleanser, vegetables, potatoes, the steak itself, and to top it off, complimentary chocolate-covered strawberries for dessert. Since it was my birthday, we were also treated to a molten lava cake and a signed birthday card, plus my girlfriend received a rose. The service was excellent, and all of this was offered at a price comparable to just the steak at most other steakhouses in Vegas.

I want to thank the staff at Hugo's for making my 60th birthday an enjoyable evening. I can't believe I've been going to Vegas all these years and have never tried it before. We will definitely be back!

The food experience was quite varied. Some dishes were oversalted and bordered on being unnecessarily pretentious, giving off a vibe of low-budget fine dining. For instance, the raspberry ice cream served as a palate cleanser felt out of place, and the overall presentation of the food was lacking. The green beans tasted as if they had been microwaved, resulting in a distinctly rubbery texture. While the garlic mashed potatoes were decent, they could certainly use some improvement; the flavors just didn't come together harmoniously. On a positive note, the Beef Wellington was prepared above average, with the puff pastry remaining dry and the steak cooked to perfection. However, the sauce that accompanied the Wellington could have been more distinctive.

I dined at Hugo's Cellar so you don't have to. Summary: Cons: Grossly Overpriced, Lack Lust Service, Kitschy 70s decor Pros: The Kitschy 70s decor I would say it was a worthwhile experience if it was about 40% cheaper. Anyone looking for a steakhouse experience could get a experience by every conceivable metric at one of the national chains on restaurant row e.g. del friscos, mortons, lawry's, ruth chris, flemings... You can get a MUCH better steak at almost any other steak house and probably for a better price. Also somehow the bread basket was surprising horrible. The highlight of the meal was the tableside bananas foster but that's probably because I'm a sucker for bananas foster. And as for service, you can tell most of the employee's hate their job or just don't care enough because all the guests are tourists who they'll never see again. Oh I doubt management reads these but we did have one latino server, forget his name, he's from cali, but anyway he was nice and he made a wonderful carajillo. Anyway, please take your wife or girlfriend to a nicer newer steak house and if you're out with the boys you'll have a much better meat eating experience almost anywhere else.

Delightful experience from the time the host seated us until we closed the place down. It's very old school, and has so much charm for Las Vegas. Great dinner, the seafood tower was amazing, and the wine list is one of the best. Thanks for a great evening!