Where is B&B Ristorante located?
You’ll find B&B Ristorante, the Italian restaurant named for its owners Mario Batali and Joe Bastianich, inside The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino. The Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star hotel offers more restaurants than you could probably eat at in a week’s time, but this one is easy to find and worth a look. Once inside The Venetian, head toward restaurant row; B&B will be the last restaurant on your right side before you reach the waterfall area separating The Venetian and its sister-hotel, The Palazzo Resort Hotel Casino, across the hall from Delmonico Steakhouse. You almost can’t miss B&B; look for a small patio area in the marble hallway outside of a small restaurant, and you’ll see the entranceway to one of Las Vegas’ best restaurants.
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On September 18Forbes Travel Guide Inspector answered the question:
What non-alcoholic drinks or mocktails does B&B Ristorante offer?
While B&B Ristorante has a long list of Italian wines and spirits, this Forbes Travel Guide recommended restaurant also has plenty of options if you’re not planning to imbibe any alcoholic beverages.
You’ll find a number of non-alcoholic drinks and seasonal mocktails made with fresh fruit juices on the menu. What’s more, we loved that the expert mixologists at B&B have even created non-alcoholic drink pairings to go along with the restaurant’s two tasting menus — that means you won’t have to miss out on custom-picked beverages enhancing the flavors of your meal just because you prefer not to have any wine. Whether you order the pasta tasting menu or the regional tasting menu, be sure to ask your server about the current non-alcoholic drink-pairing options, as they’ll change along with the seasons.
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On September 18Forbes Travel Guide Inspector answered the question:
What are some of the specialty cocktails available at B&B Ristorante?
B&B Ristorante offers an eclectic mix of specialty cocktails that perfectly complement the restaurant’s seasonal Italian cuisine. The bar’s mixologists successfully infuse fresh, seasonal fruits and herbs into their creative concoctions that give the drinks refreshing splashes of flavor. A few of our Forbes Travel Guide editors’ favorites include the Venetian Spritz, which has an appeasing mix of aperol and prosecco with an orange wedge and olive, and the Blood Orange Cosmo, which has a blend of Ketel One Citroen, blood orange juice, Cointreau and lime. We also enjoyed the Bellini, with white peach puree and prosecco, and the Negroni, made with New Amsterdam Gin, Campari and Carpano Antica Formula.
This recommended restaurant has two sommeliers in the dining room, too, who are happy to recommend wines from the extensive Italian-only wine list, or specialty cocktails that pair nicely with your food order.
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On September 18Forbes Travel Guide Inspector answered the question:
Does B&B Ristorante have a bar menu?
B&B Ristorante does not have a dedicated bar menu, but you can order from the main menu. Open daily from 5 to 11 p.m., this Forbes Travel Guide recommended restaurant is almost always busy, so if you arrive without a reservation and find that there’s a long wait for a table, it’s worth trying to squeeze into a spot at the bar.
With an extensive list of Italian wines from every wine-producing region in the country, along with a number of creative cocktails (and mocktails), B&B is a great place to have a drink and, as you may have guessed, an even better one to enjoy a full meal. Chef Mario Batali’s regional Italian cuisine uses the freshest seasonal ingredients possible to bring you authentic flavors of the country, so we love being able to order anything from the menu at the bar and not missing out just because the dining room is full.
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On September 18Forbes Travel Guide Inspector answered the question:
Does B&B Ristorante have a bar?
B&B Ristorante does have a bar. In fact, as a collaboration between chef Mario Batali and restaurateur/vintner Joe Bastianich, this Forbes Travel Guide recommended restaurant places a special emphasis on fine Italian wines and spirits.
Though many fine-dining establishments in Las Vegas and beyond fill their cellar with wines from around the globe, B&B exclusively carries wines from Italy. We don’t feel that choice is the least bit limiting, neither in terms of quality or quantity; instead, we enjoyed comparing and contrasting wines produced in different parts of the country, and loved the selection of rare and regional wines you won’t find in other restaurants.
In addition, this recommended restaurant offers a number of imported Italian beers, including Tosta, a rich chocolate stout from Piedmont. The aperitif list is also heavy on Italian spirits and includes a rare amaro, a bitter spirit that aids digestion.
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On September 18Forbes Travel Guide Inspector answered the question:
What water service does B&B Ristorante offer?
In line with its green initiatives, B&B Ristorante offers only Natura still and sparkling waters. The Natura system puts water through triple-carbon filters and UV sterilization, which the restaurant serves in reusable carafes. This system eliminated the use of bottled water, which B&B saw as being wasteful and bad for the environment. Throughout your meal, servers will come around regularly to ensure that your glass is never on empty. You’ll still enjoy clean, crisp water service, but without the weight of plastic or glass bottles (both literal and figurative weight). So drink up, and enjoy B&B Ristorante’s environmentally-friendly water service. -
On September 18Forbes Travel Guide Inspector answered the question:
Does B&B Ristorante offer any special or rare bottles of wine?
B&B Ristorante offers only 100 percent Italian wines, and uses four prerequisites to choose wines that gel with chef Mario Batali’s cuisine. Those four tenets are:
- Does the winery use sustainable farming practices?
- Is the wine a distinct expression of its style?
- What are the most dynamic wines belonging to our family?
- Which wines are most loved by B&B’s wine team?
Using these four components, the Las Vegas restaurant has chosen an extensive list of wines that includes verticals of Angelo Gaja Costa Russi barbaresco from 2007, 2005, 2000, 1999, 1985 and 1982, a Taurasi Riserva Mastroberardino 1968 for $1,200, and a Giacomo Conterno Monfortino 1958 for a cool $2,750.
You’ll find sparkling, white and red wines on the menu, with wines on the list divided up by regions of Italy. And if you don’t feel like browsing the whole phone-book-thick list of vino, just ask one of the sommeliers on staff to help you choose the right wine to pair with your meal, or just to celebrate, while you’re at B&B Ristorante. -
On September 18Forbes Travel Guide Inspector answered the question:
Who is the sommelier of B&B Ristorante?
B&B Ristorante boasts three sommeliers on staff, with at least two on the floor on any given night, and all three on the weekends. Those sommeliers include Pascal Bolduc, Michael Kothe and Carlos Costa, who you’ll see flitting about the dining room, offering advice and checking in on other diners. The restaurant recently had its wine director since the Las Vegas restaurant’s opening, Victor Pinkston, leave for another of Mario Batali’s restaurants in New York. But Kirk Peterson, the wine director at Carnevino, Batali’s Italian steakhouse inside The Palazzo Resort Hotel Casino took over Pinkston’s duties in finding the best and most flavorful Italian wines to complement B&B Ristorante’s fine Italian cuisine. -
On September 18Forbes Travel Guide Inspector answered the question:
Does B&B Ristorante offer wine pairings?
No Italian meal would be complete without a little vino, which is why B&B Ristorante offers wine pairings with its tasting menus for an additional $75 per person for the regular wine pairings, or $115 per person for the “riserva selection” pairings. Keep in mind that the tasting menus, along with their wine pairings, require the participation of all members at the table. Otherwise, you’ll see wine pairings also listed with each dessert offering, with a by-the-glass pairing. And if you decide to order the pre-theater menu (available from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.), you’ll have the option of ordering unlimited Bastianich friulano or La Mozza morellino di scansano for just $25 per person.
B&B Ristorante also has knowledgeable and helpful sommeliers — you’ll see them fluttering about the restaurant — so you’re always just a question or conversation away from finding out which wines go best with the Las Vegas restaurant’s terrific Italian cuisine. -
On September 18Forbes Travel Guide Inspector answered the question:
Does the menu at B&B Ristorante have seasonal dishes?
B&B Ristorante doesn’t just offer seasonal dishes: celebrity chef Mario Batali strongly believes in incorporating the freshest seasonal ingredients into all of the regional specialties found on his menu. That means all the exquisite cuisine served at this Forbes Travel Guide recommended restaurant changes as different ingredients go in and out of season throughout the year.
When we last dined at B&B Ristorante, a pasta tasting menu as well as a regional tasting menu were available, the latter showcasing the rich culinary traditions and simple, sophisticated flavors of the southern Italian region of Calabria. Our mouths are watering just thinking about it; in particular, the grilled octopus was divine, and the blueberry lemon-thyme crostata dessert tasted like the fruits had just been plucked from the orchard.
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On September 18Forbes Travel Guide Inspector answered the question:
Does B&B Ristorante offer any special gifts from the chef?
B&B Ristorante doesn’t always offer special gifts per se from the chef on special occasions, but don’t worry that you won’t have a parade of complimentary amuse bouche arriving at your table: you’ll still have plenty to look forward to during meals at this Forbes Travel Guide recommended restaurant.
Celebrity chef Mario Batali focuses on tailoring the restaurant’s cuisine to each guest’s palate as best possible, particularly with the seasonal pasta tasting and regional tasting menus, recommended favorites of our Forbes Travel Guide editors. During our last meal at B&B Ristorante, our tasting menu included a number of heavenly mignardise to nibble on, including an oatmeal raisin cake, orange gelée, carob carrot toast, and another delicious bite made with Black Mission figs.
We’re confident that course after course on the tasting menus will surprise and delight, so don’t hesitate to order both menus for the entire table to share.
