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The interior design of The Grill at Valentino reflects its culinary differences with its sister restaurant, Valentino. Both serve chef Luciano Pellegrini’s take on Italian cuisine, but Valentino maintains a more traditional, elegant dining room, while The Grill at Valentino has a more casual feel. Think wingtips and jackets at Valentino, and boat shoes and khakis at The Grill at Valentino. Inside the grill, you’ll see slightly dimmed lights above the wood tables and chairs, with an open feel to the dining room. Whereas Valentino sits back from the Las Vegas hustle and bustle, The Grill at Valentino’s open front looks out onto restaurant row and the Venetian’s gaming floor, providing more energy and noise to the space. To the right of the entrance, on the way to Valentino, you’ll spot a marble-topped bar with a lounge area that has leather chairs and glass tables, giving you a variety of seating options. And here’s the best part: If you’re sitting at the bar, you can order off the menu at The Grill at Valentino or the menu at Valentino — giving you the best of both restaurant worlds.

The Grill at Valentino serves both lunch and dinner — unlike some of the Venetian hotel’s restaurants that line restaurant row — so how much you pay depends on which meal you end up having. The lunch menu includes a list of appetizers, salads, grilled pizzas, pasta, panini and grill options; and the dinner menu features many of the same options, but there are a few more choices within each category and more hearty portions overall. For lunch, you can expect to spend around $25 to $35 per person, with the most expensive entrée coming in at $24.

For dinner, appetizers at The Grill at Valentino range between $11 and $15, with pastas costing around $16 each and grill entrées weighing in at $25 to $32. You can expect to pay somewhere from $50 to $75 per person for dinner (including wine). The Grill at Valentino also offers a daily special menu. When we were there, this menu included your choice of soup or house salad; a roasted duck topped with marsala mushroom sauce and served with spinach mashed potato; and a vanilla panna cotta with citrus marinated strawberry and mango sorbet for dessert — all for just $38. We think the price range at The Grill at Valentino is quite reasonable, and the relaxed atmosphere makes it easy to pop in for a great meal.

The Grill at Valentino gives you the opportunity to enjoy James Beard award-winning chef Luciano Pellegrini’s casual take on Italian cuisine in a relaxed dining room setting. Here are the five best things to order (in our humble opinion) at the Las Vegas restaurant:

1. Carpaccio all’Albese. Available for both lunch and dinner, this simple appetizer comes with thinly sliced beef, arugula, Parmesan and truffle oil. Sometimes, simple is best.

2. Fried calamari. Again, there’s nothing fancy about this appetizer, but it’s prepared just right — the bites are fried perfectly, without being too firm. This pre-dinner treat is served with a spicy marinara sauce.

3. New York strip steak. The Grill at Valentino serves this 10-ounce cut with its house Tuscan barbecue sauce, which gives the prime steak a distinctly Italian flair.

4. Lasagna alla Bolognese. Another classic Italian dish, prepared fresh with meat sauce, will make you wonder why you ever tried to make it yourself.

5. Chocolate creamy toffee hazelnut and mascarpone cake. This dish has a lot of ingredients, but put them together and you have one delectable dessert. It’s all topped off with Malaga ice cream.

The menu at The Grill at Valentino takes James Beard Award-winning chef Luciano Pellegrini’s Italian cuisine and gives it a more casual spin. While its sister restaurant, Valentino, offers refined cuisine in a formal dining space, The Grill at Valentino serves up classic Italian comfort food in a relaxed atmosphere. Nosh on all your favorite appetizers at this Las Vegas restaurant, such as fried calamari and bruschetta or a classic caprese salad (tomatoes, mozzarella and basil oil). Pastas include potato gnocchi with meat sauce, lasagna alla Bolognese and fettuccine Alfredo, and grill options include grilled Scottish salmon with onion pepper dip or lamb chops Scottadito tossed with garlic and thyme-flavored butter. And for dessert, you’ll see even more lip-licking favorites, such as tiramisu and cannoli. Whether you feel like pasta or seafood, The Grill at Valentino serves up all the American-Italian dishes you already love.

The Grill at Valentino has a bar and lounge area, which gives you some culinary flexibility at the Las Vegas restaurant. Along with serving cocktails, beer and wine, the bar at The Grill at Valentino lets you order full meals from the menu or at its more formal sister restaurant, Valentino. That means you can dine on the casual, traditional favorites at The Grill at Valentino, as well as the contemporary ones from Valentino. Or, why not have a little bit of both? You can mix and match the two menus, combining dishes like the Sea of Cortez scallops from Valentino with the black-pepper marinated veal scallopini with shallot balsamic sauce from The Grill at Valentino. And even if you’re not hungry, The Grill at Valentino’s convenient location at the beginning of restaurant row inside the Venetian makes it a great place to stop in for a drink, too.

The desserts at The Grill at Valentino reintroduce you to many of your American-Italian favorites — and these familiar dishes make a sweet end to any meal at the casual Las Vegas restaurant. You’ll see a vanilla and chocolate crème brûlée with hazelnut-praline cream, as well as all-time favorites like cannoli Sicillani with house-made ricotta filling, traditional tiramisu and gelato. While The Grill at Valentino’s sister restaurant, Valentino, might take a more artisan approach to the its dishes and desserts, The Grill at Valentino serves you those tried-and-true treats you’ve seen in other Italian restaurants. But what sets these desserts apart from the rest is that they’re prepared to the standards of James Beard Award-winning chef Luciano Pellegrini.

The Grill at Valentino can be romantic, but if you’re in the mood for love, we think you’re better off making a reservation at its sister restaurant Valentino. The cuisine and ambience at The Grill at Valentino have a more casual feel, though, you’ll still get a great meal there. You can order dishes like veal osso bucco with saffron risotto or lamb chops Scottadito tossed with garlic and thyme-flavored butter. While the food won’t disappoint, we think The Grill at Valentino’s more open, busier space is better suited for a casual lunch or dinner, as opposed to an intimate meal. If you’re planning a special occasion or date with your sweetheart, we recommend booking at table at Valentino — its refined cuisine and formal dining room will set the stage for an amorous night.

When you walk into The Grill at Valentino, look straight to the back of the restaurant, past the bar and lounge, and you’ll spot the best table in the house: Table 56. The Las Vegas restaurant shares this table with its sister restaurant, Valentino, a fine-dining option from chef Luciano Pellegrini. You can’t miss this table — the “Valentino” name is scrawled across the glittering red wall where it resides. And since the two restaurants share Table 56, sitting here gives you the chance to observe both dining rooms. Peer into the more formal dining room at Valentino or the more casual dining space at The Grill at Valentino. This table seats you at center stage, and is complete with its own chandelier and a view that is hard to top.

Despite offering a relaxed ambience and a wide variety of traditional Italian favorites, The Grill at Valentino doesn’t have a dedicated kids menu — but don’t let that dissuade you from bringing your munchkins along for a meal. The casual Italian cuisine and dress code at the Las Vegas restaurant lend themselves to cozy family meals — unlike its sister restaurant, Valentino’s, which has a more elegant dining room and fine-dining atmosphere. Kids will find plenty of simple dishes to dine on at The Grill at Valentino, such as spaghetti with meatballs and spicy marinara, and the portion sizes can be adapted to better suit little appetites. And don’t forget the desserts — we’re sure your kids will be happy to order Valentino’s banana split, gelato or even the cannoli Sicillani with house-made ricotta filling.

Despite offering a relaxed ambience and a wide variety of traditional Italian favorites, The Grill at Valentino doesn’t have a dedicated kids menu — but don’t let that dissuade you from bringing your munchkins along for a meal. The casual Italian cuisine and dress code at the Las Vegas restaurant lend themselves to cozy family meals — unlike its sister restaurant, Valentino’s, which has a more elegant dining room and fine-dining atmosphere. Kids will find plenty of simple dishes to dine on at The Grill at Valentino, such as spaghetti with meatballs and spicy marinara, and the portion sizes can be adapted to better suit little appetites. And don’t forget the desserts — we’re sure your kids will be happy to order Valentino’s banana split, gelato or even the cannoli Sicillani with house-made ricotta filling.