Description:
A little bit off the beaten path, Pamplemousse is a long-established Vegas restaurant that shouldn't be overlooked in the crush of new high-profile eateries. Evoking a cozy French-countryside inn (at least, on the interior), it's a catacomb of low-ceilinged rooms and intimate dining nooks with rough-hewn beams. It's all very charming and un-Vegasy. There's additional seating in a small garden sheltered by a striped tent. The restaurant's name, which means "grapefruit" in French, was suggested by the late singer Bobby Darin, one of the many celebrity pals of owner Georges La Forge.
Your waiter recites the menu, which changes nightly. The meal always begins with a large complimentary basket of crudités (about 10 different crisp, fresh vegetables), a big bowl of olives, and, in a nice country touch, a basket of hard-boiled eggs. Recent menu offerings have included out-of-this-world soups (French onion and cream of asparagus, to name a couple) and appetizers such as shrimp in cognac cream sauce and Maryland crab cakes with macadamia nut crust. Recommended entrees include a sterling veal with mushrooms and Dijon sauce and an even-better rack of lamb with pistachio nut crust and rosemary cream sauce (all sauces, by the way, are made with whatever the chef has on hand that evening in the kitchen). Leave room for the fabulous desserts, such as homemade ice cream in a hard chocolate shell.
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User Reviews for Pamplemousse
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Not worth the money
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We happened to be there during a large convention. The place is small and fully packed, thus making it hard for the waitstaff to move about. Food was not exceptional, but tasty....
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- posted on 04.22.12
- by FLjoan
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Not cheap and not vegetarian friendly
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Pamplemousse is not cheap, but I guess we have become used to paying inflated prices in Las Vegas so it is not exceptionally expensive. However, when you are paying a lot of money...
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- posted on 04.20.12
- by Neatham
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Best French in Vegas
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If you can pull yourself away from the corporate glossy on the Strip for some excellent French food - try Pamplemousse. This is a Vegas icon and easily overlooked - it's in a...
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- posted on 04.09.12
- by MatR586
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Tired Food; Excellent Service
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Wanted to try this place out, it looked pretty good. I was impressed with the soufle, but the french sauces on all our dishes was not up to snuff (think weak flavor and corn starch)....
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- posted on 05.02.12
- by by visualsuccess at Citysearch
Awards:
Frommer's
- Recommended 2010
- Details
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Contact:
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- tel: 702/733-2066
- fax: +1 702 733 9139
- send email
Address:
- 400 E. Sahara Ave
- Between Santa Paula and Santa Rita drs., just east of Paradise Rd
- Las Vegas, NV 89104
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Hours:
- Lunch Mon-Sat 11:30am-2:30pm; dinner daily 5:30-10:30pm
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