MGM Grand Restaurants Offer Winter Tasting Menu Deal

It’s no secret that MGM Grand has some stellar restaurants…and it’s also no secret that dining at them can be kind of pricey.  But from now through the end of this month, you can dine at nine of the resort’s best restaurants on a special Winter Tasting Menu promotion.

Under this promotion, you can enjoy a three-course menu with pricing starting at only $29. No, that’s not a typo.

Here’s a listing of the menus and pricing, if you’re feeling a bit hungry:

Craftsteak -
First Course: grilled quail with vincotto; mixed baby lettuces; roasted red pepper; or baby beet salad
Main Course: roasted prime flat iron steak; certified angus beef skirt steak; or diver sea scallops
Side Dishes: yukon gold potato purée; sautéed shiitake mushrooms; or brussels sprouts with smoked bacon
Dessert: Chef’s selection
All courses served family-style
Price per person: $60; wine pairing (1 glass per course) $30 additional

Diego -
Starter: choice of tortilla soup; Caesar salad; or beef taquitos
Entrees: choice of roasted chicken with Oaxacan red mole; Yucatecan-style braised pork marinated in achiote; or orange or tacos al Carbon (choice of chicken breast, skirt steak or shrimp)
Desserts: choice of Mexican custard tart with carmelized bananas and vanilla ice cream or Mexican carmel flan with crispy crepes
Price per person: $29

Fiamma Trattoria -
Antipasti: choice of baby lettuce with gorgonzola, pistachio, pears and white balsamic vinegar; braised obe beef risotto cake; calamari; or carpaccio
La Pasta: choice of short rib ravioli in a wine glaze; prawn linguini with smoked bacon, tomato, basil in roasted garlic butter; or spaghetti with Kobe meatballs
Dessert: Chef’s selection
Price per person: $45

L’atelier De Joel Robuchon -
Appetizers: Les Légumes (Mediterranean vegetables layered with buffalo mozzarella); La Langoustine (crispy langoustine fritter with basil pesto)
Entree: choice of La Morue (fresh cod filet in a pepper and tomato broth) or L’Onglet (French-style hanger steak with fried shallots)
Dessert: choice of Les Fromages de France (selection of imported cheese), Les Tartes (traditional tarts) or Glaces et Sorbet (selection of sorbet and ice cream)
Price per person: $75

Nob Hill -
Appetizers: choice of bigeye tuna nicoise; heirloom beet salad; carmelized sunchoke soup; or bacon-wrapped scallop fritter
Main Course: choice of prime short rib; snonoma chicken tetrazzini; north beach cioppino with clams, mussels and dungeness crab; or Tasmanian ocean trout
Dessert: choice of coconut candy bar sundae; apple cobbler; citrus tasting feat. orange souffle, lemon-curd ice cream and Grand Marnier gelee; or trio of artisan cheese
Price per person: $59; wine pairing (1 glass per course) $31 additional

Pearl -
Soup: choice of Szechuan hot and sour soup or sweet corn soup
Entree: surf and turf (wok-fried lobster tail and black pepper tenderloin of beef); General Tso’s chicken; or garden vegetable fried rice
Dessert: raspberies and chocolate soft cake
Price per person: $49

Sea Blue -
First Course: choice of Yellowtail Jack Crudo; tomato pepper soup with dungeness crab; or create-your-own market salad
Main Course: choice of Seablue paella; Colorado lamb loin skewer; Arctic char; or ribeye steak
Dessert: layered chocolate mousse cake with malted milk ice cream
Price per person: $59; wine pairing (1 glass per course) $35 additional

Shibuya -
First Course: Edamame with choice of Udon soup or Kyoto miso soup
Second Course: choice of Kampachi sashimi; rock shrimp tempura; or yellowtail jalapeno roll
Third Course: choice of Black Angus beef tenderloin; duo of miso salmon and black cod; or tempura combination with shrimp and vegetables
Dessert: Chef’s selection
Price per person: $59

Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grill -
First Course: choice of arugula salad with citrus vinaigrette or puree of cauliflower soup
Second Course: choice of pan roasted quail or red wine braised beef short ribs
Dessert: spiced carrot cream cheese layer cake with maple-pecan ice cream
Price per person: $45

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Currently these special tasting menus will be available through March 31, 2009. Reservations are strongly recommended and the promotion must be mentioned at the time of doing so. Tax and tip are not included in the above prices, nor are beverages.