LAS VEGAS - Cathédrale Restaurant
It’s the birthday girl’s 21st birthday dinner and she’s picked out Cathédrale.
LOCATION: ARIA RESORT & CASINO
3730 S. LAS VEGAS BLVD., LAS VEGAS, NV 89158
Not gonna lie, this place was nowhere on my radar. Never heard of it, never seen any info, going blind walking in. But the family doesn’t pick bad restaurants so if it was on the list, I knew there wasn’t anything to worry about.
Apparently, Cathédrale is a Mediterranean restaurant with a very cool dramatic and dark gothic vibe. Fun entryway which is great for the insta, and of course, high-end dinner that was never going to disappoint. Very dark though so photos be damned.
Family style again (yay) and we ended up with about 6 plates plus dessert (and bread!):
Calamari Fritti: Prawns, zucchini, and hot cherry peppers with a saffron aioli
Octopus Grillé: Fresh red chilis, tomato ragoût, and oregano breadcrumbs
Faroe Island Salmon: Baby leeks, sun gold tomatoes, couscous, and salsa verde
Black Truffle Fetticcune: French butter, cracked pepper, and parmigiano reggiano
22oz Prime Aged Ribeye: Rotisserie leeks with a sauce verte
Maine Lobster Rigatoni: Squid ink pasta, heirloom cherry tomatoes, and a fino verde basil
All the apps/mains were so good. I don’t think there was a miss on this table and it was a solid amount of food for the 7 of us. We never go light on a meal. I was so happy and stuffed at the end of this. Would recommend for sure!
We were pretty stuffed by dessert but we have some sweettooths at the table so a few desserts were needed.
Sorrento lemon dessert: Yuzu granita and calamansi gel on an almond cake
Chocolate Cake: Devil’s cake with a dark chocolate mousse and espresso crème anglaise
I’m not a chocolate person so the Chocolate Cake along with a little chocolate dessert for the birthday girl were present but not my vibe. The lemon dessert was a hit though. I love a little palette cleanser to finish off the meal and am alway happy with a light couple of bites to round things off.
I love traveling with a group like this in order to find places I never would have checked out on my own. Different people always make the experience more full and well rounded, as chaotic as it is to have a group. Pros and cons always.