Bardot Brasserie

Bardot Brasserie is a French restaurant in Las Vegas, Nevada in the United States. Owned by Michael Mina, the restaurant is located at the Aria Resort and Casino.

History

Named after Brigitte Bardot, Bardot Brasserie opened in January 2015.[1][3] The 26th restaurant opened by chef Michael Mina, it is located on the site of Mina's former American Fish restaurant, which he opened in December 2009. Mina's contract ended with American Fish and the Aria Resort and Casino proposed the opportunity for a new concept to Mina, who had always wanted to open restaurant with modern interpretations of classic French food. Mina and staff at the Aria traveled to Paris to research concepts for the restaurant.[3] Josh Smith serves as executive chef.[4]

Design and ambiance

Cuisine and beverages

Food

Bardot Brasserie serves traditional French food. The restaurant serves dinner seven days a week and brunch on Saturday and Sunday.[8] Dining service starts with a demi-baguette with butter. Salads include frisée with lardons and a caesar salad with endive and King crab.[7][8] Appetizers include duck a l'orange wings, onion soup gratinee with truffles and cave-aged gruyere cheese, steak tartare, and escargot in puffed pastry.[4][2][7][9][12] An additional appetizer includes Lobster Thermidor for two.[4] Entrees include croque madame, sautéed skate wing, gnocchi with mushrooms and goat cheese, and salade niçoise with yellowfin tuna.[4][12] Steak frites are offered with various cuts of meat, including flat iron, ribeye, and filet.[4] Five sauces are available for the steak frites, including blue cheese fondue and bordelaise.[8] Frites are cooked in duck fat.[12] There is a roasted chicken sourced from Bill Bobo's chicken farm. The chicken's preparation is similar to Peking duck.[9] Sides include a mushroom and leek bread pudding.[4] The bar menu includes a hamburger made with prime rib, oysters and salmon tartare.[13]

The brunch menu includes buckwheat crepes with crab, mushroom and an egg, seasonal fruit with yogurt and buckwheat beignets, and brioche French toast.[7][8] The restaurant has five types of eggs Benedict, including avocado and short ribs, all which are served with croissants and a side of sautéed kale.[7][14]

Desserts include pavlova with lavender gelato and vanilla meringue.[8] Others include a large macaron and lemon meringue tarts.[12]

Drinks

The bar specializes in craft cocktails, many of which are historic. The menu includes a French 75, a Manhattan, and a Corpse Reviver. They also have traditional cocktails made with unique ingredients, like an Old Fashioned made with mezcal.[9] During brunch they have a Bloody Mary that uses tomato juice from Roma tomatoes.[7] The bar has the largest selection of Chartreuse in Las Vegas and cognacs from the 19th century.[3]

There is a wine list with 500 wines.[15] The restaurant has a Champagne cart with four wines available by the glass.[9][14]

established	January 16, 2015‡R1R‡
current owner	Michael Mina
head chef	Josh Smith
food type	French
dress code	Business casual‡R2R‡
rating	Zagat - 4.5
street address	3730 S Las Vegas Boulevard
city	Las Vegas
county	Clark County
state	Nevada
zip	89109
country	United States
coordinates	36.10727°N, -115.17653°W
seating capacity	240
reservations	Yes
website	https://www.aria.com/en/restaurants/bardot-brasserie.html

History

Design and ambiance

Cuisine and beverages

Food

Drinks

Reception

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