Beso Steakhouse

For it being such an upscale restaurant they sure have really bad service. We waited over an hour for our food. And we didn’t even order anything complicated. Would not return there

One special night, I decided to take my fiancée out for a lovely dinner before a show at planet hollywood. So I made a reservation at Beso and arrived promptly at the restaurant.
The whole place is pretty empty, maybe 6 or 7 tables were filled. The hostess with too mini of a dress greets us with a smile and seats us in a nice table. We were greeted by the server who seems pretty casual and cool. He gave us an ipad for the wine list. I mean ipad for wine list. Thats pretty cool.
We ordered our wine and appetizers as well as our main courses. Was it wonderful? Let me give you the breakdown. Salt and pepper calamari? Nah, I like the chinese restaurant version better for half the price. How’s the steak??? Well, since I already ate at Vic and Anthonys, this place is heaven and earth compare to Vic and Anthonys. We also tried the crispy Salmon, which is nothing to really write home about.
All and all, the food and the service as well as the attention of the manager will make me come back and try it one more time. I just hope that I pick the right item next time. Oh by the way, if thats the way Eva likes her salmon then she shouldve try my cook salmon. Please!!!

This review is for the bar/​lounge area. My husband and I were walking around the City Center area and found Beso. There was a sign out front that included my favorite words «happy hour» from 9– close. As usual, thirst led me in and wow, what a beautiful place! It was very romantic with couches and pillows, and the beautiful chandelier near the bar. We tucked ourselves in the corner and was immediately greeted by a friendly bartender (who I later found out was from Hawaii, as am I, — that is the reason for the friendliness!!!)
My husband scanned the drink menu and saw that there were a lot of «girl drinks» — he couldn’t see himself ordering the «Pink Kiss» and our bartender enticed him with the prickly pear (I could be making the name up, but it has the word pear in it). I got the gimlet which was YUM!
We ordered the guacamole, the ceviche, steak skewers. We liked the ceviche the best and ordered another round. Small bit size tortillas (the size of your thumb) with shrimp ceviche, and lots of lime. Oh so good!
The napkins have a kiss (Eva’s kiss?) on it. Upstairs is Eve Lounge but the manager told me it has been closed for the last 10 months.

Drinks are very good and the crab cakes. Everything else was so so.
PROS: Ambiance, service, drinks, crab cakes
CONS: pricey, food is average

This place is pretty terrible. I guess I feel bad about giving it a one-​star rating so I’m giving it two.
They cannot cook a steak. It’s unreal. And to think I ignored all the other bad reviews here on Unilocal saying the same thing. The servers seem to be absolutely clueless as well. They seem like they knew they were floundering and tried to kiss ass a little bit but that doesn’t make up for the expensive price tag.
I’d rather eat steak at Sizzler. No joke.

Message to Eva Longoria:
Eva, honey, stick to acting, work on your actual «craft» first before you attempt to expand your horizon. Just because you «have a passion for food» doesn’t mean you should have any business opening a restaurant. I have a passion for hockey. That doesn’t mean I’m going to quit my day job and join the NHL. (Marry an NHL player? Maybe?! =))
My review:
Recently went to Beso for a Bachelorette party dinner. ONLY because I had to. I wouldn’t make a conscious decision to visit this restaurant otherwise — I don’t care how trendy this place claims to be. Though it may look really pretty on the surface, I don’t think a restaurant should have to try so hard to look the part. Let the food speak for itself. And speak it did. And just like its owner, it spoke LOUD — obnoxiously and annoyingly loud! Over seasoned side dishes, cold, and under cooked meat though charred and too salty on the outside (I ordered medium well, and got medium (barely) and somewhat inattentive service.
Beso claims to be a Latin-​inspired steakhouse, contemporary and elegant. Though the space was stunning, quasi-​elegant and contemporary I found the food to be un-​inspiring, with very little Latin flavor. Just because you offer tacos, tortilla chips and chili relleno as starters, doesn’t make for latin-​inspiration. Latin flavors, should be integrate throughout all dishes on the menu.
To top it off, the restaurant lost out reservation hours before we were set to arrive at the restaurant, despite our confirming and reconfirming weeks and days before the trip. Luckily, Beso wasn’t so busy so they were able to re-​reserve our reservation and seat us pretty quickly.
If I were to live my life without ever entering this restaurant again I would be very content.
People, stay away. Go to Del Frisco’s!

**For Happy Hour Cocktails in the Lounge Only**
The girlfriend and I had time to kill before our dinner reservations at Sage. On our way to Aria, we stopped at Beso to take advantage of their happy hour and $ 8 cocktails. We should’ve kept walking. We got there about 15 minutes before their happy hour in the lounge ended. There were only two bartenders on duty, without a bar back, who were responsible for the drinking needs of the patrons in both the virtually empty lounge and restaurant. Although they weren’t seemingly jammed with customers in the lounge or drink orders from servers in the restaurant, the bartenders looked busy but it may have been more of a product of an inefficiently laid out bar, their inexperience behind the bar, and/​or lack of familiarity with the drink menu. Regardless, we were sitting at the bar and neither bartender acknowledged our presence for a good ten minutes before coming over to take our order.
I ordered the Modern Gimlet, Beso’s take on the classic. It was very disappointing. The drink was poorly balanced as the Bombay Sapphire was overwhelmed by the cucumber purée, while missing the advertised mint notes and any subtle hints of sweetness from the agave nectar. I don’t recall what its normal price was listed on the menu, but it certainly wasn’t worth the $ 8 happy hour price. The one good thing about to say about our Beso experience was that when our order was actually taken and rang up, it was after happy hour ended. Our bartender, a friendly, attractive, Christina Hendricks-​like blonde, thankfully rang up our drinks at the happy hour price. I can’t speak about the food at Beso, but I strongly recommend skipping the drinks and happy hour altogether.

A couple months ago, I bought a travelzoo voucher which offered a champagne dinner for two for $ 79. With all the noise about bankruptcies at Eve and Beso. I was unsure how long the restaurant would be able to keep its doors open.
So far, so good. Beso is stayin’ alive. They actually had a large crowd dining last night. I would not expect tables to be near capacity on a Sunday evening, but they did just that.
We received warm bread and soft butter to get us started. That’s always a good combo, all too often we run into room temperature bread and ice cold butter.
With the voucher we had our choice of appetizer, two soups or salads, two entrees and a shared dessert — no choice offered, but we could substitute a side dish, if we wanted.
We began with calamari. This was a good version, tender with a light crisp breading. Topped with tomatoes, peppers, cojita cheese and served with lime and two dipping sauces.
Next, we had the Beso Caprese with avocado and the seafood louie salad.
The caprese was the better choice by far, there was nothing notable about the louie — at all. The seafood didn’t seem fresh and the salad was overly dressed.
Then, for entrees, Frank had the 16oz NY strip and I went with a 12oz filet. Both were really good, with a nice crust. Neither of us could finish.
Dessert was churros with caramel sauce and chantilly cream. Yum!
Overall, I was pleasantly surprised. The restaurant just might stay alive.

You will need many pesos to enjoy Besos…
Yes this place is über expensive but it is ohhhhhh so good and worth it. I love the modern feel and energy of this place and their grill chef cooks your steak perfectly. Been here twice and it was spot on each time. I get the small filet mignon and a side of augratin potatoes. The steak is juicy and extremely flavorful. The potatoes are super cheesy and the best I have ever had. i ate the whole damn side myself and you know what? i didn’t care. They were that good! :) If I thought I could have gotten away with it I would have licked the bowl clean… lol
The cocktails were awesome but pricey. $ 15.00 each is a little pricey even for a hot Vegas locale. The other thing for me is that they have these big, beautiful windows but the view is the turn around circle for cars. I have to keep it real and minus a star for those two things. I love you Eva and trust me, I will be back everytime I come to Vegas!

This place has gone off the deep end. It used to be my favorite steakhouse in all of LV, but it has gone so far downhill i’ll never eat here again.
It was our servers first day, and I’m more than willing to cut a new server some slack, but what happened was ridiculous.
For entrée I ordered the filet which was cooked well but tastes nowhere near what their steaks tasted like 2 years ago when I frequently ate there.
I asked the waiter to add a lobster TAIL to the steak.
When the food came out, the waiter brought our steaks, and a WHOLE lobster. I asked another server to get ours because we ordered a tail and not the whole lobster.
About 5 minutes later our server came over and tried to tell me that what was on the table WAS a lobster tail.
Funny — i’ve never seen a lobster tail with claws, legs, and a body before.
My friend and I were already into our steaks when he took the whole lobster away and said he would look into it.
15 mins later he comes back — still no lobster tail, and I was almost done with my steak and we were in a rush so I told him to just forget the tail if it was gonna take longer.
Then he disappears for another 15 mins. I asked another server to please grab him and he came out and I asked for the check.
Another 10 minutes goes by and so we walked in to see if the check was ready and what was taking so long. (we ate outside)
The manager was adjusting the bill — and this is what REALLY pissed me off.
The manager says «since you ordered the whole lobster and then cancelled it and then ordered the tail and then cancelled it Im charging you for the tail.
I said — «No — I ordered just a tail to begin with»
He says «No you didn’t my server told me you ordered the whole lobster. I trust my server»
And wanted to stand there and argue with me about it telling me I was lying about ordering just the lobster tail.
I told him I was almost done with my meal and the tail still wasn’t there which was why I cancelled it.
He didn’t want to hear any of it, and got a really smug attitude with me.
At no other nice restaurant on the Vegas strip will you see this sort of treatment of a customer. He stood there blatantly calling me a liar right to my face, when both my friend and I tried to tell him the server was the one who fucked up. Not me.
This place went from penthouse to outhouse. From the management, to the wait staff, to the food.
I’ll never eat here again.

This Place is Beautiful!
My friends and I were invited over by a promoter on the strip. It was a Saturday night and we were dressed for and on our way to the club. He told us that we would have dinner and drinks for free at Besos and would have free entrance into the club that was just nextdoor, Eve (see review). This was around the time when Aria hotel had just opened so we were stoked!
Things went exactly as he said they would. We got a free meal and free glass of Champagne. It was very crowded in there too. Everyone was dressed nicely, they were chatting and drinking their lives away. This is the kind of atmosphere I enjoy! LOL
I only ordered a salad because I didn’t want my stomach to expand any larger than it already was in my skin tight dress! The salad was decent good and my glasses of champagne, even better. We sat at the bar and the bartender was so nice, very personable and funny.
Im not exactly sure what the prices were like here but the restaurant is inside of ARIA so I would say $$$$ sounds about right!

This review is based on several visits without using any coupon or any discount vouchers (A source of discontent by many Unilocallers).
A very good, contemporary steakhouse worthy of the Vegas Strip. Comfortable for a guys steak nite; refined with healthy, pretty menu selections for the ladies.
The beef tartare is an excellent starter. The earthiness of the truffle aioli provides a surprisingly different take on the classic. The foie gras with candied apricots and vanilla gastrique is also a must try. Vanilla with foie sounds disgusting but it really works, enhancing the full fat flavor of the foie.
Steaks are good but not great. The restaurant does not make any grading claims on their menu, nor do the serves openly comment on the grade. They are well trimmed and perfectly cooked. The bone in ribeye and the Kansas city strip are very flavorful but are oddly one dimensional when compared to steaks from the «elite steakhouses». Good beef flavor but missing the «umame» profile of good aging.
The veal chop deserves special mention (don’t hate me). It is surprisingly flavorful tasting more like free range pork than bland veal.
Sides are simple and meant to be shared. The simple wild mushrooms are a perfect match to any steak.
The wine list is well chosen but not as extensive as other steakhouses. Prices are in line with Vegas standards.
Service is excellent.

All hype I say. All. Hype.
To start, we ordered the Paella Arancini ($ 13). Our waiter brought out 3 round crusted balls… wha? It turned out to be really good. A lot of flavor, it’s like eating a bite-​size version of paella. Nice start.
We both opted for salad… I had the BLT Salad ($ 11) while my boyfriend ordered the Beso Beso Salad ($ 14). Nothing fancy or unique that made these salads stand out. The bacon was thick and salty and somewhat overpowering over the rest of the salad including the bleu cheese dressing.
For our main entrée, since they were out of the Kansas City Strip (a steakhouse out of steak on a Saturday night???), I had the 12oz Filet Mignon cooked ‘medium’ ($ 42) and my boyfriend ordered the Crispy Striped Bass ($ 38). My steak was dry… even the center was dry… perfect shade of pink, but dry. The striped bass was crispy alright, but rich in salt. Very salty. Personally, I like salty foods, but anyone can pan fry a striped bass for less that what Beso charges.
We also had the Asparagus ($ 10) and Mac & Cheese ($ 9) for our sides. I enjoyed the aspagarus as it was sauteed in garlic. The mac & cheese was just ok… and me being a self-​proclaimed mac & cheese connoisseur, I was disappointed. It was creamy and rich but it was lacking flavor. Just bland and soft… nothing more than cheese & pasta.
I was extremely disappointed with my experience here and will most likely not be returning. I think I’ll stick to restaurants owned by well-​known chefs than well-​known actors/​actresses.

Eh. I don’t know.
The ambiance is cool but, nothing great sticks out to me… considering the amount you pay for your food; it was meh.
Eva Longoria’s special guacamole tasted like any other guac. The bread and the butter were less than good. the bread was cold.
And since they were sold out on the lamb, I had filet with foie gras on top and the steak was salty. It had nothing to do with the foie; I think their steak rub is on the salty side.
The service was good but, I’m not sure if it’s cuz that’s how they normally are or cuz we complained to the manager prior to service.
Day before dinner, we went to Eve (the club upstairs) and were treated badly by their bouncers.
p. s. The restaurant’s women’s bathroom is upstairs (in said club) and I thought that was weird because I saw all the bartenders, goo dancers, and servers before club opening. And if it’s a fancy steakhouse, shouldn’t they have their own restrooms IN the actual restaurant? If anything, that’s what stood out most for me… isn’t that sad???

My experience wasn’t bad by any stretch but it wasn’t great. Got here with a friend and the very friendly hostess seated us way ahead of our reservation time. We sat out on the patio which provided for some fun people watching. I had the paella and the tortilla soup; both were good but not particularly outstanding. The server was slow although the busser did make sure to refill our water whenever it got anywhere near half empty. We’re both locals and since it’s National Steakhouse month or something, there was a 20% discount (I pulled it up on the restaurant’s FB page just in case the server didn’t know about it and he didn’t). The baked alaska was great and refreshingly cool in the outside heat. All in all, the food was pretty good but nothing to really write home about. The service was friendly but slow for a quieter weeknight. I might be back the next time they run a great deal.

Review based on a COMP dinner:
It was really nice inside the restaurant and the service was good. We were a party of 12 hungry girls going in and 12 girls still hungry when we left. Couldn’t really expect to be full when the meal is free at a nice restuarant. The meal included guac and chips, tacos, and churros. The food was good but portions are very tiny, check pictures to see size. I would come back here when I have more money so I can actually try the food that is offered on the menu :)

Hit Beso last week — freeloaded a meal.
the space is ok — nothing really stood out. Place was EMPTY.
Believe it or not, the person flipping the bill insisted we go in case Ms. Longoria was there so he can make a move… yeah…good luck !
pre-​meal cocktail was a boring glass of sauvignon blanc. I order that whenever i ask the bartender for his /​her recommendation of any of their specialty drinks (w/​o looking at the drink menu) and if they say i make anything, i go with wine — take some pride in your drinks bartender ! You must have a few specialty cocktails — better yet, one you’ve created !
we order Eva’s guacamole ($ 12 ???), a crab cake ($ 18) — three of us eating.
i go with the skirt steak ($ 29) and sides of asparagus and mushrooms (i believe both were either $ 8 or $ 9)
finish the meal with pineapple upside down cake (damn — when freeloading, i don’t pay close attention to price ! I think around $ 10)
my thoughts ?
Guacamole — BORING ! Worse, i’m sure it was pre-​made then placed in a fridge for god only knows how long — the guac was waaay too cold.
Crab cake — decent. It ain’t $ 18 decent but decent all the same.
Skirt steak — i thought the menu said chili-​rubbed. It may have been then it was slathered with bbq styled sauce. It actually had good flavor and the meat was tender. This was the cheapest steak on the menu — price didn’t really matter to me, but it sounded interesting.
The asparagus and mushrooms… BORING !
Can’t remember the wine — it was a cab — told it cost about $ 100 — ok but so memorable i don’t know the name of it.
The pineapple upside down? i liked the concept — they bring out the cake in the mini– pan and serve it table side with a dollop of ice cream. Had nice flavor but my only gripe — MORE PINEAPPLE PLEASE !
Would i hit Beso on my dime in the future? NO
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I absolutely Loved this place! The food was amazing. To begin, the bread they serve, was warm and tasty. My table ordered oysters as appetizers, but I didn’t try them since I’m not a fan of oysters. They seemed to truly enjoy them.
For entrees, my fiancé and I ordered Filets. My steak was flavourful and delicious! The quality of the meat spoke for itself and didn’t need any of the additional sauces that they serve as an option. As my fiancé described it, the steak «cut like butter» and it just melted in my mouth Since everything is served a la carte, we ordered many different sides and shared amongst out trable. We tried the fries, the corn, the mac and cheese. Completely satisfied with our meal.
I ordered a $ 14 glass of shiraz and my waitress let me try it before pouring it all. I thought that was very nice of her.
Overall, this place is definitely a must when going to Vegas. Yes, it’s expensive but you have to treat yourself!

I scarf down food so quick, I don’t know really the difference between all the steaks, but their filet mignon I have ordered and had to pause. It is absolutely tasty. I even had to comment on it to the waiter and it is because they are grown organically from California.
Steaks are great. They also have real horseradish for a bit of spice. The oysters as an appetizer are fantastic and the crab cakes have a lot of crab in them.
A bit on the expensive side, and also on the trendy side as well. Noisy, and hard to have a solid conversation, but a nice ambiance. The night club is upstairs and this is where to go for the restrooms. Seems a bit easy to get reservations at 5:30 –6:30, but starts to fill up fast afterwards.
Been there three times as it is a nice experience for locals.

We decided to walk around Aria and this is where we ended for dinner. This place, being owned by Eva Longoria, I was skeptical. The dinner was a little overpriced, but the ambiance and the meal is worth it! And hey, we’re on vacation, so why not? :)
The lobster cocktail was different, but definitely delicious! The lobster bisque was delicious and on point. The food just had this aroma from far away and I knew it was my plate coming. The lamb was magnificent, you can tell that it’s Australian lamb, but still delicious nonetheless! Hubby had the grilled lobster tail, which I had a bite of, and it was a lot of moisture, flavor and juiciness on every bite!
For dessert, we got the plantains con crème and a few drinks to relax at the lounge. Delicious! I loved the dessert! Very different!
It lost a star because the waitress was a little slow and the host took awhile to seat us, which isn’t fun when you’re in high heels. But this place has beautiful décor and fun drinks!