Caramel Bar & Lounge

This place is soooooooo small & cramped. I swear it’s like the size of my room, not exagerrating at all. Calling it a lounge was just sad, especially when it looked like they were trying to cram as many people in there.
Old men hit on me, me no likey. At ALL =[
The bartenders were super rude. NO TIP for them.
They had 2 bartenders for a Saturday night working the bar & making the orders for the waitresses. Grrrr, took 30 mins to get drinks so we double-​fisted since we didn’t want to wait another 30 mins to get more drinks.
When I come back to Vegas, you will not find me here.

We came here to see the Jones vs Rampage UFC Fight on a Saturday night. I had called earlier to see what the cover was, and they said $ 40; when we got there however, we learned that wasn’t the entire picture.
What it really was:
$ 40/​person = standing only
$ 75/​person minimum = a barstool
$ 250/​minimum = a table (I guess however many you can cram in at your table)
Since it was only the 3 of us, we figured we’d spend $ 75/​person on drinks and food anyway, so we chose that. But it would’ve been nice to have been given the entire picture on the phone when I called.
The place was practically dead when we got there at 7-​ish (doors opened at 5, fights started at 6). There were a couple people at a table, a couple at the bar, and a few at the long table in the middle of the place that had seating on either side. TVs of varying sizes were all over the place, and visible from every angle of the room.
We were immediately waited on, so we placed our drink orders. When those came, we added some food:
Yellowtail Sashimi ($ 19) — 5 impossibly thin slices of fish, topped with a slice of jalapeño, a leaf of cilantro, and ponzu. The jalapeño was way too spicy for this tiny fish portion, so it completely overpowered the dish. And the fish portion was way too tiny for the price! Meh.
Fried Calamari ($ 19) — a basket of lightly battered and fried hot rings, with wedges of lime, and a sweet chili sauce for dipping. This was better than the sashimi experience — the calamari was perfectly cooked, and yum in the dipping sauce.
Bobby Baldwin Burgers ($ 28) — this trio of mini sliders was the best thing! Mini brioche buns with thick mini medium rare patties, topped with cheddar, grilled onions, and a pickle slice, served with a cone of parsley-​tossed fries, and a darling little jar of ketchup plus mini spoon. Had this been the first thing that we ordered, we’d have gotten more. The price was a little high, but it was yum!
Even as the main event started, the place was barely half full. Several people came in just to see Jones vs Rampage and stood, so I’m assuming they paid $ 40/​person for about 15 minutes’ viewing time/​standing space. A little crazy, if you ask me!
The fights went fast tonight, so we ended up staying here for only a couple of hours, and yes we easily spent the required $ 75/​person. The ambience was low key, so I’d come back here again — but only if the cover and minimum were lower.

Nice place to come pre-​game. Don’t know that I’d want to spend the whole night there. Unless you really like laid back lounge. It’s really a small place. All the servers were nice, they gave out free shots.

Well, when you have a little too much alcohol in Vegas, you don’t think about checking the Unilocal reviews before picking a place for «a last drink»…
Two friends and I stopped by for a bottle of water, a Dos Equis and a Mojito… $ 34. Well good job, you really helped us make it our last drink. It was a Monday around 1.30am, the place was nearly empty, the bartender barely acknowledged us, the bouncer was flirting with a server and the Mojito was watered down…
The place gets three stars instead of two because we received our bill right after the first round which saved us the embarrassment of paying 120+ dollars for three rounds of drinks.
I wont be back unless i get some kind of 2 for 1 deal…

It’s a lounge. They serve alcohol. They play music. Simple.
Nothing to compliment it on. And nothing to complain about. Average.
Great for older people, I guess.

Feeling frivolous? CB&L is for YOU!
My girlfriends and I were in dire need of some appetizers, and we happened to stumble past Caramel Bar & Lounge (and by stumble I don’t mean in a drunken stupor, we weren’t at that phase yet). So, we said hello to the host standing outside of the lounge as we read the appetizer list. Sounds good to us! So we walk in and get seated. Nice place! Total lounge feel, great ambiance. That is, until our experience turned sour.
We asked for a couple items off their appetizer list and some water for two of us. We were then told that they aren’t serving food as it was 9:17, just minutes after they stop cooking. Bummer. How about removing the appetizer list placed outside that draws in the crowd? So we disappointingly said water is fine, while we make our drink selection.
The waitress, who looked underaged and under-​experienced, arrives back with two 11 oz bottles of Fiji water for each of us. We then order our alcohol beverages — 2 vodka/​redbulls and one jack/​coke. Check is given… wait for it… waiiiiiit for it… $ 71.00. Whoa! Really? We questioned it and assumed it had to be an error. So the waitress checks on it and comes back to confirm it is in fact correct, that the waters were each $ 10 and the drinks averaged $ 18 a piece. Wow. I might sound cheap, but $ 10 for a bottle that small should come with a happy ending of some sort.
I finished the water pretty quickly… in a gulp practically, since there wasn’t much to begin with. My girlfriend had hers down about 75% while she sipped on her alcohol. Suddenly one of the staff members picks it up from the table and threw her water bottle away, without asking if she was finished! He just threw away dollars that we had spent! We told him his error, he apologized and talked to his manager about getting a new one.
So 5 minutes later the waitress comes by with a BELLAGIO bottle of water that looked like it was meant for a 2 year old. You know, what comes out of their faucets probably. At this point we’re thinking:
A) If Fiji isn’t worth $ 10, neither is your faucet water
B) If you had Bellagio water, why didn’t you bring THAT the first time?!
Explaining that we weren’t going to accept a substitute for water that they had thrown away at our expense, she gets her manager who comes by, drops off a new bottle of Fiji water without saying a word and just leaves. No apology, nothing! How the HECK do you get in management being a complete d*** like that?! Please tell me, because if I treated my customers that way, I would have been fired yesterday!
Almost hate to say it, but a tip wasn’t left at this place. I hope she got commission off of scandalously selling water for an absurd price. I know it’s Vegas, but that shouldn’t sacrifice good service and informing your customers of their options.
Save your money and go elsewhere. This place lures you in and then rips you off completely.

This is a nice little place in the Bellagio – which I wouldn’t have stopped in had I not gotten a 2 for 1 drink coupon from a pretty girl out front of the casino. It’s quite dark in here – to where you almost cannot see the menu. It’s nice to find a place to sit and relax and have a drink in Vegas! The furniture is modern, complete with some awkward quilted round ‘table’ in the center of the room and little skinny hard chairs that sat higher than the table.
One thing that struck me was the attitude from the waitress when we ordered a shot of Patron and a glass of water… to which she responded «um, we don’t serve TAP water.’ Fine and dandy, until we get the half pint bottle of Fiji that cost $ 5.
I understand it’s Vegas, but $ 10 for a Blue Moon? In a bottle, even, with no glass offered. That’s really difficult for this Missouri girl to handle, considering I can buy a six pack for $ 7 and drink it barefoot. :) We had to ask for the tab with the bartender because once the cocktail waitresses took our order, they completely disappeared. Be forwarned… sometimes a two for one drink coupon doesn’t mean you’ll come out ahead!

The vibe is nice, the music is good, the atmosphere chill. BUT I do have a problem when I’m the only female at the bar and in order to even be acknowledged I have to wave around my $ 100 bill= I don’t like it one bit! And I’m honestly pretty attractive so I was extra pissed at this bc it would’ve never happened back home in Chicago.
P.S the drinks are wayyyy overpriced… honestly you’re better off getting tipsy at the bar RIGHT outside the entrance then walking in to chill and listen to music, but that’s just a thought

Nice lounge but it really can get packed at times. The whole setting of the lounge is beautiful. I went there to celebrate my girls 21^st and if your tired of the club scene this is the place to go.
The drinks are a little on the pricey side but it’s Vegas! But the drinks are made well enough to keep you coming back for more.
All in all cool spot if your looking to kick back and enjoy some drinks with no cover charge.

We came here because the club «The Bank» wasn’t opened yet. I got a glass of champagne that was decent price and chilled there for a bit.
It was dark and crowded. Loud music was playing, but forgot what kind. Nice lounge bar to just chill.

If you’re ever up a few grand at the tables at Bellagio and feel obligated to give that money right back to the house by paying $ 500 per bottle for alcohol, then this is your place. Short of those circumstances, I wouldn’t recommend it to anybody.
Some friends and I wandered into this lounge — looking for a place to relax, have a few drinks, and catch up. It was nearly empty at the time (probably around 10PM on a Monday night). The staff was friendly enough while we were the only ones there. But roughly 1 hour (and 3 rounds) later, as the place began to fill up, it was a different story. Suddenly ordering single drinks — and god forbid 1 bottle of water — wasn’t enough to compete for the waitresses attention.
The drinks aren’t cheap, which is fine and what you would expect, given the location. But you’d also expect the service to be a lot better — and to not have to get up and track your waitress down when you wanted to order something. Like I said earlier, if you’re not willing to spend a grand or two on bottle service, skip this place. The final straw was the manager offering us a round of drinks in return for the table that we were sitting at.
I’ll give a 2^nd star because the service was decent for the first hour or so, and I had a great time with my friends despite this place’s shortcomings.

I came here just before walking over to The Bank and they definitely got me excited for partying all night with their great music selection. The staff is incredibly friendly and took great care of me and my girlfriends. After a free round of drinks we were escorted to the club and waited in line for only 5 seconds! Record breaking. The only con about this bar is probably the size of it. The drinks tasted great but the venue is definitely one of the smallest I’ve been in. Great for a lounge if you’re into intimate settings but I’m all about the party and prefer to be in a larger space with more of a crowd. I gotta give it up to Moody and Brady for the great service though! Thanks for everything guys [:

Caramel is one of the best Ultra Lounges in Vegas. The martinis will knock you on your ass but you will also pay out of the ass. Drinks are pricey but well worth it.
If it’s early in the day you can stop by for a quick cocktail but as the night progresses the lounge gets hotter. It turns into a low-​key club. If you are looking for a chic place to hang out with friends without paying a $ 30 cover go here. The Bellagio is spectacular and Caramel is a great added touch.

This is a good place for a smaller lounge vibe. Decent DJ, some stools, so the girls can sit and rest their feet. Some of the people in our party were smoking, and the staff was wonderful about cleaning out the ashtrays regularly. After a night here standing with a bunch of smokers, I did not smell like smoke, and that’s a testament to the Vegas ventilation and the staff’s quick work.
For someone’s first trip to Vegas, this would be a good starter club if you’re scared of places where the bouncers only pick the pretty people. It would also be a good place to go if you were too partied out from the previous day/​night to go to a major club.

–Expensive drinks (but, it’s Vegas, what do you expect?)
–No dancefloor
–Many lounge chairs & tables
–Mostly the latest hip-​hop, R&B music
–Free admission
I went here with my friend on a Sunday night. I’d estimate the age-​range was 27+, to about 40’s. The music was very danceable, however, without a dancefloor, maybe it wasn’t so danceable afterall. My friend and I danced in a small space, but felt out of place since we were the only ones. Caramel is a bar very much more for lounging since it’s not so grand. There’s lounge chairs, sofas and tables all along the walls for schmoozing. I ordered a cosmopolitan, $ 15, nothing extraordinary. I say order a drink with more alcohol content to get your money’s worth. I’ll return here on a night in Vegas when I don’t want to spend too much money & want to listen to top 40’s hits.

Had a great time here. Very low-​key, intimate and great R&B 90s hits. Some would argue there was no dance floor, but we danced some salsa and no one seemed to mind. Drinks are average Vegas prices.
Here, jack and coke. In retrospect, I would have a Balvanie neat.

Went to Caramel for my friend’s birthday celebration. We didn’t feel like waiting for our boyfriends to get into The Bank nor did they want to pay the cover, so we decided to go to Caramel.
Not very crowded for a Saturday night after 11. No line or cover. My friends had a bunch of the 2 for 1 coupons, drinks still über expensive, but what do you expect for a lounge on the strip, let alone at the Bellagio. Well drinks were about $ 12 and beers about $ 10. Not too bad, there were 5 of us and with 3 of the coupons, drinks came out to about $ 50 not including tip. It would’ve been probably almost $ 100 without it. (Not my cup o’ tea!)
I didn’t care for the music, but my friends and I were pretty buss and dancing anyway. Not sure why we didn’t sit down but we just hung out by the bar all night.
I’m not one to hang out on the strip but once in a great while, I’ll venture out there for good reason. Pretty chill/​cool place overall, and if we had those coupon things again, I’d go again.

Caramel is strictly a LOUNGE. Don’t let their booming top 40’s music let you think of it as anything else.
This is a nice place to relax and mingle for people in their late 20’s and older. Other patrons need not bother coming by.
As sophisticated as this place may look, it does boom loud hip-​hop and pop beats, but the dominant vibe in this place is «sit down, talk, and sip.»
These two mixed messages made for a night of being too young, too drunk, and being the only people on the «dancefloor.» Boo.
If you’re looking to have a nice chat and a couple of cocktails with a date or small group of friends, this place is lovely. If you want to have a more dynamic, dance-​filled experience, do not go here.

Only knocked down 1 star because I assumed that on a Thursday night this club would be a little more poppin’ but… it wasn’t…it’s a small lounge with a modern look inside… it was almost empty, a big group celebrating a birthday and some others… cover was free which is always a plus, and the reason why I gave it 3 stars is because the music was really good :) all the good new songs were playing and i couldn’t stop shaking my ass.
Would love to check this place out on a busier night :)

The problem with Vegas is that you go to bed and wake up so late you have breakfast at noon, lunch at 5 pm and dinner at 10. This means that when 5:30 rolled around and Nick and I were playing Black Jack at the Bellagio, my stomach said it was time to eat. (Yes, we do a lot of gambling in Vegas. That’s what we’re there for.) After looking at all the options near us we went with Caramel for one reason and one reason only. Their menu said «fried mac and cheese.»
Being the mac and cheese connoisseur that I am I had to try it. Now, all of the fried mac I’ve had before comes in these little triangles. Well, here they make it in a large, thick stick-​like thing. And they serve it with some sort of cheesey sauce that may or may not be illegal in other states.
Beyond this heavenly eating experience we also had some damn good Kobe sliders, fries and a Caesar salad. To top it all off I had a drink called Strawberry Shortcake that was the dangerous variety where they taste so good you drink 4 and find yourself unable to see clearly unless you close one eye.
Since this is technically a club they only serve food from 5 until 9, but I believe Fix in the Bellagio has all of these things on their menu, as that is the actual restaurant. They also have a strictly enforced dress code starting at 9. They almost didn’t let Coach in at 5 because he was wearing flip-​flops, even though he had a collared shirt.