The best Las Vegas brunch with wine: Marché Bacchus

Our Spaswinefood visit to Las Vegas was the perfect time to check out the best places for brunch. When a #winelover thinks of a Las Vegas brunch the search is on for a restaurant that not only offers good food but wine. We were also not interested in a buffet. The result was we focused on brunch recommendations that were not buffets. After consulting online sources (see tips below) our decision for brunch was the Marché Bacchus, a French Bistro and Wine Shop.

Dining at Marché Bacchus, Las Vegas © Spaswinefood

When we arrived at the restaurant we were seated at a table away from the window. If you want a table by the window request it when you make your reservation. We used Open Table to make our reservation and could have easily requested it. However, as you can see, even setting away from the window the view of the lake is still great.

Brut Rosé Champagne, Marché Bacchus, Las Vegas © Spaswinefood

We were asked if we would like a mimosa however, we decided instead to select a wine. With a wine shop adjacent the restaurant it was an easy decision. In fact our waitress suggested that we go to the wine shop and select a wine. The wine we selected was a Charles de Cazanova, Brut Rosé Champagne NV. It was a great choice of wine for brunch. For reviews see CellarTracker, K & L Wine Reviews and Wine-Seacher.

Charles de Cazanova, Brut Rosé Champagne NV © Spaswinefood

Charles de Cazanova, Brut Rosé Champagne NV © Spaswinefood

We started our brunch with salads.

Caprese Salad, Marché Bacchus, Las Vegas © Spaswinefood

Salad, Marché Bacchus, Las Vegas © Spaswinefood

For our main course we decided on Mushroom Crepe and Quiche dishes.

Mushroom Crepes, Marché Bacchus, Las Vegas © Spaswinefood

Quiche, Marché Bacchus, Las Vegas © Spaswinefood

We finished brunch with a cheese plate and a Grahams tawny port. Brunch was delightful, the service was great and the setting was so inviting. You can check reviews of Marché Bacchus on OpenTable, Tripadvisor, Urbanspoon and Yelp.

Marché Bacchus, Las Vegas © Spaswinefood

Dining at Marché Bacchus with a wine shop adjoining the restaurant is definitely a plus.

Wine Shop at Marché Bacchus, Las Vegas © Spaswinefood

Tips for increasing your odds of a great Las Vegas dining experience
Las Vegas draws visitors from around the world. While most come to try their luck at the tables, some visitors come to Las Vegas just to dine. Las Vegas offers some of the best dining in the U.S. To sort out the best brunch places in Vegas can be a challenge. Fortunately for those preferring to take advantage of online information there are some great online sources. The most useful information is contained in two types of lists. The two types are lists provided by culinary and/or other experts and lists compiled based on diners' rankings. Here is a brief overview of the lists that Spaswinefood has found helpful to decide on where to dine in Las Vegas.

The experts' lists

Here are the culinary expert lists:

Epicurious lists the top five Las Vegas restaurant picks in the categories of high end, budget, local favorites and hot spots.

First Time Las Vegas offers breakfast suggestions under High Class and Best Buffet. Under High Class the list included the Bouchon at the Venetian, Payard Bistro at Caesars Palace. The best buffet list included Le Village, Paris, Baley's Kitchen at Baleys and the Sterling Brunch at Baleys.
Las Vegas Sun lists 10 of Las Vegas best bits for brunch

Gayot is a comprehensive online dining resource. Included in the resource are the professional review and diners views as well.

New York Post article lists the top 10 tables on the strip.

Travel and Leisure describes its top Las Vegas picks.

USA Today lists the top 10 Las Vegas restaurants.

The diners' lists

In the case of the diners list there are the common ones you see but then there are a few unique to Las Vegas. Here are the lists that we consulted:

Las Vegas Restaurants maintains a list where diners have been rating Las Vegas restaurants since 2005. Here you will find the top 10 according to the following criteria: Overall dining experience, best service, best food, best ambiance, best wine list and best value for money.

Tripadvisor needs little introduction because everyone has used it to find out what others have said about hotels, restaurants and so on. On Tripadvisor's restaurant list diners have rated the restaurants.

OpenTable provides restaurant reviews based on diners opinions, plus it is also a restaurant reservation service.

Urbanspoon posts a list of restaurants with ranking by diners.

Yelp also posts a list of restaurants with ranking by diners.

Gondola ride at the Venetian, Las Vegas © Spaswinefood

An overall recommendation is to know what you are looking for in a dining experience. It will help to narrow your list and improve your odds of having a great dining experience. I invite you to join me in my travels in Las Vegas and elsewhere in search of the best in Spaswinefood. 

Sharon

June 2014

Las Vegas, Nevada

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