Gjelina

This is exactly what Vegas needs more of - farm-to-table, intentional dining. If you are a fan of large, heavy, bulky meals then this place is not for you. As an LA native, I am ashamed I haven't been to their Venice location!The restaurant itself is beautifully designed, contemporary but chic. The dining tables near the windows give it an indoor/outdoor vibe with plenty of people watching. Service was great although we went around rush hour so it took some time between orders to catch our server.The menu is designed to be family-style. We ordered the kampachi, a beet burrata salad, Brussels sprouts, and pork chops. I have to preface this by saying I do not eat pork chops but this was so decadent and hearty. The flavors of the greens, garlic, and sweet potato went so well with the perfectly cooked meat. 10/10 dining experience for me. I can't wait to be back!

It's an easy review. Do not waste your time or money. My wife found the place several weeks ago and we made a reservation as we were both excited to see what they offer. We went early so as not to be rushed prior to our later show. 5pm, not even a quarter of the seats filled.We arrived in time, were seated and remained there unattended to for over 30 minutes while the other patrons around us were served. We didn't even have a drink order in yet. We tried to get someone's attention and after that failed we left. When we left I informed the floor manager and his response was to run off and ask a server what's going on. Not we are sorry or please wait. We didn't even get a bye thank you from the host stand. Very fortunately we found another place on Saturday night. Nevertheless the experience was one of the worst dining out we've had in a while, for context food poisoning level. They failed the basic tenant of hospitality, be hospitable and in a town with high standards. I'm interested in seeing what replaces this place in a year when it folds. Can't really review food on taste but what we saw looked pretty generic after all. They also have a strict no alterations policy apparently. Probably because they can barely operate as is.

Gjelina, coming from the heart of Venice bringing clean produce forward meals to Las Vegas. Gjelina has a no modification policy to make sure you get the true experience of the dish & I can appreciate that and love the integrity behind that. The cocktails were amazing and didn't leave a headache, pricing is nice for the Las Vegas strip!

If you're looking for simple crowd friendly food with a great environment this is a good place to come to with friends or a work gathering. Ordered the roasted brussel sprouts with walnuts & a chili lime dressing to start with. The brussel sprouts were good had a tangy bite to it with a nice crunch from the walnuts. The sunchokes came late after the entrees but once they finally got there they were interesting. Deep fried with a herb green goddess dressing. Never had a sunchoke before but they had the texture of a potato cauliflower hybrid Next we had the lamb burger, the Gruyère pizza with caramelized onions, white cheese and arugula topping and the gnocchi with mushrooms (off menu special) 2 of the 3 were good, the side vegetables with the burger were pickled peppers with a spicy kick that balanced nicely with the lamb burger but I wish I got the fries instead. The gnocchi was the worst of the three bland boring and under seasoned the portion was tiny. All in all I would go back with friends for pizza with cocktails . Everything else was ok, with seemingly healthy farm to table ingredients I didn't feel guilty eating the dishes, but everything seemed to lack the wow factor.

The food here was phenomenally good! Heard this place newly open in Vegas after other locations in LA and New York! The beet salad here was absolutely amazing, unlike anything I've ever had before! The service was also amazing. Our waiter was so attentive, and the food came so fast and he also made great recommendations. The ambiance is nice. We had lunch here on a Monday and there weren't too many people. I am for sure coming back again for the beets salad!

Love that there's a new addition to the Venetian/Palazzo restaurant row. Great price point. This is one of the few restaurants where the service exceeded the food. This is a produce forward, sustainable foods concept restaurant. However, something about the way the food is seasoned and/or cooked doesn't leave you the "taste" of freshness and brightness I was expecting -- salad was overdressed, soup was oily, mushrooms very smoky. The best dish we had was the dry-aged ribeye. I need to come back and try a few more dishes to see if I can give this restaurant 5*.

My favorite new restaurant on the strip! The freshness of everything is so good and refreshing! Great wine list, incredible farm to table selection and great service!

At first I was excited Gjelina opened in Las Vegas, since the one in Venice is amazing. However, I had a disappointing experience at this restaurant. Despite the place being nearly empty, the service was non-existent. The staff made eye contact but never approached to take an order. After waiting a while and receiving no attention, I decided to walk out. It's a shame, as the atmosphere seemed nice, but the lack of service was a deal-breaker.

Wonderful from start to finish. Service was very attentive, pasta was perfect. Homemade gelato and a very nice atmosphere.

Gjelina caught our eye as the new restaurant in the Venetian with a more sustainable attitude towards their food. We spent 7 days in Vegas and ate out every meal. This was by far the worst experience of all the meals.The front of their menu states "A 20% MANDATORY service charge will be added to your check. Our belief is every hourly Gjelina employee contributes to your experience and 100% of MSC will be distributed amongst them." Wasn't happy about the forced gratuity but expected to get excellent service. That also tells me they aren't paying their staff enough for the prices they are charging.Dishes:#1 Roasted Root Vegetables, Mole. This was good, but just carrots in mole sauce. We enjoyed it and the mole was more like a delicious curry.#2 Roasted Oyster Mushrooms, Tarragon, Butter, Lemon. We loved the idea that the mushrooms were grilled to get a smokey flavor, but this dish was awful. The mushrooms were burned on the outside (not roasted). The grill was too hot, and the mushrooms tasted like charcoal. Not much taste of butter or Tarragon. See photo of how burned it was.#3 Barley & Roasted Vegetable Soup. This was very salty and when we asked the waiter if they could make it any less salty, the response was "no, you can choose something else." He then picked up the soup and took it away without even asking. We didn't even get a chance to say if we wanted to eat it. 5 minutes later came back, dropped a menu off and asked us to choose something else. At least they didn't charge us for the soup that they just took away.#4 Half Roasted Chicken, Winter Green, Pan Sauce. The chicken was amazing. Some of the most tender chicken we have ever eaten. They were somehow able to turn a usually dry and bland chicken breast into a magically juicy and flavorful piece with nice crispy skin. We thoroughly enjoyed the chicken portion. The winter greens, however, tasted like a cow had chewed them and spit them back up on the plate. We couldn't eat more than a bite. The Pan Sauce was good, but more like a soup on the dish. #5 Orecchiette, Beef Cheek Bolognese, Whipped Ricotta. This dish was the highlight of our meal. We were all marveling at the deep tomato and beef flavor they managed to create while also having a nice creamy ricotta dollop on top to balance out the dish.After we finished, our server came over and asked us why we didn't eat the wintergreens, in which we responded that they just didn't taste good. He sent the manager over and asked us about our entire meal. We provided candid feedback about what we liked and didn't like. It's the only way a new restaurant can fix things.#6 Sticky Toffee Pudding with Gellato on top. After providing feedback, the manager offered to comp our dessert. When it arrived the first bite of the edge was a bit warm with the cold of Gellato. After the first bite, we thought it was the gelato making things cold, but the pudding was hard and cold on the inside. Difficult to use a spoon to take a bite. These were obviously made ahead of time, stored in a fridge and not properly re-heated. It was comparable to a cold dense hockey puck. You know a dish is bad when it's comped and you can't eat more than a bite.After abandoning the dessert, we just wanted to pay the bill and get out of there.Now on to the "excellent" service and wait staff...They provide very small water glasses. Anyone that goes to Vegas on a regular basis knows you need to drink a lot of water. They were challenged to keep our water glasses full. At one point I held up my empty water glass for almost 5 minutes. Our waiter walked by, noticed this and headed straight into the kitchen. Shortly after they busboy came out and refilled our waters. I asked if they had any larger glasses and was told no. They did bring out larger glasses later.One of the staff clearing the table behind us stacked dishes too high. The dirty silverware fell off, hit my wife's shirt and fell to the ground. Accidents happen, but this just shows the skill level of the staff there. They weren't quite sure what to do and tried to apologize. Nothing from anyone after that.The waiter Matt started out good, describing the dishes, but went downhill fast. Especially after asking about the saltiness of the soup. We rarely saw him after that.They started good about clearing plates, silverware, etc. Almost too fast. When my son said he wasn't quite done with his food, they left it. He finished eating the food on the plate, but nobody came around again to clear the plate. Even after he put silverware on the plate and set it to the side of the table. Nobody cleared it until they brought our dessert. Normally wouldn't be an issue, but when you go from the staff waiting to take plates as soon as you eat your last bite, to leaving a dirty plate...you notice.At this point, my feeling is this overall restaurant is mis-managed and improperly staffed.