Lobby Bar

A one hour wait time for a table at Wazuzu brought us to Lobby Bar at Encore. ATMOSPHERE:Intimate setting that overlooks the casino. I was surprised at the amount of cigarette smoke wafting into the bar from the casino as the hotel used to have a very good ventilation system. COMPLIMENTARY:Cashews are my least favorite nut but man, the ones they serve here are fire! The honey mustard ones are good but the bloody mary ones are out of this world!BEVERAGE:Buena VistaMade with vanilla vodka, this was an excellent espresso martini served super chilled. Highly recommended. SERVICE:Seat yourself. Female server was very friendly and professional. OVERALL:Chill lounge with amazing cashews and killer martinis.

Located in the Encore Resort at Las Vegas, it was the most convenient place to pick up carry-out snacks on the 2nd night of our four-person visit to Las Vegas in Feb. The requirement was to bring back light snacks (so we wouldn't lose our appetite for our late dinner) that were shareable and could use resort credits against. The Lobby Bar definitely satisfied that.It is located on the casino floor near the elevator banks to the Encore rooms. It's primarily a bar, but also serves elevated bar food for dine-in along with the drinks. The menu is located near the entrance, near a high traffic area. For carry-out, you place your order with the bartender, and then need to wait...definitely got the impression that they wouldn't care if the consumer got the food or not. Like most other restaurants in the casinos, getting carry-out is the least important revenue source, and thus the least effort put in to optimize the consumer experience.Patty Melt Beef Sliders ($23) - two well constructed sliders, using very high quality hand formed beef patties (choice of doneness) served on extremely buttered/greasy and grilled brioche bread, topped with swiss cheese, grilled onions, and mustard.Crispy Pork Dumplings ($17) - two pieces (each piece having two fused dumplings), along with chili oil and soy dipping sauce. It had the nice crispy skirt that indicates the care put in preparing it. Shoestring fries ($12) - generous amount of deep fried, McD's like fries. Great for sharing.The food was good and the service was what you would expect for carry-out

I love the Encore hotel but this Lobby Bar really fell short of the spectacular customer service and ambiance that Encore usually exudes. After a night of partying at XS, we decided to stop by for a late night (guess early morning) snack at 2am. They are open 24/7 and you seat yourself. It took over 15 minutes for the waitress to actual come over and take our order. Minus one. Then the food came out and it was TINY and salty portions. $23 for 3 mini sliders?! $12 for overly salted fries? A small cup of guacamole for $13? Nobody is filling my water and they forgot to give me a plate. Another minus. Then at the end, we are tired and bloated from the salty food and just want to check out but our server is nowhere to be found. Then we realize she is too busy gossiping with another friend/employee in the corner of the bar. I had to ask the bus boy for our check. Another minus. I know it's 3am but I still expect good customer service especially for this price point. I'll need to find another place to fill my late night cravings after clubbing as I do not plan to return here again.

Tried their Buena Vista (Espresso Martini). They use the blond roast version of Khalua, which is slightly more sour than the normal version. And on this day, they used a bit too much of it. They also use Absolute and charge $22 for it. They can probably do better, but it's open 24hrs so if you need an emergency 3am Espresso Martini, this is probably the place.

Like many Vegas hotels & restaurants, Lobby Bar in Encore is extra AF with its decor; the plush red & gold color palette is eye-catching, as is the towering tree goddess (see pic.) Good quality duo of complimentary cashews -- the Bloody Mary ones packed some back-of-the-throat heat & the other flavor was slightly sweet. My dining partner liked their creamy hot chocolate. Unfortunately, my sticky toffee pudding was so sugary, I was loathe to take more than a few bites. The coffee ice cream also didn't pair well with the overly-sweet caramel. Hard pass on this dessert. Total: ~$19 not including tip.

This is my go to bar for evening drinks when I'm staying at the Encore (which is the only place I stay at in Las Vegas). My drink(s) of choice are Jameson Rocks and a Stella Artois. All the staff is very friendly and John seems to always be working while I'm in town. If you are staying at the Wynn /Encore, chech them out.

Great lobby bar at Encore while we waited for our friend to arrive. Sat at the bat and the bartenders were super friendly and we got to know them by name.We ordered some chicken tenders and cauliflower bites and they were good. Your typical bar food. Drinks were really good and definitely the right amount of alcohol. I got the Paper Tiger which is Casamigos Blanco Tequila, Ancho Verde Liqueur, habanero-spiced agave nectar, fresh lime, chile salt. Super tasty!

Seriously the best Strawberry margaritas! They have amazing service! Make sure to check them out!

One of the most beautiful lobby bars I have seen. Of course the Encore is one of the most beautiful hotels in Vegas. A wonderful place to hang out for a quick drink, a great place to chat with friends, or a great solo working environment. Nice list of custom cocktails as well.

The food is so bad. We got the prime beef sliders and the French fries with 3 sauces.Here are some things I wish they'd change 1. It would have been nice if they packaged the French fries in something that had some ventilation. Like a box that could be slightly open. Versus putting it in a completely covered box then the steam will make the fries soggy. Which the fries were. 2. The sauces with the fries are horrible. i don't even know what type of sauces these are but they are inedible bad. One is an onion aioli? A Siracha flavor and a bbq. The siracha one is so bad too. I'm not a picky fries eater. Some simple ketchup, mustard and ranch would have been 100x better than the sauces they offered. I'm very sad I'm unable to eat the fries3. The prime beef sliders were ok, the beef patty was kind of tough and the arugula and onion paste they had was sooo oily. I really wanted to like their food.The customer service was amazing here. Very happy with how nice they are.