BARDOT Brasserie

A 500-bottle wine list in a Vegas casino brasserie sounds like it could go either way — overwrought or overleveraged. BARDOT splits the difference with a serious French backbone (Burgundy, Bordeaux, Rhône, Alsace, Loire) and enough California crowd-pleasers to keep the high rollers happy. It's not groundbreaking, but it's legitimately deep for a hotel restaurant.

The French sections show real thought — this isn't just a token Burgundy or two. You've got proper regional diversity across France with producers that matter, from Chateau La Nerthe in the Rhône to serious Alsace representation. The California side leans heavily on Napa royalty (Caymus, Cakebread, Rombauer) which feels predictable but makes sense in this context. With 500 bottles to work with, there's room to geek out or play it safe depending on your mood. The list doesn't take wild swings into natural wine or orange oddities, but that's not what you come to a Michael Mina brasserie expecting.

Eighteen glass pours at $10-19 is a respectable lineup for a casino restaurant, though it skews heavily toward the safe bets. You'll find Rombauer Chardonnay and Caymus Cabernet by the glass, which tells you they're playing to the Vegas tourist palate. The price points are fair for the setting — nobody's getting gouged at the glass pour level, even if the selections won't surprise anyone who's been to Napa in the last decade.