Terra Rossa

Shut down as of Sunday 7÷6÷14 — just confirmed with the Red Rock staff. It has gone the way of its sister restaurant Terra Verde. The food and portions were fine, but the price point was entirely too high for what it was.

We arrived Saturday night and the place looked not too crowded and was very appealing
At at the bar where Isaac took great care of us. He was very attentive to our needs and helpful in recommendations. We ordered the Burrata cheese and was it ever so good. Along with that I had the Barbaresco red wine; great vintage. To follow was their lasagne and I cannot recommend this high enough. The noodles were soft and light and thin. The sauce not over powering and just right amount of cheese. This is EXACTLY how it’s made n the best kitchens in Italy!
We’d then ordered a pizza fir taste because we were full but wanted more. Again, just like Italy with thin crust but tasty
More wine with this too
No doubt: this is a first rate, great tasting Italian restaurant that I’ll be back to again

This place was mid-​range price wise of the nicer places. The servings were HUGE, the wait staff was high class and attentive. It was surprisingly amazing Italian food. The Capellini Pomodoro was to die for, and I had leftovers for a day after! A nice romantic ambiance with fireplaces and dim lighting. Try this place for a nice night in this hotel at moderate price and superb service

The only reason I did not give the restaurant 4 stars is because the service was slow, and well, not that great. The pasta (spaghetti bolognese) was really good and the wine was average.
I have been here 2 other times and it still gets 3 stars. Great pasta, yet ok wines and sadly, not the best service.

Service was ok. Waiter was not educated about veganism. Disappointing at this day in age.
Carpaccio I would not recommend but shrimp appetizer was very tasty.
Fish special was recommended by staff. It was very good however there was no consistency of heat across the plate. Vegetables were cold.

My boyfriend and I eat here every Saturday night at the bar. Love the olives, cheese and zucchini chips that start off our meal with a bottle of wine.
The portions are huge so we always share a dish. We’re big fans of the Shrimp Risotto, Spinach Ravioli and Chicken Piccata
And our bartender Logan always makes sure we’re taken care of, and everything is good with our food!
Sadly, in the next few months they will be closing the restaurant for remolding and changing the name when re-​opened. My boyfriend and I will need to find a new Italian spot to hold us over until it re-​opens

Well this place used to have good food, but not anymore. My chicken was tougher than leather, bland and flavorless. My husbands’s filet was pounded to a paper thin piece of meat… Who does that. The bread basket was good, and that was about it. $ 200 for paper filet, leather chicken, and a couple of drinks… Don’t eat here.
Overrated and way over priced.

We ate dinner at Terra Rossa on a Saturday night. They were able to accommodate our party of 5 immediately, which was appreciated since we didn’t have reservations. We were not brought the initial appetizers that others received and we received when we dined at Terra Verde at GVR a few days earlier. I don’t know if Terra Rossa was out or if they don’t offer that anymore. We did get a very full bread basket which had a tomato focaccia that was excellent. This was a type of bread that was not offered at Terra Verde and we all enjoyed it.
Our server assisted us with our wine order. I don’t know if there’s no sommelier on staff at Terra Rossa, but we got 2 good wines that the table enjoyed. To start, we split the arancini and fried calamari. I enjoyed the calamari, but it was pretty basic; fried and served with flavorful marinara sauce. It certainly was good, but didn’t stand out among versions of this dish I’ve had. The arancini, on the other hand, was fantastic. Arancini is an Italian ball of rice that is coated in breadcrumbs and fried. The arancini at Terra Rossa are conical and filled with mozzarella and served with marinara on the side. These were delicious.
The special the evening we ate at Terra Rossa was ravioli stuffed with chopped filet and parmesan cheese, served with the osso bucco sauce and porcini mushrooms. 3 of the 5 people at our table ordered this, including my wife, so that meant I got to try it. This was fantastic, full of beef and cheese and it went very well with the osso bucco sauce. My wife’s was a little dry, but they brought her some additional sauce very quickly.
I had the veal osso bucco, a large veal shank roasted for hours and served with risotto. This was a great version of this dish, fork tender with a rich brown gravy. Veal osso bucco is one of my favorite Italian dishes, and this version did not disappoint.
We had a great evening overall. Service was good, although it took a bit for us to get water and napkins at the beginning of the evening. Good food with a solid wine list, recommended.

This place is only ok. I’ve eaten here several times and it’s always the same — small portions and poor service. The place has a nice romantic atmosphere and the food tastes ok I suppose. But it is hard to get over how small the portions are and how often your server disappears. If you order a pasta dish there is a HIGH chance you will be hungry after unless you are a waif or child.
Honestly they send coupons sometimes — this is the only way I would ever go back. For a WAYYY better value and frankly food that is also good (albeit with a smaller menu) try pasta cucina at palace station. Or if you want a high end italian experience that is only slightly more expensive NOVE at the palms blows this place away.

Romantic dinner for 2 on the patio? Yes please! We must have come on an off night because the restaurant wasn’t super busy and we had the entire patio to ourselves. It was slightly chilly, but with heaters behind both of our chairs we made it through dinner with no jackets. YAY!
We wanted a nice night out to celebrate a business dealing, Italian food off the strip, we elected fro Terra Rossa not for the 3 star rating, but so that we could pair it with a night of slot hopping in the casino. It ended up being an excellent choice!
We shared an order of the Crostini for an appetizer: shaved prosciutto, provolone, ciabatta bread, arugula, cherry tomatoes, vincotto ($ 11). The brought us a basket of various rolls and a dish of oil and balsamic vinegar. I ordered the Chicken and Artichokes: chicken breast, artichokes, lemon white wine sauce ($ 25). I was a bit surprised that the chicken came already cut up into bite size pieces, but what the heck, it made it easier to eat. The lemon sauce was yummy and the artichokes were divine!
Shane ordered his standby, Chicken Parmesan: breaded chicken breast, pan fried, tomato sauce, mozzarella, parmigiano ($ 25). It was a HUGE portion of chicken, with plenty of cheese, he really enjoyed it but I think he enjoyed my meal even more. He finished off both! :)
Our server was attentive, coming out constantly to check on us and to refill our drinks. The only complaint of the meal was a man kept coming out trying to clear our plates before we finished. I honestly think he came out at least 5 times, and we kept telling him we weren’t done yet. I think they were just so slow he was looking for something to do.
The atmosphere was amazing, with the water feature, the fireplace and the lanterns. I was not disappointed in our selection; we’ll be back again.

It’s been a few years since we’ve dined at Terra Rossa. We decided to come give it a try to see if we liked it as much as when we lived in Vegas. We decided to order:
Affettati (Italian Meats, Mustard, Peppadews, Arugula, Basil Tapenade, Fig preserves) $ 15
Pasta e Fagioli, $ 7
Spaghetti Polpette (Tomato Sauce, Parmesan, Butter, Beef-​Ricotta Meatballs), $ 18
Tartufo E Funghi Risotto (Black Truffle, Wild Mushrooms), $ 29
The Affettati appetizer was very good, but the portion is large, even for 2 people… if you decide to get it, I recommend 3 or 4 sharing unless you are eating a light entrée.
The Pasta e Fagioli was awesome! I forgot how much I loved it until I took the first bite.
The Better Half had the Black Truffle and Wild Mushroom Risotto and I was lucky enough to get a few bites out of her dish… it was simply amazing! The Black Truffle has a very sharp and distinct flavor that makes your taste buds dance for joy… yum!
I had the Spaghetti Polpette, which was also good, but not as awesome as the Risotto. The Meatballs were great and the pasta was cooked al dente, which is the right way to cook pasta… they get bonus points with me for that.
Service the night we were there was a bit spotty. We had to flag our server down to get us more Wine and our check when we were ready to leave. He was a bit inattentive. The food made up for it though, so it gets a solid 4 Stars.
Return Factor — 95%

So this place is pricy and when you look at the menu and see the price of lets say the Ravioli, I will tell you what, it was so good and so filling, the price was worth it. We love this place and even though we do not go here as often as we would like, if given the chance, we would go here more often.
The service was awesome, from the drinks being delivered and refilled to the bread, olives and cheese, (TO DIE FOR) to the food…
Like I said, the few times we have been here, we have NEVER been disappointed. It is unfortunate it is across town for us and we don’t get over there very often, but I will tell you what, you want a great meal, this is the place for it.
I HIGHLY SUGGEST you go here if you have the time. Lastly, I started this by saying it is a little pricy, well GOOD FOOD does not come cheap and I will tell you what??? For two meals with appetizer and drinks, the total bill was NOT MORE then what you would pay for a meal at Cheesecake Factory. We have had meals that were good but NOT AS GOOD as here for the same price or more.
GIVE THIS PLACE A TRY…

What an underwhelming dining experience! This was my first time EVER stiffing a waitress, the service was SO crappy that I honestly felt she should tip me for putting up with her for my meal.
We arrived at July 18^th around 7:10pm. We were greeted by a not-​so-​smiley hostess and seated at an extremely wobbly table. We sat unacknowledged for at least 5 – 8 minutes without being offered a menu, water, bread, ect. Once we were greeted, we let our server know that we had an 8:30 pm movie to catch. She took our drink orders, 5 minutes went by and then she came back to let us know they were out of Glenlivet 12, 18 and Glenfiddich Scotch. Acceptable, she doesn’t do the liquor order… We picked new drinks; but when I finally got my margarita I immediately told her that I couldn’t taste anything but straight sweet & sour. She laughed, kind of rolled her eyes and said she would get me more tequila. SHE DID NOT MENTION SHE WAS CHARGING ME FOR A PREMIUM TEQUILA SHOT! I have been a bartender on the strip for awhile now, so I know what a margarita should taste like.
At this point, I looked around the restaurant. I took note that the people next to us had A BLACK PIZZA. I decided to avoid that entrée and I mentioned to my bf that maybe we should just leave because I didn’t see this place as improving. My menu was also inserted backwards, my place setting didn’t have a napkin and our waitress seemed not interested in waiting on us. So maybe they just suck?
25 minutes into our meal we FINALLY got water & bread. Our orders were taken and we were placed. We don’t see our server for awhile… 8:10 pm rolls around (20 mins until our movie) and we finally see our waiter. We ask her whats up. We say we are probably going to just have to skip the movie and she says «what, its only like 8pm?» She then smirked and walked over to the hostess stand… Wouldn’t the right thing to do be go check on our food??? At this point, we are kind of frustrated because we feel we gave them plenty of time to cook a salmon and a piece of veal.
8:15 our food FINALLY arrives. We try to eat it super quick… Not exactly how you want to eat dinner… The food was decent. I felt my spinach was slightly over salted, but I ate it. My boyfriend liked his dish. We may actually have given this place a second try if our waitress wasn’t so snotty and slow! We didn’t have time for an app or dessert, Although you think an hour and a half would be enough time for a casual italian place?
She didn’t offer my bf another scotch even though his was clearly gone…
The surprise came when we got the bill. Our waitress had charged us for an extra patron shot… I was pretty furious. Why? Not because we cant afford to have as many shots of patron as we want, but because my margarita was absolutely wrong in the first place! AND the extra shot cost $ 12, somehow more than the margarita itself ($ 11). We asked to talk to a manager because we thought maybe he may want to know his server wasn’t up to par; she wouldn’t bring him over. SO we left. I would feel horrible for her support staff for not tipping, but to be honest I didn’t see a busser or anything. They actually didn’t pre-​bus our bread plates or our cheese plates at all.
I WONT BE BACK! Worse $ 100+ meal I have had in Vegas, and trust me I have had a lot. We have better service at the yard house. Heck, the Pinks Hotdog place is probably a better choice because at least their staff has some pride. If you MUST eat here, at least make sure you don’t get a short girl with a brown ponytail (Michelle) as your server.
Check total: $ 130.80
Check #: 9 143 471

OMG this place is waaaay over priced. WAY! While I just rolled with our choice to take our friends here for dinner I was amazed at the prices for such simple dishes.
We arrived late on Saturday night with empty bellies. The bread basket came out and I must say it was pretty darn yummy. Im a huge fan of bread. Cheese crisps and warm dinner rolls. I dont know about the complimentary platter as we were not served that. For my meal I ordered Chicken Piccota. This was just that a flattened chicken breast for $ 26. It was good but knowing the price and what you got made it not taste as good as it should –if that makes sense and you would think there would be something to go with it but no it came with just chicken. So for dinner I had bread and chicken. Hmm. Our friends ordered the Veal Parm $ 30 a plate. It didnt look like much of a portion but they said it was good. My BF ordered Tortiglioni Sausages which looked like pasta with a ground sausage sauce with peas. He hated it and continued to eat most of mine.
The place is beautiful. The waiter was stuffy. The food wasnt impressive to have a $ 180 bill at the end of it. Next time I spend that much on dinner I will be eating a steak and potato. Thanks but no thanks Red Rock… we will stick to your other restaurants. ;)

Excellent restaurant! A few notes —
1. The spaghetti and meatballs is excellent. One of the best I’ve ever had. For those of you on Kosher/​Halaal diets, the meatballs are all beef!
2. The Bufalina pizza is outstanding.
Enjoy all!

This was the second time I ate at Terra Rossa. Had I been doing Unilocal reviews the first time I was here, the number of stars would be less than this review. I came here with friends from out of town who are staying at Red Rock.
We got started with some rolls and a plate of cheese, zucchini crisps, and olives. Some of our party wanted bread instead of the oil/​balsamic dip and that was brought also. One odd things was that when we said we didn’t want to see a wine list, the wine glasses were removed but we were never asked about anything else to drink. Instead we were served tap water which was fine but i do like iced tea with any meal.
I was the only one who ordered an appetizer. I got their tortellini in brodo, chicken tortellini in chicken broth with parmigiano reggiano cheese. In addition, a server added some freshly ground pepper and some extra cheese. The soup was very hot and was very, very good!
For my main course, I got the ravioli di spinach, ravioli stuffed with spinach, ricotta, brown butter, and sage. This, too, had extra cheese grated as I requested. There were five good sized ravioli and the filling of spinach and cheese was quite good. The brown butter made the dish even better tasting.
Around the table, one person got spaghetti, one got veal parmigiana, and one got something I can’t remember. All 4 of us were pleased with our meals. Being Super Bowl Sunday and the game was in progress, we had the restaurant to ourselves except for one other table.
Service was excellent! I’m glad I came back and gave the place a second look even if it has been at least 5 years since I was here. I guess some things do get better with age!

First of all I love the Red Rock Resort, it’s so hip and trendy and beautiful. It’s nice to go here instead of the strip because it is so refreshing.
Terra Rossa is the Italian restaurant located inside. I really recommend the bolognese spagetti. It’s amazing. I also recommend the appetizer that is basically like fried risotto and mozzarella cheese. (it starts with an A) The service was unbelievably good, wine was delicious, and of course the food gets and A plus from me.
If you win big gambling, go there!

I will always remember my first visit to Terra Rossa… my boyfriend (now fiancé) and I were celebrating our 3 year anniversary. Fast forward FIVE YEARS LATER and we are still frequent diners. We’ve been here for casual lunches, Christmas dinner, celebrations… you name it– this is our spot.
Over the years we have come to know Giuseppe (the very friendly white haired and dashing man with the accent), as well as some of the servers (our favorite is Tony)! I can see how this restaurant might not be impressive the first time around, but it takes finding the right menu items to suit your palette. Terra Rossa is now open for lunch and the pricing is actually pretty good. Dinner is a bit pricey, but well worth it. Let me share some of our favorites:
Tortiglioni Sausages: Delicious penne pasta, creamy tomato based sauce and the best ground sausage you will taste in your life.
Margherita Pizza: Just try it. (Ask for crushed red peppers to put on top!)
Ossobucco: I’ve never ordered this myself, but I LOVE stealing bites off of my fiancé’s plate. Super tender meat, cheesy risotto… and they give you one of those funny forks to pull the bone marrow out with (ick– not a fan of that part though).
Cheesecake + Double Espresso: OMG. You must order these two together and dip the cheesecake into the espresso. So good! Last time we were there, Tony gave us some raspberry liqueur to pour on top… that was delicious as well!
My only gripe is that they stopped serving the zucchini chips! Also, when they got a new chef a few months ago, I noticed that the sausage they were serving tasted a lot like cinnamon and fennel. Other guest’s noticed this too, and the chef changed it back to the old way which leads me to believe that they are very responsive to how their diners feel.
For fine dining, not only do I have a strong emotional connection to this restaurant, but so does my stomach!

This is going to be an uninspired review for an uninspiring restaurant. I ate at Terra Rossa about a month ago and haven’t been motivated to write anything about it. First of all, let me start out with the best dish we had: the lemon scallop risotto — 5 scallops on a bed of risotto. Some scallops were more seared than others, but all were tasty and clean. The risotto itself had a nice al dente and creamy texture. The sliced veggies (celery, asparagus, tomatoes, etc) that were mixed in added some varying textures and flavors to the dish. As the title of the dish indicated, there was a distinct lemon taste.
The other entrée we ordered was the shellfish diavolo — shrimp, scallops, lobster, clams, mussels, spicy tomato and tagliolini. The spicy tomato sauce was anything but spicy. With all the different ingredients, it’s amazing that they made it as bland as it was. The pasta wasn’t anything special, the lobster and shrimp were overcooked and rubbery… My wife was so disappointed that she spent most of the dinner eating my risotto.
For dessert we opted for the chocolate lava cake. That’s always a winner isn’t it? Not this one. It was served cold and the center was solid. No lava here. The cake did taste wonderful, although it was incredibly rich. It was more like a really delicious and big brownie dessert.
It was easy to get seated on a Saturday night and now I know why. I doubt I’ll be back.

This review pertains to the lunch menu.
The Skinny: so-​so appys, well-​prepared fresh pasta but heavy-​handed sauces make this a (3), service: friendly, attentive service but nothing beyond the ordinary (3), value: ordinarily the meal would have been $ 50 (which would have given it a value of 2) but instead cost us $ 25 with a special Station Casino coupon (3).
Okay — so the hubs decided to take advantage of a coupon from Station Casinos that gives you $ 25 off of a $ 50 order from any of their italian restaurants at any of their casinos. In order for us to make the most of the coupon, we hit the place for lunch as the prices for the same dishes can be up to 50% less than dinner. Yes — you don’t get the lovely complimentary plate of antipasti (the fried zucchini chips are great) but it’s a small price to pay.
To be honest, we hadn’t been to Terra Rosa since Heather West (winner of the Hell Kitchen Season 1) left the scene. At that time, the dinner service was superb so we were interested to see how it is now.
For starters we ordered a plate of calamari fritti ($ 9) and split of mista salad ($ 8). The fried calamari was too lightly battered to stand up to the generous serving of the rather robust marinara it was served with. It really lacked the nice crispiness that one would expect with a great place of calamari. The mista salad was pretty much your standard mixed green salad except the tomatoes were a little on the overripe side of things. I would not order this again given the price.
For pastas, we tried the gnocchi, spinach ravioli, and tortiglioni sausages (each $ 9). The tortiglioni was the favourite — a nice al dente pasta served with an italian sausage with a mild kick. It is definitely on the heavier side and could have used a little more peas to even the flavours out. The gnocchi was a nice consistency: fluffy little potato pillows that melted in my mouth. Unfortunately, the delicate pasta was overwhelmed by the rather copious amounts of hearty marinara (it was better when they served it with a pesto). Finally, the spinach ravioli was also swimming in the brown butter sage. Again, a heavy hand with sauces make this dish only so-​so.
To top off our rather large lunch (we took some of the pasta home), we tried their tiramisu ($ 6). Their tiramisu had the right flavours but unfortunately did not have enough of the espresso-​soaked sponge/​lady fingers to lighten the texture.
Ultimately, it was a good meal for a great price but definitely overpriced on a regular basis given the level of cuisine.