Have you ever watched Chef Bobby Flay on the food network channel? I have. He is an Irish/American-born chef. He has appeared as a guest on Iron Chef and has been on other food network shows. In all honesty, there is something about him that annoys me a little, so when my husband and I saw his billboard in Las Vegas for Amalfi by Bobby Flay, all I could think was Bobby Flay and Irish/American chef cooking Italian? Of course, my husband did his usual internet search on the restaurant and found out Bobby Flay has Buffalo Mozzarella on the menu. That was enough to pique our interest so we made reservations and gave his place a try……

When we were taken to our table we explained to the maitre d’ that we have been to the Amalfi Coast a couple of times so we thought we would give this restaurant a try. The first thing they brought out to us was a fresh-baked rounded loaf of bread with ricotta on the side to spread on the bread. We did just that and it was SO good. I mean that alone was so good it brought back memories of Italy. It made us want to cry and laugh all at the same time. Basically, it was a pizza frita that you can buy as street food in Naples, but OH was it delicious. Sorry I didn’t think to take a picture of it.

After that came the Buffalo Mozzarella. It was cut in half for us to share. That was so delicious that we wanted more. It was a small portion. When I say it was delicious, I mean it was delicious and then some. That too made my husband and I want to cry and laugh at the same time. Oh, the memories it brought back for us from Naples, Amalfi, and getting to visit a Buffalo Mozzarella Farm. The only downside to this dish, and it is a very tiny downside is I wish they had given us a bigger portion. But other than that our time at Amalfi by Bobby Flay was going great.

Our main dishes were both pasta-related. I can’t remember what my husband ordered, but I had the Gnocchi, and, yes that too was delicious. The plate was super hot and I was informed of that. So I did my best to take my time and eat slowly. I even cut my Gnocchi as small as I could to keep it from burning my tongue and trying to eat slowly. This dish was the best Gnocchi I ever had, so well done to Bobby Flay for that!

As for dessert. We had every intention of walking off our supper and getting some gelato somewhere else. We changed our minds and decided to have dessert at Bobby’s Amalfi. Again I can’t remember what my husband had. I had Bobby’s pistachio gelato with cream and some dark chocolate sauce, That was SO, SO good! I mean good doesn’t even do this dessert justice it was delicious! All in all, I have to give Amalfi by Bobby Flay five stars. There is no way around that. The restaurant itself has the Amalfi feel to it. The food is delicious. The atmosphere is great. The memories the food brought back were outstanding. Would I recommend this restaurant which by the way is located in Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Yes. 100% yes!

If You miss Italy and the Amalfi coast and its food, You need to try this place. Never been to Italy or Amalfi, give Amalfi by Bobby Flay a try anyway, and then take a trip to Italy. Either way, you won’t be sorry. The food is delicious and like I said the atmosphere is great. And depending on where you sit you can watch as the chef’s cook. That in and of itself is cool!

Kathleen Smith author of Miscarriages My Story, Brooklyn Raised Livin’ Upstate & Hey You Moments to Remember. Blogs about a variety of things. Has her own podcast Kathleen’s Korner and she is the CEO of BearsWithApps. OH, let’s not forget her YouTube channel