Top of the World restaurant

Advs: Fine food and drink, stunning views
Disadvs: If you are afraid of heights don’t come here! Not cheap.

Stunning! The Stratosphere Tower rises over 1000ft above the Las Vegas skyline. It is the tallest freestanding observation tower in the USA. The Stratosphere is situated in the older part of the town near Fremont Street (which in itself is an experience!) I haven’t stayed in the hotel but I have visited the “Top of the World” restaurant… and I can safely say it is out of this world.

The Restaurant is reached by an express lift from the ground floor of the tower you travel 800ft up in the central section. Yes… your ears will pop! When you get out of the lift, if you are afraid of heights don’t look down!

As you exit the lift you are greeted with the typical American casino style gift shop – products include T-shirts, Las Vegas maps & skyline at night posters, Fake gaming chips and so on… You can then walk out of the enclosed section out onto a balcony that circles the tower at this point. There are 360 degree views of Las Vegas, stunning at any time but much better when seen at sunset. You can walk all the way round this and there are “pay as you go” telescopes pointed in most directions so you can get a clearer view.

To access the restaurant you need to walk back into the guest shop and up the stairs… once you leave the guest shop and go into the restaurant it is a different world! For the best experience be sure to ask for a table near the windows in the revolving part of the restaurant. Yes, I did say revolving…

Once you have been seated then comes the difficult choice of choosing what to eat and drink, not easy let me assure you. Yes, this restaurant is more expensive than many in Las Vegas, but you are not only paying for stunning, well prepared food, you are also paying for a panoramic view of Las Vegas and the surrounding hill country. The full revolution takes 1hr 20minutes, so it is fairly slow.

The menu consists of an exceptional selection of fresh seafood and steaks, as well as some impressive signature dishes which including a Colorado Rack of Lamb and Chateaubriand 3-course dinner for two. The restaurant features an extensive wine list, which has earned them recognition from recognised American publications such as Wine Spectator. Each entrée (main) comes with a wine suggestion for those of us not so hot on picking our own!