Della’s Kitchen

Stopped by for lunch and was not impressed tried several different dishes and none of them were anything I would want to come back and try again.
This included the Mac and cheese, the sweet potato tots, Cubans sandwich everything was just OK at best.
The service was OK not much ambiance or atmosphere to speak of based on how the restaurant is positioned…
So many more better options for lunch in my opinion…

Loved this place for breakfast ! If you’re a tourist like me and staying nearby go here. It’s inside the Mandalay bay resort. There prices are a little higher than your typical Denny’s or IHOP but the quality of the food is worth it. If u get the mimosa they give you the option of adding a green juice or carrot if your not fan of the OJ. Also our waitress was super nice I forgot her name (sorry drank too much so my memory is a lil blurry) but she had short hair and I think it was red. She even gave me a little bday dessert which consisted of red velvet cupcake and two macaroons.

Blue crab Benedict had almost no crab and was swimming in a pool of grease. Not sure it qualifies as a Benedict either. Quite heavy and not worth the price.

Everything was quite delicious. I had the huevos Rancheros which was fantastic and my gf had the blue crab benedict which was just as great if not better. The servers were very knowledgeable patient and eager to help out. The breakfast menu is great but the only thing is that it is kind of pricey, but hey its vegas.

Best place for breakfast in Vegas! My boyfriend and I ended up going there 3 times and we were only in Vegas for 4 days. (We tried breakfast at Venetian and it wasn’t as good) I had the chicken and waffles, huevos rancheros and eggs Benedict and hands down best breakfast ever! I didn’t like the eggs Benedict as much as the other two dishes though. Make sure you grab the orange juice, they mix it with a little bit of lime and it’s the best orange juice I have ever had. My boyfriend is going back in May for a bachelor party and he’s going back without me! It’s a little far from where the action is but trust me you grab a cab and head out there… It’s worth it! I wish they had one of these on the east coast, if the owner is reading this, please come to NYC!

Let me very clear… We didn’t pay for our meals here and if we had, I would have been displeased.
I know that hotel restaurants and bars are somewhat expensive because you’re paying for convenience and the hotel accoutrements, but dang! $ 72 for a breakfast for three people that didn’t include alcohol is a bit much. Here’s what we had:
* SPICED PUMPKIN PANCAKES — fresh bananas, toasted pecans, cinnamon butter; * FRENCH TOAST * Granello’s white chocolate & raspberry brioche, toasted hazelnuts; * DELANO BREAKFAST *** two farm eggs, choice of maple pepper bacon, country-​style pork sausage, house-​made chicken-​apple sausage, Portuguese sausage or country bone-​in ham steak, Granello’s country toast, choice of caramelized onion hash or roasted heirloom potatoes, cup of fruit, sliced tomato.
My daughter Muff had the French toast and maple pepper bacon. It was okay. My sister Luch had the Spiced Pumpkin Pancakes, coffee and maple pepper bacon. It was okay. I had the Delano Breakfast with two farm eggs (cheddar cheese added), maple pepper bacon, Granello’s country toast, caramelized onion hash and coffee. It was okay. That was my issue with our entire meal… Everything was just okay.
Breakfast is one of the cheapest meals to prepare. Eggs, bacon, flour, nuts, butter, spices, potatoes, onions, cheese, bread and coffee. I think that covers it. Total supply cost = $ 6. In the right hands, those same ingredients can be superlative, exquisite even. Not here… everything was just okay. Aldi’s (The lower cost food chain) has a better pepper bacon. I bit into the caramelized onion hash and didn’t taste any onions. That prompted me to dig through the entire pile of hash browns and there were no onions to be had. Okey dokey! (When I mentioned it our server, she said that the onions were very fine and throughout the potatoes. I think that I just got the wrong order and asked for some caramelized onions.) The homemade jam served with my breakfast was so good that you could have spread it on dirty show leather.
Again, nothing glaringly wrong with the breakfast, but for $ 72 of lower cost food items, you expect more.

Lovely place to eat breakfast when arriving on the strip. Very quiet and clean. Fresh squeezed juice, and all organic food.
I had the Blue Crab Eggs Benedict. It was creamy and juicy, but not over the top for a breakfast meal containing shellfish.
I also had their macaroni and cheese appetizer, and it was probably the best macaroni & cheese I’ve ever had in my life. SO GOOD.

I actually really enjoyed this place. The portions were huge, but it could have been a combo of my being hungover and not that hungry. The pork Benedict had huge slices of pork. I personally never get hollandaise sauce… and now I know why. It’s super rich. It was still good but I def couldn’t finish my food and I always do.
I also tried the hash, which was pretty good too but just a little salty. Probably the combination of pastrami and ham? I’m jot sure. But def will be coming back since I stay at this hotel a lot.

I’d like to start off and say that I really wanted my experience here to work for me as I was anxious after seeing the droves of people always eating here during recent stays at Delano and Mandalay, but for now I’ll go back to the kitchen with Dina and not Della the next time I come ’round the mountain.
On paper, the fresh juice seemed like a good idea, but down the hatch not so much. If I have to walk to Starbucks after the meal and get coffee to wash out the taste in my mouth that’s indication something missed the mark. I went ahead with the the mojave sunrise and somehow the pairing of the ginger and lemon with the the carrot juice just didn’t seem to jive well for me. The ginger overpowered the drink and the lemon had me feeling like I was not turning life into lemonade as it had a very sour taste to it.
For the main course I set my sites on the Portuguese sausage and pastrami hash. While at least cooked well, for me the taste was just missing marks across the board. The Portuguese sausage itself was very gristley in texture and a little more on the chewy side than what I’ve had other places. The pastrami was very crispy and seemed over cooked to me which in turn removed a lot of the potential flavor I’m sure it had. I did enjoy my scrambled eggs, but c’mon you can’t scramble up preparing scrambled eggs.
I won’t really get into the service side from our waitress as she presented herself very pushy and made us feel rushed for one even when it was 6:30 and you barely just opened. Ok maybe I did get into describing it, but I felt it was necessary.
Overall I’d say not quite a wonderful representation of a nice Vegas breakfast experience. To each it’s own, but it would take a jackpot at this point to have me back in the kitchen anytime soon!

If you are looking for high quality food that tastes great and professional service Della’s Kitchen is for you. If you are not interested in flavors with attention to detail, go to Mc Donalds down the road. But then why did you come to Vegas?
Breakfast always starts with a cup of coffee and we took interest in the Ethiopian brew. Very light and aromatic which was perfect for a Vegas morning. My coffee never went below half and it was monitored intensely by the friendly servers.
In addition to the coffee we tried the juice. They have a few flavors but the favorite choice was the carrot, pineapple, and ginger! Very fresh and good for you…
The berries we started with were organic from a farm in California that the Chef personally visited to handpick his ingredients. It is topped with a home made vanilla bean spec cream and goes perfectly with cold blackberry blueberry strawberry combo.
I ordered the Portuguese Hash with eggs over easy. The hash was home
made with their spicy sausage and the it was not greasy like your typical hash. The eggs were perfectly cooked and the hashbrowns were crispy on the outside and hot on the inside. The chicken sausage and spicy sausage were cooked to perfection and includes all grass fed beef ingredients that the staff makes on site. Did I mention they grow all their own vegetables in a greenhouse in the back parking lot??? There’s a reason why the staff arrives at 0500 an hour and a half before it opens.
Here is the attention to detail that sets this restaurant aside. The ketchup of all things was one of my favorite items. The ketchup was home made, a very smooth texture, and you can taste the freshness of the tomatoes. Somebody mentioned a hot sauce issue in a previous review… don’t listen to them. As soon as the food arrived a bottle of home made hot sauce arrived with our food. To prove it all I have pictures! I’ll stop writing because the pictures are worth a thousand words and they’ll speak for themselves… and yes the water is 50 cents but it is the cleanest tasting water because they have a filtration system that makes it taste amazing! We ordered too many dishes to write about them all but I will be returning here and I highly recommend you do too! Thanks to the Chef and the Kansas City fan manager who made our two visits memorable!!!

FANTASTIC BREAKFAST.
And the servers were very, very accommodating and pleasant.
I had a delicious scrambler and my coworker had an omelette. Both delicious and perfect.
My favorite part other than the meal was the amazing freshly squeezed orange juice and the fresh, homemade sauces and butter. Paula Dean would be jealous of that buttah.
Go there. You won’t regret it!

Solid meh. Long story short neither my husband nor I would return.
We came for brunch and it wasn’t good. We were seated quickly but sat for about 20 minutes before I flagged down a waitress and begged her for coffee and water. Our waitress came over a little bit afterwards to tell us she’ll help us soon and disappeared. When she emerged we ordered but she wandered away again so another waitress helped us most of the time when I would beg her for help. The restaurant wasn’t full so I think we just got the wrong waitress. I hope our waitress shared her tip with the other waitress because she was our only help.
As for the food it took forever. We were hoping that meant the food was amazing. My husband liked it but I ate the toast and about 2 bites before I was over it. I didn’t like the sausage. The egg whites were good but they didn’t have hot sauce for me to spice up the health food. I had to order something that was under their «healthy» designation of 700 calories.
I miss the restaurant that was here when it was The Hotel. I’m not a fan of Dellas.

During our stay at Delano we had our breakfasts at Della’s Kitchen and I’ve gotta note that the atmosphere of this place is very cozy. Unlike most restaurants where waiters have to wear all black or white, these guys wear denim outfits which are both cool and fresh. The design along with the yellowish lighting makes you want to overstay your breakfast and just sit there.
Nowadays restaurants can only put a sign above the entrance with the date of establishment, not caring about anything else and thinking they would attract more clients just by saying they are 10 or 20 years in business… Well this one is, I believe, is one year in business, but they do better than almost any «historic» diner in town.

I saw Della’s being built last year and have now had a chance to experience the final result. I loved the concept of farm-​to-​table /​organic /​fresh and unique seating, wonderful accents and cute rustic tables. That’s where my praise ends, sadly. I was looking forward to far more than what I was offered.
Della’s Kitchen is only open from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. I found it consistently difficult to match their open hours, but was able to catch them open a few times. Plan ahead.
The Croissant Sandwich was dripping in grease, the Onion Hash was burnt black and thrown onto the plate, with little care. I would be embarrassed to allow such an ugly plate of food to leave my kitchen, if I were the head chef. Especially when the renovations were aimed at offering an elegant boutique ambiance and prices to match.
Service was rather bizarre and the wait staff seemed disinterested and took my order with their back facing me, as they were staring across the way. Both the one who took my order and the one who delivered it.
I’m hoping Della’s will take these points into consideration and make the appropriate changes.

The food was good but seriously $ 5 for a tiny cup of black coffee with no refill? Should have gone to Starbucks.
Oh and they charge for tap water!

I have to agree with another reviewer about the hostesses. They are rude and aren’t professional at all. But the café is steps from the hotel lobby and literally the only place in the Delano to eat at. So we did, since our hung over party worn bodies couldn’t make it to the Mandalay Bay. This place isn’t open in the evening either. The service is quick to grab your order but the kitchen is a bit slow.
They have a good selection of cold press juices, which is a plus. Delicious.
I had the grilled chicken panini and I would advise anyone to choose otherwise. The panini is dry and the chicken has seen better days. Very wasteful of $ 18 for a sandwich.
Everyone else seemed to enjoy their meals though, as I had a bite of the pancakes, I realized maybe the breakfast plates are the way to go.
With the plethora of good eats in this city, I won’t be coming back to Della but maybe if I really had to.

We ended up eating breakfast twice at Della’s Kitchen & WHAT a find this turned out to be!!!
Not wanting to waste 1 hour commuting to Bouchon for breakfast, we elected to stroll around our hotel complex & see what looked interesting. By lucky happenstance, we passed by Della’s
They are open only for breakfast & lunch but serve both menus the whole time they’re open.
1^st morning, we had the custard pancakes w/​vanilla butter — so soft & custardy (as the name implied). This was the hit of the table & in fact, Sis, who is not a sweet person, chose them as her day 2 breakfast and THAT is saying something!
Also chose the Belgian waffle w/​lavender butter — strong lavender but not soapy — another winner!
Mr had the veggie frittata & he was loving the eggs mixed w/​quinoa. Provided a unique texture & flavor layer… and let’s just say they make ALL their own sauces. Ketchup, homemade strawberry jam & hot sauce to boot. We tried them all during our 2 visits & not only could you tell they were homemade but they were scrumptious!
Day 2 Mr & I were dying to try their Truffled Pappardelle w/​mushrooms, asparagus & peas. The ingredients were so simple but the flavor so incredible
Before Day 2 breakfast was brought out, we were treated to homemade cornbread w/​the homemade jam — it was slightly sweet & lots of corn flavor — could have had about 12 more of these (each)
Then we were offered a roung of their freshly pressed juices — we had a kale, celery, apple mix & an orange, pineapple & ginger mix. Both were outstanding
After we made complete piggies of ourselves, & are waiting on the check, out comes complimentary homemade granola bars w/​dark chocolate, dried fruits, quinoa & oats. Our waiter says: «We like to show off». It was the perfect little bite and fab ending to a lovely 2 meals… this is a destination spot for sure! We’ll be back!

Della’s is a great choice if you’re staying in Luxor or Mandalay Bay.
It’s one of the only healthier options I found for a fair price. I got the lemon poppy see side pancake — which is one huge pancake for $ 4! Their omelets was really fresh and good as well, I opted for gruyère + spinach + mushrooms, the mushrooms were the best part.
Considering the price — I actually thought the portions would be smaller, but the portions were more than enough, and everything tasted really fresh and healthy.
I definitely recommend this spot as a good breakfast/​lunch spot!

Della’s Kitchen is the former The Café (of The Hotel fame) & I’m really glad that they didn’t change the menu too much. The Delano breakfast is pretty much my favorite breakfast anywhere, any restaurant. I could never make scrambled eggs as fluffy as the ones here, and the slightly spicy Portuguese sausage just can’t be beat. Jam used to be served in those cute little individual jars, but now you get a small ramekin & that’s totally fine. They also have waffles, lemon pancakes with blueberries, & sandwiches.
The feel at The Café always had an upscale vibe, like a place you could conduct some serious business. Della’s Kitchen has a brighter feel to it, making it a little more family-​friendly. The blackboard has 2 hilarious quotes on it. «WTF = where’s the food?» and «Life is short, eat dessert first.» Skip the buffet & eat here if you are staying at Mandalay Bay.

The first time I ate at Della’s, my bf and I had stumbled upon it on accident while we were wandering around Mandalay Bay looking for somewhere to grab some brunch. We were both happily surprised by the food we ended up with!
Food & Drinks:
They’ve got the normal drinks like orange juice & coffee, but they also have specialty juices. They’re blends like the Sweet Beet that combine beet, pineapple, strawberry, apple & ginger together! I’m a coffee drinker myself, especially in Vegas, so although a cup costs me $ 5.25, there IS a bright side: free refills & you can even get a nice tall cup to go!
Of the foods I’ve tried, I enjoyed the Carne Asada Huevos Rancheros the best! Coming at about $ 18, it seems like typical expensive Vegas pricing, but there is a good portion of food to follow. My bf & I aren’t the buffet type of people (not worth it for us), but splitting this Huevos Rancheros dish was just enough for us both to eat without being bloated full. The restaurant even automatically split the order when we told our waitress we were sharing!
Service:
Speaking of our waitress, the wait staff at Della’s are pretty friendly in my experience. Although, my bf & I have noticed that service is a tad slow. I’m not sure if it has to do with the layout of the restaurant space itself or the fact that it’s a packed Vegas restaurant, but even to get water or put our order in, we waited quite some time.
Return?
I would return again if I was in the hotel or nearby, but I’m not quite sure I would go out of my way across the strip to eat here.