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    Restaurant in Las Vegas, United States

    Genting Palace

    475pts

    Dim sum and Peking duck done seriously.

    Genting Palace, Restaurant in Las Vegas

    About Genting Palace

    Genting Palace at Resorts World delivers Las Vegas's most coherent Cantonese tasting experience, with tableside Peking duck, visually distinctive dim sum, and a 295-selection wine list that most Chinese restaurants here cannot match. Book the prix fixe for a first visit or reserve the private dining room for groups. Dress business casual and reserve in advance for weekends; same-week bookings are generally available.

    Pearl Verdict

    If you have been to Genting Palace once and left thinking it was primarily a dim sum stop, a return visit recalibrates that impression. The prix fixe reveals a more ambitious kitchen than the à la carte trolley suggests, and the private dining room gives groups or special-occasion tables a setting that most Las Vegas Chinese restaurants cannot match. Book it for a celebration dinner or a business meal where you need room, ceremony, and a wine program that can hold its own. For casual noodles or budget Cantonese, look elsewhere.

    About Genting Palace

    Genting Palace sits inside Resorts World Las Vegas, adjacent to the Las Vegas Hilton, and announces itself with a moongate entryway and a dining room dressed in lime-green chairs, semi-circular booths, and white-clothed tables. The room has the formality of a Hong Kong banquet hall without the institutional scale, which makes it functional for dates and small business dinners as well as larger celebrations.

    Chef Billy Cheng runs a Cantonese kitchen with enough breadth to reward multiple visits. The dim sum service is the most talked-about entry point: presentations are deliberately visual, with dumplings shaped and colored to stand apart from the standard dim sum circuit. Beyond the dim sum, the Peking duck tableside service deserves attention. A trolley arrives at your table, a chef slices and presents the duck, and accompaniments including hoisin sauce, crepes, cucumber, and scallions follow. It is a set-piece that works well for groups and special occasions where a bit of theater adds to the meal without feeling forced.

    The prix fixe is worth considering if this is your first serious visit or if you are trying to cover ground efficiently. The multicourse structure moves through dishes like crab claw wrapped in crispy kataifi, barbecued boneless duckling, sweet and sour Chilean sea bass, Sichuan-style braised tofu with chicken and mushrooms, and mango sago with tropical fruits. As a progression, it gives you a cleaner read on what the kitchen can do across registers: delicate, rich, spiced, and sweet. That arc is more coherent than ordering piecemeal, particularly for guests unfamiliar with the menu's range.

    Signature dishes to anchor an à la carte order include the XO shrimp served in a yam basket with asparagus, carrot, ginger, onion, garlic, and shiitake mushrooms, and the wok-fried A5 Japanese wagyu beef tenderloin with black pepper sauce, shimeji mushrooms, bell peppers, onions, mint, and garlic. The Cantonese appetizer combination, which lays out barbecue pork, roasted duck, roasted pork, pork knuckle, and marinated octopus with a border of sliced cucumber, is a reasonable way to open a table-share meal.

    The wine program is managed by Wine Director Andrew D'Errico and Sommelier Piotr Szczurko. With 295 selections and an inventory of 1,500 bottles, the list skews toward Burgundy and Bordeaux and sits at the $$$ price tier. A $50 corkage fee applies if you bring your own bottle. For a Cantonese dinner at this price level, that wine depth is a genuine differentiator; most comparable Chinese restaurants in Las Vegas offer far thinner lists.

    The Genting Palace Lounge, accessible through a turquoise moongate, runs a separate cocktail program in a room that trades on color and irreverence. The Cherry Blossom cocktail, made with Roku gin, Chareau aloe liqueur, dragonfruit, ginger cordial, lime, and a floating orchid, is the house signature and a reasonable pre-dinner option.

    Private dining is available for groups who want separation from the main room. The space features Andy Warhol silkscreen prints of Chairman Mao, which gives it a specific aesthetic that will appeal to some tables and feel eccentric to others. Either way, it is a more considered private dining option than what most Las Vegas hotel restaurants offer at this category.

    Dress code is business casual. The restaurant offers valet and self-parking, accepts reservations (recommended), and provides gluten-free options and takeout. Dinner is the primary service. Google reviewers rate it 3.8 out of 5 across 171 reviews, which is below what the room and kitchen suggest it is capable of; the prix fixe and signature dishes tend to perform better in feedback than à la carte ordering without guidance.

    For broader context on dining in the city, see our full Las Vegas restaurants guide. If you are pairing dinner with a hotel stay, our full Las Vegas hotels guide covers the options on and off the Strip. For pre- or post-dinner drinks, our full Las Vegas bars guide has current picks. For Asian cuisine comparisons at the high end, see Vida Rica Restaurant in Macau and Yutang Chunnuan at White Swan Hotel in Guangzhou for benchmarks in the broader Cantonese tradition. For tasting menu experiences at the upper tier in the US, The French Laundry in Napa, Alinea in Chicago, and Single Thread Farm in Healdsburg set the reference point. Closer to home, Aburiya Raku and Aqua Seafood and Caviar Restaurant by Shaun Hergatt are the most directly comparable special-occasion alternatives in Las Vegas.

    Quick reference: Genting Palace, Resorts World Las Vegas, 3000 S Las Vegas Blvd. Dinner only. Business casual. Reservations recommended. Booking difficulty: easy. Wine list: 295 selections, $$$ pricing, $50 corkage. Cuisine pricing: $$$. Valet and self-parking available.

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    Frequently Asked Questions

    What should I wear to Genting Palace?

    Business casual is the stated dress expectation. That means no shorts or athletic wear — collared shirts and smart trousers work well for men, and equivalent for women. Given the dining room's white-clothed tables and the $66+ per-head price point, dressing up a notch above Strip-casual is the right call.

    What should a first-timer know about Genting Palace?

    Start with the dim sum — the kitchen puts serious effort into presentation, and dishes like the lobster-and-scallop black truffle dumplings are among the most discussed on the menu. Then commit to the Peking duck, which is carved tableside from a trolley. If you want a structured introduction, the prix fixe multicourse meal covers the range from appetisers through dessert and removes the guesswork on a first visit.

    Is Genting Palace good for solo dining?

    Solo dining works here, particularly at the bar in the Genting Palace Lounge beyond the turquoise moongate, where you can order cocktails alongside bar snacks without committing to a full dinner. A solo guest tackling the full Cantonese menu will find portion sizes skew toward sharing, so either go prix fixe or pick two or three dishes rather than ordering across the menu.

    Is Genting Palace good for a special occasion?

    Yes, particularly for groups. The private dining room — featuring Andy Warhol silkscreen paintings of Chairman Mao — is a genuinely distinctive setting for a celebratory dinner, and the kitchen can anchor the meal around the Peking duck trolley service. At $66+ per head before wine, this is a spend-up occasion rather than a casual treat, so set expectations accordingly.

    What are alternatives to Genting Palace in Las Vegas?

    For Cantonese-leaning precision on the Strip, Genting Palace has few direct rivals. Bardot Brasserie at Aria is the comparable spend for a formal dinner format but runs French rather than Chinese. Bazaar Meat by Jose Andres shares the theatrical tableside service approach but focuses on protein-forward Spanish cooking. If you want Asian food at a lower price point, Aburiya Raku in the Arts District is the best-regarded off-Strip option for Japanese izakaya.

    How far ahead should I book Genting Palace?

    Reservations are recommended — this is not a walk-in venue at peak Las Vegas weekend hours. Book at least a week out for weeknight dinners; two or more weeks ahead for Friday and Saturday. If you need the private dining room for a group, contact the restaurant further in advance to confirm availability.

    Can I eat at the bar at Genting Palace?

    Yes. The Genting Palace Lounge has its own bar with cocktails — the Cherry Blossom (Roku gin, Chareau aloe liqueur, dragonfruit, ginger cordial, lime) is the most cited order. The lounge operates as a distinct space from the main dining room, so it's a lower-commitment entry point if you want to test the atmosphere before booking a full dinner.

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