I noticed Twin Creeks has a new menu with some tempting changes on it. The restaurant (and the whole property) has been in constant change since I can remember. The new menu is basically typical of a gourmet steakhouse in an average resort with apps, salads, seafood, and sides, This dining is a la carte. In the middle of the menu is a "Classics" section. Main courses include some steaks, some seafood, some chicken, and the prime rib options. Prices are much more reasonable in this section than the regular portion of the menu. Entrees include a house salad, a bread basket, and two sides, making it an even better deal. The downside of the Classics menu is that the choices for entree's and sides is very limited and there are no substitutions. So if you like what you see, you can get a good deal.

The place looks very elegant from the casino. Gone are the tables that were outside the restaurant on little casino patios. Gone are light brown tones. It has gone upscale more than a notch or two.

As I entered through the big doors shortly after the 5pm opening, the inside decor was very different. It was done in very dark woods and dark rocks. There was a bar to the right and lots of bar area with tall tables and barstools. The place was pretty empty and I was worried that it might be a loud nightclub steakhouse like at Planet Hollywood. I was offered to be seated in the lounge or dining room, I asked for the dining room.

The dining room was decorated much like the bar. There were several tables, round booths, squared off booths, and tall bar like tables across one wall. I got a round booth. The music was old classic Vegas music and the volume was not very loud.

My waiter came and was as professional as a waiter in a top notch restaurant. He introduced himself, discussed water service, wines, specials of the day, etc. He was close to going overboard with words like phenomenal, outstanding, and excellent selection sir. One thing I noticed was that servers came out at the right times but they weren't running around all over the place like a bunch of ants. That was impressive.

The bread basket had a great selection of 5 different breads. The house salad was a wonderful mix of field greens and seasonal items. The fixins for my baked potato came out on a dish with four small bowl with butter, chives, sour cream, and bacon chunks. It came with little spoons. It was a lot of overkill.

The prime rib was pretty good. Nothing to write home about. It had good seasoning and was very dense so a little went a long way. I would probably try a steak next time.

The sides were very good. I had a baked potato and it was cooked perfectly, which is hard to find in this town. I also had steamed asparagus which was pretty good. The plates were all incredibly hot when they came out.

In summary, the place is very nice and has good service. They go a long way to be an upscale restaurant. Most of the diners I saw were wearing typical tourist clothing such as Hawaiian shirts, shorts, flip flops. I wasn't a lot better.<g> They spend a lot of money on making things seem nice. Overall, it's not a bad steakhouse. It will never compete with the big boys on the strip though. It's just a good steakhouse and prime rib isn't it's ace in the hole. The Classics section has some good bargains.

As I was leaving, the bar and lounge area was almost full, and most everyone was dinng on appetizers.

where is sonya? ah the good ole days.doesn't sound bad at all and may give it a shot on sat nite of my upcoming trip.surprised that they still try to promote a gourmet steakhouse at the silverton.i put the palm steakhouse,caesars,as one of the best in town,but a long way from a gourmet setting.also a long way from gourmet pricing.

I sort of gave up on dinning at the Silverton for anything after the Mex place got us. I feel the silverton really doesn't seem to have a dinning direction. It seems to be a revolving door of styles. How many different changes did the place (twin creeks)go through.
We like the silverton for gambling, but always eat somewhere else. So what am I playing for inside the joint? I don't want to stay there either. We always give them a couple hours play every trip, after the bass pro shopping tour.

I understand where you're coming from Lee. The Silverton has been going though major changes for as long as I can remember. Right now, there is a huge parking garage going up on the west side. A lot of the south part of the casino is blocked off for some kind of construction.

That Mex place turned me off too, in a very bad way. There was a time when the buffet was the best dining option, and I don't like buffets. I lost count of how many times Twin Creeks was overhauled. As with most of their other major products, Twin Creeks wasn't broke and didn't need to be fixed. For the most part, the major overhauls didn't produce a better product.

My most comfortable hotel bed that I slept in was at The Silverton. Things may have changed there too, so I'm far from suggesting it to anyone. I don't know why an average tourist would want to stay at that location or the Southpoint. At least the roads have improved getting to both.

Lee, maybe next time when you go to Bass Pro Shops and gamble at the Silverton, you can drop by Twin Creeks and have a cocktail and appetizer and check the place out. It MIGHT hook you into dinner. I hope dag takes it in for a second opinion.