Candi - I've always been curious about Joel Robuchon. I'm a lover of fine dining and have tried many of the top tier restaurants in Las Vegas - Alex, Aureole, Eiffel Tower, Le Cirque, Picasso, Fleur de Lys, Bradley Odgen, Alize. Renoir at the Mirage used to be my favorite and I'm sorry it closed.
When Joel Robuchon opened at MGM Grand, I was very excited to try it and contemplated having Thanksgiving dinner there this past year. But when I saw the prices, I had to back off. I just thought it was too much and felt that there has to be a point where I say "enough is enough."
Robuchon and Guy Savoy (at Caesar's) opened at approximately the same time and both of them went for a price level even higher than Picasso, Le Cirque, and Alex, which I believe were the highest-priced restaurants in Las Vegas at the time. I thought they were trying to out-do each other, as well as show-up the other top restaurants, and felt that the prices were approaching outrageous levels. I'm sure the food is delicious and of a very high quality but I'll probably never go to either because of the very high prices. (Incidentally, I dined at Aureole at Thanksgiving and it was excellent as always.)
That said, I would LOVE to hear about your meal at Joel Robuchon when you go there and hope you have a wonderful time!