Best Tapas Restaurants in The Shops at Crystals

We visited firefly after 20 years from our last visit. As we remembered it didn't disappoint!! The food remains excellent. We had small plate tapas ranging from civiche to lamb chops all well presented and tasty. The bartenders were fun and personable and pour a good cocktail. A true testament, still operating after 20 years with expansions tells you everything to visit and enjoy the firefly.

Beauty & Essex is one of my Las Vegas favorites. The atmosphere is fun, and the music is just right as a precursor to a night out. The servers can be a little slow with cocktails, but overall service is great. Our water glasses were never empty and food was well-paced. As a group of 6, we ordered 10 different dishes and 2 sides. This is a family style / sharing type restaurant. We were hungry, but didn’t finish all the food. I would say a moderately hungry group could probably go with 6-7 dishes with 1-2 sides and be fine (assume 1/person + 1/4 of a side). The downside is most of the dishes that were the favorites, are those that only had one portion per person. In our party those were: chicken meatballs, grilled cheese dumplings, and the kale apple salad. Least favorites: French dip sliders, scallops, and the filet. Of the sides, we got French fries and broccolini- both great (get horseradish aioli with the fries if ranch is your usual go to). The drinks are good, but I didn’t see anything I found particularly creative and different from similar establishments. Beauty & Essex is great for groups due to the family style plates and atmosphere. It’s loud, so maybe not the place to have conversation with everyone at the table. However, if you need a place to eat before hitting the town Beauty & Essex has great food with an energizing ambiance.

The black seafood paella - amazing! Sangria was on point!

I had a great experience. The food and cocktails were delicious. My server Liz was wonderful. The prices were very fair and not as expensive as I've heard. I will be returning back here on my next visit to Las Vegas.

Excellent service by Luis and his assistant, Victor. Attentive but never annoying. Numerous small individual portions allow you to try many different things. Less messy when grabbing the item. Generally good quality for a buffet.