Recognizing that not all traveler cannot afford dinnertime gourmet, restaurants are meeting the lunchtime dining needs of its patrons with creative menus and pricing, all the while still maintaining a very upscale experience.

In a city with dining choices ranging from cheap-o buffets to high end gourmet dining, food lovers can rejoice in an affordable (and yummy) prix fixe lunch offer at Payard Pâtisserie & Bistro at Las Vegas’s Caesars Palace.  For $19 (not including beverage, tax, or tip), you can savor three delicious courses from award-winning chef François Payard in the beautiful restaurant dining room, designed for an upscale French bistro experience.

The summer menu is still in effect, giving you a choice of a Caprese Salad or Taboule for your starter, a choice of Halibut Riviera Style or Flat Iron Steak for you lunch entree, and a choice from the delicious selection of French pastries for dessert.  Schedule a late lunch and you can skip dinner all together!

Payard’s also has a casual walk up chocolate and pastry shop featuring signature chocolates, desserts, sandwiches and pastries, along with made-to-order crepes, coffee drinks, ice cream and sorbet.  Stop off for a morning coffee and pastry fix (almost as good as if you were in Paris), as well as to pick up goodies for a picnic lunch.

Payard Pâtisserie is located in Caesar’s Palace on the energetic Las Vegas strip:  3570 Las Vegas Boulevard South.  Lunch is served 11:30 – 3 pm.  The pastry counter is open 6:30 am – 11 pm.

Photo credit: SXC

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$19 Gourmet Lunch at Payard Pâtisserie, Las Vegas

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