What restaurant has the best view of the Bellagio Fountains?

[AliCat]

We're taking a trip to Vegas next month and staying at the Hard Rock. I especially want to see the Bellagio Fountains & I've heard there are some nice restaurants along the Strip where you can see them from the patio. Does anyone have any recommendations for what to try? We're not picky eaters, so any kind of food is fine.

[jlinBar]

Olives has a wonderful view of the fountains if you choose a patio table which you have to book in advance, and doesn't necessarily mean you will get one. For guaranteed patio dining, I would suggest eating a late lunch or early dinner. They will give you a pager when your patio table is ready, and just go gamble and have fun until so.
If you can't get a reservation there, you can try Jasmine and Circo which have views of the fountain shows along with the music.

[wanderer]

Few spots in Las Vegas offer a better view of the Fountains at Bellagio than the hotel's Picasso restaurant—and it now has a charming open-air patio, with about 16 tables. Because of the great location and scarcity of tables, our advice is to make reservations well in advance. The Bellagio restaurant is open nightly for dinner, with the exception of Tuesday, and it serves seasonal tastes with a French flair.

[s4noss]

The fountains at Bellagio are almost overrated...but they're still a wonderful sight to behold. They're really the most beautiful part of the strip, and although a crowd is always there you have many places to get a great view. My best tip is walk through the Bellagio prior to see their floral display and make a stop at the chocolate fountain.

[wanderer]

That's good advice. There's a chocolate fountain too? How cool is that?

[s4noss]

It is indeed, many people miss it. It's located at the Jean-Philippe Patisserie, and it's basically an amazing glass-encased 27ft high chocolate fountain with 2,100 pounds of melted flowing and tempting chocolate.

If you wasn't for the glass casing, all that chocolate wouldn't be wasted because it wouldn't have time to reach the bottom. I would just stick my mouth underneath (lol)

Originally Posted by wanderer

That's good advice. There's a chocolate fountain too? How cool is that?

[fitduy]

I love watching the Bellagio Fountains at day and night time. As far as best spots, all you have to do is stop anywhere in the strip and find a right spot closeby where you can have a good view of the fountain.

My favorite spot to view the fountain whether at daytime or at night time is at the middle of the fountain close to the walkway. There's also the music box close by where you can listen to the music being played. I liked that spot because I can take great pictures of the fountain...

[6centers]

The Bellagio Fountains are fabulous and they shoot up so high that I could see them from myroom at the Palazzo Hotel. Having been to Old Faithful at Yellowstone Park I can say the Bellagio Fountains are up there with the best of them!

[difficulttimes]

Viewing the Bellagio Fountains is a must thing to do when in Las Vegas and it is free! Honestly, it's one of the most wonderful displays of water you'll ever see!

This is the schedule of the Bellagio Fountain:SHOW TIMES:
Monday - Friday
3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
show every 1/2 hour
8:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.
show every 15 minutes
Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays
12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
show every 1/2 hour
8:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.
show every 15 minutes