Circo at the Bellagio
There are not too many choices for great upscale Italian food on the strip, but there are a couple worth KUDOS. Circo, which is located in the Bellagio is a great choice! Circo is a part of the Maccioni family restaurant tradition with a great upscale Tuscan menu, and some of the best views of Las Vegas strip. The restaurant is actually right on Lago di Como (the lake in front of Bellagio with the water show). With a window seat, you get about as good a view of the dancing water as anywhere at the Bellagio.
The service was a bit slow (true to Tuscan and European form), but the food was worth it. The Mozzarela Caprese was very special. I know they have this everywhere, but theirs was different and special (in fact the best that I have had outside of Italy), and the main courses were great. The menu is attached in the link below for you to take a look at, but whatever you do, make sure you save room for desert. Their house specialty is warm freshly made dipping donuts with caramel and a strawberry sauce. I know this sounds a bit strange and not like something you would find in an upscale restaurant, but we were talked into them by the waiter, and they were the table hit!!!
http://www.bellagio.com/restaurants/circo.aspx
