Mandalay Bay Lip Smacking Tour

With VIP service from start to finish, you’ll be escorted past host stands and lines at three impeccable restaurants for immediate seating at the best tables in the house. At each establishment, enjoy a parade of signature dishes, including a sumptuous dessert at the end. All the while, a warm and welcoming waitstaff will be at the ready to meet every need.

Because Lip Smacking specializes in easily accommodating dietary and allergy restrictions, this experience is perfect for anyone and everyone. At the time of booking, you’ll be prompted to include any such restrictions – be it vegetarian, vegan, pescatarian or gluten-free or other – so that Lip Smacking can do its best to adjust menus accordingly in advance.

An optional beverage package is available that provides a special craft cocktail served promptly at every restaurant. While you’re free to order a beverage upon arrival at any restaurant, this package, which includes all restaurant taxes and gratuities, means no waiting and no distractions from the overall experience, as well as the opportunity to try the cocktail for which every restaurant is most famous.

This unforgettable evening begins at Libertine Social, an elevated gastropub that received a Wine Spectator “Award of Excellence.’’ With its eclectic décor of whimsical murals, vintage guitars, and rock ‘n’ roll portraits, it invites guests to “Eat, drink, liberate.’’ Or in other words, to let loose, kick back and have a grand time. You’ll have no problem doing that, especially if you opt for the beverage package that includes a Just Peachy cocktail, made with peach vodka and tropical mango puree. To go with, enjoy crispy poke tacos finished with sriracha mayo; sweet and tangy finger-licking-good spare ribs; and a vibrant beet salad with herbed goat cheese and toasted pistachios.

Next, it’s on to StripSteak, the grand steakhouse by celebrated San Francisco chef, Michael Mina, recipient of multiple James Beard Awards. Named one of the best steakhouses in Vegas by Conde Nast Traveler, it’s where the steaks get kissed by live fire and every dish gets a little something something. Savor fries like you’ve never had before — crisped in duck fat, seasoned three different ways, and served with three specialty house-made sauces. Succulent pork belly is braised low and slow, then paired with crispy oysters. It’s served with mac ‘n’ cheese made extra irresistible with not only four different cheeses, but also black truffle. Don’t forget to save room for spicy pork belly fried rice with carrots bathed in yet more luscious duck fat. Pair it all with the Empress in Pink, a floral and herbaceous gin-forward cocktail.

The final restaurant is Orla, one of Chef Mina’s newest in Vegas. This is the original location of Orla, a concept that proved so successful that a second location opened only months later in Santa Monica. While growing up in Cairo, Chef Mina came to realize that many of his favorite childhood dishes were deeply influenced by the flavors of Greece as a result of Alexander the Great’s conquest of Egypt, a reign that lasted 300 years. At Orla, that history is reflected in the menu that melds the timeless heritage of Egypt with the bright, coastal spirit of Greece. Greek dishes are typically lighter with simple, clean flavors highlighted by acid and fine olive oil, while Egyptian dishes are bolder with aromatic spices. You’ll experience this for yourself in dishes that include crispy shrimp seasoned with mango and coconut; golden zucchini fritters finished with dill and lemon; and a classic Greek salad with briny olives and sweet tomatoes. Then, get ready for some drama when a slab of Greek cheese is flambeed with Greek brandy tableside. After the flames subside, enjoy it over roasted wild mushrooms with the finishing touch of black truffle honey. End the evening on a sweet note with moist olive oil cake enlivened with the bright taste of creamy citrus mousse. For those imbibing, it doesn’t get more captivating than the Karpathos Crush, a blend of gin, elderflower and cucumber served over pebbled ice, in honor of the namesake breathtaking Greek island in the Aegean Sea.

With more than a decade in business in Vegas, Lip Smacking is the original epicurean experience that has set the bar high. With deep ties to the hospitality industry, it has nurtured exclusive partnerships with the most sought-after restaurants and resorts in the city, making it the envy of others.