Breakfast at Della’s Kitchen in the Delano

In my last Travel Tuesday post, I started taking you on my stroll on Las Vegas Boulevard on the South end of the strip. Before I started my multiple miles of strolling up and down the street gazing at the themes and decorative elements and the people in all the casinos, I fueled up of course.

My pick was in the Delano, which is attached to the Mandalay Bay, for a breakfast. Della’s Kitchen had only been open a few months when I visited, which was partially my motivation. The theme for the kitchen is to use farm to table and local ingredients, and includes an offering of all the classic breakfast standards as well as a handful of really good healthy options and some luxurious options. I have no idea what grows well locally in the heat and sand of Las Vegas, but I’m always happy to support highlighting and buying direct from farms (I am a Portland Oregon citizen now after all), and it was nice to see specific farm names called out on the menu.

Healthy options? Think a really good Granola with sun dried fruit, candied mixed nuts, strawberries, local honey and lemon yogurt. That and a Breakfast Burrito with vegetables, egg white scramble, wheat tortilla and California avocado are highlighted as the the lower calorie “Smart Plates” that promise to be 700 calories or less. Yeah, that’s Vegas for you.

Other “healthy” options include a Market Fruit options served with lemongrass-ginger syrup, or Fresh Berries from the Farm with vanilla bean whipped cream. F and I loved all their made to order hand crafted juices, particularly the one called Mojave Burn juice with orange, carrot, cucumber, lemon, ginger and cayenne.

Luxurious options? If you feel like splurging, how about, among their multiple Benedict options, a Blue Crab Benedict with artisan brie, spinach, roasted tomatoes and Mornay sauce? Sure, they have Chicken and Waffles, and Steak and Eggs, but what about a Lobster Scramble or a Portuguese Sausage and Pastrami Hash?

I woke up in a good mood when with my coffee I was able to enjoy a doughssant, a cross between doughnut and croissant. The server was great at keeping that mug filled, checking often and cheerful but without being intrusive or annoying to those of us (ME) who are not morning people and don’t like to talk very much the first two hours of being forced to leave a comfy bed and warm sheets and fluffy pillows.
A doughssant, a mashup between a donut and a croissant, from Della's Kitchen in the Delano, Las Vegas A doughssant, a mashup between a donut and a croissant, from Della's Kitchen in the Delano, Las Vegas A doughssant, a mashup between a donut and a croissant, from Della's Kitchen in the Delano, Las Vegas A doughssant, a mashup between a donut and a croissant, from Della's Kitchen in the Delano, Las Vegas

Then while enjoying more coffee and some of that Mojave Burn juice I nibbled on Buttermilk Biscuits with local aged cheddar and smoked bacon served with regular and pumpkin whipped butter to settle my stomach from the cocktails I had after arriving the night before. I wish the biscuits had just been warmer, and more buttery soft and flaky.
Buttermilk Biscuits with local aged cheddar and smoked bacon served with regular and pumpkin whipped butter, from Della's Kitchen in the Delano, Las Vegas Buttermilk Biscuits with local aged cheddar and smoked bacon served with regular and pumpkin whipped butter, from Della's Kitchen in the Delano, Las Vegas Buttermilk Biscuits with local aged cheddar and smoked bacon served with regular and pumpkin whipped butter, from Della's Kitchen in the Delano, Las Vegas

F made me eat a few bites of his insanely large platter of the Pecan Raisin French Toast with Granello’s cinnamon raisin brioche, caramelized banana, and coconut butter.
Insanely large platters in Vegas! This is the Pecan Raisin French Toast with Granello's cinnamon raisin brioche, caramelized banana, and coconut butter, from Della's Kitchen in the Delano, Las Vegas

Della’s Kitchen is only open for breakfast and lunch, from 6:30 AM – 2 PM. What I liked the most was that the menu offers those fresh juices and you can get a small plate of a side if you are not a huge breakfast person/do not want those multiple servings on a plate like that French Toast (though really really good) right away in the morning. There are detailed touches, such as the seasonal pumpkin butter for my biscuits, the coconut butter with the French Toast, or the lemongrass ginger syrup with the fresh fruit, which make Della’s offerings stand out from a regular breakfast dish.

My Guide to the Free and the Food on the Las Vegas Strip

  • Las Vegas Hotels at the South End of Strip: Mandalay Bay, Delano, Luxor, Excalibur, New York New York, and MGM Grand and what each offers in terms of feel
  • A look at some of the breakfast options at Della’s Kitchen in the Delano, including juice, Doughssant, bacon cheddar biscuits, and Pecan Raisin French Toast
  • Take a little trip to Europe with the offerings and recommendations for free stops in the Middle of the Las Vegas Strip like Paris, Caesar’s, and the Bellagio properties. Did I mention they are all free, and include the World’s Largest Chocolate Fountain?
  • Photos recapping my lunch at Giada Las Vegas inside the Cromwell, including the G signature cocktail, flatbread with pesto, burrata, grilled cheese, gelato
  • Art Walking Tour at The Shops at Crystals and Aria, Las Vegas, including Gallery Row with Richard MacDonald and Dale Chihuly to the various art in Crystals and Aria
  • The garnishes of the Bloody Marys at Todd English PUB in Las Vegas are outrageous, ranging from bacon, onions rings, sliders and corn dogs to chicken wing!
  • My tour of The Wynn in Las Vegas, including details on The Lake of Dreams, Parasol Down, the Conservatory, Jeff Koons sculptures, and Le Reve The Dream show
  • Lunch at Beijing Noodle No 9, Caesar’s Las Vegas of Shanghai Wave cocktail, Sichuan Dan Dan Mein Spring Noodles, Shanghai Soup Dumplings, and Lamb Pancakes
  • Steampunk restaurant of Rx Boiler Room by Mandalay Bay brings an opportunity for a cocktail from a crystal skull
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Comments

  1. I can always get behind a donut-croissant hybrid!

  2. I am going to Vegas in 3 weeks! AND I’m staying at the Mandalay Bay..I will need to watch your posts closely for recommendations!

  3. The food looks delicious! Looks like you had a great time in Vegas!

    • I did have a great time! I have to admit though that it was a little painful seeing the price of some of the food, however delicious everything was, we have it really good in terms of cost of living in PDX

  4. Sounds like nice variety compared to typical strip food!

  5. What a great spread of food!

  6. As usual your post is making me hungry and in awe at your food-detail retention skills. I love the condiment choices that they served, I think that shows some serious effort into making sure the meal is enjoyable. Then again- I love me some condiments.

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