Like a toque-wearing Moses, Andre Rochat parted the waves of Las Vegas price range buffets in 1980, bringing the cuisine of his native France to the culinary desert. Rochat offers since added Andre's at the Monte Carlo and Alizé at the Palms. But his provincially decorated flagship in a 1930s-era downtown house-with four cozy dining rooms, each representing a different French location and ornamented by using lots of wood, tapestries, and very soft lighting-is even now going strong, owing partly to a menu that has both equally classic French dishes such as coquilles Saint Jacques (scallops in a wine-enriched cream sauce) and a lot of with current twists, like grilled quail with figs and prosciutto. Entrée prices start in the mid-30s.




