Lakeside Trattoria — Restaurant in Sé

We recently dined at Ristorante Il Teatro for the first time in quite a few years and enjoyed an excellent meal. This is the feature Italian restaurant at the Wynn Macao, overlooking the Performance Lake. Opening hours are 5.30-11.30pm daily (closed Mondays).

We made reservations on their website around one week prior to our meal. The restaurant communicated with us through email to confirm allergies and remind of elegant casual dress attire. We were well received upon arrival, treated excellently by host, head waiter and other staff. Service was very polite, timely and professional throughout our meal, what you'd expect at Michelin calibre restaurants.

Seating is mostly within curved leather booths, many of which face the large open windows, where you can watch the Performance Lakes shows every 15 minutes throughout your meal. This is a unique and outstanding characteristic of this restaurant that is quite impressive and memorable.

Menu is made up of expected Italian and other seasonal dishes. We ordered the Sea Bream served on artichoke cream as well as the seasonal sous-vide guinea fowl, both of which were excellently prepared with fresh ingredients, beautifully served and delicious mains. We very much enjoyed both and would gladly reorder them.

We also enjoyed the pre-meal loaf of sour dough bread served with citrus infused butter, salt flakes and sweet cherry tomatoes. A tasty amuse bouche of 24-month parma ham also preceded our mains. Worth a quick mention as well that pre-meal cocktails were well made and wines which complemented our mains just fine.

For dessert, we enjoyed both the Lemon Sorrento, a raspberry sorbet and lemon cream beautifully shaped like a real lemon. This was both neat, fun to see and a good dessert. More enjoyed was the delectable baked Amedei chocolate molten cake served with crumble and a scoop of espresso ice-cream. This was richly flavoured and indulgent.

In the end, this was an excellent all around meal at Il Teatro, a much better experience compared to our meal here 5-6 years ago. They did a great job matching solid kitchen execution with professional dining service on the evening. If this is what you expect at Il Teatro these days, this is an easy restaurant to recommend at this...

4.5 stars Venue: Beside Nam Van Lake, and close to Wynn Fountain. Better view if sitting at the windows. However, non- Wynn members are not allowed getting close to the windows. Elegant decor with Italian characteristics. Fine dining setting. Comfy seats. Restrooms are next to reception within restaurant's area. --- 8.5/10 Service: Walked in at 5pm Friday. Not busy. To be seated. The receptionist was so friendly and nice to introduce everything proactively. Wynn members would be privileged to have better tables with better views. Table light are on for dinner sessions. Tap water was given and did refill later. Briefly introduced the menu. The waitress took orders at the table. Reasonable waiting time for food. --- 7.6/10 (9/10 only to receptionist 5-6pm 2/11). F&B: Italian cuisine. Normal presentation without excessive garnish. Normal portion. Pricey but acceptable. Bread 拖鞋包 with Butter: crispy crust. Moist inside. --- 8.8/10 Casareccie con Gamberi e Granchio, MOP 268: cooked in rich crab bisque. Very mild spicy. Not much crabmeat. Pasta was al dente. --- 8/10 Calamari Ripieni 意式釀魷魚, MOP 188: with roasted cherry tomato sauce. --- 9/10 Tortino al Cioccolato 朱古力熔岩蛋糕, MOP 138: served with white coffee ice-cream. Can be shared with 2 people --- 8.8/10 Cappuccino, MOP 40: served with a dark...

On April 8th 2022 I experienced my first dinner at IL Teatro and it was an evening that I will not forget. I was celebrating my birthday and from the moment that we stepped out of the elevator, we were greeted with smiles as well as warmth. Our Table was a comfortable booth that gave us a view of the vibrant fountain show out of their large windows. Mirco Panella was the enthusiastic person that happened to be taking care of our table that night. He could recommend us delicious dishes and he also had some great ideas for some specialised drinks. He had a natural way of enjoying conversation with us but also being able to take care of many other tables. I observed him smiling with all the other customers too. The food was mouth watering good and the service was a 100 star rating for me. At the end of the night Mirco surprised me with a special dessert and birthday candle as well as a box of chocolates. I don’t think half of those chocolates made it home! It is these memorable touches, that make this place extraordinary. We left with our stomachs full of flavourful food and happiness in our heart. I can’t wait to go...