Orla
Mediterranean restaurant · Boulder Junction ·
Mediterranean restaurant featuring grilled meats, seafood, and bright vegetables
Mediterranean restaurant featuring grilled meats, seafood, and bright vegetables
"Born from My Egypt’s research, the first Orla opened in Las Vegas at the beginning of 2024, launching a concept rooted in my deep dive into Egyptian cuisine." - Nancy DePalma
"Situated inside the oceanfront Regent Santa Monica Beach project, Orla brings Michelin-caliber Mediterranean fare from Egyptian-born Chef Michael Mina with shareable dishes rooted in his heritage and a bar that overlooks the pool deck; the restaurant complements the hotel’s beach-facing pool, wellness spa, and other outlets like Sweet July, and Mina already operates an Orla outpost in Las Vegas." - Eater Staff
"This Vegas newcomer from chef Michael Mina offers an Egyptian cuisine-inflected menu prioritizing large plates that can be shared with a group. Diners might gravitate toward a kebab platter with glistening filet mignon, kofta, and chicken kebabs atop basmati rice and pita or the Alexandria fish fry, a take on fish and chips that uses spiced beer batter and charred lemon. Long tables invite larger parties to enjoy the dining room without having to spring for a private space, while bread service and what seems like an endless well of hummus keeps even the most impatient member of the group satisfied until mains arrive." - Janna Karel
"Michael Mina’s new restaurant at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino takes inspiration from Greece, Egypt, and the surrounding Mediterranean regions. The menu features an urfa-dusted big eye tuna with crispy falafel and whipped tahini with spicy Persian cucumber, a chilled lobster salad with avocado, mango, and saffron, and a modern spin on the Egyptian Alexandra fish fry — with lightly fried white fish in a chickpea spice crust with slaw." - Janna Karel
"In early 2024 he opened Orla at Mandalay Bay, a Mediterranean or 'Middleterranean' restaurant where macaroni bechamel is presented as a centerpiece (sometimes served without meat in homage to his vegetarian father), where dishes like lamb hummus and his mother’s falafel (made with fava beans) reflect his renewed focus on origin stories, and where roughly 80% of Orla’s menu will appear in his new book." - Paolo Bicchieri