Gregg M.
Yelp
The wife and I decided to check out the recently opened Urth Caffé for a late breakfast on a Saturday morning. We had been to the Urth Caffé in UnCommons, but it was only for a cup of coffee so we made it a point to try out some of their food offerings on this visit.
First impression? It was immediately obvious to me that it's already a very popular place especially on a Saturday morning. The dining room was at capacity. The queue to order for both dine-in and carryout was only four deep, but the process didn't seem overly efficient since menus seemed to only be placed at the counter where you ordered, which may not have been a problem if you were very familiar with Urth Caffé's menu offerings, but increased the customer order time. The order/checkout counter also seemed to be minimally staffed, which didn't help.
Once we made it to the front of the line, I ordered the Tasty Egg Panini ($16.50) and a large Daily Coffee ($4.50) for dine-in. We fortunately found an open table and waited for our food to be brought out to our table. I was pleasantly surprised that our food came out quickly. My coffee served in a very large cup was the highlight of the meal. It tasted fresh-brewed, full-bodied, and hit all the right notes. My Tasty Egg Panini, on the other hand, was largely a miss. It's never a good look when the item you order only passingly resembles the picture of it found on the signage around the restaurant. Described as "an omelet panini made with farm-fresh eggs, spicy chicken sausage, grilled red pepper, fresh Hass avocado, mozzarella cheese and jalapeño served with our house-made tomato sauce", it all made for a very bland bite as it seemed to only have a scant amount of spicy chicken sausage and grilled red pepper, and the house-made tomato sauce offered no relief as it seemed devoid of salt, pepper, or herbs like basil and oregano. For the price, it underdelivered.
In the end, when compared to the abundance of other similar type restaurants in Las Vegas/Henderson, for me, Urth Caffé didn't stand out. Maybe, I'd come back for coffee, but otherwise, it won't make it on the wife and my breakfast/brunch spot rotation.