Let's start with the hostess: she took our name for a reservation and said it'd be about 20 minutes. \n\nInstead of lining up against the wall and waiting like a bunch of common criminals, we walked around the casino, did other stuff, and checked back about 20 minutes later. \n\nThe hostess said she'd already called our name and that she'd call it again later when a table opened up. \n\nFair enough -- it was our fault for wandering off. She called another name \"party of [same amount of people we are],\" again, again; obviously this mystery party of 4 was not around. \n\nI said \"we could take the place of the  people you're calling, you know.\" To her credit, she got it and seated us in one of the several empty booths (so, is anticipation part of the dining experience or is there some seating system whose logic eludes me to this day?).\n\nThe food was excellent. I'd caught the chef's (not that I expect that he personally made our order) show on PBS (that's how hard I party) and it lived up to expectations. Our waitress was nice and friendly. \n\nIf  you're at Mandalay Bay and want to have a gourmet burger, this is what I'd recommend.