The award-winning Palace Court at Caesars Palace boasts a reputation of being one of the most elegant gourmet restaurants in America.

Housed in a mini-museum setting filled with art treasures of the past, the Palace Court is designed to provide haute cuisine and meticulous service in the atmosphere of a private courtyard.

A la carte selections of contemporary French haute cuisine offer many sumptuous combinations of hors d'oeuvres, soups, salads, entrees and desserts.

Escalope de Foie Gras aux Navets Confits et Glace Vieux Porto (pan-seared duck liver and confit turnips, served with aged port wine sauce), Carre d' Agneau Roti aux Flageolets Fumes et Fromage de Chevre Frais, Emulsion de Jus d' Artichaud (roasted rack of lamb, served with smoked flageolet beans, fresh goat cheese, and baby artichokes in an emulsion of artichoke and lamb juices) and the perfect Dover Sole are just a few tantalizing choices. The menu changes seasonally.

An extensive wine list, prepared by Master Sommelier Barbara Werley, provides a superb selection from the award-winning Caesars Palace wine cellar.

From delicate hors d'oeuvres to famous dessert souffles and sliced fresh fruits dipped in white chocolate, all is prepared for "le plaisir de la table" by a team of expert chefs, led by Chef de Cuisine Laurent Tourondel, a James Beard Foundation honoree. "Cafes et digestifs" offer a relaxing epilogue to the dining experience.

Located on the second floor, the restaurant is accessible via a dedicated elevator to the Palace Court Lounge. The lounge, which features nightly musical performances of fine pianists, is a popular retreat for guests who enjoy quiet conversation under its retracting, barrel-vaulted, stained-glass ceiling. A giant, domed, stained-glass ceiling (which does not retract) measuring 36 feet in diameter, crowns the dining area.

Decorated in shades of terra cotta, Roman tan and Grecian pink, the Palace Court restaurant is framed in balloon drapes along a two-story, circular glass wall. On the opposite wall is a 45-by-20-foot mural, commissioned from Grosh Scenic Studios of Hollywood, Calif. The hand-painted "Le Manoir du Chapeau" (cq) garden and courtyard is a classic countryside scene of the French province Bourbonnais.

Tables are adorned with Frette Egyptian cotton linen, imported from Italy. Settings of Limoges porcelain, St. Hilaire Louis XV silver, and Spiegelau crystal are perfectly prepared by attentive personnel.

A gallery of art treasures throughout the Palace Court Restaurant, Lounge and the nearby Palace Court Casino, sculpted upholstery and lush green plantings, thriving in the area's romantically filtered light, help to give the Palace Court its luxurious Gallic atmosphere.

The Palace Court is open for dinner only. Reservations are suggested. Phone 702/731-7731. Gentlemen are required to wear jackets.