[bsder]

> Is it that much better than the food you could make at home?

Oh, my goodness, yes. My experience was Alex in Las Vegas before it closed.

The food was, of course, excellent.

However, the wine pairing was phenomenal. Most of the wines were very good to start but putting them with the particular dishes made both of them amazing.

So, for starters, unless your house readily uncorks 8 unique, really good bottles of wine to pair with 8 courses, you are certainly getting something very different, at least.

Now, I will grant you that this was before the whole "It's more important to post my food pictures on social media than actually enjoy the food." So, things may have changed.

[klyrs]

I don't drink, but wouldn't 8 glasses of wine get a person properly pissed? Or do they do tiny glasses?

[bsder]

Yes and yes.

You get approximately half-portions, but it's still probably close to 5 glasses of wine. You will get quite drunk if you drink it all yourself.

However, being Vegas, you don't have to drive. So, even if you are a bit drunk, it's not a big deal.