YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT AND THE COMPANY YOU KEEP
AT FINE COMPANY IN DOWNTOWN SUMMERLIN®
Chef Roy Ellamar’s newest venture off-Strip is all about celebrating the finer things in life
Fine Company, a new American neighborhood restaurant by Chef Roy Ellamar, debuted quietly for breakfast and lunch service in Downtown Summerlin® on September 13, 2023.
“I set out on a mission to transport diners to a place where they can connect to their most comforting and delicious memories, as well as time spent with the people they care about.” Chef Ellamar explains, “… and I can’t think of anything finer than that.”
Born and raised in Hilo, Hawaii surrounded by a family of farmers, foragers, and fishermen, Chef Roy learned the lessons and importance of sourcing food responsibly and cooking with integrity from the very start.
After honing his craft in top-rated Chicago and Los Angeles kitchens, Chef Ellamar landed in Las Vegas at the prestigious L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino. Two years later, he accepted an offer from Bellagio Resort to join Chef Martin Heierling and his team at Sensi as Chef de Cuisine. He was later promoted to Executive Chef and the space was reconceptualized as Harvest by Roy Ellamar. Harvest allowed Chef Roy’s true talents to shine through the menu packed with options for herbivores and carnivores alike while staying true to his commitment to always utilizing the freshest and finest ingredients.
Motivated by a desire to shift focus towards the local community, Chef left his post at Harvest in 2021 to travel and gather inspiration for his next venture, with the goal of bringing people together to share great food and fine company in the ‘burbs.
“The local restaurant and food scene has continued to evolve since I arrived in Las Vegas,” states Ellamar. “Talented chefs are moving away from the Strip and putting down roots in the community, and I couldn’t be prouder to be a part of this revolutionary time for our industry alongside my family and friends who’ve all worked so hard laying the groundwork.”
Fine Company serves an all-day menu for brunch and lunch, as well as a soon-to-be-launched dinner menu that pays homage to Chef Ellamar’s upbringing, his culinary travels, and his ultimate respect for the land, sea, and people from where his ingredients are sourced.
Brunch Plates are rooted in classics but updated with quality ingredients and technical execution. Items include chef’s signature Mom’s Banana Bread, which takes one of his literal childhood memories and adds a personal touch with cultured butter, local desert sage honey, and Jacobson’s sea salt; Brown Butter Pancakes with bourbon maple butter; and The Fine Acai Bowl with overnight chia oats, pitaya yogurt, toasted coconut, and fresh berries.
The Eggs & Friends section features traditional dishes with impeccably fresh ingredients and a heavy dose of love including the Breakfast Burger with chef’s custom beef grind, cheese, bacon, French toast bun, hash browns, maple syrup, and sunny egg; Sausage & Eggs with house made pork sausage and a sweet shoyu glaze; Steak & Eggs with barrel-cut ribeye and chimichurri; Smoked Salmon Avocado Toast with dill-cured Glory Bay salmon, crushed avocado, sourdough toast, and oven-dried cherry tomatoes; and Green Eggs, No Ham featuring an egg white scramble, spinach, broccoli, kale, mushroom, onion, and baby green salad.
Soups & Salads offer light, bright options with micro-seasonal changes and feature organic opulence from the Intuitive Forager Kerry Clasby’s California Family Farms. Guests can enjoy the Chopped Salad with gem lettuce, crunchy vegetables, avocado, Point Reyes blue cheese, and “not ranch” dressing; Tomato Gazpacho with Persian cucumber, creme fraiche, cilantro, and sourdough croutons; and The Fine Salad with boutique lettuces, market vegetables, tomato, lemon vinaigrette, sunflower seeds, and feta.
The Share Plates section boasts soon-to-be signature dishes such as Chef Roy’s Merguez Stuffed Dates with house-made lamb sausage, goat cheese, piquillo peppers, and parsley pesto; Salt & Pepper Shrimp with white gulf shrimp, fennel salad, and Szechuan, Calabrian and jalapeno chilies tempered with aromatics and paired with shaved fennel and tangerines; Whipped Feta & Olives with Valbreso feta, kataifi, olive-raisin caponata, and grilled sourdough; and a gorgeous Salmon Crudo featuring Glory Bay salmon, avocado, radish salad, chili oil, and purple ponzu.
Entrees round out the lunch offerings with a Porchetta Sandwich on potato focaccia with pumpkin seed pesto, giardiniera, pickled red onion, and arugula; Fileto Fish with shatter-battered halibut, cherry pepper remoulade, brioche bun, and crinkle fries; the Le Roy Burger is a custom grind of brisket, chuck and short rib with new school American cheese and top secret special sauce; Crispy Skin Salmon with charred broccolini, fingerling potatoes, and curry-scented buttermilk; and Steak Frites served with harissa chimichurri and Kennebec fries.
Chef Ellamar’s love for cooking is truly all in the family, as his son Tayden is following in his footsteps as an accomplished chef in some of Las Vegas’s finest restaurants on and off the Strip. That’s reflected in the grown-up and kid-approved Little Bird Kid’s Menu, boasting organic Jidori Chicken Tendies, fresh Alaskan Halibut Fishy Sticks, and a new school American Grilled Cheesy on brioche bread, all served with crudite and crinkle fries.
The current lineup of desserts features a Mango Panna Cotta with coconut, lime, and cardamom; a Chocolate Hazelnut Torte with chocolate ganache, cinnamon caramel, and hazelnut praline; and a nostalgic Pineapple Soft Serve Sundae with Greek yogurt soft serve and pineapple upside down cake flavors.
Fine Company’s beverage program is led by acclaimed Las Vegas bartender Camille Razo and is rooted in the same philosophy found throughout the chef-driven fare. Signature cocktails, Bloody Marys, spritzes, and mocktails – with a non-alcoholic section dubbed “Fine AF” – round out the seasonal selections. The wine list is concise and thoughtfully curated by General Manager, Jamie Greco, to be approachable, yet interesting, along with local brews and a selection of “patio pounders” – hard seltzers and kombucha to enjoy al fresco when the weather’s fine.
“Fine Time” is a reimagined happy hour that is available from 2-5 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays. The ever-changing Fine Time menu features seasonal specials to highlight specific growers, producers, and other food and beverage industry friends. It can be enjoyed within the dining room or outdoors on Fine Company’s tree-lined patio.
Since October is Filipino American History Month, Fine Time will showcase Filipino-inspired cocktails curated by Lead Bartender, Camille Razo, and special small plates by Chef Roy Ellamar, drawing inspiration from their shared Filipino heritage and celebrating Pinoy pride:
Small Plates
Kushi Oysters
calamansi mignonette, keitt mango, toasted garlic
Charred Octopus
heirloom tomatoes, sweet onion, fish sauce vinaigrette
Lechon Kawali
crispy heritage pork belly, lettuce wraps, toyomansi, daikon green apple atchara
Shrimp Kinilaw
Filipino ceviche, gulf shrimp, calamansi vinegar, extra virgin sesame oil, chili pepper
Fine Cocktails
Suman-Hattan
pinipig infused rittenhouse rye, coconut-washed vermouth, burlesque bitters
Sampaguita
tanqueray gin, bay laurel, orange, jasmine, prosecco
Spike Ube Horchata
pandan vodka, almonds, purple yam, latik
Iced Corn Milk Latte (non-alcoholic)
brentwood sweet corn, banana syrup, condensed milk, espresso
Fine Company’s warm, wood-clad space is full of natural light and punctuated with colors and textures inspired by the desert landscape. The “California chic”-casual feel of the room reflects the menu and is an example of simplistic opulence and style.
“Choosing the birds of paradise plants added cheeriness and a more whimsical shape to create a beautiful focal feature,” describes Hayley Hunter, who collaborated with Chef Roy on the restaurant’s interior design. “Pulling in all-natural elements was important. The wood, concrete, natural leathered quartzite, and lush greenery make the space feel organically inviting both inside and out, so we avoided any elements that seemed forced or contrived.”
The sconces that adorn the interior dining room walls emulate a tree branch, adding instant warmth with the brushed brass finish. The collection of cookbooks, cutting boards, ceramics, and artwork found within the space is from Chef Roy’s own personal bird’s nest of meaningful objects, further enhancing the comfort guests feel when entering the dining room as if it were a friend or family member’s home.
The 50-seat patio at the intersection of Rosemary Park Drive and Festival Plaza Drive in Downtown Summerlin remains a work in progress from a design perspective, yet already proved itself to be the perfect spot for afternoon people-watching and unwinding during Fine Time – or any time – with great food and Fine Company.
ABOUT FINE COMPANY: Fine Company tells the story of Chef Roy Ellamar’s cooking career, from his upbringing in Hawaii to his culinary travels to his desire to continue bringing the community together through food, always holding the utmost respect for quality ingredients and technical execution. Fine Company is located in the heart of Downtown Summerlin at 10970 Rosemary Park Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89153. The new American neighborhood restaurant currently offers an all-day menu of brunch and lunch items from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., and Fine Time from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays; closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. Downtown Summerlin offers convenient self and valet parking options. For information regarding reservations, group dining, and additional happenings, please visit www.FineCompanyLV.com or call (702) 405-0715. Follow along on social for upcoming events and updates at @FineWithUs.
ABOUT DOWNTOWN SUMMERLIN: Downtown Summerlin is a thoughtfully planned urban center, serving the entire Las Vegas Valley. It includes retail, entertainment, sports, office, and multi-family residential elements, all designed to create a vibrant, walkable urban core within the award-winning 22,500-acre Summerlin® master-planned community. Downtown Summerlin totals nearly 400 acres and features more than 125 stores and restaurants in a streetscape-shopping environment with pedestrian thoroughfares and dynamic storefronts. The first phase of development opened to the public in October 2014. Today, Downtown Summerlin is also home to City National Arena, a practice facility for the National Hockey League’s Vegas Golden Knights, and Las Vegas Ballpark®, a 10,000-capacity professional Triple-A baseball stadium that is home to the Las Vegas Aviators® of the Pacific Coast League. Downtown Summerlin boasts four Class-A office buildings including – ONE and TWO Summerlin and 1700 Pavilion. The area is also home to three luxury multi-family developments encompassing nearly 700 units total – Constellation, Tanager and Tanager Echo, providing an inclusive community with an abundance of residential, optimal office space, and connected walkability within the master plan that creates a destination unlike anything else in Southern Nevada. Rounding out landmark facilities are Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa, Lifetime Athletic, and the City National Bank building. Additional information can be found at www.summerlin.com.