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I hate buffets, but if the other person is in front of the OP in line, the other person can take whatever he/she wants subject to whatever rules might be imposed by the hotel/buffet (can't fill cooler chest, etc.). It's a commercial transaction between the "guest" and buffet/hotel, not at all like being among invited guests in someone's home, where politeness would suggest offering to share the last of a dish with others.