I've had a great Sunday Brunch at the Millrose Restaurant in IL.



http://www.millroserestaurant.com/sundaybrunch.html

I like the buffet at Treasure Island, it is about $20.

The Sunday brunch buffet at the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay is amazing. They just retooled it a few weeks ago and its now upstairs at Armanis. Its around $60 and includes all-your-can-drink champagne and champagne cocktails (very decent stuff on offer too) and a gorgeous selection of food.

Most everything is portioned out in two/three bite presentations - starts with room filled with antipasto bar, caviar, sushi, various cerviches, salmon presentations, huge cheese selection (15+ varieties), breads, warm appetizers, fruits, veggies, raw bar (large shrimp, king crab legs, crab claws, clams, mussels), etc.

Then its "menu" service - they bring you two hot entrees at a time - they recommend you try them all (or as many as you can stomach) - they are also 3 to 4 bite portions and some great stuff (banana pancakes with caramelized walnuts, mini waffles, short ribs, fish dishes, etc.).

Then you move on to the dessert bar - again small two to three bite portions plus truffles plus a white chocolate fountain.

Totally enjoyable, not crowded, piano player, great view of the bay. Amazing value for the price... plus they do limited seatings so you aren't rushed at all.

While not buffet, last time I was there it was all you can eat (served). The place was Amadeo in Brussels. I was there in 2004 and it was 13.99 euro for all you can eat ribs (Spare ribs � volont�) and baked potato (with an excellent brown sugar/butter). The food and service was excellent.

Seems from the website that they still offer the all you can eat ribs, but I'm not sure of the price.

http://www.amadeo-brussels.com

I have a great Ryan's Family Steakhouse Buffet story, but it's far too disgusting for FT.

Best Brunch Buffet I've ever been to is the Sunday Brunch at Foxwoods resort in CT. Its comparable to the Sterling Brunch at Bally's in Vegas, but less expensive, and the champagne is limited to one glass, but the food is amazingly well prepared. The pistacio cake is to die for.

Just had the brunch buffet at The Mirage in LAS. right around $20/person with champagne. pretty good! (much better than the MGM, felt kind of low class) pretty much ANYTHING you wanted.

I remember going there about 25 years ago when I was still a wee lad. In those days it seemed like the buffet itself was 100 feet long (probably a lot shorter) and it seemed like the desert buffet was 30 feet long (probably a bit shorter).

Can anyone confirm that this place is still open? If so, I see a roadtrip in the future

I went to two different "all the beef you can possibly eat" buffets in Buenos Aires this week for late lunch (2pm).

The first was Gourmet Porteno in the Puerto Madero area near the Cinemark theatre, priced at $A30 ($US9.50). The second was Marini Gourmet on Avenida Santa Fe priced at $A29 ($US9). Both featured a salad bar, beef cooked over a pit that the chef will cut for you, and fantastic dessert bars ( I must admit my interests lay more in that direction than the beef). I also had wine and bottled water for a couple additional dollars (beverages not included). They also offer pasta made just for you (I had chicken ravioli at Marini), fish cooked just for you (had salmon at Porteno), and Porteno had a sushi bar. Both offered excellent service and I would return to them.

Meal photos for Gourmet Porteno are in this folder starting on page 7.

Meal photos for Marini Gourmet are in this gallery at the opening page.

Was at the one in Virginia Beach about 6 months ago.

Thank you (as always) Tom911 for sharing your pics from BA.
It's something I've wanted to do for the psat two decades since I was 16, when I started to really appreciate top-end beef. ^

I'll try to get to a local 'Gaucho' specialist grill and add a report here. There are a couple in Sydney, with long-standing good reps. Just in case you're here again.

The Sunday Brunch at the Intercontinental in Hong Kong. A great experience which includes lobster tails, crab, champagne (or wine/beer), sushi, foie gras, carving station as well as some great deserts for HK$620

Sunday brinch buffett in Ocala FL they were only $6 for brunch and they had BIG frog legs and they were actually good...once I got over the size(kinda like those chinese restaraunt chicken wings!)

I've been to wayyyyy too many buffets in the past few years that it's at first, disturbing to think about but then, I know I have been served generally well.

The best is definitely the Intercontinental Bangkok dinner buffet, replete with sushi, Middle Eastern food, caviar, and that fantastic banana cheesecake. 2nd on the list? Their breakfast buffet^^

A place that I went to a few times while studying abroad in Hong Kong is the Spice Market of the Marco Polo Prince hotel. Three reasons why; 1) Sashimi, 2)SE Asian fruit 3)Waffle maker. I recently spent a year teaching English in Shenzhen, and made the trek once or twice across the border just for the buffet.

With my college roommate in Washington, DC, I frequented Aroma Indian restaurant, on I St. by the IFC. The service was not good, but the considerable pain and sorrow following the tasty dishes (read: boneless tandoori chicken and lots of naan) was...also not good.

The Hyatt Regency Dubai supplied me with generous amounts of hummous, pita and fresh (indeed) fruit.

The bottom line: If a buffet has olive oil, peanut butter, papaya, and Middle Eastern eats, I'm in.

Honourable mention for the worst buffet I went to - Dragon Sea Buffet, in Springfield, VA. I dragged along three college mates there, and the highlight was seeing oysters on ice served next to a Chips Ahoy package. The "Mongolian" section consisted of one person handing out skewers of assumed offal.

A few months ago, I was invited to a party at the Universal City Hilton. It's off the 101 Freeway and Lankershim in Hollywood, CA.

We ate at the Asian themed buffet restaurant, Cafe Sierra. They have a wonderful seafood buffet there with all you can eat king crab legs, lobsters, shrimp, fish, as well as the standard buffet fare like prime rib, chicken, etc...
While it's Asian themed, a lot of the food is what you'd find in any seafood restaurant. They even have a chef available at the buffet to make lobster fettucine or whatever you'd like!

It's $40 per person (good thing I wasn't paying.)

I'd definately go back again!

Here's a review I found. Pretty accurate.
http://thenewdiner.blogspot.com/2007...fe-sierra.html



Steve