Buffet Guide! (Sticky?)
 

I think this should be worth a sticky, especially since Vegas is known for this. Anyways, here's my personal guide to the Buffets in Vegas... I will try to consolidate comments on this first post. Listed in alphabetical order.

Aladdin "Spice Market Buffet" - As with most buffets there is a wide variety of cuisines, but Aladdin's buffet gets the crown for Best Middle Eastern/South Asian cuisine. I personally hate the taste lamb, but their grilled lamb skewers are delicious... no gamey flavor at all. The prime rib is above average... just make sure you ask for the center cut of optimum tenderness.

Bellagio "Buffet" - I would put this at the top of the list. Excellent food from all around at very high quality. Best meals to go to are the brunches and gourmet dinners on the weekends. The menu changes daily... I've seen items such as Kobe beef sirloin and roasted venison. There's also the standards, such as prime rib, king crab legs, salmon 6 different ways, potatoes 6 different ways (at least) and shrimp-shrimp-shrimp. Bellagio also has THE BEST dessert station on the strip... last night I had a cappiccino-flavored creme anglaise and a strawberry gelee-type dessert topped with mascarpone. The service was also excellent.

Circus Circus - Just for kicks, I added this on here to say "AVOID AT ALL COSTS." I had a buddy who got food poisoning there... enough said.

Mirage "Cravings" - This relatively-newly-renovated buffet ranks up there. The decor is my favorite... modern without being too cold/stark. The prime rib here is quite tender, and quite a variety of offerings. Service was on par with Bellagio (read: they were quite attentive). Cravings has the best Mexican station on the Strip (and I never get Mexican). Dessert was not so spectacular, though there is a variety of gelato available.

Paris "Le Village Buffet" - First off, they (at least used to) have a check-in system that tells you what time to come back, so you don't have to stand in line as much (but the last few times the line hasn't been long, so I don't know if they still use this system). While the variety of other ethnic foods isn't as diverse, you can't go wrong with the 5 different "regions" of French cuisine. The prime rib USED TO BE (IMO) the best, but lately it hasn't be as good (but still excellent). Make sure you try all the sauces available. Dessert here is also quite good, especially if you like bananas foster.

Wynn "The Buffet" - So Steve Wynn decides to build a hotel-casino to compete with Bellagio. I would say he ignored the Buffet. While nice, the Buffet bordered on average, in terms of variety and flavor. Dessert was even average! The service was some of the worst in a while... even on a slow Friday afternoon. If you're looking for a dining experience, I would skip the Wynn.

The link for prices times and coustomer comments.
http://www.a2zlasvegas.com/food/buf-list.php3

The link for buffet rankings, also clickable for more info.
http://www.ratelasvegas.com/buffets/buffetrank.html

This was the main link. There are loads of other things to check out here.
http://www.a2zlasvegas.com

I agree with Dave'sdog - there are plenty of places that rate buffet's and everything else in Vegas. A buffet is also the last place I would eat in Vegas with all of the great restaurants in and around town. Maybe a sticky with all of these popular Vegas tourist links would be of help.

With that in mind - here are a couple helpful links that are not necessarily just buffet related.

www.cheapovegas.com
www.lasvegasadvisor.com
www.vegasresource.com

Welllll-since this is going to be more of a "review"type thread than a FAQ's type thread It probably not do well in "sticky form.
FTR-I really liked Wynn's buffet and did not care for the new buffet at Mirage at all-but I liked Treasure Islands new buffet.So you see,opinion rather than facts.

I was just going for a review by FTers, not by other random people... so whatever, just means less work for me not having to maintain this thread ^

I like the idea of this thread but maybe just list the food items and the cost and leave out the reviews cause no matter how good a buffet is they all start tasting the same after the second one (IMHO :) )

I find a HUGE difference in "the good"buffets(Belagio,Alladin,Paris,Wynn-and some :D would include Mirage and Treasure Island)in food quality,presentation and staff then in "regular"buffets(I will use GVR and Palms since those are the last two I ate at)which are lower priced and IMO more industrial in feel.
I live in a city with wonderful restaurants and I am a very good cook.I do not go to Vegas to be gouged by "fancy"restaurants charging way more than they should.

Sahara's buffet was mediocre, and about the same level of quality as your local "Old Country Buffet" with fewer choices. There were three lines which all had pretty much the same food (about 6 different entrees, and maybe a dozen sides), plus a salad bar, soup station, carving station, "specials" station (a few mexican/asian dishes), and a pizza/pasta station. The deserts looked decent, but weren't actually that great. The drinks were all self-service. On the positive side, the self-service drinks are nice because you can get two or three at a time, and get refills quickly (I drink a lot of water when I eat), and there were a lot of sugar-free deserts. I believe the price was $10.99 for dinner, so its not a huge ripoff, but there are better deals to be had. Only reason we went was because we had comp passes.

I agree it OP that the Bellagio's buffet is one of the best in town, if not THE best in town. Venison, NZ Lamb, Beef and Chicken Wellington and a Kobe Beef roast are offered most every night, except special event nights where the eclectic meny can include live Maine lobsters, softshells, and on the very rare occaision, Kobe steaks.

Living in Vegas, I've had the opportunity to try out most of the buffet's around town and the one that tends to be missed is the Village Seafood Buffet @ the Rio. (most people find the Carnival World Buffet and think that's the only one). As a seafood lover, I'm a big fan of the VSB which offers all you can eat Snow Crab, Lobster Tail (slipper), Oysters (on the half and Rockefeller) and a plethora of other choices.

If you're new to Vegas, both of those are must-hit, though a little pricey.

I have a free invite to "The Buffet" @ Wynn for next week, I'll come back and write a review then.

I gave up eating at buffets when I saw a 10 year old girl pick up food from the buffet table with her bare hands, place it on her plate, change her mind and then put it back on the buffet table.
No matter how crappy your waiter is anything is better than this (unless you make your waiter mad and he spits in your food).

Buffets are to restaurants what Vegas is to class.

Thought I'd reopen this thread since I recently moved to Las Vegas and have experienced some buffets, and I have some questions about others.

Mandalay Bay -- I went to their buffet for breakfast since I was staying there while house-hunting. I am not a huge breakfast person, but I thought theirs was great! They had good omelets, French toast, crepes, and bagels and lox. Plus my glass of grapefruit juice was never empty.

Excalibur -- Went there for lunch. Pretty much you get what you pay for. It is definitely a cheaper buffet, but it is probably more economical going to the McDonalds in the food court than to this buffet. The Chinese food was okay, and the desserts weren't bad, but it wasn't anything to write home about.

Green Valley Ranch -- Feast -- I think they do a great job, and if you go during the week, it is a good value as well. Technically this is in the Green Valley area of Henderson. It is a very nice hotel; this is the place where they film American Casino. Anyway, the Asian selection is great. The Mongolian Barbecue is fantastic, and I like the Chinese food as well. I really liked the Mexican food as well, and the Italian isn't too bad. I had some very good prime rib and salmon there. I don't eat shellfish, but people were gobbling it down. The desserts are very good! There always seems to be a very long line (but I'm usually comped so I bypass it :) ). Also, they don't change the menu ever, it seems.


Anybody know anything about the one at the Palms? It is a lot cheaper (~$12) than I thought it would be. Also, for the seafood buffet at the Rio, is there sushi? Is it any good?

Palms buffet is very average IMO-not worth a trip,but if you are there and you are hungry than Ok.
Rio now has two of the "bad"buffets in LAS and they charge big $$$$ for the seafood buffet which features mostly(if not all)frozen fish and tasteless seafood.
I remember when the "real"Rio team opened the seafood village and the big to-do they made about the kitchen and storage facilities for the buffet.I think the only thing Harrahs is holding in those tanks and coolers is the coins and bills they suck from their customers pockets these days ;)

Harrah's mismanagement continues. Harrah's casino on the strip closed their buffet for a while to remodel. It has since reopened and the place looks nice but the food is worse :confused: . The buffet had a passing grade before but now its just passing gas :p