The best buffets in Las Vegas

Just a brief list, in alphabetical order (these are all in the same quality class so it's hard to rank them):

• Bellagio Buffet
• Paris Buffet
• Planet Hollywood Spice World Buffet
• Rio Carnival World Buffet
• Rio Seafood Buffet
• Wynn Buffet

I don't have the time or notes to write reviews right now, but you can find additional information on the details and merits of each of those on plenty of other Vegas sites.  I just wanted to jot my list down because sometimes people ask me for my opinion as a local who has eaten many meals at many buffets.

Comments

[joe]

buffets are gross. anybody who knows anything about food or economics will tell you that food at buffets is sub par.

[Scorpius]

Yeah, I get creeped out just thinking what waiters might do accidentally to my food. The idea what the general public (the geezers, the rednecks, the bums, the kids) might do to the food scares the poop outta me (and the food might get the poop outta ya too if you know what I mean)

[Jacqueline]

You've obviously never been to a *good* buffet.

The food at the six I listed is far better than food at most restaurants. The food in the Wynn buffet, in particular, is on par with the food at the gourmet restaurants I've eaten at.

Buffets allow you to sample dozens of different dishes. The closest you can get to that at a non-buffet restaurant is a tasting menu or go to a restaurant that offers a wide variety of appetizers or tapas. So let's see... $27.95 for the Wynn buffet or $200+ for an equivalent-quality tasting menu. Just because it costs more doesn't mean it's better!

The real differences between nice restaurants and nice buffets is presentation, service, and atmosphere. The latter is what you're really paying for at a nice restaurant, not a difference in food quality. If you care about the *food*, you can find a wide variety of excellent food at the better buffets in Vegas.

[Shawn Levasseur]

"The real differences between nice restaurants and nice buffets is presentation, service, and atmosphere. "

And sometime even then you can get both: Exhibit A: The Sunday brunch buffet at the Samoset Resort in Rockport, Maine: The restaurant there is rated "four diamonds" by AAA.

Very fancy. Very good. Excellent service, and a decent price.