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| - Last night we went to the Rio Carnival buffet in Las Vegas for the first time since they changed to Rio Buffet and Seafood combined. I noticed on Yelp they have a two and a half star overall. I give it a four star because they made improvements to their selections. On the Carnival side of the restaurant the improvements are made-to-order order food. You can have a made-to-order burrito, tacos, stir fry, burgers, grilled cheese, and sandwiches. Having made-to-order items is a plus in my book. The food was tasty and was not bland. I did enjoy the carnival side. On the other hand the seafood side of the buffet was not so hot. I expected a bigger selection on the seafood side because when they were separated the Rio seafood buffet had a lot more options. Now, on the seafood side they had hot and cold crab legs and they had very big crab leg claws that had a lot of meat in them. They also had a medley of lobster tails but they weren't big lobster tails they were small and they were in a buttery type sauce. On the seafood side of the buffet they also had asparagus, oysters, crawfish, shrimp cocktail, warm shrimps, and rolls. I do not think I would pay the extra $15 for the seafood side of the buffet again. I think I would rather stick to the carnival side of the buffet. What I did notice was that on the Carnival side of the buffet the crab legs were very skinny; they looked like they had no meat in them. However on the seafood side of the buffet the crab legs were a lot more meatier. The price for the Rio Carnival buffet was $34.99 for dinner and if you wanted to add the seafood side of the buffet it was an extra $15 per person. We would definitely go back but we would purchase the Carnival buffet without the seafood side. If they expand their seafood selection I would consider paying for it.
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