Brunch for $30 a person in Vegas can either be a heavenly steal or a wasted money nightmare in which you find yourself squeezed in between overweight, "starved" tourists wanting to maximize quantity for their buck.
Envy was luckily the former. We were here for brunch on Halloween and enjoyed the atmosphere of regulars being dressed up and mingling in large groups of friends and family.
Brunch here includes unlimited champagne or mimosas - never a good idea when a Russian and a German come in, we will destroy your bubbly supply! Our server caught on soon that we take unlimited to heart and she rapidly refilled our flutes every few minutes. Empty plates were also removed swiftly each time we ventured out to the buffet again. If you don't care for champagne all that much, just go wild at the build-your-own bloody mary bar!
The selection of food was great. It wasn't a mass-appeal kind of buffet, but rather a well-rounded selection of top notch items. The omelet station had any ingredient you could possibly want from jalapenos to applewood smoked bacon. My favorite was the large plate tower of chilled crab legs and shrimp. I was missing my tartar sauce however, I don't care for cocktail sauce.
Envy's carved prime rib is possibly the best one I have ever had. Too bad I targeted the lunch-type food last, I couldn't have more than a slice. I'll save some more space for it next time I'm here.
One thing that gets me to completely ignore calories, carbs and sugar overdoses at buffets are the desserts. Most buffets have those cute little shot glass desserts and I generally take about 10 different kinds until I need to be rolled out of the restaurant. Envy had a smaller than usual dessert selection, but it did not disappoint! The bread pudding topped with raspberries had me zone out until the last crumb was devoured. I'd come back here just for that!
Envy, you make other brunches in Vegas envious with your quality food, excellent service and cozy atmosphere.