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| - With lines like a Disneyland ride, even on a slow weekday, the Bellagio's buffet needs no endorsements. What they do well, they do very very well. While the current $27.95 dinner price is higher than some, it's still not the most expensive (Wynn and Rio Seafood Buffet are more). Within a deceptively large (600 seat) series of rooms with an Italian seaside motif, Bellagio's is one of the more pleasant atmospheres for a buffet, with linen napkins and heavy silverware--but they also still have Keno.
Strong points:
Sushi bar, with two dedicated chefs making cut rolls, sashimi, hand rolls, dumplings, steak tartar, seaweed salad, two kinds of poke (ahi and salmon) and more... Fish quality is far above that of most other buffets.
Salad bar has a very large range of choices which according to management get changed often--including marinated tofu, quinoa salad, smoked salmon, spinach frisee, --they also do salads tossed to order.
A large selection of seafood, most of which is good quality. they do bluenose sea bass 3 different ways--because it's sustainable (it's not as tender as Chilean, but it's a nice, light fish). Also vol-au-vents to order 3-4 different ways, which aren't bad.
Strong selection of soups, including nice red pepper bisque and mushroom-laden miso
Six kinds of brick oven pizzas, which were actually good (usually buffet pizza is wretched)
very good, properly made creamed spinach
They grill veal piccata and marsala live... but I didn't try it.
Weak points:
Mediocre selection of Italian pasta
Authentic but small selection of Chinese
Paella was underwhelming
Broad selection of carved meats (chicken wellington?), but most aren't that impressive--I think Buffalo sirloin doesn't really lend itself to buffet service...BUT they did have PERFECT TURKEY (not overly brined), which as you probably know, isn't easy.
But of course, most people still pile on the crab legs, which are served at two stations
Desserts were underwhelming (Wynn, Cravings, Studio B all do better) but they had these little apple pie rolls that were nice...
Weekend dinners, price goes up to $35, but you get kobe beef, rack of lamb, venison and more variety...
Here's a secret tip: If you are only one or two people, management allows you to walk in the exit door and seat yourself at the bar (space allowing). The bartender will charge you for the buffet.
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