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| - My family took me to this buffet for July 4th to celebrate my b-day in typical Vegas buffet-binge style. I personally chose this place because:
1) My family aren't foodies, it's all about variety & quantity over quality for them
2) I didn't want them to spend too much money taking 6 of us out to Wynn or Paris (I knew they'd be happy wherever they ate)...Carnival World was $26/person vs Wynn at ~$37/person.
3) There ain't no buffet in the world better than the free gourmet ones I eat at every single day :) I don't need no overpriced Wynn to prove that!
4) I found a coupon for free cooked-to-order steak (which you normally need to pay extra for) in the latest What's On free tourist magazine. You can find these mags anywhere.
Anyways, our group arrived at Carnival World at 6:30pm and there were NO lines. It was great because 30 mins later, there were lines out the door!
And my god, this place is a football field of food. You know how some buffets look big but they just duplicate the food on 2 sides of the restaurant so they can disperse the lines? Well not here! All the stations are unique and it's a bit of a trek from your table to see everything. This was a HUGE plus. My family is composed of the most finicky eaters ever, and they were allll happy! Imagine my shock :)
The coupon I found in What's On provided our group of 6 a total of two free steaks. You redeem this coupon at the cashier while paying for your meal and she gives you an extra promo receipt that you take to the steak station to put in your order. We did this at the beginning of the meal and 15 mins later, we had 2 juicy rib-eye steaks. While I'm very picky about my steaks, I had a bite of my dad's. I was expecting chewy rubber but it was surprisingly delicious! Props to the cook! I swear, my mom and dad couldn't stop talking about how good the steaks were the rest of our vacation (so cute).
All in all, while food was average, I had a great experience. We were a bit wary of the service since so many reviews complained about it but WOW, our server was super awesome. She came by every 10 mins it seemed. Our water, sodas, coffees were never empty. Discarded plates were taken away quickly. She got us extra sauce and napkins and whatever we asked for in a super speedy and FRIENDLY manner. She absolutely earned her tip.
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