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| - i swore i was gonna go off vegas buffets. for $30 (or i guess double that), i can get better quality food. (there's many michelin star restaurants in vegas!) but then i hadn't tried the buffet at aria yet.
i've tried nearly all the buffets in vegas (that are worth trying): wynn, bellagio, carnival, mandalay bay, paris, orleans, mgm, monte carlo. and this was definitely one of the top. i personally liked wynn and mandalay bay the most, but it was a while ago so i don't know how they compare exactly with this one. but so far, i am pretty impressed with the buffet at aria.
upon entering, i noticed the hefty tag of $35 on fri/sat for dinner. ouch! but i've never been so i'll check it out. thinking i won't come back again.
Yes the buffet is pricey. service is a little slow, they're short on servers, but she was friendly.
But for an extra $5 you get half a lobster.
Also it's unlimited wine!
And for the extra $5 you get lamb, ny steak AND prime rib. as well as turkey and pork.
crab legs and HUGE and pretty fresh cocktail shrimps!
they even had salmon nigiri sushi! it didn't look appetizing, but at least it wasn't just california rolls!
honestly, those are the things you pay for a buffet anyways. everything else is filler food. and i actually got SO FULL from all that, i could barely have any filler food.
THEY ALSO HAD MACAROONS!!! it was strawberry flavoured. a little sweet, but not bad nonetheless.
unfortunately they don't have a crepe maker like wynn does. i didn't really get to try the dessert either becasue i was so full o_O
I tried:
Half lobster - only one per person. it was alright. a little small, but it's worth $5. a little too creamy for my liking, but hey, it's a lobster!
Crab leg - salted, not bad, not stale or anything, didn't make me feel sick. so i think it's relatively fresh
Shrimp cocktail - my goodness, these are huge and pretty fresh! the best shrimp cocktail i've had from any buffet!
Prime rib - a little fatty, I got the middle part and it was cooked medium
ny steak - i got a pretty thick piece. it was pretty good
lamb - a little dry i think, but it was alright. wish it was a little rarer.
they even had kebabs, which was a little dry. i also tried the salmon salad which was pretty good too.
after all that i was SO STUFFED that i couldn't try anything else. but i think i ate my money's worth. and that's the most important thing to me in a buffet.
so yes, it may be a little steeper, but at least you get your money's worth unlike most buffets where you pay $30 and the only thing worth eating is the shrimp, prime rib and crab legs.
everything looked nicely put together and appetizing, which i realized is pretty important to me after experiencing the wynn buffet. paris, for example, was way too messy, and the food just didn't seem that great.
I'm sad i didn't get to try much of the dessert, so i can't really comment on that.
they also had a made to order pasta, and some of their soup didn't look half bad either.
tip: $35 for fri/sat nights. $22/24? for lunch. so decide what you want to pay for.
favourites: GOOD variety! lamb, prime rib AND ny steak! fresh shrimp cocktail and crab legs PLUS half a lobster! hell yea!!! and unlimited wine ;)
do not want: yes a little steep. you have no option but go for the $35. service is slow
last words: it's definitely one of the top vegas buffets i think. fresh, good variety (not lacking, and worthy of the steep cost) i'll definitely come back again! probably only one time though! then i am officially quitting vegas buffets =p
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