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| - This is probably what most people think of when they think of Vegas buffets. A large selection of different foods surrounded by clusters of tables separated by low walls. We came on a slow Thursday night and were seated immediately. Most everyone seemed to be stocking up on the snow crab legs. My husband tried some because these were actually cracked for you, so you didn't have to do major surgery to get at the meat. I found them watery and bland. I headed to the sushi, but only managed to eat one piece. The rice was dry and the California roll filling was stale. I did love the smoked trout and the ginger pears though. The bread products were horrible.
This would be my experience for the rest of the meal. Several bad or mediocre dishes then something very, very good. In the very, very good category I put the Tandoori chicken and the Basmati rice. The Tandoori lamb was also very nice. In the mediocre category I put the Sole and the Roast Beef (tender but bland; watch out for the fiery horseradish). In the delicious, but odd, category I put the Spanish Gazpacho, which is made with white grapes and is quite sweet. Adding sliced almonds helps. In the totally unedible category I put all their desserts. My husband had a peanut butter cookie that was so hard that I almost had to take a knife to it to cut off I piece. I shouldn't have bothered as the taste was the same as all the rest of the desserts - sugar, sugar, and more sugar. Even the chocolate cake barely tasted of chocolate.
I hate to say that I can judge a buffet by their mashed potatoes alone, but these mashed potatoes were not bad, but had only a light fresh potato taste. Certainly much better than a usual steam table reconstituted mashed potato, but no where near as good as the creamy, buttery mashed potatoes at Cafe Lago. I'd place this buffet as better than the Mandalay Bay (bad), but not as good as the Paris buffet, the Bellagio Sunday buffet or our favorite, Cafe Lago in Caesar's.
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