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| - 3.5 stars is more accurate ("it's OK and I'm almost a fan"), but I rounded up because, compared to other Las Vegas buffets, the dining area here is peaceful and pleasant and devoid of residual cigarette smoke (the buffet is on the floor below the casino).
As a local who has been to way too many buffets, I generally hate them all. My husband, on the other hand, loves buffets; if he could, he would ONLY eat at buffets.
He was able to convince me to try "More" (the official name of the buffet at Luxor), and I didn't hate it, which is saying a lot. The food was fine--edible, varied, with a few surprises. I tried a chicken curry that was surprisingly spicy, in a good way. And I was surprised to find a chickpea stew and some other Mediterranean-influenced dishes.
What I liked best, however, was the sense of personal space that I felt once I brought my food to our booth. The spacing between tables is generous, and there's lots of room to navigate when getting up to check out the food. For once, I felt as if I was dining at a buffet, rather than just diving into a feeding frenzy. And the dining area seemed relatively quiet--Las Vegas quiet, meaning that the general din was low-grade and not overly obvious.
My mother would say I'm "damning with faint praise," which I essentially am, but it still amounts to praise: I find eating at buffets an excruciating experience; they are generally loud, crowded, dirty, and nerve-wracking. But if you're on the southern end of the Strip and you need to eat, "More" isn't a bad choice. It's much more pleasant than, say, eating at the Bellagio buffet, where the food is better but the crowds and noise are absolutely awful.
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