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| - After hearing all the buzz about Bacchanal buffet, my friends and I decided to go here for Saturday brunch/lunch while we were in Vegas. We got up early (by Vegas standards, at least) and headed over to Caesar's Palace around 10:30-11:00AM. There was no line to pay, and only a few parties ahead of us to be seated. This is where the first problem came up - the servers seemed to be SUPER CONFUSED! There were 3 of them at the hostess stand staring at the iPad seating arrangement chart and it seemed like they could not figure out where to seat everyone when you could CLEARLY see a bunch of empty tables just waiting to be filled! (NOTE: this may have irritated me more due to hunger)
After we were seated, our server was very nice and friendly and brought us waters, juices, and a mimosa for one of my friends. Then we were off! Bacchanal's Asian station is BY FAR the most diverse and delicious Asian station at any Vegas buffet I've seen! They had dim sum (ha gao, shu mai, chicken sticky rice wrapped in a lotus leaf, leek dumplings, etc.), they had a noodle station that offered pho, ramen, and udon. They had Thai (spring rolls), Korean (bulgogi) and Japanese (sushi) offerings as well.
The pizza is delicious!! Thin crust, but able to support the weight of the toppings and nice and flavorful. There was a bunch of different pastas and the egg station that I didn't try. I really liked the croque madam sandwich (super cute portion), tater tots were nice and crispy and they had standard breakfasty foods like: eggs benedict, sausage, scrambled eggs, etc.
The seafood was a bit limited at brunch/lunch (more is offered after 3:00 PM). But they had mussels and crab legs. There was also fresh juices served in cute glass milk bottles - orange, cucumber, tropical, and melon.
DESSERT: lots of offerings! I tried the carrot cake (not carroty AT ALL), cheesecake (nice and dense, but a bit dry), and some of the sorbets. They do NOT have a gelato station but their sorbet offerings are SO GOOD! very unique such as balsamic fib, thai tea, watermelon mint, red bean, Aztec chocolate, chili mango and lots more! I'm glossing over the other 50 desserts they offer but it runs along the lines of pastries and baked goodies.
I liked the buffet, but I don't think I would come back because of the price $50+. Wicked Spoon is better (and cheaper!)
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