I didn't really want to try The Buffet because of the 3.5 stars. I think that if they are charging around $40, it better have at least 4 stars. There was a 40 minute wait at around 8:00 on a Sunday night. We didn't want to wait so we chose to pay the extra $16.00 each to bypass the line. Totally worth it, and you can choose a free sangria, mimosa or white wine spritzer.
Happy to say that I wasn't disappointed. Almost everything I ate was good. I say almost because, I didn't care for the lamb meatball or the fact that the crab legs were still a little frozen.
The Asian choices were pretty good. They have some Dim Sum, Duck Buns and fried rice with Chinese sausage. I enjoyed the sushi with the Japanese Takuan (radish)cucumber, and gobo.
I didn't try any of the carving station items but they did have Matzo Flour Fried Chicken(kind of like Brooklyn Bowl). It was really good. I also enjoyed the Manhattan Clam Chowder. You don't see that clam chowder very often.
For dessert, I thought the Cracker Jack cake was delicious and the Green Tea cupcake was pretty good too. Overall a really good Buffet but just not as good as the one down the street in that palace....