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| - 03/10/13 BRUNCH
I purchased a TravelZoo coupon, entitling spouse and I to a Sat or Sun brunch for 2 w/ unlimited "champagne" (sparkling wine) for $26 (+$1.58 tax, paid at venue, and tip).
Why not, I thought. We've never been.
Well, there are worse buffets in Las Vegas Valley (I'm talking off-Strip), but this has to be the worst buffet on the Strip. But it's at least passable (I've been to some off-Strip that would curl your hair!), and there were some midway-to-high points in the adventure.
Cashier was efficient and accommodating. Table service was great, lovely lady, not very friendly but attentive. She poured us our "champagne", Wycliff (just short of being bad, but drinkable by itself, so I was happy. I ordered an orange juice, swear to god, it tasted like TANG! Childhood memory! EW!
So what did we try? A LOT, but nothing from Mexico or Italy.
We got lots of stuff from the Asian section.
- Edimames: already shelled, nice.
- Japanese potato salad: nice.
- A little sushi: only the octopus was good, the others were grocery store style.
- Chinese buns: spouse liked them, pork & seafood, I only had the seafood, too doughy.
- Potstickers: good. Spouse liked these quite a bit, actually.
Then on to the seafood section.
- Large shrimps: good. But the cocktail sauce was obviously from a jar. Took a little drawn butter instead back to the table, that was nice.
- Bay shrimps, various preparations: avoid.
- Ceviches: avoid.
- Crab legs: the thinnest, chewiest, worst crab legs I've ever encountered. I took only one, ate half, yuck. Never again.
Spouse had lots more. What was it? Oh, biscuits/gravy (I tasted, so-so), some kind of potatoes gratin, what else? He was OK with all of it. Me, I had read the ups and downs of the prime rib. "Only get it rare", some have posted here. Well, spouse came back with a small non-rare, and it was so-so, he only ate half. I went, got bloody rare, huge piece, ate nearly the entire thing, I was very happy! Not the greatest prime rib, of course, but still, it was really good, at the end of the savory foods.
If there were ever a next time, I think I'd stick to the Asian section, try some of those egg-drop soups, etc.
Desserts? Sad. "Mirage bread pudding" was a mishmash of runny bottom of pan with hard-ass top of portion. Not good. The creme brulee was so-so. The only recommended ones we'd say would be the raspberry bar (very fruity, probably jam, but who cares!) and the marshmallows covered in dark chocolate (which were light after a huge meal like ours).
To sum up. I would never go there and pay full price. I'd rather spend that money at the new Bacchanal @ Caesars, Wicked Spoon @ Cosmo, Bellagio, ARIA, etc. BUT if you get comp'd or get a great coupon deal, like that TravelZoo, I'd go and make the best of it.
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