I've been coming to the Golden Nugget for fifteen years, and have seen the changes it's gone through. While I approve of moving the buffet upstairs to its new updated area, the buffet itself has really suffered. This used to be a four star buffet in food quality, service, and layout. Now it rates a two.
The layout of the buffet is such that the omelets and carving lines block access to most of the hot dishes. The selection of fresh fruit us limited to cantaloupe only, there is no shrimp or crab at lunch. As a matter of fact, the only thing they have a passable assortment of is desserts.
The quality of the food has also dropped substantially. Dried out turkey, pressed canned ham, and soup from a can is not what I want to eat. If this is their idea of good food, I know that I am not going to try one of the nicer, more expensive restaurants. Why throw good money after bad?
I can't understand how a restaurant chain can take over a hotel casino and screw up the restaurant. The only reason I can give is that Landry's wanted to greatly increase their profit margin.