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| - Disclaimer: I've only eaten the Thanksgiving dinner buffet here, so I don't know what their regular menu is like.
Had Thanksgiving dinner here a few hours ago. I would not recommend this to anyone else.
First off, they put our table of 8 in a great big round booth. Keep in mind, the meal was served as a buffet- so basically everyone had to go at once or there was a lot of standing around waiting, changing places, etc. There was an empty table made for 9 people but they refused to move us there.
Second, the buffet. Without even getting to the food- it was not a self-serve buffet. There were people at every station to plate the food for you and this made for long lines in a very small space. Also portion control was difficult- I received much larger helpings of some cold cuts than I wanted but when I got to the pasta I was given ONE SINGLE RAVIOLO. not ravioli. ONE SINGLE RAVIOLO. I asked for more... and was grudgingly given one more.
And okay, now the food. The turkey (breast) was decent with some red wine reduction. The mashed potatoes were horrid and tasted like instant potato flakes. The cold meats and smoked salmon were fine. The caprese salad was BLAND BLAND BLAND and they didn't give me any damn basil. The apple and chestnut stuffing had an appalling texture and very little flavor; there was no regular stuffing. The ravioli (all two that I got to have) were forgettable. The desserts were the only thing I actually liked- there was a tasty chocolate mousse cake and tiramisu.
OH! OH OH OH! For large parties, gratuity is automatic and as a result you will probably see a waiter once or twice throughout the evening, if that. We sat around for like 15 minutes waiting for someone to take our drink order. Instead, a waiter came over to tell us that we could go to the buffet whenever we wanted. We had to remind him that we might like something to drink, too. When the soft drinks did arrive, they were served in plastic Pepsi bottles like you'd get from a vending machine. WHAT?! At least it allowed us to refill our glasses on our own, because we would have gone thirsty otherwise considering how rarely we saw the waitstaff. When we did see them, they were largely unfriendly.
Finally, there are musicians who walk around playing cheesy Italian-ish music. Like the theme from The Godfather, really. They come up to your table and play in your ear and it's super awkward.
Basically- forgettable food and waiters that forget you exist. Forget this place and go somewhere else! You are in The Venetian; it's not like it's hard to find Italian food.
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