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| - After reading the hype once Caesar's Palace decided to upgrade Cafe Lago, I made a point on my next trip to Vegas to visit Bacchanal Buffet, which happened to be for breakfast ($25 with a Total Rewards card). Overall, I liked the modern feel of the space with plenty of tables for large groups (8+) and somewhat uncharacteristic lounge music playing in the background. The food, though, was pretty standard (and bordering on outright disappointing) in terms of breakfast/brunch buffets.
To start with, Total Rewards Diamond and Seven Stars members get little signs as they are walked through the restaurant that are placed at their table. While perhaps off-putting to an outsider, it is interesting to see how you are more likely to see the elderly, stingy video poker playing couple or upper-middle aged overweight blackjack/craps player eating by themselves than, for instance, Jay Gatsby in a tuxedo. It goes to show that gambling in Las Vegas doesn't look quite like what the mailers picture it to be.
I digress. As I mentioned before, the breakfast food was pretty standard with the highlight being the carving station featuring brisket, ham, and a variety of what they termed "artisanal sausages." Mind you, the sausages themselves--which usually had some extra spices or other ingredients mixed in--were just okay.
Other sections of the buffet try to put out individual servings of popular dishes but end up failing miserably. Corned beef hash in a 2-inch bowl with a tiny egg (nice touch) but a scant few traces of corned beef among the potato shreds was a disgrace. Chicken and waffles as a quarter Belgian waffle and a chicken wing is just wrong. The mini-pancakes were dry, though they did a slightly better job with the French toast. The Asian section had some steamed pork buns and basic Chinese food. I would have loved to have seen some freshly cooked fish choices for those looking for more of a Japanese-style breakfast.
On the plus side, I did like the large selection of juices served in individual-sized glass milk bottles. It's more visually appealing and keeps the crowds moving faster than a Minute Maid dispenser or a couple of large carafes for self-service.
While the overall environment (i.e., everything except the food) is top-notch, in my opinion, the breakfast offerings at Bellagio and Paris's buffets are superior. In reality, though, if your level of play starts to get items taken off the hotel bill, your choice of breakfast buffet should be dictated by where you're staying or doing most of your gambling. I don't think any buffet in Vegas is so much better than the others as to overcome the presumptive choice of free food.
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