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| - We tried the buffet at Le Village in Paris Paris on a friday night. We were smart to get the Groupon that came out recently so it was a good deal. I did see almost all the people pay retail $$$. The line was crazy, we waited almost an hour.
Firstly, I couldn't understand what all the fuss was about. I get that the ambience of the place was nice, but apart from that I wasn't impressed. The French ambience does make the experience a little nicer, as the buffet is organized by food from different provinces in France. That was the only interesting part , the food and service were really average.
Food - I wasn't impressed by the variety, It contained only French varieties, and no delicacies. In Vegas, one does walk in expecting some level of opulence, delicacies and surprises, especially if I am paying $40pp, which were missing. Of course, since it was only French menu, the few dishes they had were well prepared. However, as a vegetarian, there was barely anything tasty to eat. The made to order crepes were the saviors. Although, they were very nice, delicate and well prepared, I have had better crêpes in food trucks in Austin. Apart from that, all there was, were 4 different kinds of potatoes to eat! Really, after All the hype about French cooking, I was expecting some nicely prepared vegetarian options. Even the bread collection was so mundane, you can find those in your local cafeteria.
The macaroons were the highlight of the dessert section, but again, what if they're flour less and delicate? A cookie is still just a cookie, bake me a nice cake! No cheesecakes, no tortes, no ice cream.
The seafood collection seemed ton be nice and people were enjoying the crab legs. There was a decent grilled chicken in a so called Mediterranean section, but nothing else looked interesting. I saw shrimp, clams but nothing seemed grilled or spiced. Probably the worst hummus I've had was here. Even the usual suspects, like pizza, Mac n cheese which are kid friendly were missing or scarce.
The drinks and Service - we had the bottle of wine with our package, but didn't feel like having it then. The server said, their policy was that they had to open it! Bummer. We got the red wine and it was a nice balanced Cabernet. There were other drinks like ice teas, sodas, mimosas,beers etc. The server didn't return for the remainder of our dinner and never asked to refill our drinks or bring any other. They have waitresses dressing up in old French maid costumes but they are really old and cannot keep up with the tables. There were so many empty tables, but they couldn't get them cleaned in time to get guests seated.
I'd say, forget the French hype and go for a more traditional buffet next door at pH.
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