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| - 5 stars for a buffet, It better be out of this world! It has to revolutionize buffets as we know it. Short of serving Unicorn and Dragon meat, Bacchanal Buffet at Caesars Palace delivers. WOW and do they deliver. I am going to give you an idea of what they were serving this Saturday night I went and do a little review on the food.
As you enter, you see the "modern", fresh clean look of the restaurant. They have different stations and they actually cook your food, made to order at each station! The line starts with the seafood. They have someone that offers to steam your snow crab legs or you can get it off the rack cold. They have 4 people in the back schucking Oysters and the had a Monster pile of large shrimp. Curve around the corner you they have small plates of food ready to go (a la Wicked spoon). Clam bake, Seafood Piaia, boiled shrimp w/head on, Lobster chowder..etc.
The next station is the bar b que station. They were cutting brisket and cowboy bone in steaks. Chicken and fries, Mac and cheese..etc.
We then have an Artisan bread station (which I did not try) and goes to the Mexican Food station. Fresh made tortillas to order, with Al Pastor cut from the rack! Amazing Salsa bar.
Then it curves around to the italian station with Pizza, pasta, Lasagna, meatballs etc... Continues to a Cheese and meat station (yes they have a designated section entirely of meat and cheeses.)
Continuing down the line to the Salad Station and then the made to order Noodle bar! They Noodle bar makes Ramen, Wonton noodles, and Pho.
Now to the Asian Section. they had Amazing Duck (large Large pieces), Char Sui, Moves to Sushi then to Japanese Curry station with Chinese Porridge.
If that was not enough, it moves to the Dim sum section (Har Gow, Shui Mai, Sho Long Bai, Lotus wrapped rice, Char Shui Bao etc..) Then finally to the Asian noodle section (Pad Thai, Fried noodles..etc.)
I did not event mention the dessert section which features a Crepe (made to order) section, Candy bar (yes like at weddings), Banana's Foster, Gelato and Amazing Maccaroons (that rival Payard's across the way).
Phew, that was just from the amazing memory of seeing everything, but to give you a review of the food:
Noodle Bar: Worth the trip alone! I went back twice for the Ramen Noodles. They serve it in their special Tonkotsu broth. AMAZING. You would think you were at a Ramen house. Not too salty, but savory with a hint of pork fat. I added a piece of duck in it to give it a bit more emphasis. I went back twice to get it !
Mexican Taco's: Had the Al Pastor. It was very flavorful and the tortilla really makes this taco great. Like any great taco place, they made the tortilla fresh and put the Al Pastor on it. I would suggest getting the taco and moving to the salsa bar and put your own toppings.
Seafood Bar: I had the cooked snow crab legs and they were sweet and on point. I liked it better than the cold version. The fresh Oysters were great also! I am weary about raw items at a Buffet, but the quality was great and it had a great sweet, smooth taste with only hint of the ocean on the backside. Perfect! The Lobster chowder was smokey (from the bacon) and smooth. Very good.
Meat Cutting station: The lamb chops were the best ever. I used to think the Wynn buffet Lamb Chops were great, but these were twice as big, medium rare and just a little gamey. They are a must. I did not try anything else, but the Brisket and the Cowboy steak looked perfectly cooked.
The Dim sum was good not great. Har gow skin was thick and the Shui Mai was ok. Sho long bai was a bit dry, but we are not going to get HK dim sum at any buffett.
I made a plate of Duck and Char Shui rice (like at Sam woo) The Duck was as good as any Chinese Restaurant with large chunks, a lot of meat. Sweet and great skin, I found this to be one of the best part of the meal, since i also put it in the noodles.
I had the Nutella/Banana Crepe and it was wonderful, but the Macaroons were the star of the buffet. I had to ask if they were from Payards, and they told me were not, but the place that brings it in always gets mistaken for the Payards Macaroons. They sweet, crispy with just a hint of the "jam" layer. Not over powering, just right.
I used to think the Sterling Brunch was the best Buffet. Although it still is one of the best I found the fresh food stations, made to order, put Bacchanal over the top. Next to the lobster tails w/Caviar at Sterling Brunch, Bacchanal is the new sherriff in town and I highly recommend to everyone!
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