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| - *In cranky old person voice* - Buffets nowadays are getting more and more high-falutin', charging more and more for food that we can only look at longingly when our guts are full to the point of poppin!!
Fact - The décor at Bacchanal is equal to that of Michelin-starred restaurants, a setting in which overpaying for your food seems to make sense. There is no question this place is beautiful.
Fact - The bounty is plentiful. This is the stuff that could trigger sensory overload...think Willy Wonka and the Chocolate factory but with more than just candy.
Fact - Their dim sum is better than most regular Chinese dim sum places I've been to in Orange County. Sad to say but it's true!
Unfortunately, the ultimate fact is...unless, you're some type of competitive eater (or secretly employ the use of a vomitorium like they used to do in the olden Bacchanal days), you're only eating 1/3 of what you're paying for the buffet. Everything else is going to the cost of décor and excess food. "Getting your money's worth" is a purely subjective mission here.
As beautiful as the rest of the place was, hubby and I got shoved into what appeared to be an overflow room where our chairs didn't match and our table was no better than a two top in a French café.
Food was plentiful as I mentioned and nothing really stood out. It was definitely a shock and awe type feeling.
My biggest issue with this place was the service. Our server was ok, not super attentive so we didn't get refills unless we craned our necks to flag him down. The biggest offender, however, was the surly possibly racist jerk at the carving station. I witnessed him being openly rude to a meek lady with limited English skills and then suddenly offering the next few Caucasian people the biggest brightest smiles and an almost subservient tone of voice. When it was my turn, I was once again shocked at his brusqueness and his rude tone of voice. I smiled/chuckled and asked him if he actually gave away the entire ribeye to which his reply was an icy glare accompanied with "No, you can't have the whole steak." I ended up with the worst, fattiest cut he could scrounge up for me. My next visit to his station was wordless even when I attempted some banter. I'm typically a "live and let live" type of person but if I ever run into this guy again, I believe will call him out on his rudeness. A subsequent courtesy email to Caesar's customer service received no response.
As other Yelpers have noted, it's more expensive than typical buffets out there. It just depends on whether you think you're willing to pay for décor and maybe slightly better tasting food. I'm still down with Wicked Spoon....
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