DAMN... these are some harsh critics below! Emperor's Buffet isn't complete crap and not overpriced. I paid $12.99 for a brunch buffet on a Friday. Brunch was until 2 p.m. Since we stayed at Imperial Palace (follow them on Twitter, people... I got one night for $20), we decided to eat here after hitting up the pool. The waffles were hard... the pancakes were hard... the scrambled eggs weren't real eggs... the bacon was funky... the desserts were terrible... BUT! The sausages were good, the corned beef hash was good, shrimp cocktail was good, and my favorite was actually the beef stroganoff. That was a surprise!
Yeah, you can spend $40 at a brunch elsewhere, but it wasn't bad for $13. I will always choose Ellis Island over any brunch buffet but we were too lazy to walk or drive anywhere.