How much would you pay for a popular & busy buffet with hundreds of quality choices?
A: $54
B: $74
C: $94
D: Anything ... just let me in the freakin' buffet already
Be prepared to pay any of those prices at Bacchanal Buffet cause this is the current "It" buffet in Vegas. Caesar's Palace can pretty much charge whatever they want. The line is KuRAAAYzeee. We tried to go for dinner Monday before Christmas and the line was 3 1/2 hours long. That's over 200 minutes. We read on Yelp about an "Express" option for $20 extra, but it wasn't available that night. We left.
So, we came back on Christmas Eve for a late lunch. The set-up was different and line much shorter ... because it was a 25-minute line to put your name in for a time slot 3 1/2 - 4 hours later. The registration part is cool if you can wait. I can't. Luckily, the "$20 Express" option was available at that time. Whew! Seriously, I would of paid anything to skip the wait. So, after paying $74 for lunch per person, we headed to ... the next line. It took another 25 minutes to get seated with express.
This better be one hell of a buffet!
It was.
Here's what I pigged out on for a couple hours ...
Meats & Seafood
- Chilled Shrimp
- Chilled Crab Legs
- Warm Crab Legs
- Rack of Lamb
- Oysters on the Half Shell
- Prime Rib
- Sausages
- Chicken
- Ribs
- Mussels
- Chinese-style Crab
- Crawfish
Sides
- Caprese Salad
- Sliced Pineapple
- Pho Noodle Soup
- Turkey Pot Pie
- Charcuterie Meats
- Cheeses
- Steamed Dumplings
- Creamed Leeks & Lobster
- Sushi Rolls
- Cranberries
- Sliders
- Bread
- Crab Benedict
- Chinese Broccoli
Desserts
- Fresh Crepes
- Red Velvet Whoopie Pies
- Gelato
- Creme Puffs
- Vanilla Creme Brulee
- Chocolate Creme Brulee
- Buttercream Pops
- Cheesecake Pops
- Berry Mousse Tarts
- Fresh Cookies
Bacchanal Buffet really is a great buffet. It is, of course, overpriced and hardly worth the wait, but if you want quality and choices like this in Vegas you have to either pay for it or have the patience of a very bored saint to stand in line. When you do finally get into Bacchanal, go nuts on the seafood and meats so at least you feel like you're making it worth your money/time.