My wife dragged me down to this place for lunch and I didn't realize it was vegetarian until after we finished eating.
It is my first time here so I cant comment on how it has changed over the years but today it was clean and employed friendly staff. They have no directions on how the place works so we just had to look at other people and sort of figure it out.
Buffet stuff always seems to delivered in a dump truck labeled "FOOD" on the side. I suspect this "FOOD" truck dumps in the alley and someone uses a snow shovel to put it on to the buffet table, it is why I don't usually do buffets, its the lowest grade food because it has the highest mark up. Commensal I did not feel had this vibe at all, lots of selection, made with far better ingredients than any buffet I have eaten at.
The weighing the food was weird, I wish they had a sign that just said to a maximum of $xx you never know where you are at with regards to the weight of the plate, and if you get too much you cant really start shoveling it back into the buffet table.
It was cute and clean and I would recommend it as something different and an excellent alternative to processed food, high margin fast food or a deep fried buffet. It takes a lot for a meat eating guy to recommend a veggie place it was that good.