>Hi, > >I know there's been a lot of post on buffets, which are good, inexpensive, >etc. I would like to talk about something slightly different--where are >the buffets that might be more expensive/pricey, but have exceptional >food and service?? I've heard there's a seafood buffet, what is that like? >Ideas for Sunday brunch? A fancy dinner? I'm hoping to hear about >some elegant, spectacular buffets! Thanks for any info... > >-Michelle The Mirage's is definitely the most "upscale" buffet I've ever been to in Vegas. Now if you're talking about some out of the way fancy formal-dress-only $50 or $500 buffet :) then something like that probably exists but I wouldn't know about it. But for something a mere mortal could afford ($12 for dinner) I've never seen such high quality food, as fresh, and as much of it as I saw at the Mirage's buffet when I ate there a couple weeks ago. If you're into shrimp, they had a mountain of it there that you could lie down and hide yourself in, it was literally that large. The major downside to the Mirage's buffet is the ridiculous line-waiting time - I think I was there on a saturday night and the wait was easily an hour. But I've been to no other buffet in Vegas where the food was so good I went back and filled up a plate (with different courses) more than three times. Their carved roast beef was superbly tender and tasty and lean. The salad fixings had just about anything you could possibly want. The desserts were ridiculously sumptuous up to and including cream puffs and tubs of chocolate mousse. Aieee if you like food and lots of it, it's definitely worth at least one try. As far as "service" goes, the Mirage's was no better and no worse than any other I've been to. Gunga Din brings you your drinks and carts away the used plates and that's about it as far as service goes. Harv [email removed] Article 2293 of alt.vacation.las-vegas:
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Michelle B. wrote: >Hi, > >I know there's been a lot of post on buffets, which are good, inexpensive, >etc. I would like to talk about something slightly different--where are >the buffets that might be more expensive/pricey, but have exceptional >food and service?? I've heard there's a seafood buffet, what is that like? >Ideas for Sunday brunch? A fancy dinner? I'm hoping to hear about >some elegant, spectacular buffets! Thanks for any info... As others have pointed out, the Mirage buffet is quite nice. However, for a really nice Sunday Brunch, the brunch at the gourmet dining room at the Tropicana was excellent when I ate there 3? years ago. They had unlimited mid-range champagne, fresh squeezed OJ, etc. The buffet includes sushi, caviar, antipasto, omelets to order, Belgian wafles, bagels/lox/etc., pastries, sundaes, roasts, etc. It runs $30/person, however.