Today was my birthday (happy birthday me!) so we celebrated by visiting the Wynn Buffet for dinner. Our favorite buffet on the strip has always been Bellagio’s but we wanted to try something new.
Overall, I’d say that Wynn’s buffet did not disappoint but it did not wow me either. The food was high quality and the venue itself was whimsically beautiful. But there was nothing that really stood out about it and it seems like more of an afterthought than a focal point. I suppose the folks at Wynn prefer to focus their energies on the several worldclass eateries on the premises and see the buffet as a necessary evil. This is Las Vegas after all.
Perhaps it’s fitting that Bellagio calls their buffet, The Buffet. It really is THE buffet to eat at while you’re on the strip. They offer prime rib, lamb and snow crab legs (all of the required “high-end” buffet items). And you can try something more exotic like buffalo.
While we were waddling out of the Wynn buffet I had remarked that “Bellagio’s was better.” However, as I sit here hours later, still full and slightly in pain, I realize that the two buffets are not much different. So why did Bellagio’s “seem better”? Maybe it’s because dinner on the weekend can cost you $34. The $25 we paid at the Wynn seemed like a bargain. Also, it was not crowded at all at the Wynn. We walked right in a were seated immediately even though we arrived at 6:30ish. The lines at Bellagio can be really long which adds to one’s anticipation I suppose.
Next up on our buffet hitlist: The Seafood Buffet at The Rio.