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Question of the Day - 23 December 2005

Q:
I never come to Las Vegas on weekends. Do any of the casino-hotels in Las Vegas offer a champagne brunch weekdays?
A:

To the best of our knowledge, only two venues in Las Vegas have a champagne-brunch option at any time other than on the weekend (many are offered Sundays only). The two in question fall at opposite ends of the spectrum.

While the unenviable title of "Worst Buffet in Vegas" has generally been shared between Circus Circus and Excalibur over the last few years, the Imperial Palace is not too far behind. For $9.95 it does, however, offer a daily "champagne brunch" from 7 am to 2:30 pm. (We use the word "champagne" in its loosest possible sense — when we called the IP to find out exactly which brand they serve, we were told that it's "the cheapest bottom-shelf sparkling wine we can get — you know, it comes in a keg.")

At the other end of the scale is the Commander’s Palace, located in the Desert Passage mall at the Aladdin, which specializes in high-end New Orleans/Creole fare (and is home to the notorious 25¢ Martini Lunch). Their brunch option, which features a live Dixieland jazz band, is not only served from 10:30 am to 2 pm Saturday and Sunday, but is also available 11:30 am-2 pm Fridays. For $36, the prix fixe menu offers you an "eye opener" (house Bloody Mary or Mimosa, and they informed us that they’ll hold the OJ on request, if you’d prefer your champagne unadulterated), plus a choice of appetizers, entrées, and desserts. An à la carte menu is also available.

Update 05 September 2008
Sadly, the Las Vegas Commander's Palace has long-since closed (the original in New Orleans remains open) and despite rumors that it was going to reopen in a new venue, nothing's ever happened. 04/17/2006 From April 22nd, 2006, the Friday Jazz Brunch at Commander's Palace will be discontinued and replaced with the regular lunch menu, served from 11:30 am. There will still be live jazz, as per the weekend brunch, however.
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