An Update on the Palm's New Buffet

In your July newsletter, in dining notes, you wrote that the buffet at Palms closed to make way for a "food hall concept." The Palms buffet was one of our favorites, so I called the Palms to see if this was true. They assured me that the buffet is only closed for remodel and the new buffet will be called "Haute Plates."

Yes, that's correct, and thank you for bringing it to our attention. We actually wrote a QoD on the meaning of "food-hall concept," so we especially appreciate this correction.

We contacted Station Casinos about food hall versus buffet and were told that it will be a buffet. Not a Feast Buffet, but absolutely a buffet. The words "food hall" were floated out there, but that was just part of creative early discussions about the Bistro Buffet's renovation. It's expected to debut at the end of the year.

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[email protected] Jul-30-2017

Vegas Buffet Prediction

The latest trend seems to be self-service beverages in medium-priced buffets? Perhaps The Monte Carlo (Park?) will come up with a new "twist" on the buffet as well? I can't imagine what they will put in that huge space in the Casino? Keep us posted!

Dave Jul-30-2017

Imconfused

>> Not a Feast Buffet, but absolutely a buffet. 

So what's the difference?

Annie Jul-30-2017

Answering @Imconfused

Good question. Google wasn't any help. Maybe feast buffets are ones that have a multitude of standalone stations each offering a different exotic country or ethnic cuisine, and maybe "buffets" are the ones with a steam table offering meat loaf and fried chicken.

Deke Castleman Jul-30-2017

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Thanks for the comments. 

To respond, Mike: There won't be a buffet at the new Park MGM, when it replaces the old Monte Carlo. You can read about it in our answer on July 11, https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/question/monte-carlo-buffet-closing-2017/.

And Dave and Annie: "Feast" is the brand name of Station Casinos' buffets. We should've explained that, because Station Casinos took over the Palms fairly recently, the new buffet could have been a branded Feast, such as at Palace, Boulder, Texas, Sunset, and Santa Fe Stations, which all have Feast buffets. But the new one at the Palms apparently won't be, just as the buffet at Red Rock is definitely a feast, but isn't a Feast.

Jackie Jul-30-2017

BUFFETS SHOULD GO AWAY

Ever hear of a Smorgasborg?  Set up like a buffet but instead of paying up front, you pay based on what is on your tray at an exit lane from the food to the tables.  So on a Friday you want to eat but not crab legs, you pay much less than $25 for what you desire instead of paying for what is forced upon you even though you do not partake of crab legs. But casinos are greedy, thus the high buffet prices for cheap food and will never profit as much from a Smorgasborg as they do with the buffet.

iVegasLiving Aug-03-2017

Solution to the Confusion

Station Casino properties have Feast Buffets, which is a Station Casino exclusive and where the selection is and/ or cooked virtually the same across all properties.  Palms Casino and Resort, despite it being a property under the Station Casino, is still trying to differentiate itself from them by being a beach/ tropical and modern contemporary casino in every aspect, especially with its buffet. Their buffet was Bistro where the selection was seafood-based, now with Haute Plate it's probably going to copy the stylings of Cosmopolitan's Wicked Spoon's Buffet where the selection is modern contemporary-based.

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