This buffet was all the rage when it first appeared at Caesars Palace in fall 2012 after a $17 million investment; it was selected as Vegas' best buffet that year and in 2013 by no less than USA Today, along with the voting public in the Review-Journal popularity poll (second place in 2016). We, too, were totally taken with it in the early days, as you can read for yourself by clicking on the LVA Review link in the upper right corner of this page.
It's an ultra-modern 600-seat room with a huge variety of selections (everyone says more than 500) in nine different cuisines, and it's so popular, even at the price, that they sell line passes to people who want to avoid the long waits for a mere $25 per person (the only line-pass-for-a-price buffet we know of), and the seafood station is perhaps the most varied and high-quality in town.
Reservations aren't mandatory, but you can reserve via OpenTable or by calling them directly.
| Event | Hours | Price | Club |
| Weekend Crab Brunch | Fri-Sun 9am - 3pm | $86.99 | n/a |
| Weekday Dinner Buffet | Mon-Thu 2:30pm - 9pm | $86.99 | n/a |
| Weekend Dinner Buffet | Fri-Sun 3pm - 10pm | $91.99 | n/a |
This restaurant was re-reviewed in the October and December 2012 LVA; some of the information contained in this review may no longer be accurate.
October 2012 LVA:
They said they were gonna and they did. Caesars Palace set out to create the best buffet in Las Vegas and in the process may have created the best in Las Vegas’ history. This thing is incredible!
Just as there’s no way to sample everything in a single visit, there’s really no way to describe it except with lists. At the seafood station there’s big cocktail shrimp, whole steamed shrimp, small king crab legs that you can have heated if you like, raw oysters, oyster shooters, mussels, ceviche, paella, and soups and chowders, along with baked and steamed fish.
The grill serves up brisket, ribs, rotisserie chicken, turkey, sausage, ribeye, and prime rib. Not only is the meat choice; the servers are as attentive to preparation preference and portions as we’ve ever seen. Do you want two bites of rare ribeye? Just tell ’em. This station has lots of good cooked vegetables, too, like fried broccoli, corn on the cob, roasted potatoes, grilled asparagus, baked beans, glazed carrots, and mac & cheese.
The Mexican station has tamales and enchiladas, but also authentic Mexican meat and soup preparations, fresh guacamole, pickled peppers, and about 25 different hot sauces. Same for the Italian—pastas, yes, but also elaborate antipasto and wood-oven pizzas.
The sushi is as good as any we’ve had in a buffet—tuna, salmon, and shrimp nigiri, along with a selection of cut rolls and poke. The Chinese selections feature roast duck, wok-fried dishes, and about a half-dozen types of dim sum, including sui mai (pork) and har gow (shrimp).
Interspersed among the primary cuisine stations are all sorts of gems. Specialty salads—Greek, Caprese, Caesar—are lined up on little plates, along with freshly baked breads and rolls. There’s a charcuterie selection and cheese board; sliders and fries in a basket; stuffed grape leaves and tabouli; and kalbi and kimchee, along with all the appropriate mustards, oils, spreads, salsas, and dipping sauces to go with them.
Dessert? Are you kidding? Choose from regular or milk-chocolate crème brûlée, chocolate-covered strawberries, bananas Foster, made-to-order soufflés and crêpes with fresh strawberries, raspberries, boysenberries, and blueberries, pies, cakes, cookies, bread pudding, and 20 flavors of ice cream and sorbet.
Included in the price are fresh juices, like orange, watermelon, and carrot. The only thing that’s extra is alcohol (unlimited beer and wine is $15.99).
Prices are $19.99 for breakfast, $24.99 for lunch, $31.99 for Saturday and Sunday Champagne brunch, $34.99 for dinner, and $39.99 for Saturday and Sunday dinner, but show a Total Rewards card and get $3 off any meal. At $31.99 for the spread just described, it actually becomes a bargain play (it’s also a $10 add-on per visit with the 24-hour Buffet of Buffets pass, which is $44.99).
We haven’t even tried breakfast and lunch yet, but we will and we’ll file a report. Meanwhile, whatever you do, be sure to go hungry.
December 2012 LVA:
Bacchanal Breakfast - At $20.99, it’s now the most expensive breakfast buffet in town, but it’s worth the price. Just about everything you can imagine for breakfast (and more) is there, only it’s done better. For example, it’s not just bagels, lox, and cream cheese. It’s bagels, lox, smoked white fish, a selection of cream cheeses, red onions, chopped egg, capers, and lemon. Small portions of whole meals are served in little skillet-like containers, so you can have skirt steak or corned-beef hash with an egg, or an awesome shrimp and grits, and still have room to sample more. There are omelets cooked to order or a choice of scrambles, bacon, ham, a selection of carved sausages, potato pancakes, red velvet pancakes, waffles, different preparations of breakfast potatoes, cereals, all sorts of pastries, fresh fruits, and fresh juices—and that’s not counting the lunch offerings (it’s really more of a brunch). The eggs Benedict was uninspiring and service for the second time in two trips was surprisingly spotty. Other than that, this is a winner.
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James Z
Jan-03-2017
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Macbeth1923
Aug-25-2017
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Jerry Patey
Jan-17-2018
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