Feast Buffet

LVA Review

This restaurant was reviewed in the August 2018 LVA; some of the information contained in this review may no longer be accurate.

When considering the quality, variety, and value of Las Vegas buffets, most probably don’t realize or remember that it all began 30 years ago when Palace Station introduced the “action” concept with the first Feast Buffet. Since then the format of live cooking and multiple serving islands has been copied and improved on to the point that the original Feast has long been an afterthought. No longer. Along with the Palms’ A.Y.C.E. buffet, Palace Station’s new Feast raises the bar again. 

Relocated downstairs in a sparkling new space, the choice and quality of this buffet is equal to that of the Palms, while priced $2-$5 lower across the board. In what’s being termed “introductory” pricing, breakfast is $10.99, lunch $12.99, and dinner and brunch $17.99. But that’s if you’re a rube walking in off the street. Show a players card and the prices drop to $8.99, $10.99, and $14.99, respectively (there are deeper discounts at the next card level).

Even at retail, the value is incredible. For breakfast there were six kinds of scrambles (shiitake, ranchero, ham and cheese, carne asada, barbecue pork, even a country-scramble pot pie), three hashes (Kahlua-pork, two-bean, and individual corned-beef hash and eggs), individual spinach-mushroom frittatas, three hot cereals (grits, oatmeal, and congee), and plenty of traditional breakfast offerings (plain scrambled eggs, individual eggs Benedicts, mini-quiches, bacon, hash browns, potato pancakes, pancakes, biscuits and gravy). Ethnic selections keep it interesting: menudo, lychee pineapple salad, mini loco mocos (a Hawaiian rice-burger-egg dish), egg foo yung, tofu shaksuka, sopes (masa cakes with various toppings), along with several kinds of fruit boba teas, agua frescas, and horchata (a rice drink with nuts, sugar, and cinnamon). Two carving stations serve kielbasa, sliced ham, and pork belly with roasted jalapeños and pineapple. On top of all that are made-to-order egg and power-bowl stations, plus plentiful sugar-free and regular desserts. The small-plates format allows you to sample several items. Standouts were the individual eggs Benedict and hash & eggs, and the potato pancakes (just like Mom used to make).

We walked right in at 9 am on a Thursday. The buffet had been open for only two days, so the word wasn’t out yet, but early is usually better for avoiding crowds (there were lines the next day for lunch). We’ve only walked through for lunch and haven’t visited yet for dinner, but reports have all been stellar.

As a sidebar, we witnessed what must have been a consultant of some sort walking the buffet and making comments as one of the chefs was listening intently and taking notes. They’re serious here and the result is that after decades, Palace Station has regained its rightful place at the top of the best-value-buffet pack.