| Quality First. Absolutely the best in Las Vegas IF you | | | | pizza at this particular buffet. |
| value quality over everything else. Everything is | | | | Ethnic. As mentioned above with regards to Japanese |
| cooked excellently (the top quality of buffet cuisine), | | | | dishes, there is a good section of well-prepared ethnic |
| tastily, proudly. Ideal if you love excellent pasta dishes, | | | | food, including a couple of well prepared Thai dishes. |
| sushi (the only buffet which, at dinner, offers diced raw | | | | Chinese and Mexican are also covered, of course. |
| fish in a variety of authentic preparations), gourmet | | | | The word here is the quality, which is very good |
| salads (though they are offered in the tiniest of cups, | | | | except for the regular sushi which is, in our opinion, just |
| which means you will have to go back countless | | | | average. However, sushi is average in every buffet |
| times), freshly squeezed orange juice, fish & | | | | we have been with the exception of the Todai Buffet |
| seafood. We have never been disappointed in the | | | | (more on this buffet further on). |
| quality of this buffet over the years. The most reliable | | | | The only drawback is, perhaps, is that this is not the |
| choice if you can only pick one buffet during your stay. | | | | largest buffet in Vegas; this means that the number of |
| Environment: casual elegance. Pleasant atmosphere, | | | | dishes on display is not the largest. However, because |
| relaxing, ideal if you want to enjoy your meals. The | | | | what you do find is excellent, you will eat it and enjoy it, |
| rooms are spacious and even the smallest table gives | | | | rather than sampling an array of average dishes. |
| you enough space to move around. The chairs are | | | | As with all buffets, the best dish choices are offered |
| comfortable. | | | | at dinnertime, which is also the most expensive buffet |
| Service: always very good | | | | time. Another drawback is, as with some of the very |
| FOOD. The Buffet at the Bellagio is great for any type | | | | top buffets, its price, especially dinner and weekend |
| of food. We personally recommend its | | | | prices. We always avoid them and stick to breakfasts |
| Pasta - the only Vegas buffet offering great pasta | | | | and lunches, midweek. On weekends we go to the |
| dishes with great variety and some loyalty to real | | | | very good but much less Cravings and Rio Carnival's |
| Italian cuisine! You will not find these pasta dishes in | | | | Buffet. (more on these 2 further on) |
| ANY other top (or any other) buffet | | | | However, you can enjoy dinner here as a roll-over |
| Salads - besides an average selection of lettuce for | | | | opportunity (see bottom) which the Bellagio |
| you to prepare, with the super healthy olive oil and | | | | establishment is gracious enough to offer us, unlike |
| balsamic vinegar option as well as other condiments, | | | | some other, quite greedy top buffets, such as the |
| there is a more interesting section created by the | | | | Spice Market at Planet Hollywood or the Todai Sushi |
| server - which is delicious albeit serving small portions! | | | | (still at Planet Hollywood), or the 'lesser' Flamingo buffet |
| Freshly squeezed orange juice (not all top buffets | | | | (the latter is above average but not a top buffet by |
| offer this, let alone the others!) | | | | any means). |
| Any side dish (potatoes or vegetables) | | | | Line ups/Queues. Sometimes there are line-ups at top |
| Their soups are also good, with a decent selection of | | | | buffets (but sometimes even cheap buffets have long |
| bread (usually Vegas buffet offer a meagre selection, | | | | line-ups), especially on weekends and during special |
| especially if you like healthy breads such as wholegrain | | | | holidays.No buffet is without line-ups on special days. |
| breads - only the Cravings buffet at the Mirage tops | | | | However, weekdays are great and we hardly ever |
| this (more on this buffet further on) | | | | wait more than a few seconds or minutes before |
| Their cold fish appetizers section (easily identifiable on | | | | being seated. |
| one side of the buffet) is delightful (smoked salmon | | | | Roll-over: a blessing! By this term it's meant when a |
| and related hors d'oeuvre with cheese), crab, shrimps, | | | | buffet does not implement a break between |
| oysters. They also serve other types of cold | | | | mealtimes, but instead they all roll-over. So, for |
| appetizers (many top-quality cheeses amongst them) | | | | example, the Bellagio Buffet lunch ends at 4pm, when |
| which are delicious. | | | | dinner starts. If you went during lunchtime you are not |
| Meat. All meat served is top quality. | | | | asked to leave and you can therefore indulge in the |
| Pizza. Every buffet has a pizza section. But the Buffet | | | | dinner dishes! Absolutely great if can fit it all in! We |
| at the Bellagio has TRULY GREAT, tasty, delicious | | | | greatly frown upon buffets which do not offer |
| pizza. Thin, absolutely generous in toppings, varied, | | | | roll-overs. A top buffet's priority, especially in a |
| creative, wood-fired (authentically so). We usually avoid | | | | hotel-casino, should be to offer quality and flexibility to |
| pizza at buffets because they fill you up in a | | | | its customers. |
| non-nutritious way, but we always leave space for the | | | | |