The Buffet at ARIA

Very disappointing and will not be coming back. The food is not great! We came here around 3pm, not as packed, seated right away. Server takes sooo long to bring drinks and refills, she also takes long to pick up plates.
The food is not great. The dim sum soggy, the bbq pork bun quickly turns cold and hard.
The Italian station only consist of meatballs in tomato sauce and boiled noodles on the side, very bland. The chicken parmigiana is dry and salty. Looks good but doesn’t taste good.
The sushi/​seafood bar, typical crab legs, crawfish, clams, and oysters. Clams and oysters not cleaned very well, sandy. The crab legs and crawfish bland no seasonings at all. Even the butter didn’t taste like butter. There were only three different kind of rolls not a lot of variety and not very good. Very chewy.
Carving station is usually my favorite!!! But nope. They had a cart of fresh prime rib, when the guest in front of me asked if he can get the meat that came out fresh and was sitting in the cart, the chef said no. He said they were not going to serve it until about 5:30pm and the time was about 4pm then. The prime rib left on the carving station was well done about two carvings left and we had to take it. I asked if I may have a piece that was medium rare but the chef acted like he couldn’t hear me.
Salad bar is the usual and last but not least I had high expectations for their dessert bar. Disgusting. Crème brûlée salty. Cookies were hard as rocks. Everything tastes so dry. The only thing good they’ve got going is probably the gelato which I didn’t even bother to try by then.
First and last time. The hype is not real. Food is not worth $ 41.99 per person. Oh and my party waited until 5:30pm still no beef bone but they finally put out a new slab of meat. Wow… Not so fancy after all.

This review is only for the breakfast buffet.
Aria offers one of the best breakfast buffets in Vegas. Plenty of interesting options. Eggs Benedict that are made to order. Nutella pancakes (never seen that before). More «action stations» than are typical. Enough savory options that make this a brunch. I’m a fan.

Disappointed, salad bar and diner very primitive, fish bar even more disappointing with few choices, Fried chicken was cold. Seems like there was nothing underneath to keep them warm. Sandwich was mainly bread with little meat inside which was cold and tasteless. liked the desert section. For $ 32 a dish you expect to have more choices. Instead of serving lukewarm macaroni it was nice to have a hot girl to cook it more or warm it up. A $ 12 Chinese buffet would be more satisfying than this.

A little disappointed in this buffet because all my life I’ve been hearing how AMAZING the buffets in Vegas are, and this was my first buffet experience.
I had brunch/​lunch here and it was mediocre at best. It was about $ 40 a person because there’s a 18% gratuity charge for parties over 6 or 8 (I can’t remember). If you wanted to do bottomless mimosas/​wine/​champagne, then that’s an additional $ 16.99 from what I can remember.
Although the buffet itself has a wide variety of cuisines, the selection felt a bit limited and repetitive.
The wonton soup here is good! The wontons it self are delicious, and they don’t skimp on the filling like regular buffets, however the broth itself was FAR TOOO SALTY. I felt like I was just gulping down spoonfuls of salt… so I just finished the wontons and left it at that.
I also really enjoyed the pizza, because the crust was thin, and the cheese to dough ratio was perfect. However, everything else didn’t really stand out.
The best part of this buffet would probably have to be its desserts section. There is a rotating gelato/​ice cream thing and my friends and I were so mesmerized by it. And the pistachio, carmel macchiato, and citrus flavors were sooooo good. I also liked that they had Thai Tea in cute little bottles and specialty juices like strawberry lemonade and pom juice.
Other than that, there’s really nothing exceptional about this buffet. I have no point of reference to compare it to the other buffets in Vegas, but from what my friends who were there told me, they preferred the Wicked Spoon over this.

This buffet is quite wonderful! We were able to get a 2-​for-​1 deal so we were quite happy with what we paid for the buffet.
The food quality is actually pretty good. The selection is small compared to the famous bigger buffets in Vegas but I think that I would come back to the ARIA versus another buffet because of the quality of the food.
The salads were amazing! They had a duck confit salad and a brussel sprout salad that were out of this world! My husband also enjoyed the quinoa salad.
The prime rib was also very good!
I highly recommend this buffet!

Had lunch here and it was average. Not bad but nothing outstanding. I filled up on crab legs.
Seafood section: crab legs were good (snow crab) hot or cold. Had peel and eat shrimp, mussels, clams, fish, fish tacos. Nothing exciting. Sushi was Chinese buffet quality.
Chinese food section: Golden Corral quality. I was excited to try it but underwhelmed. It appeared that they had condiments for Phở out, but I could never figure out the station as I never saw any Phở or a person manning that station. Maybe just for dinner?
They had a good cheese selection and salad bar, but I don’t eat salad at buffets.
Carving station had roast beef, sausage, pork belly, chicken… maybe a few other things. I tried the beef and it was good.
Indian station– no.
Mexican station– average Tex-​Mex.
Tons of desserts. Nothing spectacular but not disappointing either.
Overall it was fine. I went for breakfast once before and enjoyed it much more. Average buffet but the price wasn’t too high so it was just fine.

Monday visit, and right at 12:50 pm. This is my first time and last visiting the Aria buffet. I waited approximately 45 minutes from the time I entered the line and was seated. The wait time was what I had expected.
The waitress received my drink order immediately following when I was seated. The waitress came back about 7 minutes later and asked again what I would like to drink. Another 3 minutes passed until the water was served. She did however bring me two of them so this was helpful.
I tried a sample portion of each of these. Aside from the shrimp and a crab legs and claws which I had several of.
The rest of the reviewers are correct in their description of the hot crab legs and cold ones. They were very watery and the flavor was ehhhh. The cooked chilled shrimp were perfectly cooked and the shell pre-​sliced at the mud vein for easy access. Their wasn’t any boil mix added to it that I could taste.
The crawfish were on part for every single buffet I have ever been to. Bland, overcooked, dead ones cooked as well, and definitely not presoaked to make them purge. There was zero boil mix added to them for flavor. They were extremely muddy flavored. I really don’t understand how so many restaurants can manage to screw up something which can so easily be made by taking an extra hour of time to prepare. They difference between what they all seem to do and the few extra steps and time it takes to prepare them properly is night and day in flavor. Oh well, I always have my people in Louisiana for excellent crawfish. The corn on the cob was overcooked and also had very little flavor.
The chorizo sausage, and chicken jalapeño sausage were extremely dry.
The chicken had a decent breading on it but was also overcooked.
The carved chicken and turkey were very moist.
The cashew chicken was made in a style which if I hadn’t known I would have said it was made by someone at their house and not a restaurant.
The broccoli beef was grisly, and one of the worst flavored I have tasted.
The custard bun dough was perfectly cooked but very bland custard in the center.
I am not sure how they managed to screw up an apple pie, but they did. The bread pudding as well. Both had no real flavor, definitely didn’t have much cinnamon in either, not much sugar either (think diabetic bland.) This is the first place I have ever been where the apple pie was so below average I couldn’t finish it. It looked like they added pine nuts into the bread pudding.
The pot said it was chicken soup but it tasted like ground up rice in water.
The lamb ossobuco the broth was fabulous. But the lamb was not cooked properly so it was tough and chewy.
Synopsis: Even for the slightly lower price then other casino buffet for lunch $ 25.99, it was no where worth the price. If you need and like foods which are prepared with no spices or few if any, like dessert which is diabetic sugar free tasting, food which is about 15%-25% overcooked, seafood which is water logged, then this will be a smash hit with you.

alles was das Herz begehrt. und das schon zum Frühstück.
Pancakes, frische Omletts, Kuchen, Muffins, Speck, Rührei…und und und.
Auch die Kellner/​innen waren wirklikch sehr nett und alles war immer frisch und wurde schnell aufgefüllt. Da wir noch vom Jetleg früh wach waren sind wir ziemlich früh beim Buffet gewesen. Als wir dann schon um 8:30Uhr raus sind, wurde es schon ziemlich voll und das war nur unter der Woche.
Da wir ein super Angebot hatten war, dass Buffet so zu sagen inkl. mit der Zimmerbuchung.
Sonst mehr als 20 $ fürs Frühstück ist happich… ABER man ist ja im URLAUb, also egal.
Was will man sonst, erst mal stundenlang was günstigeres suchen. Zeit ist in Vegas kostbar, wenn man alles am Tag und in der Nacht erleben will… also zum Frühstück kann ich es auf jedenfall empfehlen. (Wir waren im Juni 2015 da)

So we’ve been to the Buffet at Aria each time we go to Vegas — probably 3 – 4 times now, and it never disappoints. We came on a weekday for dinner for my most recent birthday trip — and were able to take advantage of a BOGO we got from myVegas (great comp!) so dinner was only like $ 40 for 2 — total steal!
The variety they have at this buffet is unbelievable — they had crab legs and shrimp and prime rib and various cuts of meat — they have everything — and it was all DELICIOUS! We did get lucky though, I think we were there on a Wednesday and swung in around 7:30PM — and there was no wait and the Buffet was pretty empty — good for us cause we didn’t have to wait to be seated or to get food. Their deserts are fabulous too — lots of items in bite size portions so you have the opportunity to try a lot. Even with the regular food, some of it is pre-​portioned in cute containers so you can just try a little bit (think mini deep fryer baskets of fried chicken nuggets, mini iron skillets of pot roast, etc…). That being said — presentation is gorgeous as well.
We also love the fact that Aria is still a newer hotel/​casino so the décor is modern and it’s still very clean. We will absolutely be back :)

The buffet doesn’t have many selections compared to others but it’s not bad! I mostly went back to the carving station but the seafood section was amazing. I wish they had more Japanese selections and Chinese selections. There were only 4 – 5 different options for each. No sashimi which is a bummer!
Their sweets and fruit selection is plenty so you can never go wrong!
Our waitress Stephanie was amazing. She was so attentive to our table, and the rest of her section. She’s quick on clearing our table to make room for more plates. Always has a smile, sweet lady! I would recommend being seat at her table! She’ll take care of you.

During our recent weekend trip to Vegas, we stayed at Aria and therefore had to try the buffet. Much like any other buffet, the options are endless, there were quite a few highlights and quite a few disappointments. That is the way of a buffet.
FATTY TIPS:
1. Save ~$ 7 by going in at 2:45 PM for a mid-​day brunch/​dinner and continue eating into the afternoon as they bring out the crab and other dinner specific offerings
2. Wear leggings or vv loose pants
TRY THIS:
— Crawfish/​mussels/​clams from fisherman’s stew
— Steamed snow crab
— Salmon
— Blue cheese salad dressing
— California rolls
— Oatmeal raisin cookie (v crispy)
— Chocolate drizzled caramel corn
DISGUSTING, do yourself a favor and skip this:
— guacamole
— «paella» (my friend says «but put it in quotes, because THAT isn’t paella»)
— lamb (my other friend says, «if you enjoy eating your wildlife raw, get this»)
— white chocolate mousse «cake pop»
— pistachio gelato (so artificial)
— butter pecan gelato
PS. Desserts are one of my favorite parts of Vegas buffers. Although the cakes were very pretty, they were all quite underwhelming (I tried 6). I wish the cake servings were even smaller, like bite size or something, so that I could try more. And also if you must indulge yourself at the gelato wheel, try the Cinnamon Toast Crunch gelato.

If you can get a BOGO from myVegas, this buffet is way worth the price. With coupon it would be $ 23 plus tax and tip for two people for lunch. This is the only buffet in town that has crab legs for lunch. Come after 1pm for the huge beef steamship and Portugese sausage. It doesn’t come with beer and wine like some other buffets at this price.
Salad bar is good, with predressed salads that make it more easier for me to eat some greens. Lots of meats at the carving station. Comfort foods like mac and cheese are actually edible. Asian section has some dim sum that’s decent. But the crab is the draw here. The cold ones are better, the warm ones are more dry. Get some crab and a bowl of clam chowder. Get some crab meat and put in your chowdah. Eat with a side of fresh naan bread. It’s good. Or do what gf does and get a half and half bowl. Half clam chowder and half lemongrass soup.
Just wish the glasses were bigger for my iced tea and they gave paper napkins instead. The paper ones that come with the drinks are so small, and cloth napkins don’t really do much on crab hands. Good thing they have a bathroom inside the buffet.

«So, because you are lukewarm — neither hot nor cold — I am about to spit you out of my mouth.»
— Revelation 3:16 NIV
If I wasn’t aware that the above is a Bible verse about God’s distaste for lukewarm Christians who pander to the World, it could easily be assumed that it was a comment about the food at this buffet.
For the past 5 years as a resident of Vegas, I’ve tried nearly all of the buffets in town, including during the holidays.
Dinner tonight, 12÷22÷15, was priced at $ 48.99 a person for the holidays. Not a single entrée dish was palatable. From lamb to pork belly, poutine to phở, every dish was lukewarm. All the meats were tough & the dishes were flavorless. I don’t eat shellfish, but my mil does. She didn’t eat some on her plate because she said it tasted off.
Service was spotty — I was consistently out of water & I piled our dirty plates on an empty table because they didn’t come by often.
Bathroom in buffet was horrendous. Overflowing trash, empty soap dispenser, sanitary bin in stall so stuffed that the lid couldn’t shut, no paper seat liners & a terrible smell was the icing on the cake.
If you want to pay Wynn prices for low tier Stations level food, spotty service and unkempt restrooms, dine at Aria. Otherwise, stay away from this whitewashed sepulcher and save your money.

The selection here is huge! However, the quality of the food is decent. I ended up eating the crab legs… like 4 plates because that was the best value. I tried some of the sushi was ok compared to places that served great sushi. The steak was terrible. It was like cafeteria food for most items. Definitely not made with refined tastes or skill.
So yeah, crab legs and some deserts and other random items is what is good. The waitress was decent, but the all you can drink menu was terrible. I think it said the drinking period was only two hours and the drinks were weak. WEAK and diluted.
I heard better things about other buffets but this one was opened a little later than the others and we wanted plenty of time to eat.

Went at 7:30pm on Saturday «gourmet dinner», for two of us it was a little over $ 90. No wait and it wasn’t very packed.
Not sure if we just went the wrong way but it was a maze to get there tucked coming in from the bellagio strip side.
It was smaller than the other buffets we’ve tried but I ate everything on my plate so it was good! I didn’t see the split king crab until I filled my plate with the unsplit snow crab so walk around first. The oysters looked a mess but it was still good.
There’s a grill that was making prawns I think and scallops. They won’t make unless you wait for it so if no one’s in line you might miss it. Ask and wait for it. I saw other pics that showed lobster tail but wasn’t there when we went.
I stuck with all seafood and a slice of prime rib (so juicy and tender). Also mostly wanted to try it for the desserts here. Crème brûlée and flan! Delicious!
I think it’s overpriced unless you really get your money’s worth in the king crab and prime rib and desserts. I would go back but my bf said he wouldn’t (he’s not a huge fan of crab).

I’ve now been to three Vegas buffets for dinner and my ranking is:
1. Wicked Spoon at the Cosmopolitan
2. Bellagio Buffet
3. Buffet at Aria
I expected a little bit better. Everything reminded me of what I’d get at an all-​inclusive resort. Everything was just a little bit off.
However, I really did appreciate the warm crab legs and had a boatload of them.
There’s a sign at the beginning of the line that says the wait is ~1.5 hours from that point. Luckily, the line only took 45 minutes.

Food was not spectacular but wait time was not bad
Highlights:
1. King crab with lemon and salt
2. Tomato bisque (better than broccoli cheddar)
3. Caramel Macchiato gelato and vanilla gelato
4. Orange Chicken
5. Red velvet pancakes

A decent Place with so many options which made it very hard to taste each and every item!
My friends were vegetarians and unfortunately they had one or two veg options in the entire menu. The chef was good enough to prepare one vegetarian dish.
The New England clam chowder is good. The Italian section has no pasta varieties! Lot of sea food and Less chicken options.
If you can eat any kind of meat then it’s a very good place. Other can try once but definitely not worth the price if your options are limited.

My second visit here n this buffet is getting better. They do small plates, now, which is great. This allows you to flavor more of the buffet. great value for money
When in Vegas you go to do Aria Buffet

We stopped by at The Buffet at ARIA based on a recommendation and we were definitely pleased! The brunch here was $ 29.99 (+tax & tip) and we were happy to find that there was a little bit for everyone!
My favorites were definitely the breakfast selections. cute little baskets with waffles & french toast! I thought some of the other delicious items were the blueberry blintz, the side of mashed potatoes & gravy, and general so’s chicken & fried rice. The dessert selections were delicious as well, especially the panna cotta!
The services was spot on during the time we were eating. We got drink refills in a timely manner, our plates were cleared off our table while we got up to get another plate, and for what we received, we thought the buffet was very fairly priced.
Although the line to get in was long, we thought it was worth the wait. This has by far been the best buffets I’ve been to in Las Vegas!

My boyfriend and I came here on a Thursday afternoon. I love their bottomless beer/​cocktail drinks for $ 12! I tried the mimosa and rum punch… the rum punch was really refreshing:)
The lunch price was $ 23 and I thought it was worth the price. My fav was the snow crabs! It was fresh, juicy and delicious:) I also really liked the pork belly, bacon, sliders, and coconut cake… I didn’t get a chance to try much because I was busy getting full off the snow crabs. Lol.

Good bufet, la comida es buena aunque no tan variada como otros buffet, el lugar es bonito recomendable

Riesen Auswahl, fish market, Asiatisch, italienisch, mexikanisch etc. Für 38 Dollar sich quer über den Planeten essen zu sehr guter Qualität. Für jeden was dabei. Super empfehlenswert für ein gelungenes brunch in Kantinen Charme. Jedesmal ein Muss für mich wenn ich in vegas bin.

Das Buffet ist von Angebot her ein typischer Ableger der MGM Gruppe hier in Las Vegas.
Das Essen selbst ist wie üblich Convenience Food (vorgekocht von 3. Firma).
Der überschaubare Bereich der Essenausgaben wurde mehrfach vom Personal gereinigt solange wir da waren, das machte auf mich einen guten Eindruck.
Positiv dabei war bei unserem Besuch die Bedienung, die nette Dame hat uns ausgezeichnet betreut und Teller wurden in unserem Bereich schnell entsorgt.
Leider gab es auch zwei sehr negative Aspekte, der Gastraum selbst war mit einem penetranten Essengeruch überflutet und die Toiletten sind in einem desolaten Zustand!
Die letzten beiden Punkte ziehen für mich die Bewertung massiv runter.

Sehr empfehlenswert! Frühstücksbuffet lässt keine Wünsche offen, abends ebenso. Wir waren 5 Tage in Las Vegas und haben jeden Morgen das leckere Angebot genossen… unglaublich was es alles gibt. Sehr viel asiatische Küche, aber auch italienisch, amerikanisch. Äußerst freundliches Personal. Preis/​Leistungsverhältnis ist vollkommen i.O.

Comparé à d’autres hotels, le prix est plutôt dans la fourchette haute, et surtout il n’y a pas de tarif spécial pour les enfants…
Le choix est assez varié, même si on peut déplorer l’absence de sushi dignes de ce nom. Le traiteur italien est aussi décevant.
En revanche les pattes de Snow Crab sont délicieuses, et la viande est plutôt bonnes aussi.
Enfin les desserts sont probablement ce qu’il y a de mieux, aussi bien d’un point de vue gustatif que visuel.