Worst buffet

Quote: JohnnyQ

OK, well I'll cast a dissenting vote on Terrible's, AT LEAST for BREAKFAST. Because...

a) Excellent and relatively quick made to order ommelettes.
b) Some Fresh Fruit & good yogurt.
c) INEXPENSIVE. The point level redemptions for a Breakfast buffet are pretty low, especially if you
rack up some points on a bonus day.

I will acknowledge that at one time they had the rudest 80-ish year old lady at the cash register, but
I don't think she works there any longer.

Based on this review, I might give Terrible's another go for breakfast -- it's hard to screw up breakfast. Somehow the buffet at Buffalo Bills in Primm (called Miss Kitty's or something like that) did screw up breakfast though. I wouldn't eat there again if it were free.

If you are going to Terrible's, they do a great breakfast in the cafe with two eggs, two pancakes and choice of meat for 2.99. The pancakes are HUGE. I couldn't finish them. If you going to play, though, you might as well earn enough points for a free buffet because, as the previous poster said, it's a pretty easy comp to get. Then you could get yourself a made-to-order omelet.

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My vote is for Imperial Palace.

Quote: Wizard

The Excalibur buffet was good when it first opened. However, it has been decades, and that place has not exactly gone uphill.

Circus Circus


Excalibur


Luxor ($30 weekday, $35 weekends)


As we discussed earlier, Excalibur is one of the most profitable strip casino that Vegas owns. Last quarter
Excalibur had an operating income of $8.238 million vs.
Mandalay Bay $1.867 million and,
Mirage $9.819 million and,
Circus Circus operating loss -$3.646 million.

Logically you would think that there would be a decision coming soon on what to do with Circus Circus. It would make much more sense to sell Mirage than Excalibur

I am sure that there is a whole task force on how to restore profitability to the Mandalay Bay mostly by restoring revenue (not so much from cutting costs). But you could probably spend a little of that profit money at the Excalibur by getting some better food for the buffet. It wouldn't take much to buy the loyalty of the customers who like the location of the Excalibur and don't expect a lot else. However, my guess is that they have the same food at Excalibur as they do at Circus Circus. The difference of $5 in the price has more to do with what the market will bear than the expenses.

Quote: pacomartin

Logically you would think that there would be a decision coming soon on what to do with Circus Circus. It would make much more sense to sell Mirage than Excalibur

Yeah but MGM Excalibur doesn't quite have the same ring to it. ;)

MGM Mirage to Become MGM Resorts International .

They have registered to change the name already. The company insists that the name change is not a signal of their intention to sell the Mirage.

I am sure that the company does not want to sell the Mirage. Treasure Island was profitable, and they didn't get that much money for the property. Mirage has probably very little money borrowed against the property. But City Center is a money sink and with all the properties down, there is a lot less cash to fill the hole.

It would be hard to see how they could sell any other property, they are so physically linked to each other. MGM could sell the Mandalay Bay, Luxor, Excalibur that they bought only 5 years ago, but you would have to sell it for a fraction of what they paid for it. At least with Mirage it is small enough and famous enough that there would be a reasonable number of interested bidders (including Harrah's which would consider it a nice addition to their line-up.

MIRAGE Cravings Buffet

The worst buffet I have personally eaten was the Orleans dinner buffet on a Thursday or Friday night about a year ago. It was awful. My wife and daughter ate some listless salad and dinner rolls. I ate, but not well.

There's a reason why this place gives away 2 for 1 coupons.

Quote: JohnnyQ

OK, well I'll cast a dissenting vote on Terrible's, AT LEAST for BREAKFAST. Because...

a) Excellent and relatively quick made to order ommelettes.
b) Some Fresh Fruit & good yogurt.
c) INEXPENSIVE. The point level redemptions for a Breakfast buffet are pretty low, especially if you
rack up some points on a bonus day.

I will acknowledge that at one time they had the rudest 80-ish year old lady at the cash register, but
I don't think she works there any longer.

UPDATE: Went to Terrible's in LV for the b-fast buffet and it is NOW totally AVERAGE. No reason to drive there from the Strip now. So I rescind my earlier comments. The made to order ommelette station is gone, and that was a nice reason to go there. I think there revision to the set-up is penny wise and pound foolish.

Thanks for the update. Was the rude cashier still there? I wonder if she moved to the coffee shop at Primm Valley.

The staff is friendly enough, but I'd like to see the Mktg dept use a font larger than "microscopic" in the fine print on their funbook !