All you can drink buffet
June 29th, 2012 at 4:14:11 PM
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While eating lunch the other day at M resort buffet, we noticed 3 younger guys, late 20's sitting at a nearby table drinking but not eating. Perhaps they had eaten before we arrived or were going to eat later. Maybe both. But during the 45 minutes or so that we ate lunch, they only drank. Several beers each. For those of you unfamiliar, M resort buffet includes beer and wine. So I am just wondering, how long would they let them just sit there drinking?
June 29th, 2012 at 4:38:31 PM
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If they paid to get in does it matter?
June 29th, 2012 at 5:02:21 PM
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not sure of what rules the M has.
as a fan of AYCE (all you can eat), i familiarize myself with the rules.
many establishments have a time limit. usually somewhere between 1-3 hours.
buffet rules of engagement:
get a seat close to the buffet
scope out the entire buffet first
focus on the most expensive items
limit carb intake
eat as fast as possible in the first twenty minutes
as a fan of AYCE (all you can eat), i familiarize myself with the rules.
many establishments have a time limit. usually somewhere between 1-3 hours.
buffet rules of engagement:
get a seat close to the buffet
scope out the entire buffet first
focus on the most expensive items
limit carb intake
eat as fast as possible in the first twenty minutes
In a bet, there is a fool and a thief.
- Proverb.
June 29th, 2012 at 6:38:42 PM
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WongBo, as an expert on all-you-can-eat, may I ask:
How do I best indicate that I am not done, when I am up getting food (i.e. how do I keep my table from being cleaned and made ready for someone else)? For that matter, is there a preferred "signal" for when I am finished, so I don't tie up the table?
How do I best indicate that I am not done, when I am up getting food (i.e. how do I keep my table from being cleaned and made ready for someone else)? For that matter, is there a preferred "signal" for when I am finished, so I don't tie up the table?
June 29th, 2012 at 8:37:02 PM
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Quote: ThatDonGuyWongBo, as an expert on all-you-can-eat, may I ask:
How do I best indicate that I am not done, when I am up getting food (i.e. how do I keep my table from being cleaned and made ready for someone else)? For that matter, is there a preferred "signal" for when I am finished, so I don't tie up the table?
A tip
June 29th, 2012 at 8:52:31 PM
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For what it is worth, I love the M. But I have not been since it was taken over by Penn Nat.
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However I think the buffet is shit and way over rated. Wait in line for 3 hours to have nothing special.
The free booze is nice but its the cheap stuff
Sports book nice, Sports book writters = ass-holes
However I think the buffet is shit and way over rated. Wait in line for 3 hours to have nothing special.
The free booze is nice but its the cheap stuff
June 29th, 2012 at 9:41:37 PM
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Quote: WongBo
buffet rules of engagement:
limit carb intake
This one is new to me, why limit?
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June 30th, 2012 at 4:50:15 AM
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Quote: ThatDonGuyWongBo, as an expert on all-you-can-eat, may I ask:
How do I best indicate that I am not done, when I am up getting food (i.e. how do I keep my table from being cleaned and made ready for someone else)? For that matter, is there a preferred "signal" for when I am finished, so I don't tie up the table?
Leave a personal item on the table. I use a baseball cap, if i was wearing it, or my cheap reading glasses, if I was not.
June 30th, 2012 at 8:49:29 AM
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Quote: FinsRuleA tip
You would be surprised how many times I found my table bussed while I was up getting more food (and obviously not having left a tip). I guess a considerable number of people feel that, since they have to get up and get their own food, there's no need to tip.
June 30th, 2012 at 11:56:23 AM
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i usually flag down the busperson/server and tell them i will be back to the table and not to clear it.
the reasoning behind limiting carb intake is that they are filling and cheap.
if you are paying for all you can eat,
you want to focus your attention on the expensive meats and seafoods.
why load up on rice, bread or pasta when paying premium prices?
i do save a little room for dessert, but those are the only carbs i eat.
the reasoning behind limiting carb intake is that they are filling and cheap.
if you are paying for all you can eat,
you want to focus your attention on the expensive meats and seafoods.
why load up on rice, bread or pasta when paying premium prices?
i do save a little room for dessert, but those are the only carbs i eat.
In a bet, there is a fool and a thief.
- Proverb.
June 30th, 2012 at 3:38:47 PM
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Quote: WongBo
the reasoning behind limiting carb intake is that they are filling and cheap.
if you are paying for all you can eat,
you want to focus your attention on the expensive meats and seafoods.
why load up on rice, bread or pasta when paying premium prices?
i do save a little room for dessert, but those are the only carbs i eat.
Thought that might be it, though as I like crab legs I never worried much about it. I usually skip the salad altogether then do 3 small-medium trips for the meal, then 2-3 for the desert. Desert is my favorite part as I love a bite of this and a bite of that. Yes, I know they are small to limit costs. But I love the "a few bites" concepts, so why not.
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June 30th, 2012 at 5:14:12 PM
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Quote: SOOPOOLeave a personal item on the table. I use a baseball cap, if i was wearing it, or my cheap reading glasses, if I was not.
I like the baseball hat idea. I'm gonna use it. Thanks!
June 30th, 2012 at 6:33:04 PM
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Quote: WupperI like the baseball hat idea. I'm gonna use it. Thanks!
Here is one other hint, though probably more for information than usefulness. Ar Rivers they have some kind of signal set uf between drink-runners (not a waitress, I get the food!) and busboys. They move the salt shakers or something, signaling the diner has left. I found out because I moved something for some reason and it was such that I triped the "signal" so the gal tol me very nicely what I did.
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June 30th, 2012 at 6:33:07 PM
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Quote: WongBoif you are paying for all you can eat,
you want to focus your attention on the expensive meats and seafoods.
why load up on rice, bread or pasta when paying premium prices?
That sounds like an example of sunk costs thinking. Why make yourself eat what you don't particularly want just because it's more expensive, if what you want is a pasta dish? If these place served sushi rolls, would you strip away the rice before eating?
The thinking should go "why pay premium prices if what you want can be had cheaper", but once it's paid, it's a sunk cost, doesn't matter anymore.
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July 1st, 2012 at 2:41:02 AM
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AYCE is something I hate about America. We're becoming fatter and fatter, and this encourages you to eat MORE. Everybody seems to want MORE. Yes I try to eat more than I want to get my money's worth, but I don't completely stuff myself. I had a $30 buffet once that included lobster tails, crab legs and shrimp cabobs. I ate a few handfuls of shrimp, plus maybe 5 lobster tails. I skipped the crab legs cause I hate the hassle of breaking em open.
I also don't eat desert because I don't care much for sweets.
I also don't eat desert because I don't care much for sweets.
July 1st, 2012 at 4:07:48 AM
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The problem isn't AYCE, the problem is that Americans treat "All you can eat" as a challenge.
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July 1st, 2012 at 6:03:45 AM
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I probably eat less at a buffet than at most US restaurants. I say American restaurants, because portions there tend to be bigger than in Mexico. Anyway, years of very early parental pressure make it difficult for me to leave any food on my plate. Partly because of that, I tend to pile on smaller portions when i serve myself. If I want more, I can get more. Besides, for me buffets are about variety, not quantity.
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July 1st, 2012 at 7:56:21 AM
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I wonder what the over/under is on Adios's. All you CAN drink and still stand? lol
Some people need to reimagine their thinking.
July 1st, 2012 at 3:57:19 PM
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Quote: P90If these place served sushi rolls, would you strip away the rice before eating?
Intriguing idea. I have to wonder why I didn't think of it up till now.
July 1st, 2012 at 6:11:21 PM
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When I hit a buffet with someone else, only one of us goes back to the buffet at a time while one remains behind at the table.
When I'm alone, I read a paper or book and it's spread over the table with my dirty plate off to the side for pick up.
When I finally leave for good, the dirty plate stays with a crumpled napkin on it, and a tip is under my iced tea glass.
When I'm alone, I read a paper or book and it's spread over the table with my dirty plate off to the side for pick up.
When I finally leave for good, the dirty plate stays with a crumpled napkin on it, and a tip is under my iced tea glass.
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