Wynn Las Vegas Buffet

Description:

• Goodness, we do love a nice buffet, and this one is particularly nice (if notably super-expensive), more thoughtful and artful than the average, starting with the Alice in Wonderland-evoking atrium styled with towers of fruit flowers and foliage and even some natural light. Don't worry if you don't score one of the few tables set there; it's a bit far from the food lines, and you want to be close to the action, after all. And once there, you may get the impression that instead of the usual bunch of often gloppy dishes, someone's thinking about items not just with flavor but that can sit for periods of time better than the usual buffet suspects, or that translate better to large-quantity preparation. Don't just take our word for it; on a visit not many weeks after it opened, we chatted with one regular buffet diner who said he had already sworn off all other buffets in favor of loyal devotion to Wynn. Look for such items as jerk chicken, wood-fired pizza, honey-glazed pork, nice little salmon rolls, five kinds of ceviche, sweet Kansas City-style barbecue, and tandoori chicken among the stations, which include Mexican, Southern, seafood, and Italian. Best of all, desserts are superior to those at probably all the other buffets, in construction and in taste, giving the impression that a pastry chef is active on the premises. Don't miss the mini floating islands, the unusual tiramisu, the excellent chocolate mousse and ice creams, and even a plate full of madeleines.

• © Frommer's 2013

Awards:

Frommer's

•  Very Highly Recommended 2010