The buffet is still a Vegas institution
Vegas essentially popularised the modern casino buffet, and while the all-you-can-eat-for-pennies era is long gone, a handful of high-end resort buffets still treat the format seriously — wide variety, live cooking stations, and quality well above the format's old reputation.
Pricing and reservations
Modern Strip buffets are priced closer to a proper restaurant meal than a cheap eat, often with different rates for breakfast, lunch, dinner and weekend brunch. The most popular ones take reservations and are worth booking ahead, especially for weekend dinner or brunch.
What separates a good one
Look for stations with visible live cooking rather than purely steam-tray holding, genuine variety across cuisines rather than repetition, and turnover that keeps food fresh rather than sitting under heat lamps for hours.