Do you like buffets?

[ssampier]

Generally, I dislike them -- my friends and relatives think I'm nuts -- buffets are only good for cheap, mediocre food.

Although I have been amazed about the quantity and quality of Vegas buffets. I am somewhat disappointed by the buffets on the Utah-Nevada border.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Generally, I dislike them -- my friends and relatives think I'm nuts -- buffets are only good for cheap, mediocre food.

Again, you need to check out a high-end one, such as a holiday buffet at a premiere hotel or a meal at a Brazillian Churrascaria- half-buffet, half reverse buffet (they bring the meat to you).

 

[Nifft]

I'm able to mobilize my body fats pretty well -- I can comfortably eat once every two days or so. Thus, when I was poor, fixed-price buffets were awesome.

Cheers, -- N

 

[ssampier]

Again, you need to check out a high-end one, such as a holiday buffet at a premiere hotel or a meal at a Brazillian Churrascaria- half-buffet, half reverse buffet (they bring the meat to you).

You are absolutely right. I can only speak from my own experience (and the experience of my family and friends that tease me). I definitely need to try those nice hotel buffets.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

A great buffet has

1) Great food & drinks

2) In effectively unlimited quantity

3) In a setting full of well-behaved people

4) Where you don't have to do the dishes or clean the kitchen.

 

[Angel Tarragon]

There are only two buffets I like: Sweet Tomatoes, and the salad buffet at The Quilted Bear.

 

[Olaf the Stout]

It sounds like buffets are a lot more common in the US than in Australia. There are a few here in Adelaide but I haven't been to one in a few years now. The food is generally ok but nothing tastes particularly fantastic. It is nice to be able to try a number of different dishes in one go but I think that a lot of food goes to waste.

I did have a buffet at a high-end restaurant one year with my family. The food was great but I still don't think I ate anywhere near what we paid for the meal. Wine and beer were part of the package (I don't really like the taste of either) so I guess that bumps the price up.

Salad and vegetable buffets and or a dessert buffets are relatively common at pubs in Australia. You normally get them as part of the cost of a main meal. They aren't normally anything special though.

Overall I would say that buffets are ok every once in a while (maybe 1-2 times a year). I would definitely like to go to a higher-end hotel buffet again.

Olaf the Stout

 

[awayfarer]

I enjoy going to a buffet once in a great while but of course you're always trading in quantity for quality. I know of a couple of good chinese ones in my home state but theres nothing in this area that's caught my attention, which has limited my buffet involvement even further.

It's probably for the best.

 

[Tinker Gnome]

C'mon we need more Buffets!

I am going to go to one tonight for dinner. By myself, man it is going to be awesome!

 

[GravyFingerz]

Generally, they should change the food plates every 3-4 hours. After four hours in the "danger zone" (somewhere around 31 to 120 degrees), bacteria has definetly developed.

That being said, I loathe to eat in a buffett due to me being a germaphobe, but I do eat at a few buffets in my home town.