Buffet @ Aria Las Vegas

We've been experiencing monsoon rains, typhoons and floods lately here in the Philippines.  So I guess it would be appropriate to feature something indoor related.

So for this post, we will be featuring the buffet of the Aria hotel resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.

We went there during the spring of 2013, so it was not that crowded yet, unlike during our 2011 trip, which was during the peak season of summer.  So there were no long wait during our Saturday lunchtime visit.  We got in after only 5 minutes of waiting.

But if there would be a line during your visit, you can start planning which food items to prioritize once you get in, as the menu is presented near the buffet entrance

As expected, the dinner buffet is slightly more expensive, but only by $4.  But you can barely notice the difference in the menu items.

We chose the $29.99 weekend brunch, which equated to $32.42 per person after taxes were added.   The more popular high-end buffets like that of Cosmopolitan's Wicked Spoon and Wynn's charge something closer to $40.  I've tried those buffets as well, and I think Aria deserves to be included in that same high-end category even if it has slightly fewer food choices.

Prices as of April 2013

After we paid, we were ushered into a table by the waitress who took our drink orders and we were on our way.  Note that the $29.99 price includes only non-alcoholic drinks e.g. juices, soda,  You will have to pay an extra  $12.99 if you want fancy alcoholic drinks.

One nice touch of Aria's buffet is that all the food stations have large signs.  Most buffets don't have them and  a few don't even have the food items labeled.

Since it is a brunch. they have a lot of breakfast items.

At the salad station. they will even toss the salad for you.

this is the place to be for carnivores

the Carvery also has fish if you're not into meat

And there's more at the seafood station...

Of course, they have your favorite Dimsum here

The Prime Rib at the Aria Buffet is our favorite

We were going hiking at Red Rock Canyon after this, so we only had healthy orange juice instead of alcoholic drinks (which required an additional charge)

Make sure you leave some space for dessert, as the Aria buffet has an excellent selection of desert.

Gummi Bear topped cupcakes

This was my first time to try these cookies.

If I feature more photos in this post, this page may take forever to load.  But trust me, the Aria buffet has so much to offer. This is definitely the epitome of pigging out.

Gelato, Flan, and Cookie