{"id":10206,"date":"2015-01-11T01:45:51","date_gmt":"2015-01-11T09:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=10206"},"modified":"2015-01-13T23:18:48","modified_gmt":"2015-01-14T07:18:48","slug":"excalibur-buffet-opens-6-2-million-renovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/excalibur-buffet-opens-6-2-million-renovation\/","title":{"rendered":"Excalibur Buffet Opens After $6.2 Million Renovation"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>The Buffet at Excalibur might not have the most creative name in the world, but it does have a new sheen, part of a $6.2 million renovation. Besides, <a title=\"Casino Exec&rsquo;s Shocking Confession: &ldquo;Naming Things Is Hard&rdquo;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/casino-executives-shocking-confession-naming-things-is-hard\/\" target=\"_blank\">naming things is hard<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10207\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10207\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/excalibur_buffet1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-10207 \" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" alt=\"Excalibur Buffet\" src=\"\/vitalvegas\/dist\/images\/common\/transparent_3x2.gif\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/excalibur_buffet1.jpg\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10207\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Children age four and younger eat free. Five-year-olds pretty much get the shaft.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We popped in to check out the 35,000-square-foot buffet (it seats 610) for some photos, but were promptly kicked out before we could get any shots of the food. Because, apparently, the cheese blintzes at Excalibur&rsquo;s buffet are the super top secret&nbsp; kind.<\/p>\n<p>Candidly, an aversion to allowing food photos doesn&rsquo;t instill a lot of confidence in the fare at The Buffet.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10208\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10208\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/excalibur_buffet2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-10208 \" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" alt=\"Excalibur Buffet Las Vegas\" src=\"\/vitalvegas\/dist\/images\/common\/transparent_3x2.gif\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/excalibur_buffet2.jpg\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10208\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">You can pay for your buffet via these handy kiosks, an idea Excalibur completely didn&rsquo;t rip off from the Bacchanal Buffet at Caesars Palace.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The newly-renovated buffet touts an &ldquo;interactive dessert station,&rdquo; which entails &ldquo;going up to a counter and choosing a dessert.&rdquo; It&rsquo;s that kind of culinary innovation that&rsquo;s given the Excalibur buffet a rock-solid &ldquo;meh&rdquo; rating on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yelp.com\/biz\/the-buffet-at-excalibur-las-vegas-5\" target=\"_blank\">Yelp<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com\/Restaurant_Review-g45963-d1173528-Reviews-Excalibur_Roundtable_Buffet-Las_Vegas_Nevada.html\" target=\"_blank\">TripAdvisor<\/a> for the last several years. From what we could see, the food selection hasn&rsquo;t been changed up much. But those things hanging from the ceiling!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10209\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10209\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/excalibur_buffet9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-10209 \" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" alt=\"Excalibur Buffet\" src=\"\/vitalvegas\/dist\/images\/common\/transparent_3x2.gif\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/excalibur_buffet9.jpg\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10209\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We figure at least half of the $6.2 million went for those ceiling croissants.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In any event, the revamped space is clean and open. The restaurant can accommodate around 1,400 diners.<\/p>\n<p>There are seven food stations, and a bar (bright spot!). Two of the food stations are the aforementioned desserts and another featuring salads.<\/p>\n<p>The Buffet at Excalibur also serves up Italian, American, Asian and Latin stations. There&rsquo;s also a &ldquo;Carvery.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10210\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10210\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/excalibur_buffet7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-10210 \" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" alt=\"Excalibur Buffet\" src=\"\/vitalvegas\/dist\/images\/common\/transparent_3x2.gif\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/excalibur_buffet7.jpg\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10210\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We&rsquo;re not exactly wandering into &ldquo;feeding frenzy&rdquo; territory here.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The buffet&rsquo;s hours are 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., with prices ranging from $17.99 for breakfast to $18.99 for lunch, and $23.99 for dinner (Sunday through Thursday) or $26.99 (Friday and Saturday).<\/p>\n<p>There&rsquo;s a seafood buffet on Friday only, 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., for $26.99. There&rsquo;s also a weekend brunch for $21.99, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Which definitely qualify as being the weekend.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10211\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10211\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/excalibur_buffet10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-10211 \" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" alt=\"Excalibur Buffet\" src=\"\/vitalvegas\/dist\/images\/common\/transparent_3x2.gif\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/excalibur_buffet10.jpg\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10211\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">More than 80% of Las Vegas visitors indulge in a buffet during their stay.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>An all-day pass to The Buffet at Excalibur runs $35.99 (Monday through Thursday) and $39.99 (Friday and Sunday). Let us know how that goes.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10212\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10212\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/excalibur_colorful.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-10212 \" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" alt=\"Excalibur Las Vegas\" src=\"\/vitalvegas\/dist\/images\/common\/transparent_3x2.gif\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/excalibur_colorful.jpg\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10212\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Insert a gratuitous photo of Excalibur here, possibly so you can share it on Pinterest. (We&rsquo;ll wait.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Get more details at the Excalibur&rsquo;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.excalibur.com\/restaurants\/excalibur_buffet.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">official buffet Web site<\/a>, and before any trip to a Las Vegas buffet, make sure to read our wildly informative story about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/10-ways-make-las-vegas-buffet\/\" target=\"_blank\">how to get the most<\/a> from your buffet visit.<\/p>\n<p>[flagallery gid=131]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Buffet at Excalibur might not have the most creative name in the world, but it does have a new sheen, part of a $6.2 million renovation. Besides, naming things is hard. We popped in to check out the 35,000-square-foot buffet (it seats 610) for some photos, but were promptly kicked out before we could [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-vegas","category-lasvegasrestaurants"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Excalibur Buffet Opens After $6.2 Million Renovation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Excalibur Buffet has re-opened after a hiatus for a major renovation.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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