{"id":12822,"date":"2015-11-22T01:51:01","date_gmt":"2015-11-22T09:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=12822"},"modified":"2015-11-22T02:05:04","modified_gmt":"2015-11-22T10:05:04","slug":"village-seafood-closes-at-rio-merges-with-carnival-world-buffet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/village-seafood-closes-at-rio-merges-with-carnival-world-buffet\/","title":{"rendered":"Village Seafood Buffet Closes at Rio Las Vegas, Merges With Carnival World Buffet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The only all-seafood buffet in Las Vegas, Village Seafood Buffet at Rio, has closed and relocated to the hotel’s Carnival World Buffet.<\/p>\n

Here’s a peek over the new curtain at the former Village Seafood Buffet.<\/p>\n

\"Rio
No word yet about what will replace the Village Seafood Buffet. Let’s hope it’s not what replaced McFadden’s Irish Pub. Specifically, nothing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We couldn’t resist slipping inside the now-closed Village Seafood Buffet to bid a farewell, security breach-style.<\/p>\n

\"Village
Most boring security breach, ever.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Seafood lovers are still in luck, however. The seafood buffet, or a significant part of it, has been integrated into one of the better-known buffets in Las Vegas, Carnival World Buffet.<\/p>\n

The Carnival World Buffet now has two entrances, one devoted to the seafood buffet.<\/p>\n

\"Rio
Dinner at the seafood buffet is $47.99, or $46.99 with a loyalty club card. The regular buffet is about $33 for dinner.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It seems a smart move to create the new Carnival World & Seafood Buffet. The Village Seafood Buffet got mixed reviews, but the Carnival World Buffet is one of the more beloved buffets in Vegas.<\/p>\n

Here’s the new seafood section at Carnival World & Seafood Buffet.<\/p>\n

\"Rio
Don’t you buffet commoners think you’re getting in here. The barrier is electrified. Or should be. Because then it would win “Best Dinner Show in Las Vegas,” easy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Changes to the buffets follow on the heels of lots of restaurant news at Rio Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

Martorano’s Cafe recently closed. If you have a hankering for the restaurant’s Italian fare, you can find Martorano’s at Paris Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

As we reported first, Buzio’s Seafood restaurant will close by the end of 2015.<\/p>\n

A new Guy Fieri restaurant, El Burro Borracho<\/a> (Spanish for “Drunken Donkey”), will take the place of Buzio’s Seafood in early 2016.<\/p>\n

It’s great to see Rio Las Vegas shaking things up.<\/p>\n

For our money, though, the best offering at Rio is Royal India Bistro. Royal India Bistro<\/a> is one of the best Indian restaurants in Las Vegas, along with Mint Indian Bistro<\/a> (at 730 E. Flamingo Blvd.) and Mt. Everest India’s Cuisine<\/a> (at 3641 W. Sahara Ave.).<\/p>\n

\"Royal
You’ve probably walked right by. Next time, less walk, more eat. You won’t be disappointed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Maybe, just maybe, if the restaurant changes at Rio Las Vegas are successful, the resort can take back the large chunk of its casino floor currently being used as a timeshare sales office.<\/p>\n

\"Rio
Sadly, we’re not kidding.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Seriously, though, Rio. What’s next? A pharmacy in the table games pit?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The only all-seafood buffet in Las Vegas, Village Seafood Buffet at Rio, has closed and relocated to the hotel’s Carnival World Buffet. Here’s a peek over the new curtain at the former Village Seafood Buffet. We couldn’t resist slipping inside the now-closed Village Seafood Buffet to bid a farewell, security breach-style. Seafood lovers are still in […]<\/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-12822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-vegas","category-lasvegasrestaurants"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nVillage Seafood Closes, Merges With Carnival World Buffet<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Rio's Village Seafood Buffet restaurant has closed and relocated to the hotel's Carnival World Buffet. 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