Highly recommended to me as the \"new\" \"best\" \"better than wynn\" buffet on The Strip, my girlfriends and I were pretty excited to check out this buffet in the Cosmopolitan. The first try was a fail, since we arrived after the 3:30pm closing time. On second try, we arrived around 2pm, thinking perhaps we had missed the lunch rush....quiet hallways leading down to the buffet......no line to the cashier....and STOP. \n\nThe line of people waiting to be seated looked comparably long to the one at the Wynn we saw the day before. However, this line didn't move as fast, if even perceptibly at all. By the time we got seated nearly 45 min, we were starved, and thirsty! The extra $8 for unlimited champagne was worth it, although refills didn't happen at exactly the speed I'm used to at NYC brunches. So was the $40 price tag worth it? ($30 + alcohol + tax)\n\nYup.\n\nThe small plate style of many of the food options made the buffet less trough-like, and although we caught the tail end of brunch, everything was still fresh and hot. I avoided the token asian dishes (lo mein, fried rice, kung pao chicken), and focused on the real food - boiled egg with avocado and bacon vinaigrette, omelet bar, sashimi, lamb chops, steamed clams.....i could go on, but basically this was the classiest buffet I'd seen. \n\nThe desserts were my favorite - there were actually lactose/gluten free options! I had a choice of several sorbets, as well as a house-made marshmallow served in a dark chocolate cone. \n\nGreat service (we never felt rushed out), and nice spacious table set ups in addition to the non-buffet like food really made this a great dining experience.
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