Bacchanal Buffet

Restaurant in Nevada, United States

36°06′57″N 115°10′34″W / 36.11595°N 115.17623°W / 36.11595; -115.17623Seating capacity600ReservationsYesWebsiteOfficial website

Bacchanal Buffet (formerly Café Roma, Palatium Buffet, Café Lago, Café Lago Buffet and Lago Buffet) is a buffet located at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. The buffet consists of nine show kitchens and over 500 daily dishes. Chefs at their own stations serve food at Bacchanal.^[1]^[2]

History

The restaurant was opened on September 11, 2012, costing $17 million.^[1] The buffet won "Best Buffet" by USA Today in 2012 and 2013. It was also rated by the Las Vegas Review-Journal in 2013 and Las Vegas Weekly in 2013 and 2015.^[3]^[4]

The buffet was expanded to offer whole fish options including Norwegian mackerel and New Zealand tai snapper.^[5]

The restaurant, along with the rest of Caesars Entertainment's properties, was closed on March 17, 2020, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. On April 21, the restaurant "filed paperwork" for an unspecified renovation in response to challenges posed by the pandemic.^[6] The Los Angeles Times reported that the buffet will no longer be self-serve, with staff serving all food instead.^[7] The buffet reopened May 2021 as a fully self-service buffet.^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b Rauschnot, Chris (September 17, 2012). "A $17,000,000 Buffet?". The Huffington Post. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
^ Fisher, Eliza (August 8, 2012). "WATCH: Feast Like A God In Vegas". The Huffington Post. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
^ Yancey, Kitty (April 3, 2013). "Five of the best buffets in Las Vegas". USA Today. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
^ Grimes, Stephanie (January 28, 2014). "7 of Las Vegas' top buffets". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
^ Stapleton, Susan (August 5, 2015). "Bacchanal Buffet's Fancy Pants New Menu Items". Eater Vegas. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
^ Martin, Bradley (April 21, 2020). "Bacchanal Buffet Undergoes a $2.4 Million Makeover at Caesars Palace". Eater Las Vegas. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
^ "Here's what eating out looks like in Las Vegas as it reopens". Los Angeles Times. May 19, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
^ Stapleton, Susan (May 21, 2021). "Bacchanal Buffet Is Back, Better Than Ever With Roving Carts, Composed Dishes, and 100 New Menu Items". Eater Vegas. Retrieved October 21, 2022.