Bayside Buffet at Mandalay Bay: The Las Vegas Buffet You’ve Been Neglecting

By Scott Roeben, on November 20 2013
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The Bayside Buffet at Mandalay Bay has all the things you’d expect at a perfectly good Las Vegas buffet, but the fact is, you’ve been neglecting it. Shame on you.

Bayside Buffet Las Vegas
See? Neglected.

The Bayside Buffet at Mandalay Bay doesn’t need accolades or anniversary parties or stories about it on blogs or long lines.

It just needs a few famished Las Vegas visitors who appreciate the variety of the offerings, and the reasonable prices, even if those prices are qualified with “reasonable by Las Vegas Strip standards.” (See the prices in our photo gallery thingy.)

Chinese food buffet
“Wǒmen bù míngbái bèi hūshì, xièxiè nǐ.” Translation: “We also do not like being neglected, thank you.”

From the looks of the Bayside Buffet Web site, Mandalay Bay sort of neglects this lovely buffet, too.

Pleasing decor, also neglected.
Pleasing decor, also neglected.

All your favorite buffet stations are there. Italian. Asian. Mexican. The one with the crab legs. And, of course, a carving station.

Carnivores unite.
Carnivores unite.

One of the highlights of this buffet is the unlimited beer, wine and champagne included in the price of the buffet.

Unlimited bubbly is sure to get your party started. Not to mention your hangover.
Unlimited bubbly is sure to get your party started. Not to mention your hangover.

Here’s the thing about the Bayside Buffet at Mandalay Bay.

It’s not the most spectacular Las Vegas buffet. Anywhere else in the world, it’s the greatest buffet, ever. In Las Vegas, where the buffet bar seems to get raised with each passing week, it’s hard to stand out when you’re merely good.

This red velvet feels like you take it for granted.
This red velvet feels like you take it for granted.

Maybe it’s time to give the Bayside Buffet at Mandalay Bay a little love. We will if you will.

Bayside Buffet at Mandalay Bay