Buffet at the Wynn: Is This $60 Las Vegas Brunch Worth It?

Wynn Buffet Entrance

The Wynn Buffet in Las Vegas is often regarded as one of the best buffets in the city. With a wide variety of luxury foods from wagyu beef to seafood and sushi, complete with a charcuterie station and a dessert bar, there is supposed to be something for everyone! We decided to put this luxury buffet to the test, to see if it is Worth Your Wallet. 

We visited The Buffet at Wynn for brunch and opted to book pre-paid priority seating about a day in advance. The Buffet does not take reservations, but rather uses a priority seating system where guests can pre-pay and secure a spot in line. Even with the priority seating, there is still an average wait time of about 30 minutes. All in for two adults with the priority seating option, we paid $130 in total, or about $65 per person. 

Our visit to The Buffet at Wynn (Trying Their Brunch to See if it’s Worth Your Wallet):

We pre-booked a priority seating option for The Buffet at Wynn and had a reservation at 8:15 AM on a Sunday. We arrived a few minutes after the arrival time, but there is a 15-minute grace period, so we had no issues. Arriving a little late worked in our favor as there was no line, and we were seated right away. There was also no one in the non-priority line, so coming early in the morning is a good way to avoid a long wait! 

No one in Line for the buffet

Although this is a buffet, as you sit down at your table, you are given a drink menu and introduced to your server. The servers will not bring food to you, but will bring you drinks! The menu has an array of drink options that are included in the price of the buffet. The price included regular coffee, teas, milk, juices, and soft drink options. For an additional $32.99 per person, you can add on a bottomless drink option, with a variety of select cocktails, mimosas, wines, and beers. Neither of us decided to upgrade to the drink package since we had a lot of activities to do that day, and we were not willing to pay almost $100 for one breakfast! 

Our server was friendly and provided quick service, always refilling our drinks even if we were perusing the buffet. The server also explains that there is a two-hour time limit on the buffet and shows you where to go. The buffet had seemingly endless options and dozens of food groups. There was an entire dessert section with cakes, chocolates, ice cream, gelato, and every other sweet you can think of.  This was the first thing we walked by, and although enticing, we decided to wait until the end for dessert. 

It was still pretty slow around 8:30 AM when we finally made our way to the buffet line. We took a walk around to scope out the food before trying any of it. There was seafood (shrimp, sashimi, and sushi), an entire section of Asian foods (kimchee, soups, stir-frys, dumplings, ramen, etc.), breakfast meats (bacon, sausages), Meat (wagyu beef, chicken, pork), Mexican food (elote salad, tacos, salsas, etc), breakfast pastries, charcuterie station (cheeses, meats, fruits), yogurt and granola station with fruit and other toppings, and so much more. 

Breakfast pastries at the Wynn Buffet

Steak & Eggs, Cinnamon Roll, and Desserts

Here's what we enjoyed: 

• Mashed potatoes

• Steak and eggs 

• Cinnamon roll 

• Crepe Station

• Fruit (fresh) 

There are two types of dishes at the buffet: pre-portioned grab-and-go meals like the steak and eggs, and self-serve dishes like the mashed potatoes. The steak and eggs were so good we had a few, the steak was well-cooked, and paired great with the eggs.

The cinnamon roll piece was carved from a massive rotating pastry and was sweet and full of cinnamon flavor. The fruit in the yogurt station was fresh and was always being refilled. The mashed potatoes were creamy and had a nice herb-y flavor to them, and paired well with the meat selection offered. 

Elijah also tried the make-your-own Crepe station, which was a really interesting and nice touch to the overall breakfast theme. We were initially worried that the sweet station would be overwhelming and not offer much to us for breakfast. However, Elijah was pleasantly surprised by how well his banana foster crepe came out. It was a nice touch of sweetness to add to the savory breakfast options served at the rest of the buffet (plus, they had a lot of options you could create, and a very helpful staff member manning the station).

One of the slices of Wagyu

Here’s what we had issues with: 

• Elote salad

• Sushi 

• Desserts 

• Waygu 

Our two main complaints that led to us leaving the buffet early came from quality issues. Elijah bit into a hard piece of sushi and immediately knew something was wrong with it. A few moments later, the entire batch got pulled off the line. As he went to refill his plate since the sushi was bad, he filled it up with elote salad, and as he got ready to try it, we watched a bug crawl out.

Another issue we had with the buffet came from the meat station; the wagyu cuts were extremely inconsistent, and one of the “slices” we got was shredded pieces of fat. 

Most of the meat lacked any flavour, and after having several wagyu steaks at other restaurants, we questioned the real quality of the meat. The slices were tough, not soft to the cut of a knife, and lacked the normal consistency of real wagyu beef. As this is one of the Wynns Buffet's big claims to fame, we were seriously underwhelmed.

All the assortments!

We also thought that a lot of the desserts tasted identical and had the same overly artificial sweet taste. Many of the desserts tasted like they had been refrigerated for a few days, and pulled out to be reheated or placed on display for the new day. While we understand nothing should go to waste, and it was breakfast time, we were disappointed since we love a good sweet treat, but could not finish most desserts we picked out.

What we thought was missing: 

• No hashbrowns? At a brunch buffet?

• Lots of lunch foods, not a lot of breakfast 

We felt that for a brunch buffet, there were not a lot of breakfast food options, there were no hashbrowns or breakfast potatoes, and only a small section for breakfast foods like eggs and bacon. Most of the buffet line was filled up with savory lunch options like pizzas and soups, and we would have enjoyed more breakfast foods! Just like the dessert station, we were worried most of the food was reused, as the texture and consistency tasted reheated.  

A bug crawling out of the Elote at the Wynn Buffet

Chow Mein and Fried Rice

We ended up leaving early since Elijah had a bad taste in his mouth (literally), and after watching a bug crawl out of his food, I didn’t have much of an appetite either! Our waiter dropped off a receipt and never came back. We were unsure if, since we pre-paid, the gratuity was included, and on the receipt, there was no option to add one. They also did not bring a pen, so we assumed there was one added. And, unfortunately, we could not find out the server before our time ran out, to ask if we could include a tip for him. We decided to leave, feeling bad about the potential of not tipping, but we did not want to wait around all day since we had more places to check out. 

Wynn Buffet Price Breakdown: 

• Priority adult ticket $65

• Non-priority adult tickets $59.99

• Kids 3-9 are half price ($29.99)

Summary:

Dessert at the Wynn Buffet

Overall, we were not impressed with The Buffet at Wynn, we had two less than pleasant experiences (a bug crawling out of the elote salad, and biting into hard sushi and then watching it all get pulled off the line) that ended up in us leaving before our two-hour time limit was up. The food we did eat was hit or miss; some of the things we enjoyed, like the pre-portioned steak and eggs, and the cinnamon roll. However, we didn’t like the inconsistency of the meat station. One of us would get a decent cut of meat, and the other a shredded-up piece of fat. We also thought that the desserts were artificially sweet, and all tasted similar. 

Our server was helpful throughout the meal with refills and checking on us. However, our server assigned to us was difficult to find, and it felt like we were being waited on by the entire restaurant (we could not ask about the tip, and drinks were often mixed up).

Would we ever come back and pay $65 per person for brunch again at The Buffet at Wynn? No, probably not, the price is extremely steep for the quality of food we received. From sushi that had gone off, to a bug, to sickly sweet desserts, this place isn't worth your wallet. We had a way better meal for a similar price at Spago down the street later in the day. We just can’t justify the price for this buffet. 

Have you been to The Buffet at Wynn? What was your experience like? Let us know in the comments below!