text: Maybe because it was Xmas or maybe because I do not like to wait for hours but in any event this did not meet the hype and in turn my expectations To be fair there were some outstanding dishes The prime rib for example was outstanding The dessert bar had a great selection of gelato and sorbets nnCompared to other buffets it rates a on a point scale By comparison I would rate the brunch buffet at the Sheraton Grand in San Francisco is a The best is the breakfast buffet at the Shangrila in Hong Kong a definite nn But all in all I do not think it was worth the hour wait On that note I think the restaurant could do a better job of managing the long lines Knowing that there will be large crowds they should let customers check in and either have them return at a specified time rather than wait in a long meandering line It gets tense and irritable waiting that long