text: NOTE We did not overnight at the Rio but spent the evening in the casino and had dinnernnOverall the Rio was just OK stars depending on location Our experiencenBar Areas starsn The Irish Pub At The Rio shuttered closed none of the staff were aware of thisn IBAR loud and obnoxious music and too many videosn VooDoo Rooftop Nightclub should have gone here but it was too earlyn Masquerade Bar It was the best of the rest but seating was limited and table service was nonexistent So we opted to get a frozen drink from a stand by the entrance and check out the placennVillage All Seafood Buffet starsnIt has many rave reviews but it smelled fishy and was person We opted for the main buffetnnCarnival World Buffet nFood starsnThere were many food choices from the very basic to the fairly stylish The quality was higher than other buffets I have seen And the food was mostly tastynnExperience starsnFor person it should have been a much better experience The wait was ridiculously long The seating and service were totally absurd It was like eating at noisy crowded food court in a shopping mall The host sent us a to table with only seats yet there were of us I had to walk around the restaurant pleading for an extra seat from other customersnnGiven that The Rio an older property you would think they would have gotten it together by now We will not be returning anytime soon