text: I had high expectations for Bellagios buffet We had stayed at the MGM times previously We decided to stay at the Belaggio this time EVERYTHING is better at the Bellagioexcept the buffetI am a foodie and went to the MGM buffet more than times It has TONS of choices and actually was not badI was expecting much better from Bellaggio based on reading reviews SO disappointed If you like fewer choices and shoe leather than this is your place Otherwise I swear with the exception of the salads the sweet potatoes and the marinated cucumbers at the sushi bar EVERYTHING else got thrown out on my plate I kept trying things since I figured SOMETHING must be good here Here is what I tried chow mein It was all right Crab legs Over cooked and way too salty and gristly mashed potatoes Not bad Sweet potatoes AWESOME Sushi Rice was horrible shrimp tempura was OLD and way too salty Char sui BLAND tasteless and I spit it out Salads Fresh and very good Cous cous too salty and blah Shrimp cocktail Hard to screw up defrosting shrimp so not bad Roast Overcooked and tastelesscucumber salad at sushi bar Tasty but OLDBeef bourguignon carrots undercooked and HEAVY oregano taste Yuck Smoked trout Good Salmon Absolutely tasteless Manicotti NO flavor bland pasty with NO flavor in tomato sauce again I threw it all out I tried teh butternut squash with cinnamon It tasted like someone microwaved it and did not even finish the job TASTELESS and undercooked anyway on top of all of this the smoke from the Casino gets sucked into the entire buffet area I have asthma so this was awful I asked the manager how it could smell like smoke She explained the place acted like a vacuum It pulled all the smoke into the buffet OMG anyway the line was also minutes We will NEVER go back I asked for a refund from my hotel it was so bad I have never done that before My husband is sick and laying next to me because of the food guess it was good I barely ate Plus it was more expensive than MGM My advice If you want a decent buffet go to the MGM