The food was exceptional. I enjoyed the broth. Nothing much to rave about. The cilantro and lime was a lot less than other pho places normally give. The ambiance is really nice and comfortable. What ruins this is the service. There was absolutely no attention paid to us. Over half the time I was there I had no water. I tried getting the attention of three different workers and was ignored. When two busboys were bussing the table besides us I asked one of them if we could have more water. He barely looked at me and said hold on with his index finger up. That whole time afterwards I was watching him and there were times he had nothing to do and still didn't refill our drinks. Even after making eye contact with him multiple times he still didn't come. That's when I decided to just leave. Just ridiculous. Something as simple as refilling a water was ignored.

negative

I didn't enjoy eating in the dark. It's a gimmicky restaurant attraction aimed at yuppies who want to tell their friends how hip they are. Personally, I think seeing your food and its presentation matters; it's a part of the dining experience. More importantly, the meal at O'Noir wasn't nearly good enough to stand on taste alone. But what really upset me was that our waitress mixed up my order. I ordered lamb chops, my friend ordered lamb shank. She asked who got the lamb. When we clarified that we both did but different entrees she just put the plates down. For a while I just thought my lamb chops were dry. It wasn't till close to the end of the meal when I came across a pitiful cauliflower on my plate that we finally determined that I'd eaten her meal (which wasn't very good) and she had mine (which she said was juicy and tasty... that pissed me off). Call me an asshole, a waitress should know what's on the plates she's serving. What's more, she hit me in the head with plates. Twice. In summary, I don't have a single positive thing to say about this place.

negative

I hated Cosmo's Wicked Spoon, so I was worried about risking so much money to be disappointed again ... but sweet watermelon minty jesus, Bacchanal Buffet was EXCELLENT! I paid $48 for dinner on Tuesday night, and waited about half an hour to get in at 5:30, and ten minutes to get seated. My gal pal and I take turns going up for food, so one stays with purses, and we each fill a plate with small bites of things to try. For example, I make a plate and bring it back, she takes bites of anything she's interested in, then she goes up to fill a plate while I eat the rest. It's a great way for us not to waste a bunch of food, and we get to share opinions bite by bite -- then make a second or third trip to get more of what we liked best. For me, the best dinner item was the sweet potato tater tots. The skin is crispy, the inside gooey, and they're glazed with a salty sweet syrup caramelized shell. So simple, and yet ... amazeballs! I also high five the staff for their excellent ceviche, chicken marsala, spicy fried fish, and charcuterie. One slice of ribeye steak was great, but the next was fatty and awful (the flank steak too.) I was so-so on the lamb, and the other veg choices. Next time I'll remember to leave LOTS of room for dessert, and FILL UP on watermelon mint sorbet. Maybe the best dessert ever? Tho I'm usually gaga for french macaroons and mochi. But I prefer mochi in mango, which they skipped ... and their macaroons had great shells, but the inner cookie was too moist, and too much filling, too thick. The center should be like a sweet adhesive only, not a thick band of firm chocolate ganash. Generally too much sugar in most of the desserts, and tho some say the dinner is overly salty as well, I like salt and thought everything had the right levels. If I have guests in town who want the best buffet and can afford a real treat, I would def go back. :-D

positive

Ended up here on Saturday night after deciding not to go to the buffet in mandalay due to the wait there Even though there were only 3 people ahead of us in line at the cashier, it took forever because the cashiers were so slow. The guy who would make sure you would get seated was very nice along with our waiter and the bus people taking old plates. The employees at the food stations were also very nice and approachable. I have to give an extra props to the bus staff though because we never had a build up of old plates because they would be there to take them The food was decent, but nothing super special other than the new York strip steak and the prime rib. They were the only things worthy in my opinion at the buffet. The prime rib was very tender and moist and tasted great. The new York was very well seasoned, and cooked a perfect medium and was very flavorful. Everything else was pretty bland, especially the desserts. Most of them had very little flavor which upset me because the Oreo cheesecake just tasted like mush, and the key lime tart was also very plain tasting. The one thing that really got me mad about the dessert selection was for MGM advertising as "GRANDer" they didn't even have a gelato bar. Get on the trend MGM, wicked spoon at the Cosmo has it, the buffet at aria has it, cravings at mirage has had it for awhile Overall, I wouldn't come back at the $35 price point. I would much rather go to the wicked spoon buffet or bellagio buffet
negative