Carnival World Buffet

The Carnival World Buffet is a restaurant inside Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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5 years ago

Carnival World Buffet

Restaurant @ Rio Hotel & Casino

In my opinion this is one of the best buffets I've tried in Vegas. Lots of food options but importantly all of the food I got seemed to be of high quality and tasted as good as you might expect from, say, a steak house or other restaurant with these options laid out as individual meals. If you're going to spend $30+ per person on a buffet you might as well make it worthwhile and this one makes the cut for sure!

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5 years ago

Carnival World Buffet

Restaurant @ Rio Hotel & Casino

Best bang for your buck. They serve all you can eat crab legs from 4-5:30 I think. They keep a decent stock of them too. Only thing I didn’t like was the prime rib and steak very chewy and hard. Wish the souvenir cup had Rio name or logo on it. Didn’t eat to much of the other food just the crab. They no longer have lobster tails.

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5 years ago

Carnival World Buffet

Restaurant @ Rio Hotel & Casino

With so many great places to eat in Las Vegas don't waste your money here. Yes, it's all-you-can-eat and yes there's a lot of different food, but the quality is not there. They do have crab legs but only until they run out and once they're gone, they're gone so unless you get there when they open you won't get any. If you do want all-you-can-eat I suggest the Indian restaurant in the same casino; smaller selection but the food is much better.

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5 years ago

Carnival World Buffet

Restaurant @ Rio Hotel & Casino

Friend suggested we come to the buffet from another hotel because is was known for good selection and great seafood. I'm not into seafood but I remember this being great. Those days are long gone. The only thing from the old days is the roast beef I tried and failed to eat. Dry, flavorless and mildly warm is not only how you describe the chicken but the whole experience. The only way to make this meal palatable is to get the unlimited beer and wine and drink until you don't care what the food tastes like. The carnival world buffet should try making the food here and not import it on a slow cargo ship.

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5 years ago

Carnival World Buffet

Restaurant @ Rio Hotel & Casino

Wasn't too bad of a place to eat for dinner. If you enjoy fast food/comfort food then I think you'll like this place. They have things like pasta, french fries, Chinese, etc. However if you want things like seafood you won't find a good selection here. Service was decent enough. Wasn't the best, wasn't the worst. One thing though, drinks are self serve, so if you drink a lot, like me, be prepared to walk, lots.

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5 years ago

Carnival World Buffet

Restaurant @ Rio Hotel & Casino

One of the best buffets you will find in Vegas, especially if you are coming with family/children. There is something for everyone with dishes from around the world. TIP: Go for a late lunch, around 2ish and don't fill up too much because the food on the buffet gets changed out at 3pm. Buffet is cheaper before 3pm 😉

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5 years ago

Carnival World Buffet

Restaurant @ Rio Hotel & Casino

To be honest, I like the desserts more than I do the main course. Also, my husband was looking forward to getting seafood like at most buffets, and they told him “No we don’t do crab anymore”. BE WARNED. Don’t go here if you are wanting to go eat seafood because they literally have nothing and he was disappointed especially because we spend $40 a person that night. Of course, they didn’t tell us until after we paid. I remembered this being a lot better then , than it is now. I went here about 5 years ago and came back and it kind of went downhill. Bacchanal buffet has it beat.

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5 years ago

Carnival World Buffet

Restaurant @ Rio Hotel & Casino

This Buffet has seriously gone down hill. They no longer serve crab legs or any of the great seafood they used to. I took my wife there last night and I wish I would have gone else where. This place is not worth the $30 a person it once was. not even close. this is no better than any of the off strip buffets that you can go to for a much better price. Such a shame. I used to love this place.

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5 years ago

Carnival World Buffet

Restaurant @ Rio Hotel & Casino

Online it said it was good seafood buffet. It barely had anything. Evidently only on the weekends. The rest of main entrees were tough or cold. Saving grace of this place was dessert. Tried most of them, all were delicious!

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5 years ago

Carnival World Buffet

Restaurant @ Rio Hotel & Casino

Terrible terrible customer service. Adam Melendez (Front Services Manager) called me to the front to deal with a mechanical issue with my rental car. My friends went on inside to eat since we have the Penn & Teller show coming up in 2 hours. The restaurant staff refused me entry to just sit with my friends. They told me I had to pay. Ok. Sure, let’s pay. Nope, back of the line. Wonderful. Adam was great in assisting with the rental car. All the rest of the interactions with the hotel staff have been great. Rio seems like a great casino-resort. Carnival World Buffet is terrible and not understanding toward issues beyond a guests control.

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