The Buffet

The The Buffet is a restaurant inside Harrah's Resort Southern California in Valley Center, California.
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5 years ago

The Buffet

Restaurant @ Harrah's Resort Southern California

Access was through the non-smoking section. We didn't stay in a room. We just went for the amazing buffet :) the staff there greeted us with a smile. The waiting service was quick! My family and I have been going there for years now and it's always a pleasure

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5 years ago

The Buffet

Restaurant @ Harrah's Resort Southern California

My husband loves to go there even if it is over an hr drive. Sometimes he lost and most of the time the machines let him play with his money. They have nice buffet but line was too long if you are not black card or elite. We used to be elite and when we went on vacation for few months they demoted our card. Do we don t go there as much and so most of our friends. The other thing is we don't get any offer for complimentary hotel rooms they re offering

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5 years ago

The Buffet

Restaurant @ Harrah's Resort Southern California

Went to Valley View hotel and casino with family. The experience was great! The staff was very friendly. The restrooms were always clean. The comps my family got were great. The giveaways for members were good too. The view from the restaurant was breathtaking. All in all a great time! Will definitely be going back again.

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5 years ago

The Buffet

Restaurant @ Harrah's Resort Southern California

I had a really pleasant experience at the Valley View Casino. This review will be for the casino only, as I did not dine at The Buffet or stay in the hotel portion. The floor plan of the casino is nice and spacious, with lot of new machines and a large non-smoking section. The reason I an not giving 5 stars is the casino has gotten rid of a lot of unique slot machine they had previously to this visit. Gone was Haunted House, Full Service and Spin-Ups. While I had a fine time playing others, those machines in particular were different and more entertaining than the cookie-cutter programmable machines that make up the majority of the remaining options. All in all, this casino is still a fine choice for visiting, as it is nice and close to San Diego. And the Buffet cannot be beat!

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5 years ago

The Buffet

Restaurant @ Harrah's Resort Southern California

This review is for The Lobster Buffet only. Hands down this is the best lobster buffet in the area! Las Vegas quality! Excellent overall food quality, service and enough food variety to please most! Yes, they portion out 1 lobster tail cut in half, but don't worry there is plenty for many returns. Although the meats, ethnic foods, comfort foods, salad bar, soups, fruit and cheese bar are scrumptious, the seafood is what you want to concentrate on! Save room for deserts! Well worth the trip outstanding value that can't be beat! Prepare to wait in line it's that good! $32.50 weekdays (higher weekends).

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5 years ago

The Buffet

Restaurant @ Harrah's Resort Southern California

Great time on birthday. Live band, drinks, sports on TV, and slots. Band was very good playing mixture of old and newer music. Even got crowd involved. Playing slots off/on losing designed fun money till hit a high payout that payed for night. Great place to have fun and relax and enjoy.

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5 years ago

The Buffet

Restaurant @ Harrah's Resort Southern California

Nice to place to come and relax a little. My mom loves the slot machines here. Brings her good luck. The house are very tight on their free coupon for food. My dad checked in $500 and lost for playing black jack in 2-3 hrs, pit boss gave us $15 for some pizza. Didn't know pizza would cost us $500. Anyways, it's a business and they gotta make money, right. Well they could loosen up a little. Maybe $30 won't hurt. Just my 2cents.

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5 years ago

The Buffet

Restaurant @ Harrah's Resort Southern California

Nice place to hang out. Not too glamorous though. Currently undergoing renovations so its even less glamorous. Clean and not too smoke filled rooms. Huge no smoke area. Buffet is really good based on price. Live bands at bar are usually good. Definitely a big plus in my book for when I want to stop for a drink with friends. Don't know much about gambling aspect.

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5 years ago

The Buffet

Restaurant @ Harrah's Resort Southern California

I went to collect my free gift of the month. I was told the free gifts were located in the events center, i had no idea where that was. A team member was kind enough to walk me over and point me in the right direction. As i walked through the hotel lobby i was pleasantly surprised by how nice it was. There were great 2 floor windows with sweeping views of the mountains, downright gorgeous view. As i was admiring the view i saw the pool, it was one of those pools that overflows over the side of the mountain. It looked so amazing that I wished i were staying there. Maybe one day i will see what the rooms look like. If they are anything like the lobby or pool then it would probably be a very luxurious experience.

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6 years ago

The Buffet

Restaurant @ Harrah's Resort Southern California

Went here for the "famous" all you can eat seafood buffet with lobster.. Well the lobster is quite small (like a big shrimp). Its all you can eat but the server will only give you two at a time. The rest of the food is mediocre and not presented very well. The crab doesn't taste fresh, it was rubbery. I don't believe the price justifies the food quality here.

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