Palms Las Vegas A.Y.C.E Buffet Review

Key Points:

I’ve eaten at every buffet in Las Vegas. While A.Y.C.E isn’t the best, it’s the best value of them all.

Palms’ buffet is nearly on par with top Strip options (Wynn, Bacchanal, Wicked Spoon), at a more palatable price.

You’ll have to hail a ride, but it’s worth the trip.

Complaining about value erosion in Las Vegas is all the rage nowadays, but there isn’t enough celebration of great deals that exist in plain sight.

Palms’ A.Y.C.E (pronounced “ACE”) Buffet is one of those offerings. High Quality. Affordable price. Don’t feel ripped off when leaving. All the ingredients that = value.

I recently swung in for brunch and was shocked at what you get for $42.99. This is a buffet that’s nearly as good as the heavy hitters on the Strip, at a much lower price.

Let me show you what I’m talking about.

Palms Fantasy Tower as seen from my room window.

Palms A.Y.C.E Hours and Pricing

Buffet pricing and hours are all over the place, depending on the day and menu.

Brunch is served daily for $42.99, but times vary by day:
- Saturday & Sunday from 9am-4pm.
- Monday – Friday from 9am-2pm.

Dinner is served nightly, and costs vary by day:
- Saturday (5-10pm) – $46.99
- Sunday (5-9pm) – $46.99
- Monday & Tuesday (4-9pm) – $46.99
- Wednesday & Thursday Lobster Dinner (3-10pm) – $79.99
- Friday Prime Rib & Snow Crab Dinner (3-10pm) – $52.99

A center island stocked with food at the buffet.

Palms Brunch Buffet Menu

Let’s start by addressing the best part of the buffet. Bottomless mimosas & champagne are included in the base price. Not something I realized coming in, and it was awesome.

You’re paying extra for that at almost every other buffet in town.

A glass of champagne sits next to a glass of orange juice — Round 1

Now, onto what there is to eat!

Breakfast Items

The variety and quality of breakfast items offered were impressive and included scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, eggs benedict, country gravy benedict, breakfast potatoes, oatmeal, a yogurt bar, pancakes (in various forms), waffles, banana almond butter toast, breakfast pizza, breakfast stromboli, and roasted pineapple.

Even meatless options like tofu scrambles and vegetable potato hash were available.

Individual servings of country gravy benedict — Country Gravy Benedict

A breakfast pizza topped with scrambled eggs and breakfast stromboli — Breakfast stromboli and breakfast pizza

Waffles and roasted pinapples with corn in the cob between them — Fried pineapple and waffles

A pile of bacon next to a pile of scrambled eggs — The basics.

Eggs Benedict next to breakfast sausage. — Eggs benedict and a pile of sausages. Breakfast potatoes in the background.

Plates full of pancakes with fruit on the edges of the plate — Pancakes, chocolate chip pancakes, and fruit.

Individual servings of tofu scramblers, and vegie potato hash — Tofu Scramble, Jackfruit Curry, Veggie Potato Hash

Bananna almond butter toast flanked by yogurt smoothies in cups. — Banana almond butter toast flanked by yogurt smoothies and overnight oats

One of the more popular offerings was a build-your-own egg-and-omelet station with myriad meat and veggie ingredient options.

A build your own omelet station with veggies, cheese, and meat options to the left of the griddle. — Build your own eggs/omelet station.

Lunch Items

Lunch items included sushi, a salad bar with an assortment of toppings, charcuterie, lox, soup (vegetable & tomato bisque), fried rice, vegetable chow mein, pizza with various toppings, teriyaki chicken wings, Maduro plantains, Filipino longanisa, spam musubi, roasted salmon, and truffle potato casserole.

Bowls of Vegetable chow mein, maduro plantains, and filipino longanisa. — Vegetable Chow Mein, Maduro Plantains, and Filipino Longanisa

Bowls of fried rice and Tariyaki chicken wings. — Vegetable Fried Rice and Teriyaki Chicken Wings

individual servings of Spam Musabi — Spam musabi

Lox and a board of meat and assorted cheeses

Veggies, cheeses, and other toppings for salads.

The carving stations served andouille sausage, honey-glazed bone-in ham, top round steak, and beef brisket, which was by far the most popular option. The brunch buffet wasn’t serving prime rib when I stopped in, unfortunately.

Sausages and beef brisket on a cutting board.

Sausage, a large ham, and top round steak on a cutting board.

The most popular lunch items were the mountains of crab legs and shrimp, which drew a steady stream of people.

A pile of crab legs flanked by cut lemons.

A pile of shrimp with cut lemons piled to the right.

While the dessert table was a bit picked over and lacked the visual “wow factor” of other buffets in Vegas, there was ample variety.

Options included gelato, toppings, cake, cookies, and cupcakes.

A number of cakes and pies on display in a fridge case

Colorful assortment of gelato options under glass.

Ice cream topping options that include chocolate chips, nuts, m and ms, and candy corn. — Ice cream toppings

There were also baked items that included peach cobbler, apple pie, s’mores brownie, and bread pudding.

Pans of bread pudding, apple pie, smores brownie, and peach cobbler

Dole soft-serve ice cream in both vanilla and pineapple flavors was also available.

What I Liked About the Brunch Buffet

Value: I got a lot for my money.

Both crab legs and bottomless mimosa/champagne are unheard-of offerings at other similarly priced brunch buffets in Vegas.

Bottomless mimosas were an amazing surprise, which I hadn’t realized were part of the deal going in. I had a good buzz going when it was time to leave.

Food Quality: This is a high-quality buffet.

Items I most enjoyed included the beef brisket (which filled in admirably for my beloved prime rib), California rolls, and teriyaki chicken wings (which were unreal). Of course, I took the opportunity to eat my weight in crab legs.

Service: Although the buffet was busy, the server was absurdly efficient and had a new cocktail in front of me the moment I finished the previous one. Seriously impressive.

What’s Not to Like?

I’m nitpicking here, as my experience was very positive overall.

Picked-Over Options: Some stations were picked over and slow to be replenished. The dessert table in particular had several empty trays. Not a huge deal, but nobody ever wants the last of anything.

Some Sloppy Food Stations: Almost unavoidable at a popular, busy buffet, but several stations were a mess (spills, etc.), visible in the pictures above.

Location: Taking a $10-$15 Uber from the Strip degrades the value prop slightly. It’s still worthwhile, as Palms is fresh off a recent (costly) renovation project – The property shines, and there’s more to see than A.Y.C.E.

Wait Times: I didn’t have to endure a line, mostly because I visited at an odd time (2 pm), but there can be a substantial wait.

Is The A.Y.C.E. Buffet Worth It?

Absolutely.

Not only is the A.Y.C.E Buffet at Palms worth the money, but I confidently refer to it as the best buffet value in Vegas, and I’ve eaten at them all.

While Bacchanal at Caesars, The Buffet at Wynn, and Wicked Spoon at Cosmo are better buffets in general, they can’t touch Palms when it comes to what you get for your money.

The brunch buffet was fantastic, and I can’t wait to get back to experience their dinner offering.

Order up the Uber. You won’t regret it.

Jake Hoffman

I’m a former software salesman turned Vegas aficionado. While the craps table is my preferred habitat, I pull myself away to explore new attractions, shows, restaurants, and outdoor activities around Las Vegas with the intent of sharing my experiences.

Ultimately, I just want to help folks plan a better trip and save a few bucks in the process.

More about me, here.

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comateux

Sunday 30th of October 2022

I was there in August and do want to point out that bottomless mimosas are only on the weekend. Weekdays are an extra $10

Mike C.

Wednesday 19th of October 2022

Thanks for AYCE review. We used to always include it in our prior Vegas trips. The pic of crab legs surely got my attention. While you mention they are a fav of the lunch buffet I don't see a lunch buffet being offered. Did youpossibly mean the Sat/Sun brunch buffet?

Thursday 20th of October 2022

@Jake, Ok, I see it now. I didn't realize I was in the "Brunch" section of the review. However, I'm happy to see crab legs offered during Brunch as I will be there on a weekend during an upcoming December trip. Timely report. Thanks

Jake

@Mike C., exactly. I was referring to the “lunch” items offered during their brunch buffet.

Sorry for the confusion. I’ll ponder a way to word it better!