Elite Grand Opening Feast @ Bacchanal Buffet

I don’t make it to very many Unilocal events these days, especially Elite ones. This was one of the best perks about being Elite for sure!
First off, we got to bypass the long lines to check this new buffet out! Score on that alone! We felt so VIP walking right in! Loved it! (And people were waiting in line for hours for this buffet… on a weekday too!)
The Husband and I did our little walk through before deciding on our game plan. I started off with the oysters on the half shell. Sure, other buffets have raw oysters but those are often gold band oysters! These didn’t appear to be! And we also got the crab legs too!
Next up was the carving stations with a more than your average choice cuts of meat here! As Anthony M. points out, it IS like a mini Fogo de Chao! That’s definitely worth a little wait.
I also checked out the dim sum section, the Asian food area (ginseng soup anyone?), the cheese board, and the various infused honeys!
My favorite area was the dessert section — they have soufflé! I didn’t have any, but just the fact that they did was cool enough for me. And their desserts were so pleasant to look at and so yummy to eat! So worth multiple visits back! Their gelatos were far from boring too — Mango Chile! Macarons! Next time I might start with dessert first!
Overall, it was an AWESOME Elite event! I was so giddy that I was able to squeeze this one in! Thanks a bunch Misti!

«Feastus Maximus!» comes to mind whenever I think about my experience dining with fellow Elites at the Bacchanal Buffet.
FOOD
500 items of food is no joke, and this is a place where your eyes will become bigger than your stomach, or they’ll probably both be the same size afterwards.
The first thing you’ll notice when you set foot onto that buffet floor/you’ll most likely head to first is the seafood: ceviche, oysters, shrimp (peeled and deveined so you can eat more!), mussels, and hot seafood items. I can’t stress enough the freshness of the seafood. No funky odors or fishy tastes whatsoever. The mussels were perfect and weren’t chewy and rubbery, and I enjoyed the citric flavors of the ceviche.
Hot foods weren’t bad. The sweet carrots were my favorite and had me returning for a second round of beta-​carotene. Fish and Chips were pre-​vinegared (yeah, I just made that up) and were just OK. I might have to try these again and consume these first, since they cooled down quickly from the buffet back to my table.
«International flavors» are served in their own wing — how many buffets have a wing just for food?! Italian, Spanish, and Asian foods can be found in here, as well as salads. I skipped on the salad greens and went straight for the bowls of chuka salad instead located in the Asian foods section, where it was refreshing to see dim sum items and nigiri rolls rather than just the typical egg rolls and chowmein which were also available. But my favorite item that got me coming back for seconds was the honeycomb! It looked as though some beekeeper just pulled out a tray from a hive and placed it right on top of the encounter ready for eatin’. I could easily eat just that whole tray along with several varieties of cheese that are within tongs reach of the honeycomb.
Though my stomach was reaching maximum capacity, I waddled through the dining area to the desserts section which is not to be missed. One can find a vast assortment of desserts like tiramisu, gelato, cakes, cupcakes, pies, macarons and macaron pops, CREPE STATION, and more. Macarons were delicate and sweet, and I much preferred those over the pops. However, one dessert that stood out to me that is a must-​try is the balsamic and figs gelato. Talk about BOMB.
SERVICE
Service was wonderful, and I was impressed with the hospitality and professionalism we received from staff members, notably our waiter, who did a fantastic job attending to group that evening.
OVERALL
This has to be one of my favorite Unilocal Elite Events that I’ve attended so far. Everything went smoothly from checking-​in to the very end where it felt like a wheel chair was required to exit. The scavenger hunt was a fun and creative way to get people to explore the buffet than only knifing and forking their way through the experience.
Thanks to Misti, Unilocal Crew, and Caesars for providing us with the opportunity to experience a modern-​day Roman feast that Caesar would all be proud of.

Just walking past all the food as we were being seated automatically made this the best buffet in Vegas. Holy mother of god! If buffets are about choices, 500 things to choose from should suit everyone just fine.
Thanks to Misti and the Caesars staff for hooking this up and allowing the Unilocal elites to walk right in. The line out the door was insane! 90 – 120 minute waits? I will come back here but maybe I’ll shoot to go around an off time like 2:30 or something since this will definitely be a one meal day. Caesars could definitely get away with charging more for a line pass. There was still a long assed line when we left at 10pm!
My wife and I broke all our buffet rules as soon as we made our first go around. Usually we’re all about picking out the most expensive things to get our money’s worth but here I am getting tater tots, sushi, pizza, sliders and fried chicken!!! I have no idea. It was like I went in with a Terrible’s buffet mindset. I must say though that every one of those items I just mentioned were the absolute best I had ever had at a buffet. They definitely excelled at the basics.
We went with seafood and meats next. Crab legs, oyster shooters, ribeye, brisket and LAMB! The lamb was definitely the best of the meats. I’ll have multiple racks the next time. The desserts were awesome as well like the crepes, macaroons and cupcakes.
There was a ton of stuff we missed though like the ramen station, delicious looking Italian fare (which I tend to avoid at buffets because I wouldn’t be maximizing my money but their stuff looked exceptional) and even the salad selection. You would really need to make 4 quality trips to try all of it. Looking forward to the 2^nd trip!
Bacchanal Buffet has redefined the Vegas buffet. It’s totally insane as you can see from the pics posted. It’ll be interesting to see how former #1 spots like Bellagio or Wynn attempt to raise their game or if they’ll just raise a white flag since this will be pretty hard to beat.

As always, another amazing event put on by the very fine CM Misti Y. herself. Needless to say, when she said to find some time during the week for a really big event and gave multiple days, you know something good is coming up. Needless to say, this did not disappoint at all. I mean, what more could you ask for then having a front row seat at the newest and most expensive buffet ever built? And to be walked in by one of the PR managers of Caesars Palace? Man… life could not get any better then that.
On top of all the great food and Lucky Buddha beer, the food ranged from excellent to amazing, with my personal favorites being the Japanese and Chinese sections but the seafood was not to far behind. Plus, the tables made for excellent conversation with other great Unilocalers, some whom I have not seen in quite awhile and others who were new to the Elite 2012 squad.
Thanks again Misti for putting together an amazing event that always brings everyone together over food and booze.

OMG. This was probably one of my fave Unilocal events EVER. There is something for EVERYONE here. Considering the price of the buffet, you can pretty much eat the value of the buffet just in one section alone. So much amazing food, there’s no way you can take it all in with just one visit.
I’m not a big fan of buffet sushi because it’s always the standard supermarket kind and never fresh but this was actually pretty good and more interesting than what you’ll find at the other buffets. Everything looked fresh and more like the quality of food you would find at a table service restaurant. The variety was fun and dynamic. The dim sum offerings were pretty good (I have high standards for dim sum, having tasted so much in Hong Kong, but this is definitely better than what you’ll find at any other buffet).
The American section was fun. I like the separate plated options that Wicked Spoon made so popular. The variety was once again more interesting than the other buffets. I love love love sweet potato tots so the little frying baskets made me super happy. I rarely see carving stations that offer cuts of meat as rare as I like and I was thrilled to see that they offer it here as well as a good variety of meat temperatures (not just medium throughout). Lots of choices here too.
The seafood section was what really really excited me. I absolutely adore stone crab. I’ve never seen such an abundance of it outside of a strange little seafood buffet in Myrtle Beach. This was just as good as what I’ve had at Joe’s in the Forum Shops and for WAY less. The amount of crab on my plate would have cost about $ 75 at Joe’s and the quality was just as good and there was a nice variety of sauces. Everything tasted super fresh.
I think I went a little crazy at the dessert section but it’s kind of hard not to when there are just so many different kinds of desserts on sticks. Chocolate mousse pops. Macaron pops. Cake pops. Three different kinds of crème brûlée. OMG.
I will definitely be back VERY VERY soon. Thank you so much, Misti and the awesome staff at Bacchanal!!! This was truly an amazing experience and I cannot wait to eat here again!!!

This was my first Unilocal event but not new to events so it was nice meeting new faces and finally meeting the Vegas Community Manager, Misti. This review is not for the buffet it is only for the Elite Event, as requested by Misti.
We valet parked and it was a short walk to the buffet. As we approached the buffet line which was super long I was so glad we did not have to stand in THAT line. One of the employees near the entrance line asked if she could help us. We told her we were there for the Unilocal event and she told us to stand over by the couple with the stroller against the wall, which I thought was odd since there were only four other people there and it was passed 7 p.m. I thought, shouldn’t there be like a registration table or something? Well, then we see a parade of Unilocalers walking in. We looked at each other like, «oh, oh, we’re suppose to be with them?» We must have walked right passed the Unilocal table.
We saw Misti walking by, you can’t miss her, tall and beautiful. She said that she had been telling the staff all week to send Unilocalers to a table somewhere nearby, so obviously this wasn’t the first time the sheep wandered! The staffer although friendly, was clearly not aware of where we were suppose to be. As an event planner, I know that you can dot your i’s and cross your t’s and there’s always someone or something that adds a glitch to an event. It was really crowded so it was not easy to spot a Unilocal registration table.
But Misti quickly got us all back to the table to get our name tags made. She «recognized» me right away and I didn’t even have to tell her my «name», so having worked with membership organizations, I was very impressed. Misti is in tune with her Vegas Unilocalers!
When we got to our private dining area there were about six tables of eight reserved for us in a quiet cozy corner, which was nice because we didn’t have people passing us by. Since we were the last ones to come in most of the spots had been taken. Misti assured us there would be a spot once we got back from the buffet and she made sure of it.
We sat with a nice group of couples so it was great meeting and talking about our buffet favorites. Table settings included some nice giveaways like Unilocal breath mints, Unilocal napkins, a Unilocal pen, and pricing information on the buffet (helpful when we write our Bacchanal review) and a Scavenger Hunt. The seating area was elegant with gorgeous linen high back chairs and dimmed lighting, definitely a distinguished seating area.
The hubby came with me and we both participated in the scavenger hunt which was a great idea. It really made us search out food and décor items and it was fun taking pictures at the buffet line of all the food that matched the items we were hunting for. This Unilocal scavenger hunt handout sheet was well thought out, so great job! The winner gets a nice hotel stay at Caesar’s Palace! That was a strong motivator.
I was very appreciative of having the opportunity to test out a new buffet on the strip. Since our reviews are read in most parts of the world, I feel fortunate to have a platform to provide all foodies on where to eat when they come to Vegas!
Misti does a fabulous job at getting to know her local Unilocalers and encouraging them to write. She nominated me as an Elite and I ‘m so grateful she did. I look forward to participating in more local events. Thank you Bacchanal for your hospitality, friendly service and for hosting a Unilocal event! Thank you Misti for allowing us to experience this and for putting it all together.
Hope you read my review on Bacchanal to see what I enjoyed!

A great event! I loved trying this place out without having to commit to the horrendous line. And it was a good time — I got to meet some new folks and catch up with some people I haven’t seen in a while.
I liked the game, which had us documenting both Unilocalers and the venue via photo. But I got too interested in talking to people and lost steam. Plus, I’d get a dish that met the criteria on the list but I would be so excited about eating it, I would forget to take a picture! Congrats to all who got through all the pictures.
Thanks to Caesars for hosting us all week!

OH MY GOD. The food, SUPERB.
So I’m not a buffet person. No, really, I’m not. Wicked Spoon — BLEH! Wynn, it’s okay in comparison, but this, this place is phenomenal.
So I show up with Justin G. — because he’s my go to Unilocal +1. I was super excited to go because I’d read through the press releases when I found out about this event. The choices sounded pretty rad.
I wasn’t really hungry because I had had a Snickers bar at like, 9:30 AM and those are like a whole day’s worth of calories. Regardless, we proceeded.
Things that were meh:
— Chicken Satay — too dry, even with peanut sauce.
— Mexican food — tough, not flavorful.
— Creamy salsa — tasted like bathroom cleaner.
— Most of the desserts (I think the fig gelato was too sweet, so everything I tried afterward had no discernible flavor.)
Things that were OMG:
— Poke
— Seaweed Salad
— Chinese Pepper Beef
— Rare Lamb chop
— Duck with plum sauce
— Penne Pasta with some sort of orange-​colored sauce
— Best crêpe of my life.
— Did I mention the POKE!!!
Things I tried for the first time:
— Anchovies on the anchovy and kalamata pizza. That was so salty, I couldn’t finish it.
–Honeycomb. (The girl working the cheese counter suggested cheeses to mix it with — delicious!)
I asked the girl behind the crêpe counter to just make me whatever her favorite crêpe was. Crêpe + Nutella + Bananas + Strawberries + Blueberries + Whipped Cream. Clearly, this girl has some great taste because it was literally the best dessert I’ve ever had.
I went back 3 times for the spicy poke and the seaweed salad. It was incredible. I would go just to eat unlimited quantities of those two dishes.
I couldn’t get to the clams or any of the seafood because of the line wrapped around to get to the crab legs. I wish it was a free-​standing station because most of the food toward the front is blocked off by the line of people waiting to get to the crab legs.
The champagne and strawberry smash mixed drinks were awesome. The chefs were totally chill and I ended up talking to one of them for literally a good 35 minutes. Company was great at the table.

What a fun event! I was slightly obsessive about getting those photos for the contest – it is a great prize – so I added a ton of them to the event listing, all with exclamation points because I’m just that enthusiastic.
But why not have enthusiasm when Elites are invited for five days to this moving and accurate tribute to Bacchus? I can’t even liken this buffet to its competitors because it is far and away a different dining experience – perhaps even an overwhelming dining experience. (I’m trying it when my parents come into town next week; visiting with those two crowd-​haters will be the ultimate test.)
It was a feast for the ages. I went up five or six times, tasting some lightly (sliders, mac and cheese, ramen) and simply stuffing my gullet with others (truffle scalloped potatoes, lasagna, crepes). In my never-​ending quest to win the game, «Whoever gets Diabetes Fastest Wins» I got two enormous plates of desserts, including the aforementioned crepes – and yes, they do have Nutella.
My +1, Stephanie, and I enjoyed talking to elites Stephanie and Jill and their +1s, and were so stuffed upon leaving that I thought she was going to have to push me out in some kind of shopping cart, and I wasn’t sure where we’d find one.
Thanks so much to Misti and to Caesars for putting this on – it was truly an extraordinary event!

What a fantastic Unilocal Elite Event! It was so nice to get an early try of this new Bacchanal Buffet at Caesars Palace. After meeting and checking in outside the buffet, we were led into the buffet past the 1.5 hour line to a VIP area in the rear. The large round tables had high back chairs, and it was a semi-​private area in that we were off from the main part.
After that it was chow down! And boy, did we ever. At my table were some Unilocalers I’ve known for awhile and I had the chance to meet some new people which is always what Unilocal events should be about.
The food was excellent with lots of great choices. My favorite hands down was the lamb chop followed closely by the tomahawk steak slices. Superb!
I didn’t get involved in the photo scavenger hunt. The food and company were too good to worry about filling out my sheet. But taking photos of food is second nature to me now, so I took a number of photos. At my table were Anthony M, Misti, Teri C, Reggie W, Earl C, and my ROTD buddy, Anthony G. Later we were joined by Bobbi, Misti’s husband.
Thanks to Caesars and Misti for arranging such a great time. The two hours of eating and chatting went by in no time at all.

Absolutely awesome event! Thanks to Misti and everyone else that made this possible! THANKS! Wonderful and flawless event.
The new Bacchanal Buffet is very cool. The décor of the place is really nice and warm. The buffet area is super nice.
The food was unbelievably varied and nearly all of it was really good. Couldn’t ask for much of more. Really good food.

What a grand time we had here! Thank you Caesars Palace and Unilocal for letting us all try out this amazing buffet!
It was easy to spot all the elites huddled by Raos. Checking in was a breeze (thank you Misti) and we were introduced to some of the people who helped make this event happen!
It was wonderful to have our own area in the room. The servers were very good with our beverage orders, I particularly appreciated the coffee service near «dessert time». One of the marketing execs (I think) sat at our table and we all had a good conversation about the strip buffets and how Bacchanal compared.
Oh I must apologize for my display of gluttony. I don’t eat shellfish all too often, so the «sea of crab legs» in front of me was a bit of a rare sight. :)

Some have complained about there not being enough food to go around at other Unilocal events. That definitely wasn’t the case here. With 500 different items waiting to be devoured there was no chance anyone would go home hungry. As always, Misti has thrown an amazing event.
It felt so good to bypass the crowd of people waiting to get in. But, it felt even better trying all the food. The seafood station was the most popular, but it still didn’t take long to pile a bunch of crab legs on my plate. They’ll even heat them up for you if you ask.
My favorite items were the crab legs, lobster corn chowder, ceviche, feta and watermelon (also the best looking dish), and all the desserts — particularly the warm chocolate chip cookie, macarons, aztec chocolate ice cream, and the chocolate praline bar.
The sushi wasn’t bad and it was the best buffet sushi I’ve had. The lamb and ribs were pretty good too.
My least favorite dishes were the gazpacho and the carne asada which was tougher than leather.
Our server was incredibly busy tending to all the Unilocal tables and seemed to get orders wrong from time to time, but at least he would bring doubles of things like two beers to start me out. All the employees were so cheerful. Not sure if it’s because of all the Unilocalers or if they’re just happy to have jobs in this town.
It was another amazing event. Misti has raised the bar yet again. Thanks to Caesar’s too. Hosting Unilocalers for five straight nights was awfully generous. Maybe that was part of the $ 17 million dollar budget for opening this place.

Wow! The Bacchanal Buffet was quite a feast. In fact, so much so that I barely got beyond the seafood and dessert tables, with just a few Asian and Italian samplings tossed in the mix.
The setting is elegant and classy, and Unilocal Elites were seated in a special carpeted area with comfortable high chair backs. The area was well illuminated, so diners could easily see the vast array of assembled items that had been picked up at various sections.
From the Seafood Section I enjoyed pan-​seared Halibut with Fennel and Grilled Salmon with Arugula & Cherry Tomato Halves; very good Mussels Muniere with tomato bits; good paper-​wrapped Crabs Croquette with a little bite to them, served in a metal basket; my first experience with Shrimp & Grits; excellent and plump cooked Shrimp dipped in a zesty Cocktail Sauce or Drawn Butter; a Green Lip Mussel; two two-​toned Crab Claws; and six or so long, pre-​split Alaskan King Crab Legs from under the sea. Both fish fillets were moist, and the crustaceans were graciously heated in a warming pot. The coolest thing I saw at the Seafood Section was paper-​wrapped Fish & Chips in a metal basket, but I left this dish to Diane. The single bite of deep-​fried fish I had was quite good, though. At one point I also had an oyster on my plate, but it fell off on the way back to my table. Ah, the perils posed by overloaded plates at a sumptuous buffet!
The seafood almost finished me off, but at length I ventured forth to the Mexican Section for simple but excellent Guacamole that tasted like it had been stone ground, and good Tortilla Chips. Then I found my way to the Asian Section where I picked off a couple of pieces of salmon and tuna sushi rolls and soy sauce. Here decorative cups were available for Soy Sauce, but I just ladled some on with a few slices of ginger, in order to make room for more items on my plate. Tasty Sui Mai, Har Gow, a Soup Noodle recommended to me by Eric R., a pan-​fried Potsticker, and a pliable Egg Roll soon occupied all remaining space on my plate for this round. I espied really nice-​looking homemade Egg Flower Soup but passed it by, realizing that it would be too filling after what I had already consumed, and had yet to eat.
My third foray was to the Bread Product and Italian Section where I grabbed off a slice of Pepperoni Pizza; two nicely oiled, butter burnished, and addictive Garlic Knots; and had Fettuccine and Marinara Sauce hand tossed for me to top with two very tasty, well-​seasoned Meatballs when the cook was out of spaghetti. The pasta dish was great comfort food!
After 90 minutes I wasn’t quite finished eating. To finish my scavenger hunt entry, I checked out the American Section; saw a steaming Braised Lentil Soup that a strict vegetarian would surely like; observed a large light fixture near the entrance to the buffet that looked like overturned glasses in which one might place intoxicating beverages; marveled at carved veal; and then moved on to the Dessert Section.
Here I amassed enough chocolate to go into sugar shock but managed to enjoy it all without mishap: a Chocolate Mousse Popsicle, Chocolate Pecan Mousse Cake, Chocolate Crème Brulee, and Chocolate Mousse Cake. And I added a Red Velvet Cupcake and a Strawberry Lemon Cupcake just for a little variety. Oh my!
Everything tasted great!
Our server was helpful and efficient, as were cooks in the serving lines. All staff members I encountered were friendly, and it was fun to meet new Unilocal Elites like David Y. just before the event, and trade talk with old convivial hands like Lisa R. and Jaime W. and her mother. The only thing I found missing was a trash receptacle in which to place my toppled oyster. There is more to eat here than any one stomach can handle in one dining experience. So, I recommend a great deal of selectivity in choosing what items to put on one’s plates, and return visits to the Bacchanal Buffet.
Thanks to Misti Y., our CM without peer, for arranging and deftly executing yet another superb Unilocal Elite event, and to Caesars Palace for hosting us and making us feel very welcome. The Opening Feast for Las Vegas Elites was indeed grand!

I have to start out by stating that this was my very first Unilocal!Elite event, so I had absolutely no idea what I should expect.
I had heard alot about the Bacchanal Buffet and was very excited when I got the «You’re In» email.
My friend and I got to Caesars Palace a little early and when we finally got to the buffet the line was unbelievable! Whoa!
The buzz about the newest buffet on the strip had definately gotten out! We look around to try and figure out how this whole thing
is going to work when I spot the sign up table. Okay, there is no doubt in my mind that this is Misty, our hostess with the mostess.
It was pretty cool to see a familiar face from the site. She is very sweet and checks my friend and myself in. She gives me the paper with the scavenger hunt
info on it. We go off to the side to check it out. Now I found out moments later that one of the things on the list was finding an Elite going to their first event.
I did not yet have this morsel of information when at least 5 or 6 people basically ambush me and wanted my picture.
They were all very nice, but quite honestly it freaked me out a little bit. I was just like «what in the blue hell is going on here?» lol
…and I’m sure thats what I look like in those pics. My friend, being the true pal that he is, basically backed wayyyyy off. Where did he go? lol
But they were all very friendly and nice.
After all that, its time to go on in. That was freaking sweet getting to walk thru VIP and bypass that obscenely long line. If I was in that line and saw everybody bypassing it,
I’m quite sure I’d have some colorful opinions about that. But since I was on this side of the equation, I was one happy, hungry camper.
We were seated with 5 others at our table and everybody was rediculously friendly and informative. I did feel like odd man out a little bit as it seemed everybody knew each other.
I have read that they spent $ 17 million dollars on this buffet and Wow!, does it show! Beautiful room with plenty of space and comfortable seating! I will do a seperate review of the Buffet itself.
Spoiler Alert: its going to be a 5 star review! Wow! Best buffet I’ve had in my life! And I was just at the Bellagio Buffet recently, but that couldnt compare to the quality of the food here.
I feel priveleged to have gone to my first Unilocal!Event and am looking forward to the next one. I just want to express my gratitude to Caesars Palace, Unilocal!,and Misty for everything! It is greatly appreciated! Thank You!

YAY! My first Elite event and what an event is was! We rounded the corner to see one of the craziest lines for a buffet I have ever seen but we had our group meet by the fountains and Misty started to check us in. Misty the amazing woman she is recognized me right away with a first name even though she has only seen me once before. While waiting for the check in I started to chat to a few people around me and met some other fellow new Elites. I am shy but everyone was so nice made me feel more comfortable chatting.
Our group is then ushered by the line and past the somewhat angry and jealous stares of the onlookers in the line as we wiz right through the VIP line through the seating areas, again greated with stares from onlookers. «Who are those people? Oh Unilocalers!» Yes, onlookers join Unilocal and get on the bandwagon. The whole way my senses are being over whelmed by the aromas of amazing scents and my eyes seeing a wide variety of the food creating those scents.
We get to our seating area in the back of the buffet and we were a little short on seating, almost immediately the staff start to move a broken HUGE table (must have weighed at least 600lbs) and move some smaller tables to accommodate our group. They then take our drink orders and tell us to enjoy our dinner. My drinks arrived shortly after I returned with my first plate of deliciousness. I won’t get into what I chose because there are really many many choices for you to make. I did however try to choose things I would not normally get at a buffet because this is not a normal buffet.
Each area had executive chefs in charge of that area well versed in the food of that cuisine all can also help you find what you are looking for in other areas. They do have quite a few vegetarian options and gluten free options. I was VERY impressed with the staff all were nice and all were helpful. Our waiters treated us with special care my water and wine were never empty and plates were cleared quickly.
Thank you for such a great first experience to Misty, the staff at Bacchanal and my fellow Unilocalers for making me feel welcome!

Finally I have popped my Unilocal Elite Event Cherry!
The line to the buffet was horrendous & I was super excited to see that we were going through the diamond line, got right on in, no wait what so ever. Score! I felt bad for all the people waiting, who gave us dirty looks. Guess you should join Unilocal folks!
It was even more exciting when I saw we had a special dining area that was very private. Ours chairs were high back chairs decorated cutely.
Signing in, Misti was awesome & knew my name instantly. Way to go M! :) I noticed quickly the gorgeous décor that lite up the ceiling. It looked like jameson alcohol glasses tilted to make a chandelier.
After almost 2 yrs of being an elite & knowing no one, they talked with me as if they had known me my whole life. We chit chatted about football, hometowns & local favorites. Ben came a little late & this was his first ever elite event as well. Then I took a picture of Alana, her husband Madison, congrats on the baby! Another pic of Tiffanie & her husband since it was my first time meeting them. Damn, her husband has a bottomless stomach! :)
Our server was named Jose and very kind. Always quick to fill our wine glasses and my pepsi glass. Another server didn’t want to take my card for tip, but i made him. Of course you deserve a tip silly!
Loved the table decoration (little Unilocal mints, and napkins) cute and very Unilocaly. Misti walked around and made sure everyone was happy, such a great CM. The scavenger hunt/​picture idea was great! Really got me out of my comfort zone to try different things from the norm.
The executive chef Scott green, assist executive Todd williams & the general manager woman came over to greet us, chit chat & answer all questions. Impressive! They were extremely friendly, Christie O wanted scott so bad! haha maybe theres a date in her future?
The food was amazing and everything was delicious. Favorites were def the bree cheese, bruschetta, braised lamb, banana soufflé and lemon tart. The desert section felt like we were at Willy Wonka’s factory. Check out my pictures for a detailed vision!
Had so much fun at this event! Thanks Unilocal and Caesar’s Ent for the feast, it was one memorable experience! I know why this was a sold out event, and even had a waiting list! Awesome!

«OMG. Shut… up! Shut… up!» That was the first phrase that popped up in my head when me and my wife got there. And that was just walking to our assigned table! (Don’t you just love the Mean Girls reference?)
This was my very first Unilocal event so here’s the best way I can describe it.
We all met up at fountains just right before the entrance to sign in and get our name tags. Once everyone was done signing in, we all go to our respective tables at the back of this cavernous place. Once we were settled, it was off to the races!
So from what I read they invested 17 MILLION dollars into this place. Based off of that it should be great. What I found was that it was SPECTACULAR! To me Bacchanal Buffet has just been crowned the overall best in my book.
Don’t worry about the food. What I really wanna talk about is the actual event. It was nothing short of AWESOME! When I came back to my table to start my feast, to my very pleasant surprise, the great Misti Y decided to join our table and sat right next to me! WOW! First time meeting her AND she sits next to me? What a prestigious honor! Not bad for a first Unilocal event! Misti, if you are reading this, thank you for all you do and I dont know how you do it! Whoever is above you and is reading this, I wanna make sure she is recognized for all her hard work!
As the night went on we all had nothing but positive vibes from the servers to the Assistant Executive Chef himself, Todd Williams! He personally visited every one of our tables and asked how everything was and if we had any questions. He even handed out his business cards that had all his contact info. Dude, who does that? So if I had a question or two I can call or email him? How courteous of him!
Oh, did I mention there is a little contest for attending this event? I mean, as if it wasnt a great enough privilege just to be selected for this, if you win the contest, the prize is sweet! I dont know if I should divulge the info here so if you do go, you will be amazed at how simple the contest is and how the prize is gonna be laid out!
So overall, coming from a first time Elite Unilocaler attendee, I havnt had a fun time like that in a long while! I can’t wait to RSVP for the next event!

My first ever Unilocal ELITE event and it was a pleasant surprise :). Misti is super nice and it was nice to meet her officially for the first time. Easy check in and it was an amazing feeling to walk through the VIP/​Diamond line to bypass that horrific long line, haha. It just felt exhilarating: D. Like we’re important and all. You know that feeling ;).
The food was fairly good and they are definitely redefining how buffets work from now on. $ 17 million to make it — highest for any buffet. One of the head chefs, Todd Williams, talked with our table for awhile so we learned a few things about how this buffet came down. Super Potato are the ones who designed the buffet for them, from the wooden flooring to the overall amazing design that you guys all experienced.
There are many sections (I took pictures of all the sections and will post them after this) that you can choose from. What’s pretty nice is that for the foods that matter, they have it out in specific quantities so that when it runs out, it can be replenished and still be fresh. They’re aiming for that made to order concept — like their hot soufflé that’s baked to order ;). The soufflé is pretty good, by the way, and it has a subtle hint of banana in it. You’ll drool over their desserts section! They all look beautiful!
Service was good enough — what I most liked were the executives and a chef coming around to interact with us and to check on us. It was definitely a cool event with fellow Unilocalers and Elites so I’ll be sure to try to attend more Unilocal Elite events. Another cool thing is that all the back of the house employees greet and acknowledge you and if you have questions, they’ll definitely be able to answer them for you. They’re all very friendly and they pretty much took guest service (at a buffet, at least) to another level because most don’t really say hi or acknowledge you. They just serve you, invisibly.
Again, this is as good as it gets right now, and we all have an amazing behind-​the-​scenes coordinator that make this all happen. Thank you again, Misti!

So… I started out late to this event.
Yes, I had a meeting with some sales guys beforehand. No, I didn’t stay late. Instead of paying attention to my GPS and turning a street later, I saw Caesar’s Palace and was like… YAAHHHHHH!!! Unilocal EVENT!!! and ended up on I-​15.
20 minutes later, I finally get in. Misti immediately greeted me and not only that, they didn’t have any chairs for me since I was late so she went all Wonder Woman and was all like lifting chairs to get me one. Trust me, that’s one community manager when it comes to busting out chairs.
The layout of the stations is actually pretty neat with angled designs so that you have to maneuver around to get to each station instead of one giant line. For a buffet, they went through a lot of trouble plating and actually setting up décor around the cooking areas so that they were each in their own international area.
I’ll also add that it’s not every day that we get a visit at each table from Scott Green — the executive chef, Todd Williams — assistant executive chef, and … miss general manager lady whom I don’t have a card for, so I’m sooooo sorry I forgot your name.
Anyhow…met new friends, great food, and damned good coffee. What’s not to like? Unilocal made my night.
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And then I woke up in my bed. Was it a dream?