Lobster Buffet in Las Vegas
Las Vegas is the lobster buffet capital of America. Every major casino on the Strip offers a seafood night or a permanent lobster station as part of their buffet. The reason is simple. Vegas casinos use lobster as a loss leader. They lose money on the lobster to get you through the door, hoping you gamble. For the customer, that means the best lobster value in the country.
The **Bacchanal Buffet** at Caesars Palace is widely considered the best buffet in Vegas. Their dinner service includes cold lobster claws, chilled lobster tails, and lobster bisque. The weekend brunch adds lobster benedict and lobster mac and cheese. Dinner runs about 85 dollars per person on weekends. The line averages 45 minutes even with reservations. Over 4,000 guests pass through on peak Saturdays.
The **Wynn Buffet** offers a seafood-focused dinner menu that includes lobster tails, claw meat, and a rotating lobster preparation that changes weekly. The Wynn charges 75 dollars for dinner and is less crowded than Bacchanal. Their lobster bisque is made with Maine lobster and finished tableside with sherry, a detail that few other buffets match.
The **M Resort Buffet** in Henderson, about 15 minutes south of the Strip, offers a seafood night every Friday that includes all-you-can-eat lobster tails for 55 dollars, the cheapest AYCE lobster option in the Vegas area. The quality is good for the price, though the tails are 4-ounce warm-water product. You get what you pay for at a 30-dollar discount over the Strip.
For an a la carte option, the **Lobster Me** food truck located behind the Cromwell Hotel serves a 26-dollar lobster roll that has become a cult favorite among locals. They use cold-water Maine lobster shipped weekly and sell out most days by 6 p.m.
Lobster Buffets Beyond Vegas
**Atlantic City** offers comparable lobster buffet options at a lower price point. The Borgata Buffet serves lobster tails on their seafood night for 55 dollars Fridays through Sundays. The Golden Nugget runs a 45-dollar seafood buffet that includes cold lobster claws and tails.
**Orlando** has strong buffet options at the major theme park resorts. Cape May Cafe at Disney’s Beach Club Resort serves a seafood buffet that includes lobster claws and tails for 65 dollars. The dinner includes crab legs, clams, mussels, and shrimp alongside the lobster.
**Mystic, Connecticut** has the famed lobsterfest events at local seafood restaurants. The best is Abbott’s Lobster in the Rough, which runs a summer lobster bake that includes a whole steamed lobster, corn, potatoes, and clams for 42 dollars. Unlike a Vegas buffet, this is a sit-down experience with a view of the Mystic River.
For travelers, the golden rule of lobster buffets is timing. Lobster prices are lowest between June and December when the catch is heavy. Buffets that serve lobster year-round use frozen product in the off-season. If you want fresh lobster at a buffet, go during Maine’s peak lobster season from July through October.
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