What The Buffet at Wynn is
The Buffet at Wynn Las Vegas is the buffet built for people who find buffets a little undignified. The room is a conservatory of floral installations, parasols, painted birds and natural light, redone during the resort's 2021 refresh, and it seats around 600 without feeling like a hall. The food is organised into roughly fifteen live-action stations — carving, seafood, Italian, Asian, Latin, a wood-fired oven, a dedicated dessert kitchen — with a level of finish that reflects the resort's reputation as the most polished on the Strip. It sits at the far north end of the Wynn casino near the Esplanade shops, a five-to-ten-minute walk from the Strip entrance.
Wynn runs brunch every day and dinner on selected days, and it is one of the few premium buffets that takes proper reservations, which alone is a reason to pick it. Check the Wynn site for the current schedule, as dinner days have changed.
What to eat
Signatures the regulars go for: prime rib and lamb chops from the carving station, chilled seafood — shrimp, oysters, crab legs on dinner and weekend brunch, poke — the made-to-order omelettes and eggs Benedict at brunch, the Wagyu or braised short rib, the dim sum, and a wood-fired pizza that is better than any buffet has a right to make. The dessert kitchen makes a large range of small cakes, tarts and macarons, plus a crêpe or gelato station and a chocolate fountain that children love. Wynn has also added a strong plant-based line-up across the stations — see vegan and vegetarian — which is unusual at a buffet.
Weekend brunch is the signature meal: it combines the breakfast and lunch stations with the seafood, and a bottomless drinks package covering mimosas, Bloody Marys, beer and wine.
Prices in 2026
As of 2026 and subject to seasonal change, expect roughly $55–70 for weekday brunch and $75–95 for weekend brunch and dinner per adult before tax and tip, with the bottomless-drinks package around $25–35 and reduced pricing for children. Holiday weekends and big event dates carry a surcharge. Wynn does not add a concession fee; sales tax and a 10–15% tip apply. Verify prices and meal periods on the Wynn Las Vegas site, which publishes them by day.
Wynn Rewards members at higher tiers get a discount or priority seating; if you are staying at Wynn or Encore it is worth checking your rate for a breakfast-inclusive package, which sometimes covers the buffet.
Reservations and timing
The Buffet at Wynn takes reservations through the Wynn site and OpenTable, and this is the single biggest practical advantage over Bacchanal: book a 10:30am weekend brunch a week ahead and walk straight past a queue. Without a reservation, the walk-in line runs 30–60 minutes at weekend brunch and 15–30 minutes on weekdays. Reservations on weekend brunch and dinner fill a week or more out during busy periods, so book when you book your show tickets. Allow about two hours for the meal. Timing tip: the final hour of a period is quiet but stations are being cleared; the first hour is the freshest.
Wynn and Encore are at the north end of the Strip, directly across from The Venetian and next to Resorts World. See the Strip guide for getting there and transportation for the monorail and tram options.
Wynn versus Bacchanal and Wicked Spoon
Choose Wynn for the room, the calm, the reservation and a marginally higher average quality per dish. Choose Bacchanal for sheer variety, more made-to-order stations and the full crab-and-carving spectacle at dinner. Choose Wicked Spoon for the cheapest premium brunch and the plated-portion format. If a relaxed, beautiful weekend brunch with a mimosa is the plan, Wynn is the answer; if a competitive eater wants the biggest spread, Bacchanal. See best buffets for the full ranking.
Who it suits
The Buffet at Wynn suits couples, families with younger children (the room is the least hectic of the top tier and the dessert station is a hit), plant-based eaters, guests of Wynn, Encore, Resorts World or The Venetian, and anyone who wants a buffet as a leisurely late-morning event rather than a feat of endurance. It suits less well: budget travellers, anyone at the south end of the Strip who would face a long journey, and those who want crab legs at every meal period. A Wynn brunch pairs naturally with an afternoon at the Wynn or Encore pools, the Lake of Dreams show at dusk, or a walk across to the Grand Canal Shoppes. For the wider brunch scene, see best brunch.
Tips and mistakes to avoid
- Reserve. It is the whole advantage; do not queue at Wynn when you could have booked.
- Go for weekend brunch if you can only do one visit; it has the widest spread.
- Do not miss the wood-fired pizza and the lamb chops — the two dishes people are surprised by.
- Start with seafood, then carving, then the Asian and Latin stations, then dessert.
- Sit by the windows if offered; the room is the point.
- Confirm dinner days before you plan; Wynn has not always run dinner every night.
