Buffets are back at 2 more Biloxi casinos, including Beau Rivage. Here’s how it’ll work.
Two more Mississippi Gulf Coast casino buffets have reopened in Biloxi after closing down during the height of the coronavirus pandemic.
Golden Nugget Biloxi introduced a new format to their buffet and the ability to add a pound and a half of snow crab legs to the meal.
Beau Rivage Resort and Casino announced on social media last week that that the buffet is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner — but not yet everyday.
The new hours are Friday from 4-10 p.m., Saturday from 8:30 a.m.-10 p.m., Sunday from 8:30 a.m.-9 p.m. and Monday from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., with short breaks to convert the buffet between breakfast, lunch and dinner,
The Beau’s buffet is closed Tuesday thru Thursday.
To provide more choices for visitors while the buffet was closed, the Southern Table pop-up restaurant opened last fall at the Beau Rivage in the lobby atrium.
“We are thrilled to offer a redefined version of The Buffet, one of our guests’ favorite dining outlets, marking another milestone in fully reopening our property,” said MGM Southeast President and COO Travis Lunn. “Guests are certain to enjoy the abundance and variety they love about a traditional buffet, while appreciating the adjustments we have put in place to make them feel comfortable about the experience.”
Diners are given tickets with their seating time to eliminate time spent in line and tables are spaced to allow for social distancing. Rather than self-service, customers can still ask for all the selections they want, which are plated on chinaware and served by Beau Rivage staff.
Crab legs are not on the menu, but what is new are larger carving stations, vegetarian and vegan options, tossed mixed green salads, a taco bar with fresh street tacos al pastor, a 36-inch long pan pizza and a build to order Asian rice bowl station. Among the weekend specialties are mahi fish and fried yucca, prime rib, honey Dijon salmon, steamed royal reds and fresh fish Pontchartrain.
Golden Nugget buffet returns
Since the coronavirus shut down all 12 casinos buffets in spring 2020, they’ve returned with different methods of satisfying the customers’ craving for all-you-can-eat meals while keeping them safe.
Golden Nugget Casino Biloxi has the Michael Patrick’s breakfast menu at the buffet Saturday from 8-10:30 a.m. and Sunday from 8-10 a.m. to handle the extra weekend business.
The Friday and Saturday buffets at Golden Nugget combine the all-you-can-eat feature with a regular menu.
Customers choose an entree — Southern fried catfish, fried chicken, baked chicken or fried shrimp — with their choice of turnip greens, black-eyed peas, hush puppies and other sides.
Dinner at the buffet is open Friday from 5-9 p.m. and Saturday from 4-9 p.m. Dinner with one entree is $19.99, or add 1.5 pounds of snow crab legs for $14.99 more.
7 buffets now open
Five other Coast casino buffets are open, and each follows a different protocol:
- Hollywood Gulf Coast is all-you-can-eat, with staff serving the customers. Crab legs and lobster are on the buffet Friday, Saturday and Sunday for $39.99.
- Island View’s self-service buffet is back for breakfast, lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch.
- Palace Casino’s staff plates customers’ food at each buffet station. For $11, customers can add 1.5 pound of crab legs to their buffet on Friday and Saturday night.
- Dungeness and snow crab are on the buffet every night and all day Saturday and Sunday at the Silver Slipper buffet.
- Dungeness and snow crab are available at lunch and dinner, for a buffet cost of $31.99 at Treasure Bay the buffet. Customers must be age 21 or older to provide adequate seated and limited lines.
The buffets remain temporarily closed at Boomtown Biloxi, Hard Rock Biloxi, Harrah’s Gulf Coast, IP Casino Biloxi and Scarlet Pearl Casino.
This story was originally published April 15, 2021 at 4:30 PM.
