FIrst off, I would like to say, that this is my second time at the buffet at Aria.  I went to try it out a few days after the resort opened.  My initial experience would be rated a zero-star, but unfortunately Yelp won't let me be that unforgiving.  So, I would have rated it one star.  The food and service was as ugly as it gets.  Food tasted a day old.  The server couldn't do a simple task of refilling beverages.  Luckily, the manager was kind enough to refund my thirty-eight dollars.  I told myself that I would come back after a good amount of time, so they could take their one star ratings, and turn them into fives.\n\nAnd now, I am back a year later.  The service is the same. Surprisingly, the food improved just enough to give them an extra star difference!  Come on, Aria.  Do you really want to market yourself as the center of Las Vegas, when you can't do a buffet correctly?  Yeah you have crab legs, but even the Mcdonalds of buffets have them these days.  \n\nYou may have already lost this one to Cosmopolitan.  Cheaper, and better. \n\nI recommend trying out Wicked Spoon.  It's worth the extra walk if you're staying at Aria.