The Buffet at Aria Las Vegas suffers a bit of the same-old-same-old feeling. Although the dining room is nice, with a lot of windows and a big outdoor patio, its mostly just a modern cafeteria. And although the food is good, there was nothing on the menu the day I dined there that made me want to rush to my computer to start writing a review.

Like most buffets in town these days, the facility is made up of different serving stations offering a wide variety of cuisines. Good old hearty American, Asian specialities, Mexican, Italian, salads, seafood, a carving station, and dessert are standard and a few made-to-order stations (omelets at brunch, pastas at dinner) give it a personal touch. The only unique items I spotted were a hunk of bacon at the carving station and what is purported to be the only Tandoori Oven in a Vegas buffet serving up kabobs and other Middle Eastern dishes.

Weekend brunch features all-you-can drink Bloody Marys and champagne and a Friday and Saturday night Gourmet Dinner gives the option of a whole Maine lobster and unlimited wine.

But in the end, this is another competent buffet, serving perfectly good food and lots of it. There's absolutely nothing wrong with that, but there's also no good reason to rush here instead of any of the other dozen or so virtually identical buffets in town.

There isn't even a price incentive, with costs for the various meals running about average, which is to say kind of pricey. Breakfast is $15, lunch $20, dinner $28, brunch $29, and the Gourmet Dinner $36. Compared to a sit down meal that's a bargain, but compared to other buffets in town it's about on par.

This is all coming off as sounding like I didn't like the Aria Buffet and that's not accurate. I did like it, but it wasn't anything special. If you're in the building and want to eat at a buffet, this one will do. But if you're not in the building, there are a lot of other options in town that do it as well if not better.