The Main Street Station Buffet, formally the Garden Court Buffet, is among the most affordable Vegas buffets. It’s located near the Fremont Street Experience in downtown Las Vegas and is currently the only buffet in the downtown area.
In our opinion, it is a good buffet if you are looking for a wide variety of options at a price point that will fit your budget.
Let’s look at what you can expect from the Main Street Station, including the menu, prices, hours, and the best and worst of the Garden Court Buffet.
Prices
Pricing for the Garden Court Buffet ranges from around $24 to $33 for adults. Kids 4-10 are half price and children 3 and under are free.
Buffet | Prices | Hours |
Weekday Brunch | Adults: $23.99 Kids 4-10: Half Price | Monday - Friday: 8am - 2pm |
Weekend Brunch | Adults: $26.99 Kids 4-10: Half Price | Saturday & Sunday: 8am - 2pm |
Dinner | Adults: $32.99 | Fri & Sat: 4pm - 9pm |
Save at the Main Street Station Buffet with Boyd’s Rewards Emerald status or higher, the rewards program for Main Street Station Hotel. Members receive $3-$4 off per person.
Menu
This is a large buffet with a lot of menu items. The most unique section of the buffet is the Hawaiian station, but let’s start with breakfast.
Brunch Items
When it comes to breakfast buffet offerings, you’ll find all of your favorites, including French toast, eggs, hashbrowns, fruit, pancakes, sausage, bacon, and the like.
You can also build your own omelet with your choice of peppers, tomatoes, mushrooms, onions, spinach, jalapenos, bacon, ham, and cheese.
For brunch, you can expect selections like their famous rotisserie chicken, chicken fried steak, fried chicken, southern pork chops, mashed potatoes and gravy, among others.
Hawaiian Station
The highlight of the specialty stations is the Hawaiian station. Here’s a sampling of what they offer:
- White rice
- Mahi Mahi
- Kalua pork with cabbage and rice
- Hawaiian Macaroni salad
- Soou chicken
- Kua Lock
- Beef stew
Asian Section
They have a small Asian section with basic items.
- Fried rice
- Sweet and sour pork
- Sauteed veggies
- Chow mein
- Spring rolls
- Kimchi
- Cucumber salad
- Spring rolls
Carving Station
The carving station features Prime Rib, Portuguese sausage, turkey, and ham.
Pasta & Pizza
In terms of international offerings, you’ll find Mexican food, southwestern fare, Asian delights, and occasionally Hawaiian favorites like Kalua Pig.
Salads at the Garden
The Garden hosts all the basics of the salad bar with toppings and dressings. You’ll also find four kinds of cereal and fresh fruit.
Desserts
The Main Street Station Buffet desserts have a basic selection of full slices of cakes and pies, and some puddings, pastries, and jello.
- Cheesecake
- Tiramisu
- Puddings
- Jello-O
- Bread pudding
- Coconut cream pie
While not the most unique desserts, you can definitely satisfy your sweet tooth.
Drinks
The Garden Court Buffet serves alcohol as well with their Champagne Brunch. The Champagne Brunch used to be a specialty offering on Saturday and Sunday before COVID-19, though now you can get a bottle of champagne with your buffet any day.
Holiday Buffet
New Year’s Eve Buffet
Sunday, December 31, 2023
8:00am – 9:00pm
- Hand-Carved Prime Rib
- Herb-Crusted Pork Loin
- Oven-Roasted Turkey
- Chicken Puttanesca
- Grilled Salmon with Sherry Wine & Honey Glaze
- Peel-N-Eat Shrimp
- Mousse Cups
- Crème Brûlée
$44* Regular Price per person
$41* Emerald and Above Cardholders
Vibe
Immediately when you step inside the doors of the Garden Court Buffet, you’ll notice gorgeous, elegant Victorian décor, spacious surroundings, and high ceilings.
When you look a little further, you’ll find their collection of historical artifacts, like a real piece of the Berlin Wall. It is really a nice touch that makes eating at the Garden Court Buffet an experience that is more than what you get at another buffet.
Location & Maps
As we mentioned above, the Garden Court Buffet is within the Main Street Station Hotel and Casino in Downtown Las Vegas. However, the exact address is 200 N Main St, Las Vegas, NV 89101, in case you need to plug it into your navigation system.
For any other questions, you can contact them directly at 702-387-1896.
Final Thoughts: Comparing to the Competition
The Garden Court Buffet may not have the most luxurious food selections of all the buffets in Las Vegas, but they do excel in other categories.
They have one of the largest selections for the price, and the quality of food is better than most budget buffets. It’s one of only three buffets in Vegas with a Hawaiian section, next to the Rampart Buffet’s Aloha Night and Wynn Buffet.
Overall, the Garden Court Buffet is the best buffet for families looking for a delicious meal without breaking the bank.
Most Boyd casinos have abandoned their buffet. MSS still exists but has gone downhill. Overpriced and poor quality. Must be new management of food and beverage thatallows such deterioration
ABSOLUTELY AWFUL! OMG!!! Let me first say, the staff was very nice! Very welcoming and kind but the food was gross! The fried chicken was OLD and you can tell it’s been frozen over and over again. The seasoning was off and seemed like it was from a store bought packet. The waffles were gritty. Didn’t even know that was possible. The eggs were cold. The best thing were the biscuits. This meal was $104 and we were all SO disappointed!
We really enjoyed Mainstreet buffets before the pandemic but now that they have brought back this horrible spread that they call a buffet Boyd should be ashamed to open this dining at this ridiculous price. It is not worth even $10. It used to be referred as the Best buffet in Vegas.
If the food presented was half way decent, we wouldn’t mind paying that price for dinner. Hope you can fix this.
4/20/23 – Take this seriously.