The ancient Egypt–themed Buffet at Luxor served its final plates on March 30, 2025, closing the book on one of the Las Vegas Strip’s more wallet-friendly all-you-can-eat options. For bargain hunters, both local and visiting, it is one less refuge from sky-high resort prices and one more sign that the classic casino buffet is slowly being pushed off the map. For years, the sprawling, pyramid-adjacent dining room was a familiar stop at the south end of Las Vegas Boulevard.
As reported by Las Vegas Review-Journal, MGM Resorts confirmed the buffet would close at the end of March, with March 30 marked as the last day of service. The outlet noted that the buffet had already been on shortened hours, roughly 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., and that lunch and brunch ran $31.99 for adults and $26.99 for locals. MGM has not unveiled a specific replacement for the space, saying only that it continually evaluates its properties to keep pace with customer preferences.
A shrinking lineup
The Strip’s buffet scene has been contracting for years, and even the people counting them cannot quite agree on how many are left. Eater Vegas tallied just seven Strip casino buffets after Luxor’s departure, while trackers such as Casinos.com put the number at eight. Either way, it is a sliver of the dozens of all-you-can-eat spreads that once helped define the Las Vegas experience. The smaller list leaves a mix of higher-end brunches and a few holdover buffets to fly the all-you-can-eat flag.
Why operators are moving on
For decades, casino bosses treated buffets as classic “loss leaders,” a lure to get gamblers in the door. Rising labor, food and operating costs have made that math tougher to justify. Coverage of the industry notes that pandemic-era shutdowns sped up the retreat, and many companies have been ripping out low-margin buffets in favor of food halls and multi-vendor setups. Yogonet and other outlets have highlighted that strategy shift.
What might go in its place
MGM has not given a detailed roadmap for the now-empty footprint beneath the casino floor, reiterating only that it regularly reviews its offerings. Industry observers have floated possibilities like a larger multi-vendor food court or an expanded food hall. Some coverage has pointed out that moving the existing mezzanine food court into the former buffet area would put it in the path of heavier foot traffic. As Casinos.com framed it, turning the space into a bigger food court looks like a logical next move.
Where budget diners can still go
Value-focused diners are not entirely out of luck, they just have to wander off the main drag. All-you-can-eat options remain at off-Strip spots such as South Point, the Palms and a handful of local and downtown casinos. Travel and local guides continue to track what is left of the buffet landscape, including outlets like Las Vegas Advisor and Travel Weekly, which offer regularly updated lists.
The Luxor buffet’s shutdown marks another milestone in the city’s long shift away from quantity-at-all-costs dining toward concepts that can squeeze more profit out of every square foot. Whether the sphinx-guarded hall becomes a food hall, a larger food court or something entirely different, its absence underscores a simple reality for Strip visitors. The age of the cheap, bottomless casino buffet is slipping further into Las Vegas nostalgia.
