Dinner Buffet

[The Machinist]

Where is the best dinner buffet in Calgary that is not Chinese food?

[apeman]

Forget the buffet.  Hit up taste of saigon for sweet deliscous viet.  So good.

[w squared]

I can't thing of a non-chinese buffet off the top of my head.


But if you want to find out how much charred meat you can possibly cram down your throat in one sitting, there's no substitute for Bolero on McLeod Trail. They've set it up so that you don't even have to leave your table to get more - they carry the whole skewer over and carve off chunks for you.

[RookieRecurve]

I have never tried Bolero, but Guacho's across from Chinook Mall is all-you-can-eat meat.  There is also a salad bar that has more meat in it too.  Be prepared to get the 'meat sweats' after.  There are lots of good Indian buffets in Calgary if you like that type of food.

[Jrama]

Guacho's is really good if you love meat. Grey Eagle Casino has a good buffet, different themes every night, seafood etc etc. Its like a typical Vegas Casino style buffet albeit a bit smaller.....they have real desert not crappy flavored sponge cakes and ice cream

[Rodjock]

x2 for the Grey Eagle. I'd stay away from the other casinos though.

[cLAY]

Glenmore Inn. FWS usually has a club dinner there twice a year.

[calltrex]

Saboroso

If u have one in Calgary

Awsome all u can eat meat. Ribs, chicken, rib eye steak, mignon, beef tenderloin, Pork loin, picanha

They keep bringing it to your table

[new2jeepguy]

grey eagle casino  is great,  good value ,  diff things depending on what day you go   i think they still have the chocolate fountain with pineapple,  strawberries, etc     great stinkin desserts thats y im 40 lbs over weight too 

[Bnine]

Glenmore inn gets my vote as well.

[BUKI]

Five Rivers, Indian Buffet.  The Roti And Naan Kicks arse

[tubby]

Five Rivers, Indian Buffet.  The Roti And Naan Kicks arse

Wasn't that an old Pizza Hut?

[BUKI]

yup.  believe it or not.  Mucho more classy on the inside.  This city rules for ethnic foods.  Best Donair: 52nd and 17th by Zellers "Desert Cafe".  Avocado for Mexican (I would really like any other suggestions for Mexican) or Empanada Queen (behind Marlborough mall).  Vietnamese subs right next to the ESSO in Forrest lawn (don't remember the name FFWD Mag named best in Calgary though you should be able to Google).  Filipino corner of memorial and 68th = amazingness.  I'm a sucker for ethnic foods.  Still looking for a cheaper Thai experience as "King and I" = expensive, but good.

[w squared]

yup.  believe it or not.  Mucho more classy on the inside.  This city rules for ethnic foods.  Best Donair: 52nd and 17th by Zellers "Desert Cafe".  Avocado for Mexican (I would really like any other suggestions for Mexican) or Empanada Queen (behind Marlborough mall).  Vietnamese subs right next to the ESSO in Forrest lawn (don't remember the name FFWD Mag named best in Calgary though you should be able to Google).  Filipino corner of memorial and 68th = amazingness.  I'm a sucker for ethnic foods.  Still looking for a cheaper Thai experience as "King and I" = expensive, but good.

Compared to the other cities I've lived in or worked out of (Montreal, Ottawa, Houston, Seattle), Calgary is good for SOME ethnic foods and weak for others. There's very little representation from the Lebanese, East Indian, Greek, and Mexican communities. What Calgary does have going for it is good, cheap, fresh Vietnamese being easily available almost everywhere, and lots of inexpensive Sushi places....as well as a couple of higher end sushi places that do as well as they possibly can given that we're not on the ocean. I doubt that I'll ever be able to find sushi here that is the same as Seattle or Vancouver.

For Thai try Thai Nongkhai right next to Big 4 Motors. Still not cheap, but worth the money.
For Mexican, my two suggestions are Mariachis next to Big 4 Motors, and Tu Tierra at Fairmont and Heritage. Both are run by folks from Mexico, and are as close to authentic mexican as you'll get in Calgary.
For Greek - let me know if you find a really good place.
For Donair, head to XTreme Pita in Airdrie. He makes all his own meat and sauces in-house. If you want Shawarma (Shawarma is to Donair as steak sandwiches are to burgers), Pita Basket Cafe is in a strip mall along Sunridge Way NE. For a more formal (and more expensive) Lebanese dinner experience, you can't beat Aladdin's Casbah in Avenida (one block South from Spinalguy). The owner runs his own charcoal grill, and roasts his own eggplant for babaghanoush.

[Spinalguy]

Donairs. i almost do not want to share this but, Jimmys at 19th ave and 13th st NW. i dare you to eat the entire large. Too much meat!