Casino Nova Scotia — Attraction in Halifax

For those seeking great quality food for the reasonable buffet price think again. Good news - the buffet listed here is a mere $30 per person. Bad news - the buffet listed here is a mere $30 per person. I went in with both eyes wide open and a cynical mindset in lieu of the way too reasonable $30 all-you-can-eat charge, but Casino Nova Scotia still exceeded my disappointment by serving one of the WORST meals I've ever eaten. Meaning I've had a meal at the horrible Hometown Buffet down in the neighborhood of Van Nuys, CA that was dirty as dirt - Casino Nova Scotia makes that now closed hellhole look like Cafe Sierra at Citywalk in LA. (Which serves a glorious seafood buffet for $150 a person!) First off the sides are seriously lagging. Meaning there are two sides tables to this "buffet" - but both have the exact same sides which means very little selection. Some meager and odd salad options, (cold mac and cheese...as a salad?!) plain mashed potatoes, crappy barely sauced pasta, overdone fried pickles, dry cornbread and overcooked Salmon. (The ONLY minor edible was the Alfredo sauced chicken - my guest didn't dig the garlic flavor - but when cheap as dirt chicken is your TOP meat at a Prime Rib feast you got problems!) So get to the nitty gritty - the main feature in the prime rib dinner - the prime rib. The one that drew me to this experience on a Saturday evening. (I've included a pic of what was online so you can see what I was expecting - yeah right!) Was it good? Was it sliced with picturesque medium rare glistening goodness like in the promised photo? What in fact...was there? A new roast was brought out right in front of me and it took them 5 minutes to lift it from the metal serving tray to the so called carving space dead center as it was falling apart in dripping chunks. Wet, overcooked and stringy as a yarn ball, this was the absolute worst meat I've ever had in my life. I cannot in good conscience call it prime rib - think roast beef, overdone and almost inedible. (The pic attached shows no such string stuff in it's advertising!) Finally to the desserts which were overly sweet and the only saving grace being the cobbler with fresh cream - again my guest was not a fan of the blueberries filling - but even then found what looked to be a pastry bag plastic topper in the cream on my cobbler. (Put it aside and kept eating - was starving and didn't care at that point!) So the moral here - you get what you pay for. They are using the sub-par kitchen and chefs to create a grotesque meal in a sneaky effort to get you in...to play casino games. This is not Gordon Ramsey's adjoining restaurant to compliment the ambience - this is a food that he would spit out and then close the place down. But even at mere $30 (or lesser if you are a casino gambling member) a starving hobo would feel ripped off, unsatisfied and mighty mad. Splurge on something better and avoid the con - here...

Use to enjoy it but since their updates started it's been a real money pit. (yeah I know you can't always win) Ultimate Texas hold'em is clearly set for the casino to win now, before you stood a chance, now you have to pay $30 just to see the cards? they upped the price from 5-10 after the first week, the dealer last night said the game is ment to pay the casino now. the don't have any live $5 black jack tables any more, and the tables run aweful with 5 and 6 card 21s constantly. They reduced from 6-9 tables in the poker room (I assume making it look full is some sort of attraction) wait times now are impossible! The off track horse race room is just collecting dust, the most action that room sees is when people are walking threw to go to the poker room. The meal deals for members have increased in price and decreased in value (smaller portions), and their nightly bottomless deals are a bit of a mess. I get keeping the lobster low as it's a big one but maybe keeping them all at 9.99. Burger night is like 14.99 and you get bottomless fries or onion rings but on a Friday/saturday I get lobster tail for 9.99? but maybe worse than all of this is the front lounge which I pray is temporary! the acoustics are aweful, I've heard these bands before they were good bands, now walking in you hear noise, the front of this building with it's high ceilings is not a spot for a band, it's to loud, echoes, their is no privacy for dancing as people walk past you coming in and leaving. I understand that their not done yet and they have work to do but for the person who didn't gamble alot and would go over and spend $50-$100 now and then I won't return to play. reasonable priced table games were an attraction for me that is long gone. I'm sure the regulars are still going but I've seen a difference in the past few weekends for sure. tables are often empty after 12 when they use to be full and people are walking away.

positives, the building is clean, the staff are amazingly friendly, the new layout gives more space, security is good, the trapeze bottomless meal deals are (regardless of being a bit oddly priced) great in taste and once seated it doesn't take forever to eat. my husband likes to play poker so I won't lie and say I won't be back but I definitely won't be found waisting my money like I use to. they have made it...

The Casino was putting on a Prime Rib and Lobster Buffet that evening for 9.99 That evening my Mother and I arrived early around 1830 when we noticed a very long line up so we stood in line for about 20 minutes when the majority of the people in front of us got to go inside and eat. At this point we were given a squire device that flashes when a table becomes available the employee said it should be around one and a half hours until a seat become available. Now it was around 1930 when we looked around for a place to sit while waiting for the Buffet to accept more people inside. My elderly mothers feet where sore went their wasn't a place to sit other than at the VLT's so we stood by some doors near the Buffet when we were told to move by Casino staff. Now it was 2130 when we walked over and talked with the same employee who gave us the Flashing device I said we where here for three hours waiting to be served!! The employee then looked at some papers and flipped to the third page and said sorry its going to be at least two more hours?? I was very upset more so because my Mother had to stand on her feet the whole time we were waiting to be served! We gave the women back the flashing devices and she said Ho I am sorry?? We turned and walked away I apologised to my mother for a disgusting night out at the Halifax Casino and told her I would buy her dinner the next night. We drove home looking for a place to eat but nothing was open at this point. I would like to thank the Halifax Casino for a disgusting night of standing on our feet for three hours, specially my 70 year old mother!! I will never ever return to the Halifax Casino!!! This could all have been avoided if the Casino didnt over sell the Buffet tickets. I remember the Buffet employee saying if we wanted a seat we should have arrived around 3pm! Unreal!!! Cont: Its now May 3rd 2017, I wrote a lettet directly to the Casino HR customer service. I complained about how we were treated!! Guess what they dont give a damn because i was totally ignoned, Big surprise! Future potential casino customers read my wonderful experience before spending your hard earned money at such a poor venu that DOESNT CARE ABOUT ITS...