This restaurant was just a one minute walk from our hotel Whistler Peak Lodge. Went there for lunch and there were only a few customers. This was probably due to more to the fact that Whistler Village was practically empty because of the cold temperature and rain rather than a reflection of the quality of food and service in the restaurant. The meal involved telling the server what type of rice you would like and that would be brought to the table after you make your choice of food at the buffet. The bill for the meal is based on the weight of food on your plate and not on the type of food you eat. When told the cost was around $27 per pound I was quite taken aback. That was far more than what I usually pay for lunch and one pound did not sound like a lot of food to me. With metal bowl in hand, went up to buffet which contained a good variety of food. Now this is where you use for brain. Pay by weight can be extremely profitable for restaurants because when patrons see lots of brightly coloured and yummy looking food they tend to go overboard and want to try everything they see, which of course means the bowls are filled to the very top. And folks want to eat the same quantity of every food they pick. Not an intelligent way of keeping costs down. First, you don’t have to try everything, just be selective and keep to your favourites. Secondly, some foods can be heavy (e.g. tomatoes) while others (e.g lettuce (I cannot remember if there was actually any lettuce in the buffet and I mention it purely for illustrative purposes)). So the trick is to choose more of the light stuff and less of the heavy foods. This selective choosing still gives you a variety of foodstuffs for you enjoy. And of course you do not have any obligation to fill the bowl all the way to the brim, but many do not seem to be aware of that. Half a bowl to three-quarters full bowl is more than enough food for a satisfying lunch. Following these guidelines, my meal ended up costing a lot less than I expected. Using self restraint when choosing your food can result in you paying a lot less than that. The cost of my meal ended up being a very reasonable $15. Every item of food was fresh and natural. There were small labels indicating whether gluten was in a particular food. This was a Godsend for one member of our party allergic to gluten. While some foods were off the menu for this person, there was still plenty of variety left to choose from and enjoy. As the meal was included in my Father’s Day present treat I guess I should have filled two or three bowls for two to three pounds of food! However, even that was a pittance compared to a picture of an ex-employee holding a trophy for eating a record shattering 11 pounds of food in one setting. The record was set a number of yours ago and nobody since has come even close to matching it. I was unable to find out if the restaurant provides free food to staff and if they had to fire this man for eating into its profits. Also unknown if the meal was incompatible wi After making your selections you hand your bowl contents to the waiting chef, chose what sauce you want, and watch your food being cooked. I really loved this format for providing a restaurant meal. I am very picky about the types and quantity of foods I consume because of health reasons. This format allowed me to be in total control of these two factors. That cannot be done in restaurants where your choice of food is is restricted to what is on the menu and you have no idea what ingredients are in the meal. An honorary mention must be given to our delightful waitress with blond hair. Unfortunately I do not remember her name. You could tell she really enjoyed her work and she was happy and keen to help us in any way she could. Don’t see that quality of service very much these days. When told the next item on our agenda was taking a gondola up the mountain she immediately pulled out her cell phone to show us a live video of the snow falling at the top. In the middle of June!