The food looked incredible but for hundreds of dollars per meal I would want to relax and savour it. Eating against a stopwatch would kill the experience for me.
yo that is actually worth it! each dish looked stunning like easily 25-30 USD per plate at any other restaurant and beautiful presentation and ambience.
At 4:51 the menu states 2 hours. They must have changed the policy without updating the menu. That being said, when I go to buffets I get pretty full within 45 minutes. If you concentrate on the expensive seafood and meats and skip the relatively inexpensive items such as bread, pancakes, waffles, salads, and pasta, 90 minutes should be enough to sample essentially all the premium items.
Mike, every time you do one of these videos you make me so hungry from your excellent descriptions of what you are eating and how it tastes. You are incredible with your eating experiences. You bring us along with you and it seems like we have been there eating everything along with you. Thanks and don't stop!
Oh, but you can order as many plates as you want. And I would be satisfied because the flavors, the colors, the freshness. It was quality tho I think 2.5 hours would be fair at over $200. Because portions are small.
I have a friend who literally gets kicked out of most all you can eat places we goto, im pretty sure they wouldnt want him to order non stop lobster, wagyu burgers and scallops.. they would probably be out of business by the end of the week
Mike is sooo flippin' wholesome! The kid seemed to absolutely love his company and it just made me so happy to watch! Thank you for continuing to stay humble and an amazing human being!
Nice to vicariously experience that buffet, Mikey. BTW, the Ritz Carlton, Half Moon Bay faces the Pacific Ocean, not the Bay. If you're ever there at Sunset during the Summer, a bagpiper plays out the sun while you sit around a fire pit. Awesomely beautiful.
I've been following your channel for a while now, and NEVER get sick of watching, I LOVE the food choices, buffet's and all the passion and enjoyment that goes towards your meals, your not afraid to eat and I love it!, keep it up, I'm loving it*
Definitely looked worth it to me if you're looking to have a one time experience or if you're willing to set aside enough money on your vacation for something memorable I'd definitely do it...and for that caliber of food an hour and a half is still a decent amount of time but I agree with Mikey I think it should be at least 2 hours...and the food looked fantastic...I also love that Mikey is never afraid to give us his honest opinion no matter how high end of a place is may be...love the channel Mike keep doing your thing!
ive been to the ritz there a handful of times, as i live 35 minutes away from there. the service that we got in the casual restaurant was not really impressive at all. we stick to the outside patio for seafood and cocktails. if youre ever there at dusk, they have a bagpiper play. thats pretty cool.
I love it how Mikey introduces us to new and exciting places to try when it comes to various dishes. I was wondering has Mikey ever went to Colorado and if so did he capture that food experience for his TH-cam Channel?
Me too, I guess I don't have the capacity of Mr Chen. I would have skipped anything with bread or starch and stayed with the meats and seafood. Pasta is relatively inexpensive, but filling.
Awesome vlog Mikey...Love the content 🎉not only showing us good food but amazing cars too❤and not only Amazing cars n food collab, your great personality shows how well you connected with those kids👏⭐️totally enjoyed this vid, a different feel🤩
The price was very fair I thought given the array of dishes & remembering it was a Michelin Star Restaurant. I had to laugh at the "Rack" of Lamb....pure & simple it was just a Lamb Chop.
love mike's fine dining videos knowing that he's usually eating with someone else, who has to wait til he gets the perfect shot and films his intro for each dish before they can eat!!! ahahah
Awesome video as usual! I don't know how Mikey does this year after year. I think my favorite dish in this buffet would be the eggs benedict with the nested spinach. My second favorite dish would probably be the lobster with the caviar on top. My third would be the caviar tasting flight.
I understand that fancy places give little servings due to their richness but I want a mouth full of food and I want to indulge myself and pile my plate full. And to have a time limit? No thanks
really love your all videos, they are so satisfying to watch (makes me hungry too) because just the volume is outstanding XD it feels a bit sad when I eat and can only try a few items before feeling full but how amazing is it to watch you go through everything!!!
@@nasiffarhan1239 Not rich...but this is normal pricing for the bay area salaries. There's a reason people move here to work for a few years then move somewhere else to buy a house.
I really wanna see you go visit Mackinac Island, Michigan love the food there! Take the boat from St Ignace, and in St Ignace they have some yummy lobster mac and cheese.
Oh my gosh that buffet is amazing! The quality is just superb 😍 lol “at least driving this car people are looking at me for another reason other than looking like Jackie Chan “ 🤣🤣
I looked up on the website. The weekend brunch (they don’t call it a buffet but you can order as much as you like), it clearly said it’s 2 hours. I am not sure what Mike refers to, but maybe it’s 1.5 to kitchen closing time last call?
You are correct, at 4:51 it clearly states on the bottom of the menu that it's two hours. If you show up 90 minutes before the end of brunch, that's on you.
$200 for the quality of food is definitely worth it! It's an experience, most people won't order one of every thing & finish it. They would have to set a time limit or they would lose money based on the quality of seafood & meat they use.
Hi Mike master, first time I seen you eats bun bo hue noodles soup. I watch your video so many times, I really love watching you eats. You records amazing video. I wish one day I grew my videos TH-cam as big as you. Thanks for firming great fantastic videos. 🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️
Mike was in my town, the beautiful HMB, and I didn't even know it!!! I could never eat at the Ritz, duh, but I drive past it frequently. Does that count?
Ok, for a $200 price buffet there should definitely be at least 2 hrs of eating time. You need to be able to enjoy & savor every single bite. You want to be able to remember the experience.
For those that missed it, he clearly says that an 1 1/2 hours @17:43 are not enough for the savory dishes, meaning there is a 1/2 for the desert courses, totalling 2 hours for the meal.
That little boy in the end was so sweet! The smiling face of a new foodie!
You mean shhhweet. Why he drooling
The food looked incredible but for hundreds of dollars per meal I would want to relax and savour it. Eating against a stopwatch would kill the experience for me.
Completely agree. I’d rather have an In-N-Out Double Double than eat “Under the Gun” at this place.
I take my time at buffets and usually full within 45mins. 90mins is plenty of time.
90 minutes is more than enough dude
It’s not hundreds per meal its 200 to eat the whole menu like 30 meals
For me, the food looked ok, but definitely not worth $200.
yo that is actually worth it! each dish looked stunning like easily 25-30 USD per plate at any other restaurant and beautiful presentation and ambience.
At 4:51 the menu states 2 hours. They must have changed the policy without updating the menu. That being said, when I go to buffets I get pretty full within 45 minutes. If you concentrate on the expensive seafood and meats and skip the relatively inexpensive items such as bread, pancakes, waffles, salads, and pasta, 90 minutes should be enough to sample essentially all the premium items.
Website still says 2 hours as well.
Exactly. 90mins is plenty of time. I be taking my time at buffets and still become full within 45mins.
ya if you can up a line and the food yourself, here the waiter had to bring out each round
Mike, every time you do one of these videos you make me so hungry from your excellent descriptions of what you are eating and how it tastes. You are incredible with your eating experiences. You bring us along with you and it seems like we have been there eating everything along with you. Thanks and don't stop!
More like an “unlimited” tasting menu than a “buffet.”
true
whats the difference?...NOTHING.
@@vl2852 big difference because you have to order the plates instead of grabbing whatever u want
Oh, but you can order as many plates as you want. And I would be satisfied because the flavors, the colors, the freshness. It was quality tho I think 2.5 hours would be fair at over $200. Because portions are small.
For 200 dollars shouldn't be a time limit. Especially since you have to wait for each dish
I believe that’s why its the most expensive 😂
And the food portion is so little.. most of them are just one biters
Most of the time will be spent waiting for the next dish😂
Right, and then you can only order two items
I think people can bankrupt the restaurant thanks to the small portions.
I have a friend who literally gets kicked out of most all you can eat places we goto, im pretty sure they wouldnt want him to order non stop lobster, wagyu burgers and scallops.. they would probably be out of business by the end of the week
Mike is sooo flippin' wholesome! The kid seemed to absolutely love his company and it just made me so happy to watch! Thank you for continuing to stay humble and an amazing human being!
Love it that it's all sample sized. This way you can sample everything before getting too full.
Nice to vicariously experience that buffet, Mikey. BTW, the Ritz Carlton, Half Moon Bay faces the Pacific Ocean, not the Bay. If you're ever there at Sunset during the Summer, a bagpiper plays out the sun while you sit around a fire pit. Awesomely beautiful.
I've been following your channel for a while now, and NEVER get sick of watching, I LOVE the food choices, buffet's and all the passion and enjoyment that goes towards your meals, your not afraid to eat and I love it!, keep it up, I'm loving it*
Love it when Mikey says “all you can yeat”❤️
The food looked worth the price, but even I felt totally rushed watching you try to eat everything within 1 1/2 hours. Cute kids!
He basically just ate in a fine dining restaurant with a multi course meal in a package of a buffet.
The Ritz is a must do. You might think $250 is a lot of money but the quality is unreal. It’s actually a deal considering all you can experience.
I saw this buffet last year on Tim Lee’s channel. It’s amazing.
Definitely looked worth it to me if you're looking to have a one time experience or if you're willing to set aside enough money on your vacation for something memorable I'd definitely do it...and for that caliber of food an hour and a half is still a decent amount of time but I agree with Mikey I think it should be at least 2 hours...and the food looked fantastic...I also love that Mikey is never afraid to give us his honest opinion no matter how high end of a place is may be...love the channel Mike keep doing your thing!
ive been to the ritz there a handful of times, as i live 35 minutes away from there. the service that we got in the casual restaurant was not really impressive at all. we stick to the outside patio for seafood and cocktails. if youre ever there at dusk, they have a bagpiper play. thats pretty cool.
I would have chosen the Diablo. Fantastic vid.
Thanks for the tip, a must visit for sure
mike at a buffet always makes me so happy!
U like him salivating in your ear. Sheriously
Me at a buffet makes me happy.
If a restaurant charge $200 per person, they should know caviar need to be served on a pearl spoon. Caviar tastes metallic if touched by metal!
But if he mixes all three types, he probably is not able to detect the metallic taste 😂
Nice seeing you meeting and eating with people.
The Edge in Singapore is probably a few bucks cheaper like 180-200, but has the same stuff and much, much, much more and no time limit.
I love it how Mikey introduces us to new and exciting places to try when it comes to various dishes. I was wondering has Mikey ever went to Colorado and if so did he capture that food experience for his TH-cam Channel?
"new and exciting places" has turned from being local hidden eateries to big buffets and fancy restaurants for the rich
@@AHylianWarrior also sometimes giant gas stations and 7 -11's. runs the gamut really.
I found myself yelling at the screen “no! Don’t fill up on bread and pancakes!”
Me too, I guess I don't have the capacity of Mr Chen. I would have skipped anything with bread or starch and stayed with the meats and seafood. Pasta is relatively inexpensive, but filling.
That's why you never see the last bite. They're just sampling for the camera. He probably leaves a $100 tip for the mess
Awesome vlog Mikey...Love the content 🎉not only showing us good food but amazing cars too❤and not only Amazing cars n food collab, your great personality shows how well you connected with those kids👏⭐️totally enjoyed this vid, a different feel🤩
commenting for the algorythm cause everyone should see this masterpiece
I could have just ate a Thanksgiving sized meal and still get hungry watching your videos! Thanks Mike 🥰
The price was very fair I thought given the array of dishes & remembering it was a Michelin Star Restaurant. I had to laugh at the "Rack" of Lamb....pure & simple it was just a Lamb Chop.
You coming out of a McLaren makes people MORE LIKELY to think you're Jackie Chan Hahah.
From a wedding photographer to pulling up to The Ritz in a G-wagon. What a chad
I wouldn't eat any of that so thank you for saving me money! Love your buffet tours and have several in Vegas I would love to try thanks to you!!
Good collaboration, nice guys.
Welcome back to the Bay Area and to one of our hidden gems at the Ritz in HMB!
The buffet looks on the same level as the spiral buffet from the Philippines both now are on my bucket food list
love mike's fine dining videos knowing that he's usually eating with someone else, who has to wait til he gets the perfect shot and films his intro for each dish before they can eat!!! ahahah
Doesh Mike have a shalivation dishorder? Or ish thish why u freaks watch him
Awesome video as usual! I don't know how Mikey does this year after year. I think my favorite dish in this buffet would be the eggs benedict with the nested spinach. My second favorite dish would probably be the lobster with the caviar on top. My third would be the caviar tasting flight.
The cute kid at the end was precious!! And the cars!! Omg 😲!!
Mikey:"Im getting full"
Also Mikey: " I ordered 5 more items before desert"
“Dang little Mike! You suree can put it away!” 😂❤
Looking at all those Michelin star dishes and the way you described how delicious they were, I think it’s totally worth the price.
I think do too. Hey, you only live once.
It fun to watch you Mikey travel and eat different foods around the world 🌎
That was very sweet of you to focus your attention on the kid at the end of this video.
I understand that fancy places give little servings due to their richness but I want a mouth full of food and I want to indulge myself and pile my plate full. And to have a time limit? No thanks
This is how they filter out their clientele
I've never been to a buffet with a time limit. I just don't understand the concept. I mean, I'm paying you good money and you're limiting me?
Another hour they’ll be broke
😂😂
I’m an incredibly slow eater 😂. I like to taste and savor my dish.
Appreciate your honesty! U are awesome!
Love your comment "unlimited stomach space"
Such a adorable little boy.
1:16 Food starts
I'm glad to hear my countries waffles amaze you... 👍🤜
That beef rib pho was just I was thinking about this afternoon. I missed in the Bay Area. Mikey, when will you be back to Dallas?
Never go to the grocery hungry.
AND
Never watch Mikey hungry.
🥴🥴🥴🥴
When you said Dan at first I thought it was your friend from Off the Great Wall channel.
I really enjoyed this video. The Kid's Dream guys are so nice. And the buffet was ... well, I ate my monitor!
Definitely going here. Great video.
really love your all videos, they are so satisfying to watch (makes me hungry too) because just the volume is outstanding XD it feels a bit sad when I eat and can only try a few items before feeling full but how amazing is it to watch you go through everything!!!
My granddaughter would love this. I buy them the matchbox cars and her favorite is her bright yellow bugote 😊
The cars are awesome. Love to hear about giving back.
Considering all that food the price tag is really not that bad. Everything looked amazing!!
Found the rich guy
@@nasiffarhan1239 it's MAAM! 😂
@@nasiffarhan1239 Not rich...but this is normal pricing for the bay area salaries. There's a reason people move here to work for a few years then move somewhere else to buy a house.
Nice video Mike. Will try soon but I hope that wasn’t sour cream. Hopefully some crema fraiche 😂
A tasting menu where you taste the whole menu!
Mikey knows he can afford those cars too 🤣 also his comment about how people stare at him cause they think he looks like Jackie is hilarious 😆
I really wanna see you go visit Mackinac Island, Michigan love the food there! Take the boat from St Ignace, and in St Ignace they have some yummy lobster mac and cheese.
Wow the food looks great
Great vid Mike!
Wow this place is something else 😮
Awesome job Mikey
Just subscribed! Great video- Thanks.
That’s a lot of yummy food 😊
Oh my gosh that buffet is amazing! The quality is just superb 😍 lol “at least driving this car people are looking at me for another reason other than looking like Jackie Chan “ 🤣🤣
It’s not bacon in the Carbonara. It’s guanciale (pork jowl)
Yes. Or pancetta.
Little man knows how to eat, much respect
Mike is like 200 pounds of muscle there is nothing about him that's little
@@adamruiz6460he is not 200 p lolol
@@adamruiz6460 I was talking about the kid at the very end dude
Places like that makes you like vegetables. LOL!! 😂
I like that fancy buffets are being reviewed because I wonder about what everything looks like. You got your money's worth totally!!
The scallop looks amazing, beef with a fork ? Multi order, good man !
Here I am eating the whole bag of Hippeas organic chickpea puffs wishing one day I could go there 😀
Finally a restaurant that could fill Mikey’s stomach!
You know he went out to eat Chinese after lol
I eat slowly, so a 90 minute time limit would totally ruin my experience, especially for $200! Everything looked amazing, but would never go there.
I looked up on the website. The weekend brunch (they don’t call it a buffet but you can order as much as you like), it clearly said it’s 2 hours. I am not sure what Mike refers to, but maybe it’s 1.5 to kitchen closing time last call?
Yes, probably, that's how it works here in some all u can eat restaurants in the Netherlands 🙂.
You are correct, at 4:51 it clearly states on the bottom of the menu that it's two hours. If you show up 90 minutes before the end of brunch, that's on you.
; )
The buffets are always my favorite
I dont know why mike's videos on this channel and the strickly dumplings one dont get recommended to me for some reason
Loved this video
Amazing Buffet Mikey !!!
The price isn't bad! For all that!? 🤯😲🤤😍
Sweet Mikey...G Wagon G Wagon
Like the shirt!
$200 for the quality of food is definitely worth it! It's an experience, most people won't order one of every thing & finish it. They would have to set a time limit or they would lose money based on the quality of seafood & meat they use.
This place looks soo much better than the Vegas buffets 😮
Hi Mike master, first time I seen you eats bun bo hue noodles soup. I watch your video so many times, I really love watching you eats. You records amazing video. I wish one day I grew my videos TH-cam as big as you. Thanks for firming great fantastic videos. 🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️
Mike was in my town, the beautiful HMB, and I didn't even know it!!! I could never eat at the Ritz, duh, but I drive past it frequently. Does that count?
Your Chinese heritage squeezed every dollar out of that buffet 😂😂😂😂😂
Ain't that the truth
Lol!
remember when Mikey Chen videos didn't have 5 minutes of selling Athletic Greens or Surfshark VPN? Pepperidge Farm remembers
Mikey has to pay for the buffets!
You know you can skip them, right?
Remember when you can skip the first few minutes of the video?
It was only 1:15
Or you can take 2 seconds to skip it and not bitch about it? :)
Vichyssoise is leeks and potatoes buddy
This is WILD to watch! I used to work as a banquet cook at the Half Moon Bay Ritz, so I worked this buffet!
Ok, for a $200 price buffet there should definitely be at least 2 hrs of eating time. You need to be able to enjoy & savor every single bite. You want to be able to remember the experience.
@@wilydutch fr
It used to be 2 hours, but they cut it down to 90 minutes. Probably were losing money.
For those that missed it, he clearly says that an 1 1/2 hours @17:43 are not enough for the savory dishes, meaning there is a 1/2 for the desert courses, totalling 2 hours for the meal.
True, at 4:51 it states two hours at the bottom of the menu.
‼️‼️‼️‼️ Another Banger Video! Keep it up Mike! 😁👍💯💯💯
This made me soo hungry, now ordering food, Thanks Mike for a suggestion ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
That little boy was so cute.
Mike and his bottomless tummy 🔥🔥🔥
You should have a live Q&A video ❤
yep, outstanding place.