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    Cafe Florian

    3.6 (129 reviews)
    Open 6:00 am - 10:00 AM, 11:00 AM - 1:30 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Frances C.

    Came to celebrate a birthday brunch Not too crowded but reservation is required for large party Food and their spreads were not too excited not much selections as compared to other hotel buffets. Wished they could have better and more selections It's a hit and miss experience The California roll was mediocre but the prime ribs were seasoned well and soft Some crab legs were not fresh while the shrimp cocktail was good

    Joseph M.

    It was my mom's birthday and my sister and I wanted to take her here so here we are. We came in for their Sunday brunch buffet @10am which is priced at $60 a person at the time of me making this review. The buffet served many delectable foods from prime rib, crab legs, bottomless mimosas, and more. The service here was really good. The staff here is very friendly and were always checking in with us to ensure that we were having a great experience. They were also quick to refill our mimosas lol. The buffet is located inside a nice hotel. The place was clean and well organized. I definitely recommend checking this brunch buffet out if you haven't already! Try it out if you like. :)

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    Monica W.

    Booked a Mother's Day lunch for this past weekend a month in advance via OpenTable. It is extremely hard to get someone on the phone there so you may need to go through Operator and to have someone call you back if you have questions about your reservation like I did where I wanted to update the reservation from 6 people to 8 people because it didn't allow me to do it on my own. I ended up not getting a call back but they did update my reservation luckily. Everything was smooth from check-in process, finding a parking (they have a garage for free parking), and getting seated. We got complimentary champagne & orange juice (yay mimosa!) There was two stations, we got seated in the banquet room for bigger groups & main hall. The host informed us food on both sides are the same as except main hall had ice cream machine. Service was good, but I'm giving it a 3 star for food. I don't think it was anything special for Mother's Day tbh. They had shell fishes like crabs but very difficult to eat even with the shell cracker, oysters, and shrimp. They also had prime rib, lamb on the rack and other meats. When you come to a buffet, you want to try everything so I got a little bit of everything. Food was okay overall, some stuff was cold like the beef/chicken that was on the small hot plate unfortunately. It was unfortunately a bit disappointing since we paid $75/pp but other than that, service was great.

    Erika S.

    I brought my mom here to celebrate her birthday with a buffet brunch, and wow--it did not disappoint! From the moment we walked in, the host and servers were warm, welcoming, and on top of everything. The spread was impressive: an omelette station cranking out eggs just the way you like them, juicy prime rib, and tables overflowing with breakfast selections, salads, fruit, seafood, pastries, and desserts. But let's be real--we basically made a beeline for the crab legs and never looked back. Paired with bottomless mimosas (yes, included in the price), it was pretty much brunch perfection.

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    Bryson F.

    This place is extremely beautiful and amazing especially I love the breakfast the food is on point and the staff is extremely friendly it's definitely a must to try out of everything I really enjoyed just the eggs on the eggs Benedict and the nice Golden brown fluffy waffles wow now that was extremely delicious and extremely EPIC the food is extremely on point. The service is on point. The ambience is on point. It was extremely epic now this is a perfect way to start your morning.

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    Kristine M.

    What a great deal for $60! I came here with my family for the first time. We came for the Sunday brunch buffet. We made reservations when it opened at 10. Everything was fresh and the service was friendly and attentive. Unlimited mimosas, crab legs, oysters, clam chowder, prime rib, shrimp, dessert.... The list goes on. There is a nice little stream to look at indoors. Parking was easy to find.

    Steve G.

    Cafe Florian is located in the Crown Plaza Hotel so easy free parking. $55 + tax/tip is a little more than I'm used to spending for brunch, but thought we'd try it out. We made reservations so were seated right away. Included drinks included champagne, mimosas, juice, soda, and coffee. The buffet doesn't have a ton of choices (think Vegas buffets), but what they had was very good. The prime rib was my favorite. Perfectly cooked medium rare with the au jus was fantastic. Crab legs and shrimp were good as well. The omelet station had mushrooms, onions, spinach, bacon, cheese but no ham. Server was very nice and friendly. Pros: Quality food, AYCE. Cons: cost.

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    Ask the Community - Cafe Florian

    Is there any way to know if an upcoming sunday buffet Jan 11,2026 will have dungeness crab because I don't like snow crab?

    The website indicates that their Sunday Brunch is from 1000 to 1300 and says that a customer will have 2hours from the reserved time. So my question is if I reserve 1300 (OpenTable slot), does that mean I still have 2h of enjoying the experience?

    What is the price and times for Sunday brunch?

    $60 for adult when I went yesterday.

    Does Café Florian sell ground coffee Florian from Venice?

    The have espresso and cappuccino. But not sure of the beans they're using. I do know that there coffee is starbuck

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    Pull up a stool and let the good times flow at our lively bar - where every drink tells a story!
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    Cool place - first time.
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