Sun to Tues AC Trip

Walked plenty Sunday and Monday but it was too hot to try my new walking poles. Also I played slot machines so much that my wrist and hand were sore!! Again didn't lose thanks to The Borgata's downloads and loose machines.

We had the outstanding Sunday Borgata Buffet Brunch earlier in the day so finally tried Harrahs Diamond Lounge for dinner with the free coupons. The lounge was empty which was rare on Sundays, even when off season. Shrimp cocktail was good but everything else was pathetic. In the past they always had 2 entrees and freshly made pasta on Sundays. The overcooked cornish hens, overly battered fish and dry tough pork roast were not an enhancement over the missing fresh pasta. Best part of the hot food were the potatoes. The food preparation has definitely gone downhill with the enhancement, probably because the food sits there for hours. Worse yet, the desserts have taken a huge nosedive. No more Tiramisu and other fancier desserts like in the past before the charge for the *enhancement*. Even my husband would rather spend the $20 comp at Reflections for their overstuffed hot dogs (we share one order) and a root bear float than eat in the lounge so will not be wasting $20 comp at Harrahs DL again.

The people who were surveyed about being willing to pay for better food were totally duped.

The Grapevine has claimed Ballys and Showboat have had no enhancements other than the shrimp cocktail so we may try Caesars eventually. We liked the food at Caesars lounge in the past, just not the single dish offering so maybe having another dish may make them seem enhanced.

We did enjoy the Wild West breakfast buffet on Monday which was much emptier than on weekends so will eat there each trip while they are opened during the week for the summer till my CET comp dwindles. However, The Borgata breakfast buffet still has the advantage of smoked salmon for less comp dollars and comp dollars that accrue twice as quickly so will not mind when my CET comp is gone. Am still pondering whether to go Platinum this year for free parking or just wait till next January to March to go Platinum before our current card tier status ends. Will wait to see if CET has any promotions that will motivate us to play there.

At the rate we have been playing at The Borgata, we will never run out of comps for their buffets and will earn another year of Black Label long before our anniversary date.