Vespucci, Fairfax

The restaurant highlighted on VegDC this month is Vespucci. Today we ventured out with very high expectations in $upport.
The building was formerly a Chinese restaurant for many years. I was surprised to see it was now Vespucci.

The $20 AYCE buffet includes one glass of Champagne as well as Tofu Scramble:Buckwheat/Whole Wheat Pancakes:Vegetable Soup, Salad:Spinach, Eggplant..

Bolani (Triangle shaped crepes filled with mashed Potatoes),Veggie Spring Rolls:Store bought French Rolls, Raw "Spaghetti"/Squash with Raw Tomato Sauce, a dip composed of Sun-dried Tomatoes, Olives, Basil, Parsley and Tofu and Quinoa Salad...Fresh fruit and sweet Rice for dessert.

I had one Pancake along with some Tofu Scramble..

..some raw Spaghetti, Quinoa Salad, Spinach and a Bolani..

...Sun-dried Tomato dip on a French Roll with a few more Bolani......and a cup of Vegetable Soup.They've only been offering the vegan buffet for a month and are still working out the amount/type of food offered. My personal opinion is that $20/pp is way over-priced for what was served today. None of the food was exceptional or unusual (unless you consider the raw spaghetti unusual) or even organic that I could determine. Why offer Tofu Scramble (Soy) and French Rolls (white flour) but no Veggie Sausages, Grits, Oatmeal, Hash Browns etc? I'd choose the salad bar/hot bar at Whole Foods over this any day.