Las Vegas hotel buffets, that not too long ago offered 99 cent breakfasts, $1.99 lunches and $2.99 dinners, are getting more expensive all the time.

Today’s average is $15 for breakfast, $20 for lunch and $25 for dinner. However, if you’re watching your diet and wallet in Vegas, you don’t need to join all the other expanding butts to stuff yourself at hotel buffets. You can find attractive eating joints that serve sensible portions of good cheap food for much less.

Of course, like your luck in Vegas, this information is subject to quick change. Here are our top ten candidates:

1. Klondike Hotel & Casino, 5191 Las Vegas Blvd S., 702-739-9351, 49-cent bacon & eggs breakfast, 11 pm to 5 am, $2 spaghetti platters and prime rib dinners all day for $3.99.

2. Suncoast’s Siena Cafe, 9090 Alta Dr., 702-636-7111, after midnight $1.95 steak & eggs and 99-cent bacon and eggs breakfasts.

3. Nevada Palace, 5255 Boulder Hwy., 1-800-997-2544, $1.99 top sirloin & eggs.

4. Gold Rush, 8125 W Sahara Av. # 140, 702-733-6439, $2 steak & eggs. 5. Ellis Island, Casino & Brewery, www.ellisislandcasino.com, 4178 Koval Ln., 702-733-8901, 11pm-11am $4 steak special.

6. Gold Spike Hotel & Casino, www.goldspike.com, 400 E Ogden Av.,
702-384-8444, 24-hours with roasts for $4.50, potato salad 60 cents, breakfasts $1.

7. Sam’s Town, 5111 Boulder Hwy., www.samstownlv.com, 702-454-8020, $3.49 steak & eggs.

8. Aloha Kitchen, California Hotel, 4466 E. Charleston Bvd., 702-437-4426, www.alohakitchenlv.com, Asian chicken bowl, $2.95.

9. Lucky 7's, 1 Main Street, Plaza Hotel and Casino, 702-386-2110, breakfast, lunch & dinner buffet each $7.77.

10. San Francisco Shrimp Bar & Deli, Golden Gate Hotel & Casino, 1 Fremont St., 702- 385-1906, 99-cent shrimp cocktail.4. Gold Rush, 8125 W Sahara Av. # 140, 702-733-6439, $2 steak & eggs.