I know some restaurants charge a $5 "entertainment fee" but I think that's if you go with a group of say, four people and they're all eating and you're not. I think most of the people have to be eating the buffet.
Last time we went my husband didn't want to eat but sit with the rest of us. They told him that he would still have to pay for the buffet so we walked away and didn't bother going in. We asked to speak to a manager and were told the same thing from him by the way.
Thanks everyone! IL's are coming with us and they are originally from Germany... they didn't like the place last time they went but that was more than 10 years ago...
My girlfriend did not want to eat but the 3 of us did so she had a beer and that was fine with the waitresses.....however I have walked right in to use the restroom and stood to the side to watch the show and no one ever said anything, but it was just me and not a crowd of people and it was just for a few minutes or so