I may be one of the only people on the DIS to have a good experience at H&V.
It was different food, but everything was the correct temperature, nothing was empty, the service was great and the character interaction was the best of about 6 character meals we were at. To the point of me thinking, "Manny....June.....we have to eat our lunches!!!"
There was some chicken dish in a whitish sauce, Asiago cheese is ringing a bell, that my husband must have eaten 5 plates of. The dessert section is HUGE, and if I recall it's one of the only buffets to have a soft serve ice-cream machine.
There are no carved meats, or at least there wasn't any when we were there. The salads were great and fresh with a huge variety. I just thought this place was great!