Yes, the shrimp creole on a Dream cruise in July was great! Had a bowl and a half.
Lately I have just picked a couple or three items at a time to sort of graze on, then go back later for favorites. In other words, I do not try to do create a full meal with one trip through the buffet.
We sometimes pick up cold cuts, cheese cubes, fruit, cookies, milk and cereal to stash in the room fridge for convenient late-night snacking. Then I carry the dishes back with me to Lido next morning on my coffee run.
I scrounged a plate, steak knife and an orange from the buffet, a collins glass from an unattended bar, ice from our room, and built a passable cocktail (Kitty Highball) with my carry-on wine and ginger ale.
So it seems that I am treating the buffet as my personal kitchen LOL.