EXHIBIT 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the use in this Registration Statement of Buffets Holdings, Inc.
on Form S-1 of our report dated August 27, 2004 (which report expresses an
unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph relating to the change
in method of accounting for goodwill and other intangible assets as described in
Note 2), appearing in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration
Statement. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in
such Prospectus.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota

August 27, 2004