The food was good. The staff was obviously struggling to keep up, but they were all very friendly. The 3 stars is for the owners and managers. Those people who give you roles and refill your drink? They are being paid $2.13 an hour. That's disgusting, because most people do not tip at buffets because they assume there is no wait staff setting as you do half the work. That's made even worse by tipping out the cooks. People, please be aware of this and know that you can't tip on your card, but only by cash at the table, and put it directly in the persons hand. Thank you!
We went just after 2:30, on Fri 12/8/17. Had to wait about 10-12 minutes in line. Found a table OK. Food was good, unless you wanted fried catfish. Everybody else wanted it too. The small pans they bring out are gone instantly, and it's a long time before any more comes out. Hey, folks in this area like catfish, OK ? They could easily back off on some of the less popular items & cook more of what people want. I love GOOD soft serve vanilla ice cream, like they have at Granny's. GC has a soft serve machine, but the vanilla side was broke, they said. So I don't know if their soft serve vanilla is any good or not. The rolls, grilled chicken breast, and chocolate cake were good. Finally got our waitress to bring some fish off a new pan. It was good. And the waitress was VERY good & friendly. Best part was the price. With our senior discount, it was $7.79 + tax, drinks included. Don't know if that is some sort of special introductory price, or the regular price. Hey, a big burger, fries, & drink are that much at some places. I think this will be a very good place to eat, once the new wears off & things settle down. Right now, there's just too many people, during the 11-2:30 lunch hours. So, I'll give it 4 stars, assuming that it'll get better & the soft serve vanilla is good, & the machine will work next time we go. My wife agrees on a 4 star rating, for now.
Update: We went for another lunch on Mon 12/18/17. The wait was about the same. But, there were a lot fewer people, and plenty of tables. Didn't have to wait very long to get some fried catfish, this time. Some of the breakfast items were still on the line. The biscuits were really good. My wife got some sausage gravy & link sausage. She said that their breakfast items may be the best things on the menu.
Pretty good food but very hectic. Management is trying hard, but with so many new, young employees, it's petty hectic & noisy. Maybe it will settle down after the newness wears off. The food is good & you can have all you want of whatever you like. Price is good also. Rolls are good, but brown the cornbread a lot more & make the tea a little stronger.
The waitress brought us some hot rolls, which are very good. I tried several of the desserts. My favorites are the Chocolate cake, Carrot cake, and the vanilla soft-serve ice cream. The ice cream is not the best I've had, but is good. It has a good flavor, but is just a bit too smooth, for my liking.
That was the good news. The bad news is that those cheap prices we got last time were just special introductory prices. The new senior citizen prices are over $12 a head, for lunch. The total bill was over $50 for 4 seniors. :( So, that was probably our last time to eat there. There are just several other buffets in our area, which we like, which are several dollars cheaper, & have a lot more parking & elbow room.
New restaurant, lots of food to choose from. Pretty clean. Very busy at lunch hour. Restrooms clean. Staff friendly. Grilled chicken, corn, black eyed peas, roll, and other food I ate was all good. Price is expected, average. Will definitely go back.
Great experience. They were packed and had a line out the door. The line moved quickly. Everyone was friendly and the buffet stayed full. No waiting for food to be refilled or anything. Best prices and best buffet in the area.
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