Golden Corral

Most horrible place ever! Will never eat there again. I kid over ate then threw-​up on the back of a guy n the mom kept walking with the kid n didn’t get any help for him. The threw-​up sat on the floor for almost 15min and then a manager came over and helped wipe the throw-​up off of him, mind you the floor still isn’t being cleaned up, so once the manager is done with the guy he proceeded to go back up front and continue to roll up silverware in napkins, he didn’t even wash his hands! That was it for me, I will never go there. I rather take the drive up to shady maple!

I give them a three because my kids love all the choices along with the cotton candy for dessert. It’s quick and easy but isn’t as cheap as you’d expect for a buffet. The ingredients must be bought wholesale because they’re not fresh. I love tomatoes and refuse to eat them here. My kids love cheap steak with a1 so this works for them where they’re not hungry in an hour, I also get them to choke down a salad when they can put their own toppings on it. If you’re high class don’t go here on any buffet for that matter. Weekend nights are brutAl with children everywhere.

Are you kidding me? $ 36 for dinner for two, I could scrape better food off my shoe in a McDonald’s parking lot. The bread (that was literally swimming in oil with an inch-​deep puddle and the bottom of the pan) ran out as soon as we got there and was never refilled in the hour we were there. We sat at a dirty table for five minutes waiting for someone to get us the drinks that we outrageously paid more for, nobody came so we moved to a more populated area. Tired of waiting so we went to get the sad, watered-​down and over-​greased food. Got through our plates at the new table with still no drinks — ignored by literally four servers going in and out of the section. My boyfriend had to go to the hostess and have her get someone because they all disappeared at the same time. There was one really sweet woman working, missed her name but she was older than the other girls and had a little tattoo on her hand. Unfortunately we didn’t get her, we got a younger, grumpy girl that seemed like she was trying to look less miserable but still treated us like a nuisance.

Where to begin. How about with the chode that I was told was the owner/​manager. What does he do? Stands around on his cell phone looking at Facebook (yes, I walked by and he was quite obviously facebooking). Way to lead by example, dude. Yeah, I overheard him telling a server to stay off of her phone, that’s why I had to check out what he was doing on his phone. As a Director of Dining Services I found this guy’s whole shtick unprofessional, crude, and amateur.
Now let’s talk «food». I’ve never before in my 20+ year career in food laid eyes on food that you LITERALLY see the lack of love in it. I get it, it’s just a buffet, but for the love of God put something in there (other than fucking salt PLEASE!). From canned gravy, to steak that looked like my cat ate it, threw it up, so the dog ate it then shit it onto the buffet. I was afraid to eat 90% of the shit they were pawning off as food. They couldn’t make an omelette for my wife with out using a ½ gallon of oil. They actually said they needed to use «a bunch» of oil to make an egg white omelette. Kinda defeats the purpose, genius.
Now let’s talk about the filthy silverware, dirty cups, nasty ass beverage stations, and sticky buffet line/​stations. Is anyone here servsafe certified? If so they need to be reeducated
I talked to our server, she was a young sweet college age woman that you could tell wasn’t making the money she could be making anywhere else. Hell, I bet McDonald’s pays these kids better than captain Facebook.
In closing, just fucking keep driving. This place should be closed.

We visited this location at the peak of dinner hour, so naturally there was a bit of a wait for our table. I must say, however, that the young man seating folks was on the ball and worked hard to accommodate the large crowd as quickly and efficiently as he could. We had a special request for an outside table because we had to make room for a walker. He checked on us frequently so we could see that he hadn’t forgotten us.
The food is typical for a buffet diner. There are real hits on some menu items and a few less than successful items too. You can’t please everyone with every single item. I was mostly surprised at the quality of the fried chicken. It is a favorite of mine but is usually way too dry in places like this. My chicken was moist and extra crispy with plenty of great seasoning. Bravo. Anyone who complains about the variety is in the wrong place. There is something for every tastes and that is why we go. There are 4 of us in our little family group and no two of us has a similar taste for food. Going to Golden Corral always leaves all 4 of us satisfied. The price is more than fair considering you are only limited by your appetite.

Went here because the kids wanted to — was not pleased. We used to come often enough when they first opened — food was fresh and surprisingly good. I suppose as they’ve become well known they decided they didn’t have to provide the quality of food they once had. The crowd this place draws in makes me uncomfortable being there– people will bump you and other people’s children will run around almost tripping you despite what the announcer has said about the parents accompanying their children. They’re fairly inexpensive which is why they seem popular. The place is always ridiculously crowded though and it is a bit annoying. The bathrooms are not usually clean. Servers are usually surprisingly nice

Terrible. I made the mistake of letting my son choose our lunch spot and this is where we ended up. As we were eating, he looked at me and said «Even my school cafeteria can do better than this.»
There you have it. The truth.
Disgusting place. Too crowded for any real sanitary measures to be taken. Unattended kids running around like crazy, touching all the food, and completely ignored by both parents and staff. Clientele is rude and pushy, like it’s the last piece of fried chicken they’re ever going to see. Very low-​class. I’m pretty sure that I was one of the very few people in the place with my pants properly pulled up. The majority of the clientele were proudly showing off the backside of their boxer shorts. Not very appetizing to have to look at that when I’m already trying to choke down this slop that they’re serving.
Complete ripoff at $ 35 for 2 of us. I will never set foot in another Golden Corral after torturing myself in this dump. Stay away. Please, just stay away. You’ll thank me.

So sad, considering how wonderful the one in Williamsburg is fabulous. Now they’ve started working with Local Flavor, I bought two certificates that were stated at a value of $ 30 for $ 15. Dinner was $ 12.99 for each, that’s $ 25.98 for both of us. We had to pay an additional $ 4.58 for two beverages. They wouldn’t give me my $ 30 worth. I am really mad. And my co-​diner had diarrhea for the whole night.

I have gone here a few times and wasn’t too bad but my god last night was god all full. Wait wasn’t bad the food and services were a joke. Instead of being shown a table a person points it to me. Next on this disaster dinner either the food is stone cold or none to be had. (there wasn’t even forks or knives to eat with). Just a big waste of 31 bucks save your money go somewhere else

Limited variety, food quality is not so good at all. I thought it was good but not good at all, Will not go there next time…

The food was the quality of frozen T.V. dinners. My teenage children would not eat the food. There were flies at our table. The customers in our seating area were arguing and using very foul language loudly. I noticed senior citizens who seemed very happy though. Very inexpensive and lots of food. Just not our cup of tea.

I knew I shouldn’t have given this place another try. We went here this weekend in particular because they were having a seafood special and we thought we would give it a go.
Food overall is bland. Including the seafood specials. Do not (emphasis on NOT) get anything Asian there. I have never tasted anything as fowl as their fried rice.
The desserts weren’t too bad. The soft serve was a kid paradise and all over the floor. The chocolate fountain was a big hit too.
Overall the place seemed very clean, the employees seemed happy and on top of things

As the old saying goes, «you get what you pay for «and this location (and I guess the chain as well) gives you what I would call cattle food. Loads of starches and sugars but no real nutrition. Much of he menu tastes like it came out of a can or processed off shore. very similar to a bad Chinese buffet only an American version /​style. If you want good food, go somewhere else

This place was dirty, disgusting and all in all food I wouldn’t even feed the dumpster rats. I made the mistake of using restroom, should’ve peed outside. Buffet was sparse, empty and out and out layered with congealed grease. The food wasnt even hot. The wings were slimy n greasy. The fried chicken was so salty it was like I licked a salt shaker. the mashed potatoes and mac n cheese was lumpy n goopy. Even the desserts were eeww. Never had lumpy crunchy banana pudding in my life. Oh hell no. im done. Dont matter about the fountains everything else was inedible. Couldnt even find a clean spoon in the whole damn place. The «cleaner/​server» was no where to be found gave us refills with dirty glass. Plates weren’t picked up so we stacked them high. Dont even bother just keep driving…

After eating at the Hibachi Grill recently, Golden corral seemed 5x better. The food actually has pretty good flavor. Love the steaks. They’re pretty darn tasty and tender, considering it’s buffet fair. Everything I tried was piping hot unlike the Luke warm tasteless junk I found at the Hibachi Grill.
The wings were great and so was the banana pudding surprisingly! I wish I lived closer to this place as it’s currently on the other side of the city. The best part it’s all included for the low price of $ 13pp+tip. I Definitely recommend this place for a good buffet dinner.

Poorly run restaurant. You can’t even tell who’s who in this place. No type of direction in any way at all. Food bars weren’t kept clean. Kids running around without any adult supervision. They were playing in the food, running everywhere, loud and rambunctious. Annoying. Several announcements were made across the PA system for parents to mind their children and accompany them to the food bars. I started with a salad. Had to basically scrape grated cheese from the bottom of the bowl. Salad dressing spoons were in the wrong bowls. Wilted greens and hopeless looking tomatoes. Old food stayed out way too long. Dried Mac n Cheese tray was still there on my second trip. Yuck. My server Ben was great though. Friendly and attentive. He was the saving grace. I’ve been to other Golden Corral restaurants with better service. This one is closer but I’ll cross the bridge next time.

I’ve been here several times and I wasn’t happy with there fried fish nor there bourbon chicken.
I do love there fried chicken and hush puppies
My daughter is obsessed with there sweet potato casserole.
The desert is A+.
Customer service has been very great and I hope it remains this way.
P.s I love the tacos and the pot roast.

This place should get negative five stars.
I can be critical but fair, and it is very rare that I go somewhere and almost completely lose my appetite.
First off, it is a depressing place. I can’t explain what it is about the ambiance but it has a vibe like a government service building. Think of it like a glorified soup kitchen. I don’t know if it is the layout, the color temperature of the lights, the lack of any attempt to at least make it look a like a restaurant, or something else, but it is a very depressing vibe. Even the tables themselves have a very run down, public cafeteria feeling about them. Sadly, many of the patrons looked (and smelled) the part. The section where we were seated literally smelled like stale urine.
Then you go to the buffet stations, hoping to get something at least on par with the quality of an Old Country Buffet or something. You don’t get it. In fact, what you do see once you reach the stations is more akin to what you’d expect in a minimum security prison than a restaurant. Try making a salad with wilted, brown lettuce and then you go to throw a few garbanzo beans on there — if you wish to scoop them out from a slime bath that is. I forced my way through the salad, trying not to let the smell of urine and the slimy garbanzo beans combine to make me truly nauseated. At least enough to get to a main course.
Wading through the crowd of sweatpants-​wearing, slow moving, mouth breathing knuckledraggers, I found what looked like a Tex-​Mex station. I figured it couldn’t hurt to make some nachos. Yeah sure, if all you expect to put on them is some scuzzy meat and some shredded cheese that will not melt. Why isn’t it melting? Well, you learn that when you get to your seat and start trying to eat… it turns out the meat is room temperature.
Now with an appetite all but completely gone, the last thing you want to bite into is a bit of meat that is not only scuzzy looking, but also room temperature. (In the business we call this the «danger zone.» That means that bacteria can freely multiply and make you sick.)
Rather than take the chance at foodbourne illness, I decided this was enough. I looked at my wife, apparently trying to saw through a piece of fried chicken and said, for the first time ever in a restaurant, «I can’t eat here. We have to go.» The fact that she just nodded in agreement and said, «Yeah me either,» told me everything there is to know about Golden Corral.
I have given a few negative restaurant reviews on here, but never have I said that you should avoid a place at all costs. My previous negative reviews have been because I simply didn’t like the food or a restaurant’s concept. I have never before felt compelled to tell you that it would be a serious mistake to even walk into a place. That is how awful and stomach-​turning the Golden Corral really is. Please do yourself a favor and heed this warning. Even if I’m wrong, it isn’t like you’re missing out on some premier ritzy restaurant. It’s just some crappy buffet in Bensalem. Simply avoid it, and live well.

Grading system for clarity:
5: Excellent and MUST go back
4: Good and WILL be back sometime soon
3: Ok and will THINK about it
2: ONLY if desperate
1: Avoid at all cost! NEVER going back, EVER!
I am not a buffet or chain food type so I might be a little bias because I’m not sure what to really expect from a «all you can eat» joint. Nonetheless, I decided to hang with the gang for some shopping at Franklin Mills and dinner afterwards; It was 12 of us (7 adults and 5 children).
1. Food was good. Loved loved loved the FISH, popcorn shrimp, fondue machine, cotton candy, lobster ($ 3.99 a tail), salad bar and the fresh steak grilled upon request. Everything was ok. It’s soooo much to choose from so take very very small taste tester size or your spend the next 2 weeks crying as you look at the cellulite in your legs start to form.
2. There is a machine where you can play to win an iPad or iPod ($ 1.00) in the lobby as you wait in what feels like the longest line of your life (we waited 45 minutes). Although it looks VERY easy, don’t believe the hype! You will easily lose $ 20.00 on that game as you wait in line; so remember, you were warned!!!
3. This place is really great FOR KIDS KIDS KIDS! Can’t stress that enough. They have a ball and don’t care about anything besides stuffing their face.
4. The seating is absolutely dreadful. When I say dreadful, I mean, DREADFUL! Look at my pics and you can see for yourself; we were crammed like a pack of sardines and the tables are day care center small as if we were toddlers preparing for our noon snack.
5. It’s super cheap (bill came to $ 140.00 for 12 of us). Take it easy on the servers, their very stressed and look like they try their best.
6. If you really want to experience this place on good terms, avoid going on Sunday or the weekend period; it’s a zoo in there! The good thing with it being packed is the food doesn’t sit very long. 10mins tops and a new round of whatever is coming out.
I’ll probably go back in the summer with all the kids for a lazy beach day. They love it and I’ll be the coolest aunty in the world =}

This is my second experience at a Golden Corral. I reluctantly went to Golden Corral with my boyfriend for dinner since he likes it. The layout was the same as the first one I’ve been to just a few minutes from Atlantic City. Very noisy here and customers aren’t very friendly, and staff doesn’t seem as alert or attentive.
Inexpensive food. Food was mediocre. I’ve had better at the Golden Corral in NJ. I think the only thing I liked was their Chocolate Fountain.