Harvest Buffet

I went here today and the service was
so-​so. After sitting down, it took a long time for the waitress to help us? I know it’s self-​serve because it’s a buffet. She finally arrive and ask what we like to drink? She doesn’t look happy? She looks Hispanic or middle eastern looking waitress. I tried the Mongolian beef and it was salty. The hot and sour soup was okay! The chef need to taste the flavor before he serves it to the customer? The waitress stop by and ask us if we need anything else? It was sporadic! If you want to keep the customers continue to come here? You have to go after 5 – 10 minutes? Make them feel important and smile? That’s how you get tips and make the customer feel good.

Not bad for a casino buffet. Went on a Saturday night on a holiday weekend and there was no line.
$ 21.99 if you have a member’s card and $ 24.99 without for a weekend dinner.
They have a prime rib, Chinese food, pasta, salad bar and dessert bar. I wish there were more food options. They didn’t have a seafood section, I was hoping they’d have crab legs or lobster. Oh well. The staff is super friendly and nice.

Stopped in for lunch before heading out to play a few slot machines in the casino. This place has a wide variety of foods but I feel quantity compromises quality like with most buffets. The food isn’t bad but just kind of okay. On this particular day I went for brocolli beef, pot stickers, an egg roll & a slice of pizza. It wasn’t the best meal I have ever had but it wasn’t bad & I was satisfied. I would say that the quality of the desserts here is much better than the food & of course there are lots of options. Personally I’m a big fan of the cherry cobbler which I had with some ice cream. Overall I’d say this is a decent place for a decent price.

Vibe/​layout, service
I brought in a hungry vibe and was ready to stuff my face. The place is very big and a very long counter with lots of food! As well lots of seating and no worries for long lines.
Service is pretty good, very attentive, and cleared and brought drinks and condiments quickly.
Food
This is for the harvest buffet. We went on a weekday and i believe it was about $ 14 for lunch. Highlights of what i found somewhat ok and good.
Red curry chicken — This sauce was soooo good. It was more of an indian curry than other ethnicity, it remind me of chicken masala. The sauce was so good with the rice! I think this was my favorite dish in the buffet.
Rice — i did have the asian veggie fried rice — which had bean sprouts, peas, carrots, and green onions — yes it was fresh and fluffy and paired zoo good with the red curry sauce above.
The Mexican rice with corn was good as well. I had a hard time choosing which one i liked better with the red curry.
Fried chicken — This was the bomb, because they kept refilling with fresh hot fried chicken! I attacked the drumsticks, because it was sooo tender and fresh and juicy! i did find it bland but texture was on point! i did dip it in the red curry sauce once again, it was foodgasm!
Mixed veggies — Fresh grilled squash and zucchini– always need my veggies and went well with everything or alone.
Corn on the cob — I found this to be a bit soggy like it was frozen corn on the cobb, but presentation is very appealing and delicious.
Ribs– excellent, presented well, tender, and yes just the right amount of sweetness, i believe it was called honey mustard ribs.
Green bean casserole — It was creamy and fresh!
Mash potatoes — This was eh ok, i had to add butter, black pepper, and green onions.
But mac and cheese is mmm and the cheese sticks to the macaroni, which i found noms.
Salad bar — great variety of items to make your salad.
Desserts
Flan — which was eh
Black forest chocolate cake– which was eh
Fried doughnut — ehh hard on the outside, and dry in the inside
Ice cream — this is your best selection
Pie — looks messy and not appealing

What a nice looking buffet.
I’d give the food ³⁄₅. It’s your typical buffet food. The prime rib stood out to me since the lady cut me a huge slice! I’d say the crab legs and the prime rib are good and everything else is just a filler.
The dessert on the other hand is wooowie. I love the serving size of everything since you can get a taste of everything and had still have space for more. The tiny crème brûlées were delicious.
It’s a good idea to become a member of the club since you’ll get discounted prices and even some credit to use (my dinner was almost free).

I’d honestly give them a 3.5 if I could. It’s not bad but not great enough to be a 4 star. The waitress we had was super nice, especially after I spilled my coke.
Everything tastes decent, not cold and decent quality. The prime rib was pretty juicy and rare just how I like it!
You should give it a try for sure if you’re here and don’t wanna leave.

$ 25 basic buffet dinner inside cache creek casino… short line, wait and pay…$ 3 off for cache club members… saturday steak and shrimp night… carving station for pork tenderloin and chewy boneless prime rib… tray piled with tough new york strip steaks pre-cooked…over-battered popcorn shrimp, butterflied fried shrimp, cocktail shrimp with peel on, thick battered fried fish, fried chicken, etc… chinese fried rice, broccoli beef, egg rolls and more… pasta, sauce and breads… bit of everything, but nothing great… would skip the buffet in the future.

After we were done watching the Lao concert (Petch Saharat) on June 7^th, we got hungry and decided we needed to find a place to eat. It was already 8:30 PM so it wouldn’t make sense for us to drive out and look for food on our way home so we decided to find a place to eat inside the casino.
The casino’s marketing department is definitely on top of their game because they gave us each a coupon upon attending the concert that says we could get a free $ 25 dining credit for signing up for a new player’s card at Cache Creek. So, off we go to the casino club desk & signed up for our players’ card.
After receiving our dining credit, we headed over to the Harvest Buffet, hoping to enjoy a decent meal since we read on Unilocal that they have a good selection of prime rib and seafood, but little did we realize that it was only served on Fridays and Saturdays. Doh!
No problem! We can eat other things since they have such a wide selection to choose from. Unfortunately, my optimism was served a giant plate of disappointment. How can they have nothing decent on the menu?
All I could say was «thank God for dessert!» I enjoyed the flan and fruit tart very much, enough to convince my siblings to go and get their own and they also agreed that the dessert was the best part of our entire meal. But hey! A free meal is a free meal… it was just a really bad free meal!

For an $ 11 lunch buffet it wasn’t bad. Of course, nothing stood out but thought reasonable.
The food stations are fruit, salad, mexican (enchiladas) and nachos, italian (penne with marinara and chicken meatballs), bread, breakfast items (waffles, pancakes, omelette station), carving (turkey and sausage), asian (fried potsticker, chow mein, egg rolls, fried rice) and a dessert station
The standout items were the fried chicked… simple, crunchy and juicy inside with no seasoning and the parmesan chicken in marinara in the italian section. Nachos weren’t too bad with the fixings along with pork in green sauce.
To me, the mini desserts look ‘wow’ when you see them but nothing stood out there either… cannolis, tapioca pudding, pies, flan, bread pudding and cobblers… all great to sample, but nothing made me get up for seconds.
Wait staff great at replenishing drinks and bussing the plates.

It’s not a Vegas buffet, but Harvest Buffet is a lot better than a lot of other Bay Area/​NorCal buffets. Dessert is not what they do well. Sampled a few different cakes and they all seemed pretty bland; those ice creams’ flavors didn’t pop out either.
Got fresh deep fried potstickers, solid breakfast items, and a good veggie pesto pizza. Fried chicken was seasoned well and crunchy. I always enjoy a good sausage and this buffet provided it. And you got to love a buffet that serves tater tots to please the little kid or Napoleon Dynamite in all of us! He liked his prime rib slice; mine was more well done so I didn’t finish it. As with many buffets there’s varied cuisines — Asian, Italian, Mexican, American.
Service was good (our waiter) but front of house was on the slow side to ring people up and sit people. Definitely come for lunch vs. dinner to get more of your money’s worth. People can’t be expecting the world when it comes to buffets, as they’re about offering a lot of different items vs. the quality of a select menu. PLUS Vegas buffets set the bar, but this ain’t Vegas; and even buffets there drop in quality and taste after awhile.

A lot of food choices, but the food can be a little displeasing in taste. Of course they arent really up to great standards, but for $ 12 all you can eat, it’s so worth it.
Service is awesome; the waiter takes your empty plate right away and makes sure everything is going good for you and nothing is lacking, They serve your drinks pretty quick when you ask them.

My mother lives in Vegas so I’ve had my fair share of buffets over the years. From high end (Wicked Spoon) to off strip $free.99 questionable buffets. But I must say, hands down this was the best buffet overall. The food ranged from the normal prime rib and salad bar to BBQ, Asian, and breakfast (in the afternoon).
The reason why I loved it was that the food was fresh. Food that was suppose to be crispy (fried chicken, egg rolls. etc) was crispy. Everything I ate tasted good, like it wasn’t mass produced. Each station had someone working there checking temperatures, stirring soups, and switching out the old food. The only thing that was lacking (and usually the best station) was the desserts. I love sampling all the little cake a chocolate creations but very few looked appealing.
The waiters and waitresses came around often. Empty plates were picked up promptly and drinks refilled quickly.
Best part about it all was (brace yourself) the meal was FREE!!! My favorite price! When you first walk into the casino (assuming you are new and do not have a players card) sign up for one. You will receive a $ 25 meal credit.
Basically it was well worth the drive even though I left with empty pockets.

Friday through Tuesday lunch buffet price increased to $ 11.99 per person with CC card since last Friday (was $ 9.99 for 3 years) but that didn’t stop people from visiting the resturant.
Long ago I also came to the $ 19.99 with CC card Saturday night shrimp and steak buffet, also plentiful and fresh. With the recent price increase I’m assuming there is also an extra $ 2 bump for Saturdays and Fridays.
I haven’t gotten sick eating here and the resturant is ADA compliant. There is something for everyone here. Salad bar is small but always fresh lettuce and clean. Fruit is crispy and sweet. The Asian station is good, the Mexican station has authentic flavors in the enchiladas and spanish rice. There is a cravery station as well as an Italian station with pastas and a variety of sauces.
The servers are nice and always super busy getting people their drinks. Ask for the coffee it is strong and smooth.
The dessert bar is also a highlight of the buffet. You can get ice cream or assorted breakfast breads, to homemade bread pudding and beignets.

Review only for lunch buffet, on a Monday. We took advantage of the first time players club offer of $ 25, plus whatever credits on my parents card. Regular lunch with cards are $ 10, but our bill was $ 4 total!
Food quality was surprisingly high for a buffet — they don’t have much seafood but the meats were all cooked perfectly and they had a good variety of Mexican, Chinese, and American BBQ. The carving station had this enormous turkey. Memorable items:
— Fried chicken was really good — hot and crispy skin with a hint of spice and really soft meat inside. Literally fall apart and minimal chewiness. My dad got this huge turkey leg and he really liked it.
— Braised pork in chili verde was also good — meat was juicy and the spiciness was just about right.
— The BBQ ribs were meaty but a bit sweeter than I liked. It beats dry though.
— Chinese options were good too — Mongolian Beef with heat, and fried rice that’s solid.
— For desserts, the Boston Cream Pie stood out but the fruit tarts were a little dry.
The buffet opens at around 10:30 am, so we probably got reasonably fresh food by having lunch at 11:30. Still, I would be happy to pay full price if they offer consistent quality like today.