Worst Hometown Buffet EVER! I don’t ever except 5 star meals from these places but really!!! There was barely ANYFOOD! The salad bar looked okay, there was only oranges available for fruit and those oranges looked dry as hell and were frozen?! Mashed potatoes really did look like you can patch holes on the wall with it, yuck. There was only one small itty bitty piece of chicken left. Some orange chicken that was okay. Hard a$$ rice. There was only like one dessert available. Their soups looked disgusting straight out of a can! Along with their corn(which tasted okay but we all know it’s canned corn) I also tried the fish and OMGSODISGUSTING! The hostess was nice, I liked her. As far as the rest of the staff… Yeah i don’t know about them. They all looked like half a$$ed people, it looked dirty af in there, they are the reason why this place is a MESS. I can hear staff talking ish about manager or whoever. Oh yeah also I asked for a high chair SHENEVERBROUGHTIT! She walked past our table a good 10x while my son(only 1 yrs old) kept trying to climb on the table hit the hanging light, climb all over me. I think it’s safe to assume she has NOKIDS! I walked right out of there f this place a waste of my money!
Dennis Daniel M.
Classificação do local: 4 San Leandro, CA
Came in on a Saturday night for dinner with the fam. I must say the manager and staff were hustling up and down. There was a full house as well. I feel as if they were understaff but got the job done. They kept running out of plates but at the same time the staff kept bring out more plates. Staff was behind by a step or so. Soda machines had no ice, but one again the staff was right behind to take care of that. They had s good variety of food as well as desserts. Cant complain too much for the amount of customers compare to the few staff working there not bad at all. They has grilled and fried chicken, ham, roast beef, ribs, pretty much anything you can think of. I admire their hustle and the tasty food my fam and I enjoyed. Thanks
Mike G.
Classificação do local: 1 Pacifica, CA
That was by far my worst experience in a hometown Bugbe ever. And I have been going to battle for 20 years. The bathrooms were beyond disgusting. There was a lake of water on the floor. One of the faucets on the sink was broken. The urinals work backed up and the bathroom smelled like a construction Porta potty. We should have turned around right there. Now for the food. The kitchen could not keep up. There were virtually no choices. Even when something did come out it was scooped up by the crowd. I still don’t know why we didn’t leave. One of our party got the roast beef after fighting the crowd it was so tough and could not even eat it. Some of the food tasted weird. Even my soda had an odd taste. I don’t know if it was how they clean the glass on the water that they were using. I tried to sue because it was one of the things that there was half left. Actually only one of the soups was available. The other one sat there empty. I had one taste the soup and it had a very weird taste to it. I’m just hoping I don’t get food poisoning. Avoid this place
Eugene L.
Classificação do local: 2 East Bay, CA
I received a bunch of Coupons in the Mail for Hometown Buffet. Since I’m a Baller On A Budget, I decided to have Lunch there and Clipped the Lunch Coupon for $ 5.99 . I rolled there and was Greeted at the Register by the Cashier and used the Coupon and Paid . I then rolled to the Table and set my gear there and rolled to the Buffet area . There was a great Variety of food . I liked the Fried Chicken, Fish Sticks, Pizza, Soup, Salads, Fried Rice and Mash Potatoes . Hometown Buffet is Definitely the Place to go if your on a Budget . Restroom was Disgusting it needs a Good Cleaning . Had the Cashier Lie to me and tell me I needed to buy a Drink when I used a Coupon . Coupon didn’t state that as a Condition of use. I hate Liars.
George M.
Classificação do local: 2 San Leandro, CA
Food was okay nothing to write home about Keyshia our server was fantastic you have a great personality and very helpful keep up the good work yet and I hope management let you know that you’re doing a good job
Breana W.
Classificação do local: 1 San Leandro, CA
I went there to celebrate my birthday and it was suggested last minute from coupons in the mail. $ 9 per person, $ 200 for 16 people. The food was okay, if you’ve been to other buffets or in buffets on vacation like in LV then this is nowhere near the bar you’ve set. I personally called in to reserve a table, when I went at 7PM(the time I reserved) there was no reservation recorded in their notebook on the side. I checked Unilocal reviews before coming and I asked the woman on the phone«I saw Unilocal,what do you think of hometown buffet» and she avoided the question and started talking about the variety of food. She clearly had nothing positive to say. It was pretty packed when we came in, it’s a pretty popular place for a local meal. It was very unsanitary. The floors were covered in food, there were spills everywhere, my friend came out of the bathroom saying that he would rather hold it because the restroom was so dirty, and my family apologized for even recommending the place and bringing my friends and family there and we brought the cake home. The only thing I ate(or drank) were 3 cups of coke icees, a piece of fried chicken, and mashed potatoes with gravy. If you want a local meal that’s fast and easy with just a variety of food, go here. If you have medium to high expectations, this is not the place for you. We ended up paying extra and we still left a tip. The only thing that made my birthday is the company I had and the plans after.
Claudia A.
Classificação do local: 1 Oakland, CA
Cannot give not even 1 star to this place. Years back was great but, for the following years service/food got let’s say not tasty the place was not clean or on point, the bathrooms disgusting. Stopped going I would say for about 2 years and yesterday on 8-07-2015 decided to give it a chance since we got an Add showing new items on the Menu. Let me tell you Same food, went to the restroom to wash my hands paper towels all over the floor and sink, smell was not nice, food not tasty, dishes wet, menu has not changed at all like Advertised, dessert was empty, fly flying around the little variety of desserts, trays empty. Manager walking around doing nothing to make this matter better, talking, gossiping with other employees while they were on their brake, while I paid over 40 $ for this type of service. What a waste of time and Money. Terrible will never go back. Had to pick a star in order to post my opinion. But this Restaurant does not deserve it
Kelby A.
Classificação do local: 1 San Leandro, CA
Worst place ever don’t go. Should’ve asked for money back no foods at all everything looked and tastes gross
Benito L.
Classificação do local: 1 Stockton, CA
Not good! Almost everything on the menu is either dry, over cooked or not seasoned. I never use salt but almost everything I tasted needed it. The staff was rude except for one person. There was no iced tea I had to ask 3 times for them to make iced tea. Cups and plates were dirty I went through three plates before I found a clean one. Then I went to the bathroom and it was flooded I almost slipped and fell on my ass. We asked to speak with a manager never seen them. For a first timer not a place to go!
Jason C.
Classificação do local: 5 Union City, CA
We had a very good meal with the exception of some screaming 5 year old trying to get her Mom’s attention because she was on her phone. The food, was very good.
Tywain W.
Classificação do local: 1 Oakland, CA
First Time Here. Never Again!!! I spent $ 20 on a salad … I ordered everything on the picture. It’s my first time here. What do you offer??? It’s my first time here… I don’t even know where to sit. No Help What So Ever… I Ask After 30 mins where is the steak. She say u wanted it well done… She Come Back And Ask For The little Receipt … Long Story Short. I get $ 2.49 back after waiting my whole dinner then say u want it Togo? Marcio Monterio the manger… Can’t even do a refund… He ask the girl… How do u close the store then Marcio Monterio the manger?
Moses R.
Classificação do local: 3 Oxnard, CA
Place looked really messy, but then again its Hometown BUFFET, so I can’t complain there. Restrooms were okay, but there was quite a bit of tagging and no paper towels. Food was well stocked :) salad station was visually a bit unappetizing(with lettuce in the fruits area and croutons near the oils) but the steak was just amazing and their cutter was very generous with extra helpings of steak and chicken if requested. Desserts were also great! Again we must realize that this is a buffet, and so naturally things will get messier and such. I’m giving 3 stars because this place, however, does carry some diamonds in the rough(steak, icee machine, desserts, etc) and is technically a good deal for around 13 dollars.
Tee W.
Classificação do local: 1 Oakland, CA
This place is disgusting! Smells like the carpet has never been cleaned! Half of the food on the buffet is old and the other half is out. I am so disappointed! Everything is from cans or watered-down! The nacho station… if you could somach the old dried out meat, the liquid watery cheese would make you quesy! The salad was fresh though… what was out on the bar. I only stopped because I was next door at JoAnns Fabric and haven’t eaten all day! This is awful! I’m out!!!
John D.
Classificação do local: 1 Half Moon Bay, CA
I used to come here with my family not so long ago, now I wouldn’t even bring my worst enemy. On recent visit to this establishment, almost everything that could go wrong did. Arrived with 3 guests for dinner to a room full of dirty tables. We picked a «cleaner» booth by the back wall and headed out for plates. Finding clean ones were almost as challenging as finding good food. Lettuce in the salad bar was actually still frozen, while vegetables and dressing were almost warm. The dressing was not labeled and tasted funny to boot. Mashed potatos were out at first and when they brought more you could patch holes in the wall with it. Bread slices were so stale that my dad stood a fork up in one. Grandpa wouldn’t even touch the fried nor steamed veggies after tasting them. The steak was ok, but the guy cutting it only wanted to hand out gristle. Pizza was microwaved, and the chicken might have been fried in the colonel’s actual coffin it was so dry. The icee machine was awesome until in broke on a refill. Coffee was bitter and cold; much like my heart after spending money to come here. To cap it off, the bathroom was disgusting and smelled worse than it looked even. Don’t come here… Just don’t.