Ponderosa Steakhouse

It wasn’t that bad but they do not have much choice on the buffet. The chicken was not hot and fresh like i would have expected. It was a slow day. Kids 3 and under eat free which is awesome. The soft serve ice-​cream was really the best part. The waitresses aren’t bad, they clean up the tables fast and are nice and friendly. Just wish teh fodo was hotter and fresher.

Not bad…
This is the third buffet that I’ve been to in Tell City. This one’s a bit different though because you walk in and see a menu behind the cashier like a fast food joint. You can choose from a few steaks and seafoods, buffet, or both. Usually the price of both is only a few dollars more than the price of just the steak/​seafood dish. You can seat yourself and then leave your receipts on the table and they bring you your dish and/​or drink (if you ordered one) and verify that you are or are not allowed to go to the buffet.
I ordered the 6oz sirloin and buffet. The buffet has typical American fare. There’s a salad bar area with typical toppings and a choice of iceberg lettuce or caesar salad dressed romaine. There’s also cottage cheese, jello, and a few canned fruits. The hot food area has meatloaf, fried chicken, mashed potatoes, biscuits, macaroni and cheese, etc.
My steak was cooked to my liking (medium — pink in the center), but the cut of meat was really fatty and sort of tough. When we showed up, the baked potatoes weren’t ready so we had to settle for fries, which was fine, since I ended up filling up on the buffet food as my side dishes.
Overall, an okay place. Ambiance is really casual so it’s not really meant as a place to bring a date if you want to impress him or her.