I had passed by this place a couple of times, and never really stopped. I went online and checked out the reviews which are all pretty bad except for a few four-star reviews. I thought I'm going to have to check this place out for myself. So here's what I discovered. The food is okay, not amazing but just okay. Probably the lowest priced breakfast I have seen in Niagara Falls. They do not offer you free water, it's all bottled. Coffee is 4 bucks, which is pretty standard. I think the modus operandi is this: they get you in with the cheap buffet and then up charge you for anything else you want to order. Which I get, the buffet is always a loss leader, and they get you on the drinks which are marked up significantly. So let's talk about the buffet itself. Based on what I read from the other reviews, the hot ticket would be to get there right when it opens. That way the food has just come out, it's fresh and hot, and there is enough of it. I had the eggs, the sausage, and a piece of French toast and a waffle. I did go back for seconds to get a bowl of fruit, and try out the tater tots. The food was okay. Again, not the greatest I've ever had and not the worst I've ever had. It was a perfunctory breakfast. But again I tell you you need to get the right when they open to get the best stuff. Would I go here again? I don't think so. There are plenty of other places in Niagara Falls that are way better for just a little bit more money. However, if you have a group of people you're trying to feed on the cheap, this is a place to go. Case in point while I was there, two busloads of Mennonites came in and swarmed the buffet. Bottom line? It's a cheap breakfast, and you will walk out of there for under 20 bucks if you just have a coffee. read more

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They offer breakfast until 2pm but by that point it's all leftovers. We paid full price for very very limited selections. We wanted to go to iHop or Dennys, but decided to give the local breakfast buffet a chance, horrible idea. The food was hard and stale. The only thing made fresh was the tater tots which is the only thing on my whole plate that I enjoyed. Also, almost $6 for the tiniest serving of orange juice. Service was okay. They were nice but definitely rushing us, even to pay. Ambiance was okay. Bright and peaceful. Also, I did not check the reviews before going. read more

Well we knew what to expect given the reviews and the price but decided we weren't gonna find a cheaper breakfast elsewhere. Usually bad buffets have a pretty decent breakfast. I'd call this a little below decent and terrible variety. The buffet has less choices than a hotel breakfast. There was one small table and both sides has the same thing. There were pancakes, waffles, eggs, sausage, bacon, chicken nuggets, some type of cake thing I didn't eat, plain yogurt, jello, rice pudding and toast. Again it was ok. I had the waffle and French toast. Soggy. The sausage was not very good. Bacon, have to find the good pieces. Same with the eggs. Toast was strange rice pudding was good as well as the little Greek bun things. All in all would probably not return. If the dinner was cheaper maybe try that but if it's anything like the breakfast quality I would say not worth $26 and not cheaper than other options around. Service was friendly though. read more

Service is quick and pleasant. Your typical tourist-town buffet breakfast options: pancakes, french toasts (recommended), bacon, sausage, eggs, omlette, oatmeal, rice pudding, toasts, tatter tots, canned fruits (pineapple, peach, papaya), cooked beans, jello, chicken fingers. Water (bottled $3.99 extra), but seems coffee/tea might be included. Large space with lots of diners on the weekend. Buffet price $12.99 for breakfast. There's also dinner buffet for $25.99. read more

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We recently took a family trip to Niagara Falls and stopped at Almacs buffet for breakfast. For $12.99, I can't complain! They have a good variety of breakfast foods such as scrambled eggs, omeletes, bacon, sausage, tater totes, pancakes, waffles, toast, French toasts, oatmeal, as well as fruits and some sweet treats. The only complain I have would be the scrambled eggs and waffles.The scrambled eggs were a bit cold and the waffles were quite hard. Other than that, for $12.99, you can't beat an all you can eat breakfast buffet in Niagara.The services was very good with staff being quick and friendly. We will be definitely coming back here next time we are in Niagara Falls. read more

Al Mac's Buffet - Bars Near Me - Niagara Falls, Ontario

Overall, the experience was better than I expected. The service was very good, and the food wasn't too bad. I left feeling full; the pizza and ice cream were definitely my favourite parts. I ordered a beer as well, it wasn't flat, but it did taste watered down. For the price of the dinner buffet and it being in Niagara Falls, I don't think it was unreasonable. Not awful -- 3 stars. read more

it says "fresh" in its advertising, but I think the only thing that might be fresh there is the expensive coffee and perhaps the jello, at least the latter was probably a couple of days ago. Didn't try it. Everything else tastes previously frozen. Fresh? Yes, freshly defrosted! All you can eat? Yes, but why would you want to⁉ read more

Oddly enough. Pretty great food!! We were pleasantly surprised!! Not a huge menu but the items were good!!

Charging $3.25 per water bottle and no tap water available in Canada in 2025? No drink included in a breakfast buffet? Food is not great, no sweet options for a breakfast buffet? Make it make sense. Service is not great, we had to ask for the same drinks 3 times? It was just water and coffee! So many questions coming out of this place. Please avoid at all cost if you can. read more

Finally got to try the dinner buffet. It's better value than breakfast. They get 3.5 stars because no one told me there was food at the BBQ station outside too so I missed it (sausages, burgers & two more things). Don't miss it! It's not gourmet quality but at $25.99 you get more than what you pay for and the cold dishes, 2 soups, cheesecake, rice pudding & plain yogurt with syrup punched above their price class. The ice cream is the same cheap ice cream that low end buffets use but it was kept well, so it had few ice crystals. There's even roast beef (though it's a little tough). The chicken nugget I had was dry but that's kinda on me - what sort of adult eats nuggets at a buffet? But then, I had to write a holistic review after all, and that meant trying everything. Even the pasta in watery tomato sauce where some strands were stuck together (yeah, skip that too). Remember to bring your own water so you don't pay for a bottle. The plates & bowls here aren't the cleanest or driest. read more

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The food here is not as good as it was a few years ago. Buffet food is heated up M And M frozen food. The pieces of chicken and the lasagna was so dried out you couldn't chew it. The sign said there was roast beef on the Buffet but there wasn't any to be had. 4 people for a very poor Buffet was $140.00. We should have went elsewhere. Please don't go to Al Mac Buffet. R Hicks, Sarnia. read more

For a buffet that cheap, my brother and I did not have high expectations. We went during breakfast and luckily did not have to wait long for a table (about 10 minutes) and the place was super packed. The breakfast selection was mediocre, we were expecting them to offer more choices. I knew that they charged for water and did not want to pay for it so we brought our water bottles there. The waitress saw us drinking it and said that was not allowed and told us to put it away. It's weird that they don't give water for free and expect people to pay $3-4 for a bottle of water. The food was okay, there were some that I took from the buffet table to my seat and it was cold already. My brother was not a fan of the food unfortunately. I'd say this place is worth if you just want to fill up your belly for cheap. read more

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It's not a our first time eating here at Almacs Buffet, the food is great but the service I'm dissappointed with one server. Literally looked at me when the time im waving and calling for a server as I need a cuttlery, what she did is just to ignore me and looked somewhere and helped another customer which is from her country. I tried to ask her again and again but she's just ignoring me the whole time. Hope this can be addressed. Ambiance os just fine, perfect for the season. read more

Food was not good, they charge for bottled water and even the beer I received was flat along with my husbands soft drink. Do not recommend.

We went for dinner and food was bland, over cooked. Overall not good and over priced! Pop was flat and no tap water, charge you for a bottle water. Save your money and go somewhere else. read more

Only went for breakfast buffet Pros: food simple but good, nice variety. Excellent value. Fast and convenient. Good parking. Staff very nice Cons: generally clean but pancake syrup stickness on table and menus. No free water, just bottled water. Easy four stars. Not fine dining but excellent value buffet. read more

Breakfast review only. Nothing special. Just standard breakfast type foods...scrambled eggs, pancakes, waffles, bacon, sausage, home fries with zero seasoning, hard as a rock donut balls, and some fresh fruit & yogurt. It's the kind of breakfast you would find with your hotel's free hot continental breakfast. Will try dinner buffet at a later date. Also no free water. I had to purchase bottled water. read more

Tried to go here, but was rushed out saying where we were standing was a fire hazard. They have people going in 2 different entrances and a room that was empty. We were yelled at to leave the restaurant and to wait outside. When we tried to ask if they would be seating anyone other than the hockey team she said when they start to leave. But she made sure we understood it was for a party of 60. A simple we are trying or even talking to us rather than yelling would have been nice. I have never been yelled at at a restaurant and this will be the last .... No thanks read more

Yup. It's definitely one star restaurant. Very nice waitress. Food is horrible, horrific, unedeble. read more

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This "all you can eat buffet" is $12.99 per person while children 10 and under pay $10.99 each. Okay, so the price is right but not everything inside is right. First, you can't even get a free glass of water. You have to pay extra for water; mind you, they bring you a bottled water at an additional cost. Any and every drink including coffee is an additional cost. When I walked over to the buffet I almost ran out of the restaurant because everything looked old but they saved the day when they began to bring trays of fresh food. Fresh scrambled eggs; fresh bacon; fresh sausages; fresh pancakes, fresh French toast and fresh waffles! Yum! Now that's what I'm talking about. Just those items would have covered the cost but they also had jello, rice pudding, cooked beans, fruit salad (from a can), spice cake, honey balls, toast, hash browns. Breakfast redeemed. read more

Food was good especially since it's a buffet place. Selection was a little of everything. Pancakes, waffles, toast and some other sweet breads. read more

Service was good. Employees very good, they were kind and helpful. It seems like a good deal...but food is lacking creativity. Not a lot of variety -high carbs. Usual food, eggs, pancakes, waffles, bacon, sausage, and potatoes. Only a few selections for desert. The rice pudding was good. I thought I would be smart and have coffee at the hotel before going to save the high cost of drinks and just drink water...jokes on me, lol, they charge 4 $ for a bottle of water. read more

All the one star reviews- REALLY?? This is a breakfast buffet for $11.99 in Niagara. We had a late breakfast here today, the waitress was very kind, and explained the drinks were not included. We chose tea for $3.99 with free refills. Food was exactly what I would expect from a breakfast buffet. For the price it was great, especially in Niagara. (We paid $37.00 the day before at IHOP for a very basic breakfast with a view). Here is what was included on the day we stayed: Scrambled eggs, omelette, bacon, sausage, oatmeal, breakfast cake, pancakes, waffles, French toast, toast, rice pudding, plain yogurt, and fruit cocktail. read more

Avoid at all costs ! TheirBreakfast is horrible just like their dinner buffet..... I should have known better, but how hard is it to screw up breakfast? They succeeded...the sausage links were so tough I had a hard time cutting with a knife, horrible taste..spit it out...the bacon was so hard and chewy you almost couldn't chew it..the best thing on the buffet was the "hash browns" actually they were Tater Tots.. Anything you want to drink is extra, if you want water you have to pay for bottled water. I can honestly say we will never set foot in Al Mac's again...and never is a long time. I would have given 0 stars if able. read more

The food ws good. We were there for brunch. fresh varied items. But, why would a nice restaurant with good food, not OFFER WATER IN A GLASS THOUGH CHARGED FOR BOTTLED WATER, $3.99, while for for pop it's 4.99 My mouth wss so dry but I refused to pay $3.99 for one bottled water or a cup of tea Coffee was the same price and 4 refills are offered. . Being from Toronto, it was shocking to not be offered a glass of cold water with our meal. My friends & I never encountered this anywhere else.. What if someone begins to choke on a food item or needs water to take their pills.? It's very unsafe to only have bottled water at an exorbitant price. For $2.49 I can buy a case of 24 waters.ĺ Very disappointing for my friends & I. Do I have to sneak in a bottled water? read more

Went here for breakfast with my family. The food was good had a lot of food options. The workers were very nice and helpful read more

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Water is 4.50- went there cause it's cheap all the food is salty so they make you to buy there expensive water. Eggs are shit.

Breakfast for 2 cost us $53 with coffees, juice and tip. The omelette, pancakes and bacon were great, but avoid the sausages. I would hate to work here, the guy in charge was rude and stressed out, there was a chronic shortage of plates at the buffet and a pool of water on the floor with cardboard laid over it. Even though the bill was more than expected, we had breakfast the next day at Denny's and it came to $74. read more

This place was advertising $9.99 breakfast buffet, so my friends and I decided to come here for a filling meal before heading out for the day. My expectations were not high but some of the food they served were still disappointing. To start, there was very limited selection. For protein there were scrambled eggs, bacon and breakfast sausages. For carbs, there were pancakes, French toast and waffles. There were also hash browns (which in my opinion was the best part of the meal). The meats were either really greasy or over cooked. The waffle and French toast were pretty average. I also got a deep fried dough pastry with powdered sugar. When I bit into it, I realized the flour on the inside was not properly mixed in... Also note that you will have to pay a few dollars extra for any type of Drink. read more

Al Mac's Buffet - Breakfast sausages, scrambled egg, waffle, French toast, hash brown, pastry - Bars Near Me - Niagara Falls, Ontario

This review is to honour the staff at this buffet during our visit on August 23/20 They opened up ambitiously in this notoriously extremely busy tourist filled area after several months of complete closure The format of all-you-can self-serve eat buffet has completed change to a unique serving-to-you concept. They serve your table of the current offering selections. If you want more, just ask for said food items. Cost of buffet does not include certain drinks. This was a great group spot that was slightly away from the main strip crowds. While not a gourmet meal, still a good deal for what you're paying, especially in this heavy tourist town. My applause goes to the staff here, as they were truly hopping with this new style of serving / delivering food. A SPECIAL note of recognition goes to Karen - who we witnessed get verbally abused by several demanding customers & yet she handled it smoothly. read more

Al Mac's Buffet - Bars Near Me - Niagara Falls, Ontario

First let me say if I could give this place a 1/2 star that's what it would be. 1 is actually too much. The entire place was dirty. Floors, countertops, tables, chairs, and especially the bathroom. Honestly if we weren't just really hungry and exhausted from the day we would have left without ever even trying the food and we likely still should have. I'm going to start with the only positive feedback and that was that my wife liked the potato salad. After that it's all downhill. They had grilled sausage that was hard and I don't mean hard to eat I mean like trying to bite into a boot hard. The grill was outside but for some reason we were instructed to eat the grilled food they brought inside because they were having issues outside but people were still lined up outside to get food there too. This was prime dinner time and there were enough people there to keep food rolling I would have thought. I could go on and on about the frozen section heated up meats left there all day or the near inedible sides or the chewy ice cream as my son described it but it's too much. Listen to me this time just don't do it. We did not read reviews or trust our instincts this time and we paid for it dearly. In more way sthan one. 24.99 plus 3.99 for soda and no ice water but 3.99 for room temp bottled water as well. When my son asked for a to go cup for his $4 drink the waitress said they didn't have to go cups and we could go out to our car and get a cup if we wanted. That may or may not have been a kind gesture but either way this place is not about quality or customer service. And yes the other way many of us paid is very likely what you are thinking. There was an argument as to who needed the bathroom in our hotel first when we got back. If you're wanting to save money and time I suggest Tim Hortons or at least any other place than here. read more

The place so bad and smell horrible The dishes and silverware not clean you can see the left food on it from the person us it before So busy for no thing They charge parking and my car get hit it was a horrible experience read more

Service good and good food but saw 3rats on top of each other and was being fed Meatballs read more

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Food varieties are not enough. The quality of the foods are bad. Overcooked sausages and dry fried chicken strips. I ended up just eating the omelets and jello. For $11.99 per person, $3.99 for any drink and they required you to pay for their bottled water if you just want to get a glass of tap water. I would not consider coming back. The service is bad. When I finished with my plate. The waitress just stood there and did nothing. I had to stack up my plates so they can see. One of the staff finally came to collect my plates while the other waitress was just standing next to the bar daydreaming. read more

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Not bad for the price. I'm not sure why the bad reviews. The pancakes and French toast was hot and fresh. Bacon was good.

Breakfast buffet $11+tax = $12 CAD from 7am to 2pm. But all of its drinks cost at least $4 exta, even just water: they force you to pay for bottled water, no free tap water. But you can just bring your own watter bottles in to skip this drinks fee, and return their unopened water bottle for refund. You can choose to eat at outside patio when the weather is nice. Even the breakfast buffet has great filling selections, incuding omelletes, eggs, toasts, pancakes, waffles , oatmeals, fried chicken chunks, bacons, sausages, tater tots, maplle sauced beans , carrot cakes. The fruit salad seems a bit stale, but still edible. We ate our fill to last 2 meals worth, great valueas i know no other cheaper buffet in the GTA region that is still around as of 2023. The service lady is nice enough not to charge us any tips or extra service fees since we are on a budget and we did not ask for any service, so we just paid for the base fare plus tax. https://www.tripadvisor.ca/ShowUserReviews-g154998-d1110107-r886676764-Al_Macs_Buffet-Niagara_Falls_Ontario.html# read more

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Really loved coming here for an all you can eat breakfast buffet for $11.99 plus cost of drinks. I ate applesauce with cinnamon on top, vegetable scrambled eggs, beans, no pork but they had bacon and sausages available, pancakes, waffles with icing sugar, oatmeal, and too finish off the finale fruit cocktail and red jello cubes with icing on top. Eating here was a delightful experience on mothers day. read more

Hubby feels like he fell into another planet. We got up late for breakfast so ventured out of the hotel for eggs. This place is okay as long as you don't order drinks at $4.99 each for tea, coffee, or bottled water. For $9.99 the best thing here is plane eggs, just add salt pepper & ketchup. Just make sure they don't look brown bc that means they are over cooked. Pancake & tatter tots are okay. Oatmeal was too sweet & sausage too fatty. Bacon looked scary. read more

Every time we go to Niagara Falls we eat here. The food is amazing! The prices are reasonable.

$10.99 for breakfast buffet and $4.99 for beverages. Est $30 for two ppl. Good food for the price. Will visit again. read more

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