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    Chambers Smorgasbord

    3.5 (40 reviews)
    InexpensiveAmerican, Buffets, Desserts
    Closed 6:00 am - 2:30 pm

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    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    My salad with beets.  Not particularly artful, but definitely fresh and tasty!
    Mandy C.

    I was born and raised a good country girl not far from Chambers and my family always loved this place. Papa and I went back to visit a couple weeks ago and stopped in again for lunch. So now that I'm a self-proclaimed city gal, I do agree that it's country. Large hardwood tables in a big open room with the buffet at one end. Decor is sparse but it's clean. I've never eaten anything off the menu, always buffet so can't comment on that part. The salad bar is huge, and everything appeared very fresh. They have BEETS, as well (IMO, you don't have a real salad bar unless you have beets in Indiana)! They also offer 2-3 different creamy salads (Papa's always been a big fan of the pea salad), and a soup or two. The hot bar offered fried, breaded pork tenderloins, fried chicken, salisbury steak and an assortment of sides like mashed potatoes, brown gravy, and mixed vegetables. Don't forget the bread and apple butter! They have thick cut white bread, wheat popover rolls and fried biscuits so you have a choice of mediums with which to slather that delightful spread onto! My plate consisted of a tenderloin, mashed potatoes and brown gravy along with some mixed veggies and a wheat roll with apple butter. I ate every last bite on that plate! Skipped dessert since it was lunch time, but they had a couple baked goods on the counter (a cake and ? cobbler)...they also have a soft serve ice cream machine which totally tempted me! If you're into clean/organic/vegan eating, this is not the place for you. It's country cooking for sure and butter/animal fat is used liberally. But if you're like me and you appreciate this kind of meal once in awhile, then check it out! It's a bargain; through the week the sign said they offer lunch pricing for dinner. Our waitress was friendly and efficient and made sure our glasses were always filled. Check it out sometime!

    Fried biscuits and homemade apple butter- with dinner... Or dessert... Or in my case, Both!

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    GREAT FOOD!! Highly recommended. Service is great, . Really love eating here. Family friendly.

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    Only old people go here. Probably because the food is extremely bland. It's very dated and could use a nice refresh.

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    We had ate at least once every year for 20 or more years good food and service. But our last time had unfriendly service so we left

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    Great Buffet. Monday Specials are awesome. Good Service.

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    Great small town restaurant with decent prices. The breakfast buffet is the best part.

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    do the smorgasbord and load up on fried chicken, fried biscuits, and apple butter!

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    2 kinds of homemade bread, homemade rolls, and of course fries biscuits and apple butter.

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