Golden Corral gets a bad rap for being a mega chain buffet that focuses on quantity rather than quality. However, specifically for their breakfast they can't be beat for the price. For less than $13 and includes juice and coffee, you will not find a better deal outside of cooking for yourself. If you sign up for their emails, they periodically send $5 off coupons which makes the breakfast go from a good deal to a great deal. read more

They need to start making the steak earlier because the hype I got when coming I thought they were gonna make steak but they weren't so my mood shifted just bc I didn't get my steak yall need to do smth abt it..this is so unacceptable.. I was very sad while my whole family were eating ugh.. read more

I was about to enjoy my steak when I noticed something completely disgusting a long hair sitting right on top of it. It instantly ruined my appetite and made my stomach turn. I couldn't believe that something like that made it onto my plate, especially when I was expecting a nice meal. The thought of it being cooked with the food or touching everything else made it even worse. I pushed the plate away, feeling grossed out and disappointed, because no one wants to find something like that in their food. read more

Golden Corral Buffet & Grill - Super gross A hair in my food? Come on how do you mess that up. - Buffets Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Everything else was pretty good. Only because I gave 3 stars was because of the restroom in the men's restroom handle, you couldn't get out of it by pushing hand bound, I spend about a minute trying to get out before I realized that, in order to get out yet to Lyft the handle app, I got hold of a manager told. Him about it. And it seems like they've known about it just haven't done anything. Other than that I enjoyed it read more

Good for you nice customer service and clean everything very good food business no messes. Nothing don't are good. Bathrooms are clean. Everything is clean. Come here to this location. read more

If your expecting a 5 star restaurant with fancy dishes. I'm sorry to break it to you, this isn't the place. It goes without saying going to Golden Corral is a lot like going to Walmart after midnight on Black Friday. At first you feel excited, maybe even a little rebellious. That is until you look around and see all the creatures lurking around in the dark. With so many offerings. It's almost hard to say no. I mean they offer steak, rotisserie chicken, ham, mash potatoes, soup salad, Mexican, American, Asian foods you name it. They have a little bit of everything for everyone. Even the picky eaters such as myself. Considering the price and what they have to offer it's really a great value. Unlike some buffets Golden Corral stands out a little more with flavor that's not only consistent but undeniably unforgettable. Not to mention they offer a rewards program that makes it even more worth while. Thanks for dinner Golden Corral, I'll definitely be back! read more

Golden Corral Buffet & Grill - Buffets Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Great buffet.. food is always hot and fresh.. great assortment and good value.. must try..

There's a good variety of foods to consider enjoying. Family oriented and for those on a budget. There's a wait staff that comes around to check on you, to clear dishes and help out with little things. Leave them a tip. read more

It's been a while since we gone to Golden Corral and will be another hot minute before we attempt to return. The quality and taste has progressively diminished with time. It's definitely a buffet & Grill type of restaurant and it's all that you could eat. The customer service is great and they stay on top of keeping the place clean. Overall they is so much to eat but expect taste to be below average. Nonetheless you will leave with a full stomach if you take advantage of everything in the buffet! read more

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Food was average as always. When we went for salad, the lettuce was empty. Made our spinach salad and still no lettuce. Had to ASK twice for water and never a refill on a 97 degree day. Usually they give you a couple rolls? Nope! Clear our dishes? Nope! Tips(To Insure Proper Service)? Nope! read more

I used to enjoy my bringing my family here every weekend, but the quality has gone down hill. We tried to go this morning, but after waiting in line for 20 minutes we find out all their soda machines were broken. We ended up leaving and going somewhere else. read more

I have always loved Golden Corral, but was absolutely disappointed in this location. It was nothing like any I had been to before. Food was of poor quality & limited entrée/meat selections. The entire restaurant was unkept, carpets & bathrooms were filthy. Health Dept needs to visit read more

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After covid, there's not many buffet's left. I thought it would be a treat going to Golden Corral. That was a mistake. It was very... ordinary. Some of the offerings lacked flavor. I asked my wife, "was there anything you enjoyed?" "No" she said. I felt the same way. Honestly, there's better places to eat for the price. read more

This is my favorite go-to restaurant. I have been visiting GC for a long time. I know of no other buffet style restaurant that even comes close. Their steaks have a wonderful flavor. Of course they don't have the variety of some of the other steak houses but they don't charge you for them either. One can get fresh eggs for breakfast cooked any way you like them. They also have the best omelets with your choice of many ingredients. I always like to get a brazed /fried jalapeno or two. I like the catfish and tartar sauce too. I don't know of any better mashed potatoes and gravy. Beef or poultry, the choice is yours. They have an Asian grill as well as a taco bar with all the fixings. In the morning I enjoy the grits and cheese with green chili. They have boiled veggies as well as a perfectly stocked fresh salad bar. I don't understand the poor reviews, unless they were left during the pandemic. That was a trying time for many businesses. Many restaurants folded and many still are folding. Terry, the Manager, weathered the storm and came out as good as ever. The staff is wonderful and many have been there for years. I think that says a lot about a restaurant and the team. Stop in and chat with the staff. They always have time for you. They even have take-out which I often enjoy too. Remember, this is not a five star fine dining establishment. They do not charge like one either. And you don't have to dress up and be pretentious. Many families visit here after church on Sundays. And a good dinner is had by all. I don't believe I have ever seen an unhappy diner while I am there. Drop by and see for yourself. "I love dis place." read more

We arrived and it was crowded all of the tables were dirty and we had to clean our own table after asking several times to clean the table. Our party was 6 so we asked to have a couple of tables out together no luck on that either. So we put them together ourselves and cleaned the table. The silverware was dirty also. After getting our food a manager (John) came to the table saying that the fire marshal was here and if he came by our table we would have to take the blame for moving the table and also would pay the fine. He was lying. Very rude and walked away. Last time coming here!!!!!! * should be no star* * read more

Golden Corral Buffet & Grill - Buffets Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Food was fresh and clean.Waitresses were attentive and overall good service. The steak was fresh and nice and juicy the chief was nice and a good cook. read more

Food was plentiful, cheap and tasted great! The staff was friendly and there was no wait. What more can you ask for in an all you can eat buffet for $15? If I had any complaints it would be that the guy serving steaks and other cuts of meats is a little stingy with the portions and almost seems like he enjoys making you wait. I didn't get anything from the dessert buffet but my kids did and it looked very good. Two thumbs up from me. I'll be back sometime this this year, God willing! read more

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This Golden Corral has much improved in food quality. Our server did a good job and we tipped her well. The ONLY part of the entire buffet that wasn't good was the dessert section. There were several items not replenished. There were no bowls for Ice Cream. The counters were very messy. Out of the 4 strawberries available only one was edible. The reason for only 2 stars is the RESTROOMS. They reeked of urine/mildew. Very horrible. They need to be scrubbed from top to bottom with bleach. read more

Golden Corral Buffet & Grill - Steak (medium), mashed potatoes, gravy, corn on the cob. Steak was awesome! I noticed that food quality has improved 100%. - Buffets Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Great place to take the family. We eat here all the time. Can't wait to come back. Great ambiance and smell of good food.

Look. It's Golden Corral, so already expectations are low. However this exceeded in lowering the bar even further. Want some bourbon chicken sitting under a sign that says Borbon chicken, and sitting next to a big Wok? HAHA! Just kidding It's super spicy taco chicken! Weird huh? Since it had fried rice and chow main noodles on either side of it. Nothing like expecting the sweet yummiest of Bourbon chicken and your mouth is shocked with hot chile chicken. I lterally spit it out. Want some "Nashville Fried Shrimp" that they've been advertising on TV? Sitting under a sign that says in big red letters "Nashville Fried Shrimp"? Fooled you again! It's fried catfish. Another of dishes were un marked but you could look at them and know what they were. Corn over here, potato wedges over there, extremely overcooked green beans over there. Under what the hell is THAT? was a dish with oil and butter and greens, and one sad piece of grey and beige meat. Could have been 1/2 a chicken breast, could have been a piece of fish, or even mutilated pork. Hard pass. THANK GOD this place has good dinner rolls. read more

Very nice place to go for lunch. Employees are very friendly and I would keep going back

Went for lunch the food was good expected more of a variety but the food that was offered was good. The desserts on the other hand were amazing. The service was good staff were friendly and helpful read more

If I could give zero stars I would the buffet prices listed online don't match what's in house and when I mentioned this to the cashier the manager came up with an attitude saying the website doesn't matter and to top it off the buffet was running low on everything with no desserts except for slushies that they expected you to put in a bowl worst location I've ever been to. read more

When I arrived I went into the restroom to Wash up and use the bathroom. Well I noticed that 2 of the bathrooms had blood. One toilet in the handicap stall on the side of the toilet just gross. I immediately went and spoke to a female manager she assured me she was going to take care of it. Because of the location of the blood someone might have not noticed right away. So it definitely needed cleaned or out of order sign. About 30 minutes later I saw her with to go containers in her hand and figured she handled it. My daughter went into the bathroom now about an hour later an it was NOT DEALT WITH. SERIOUSLY if you don't care about something like this being taken care of I can only imagine behind the doors in the kitchen. Just gross completely UNSANITARY AND FRANKLY A HEALTH HAZARD.... I guess she had to get going to her destination and the heck with the customers. The food was dealable but the bathroom just kinda left no appetite. read more

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The food was great and employees where very nice but the bathroom was filthy and all the carpets needed to be cleaned. read more

honestly this place used to be so good. I haven't been here in a while but i came to get that familiar taste back. I was so appalled by what i was seeing and eating. Everything was dry and not that flavorful. The only thing that was so good was the pulled pork and mashed potatoes. Service here was okay, our server was on top of giving us refills. The place is overall nice and very organized but won't come back unless there's a change. read more

Excellent buffet food and a good selection. The food line was well supplied and the wait staff were very attentive. I will return.

Service was horrible bathrooms were disgusting and the ice cream machine and chocolate fountain and cotton candy machines were broken my kids were very disappointed definitely not returning back. read more

Food is pretty good and the selection is huge. If going for lunch,be there at 11 a.m. the food is fresh,after 1 p.m.,the salad bar is a mess and the place gets messy. A lot of children running amok there sometimes. read more

Nope. 7pm on a Thursday. Nice golden rolls, cold. Cucumbers dried out, stir fry not good. It's cleaner than most. Servers, at night, are nicer than AM read more

Golden Corral Buffet & Grill - Fish food area - Buffets Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Golden Corral is a guilty pleasure. Partner and I go here when we're really hungry or can't decide what we want. Or maybe we want a taste of beef! The fried chicken is always a hit-crispy, salty-hot. Much better than a chicken restaurant. The mashed potatoes are a sure bet on the side. Most times, at dinner or on Sunday, the sirloin is pretty good: Getting that Right medium-rare, is hit and miss. Customer service is another hit or miss. I'm still confused about getting dinner rolls. (Dinner rolls are soft and excellent.) The server brings beverages. We drink water. Not sure if other drinks get refills sooner? I love Golden Corral's Seafood Salad. Unfortunately, they've moved it to a very small container on the salad bar. It's not refilled often. Which brings me to the salad bar: Usually fresh and tasty. A mixed bag...sometimes love it! Other times, not so much. Great for kids! Pizza and Mac & Cheese are fine. Hit or miss!!!!!!! read more

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I often dine at Golden Corral buffets around the country. They are consistently good, especially for the $11ish price for dinner. However this one was outstanding. It is about 50% larger than most and the layout is much better. I'm assuming this is a newer restaurant. The buffet was literally 50 yards long. The variety was as good or better than any buffet I have ever seen and the food quality and taste was far better that fancy-pants Italian restaurant I had the night before that cost me $30. Since it is a buffet, the servers here only refill drinks and clear plates however there is a way to screw that up. I've had servers at other GCs clear plates prematurely or bring me a Diet Pepsi instead of a real Pepsi etc. But tonight my server was Chuy and he was on his game. He was attentive without being annoying and I never ran out of Pepsi. It may not be a "Five Star" restaurant but looking at this in the context of an inexpensive buffet I can find no reason to give it less than 5 stars based on value for the money. read more

Golden Corral Buffet & Grill - Buffet Line at Golden Corral. December 2011 - Buffets Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

My children and I visited this location last night. It was very busy. My daughter encountered a problem and i asked for a manager. JP came out and took care of the problem quickly. He was very caring and genuine. As we were walking around getting our food i noticed that many of the servers were not keeping up with their tables. We were lucky enough to sit in the area Sabrina worked in. She had great customer service and kept our table cleared and drinks full at all times. I would definitely go, but at a less busy time. read more

Food was good, plates were disgusting and dirty, servers were rude when I asked to get a refill. Ribs weren't too good.

All staff I encountered were super helpful and sweet. Entire restaurant was super filthy, starting with the front doors, and going through the food stations, the tables and continuing the trend in the bathroom. There was no serving utensil I saw that was clean, there was food mixed in with other food and the food itself was just not good looking. The vegetables were shriveled and grey or brown in color. The pies and cakes looked as though they had melted into themselves, and didn't hold shape. The table we sat at had dust and old crumbs under the salt and pepper shakers, as though they hadn't been cleaned in quite a while. The stains on our table were covered in dust, further implying that there hadn't been much cleaning in quite a while. There was a thermostat above our table that was covered in old and dusty fingerprints as well as old splashes. The silverware was dirty and the bathroom was almost unusable. read more

Good food at decent prices. The service was super friendly. Lots of variety & I like that. I would, however, avoid peak hours as it can get busy & chaotic then. read more

High priced for such a low quality food. Everything was either stale, bland, or somewhat okay. I remember going here so much as a kid and it really seems like it went down hill. not impressed at all. Our server was somewhat nice even though we only got to speak to her twice. If i can give this place half a star i would. read more

Horrible...everything tastes lIke a hot dog. Over priced cheap tasting food. Even the desserts were nasty...the best part was the rolls. I paid almost $40 for two people and we both feel sick after. We will never go back. I am truly sad that I used to love at least the pot roast and mashed potatoes. Now I like only the salad....which I can make that at home for a fourth of the cost. Never again. read more

This place has good options for a cheaper group of people. The food really isn't good, I kept asking the guy for medium rare steak, but instead he gave me this half ass rare steak that was really chewy and red. The service is really bad, my cousin was asking for change for a $10 bill and the lady charged him for a Fanta which was completely out of the question. The kind African man that gave him his money back should be given a raise. The waiter was taking a while for our drinks and seemed bothered by the fact that he had to clean up our mess. This place needs tons of work on their service and food. read more

"Golden Corral" is the best buffet restaurant in the U.S. alright, and it has lots of food in each food category alright. read more

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