Got scared from all the negative reviews on here but decided to try myself. It was fairly clean as much as any other buffet place and the service was friendly and attentive. The fried chicken was hot, crispy, juicy and absolutely delicious! read more

Golden Corral Buffet & Grill - Liver and onion, garlic biscuit, grilled pepper - Buffets Near Me - Austin, Texas

OVERVIEW: Kind of what you would expect as far as buffets go. Variety? Yes! Quality? No. Pick your battles. If you want a wide variety of brunch buffet options - everything from cereal, pancakes, and waffles, to fried chicken and bacon, menudo, and cake, go for it. The $13.99/person weekend brunch buffet is a decent deal given the variety of options. But none of it is good. The vibe of the place gives off a rundown Gatti's or arcade place with the entrance to pay. You self-serve your drink of choice, pay to enter the gates, and seat yourself at an open table. It's not dirty but not the cleanest, either. Cafeteria style. There was water/condensation dripping from the ceiling. The freshness of the food varies on the timing of your visit. During rush hours, they're turning food over more quickly and you can catch it hot and fresh. It was an experience to say the least - and maybe it's nostalgic for some and definitely a more affordable place to just get a little of everything. read more

I decided to give golden corral, another opportunity to earn my business again after horrible customer service a couple of years ago. Today, I stand very disappointed with my decision of going back to golden corral. Inspiring I placed my order online at 3:43 Pm Sunday. I arrived at the restaurant at four thirty order was not ready. I had to repeat my name to the same lady on three separate occasions.When she wanted to ask me the name of the order.I was waiting on. As for my order, online are pictures are very deceiving. It takes me back to a bait and switch type transaction. I ordered the catfish dinner, which clearly shows online.That is two fellas well as you can see in the picture that I provided those are not two fillets.Those are very small.Bite sizes of fish. Also on top of that, they had the audacity to put three french fries in my plate which I did not order french fries.But they gave me three french fries. Do some people may say that i'm being real?Petty about this review and the food. In this day and time where the economy is not treating anyone fairly.The restaurant business has no problem with raising their prices. If you're gonna raise your prices, you need to make sure that the quality and the customer service is there Bixby. Equip misleading your customers to think that they're getting something in which they're not getting. One last thing they allowed a panhandler to sit in front of their door to ask people for money going in and going out, while I was there, there was a couple of customers that brought it 21 of the cashier's attention, not sure.She understood what he was saying.But when I left the guy asked me for money, I just don't think that's a great place for that to be happening.It's a business. read more

Golden Corral Buffet & Grill - What is displayed in this picture is an incorrect order. The online picture of the meal were 2 fillets. - Buffets Near Me - Austin, Texas

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The last time I've been to a Golden Corral was in 2019 in Puyallup, Washington. This location is traditionally huge and just the way I recall it in California. The one in Washington is small. I came in with my Austin family today 10/27/24. They were generous to treat me. Yayyyy!! The weekend lunch price is $14.29 per person. Senior citizens price is $13.29. We all go the sweet tea which is $2.99 each. The restaurant packed a pretty great crowd. An abundance of food and pastries, grill station, seafood station, salad bar and much more! They no longer have the chocolate fondue, however, what is offered are the chocolate covered strawberries, chocolate covered marshmallows and semi chocolate covered rice krispies. I ate a good amount of food and ended with desserts: cheesecake, banana pudding, bread pudding, churro, chocolate pudding and banana icee, strawberry icee mixed with vanilla ice cream. The icee machine scared the heck out of me as it sprayed the both icee'son my bowl. LOL! The servers were very nice and attentive. They picked up the used plates timely and provided refills when low. I would return back here when back in Austin. read more

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Paid 19$ for dinner Food was okay, your paying for the "all you can eat" very large food selection, salads, soup, taco, pasta, pizza Ham 5/10 bit dry Chicken 8/10 Steak 1/10 is always terrible, so dry its barely edible Sausages 6/10 dessert 8/10 cakes were too sweet for my taste Ambiance 3/10 temperature in the restaurant was a bit warm, bathroom very humid, saw ants crawling next to me on the wall. Service 7/10 Most of the waiters seems nice read more

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The service is good, but the food is so ass. The ice cream melts into sloop in two seconds, and I might've gotten food poisoning. There were flies in the restaurant and hair in the cookies. To top things off, there was weird juice coming out of the chicken. Thanks and it also gave my friend a migraines, while also making me throw up. That's it bye Pookies!!! read more

Large selection of flavorful food. Friendly helpful staff. Easy access. Can handle large bus load with ease.

I wish I could give this place.Zero stars from the beginning.The employees were talking to each other.They are not checking us in and then nobody directs you to where everything at and then the stakeside I want to get steak and they told me, oh, the steak is out of order.So the whole a grill section is shut down and that never mentioned in their website. Big 0 for this place. read more

I was disappointed to eat at GCB today. Salad bar not fresh as used to be few years back. Meats & veggies bar look over cooked. The seafood bar look fresh but salty fried fish will us seniors. The waitress are unfriendly especially toward Asian. I need help and they ignored me so they can service the Hispanic family even I raised my hand for help. People are rushed to get their food almost ran into you. The only thing is OK is the restaurant restroom kept clean. I go to GCB because I love their salad bar and seafood bar on Friday now food is overdone and too much salt in everything. I chose to stop eating at GCB for now. Maybe I be back next year to see any improvements and changes. 5 years ago I love to go GCB with friends and family. Don't take my words for it because everyone opinions are different but go and see it for yourself. Thank you and blessings read more

Ever since the recent chages; it has been fairly okay. Today, we came and found so much offensive decor (some Halloween decor). This is not a federal holiday and only a pagan celebration which not everyone participates. So much that many people do not openly state if mental issues; which these items are a trigger to their inner peace. No one wants to have to physically avoid the foid stations to not have to endure such horrific decor. It us very unwelcoming to try to enjoy a late lunch and not being able to go to all stations to choose. It is getting harder and harder to take out my older/younger family members around October to any "family friendly" places and not feel these "mental triggers". read more

Hot and humid inside the restaurant,air conditioning not helping at all. Blowing warm air. We have been there before and the situation is worse. read more

We decided to spend our Thanksgiving day here, wow I didn't realize others had the same idea well any who I like the idea of there being a different variety of food to choose from, of course I had to get the traditional Thanksgiving dinner, Turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes, green beans and cranberry sauce. There were some hit and misses, After that it was on, the one thing that really caught my attention was the fish, OMG this was the best tasting fish I have had this far, seasoned very well and very delicious. I have to give a shout out to Tania she was very nice, helpful and attentive. read more

So disappointing. I wanted the fried chicken and waited for the fresh batch for this. Fresh off the grease fried chicken has a fly imbedded in the batter, in the flap of the skin of the chicken. disgusting! I show it to Elvia the waiter where she took my plate and showed it to someone, I assume a manager and they never came back to my table. 0/0 read more

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When I go to Heaven, I'm going to hi-5 the dude or dudette who invented buffets, as he/she made places like this possible. The price amazes me. We got 3 meals for under $36 and many non-buffets have higher prices. This price especially rocks in this day of inflation! I appreciate unlimited portions, especially since I am an ultra runner. Some of the food is lower quality, but that is the tradeoff. They especially rock at cooking potatoes! The best item was the most ironic: potato chips. Their homemade potato chips were unbelievably delicious. They transformed boring potato chips into culinary masterpieces. Hurray for buffets! read more

I love the service, the food, this place is so clean, nice workers everything I ate so far taste good, but watch out for Sidney Fr

Late Father's Day review. Went out for something's fast everyone chose Golden Corral. They did have a lot of fresh selections available. Place was packed so mad props for keeping everything fairly clean and very well stocked. I also want to say the staff was all working really hard taking care of everyone. The only major drawback was the entire restaurant was way to hot don't know if ac was out or maybe not on but that part was uncomfortable for everyone both customers and staff. I can say food was fairly decent over previous visits. All and all it was a decent experience again I'm very appreciative of the staff taking care of the customers great job there Golden Corral. read more

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Since I was a child this has been a favorite restaurant of mine. And this is one of the few that I haven't outgrown and I still love it. As a buffet connoisseur, I prioritize ones with healthy and tasty options. Golden Corral gives you all the comfort food you could want without forcing you to be unhealthy. My signature go to plate is some fried catfish with lots of greens on the side and maybe some mashed potatoes. Buffets get a bad rap and some people may even look down upon it, but if you're getting amazing food at a good price - it's better than an expensive steakhouse in my book. read more

Golden Corral Buffet & Grill - Fried Fish with lots of veggies, coleslaw, and Mashed Potatoes and Gravy - Buffets Near Me - Austin, Texas

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Roach was in our to go order ! When I called and spoke to a manager, was told "what do you want me to do about it" I want you to deal with your roach infestation for one, and I want my money back for two. Absolutely disgusting. Will be contacting the health department as well read more

Golden Corral Buffet & Grill - Roach and butter - Buffets Near Me - Austin, Texas

No ac do NOT go here lady said ac been out since june ! And they wanna charge full price in a building thats hotter than outside they should be shut down until the AC gets fixed! Meatloaf was burnt and we had already got our food before the drinks. Health Department definitely needs to be involved! read more

It's a chain. The food is of dependable quality. The dessert area is smashed but passable and full of yummy things that might have been sitting there a bit. The salad bar is just okay but has some delicious fresh surprises. I actually thought the seafood was the best on the menu here but I really love seafood. My son thought the fresh prime rib was the best. We both enjoy their breads. The unlimited drinks are great. The waitresses really do try to keep you happy. It's really large inside so the line to pay and get inside does not take as long as it looks like it might. There are better places that are better priced to go to but this place is quasi-homemade food to make the family happy fast. And you don't have to do any dishes! read more

Golden Corral is a popular chain of all-you-can-eat buffets offering a variety of food options, including roasted meats, pasta, salads, and desserts. I enjoy the variety and convenience of the restaurant, as well as the affordability of the unlimited buffet. Overall, Golden Corral offers a budget-friendly option for those looking for a large variety of food options in a casual setting. I bought my food to-go and only spent $15 for everything including desserts. That's damn near unheard of, especially with inflation being hella high. Customer service was great. 10/10 highly recommend. read more

Golden Corral Buffet & Grill - Mashed potatoes topped with roasted beef, brisket, fish, dirty rice, yeast roll, smoked brisket, cotton candy, & swirl ice cream. $15 - Buffets Near Me - Austin, Texas

We walked in behind 3 large groups that were taking a minute. A young cashier grabbed us and took care of us quickly. My wife was amazed at the buffet choices and quality of the food. Our waitress was Carol and she made sure my water never went empty. A great experience for sure. Try the Cotton Candy cake for dessert!! read more

I love this place, kind staff, I found what I want and always clean. Visited 3 times so far and I'll go again... read more

I don't recommend this place. the meat comes with hair and they don't even apologize the right way. No recomiendo este lugar. La carne viene con pelos y ni siquiera se disculpan de la manera correcta. read more

f*** no! gross ass left over food ! waste of money no good service all the waiters look mad cuz they have to do their job shout out to diego with glasses he the only one that look like he wants to do his job and did! read more

It was good I got full drank a little and dipped.. it looked like a Golden Corral, however the service was top tier I forgot her name but she was on her job! read more

The place is looking better than in 2019. Finally with the coof nonsense out of the way, we can enjoy buffets again. It seems that the staff is more friendly. All the hot foods I tried were great, the brisket, sausage and ribs. However, I think I am skip the salad bar for now on and just do the hot food. The staff may be doing an excellent job at food handling. But with many children running around, I think that negates. About an hour or so after left there, I had to have a conversation with Ralph. read more

IIf I could give 0 stars I would. Family and I stopped in for dinner. It seemed clean food hot and a good variety. All was well until the end of the meal. Family members went to the bathroom to wash their hands. They both came back and reported seeing ROACHES of various sizes@ uugghh NEVER again will eat there for if roaches are in the bathrooms then certainly in the kitchen ! read more

Worst Golden Corral Ever. Food was old, tasteless and just plain bad. Lots of staff around but food was really bad even for a buffet. Keep driving if you don't want to regret your choice read more

We went at dinner time... I swear we risked it all. Food look like it had been sitting out forever. When asked when fresh food was going to be out, they replied with a simple lie " it is fresh." The waiter was nice but I felt bad for him because the host did not give us our cups/drink and he had to get that. On everything, we all had diarrhea for three days. Definitely will not be returning here. read more

This one is consistently good. The fried chicken is hot & fresh...veggies are seasoned...rolls are soft, warm and buttery...cornbread is moist and sweet...sodas are bubbly and cold. Hungry yet? I become a "phat kid" when I go to this place...and man oh man I was one yesterday! Went with some friends and we had a plan...we stayed, ate and had to be rolled outta there...lol Will be back...in a few months LMAO read more

For years, Golden Corral had been a nice place to take your family to eat for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Not anymore! It was a sweltering 89F dining experience! 85F if you were lucky to get a cooler spot. I could be off. My wife said it was cooler outside. Take note, the current Austin, TX temp was around 98F at about 7PM... Don't waste your money or family time experience here. If you can't run a proper business, you shouldn't be in business. The audacity of this place to continue packing people in like tuna with no air conditioning is beyond me. We won't be coming back here until they fix the air conditioning issue. I'd give zero stars, but yelp doesn't have that option. read more

3 stars are for our server and server only. She was very kind and attentive. But this place has really gone down since it first opened and it's super disappointing. Raw food or over cooked food. All the plates were dirty and one of the ladies working there said "it's just juice its fine". Which is disgusting either way and so I showed her an entire stack of dirty dishes which all had sauce or bits of old dry food chunks on them and she rolled her eyes and took them. I used to come here so much with my family because of the variety and nice service but this is enough to not come back because of how dirty it is now. read more

Golden Corral Buffet & Grill - Raw meats being served - Buffets Near Me - Austin, Texas

There are lots of choices to pick from and they seemed to keep the food restocked as it got low. My only issue was sanitation. My husband had a hair on his steak and the unisex restroom had urine all over the place. The dessert bar was a complete mess. We came to eat at prime time on Mother's Day so maybe that explains the mess but for $55 on dinner buffet for 2 adults and 2 kids ages 5 @ 9 I'd expect a cleaner restaurant! I will say my son did barf at the table 10 mins after sitting down and the guy who seemed like the manager was nice enough to offer us a Togo box but we decided against it. read more

Golden Corral Buffet & Grill - Buffets Near Me - Austin, Texas

I have diarrhea after eating at this place, I will never return to this place, health department needs to take care of this place

The food was awful and it was roaches crawling on the plates. The plates that food was served in was dirty and had stains the ham was weirdly colored and it honestly made me sick to my stomach eating there. The experience was definitely at 1 out of 10 the employee weren't rude tho read more

Please be aware that seniors pay $9.99 plus tax of approximately $10.80. At least this is what they show on their website. Unfortunately, the put a person on their cashier who pretend does not speak English. They would charge seniors a regular buffet price $12.50 instead of a senior discounted price. When you ask the cashier, why the regular buffet price instead of senior buffet price, they'll tell you they don't understand English. How convinent and make more money. Wow, what a way to run a restaurant. read more

I can't imagine anyone who has not, at least once in their life, eaten at one of these chain buffets. Golden Corral is one of the oldest that is still operating, but there are many similar ones like Western Sizzlin' and Ryan's. We were here on a Sunday evening at 7:45 pm. The food was actually pretty good, as cafeteria fare goes. It was full, fresh and piping hot (which is a big health department plus). I liked that it didn't seem over seasoned like some places that try to make "out of the can" food taste better. The pot roast was fork tender and cooked with new potatoes and onions in a light beef broth and was as good as homemade. The vegetables were also pretty good and while the green beans were rather bland, they were still passable. They featured "skillet" cornbread, but it was too sweet for my taste - more like a cake. This doesn't pretend to be a steak place as it once did, and there was no kind of steak on the buffet at all, save pork steak which my wife said was tender and very good. There were a variety of the sugar loaded deserts, and a soft serve machine with that milky tasting frozen product I didn't recognize as ice cream. Now, that being said, I will say that this is a very busy place. The clientele are what you can expect in an "all you care to eat" place, so cut off shorts and flip flops are fine for the ladies and the gentlemen. I think you might need to have a shirt on men, but I'm not really sure. There was some funky odor I noticed as soon as we entered the dining room, and I'm still not sure what it was or how to describe it. After being there for a short time, I didn't notice it but it did smell when we first entered, and it did not smell good. The food bars had seen a lot of use that Sunday, and to say they were neat and appealing would be to tell a lie. It was just a case of so many people "helping themselves" and not enough staff to keep everything wiped down and carted away. Many of the tables were piled high with dishes & it took a little while to remedy that situation. Not appealing to eat your meal next to somebody else's leftover supper. So you need to be able to take that all in stride, like when you were in college and didn't give a damn where you ate if you were hungry. That's how you found out some of those dives had some pretty good eats. Being drunk also helped. I was surprised that the food was actually pretty tasty, and I was more surprised that I was not sick after eating there. There are signs at each "station" that say "CHILDREN MUST BE SUPERVISED BY AN ADULT". Well, they may as well throw those signs in the trash. Little kids were running around everywhere with their leaky noses and drooling mouths, sneezing and coughing and handling the food with their hands, especially at the desert bar -- which I avoided like the plague, so as not to get it. How that can be allowed is beyond me. They were sticking their fingers in the stuff and tasting it! So I just ate the healthy stuff like vegetables, salads, and stewed or baked meats; you know, the things you couldn't force down a small child with a rifle rod. The secret is to get there early in the dinner hour, or lunch hour, or breakfast hour. If you are running late and arrive at the end of the meal period the stuff is dried out and picked over and, well, not any good. But when it's fresh, it's about as good as you can find in this type of setting. And remember after all, it is "All you care to eat." read more

Golden Corral Buffet & Grill - All you care to eat Buffet on Lamar, just off Parmer in Austin, TX - Buffets Near Me - Austin, Texas

Food is good it's just so big that you feel like you need s map. Lol. Gets really packed and kids are running around everywhere. They do handle it well though. Cleaning seems constant. read more

Golden Corral Buffet & Grill - Yummy food - Buffets Near Me - Austin, Texas

This review will be made prior to the COVID-19 lockdown, as I've visited last summer. Place reminds me of Old Country buffet and Peter Piper Pizza minus the games. It's a all-you-can-eat buffet. You get your drinks at the front register prior to paying. I feel like the server weren't paying attention for refills unless you tell them to. Food were okay. Not the best compared to other buffet. I feel it's mediocre at best for what you're getting. read more