While not great food, it is good food. Unlimited. Sirloin steak cooked to order. Nuff said.

Stopped in for dinner last night - a little pricey at $20 for the buffet and additional $3.50 for a drink and the steaks were tough and fatty. Other than that, fried shrimp, rolls, soup, salad, ham and variety of food was good read more

Not the level of service nor quality normally found at Golden Corrals, clam chowder was like soup, sirloin to order was just not right, medium rare was cold, our drinks were brought only after server was summoned. read more

Golden Corral (Williamsburg) GOOD: nearly everything - immaculately clean, nice presentation, good food, friendly, efficient service (steak!) BAD: Nothing much, a couple of the dishes looked a little dry but there were 4 great dishes for every dryish - no impact In the class of chain restaurants, GCB Williamsburg scores big. As many say (most impressive) immaculately clean, very inviting. The food, especially cooked to order steak was delicious. You easily get double the price (18.99) in value with two plates of meat (fried chicken also great). The service was great - no waiting on plate clearing which turns me off at other buffets. Well done GCB Williamsburg. read more

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Pizza was yum chicken was mid ice cream was yum Cotten candy yum Mac cheese yuck fries yum. Service good. Lots of ppl there. I bit my tongue while eating so not cool. read more

Please for the love of god dont eat here. The plates were dirty with old food stuck on it. The obviously don't care that they're serving dirty plates to the people goals of anything whether they're using a dishwasher or not there is dirty old food embedded most of the place. The health department should close this place down immediately There's a lot of people on here with their reviews about not eating the seafood thank God I did not touch no seafood. I take their reviews very seriously.. This is the most disgusting place I have ever eaten in my life. I will no longer go to any golden crap corral. I'm done. I was taking a few bites out of my Jell-O. I found a little tiny particles of undescribable things in my Jell-O. I will never ever make things up here. I would not lie to hurt anyone and I will never enjoy making a negative review, but the truth is the truth I would not take anybody here ever again . They are very disgusting. There's a lot of cross-contamination years of experience as a chef. I know what to look for and you don't have to be a genius to see that this place is cross contaminated by four. No way in hell, I will allow dirty dishes to be put out so people could reuse it the dishes and it was clean the dishwasher, but the food particles were stuck on it on the plate because of the heat of the dishwasher they really are not clean they are disgusting This must be one of the worst number one worst reviews I have ever given anybody I will no longer ever ever eat at any golden corral. This is not the first one that was this dirty or disgusting. It seems that most of these places go to the toilet for whatever reason I have no idea in the beginning. Golden corral was an excellent place that you could take your family and enjoy good food but no longer I will no longer ever suffer foot in another one again after this experience I will never recommend this toilet plates. The staff were very nice. They weren't mean or nothing like that. I'm not being vindictive or spiteful in anyway but in no way in hell, I gotta tell people to come here and eat in this dirty disgusting place no way. Believe me, one of my worst nightmares was when I got E. coli from the Hard Rock Cafe buffet in the casino that was one of my worst experience. I almost died so I take cross-contamination or any pathogens or anything that can get me sick. Food poisoning very very serious. I really do not recommend this dump . Stay far and clear if you won't let your kids eat with dirty hands why would you take them to a place they serve dirty dishes. I believe every review on here on yelp its all true the bad ones this is not a place to eat safely read more

Friday night. The place was moderately busy but the service was above average for a buffet. The food was hot and fresh. Everything tasted great. This was the best GC I have dined at in years. My compliments to management and staff for a well run and welcoming restaurant. Pity we live in Alabama and probably will not stop by again. read more

Service was good. Food was horrible. Everything was room temperature, hot food and cold food was all the same. looked like some of the food was leftover from lunch and we were there about 6. Beware Prices have risen significantly and quality has declined read more

Food is okay nothing too brag about it smells funny !! Chicken is gross! No thank you

Two of us stopped for a late breakfast buffet (or early lunch?) around 10:30 am on a Friday. We were traveling between Virginia Beach and central Virginia, and were familiar with this Golden Corral as our daughter graduated from W&M in Williamsburg. Food. We enjoyed a nice assortment of breakfast items. Favorite breakfast items included warm buns with sausage gravy (good), mini-waffles with syrupy strawberries and blueberries (good, but would be better with fresh fruit), sautéed mushrooms, onions, and peppers (watery, under-spiced), sausage patties (dried out) and bacon (good, crisp), fresh cantaloupe (food), and orange juice (good, undiluted). *Many different juices were available, including apple, orange, cranberry, and more. These were tasty, and were not diluted. *Drinks were included with the fee upon entrance. My husband ordered coffee; I got hot tea. These were served with creamer; sugar and Equal were on the table. *The plentiful salad bar, and desserts, were available throughout the breakfast service. We each enjoyed a salad, and my husband liked a banana pudding for dessert. Lunch service began around 11 am, and lunch items started to replace breakfast items on the breakfast bar. We tasted the bourbon chicken (good) and corn on cob (water-logged). Ambiance. The food stations stayed well-stocked, and the restaurant was clean and relatively empty. Our waitress brought our drinks, and dropped by once to see if we needed refills. She was nice enough, but not particularly attentive or friendly. Parking was plentiful, free, and relatively easy to access from the Bypass Road. A final note. The restaurant's website mentioned an omelet bar for cooked-to-order eggs, as well as chocolate-dipped strawberry slices. We didn't see either. Price. Our receipt shows that we paid $27.73 for two senior breakfasts, including tax but before tip. ($12.49 x 2, plus $2.75 tax). Our receipt shows " Snr Weekend"; we were surprised that a Friday would be considered weekend though we don't know whether there is a price differential between weekday and weekend. read more

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This was our first time at this Golden Corral and it was AWESOME!!! The foods were DELICIOUS and FLAVORFUL!! The service and prices were great and the servers were very friendly!! It's a GREAT place to go with affordable prices for kids, adults and seniors too!! The entire family enjoyed the experience and the kids had a ball from the time we got there and, especially, at the end to exit where they could play games for quarters! YES!!! I do recommend them to my family, friends, friends of friends and, NOW, the World too!! read more

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The workers were a little bit unorganized and loud. This is definitely a buffet! There is a lot of food options from pizza, to fish! The place is nice for what it is. Lots of seats!! The food tastes good and that is the main part of the review! The sweet potatoes were ehhhh! The utensils, plates, and cups were all clean! Buffets are not my cup of tea but it was good! 50/50 on the recommended. There're definitely nicer places to go eat out but this is a good place to go like for a big group and such! read more

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Cost too much for the old timey set up of food. Wait staff was awesome . Food not good read more

Delicious Southern-styled cooking, friendly staff and a true bargain. My wife and I (Baby Boomers) eat here 2-3 times/month and would do it more often if we weren't careful about our weight! The pot roast, gravy, and mashed potatoes are to die for, as are the collard greens, green beans and baked beans. The pies, cakes and puddings are wonderful. Sundays after church many folks show up dressed in their Sunday best, which puts a nice glow on the experience. Five stars. read more

Food was genuinely inedible, feel sick less than 20 minutes after eating. The environment is horrible due to being hot and suffocating. The steak was either completely fat or still had blood in it. Never eating here again. read more

Golden Corral Buffet & Grill - Steak - American Near Me - Williamsburg, Virginia

My family and I went to Golden Corral Buffet for breakfast to give it another try, in recent years we no longer were eating there due to poor quality food, etc. We were very impressed the food was great, they remodeled and every thing is very bright, clean, better presentation. With all they improvements at the location and the much better quality of food we will gladly eat at the Williamsburg Golden Corral again. read more

I like this Golden Corral location. My parents took me here as a child and the staff were always friendly towards us and I thought the food was decent. Golden Corral is about variety and is solid for the price. I preferred it over other buffet chains like Ryans back in the day. Now they seem to be the only one around. I do not stop in Golden Corral too often because I rarely indulge in buffets aside from Peking or Western Sizzlin' all the way in Maryland, but I have made it a personal tradition to go to Golden Corral for their breakfast buffet after my bloodwork appointments. Anyway, they are in the process of renovating this location and look to be done with the interior, but currently still working on the exterior and parking lot. The new interior is much brighter and more open than the previous look, and the buffet is organized in a more condensed way without the separate salad bar and such. Temperatures on the buffet all were kept well, which is expected given the brand new equipment. The whole building was impressively clean, something I do not remember it being when I was younger. They use glass plates now, too. Fancy! During my last visit, I was one of the few people in there, I suppose since it was almost 9 in the morning on a Monday. With that said, they kept the buffet surprisingly fresh with staff members checking the food and changing out items that had been sitting. I only really go for the breakfast buffet, so I am largely basing my comments after that. I have been to the lunch and dinner buffets many times, just not for a couple years. Nonetheless, I always thought the quality and variety was comparable. I shall update my review whenever I go back for anything other than breakfast. I pass by and sometimes their shrimp special interests me, for example. They do the classic breakfast staples like waffles, pancakes, french toast, grits, hash browns, eggs, sausage, and so forth well. They had a few varieties such as strawberry waffles and blueberry pancakes, which were a nice touch. There is fruit and a large array of sweets and desserts, among other things. Everything ranged from fine to good, at least in my opinion. The only thing I did not like was this beef thing that was quite dry and overcooked. On the other hand, the breakfast pizza was far better than it needed to be. The service was friendly last time I was there and it is obvious that they have regular customers who have a friendly relationship with the staff. It was hard to not be attentive to me because I was the only one in the immediate section, but they were nice. This last experience here was better than previous ones in cleanliness and food quality, so I most certainly plan to return. read more

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Not sure why this place gets so much flak, but I managed two visits during my recent trip (both for dinner) and generally speaking the experience was very positive across the board. First off this is a Golden Corral, so let's make sure we write about it in the context of that. This is not a Michelin restaurant. It's a place where you can eat as much (mostly) unhealthy food as you'd like for dirt cheap prices ($14.99 for dinner for adults, if you don't use one of the many readily available coupons that can basically get you a free drink). With that in mind, this place was just fine. I was here during two very different evenings so I'll give you the scoop based on both experiences. The first night it was packed to the gills thanks to a few busloads of obviously hungry and annoying high school kids. That means the lines were long, the food disappeared quickly and the staff was struggling to keep up with refreshing the popular items. Despite that, the grill dude managed to keep most of the steaks uninterrupted and most of the items were back after a wait when things settled down. In this respect, if you're there on a night packed to the gills, where you feel like the unmasked masses that were sitting elbow to elbow with everyone here will likely spark a super spreader covid event, then you're shit out of luck when it comes to getting what you want when you want. I also went a few nights later when it wasn't nearly as crowded. There were plenty of seats, it didn't feel like a hospital ICU and the food was plentiful. As it was on the first night, the popular items like the fried chicken, fried fish, shrimps etc - it all tasted great in all its unhealthy glory. Even their freakin' mashed potato gravy was yummy. As for the steaks, well the grill dude was there again and he did a good job of keeping plenty of steaks cooking. And as it was on the first night, every cut you get is the same temperature which was basically rare-somewhat medium rare. Good luck getting anything outside of that. On both nights the service was good and the clearly stretched servers were still doing a good job of keeping the plates coming, tables cleared and drinks filled. They also were friendly and chatted with us. It was not anything like what some nebulous profiles described here. Also for the record, nobody in my family or myself got sick. Everyone enjoyed their meal and the cotton candy to boot. One note - the "ice cream" does suck here. It's made of some yucky dairy substitute but beyond that, most of everything else was fine for the price we paid for. read more

Against my better judgement I went here for breakfast buffet at 10am. It was horrible!! My friend who was with me works in the food industry. We noticed 1) food warmers not keeping food warm; 2) creamers were spoiled; 3) meats beyond dry; 4) the majority of dishes and cups were dirty; 5) left gallons of milk sitting out on a cart in bakery for at least 1.5 hours; 6) water in bathroom stalls; 7) the bathroom was "cleaned" with the water that was already on the floor. The only good things were the omelette made to order AND the cupcakes. Very sad to see the state of this place. It needs new management, new safety training for the staff, appropriate temperatures for the foods and a better dishwasher. This place is prime for a lawsuit because of the bad practices. read more

To start things off, the service was fine, no worries typical buffet service. But this food was the WORST. Don't go anywhere close near the steak sauce, please for your own good. The gravy was even worse. Don't have any seafood or pork or any meat. Don't go here at all, please for your own good never come here. Horrible. read more

Me and my family went to this restaurant and were not happy with our results. We found a spider in our food, the chicken was bloody with veins on the inside, and not hygienic. This restaurant had food all over the ground with no one cleaning it up, the tables also were wet and had food crumbs all over them. Also to mention, the food was absolutely disgusting. It was fatty, oily, either too raw or too cooked, and was not appealing overall. As a food lover I am very disappointed with my results and will never comeback again. DEFINITELY DO NOT RECOMMEND. read more

Terrible food experience. Steaks were well done and tough to chew for dinner service. Not coming back

food was disgusting, DO NOT SMELL THE STEAK SAUCE, DO NOT TOUCH THE STEAK SAUCE, STEAR FAR CLEAR OF THE MACNCHEESE, AND FOR GODS SAKE, PLEASE BROTHER PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH THE GRAVY... service was nice, they took our drink order and gave it to us as we came in, ambiance was way off, had weird vibes and place reeked of piss, and place was gross. oh and also i found an ant in my drink so thats fun. Yeah no dont go here, ive eaten at some horrible food joints and buffets before, but this one has been the WORST! anywho toodles. read more

Food was good not great. Is it just my imagination or did they cut back on items. It seems they used to have more buffet counters. The fried chicken had no seasoning. The fried fish was superb. The collard greens were okay slightly sweet but when you add hot sauce it creates the magic. The steak was excellent. The other fried items such as the shrimp seamed to taste like the frozen ones you get from the grocery store. The pizza was not memorable and the French fries were a no. The cabbage was delish. The macaroni cheese was also delicious. The wait staff was excellent kept our drinks refilled and removed our employ plates quickly. The location was clean and the people who worked there were nice and friendly. Ample parking. read more

The restaurant was totally clean. The staff were very friendly and helpful. If you are in the area, definitely worth eating here. read more

Extremely expensive for crap food! We went at 6pm. Mistake cause it was packed. The food was the worst we had ever eaten... all fried and overcooked Salad bar was rarely replenished The waitresses work very hard and do their best to clear your table and get the drinks to you. Hence the 2 stars We will NEVER come back read more

All things considered this was a good place to eat. The food was passable. The service was great. The atmosphere was okay.. it's just the bathroom that does it for me, One star read more

Golden Corral Buffet & Grill - Their bathroom...that's throw up !! Disgusting!!! - American Near Me - Williamsburg, Virginia

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When you're hungry that is the best value in town, especially if you're a senior citizen and you go for the 2 o'clock early bird it's under $10 including the drink. The food is always some good favorite favorite place to go. read more

The food was great, the waitress was very kind, the waitress was great and tried her best to get our plates and refill our drinks very fast. Our waitresses name was Nat and she was very good. read more

First Golden Corral visit in decades and what a terrible experience. It wasn't very busy yet service was terrible. Took 10 minutes to get drinks brought to us. I went through 20 salad plates looking for a clean one before I just gave up. The food was plain and bland - no seasoning on anything, no butter or flavor on the saluted mushrooms, green beans or fried fish. The roast beef was a challenge for the guy to slice through so I didn't even bother to try it. All the dessert stuff looked unappetizing. Staff couldn't give 2 shits about anything. read more

What a disappointment after they did a nice remodel and the inside looks nice. No fried chicken on the buffet and when I asked they didn't speak English but someone came and said maybe 20 minutes. The steak wasn't edible but sure you couldn't chew it. I don't expect much from a buffet but this was horrible. read more

The service a Golden Corral employee named Tina showed today was totally unprofessional and rude. Today my fellow senior classmates and I attended a Golden Corral for a brunch before our senior field trip. We were met with nice employees at the door but were soon met with a cramped corner of the restaurant tucked away in the very back of a very obviously empty restaurant and Tina would soon start barking orders at us for where to sit. I didn't react right away to her orders as I wanted to sit next to my friend and the employee would soon say very clearly and unmistakably that she "did not understand how people could not understand simple instructions." During the duration of our meal she would continue to say very negative and demanding things such as "I won't make this a bad experience for you if you don't make it one for me." This was supposed to be a nice and enjoyable experience for us seniors and she made it un enjoyable. We were treated more as children than respectable adults. read more

I've been considering whether To post or not to post this review because It was in my opinion not good from the start but my Husband insisted we go here because the Golden Corals in the south are so much better than the North based on our past experiences. Wrong, wrong, wrong in this case. As soon as we walked in it smelled like a old unkept nursing home. Much of the hot food appeared to have been perching there for hours as it looked dried out, overcooked and on its last leg. The salad bar and dessert area were the freshest in presentation. Our server was really nice but allowed our dishes to remained cluttered on our table. After waiting we ended up placing our dishes on another table that had a collection of dirty dishes. This isn't my normal practice but the table we were at could not accommodate the space for all the dishes. Normally when vacationing in the south We would have gone to Golden Coral 2-3 times, but not this time. Lessons learn run when you smell something that reminds you of an unkept nursing home. This was not a good experience. I don't recommend this location. read more

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The food was pretty mediocre, nothing to special. Would put 3 stars but the manager was pretty rude to the staff. The whole atmosphere of the place is crowded. The waiter was snappy. Personally I feel like there should be more of a selection. read more

Golden Corral Buffet & Grill - American Near Me - Williamsburg, Virginia

I was actually surprised by the wide selection of fresh hot food. Customer service was on point and the general cleanliness of the establishment was great. We will make the journey again from Newport News again. read more

Golden Corral Buffet & Grill - Fresh and hot food for the price. - American Near Me - Williamsburg, Virginia

This spot is under renovation. The design looked really nice and the place was much brighter than before. There was even a center fire place; pretty cool. Unfortunately, the food quality has dropped. Food items were cold, dry, crusted over, and the juice bar was engulfed with fruit flies. It was truly disgusting. Our waiter did his best - I guess. This visit was soo disappoint. There is no way we're coming to this location. Visit at your own risk. read more

This is THE MOST disgusting eating establishment that I've ever been to. Needless to say I was extremely reluctant to even eat here, but went along with it because my father had "coupons". My niece told me before going," it's dirty, but the food is good ". What I witnessed here was was horrifying and gut churning. Upon getting our silverware from the server, the gluttonous chocolate-dried-paint texture dessert caked on(pun intended) the knife was a sight for sore eyes. 5 minutes later into our possible disease inducing meal, I noticed a worker sweep the floor, then immediately sweep off a table with the same broom, then sweep the floor again. There's a rule that you must wear gloves at all buffet bars, but nobody knew how to use the gloves appropriately. I watched people handle the salad bar utensils, then touch their clothes, skin etc, then handle more salad bar utensils The pizza had no flavor, my hot cocoa was inedible because it tasted like bleach, and the foods that ordinarily have structure lacked it. I will say they had a large selection of food which is good for big families with finicky eaters, but the quality reinforced that I won't ever eat at a Golden Corral ever again. read more

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It was good Food, good service and good ambiance clean tables and bathrooms were clean.

My wife wanted me to take her out to supper for Valentine's Day, so we went to Golden Corral Buffet. Our meals were under $20 (by 4-cents) including our iced-tea drinks. Since it was Valentine's Day, I told her to eat all she wanted, and she did, and so did I. All the fried chicken pieces were very large and warm, fresh from the fryer. Great tasting fried chicken. The fried catfish was tasty and cut in small pieces. (The tarter sauce is on the salad bar.) Fresh cooked tasty cabbage and greens. (Green pepper sauce is not available.) After 4pm they serve a nice tender and juicy steak that you order at the grill. (I actually heard more than one person order a well-well done steak. I don't understand it either.) The meat and vegetables taste great at this Golden Corral. Their roast beef may be the best you have ever eaten, it was for me. Their weak spot is their dessert bar. There wasn't much there, when I was. No chocolate flowing fountain or chocolate strawberries. Thy did have a delicious carrot cake, if you are into sweet vegetables. The cookies had a great taste but they were had as a rock and needed to be soaked in something to soften them. If you want to impress someone by taking them out somewhere nice for a meal, this Golden Corral is a winner. It is better than most fast food restaurants. Give this Golden Corral a try and it will surpirse you. read more

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Food was good until my mother found something in the side of her cake that looks alot like rat poop , we informed the manager we was told they don't have bugs & out of 6 months of being there he's surprised how clean they are , walked to tell my dad and he said it looked exactly like that n was disgusted .... Went back to tell the manager & was greeted by a different person that was very unprofessional , rude , & tried to make a point by smearing the poop & saying it's chocolate to prove a point , had to request another person because the tension was rising , the previous manager came back and resolved for our full refund. read more

Golden Corral Buffet & Grill - American Near Me - Williamsburg, Virginia