Not even a question, the best buffet style restaurant I've ever been to by an absolute landslide. Their buffet is reasonably priced, and they've simplified it perfectly. I salivate at the thought of this restaurant, and am trying to figure out excuses to come back up to Binghamton in order to visit it. It's that good. read more

Went here for lunch on a Sunday. It was average at best. Chicken was okay, too salty in my opinion however. Mashed potatoes were flavorless but the gravy was good. Corn bread was very good and service was the best thing about the place. read more

I love Phils !! So much so that I know their buffet menu selection by heart. Sunday- baked fish. Monday - turkey Tuesday -wings Thursday -beef tips Friday- fried fish. Those are my favorites!! And of course the chicken and MASHED POTATO!! I use them all the time to feed out of town company who fall in love with it. Great service great people and you CAN NOT beat the price!! I love the salad soup bar. Best value in town! And they are more than happy to serve my chicken "dry"- no extra sauce. A must go to !! read more

This gem is the best chicken spots I've ever been to and my favorite place to eat in the southern tier. The service is friendly and the value of the buffet is amazing. read more

Horrible breakfast experience. Refuse to go back during breakfast. After some convincing from people I went back for dinner. Not as bad but still not that amazing. Buffet is very small.. read more

I ordered the bbq pulled pork sandwich and cabbage salad. The pork was okay but the sauce was too tangy and sweet. The cabbage salad was amazing! My daughter got the chicken wings and baked potato. It was okay...nothing to write home about. Our two dinners, hot chocolate and 2 slices of pie came up to $30. It's a bit pricey. read more

Great food. We went for their lunch buffet and it was great. Our waitress at one point helped our daughter add things to her salad at the salad bar. Great staff all the way around very friendly. read more

food was sub par but there was plenty of it. Chicken over cooked and ribs tasted unusual. Soup was okay and salad bar not terrible but scarce. Deserts were no better. The soft drinks were good. Service was okay everyone was friendly. A little pricey for what you get I had a party of six and bill was $100 with tip. I would not go back. read more

Grew up in Binghamton and moved to LA 35 years ago. Just came back to visit and went to Phil's for first time. Best American home cooking I've ever had. Food was fantastic and so was service - great prices too! read more

My family has been eating at Phil's for over 30 years now. In all that time, I don't think I've ever had a bad meal or been disappointed. An occasional item might not always be perfect but everything is always super fresh and hot. I've been to chinese buffets before where everything I ate was cold. Phil's buffet food is always hot and plentiful. Pies are excellent. Breakfast buffet is one of the better ones around. Prices are excellent. Best Thousand Island dressing I've ever had and the cole slaw dressing is excellent. Great job Phil! read more

If you like chicken, you will love Phil's. It has grown on me , as my first impression was hesitant. The decor is very country and I am not a fan of buffets. I still order off the menu, but am amazed how moist and delicious the chicken is EVERY time. The staff is super friendly like nowhere else I have seen before. If in the area, you must try Phil's! read more

i've been to their buffet twice, had takeout once, and have been at catered events a few times. i feel like the chicken is better at catered events, i dunno why, BUT it is still really good served in house. i love that this place offers that summer cornell style BBQ chicken year round, chicken gets a 4 out of 5 (the breast can be a little dry at times and the wing gets too overdone to eat). i dunno why, but both times at the buffet they didn't have any thighs out, which is my favorite part of the chicken. the biscuits i've had from them before were nothing special. i bought a dozen of them and only had a few of them and then they got moldy after only a day or 2. anyways, the buffet is really the best way to go at this place. great salad bar, i usually go for the potato salad and the cabbage salad. the cabbage salad is just coleslaw with an oil/vinegar base instead of mayo. and i usually like my potato salad with mustard in it, but theirs was fine without it. they have a selection of breads at the buffet too, the cornbread was great, some of the best i've had in the area! and the stuffing they had at the buffet was really good too. now onto the negatives. the mashed potatoes were very disappointing. tasted fake, same with the gravy, it just didn't have the taste or texture like it was made in house. same with the beef tips, the gravy didn't seem fresh and the beef was also kinda overdone and hard to chew. the potatoes au gratin we ok, nothing special. and as for the ribs, i was not a fan. the sauce was too sticky and didn't have any sort of special flavor. the ribs were tender enough and big too, they cut up fill sized spare ribs, but it didn't really taste like they were seasoned, so all you tasted was pork fat and bbq sauce. the dessert though, oh god. included with the buffet you get a slice of pie or cake. the waitress (who was friendly and attentive) warned me to save room, and i thought i did but i guess i didn't. i got the lemon meringue pie and i ate most of it but couldn't force down the last 2 bites, i just didn't have the room. the pie was fantastic though, i'm not usually a huge fan of meringue but this was done right. that said, a couple years ago when i was at a buffet my friend and i each got a slice of pecan pie and my friend asked the waitress if it was made in house and she said no. it was good but even if my friend hadn't asked i would have been able to tell that it wasn't made in house, it was just like the kind you used to be able to get at the giant. so overall, definitely worth the trip for the buffet, even if everything's not made in house there's still a lot of good quality food to load up on for a fair price read more

I had a catered, outdoor event for 75 people this weekend. It was perfect. The chicken was cooked well, yet moist and tasted delicious. The salads were excellent and presented with casual class. The pulled pork was fantastic! The staff of three that cooked and prepared the buffet tables made the day. They were friendly, professional and did an amazing amount of hard work, while making everything look effort free. Thank you for making our event a great, great success!!!!! read more

awesome service, healthy options, veryy good salad bar just wish the fruit was included with salad bar!

Superb chicken and delicious salt potatoes. The lunch buffet is very reasonably priced and has great garlic bread.

Just had a fantastic turkey dinner package shared with my daughter & son-in-law! The rotisserie turkey was one of the best I've ever had. All the "fixins" were included in the package and they even gave us an extra fruit bowl at no extra cost. Phil's staff are wonderful and made it a very easy experience. I will definitely order this again next year! The quality and convenience is well worth it. Thanks Phil's! read more

I reside in Endicott, and have for the past 3 years. My wife and I. Originally from Western NY, I've heard about this place a few times from people so one night, recently, Oct 2014, we ordered take out from here. Not good. We got the Ribs dinner and the Meatloaf dinner (basket) and each came with 2 sides. We both got different sides so we could mix and match and try everything. The meat was okay. It wasn't terrible but it wasn't fabulous either. But the sides is what turned us off. The mashed potatoes tasted like Instant mash. Not real potatoes, maybe with some little pieces of redskin? Nope. Bland, bland, bland. The Mac and cheese was the same. NO FLAVOR! Ok, so onto the stuffing...unfortunately it was the same. Actually the stuffing, which I love a good stuffing, was the worst. Not fluffy at all, in fact it was soggy and again had minimal flavor. We were SO disappointed! I would think a place like this would have rich, homemade mashed, and creamy Mac and cheese loaded with cheesy flavor and goodness. After all, it's not a chain, and we usually prefer these type of places. Nope, I would pass on this joint. read more

There food is so good I'm afraid to go back after 3 yes cause last time I went I got really sick but would love to try again food 5 star

Have used them twice for parties and it is so much easier than cooking for the day. Everyone loves the choices we get. Will continue to use them each year for our annual party. read more