Riverview Restaurant

Very nice local restaurant. The food was good and reasonably priced. The servers were great and…read morefriendly. A good find in a small city like Tell, Indiana.

This place has been around a long time and has gone through some changes. One thing that remains…read morein quality service and great food. The lunch buffet is stocked with lots of choices from chicken to fish to barbecue. And there's the salad bar and several dessert choices. The place is modestly decorated and fitting for the place. Definitely check it out.

This is exactly what you see when you walk into the building" A sort of "WALK OF FAME"

Buffet - fried chicken, mac n cheese, chicken & noodles, pork wrapped in bacon, green beans, mashed potatoes....

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Schwartz Family Restaurant

4.1(93 reviews)

29.5 mi

Food is always delicious, fresh, and piping hot. Staff is friendly. Restaurant is clean and well…read moremaintained.

The food is mediocre, not a very large selection and quite often not exactly warm. And with the…read morebuffet, you only get one dessert. They don't really clean the tables between trips to the buffet so you have a table full of dishes to deal with. It is very expensive. My wife and I paid $60 for mediocre food and only allowed one dessert per. Not worth it.

The steam line

Schwartz Family Restaurant - Home style buffet. Corn, baked chicken, bbq chicken, chicken quiche, broccoli and cauliflower in cheese sauce and coconut cream pie

Home style buffet. Corn, baked chicken, bbq chicken, chicken quiche, broccoli and cauliflower in cheese sauce and coconut cream pie

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Front entrance

Country Cupboard

3.9(62 reviews)

57.0 mi

Each time I go to country cupboard the service is excellent and the food is great, I would…read morerecommend this place to anyone, oh the deserts are wonderful

Great home cooking food! The fried chicken was crisp outside and moist inside. Sides and desserts…read morewere delicious! We were traveling and ate at Lambert's yesterday and this food was much better! And considerably more reasonably priced. Staff were so friendly and attentive.

Lots of desserts on the buffet or $1.99 to go

To Go items

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The King of Steak

3.7(3 reviews)

47.4 mi

Me and my family came here with high expectations. We seen tons of Facebook post showing multiple…read morebars with food and wide variety. We showed up and they had one meat option out which was what looked like left over fajitas, and like 2 side items. We had to prepay full price and we thought maybe they are still putting items out or in the middle of refreshing. We was wrong they never added more food to bar or brought out more variety. The only thing they had a large variety of and wasn't almost out was prepackaged little Debbie snack cakes. Also place was not the cleanest.

This is the best buffet I have had in 20 years! All the ingredients and real and fresh. It all…read moretastes home made. Almost every item was juicy and perfectly seasoned. I started with a huge center cut pork chop. It had a great grilled flavor and a very interesting tomato based sauce. Next there was tasty smoked sausage which was surrounded by a large variety of grilled vegetables. I don't eat veggies but I could tell those who do would be happy as well. Then I had some tasty taco beef and I topped it with some cool bean sauce and cheese and sour cream. I also had a nice piece of steak very flavorful. The iced tea was nice and strong. I also had a glass of orange and even it was better than normal it was strong on syrup with a good bite. Next the deserts. At first I was disappointed because they looked like they came from Walmart. However, when I tasted them I was blown away again. The lemon cake was moist and tasted like the delicious lemon archway cookies from my childhood. Next I tried a pumpkin cream log. The spices were perfect and the filling had an excellent balance of tangy cream cheese and sweet. The lunch buffet was $15 drink included. Not only was it the most real and flavorful meal I've had in years but the couple running the place are super friendly and keep the buffet very well maintained. The place was completely clean including the restrooms. The only thing I was missing was some bread or mashed potatoes, but I think they have those sometimes just not the day I went.

Restaurante interior

Ribeye steak

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Ground beef and pulled pork

Moonlite Bar-B-Q Inn

3.8(348 reviews)

24.8 mi

Best place for BBQ in Owensboro. Try the Buffett for a…read morevariety of choices. Classic Southern food. Friendly staff. Comfortable setting.

07/03/26. After 30yrs time to say goodbye. Our waitress was great and food was too. But if you…read moreseated in another's area you'll get drawn into a nasty comments by other waitresses. Since i don't tolerate that i told them so that it's wrong to do that and we all left. If they now hire those types and looks like they do, IM outta there. I'll try the other barbecue place.

The Tourist Trap

So much good stuff! This plate is a great motivation to work hard and make money.

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Rockhouse On The River

4.6(47 reviews)

47.4 mi

Very good pizza, Nice outdoor setting too. Good service. Worth the drive from Evansville.read more

Excellent food. Friendly service. Best pizza in the city! My favorite food to order is the…read moreCalzone. Thin crispy outside and a light and soft bread inside, stuff with all that melty cheesy goidnes and loaded with your choice of meat and veggies. Wow! You gotta go try this one!

Star Wars pinball machine in the game room.

Hot boneless buffalo wings after a thirty minute ride home. Highly recommend!

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View across street

Country Tyme Diner

4.3(10 reviews)

89.2 mi

Excellent small town diner. The catfish special on Friday was very good! Service was friendly and…read moreefficient.

Best food best staff and grate prices cool little dinner summer shade Kentucky. Fast service and…read morealways clean

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Ole South Barbeque

4.0(91 reviews)

20.2 mi

I love breakfast, lunch and dinner at Ole South. You can order from the menu or go for the Buffet…read more The food is delicious and the service is excellent. I love the fried chicken and the pulled pork. Ole South has a mouth watering selection of deserts including soft ice cream for making your own sundae, topping your favorite pie or cobbler. Dessert is included with the buffet. They can also cater your next event. Did I mention the salad bar? It's one of the best salad bars in town. On the go? Get your food to-go. Grab a To-go container and fill it with your favorite food off the buffet or Salad Bar. Don't forget to take home a whole pie...Pecan, Chocolate, Coconut

Judging from the packed parking lot, this has to be the busiest restaurant in Owensboro. Not only…read morewas the parking lot full but people were parking on the street and walking to the restaurant. The buffet was absolutely delicious. Old fashioned creamed corn, green beans mashed potatoes, gravy mac & cheese, corn muffins and fried apples all tasted like they could have come from Grandma's kitchen. The salad bar was excellent too, all the ingredients were fresh and there was a nice variety. All this and a dessert bar too! The buffet and salad bar were kept very clean and the food was fresh. Service was very friendly and the price of the bay was extremely reasonable.

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Santas Lodge

2.6(58 reviews)

19.3 mi

CAVEAT EMPTOR Hello…read moretraveler. Yes you the person reading this. Have you ever wanted to spend 500+ dollars on a room with no microwave. No mini-fridge. disgustingly stained bedding A ceiling covered in cobwebs, and an AC that hasn't seen maintenance in at least 5 years? Then I can genuinely say that Santa's Lodge is for you. I genuinely don't know where the nerve to call this place a resort comes from so i won't be including that descriptor.. I've stayed in red roof ins. Hotel motels, but Santas Lodge is easily the worst room I've seen for what you're paying. I will be going far far away from this place and recommend any person to do the same. these people do not care about the property, let alone your business or comfort. Is it close to Holiday world? Yes, that's probably the nicest thing I can say about it. But so are the Cottages and those at least have clean rooms. Lesson, Do not trust any review without photos. See photos below in case you think there's exaggeration.

This place is cute and festive and my 7year old enjoyed it and that's all that mattered but the…read morewalls are paper thin, you can hear everything. The toilet didn't flush. The breakfast was not very appetizing, and people smoke cigarettes in their rooms even though it's smoke free and it stinks up the halls. Definitely needs updates. Would never voluntarily stay there ever again.

Coined laundry room. Was able to exchange for quarters at front desk

Complimentary breakfast waffles

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Simple complimentary breakfast bar

Golden Hibachi Buffet

2.9(61 reviews)

64.1 mi

I was told it's the only Chinese buffet in town. Owner was nice. Staff was same as any buffet…read morestaff. Sodas are bottled or fountain (free refills on the latter). We went right when they opened and it was empty but quickly filled to capacity by the time we left. Food was fresh. Be careful that the fried fish may have bones.

Exactly what you want from a buffet and hibachi. Food was plentiful and there were many items to…read morechoose from; sushi, chicken, seafood, beef, noodles, rice, soups, and desserts. Some items are more flavorful than others, but all are cooked well and seemed fresh. The servers bring your drinks and did a nice job keeping them filled. The hibachi allows you to have your food cooked fresh right in front of you with the sauce of your choice. This is a solid buffet and the food seems reasonable for the price charged. The restaurant is clean and spacious, so you can easily get around other folks at the buffet. I'd recommend it, especially if you have a family. Everyone should be able to find food they will enjoy.

Hot food station. This one had chicken, beef, mushrooms, and seafood.

A nice buffet. Clean and plentiful.

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Clean and spacious buffet area.

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Hunter H.

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13 years ago

Great food and buffet. Love going there with my family.

Jessie G.

28

218

165

15 years ago

Love visiting here! Meat and 3 with wonderful view.

abc a.

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14 years ago

Beautiful view. Great food. Will definitely return.

Jenny L.

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4

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6 years ago

Not my type of food. Not good makes me feel like

David D.

4

3

15 years ago

Great service, good cookin'

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