Service was awesome and bar was good was better than it was as a child stoped for the memories and was pleasantly surprised

Was way too salty,& felt rushed. Also felt like they had an attitude problem towards me

Great buffet and great food. My wife's favorite place with very friendly staff. I recommend it if like good buffets.

I had seen these in certain parts of the country but never stopped. Yelp has this at 2.5 stars and I concur. I walked the buffet and nothing jumped out at me, so we stuck to the menu. Also not a lot on the menu that jumped out, so we settled on the burger, which was quite good. 2 stars instead of 3. They were out of onion rings, which according to the menu, is a featured appetizer. My wife ordered fries with her burger and I ordered a side of steamed veggies. We both received fries. Food did come out hot, we were served in a reasonable time and the waitress checked on us from time to time. read more

I'm from South Carolina on a road trip to Ohio. I've seen Shoney's around and have always heard of it , and was excited to try it ! Until me and my friend walked in and all three people at the front walked away and we stood there for 10 minutes in an empty front lobby waiting for service. Never trying shoneys if this is the typa service I get read more

The bathrooms look disgusting the food look and tasted old they didn't label what the food was it was EXTREMELY small the waiters were really mean and looked drugged out of their mind. read more

If you want a throwback to the late 70s or early 80s, this is the place for you to go. The interior is very dated, in serious need of a scrub down, a fresh coat of paint, and a BIG dose of modernization, if you know what I mean. The All-You-Care-To-Eat bar is underwhelming to say the least. One word describes the food to a T and it's institutional. Bland, cold, and unappealing. No flavor, no heat, and not good to look at. They are honestly catering to those who are 70 and above and one look around the dining room would tell you that. 'Merica. The service was lackluster at best. Our waitress seemed like she didn't want to be there, let alone want to be serving anyone. Two thumbs way down, shame I can't give it ZERO stars. read more

We were at the establishment 8/8/24....we had the privledge of being waited on by Destiny. Best servide we have had in a long time.. Destiny was courtesous, efficient, and caring. We advised Tiffany, manager of the great service and she was so pleasant as well. The dinner bar was clean and stocked properly. Food was awesome as well. read more

Friendly waitress. Terrible food. Too greasy and burnt. Whole restaurant felt greasy.

Pleasantly surprised. I held back one star because the owner has done nothing renovate, update, or improve their property. There is no pride of ownership. read more

Food was not good at all, hash browns were mashed potatoes, rice was over cooked, not sure what type of meat the sausage was made of and there were mostly salad items on the bar at 9:30am. read more

staff sat with manager talking or playing the " Claw " game and taking selfies with what they won . had to wave someone down to get more water. Dessert bar looked nasty. I asked for anything fresh they said they didn't have anything made. But could make me hot fudge cake for extra cost ! Flys were landing on the food at the salad bar. Definitely won't be back to this location ! read more

Great Sunday Brunch Buffett! Full Breakfast and dinner items along with salad bar! Quick place to eat to avoid the wait lists at Cracker Barrel or Chilis! read more

Serious roach problem. Had them crawling out from under the trim beside our table the meal was free but the manager seemed to downplay the problem and make excuses as to why they have them. I will not be back. read more

Hadn't been to Shoney's for years. We were traveling through Princeton, WV, and decided to try it again at 2 p.m. We saw a lot of people! We walked around the lunch buffet and it looked nice, so for $11.49 we got the all-you-can eat buffet. It was good! I liked the fried chicken which was more like broasted than heavily fried. Other meat choices were Salisbury steak and lightly fried fish. They tasted good. Veggies that I took were the green beans with small potatoes and peas. The salad choices were many and the cole slaw was a nice choice. The menu had desserts, but we had the jello and pudding from the buffet. The waitress kept our table cleaned of used plates and kept our water glasses full. The restaurant and bathrooms were clean. We made the right stop. read more

Shoney's - tables and chairs in a restaurant - Buffets Near Me - Princeton, West Virginia

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My family and I ate at Shoneys in Princeton, WV recently. The food was amazing but our server, an older blonde woman, was kind of rude. The people next to us apparently didn't tip enough and she made a comment about that. I believe in tipping but I thought it was rude. They were still close enough to hear. I felt bad for them. It was almost like she purposely shamed them. If we go back, she will NOT be my server. Everything else was nice. read more

Me and my girlfriend had recently made a visit to Shoneys in Princeton wv. Our server Cindy insisted we pay cash at the table instead of the register, and I saw her pocket it instead of putting in the register, so I just left. She also seemed to be rude to a black family that was sitting a few tables away. This behavior is unacceptable and I don't think I'll be returning in the future. read more

We, my husband and I, decided to eat here today while we were spending time in Princeton. I had never eaten at a Shoney's before and it had been some time since he had, so we said.. Why not! I was pleasantly surprised by the selection of food that they offered --all day breakfast, sign me up! Plus they had a rather impressive salad bar/buffet, which included breakfast items as well as some lunch specials. Though the decor is dated, did remind me of the early to mid 80's --they had 2 actual working payphones, the service was fabulous. We opted for the buffet, all you can eat so why not, and if you walk away hungry that is on you. If you are a picky eater, like so many are these days, this might not be the place for you. They have booths as well as tables, plenty of space for a couple or a large group --something to keep in mind when you plan to dine. read more

I don't know exactly how this restaurant could ruin so much food. The fried foods had a strange taste, possibly bad fry oil ? All the other items I had were awful as well. The gravy was nice and browned but tasted burnt, the steak was bad , the only thing ok was the salad. read more

We were greeted right away and seated promptly. We got the seafood buffet and the food was fresh and delicious. The variety was amazing. Our server was attentive and kind. read more

We stopped here for dinner around 5pm. There were only a few cars in the parking lot. We were seated immediately. The menus given to us were dirty. Our waitress was attentive and we both ordered the buffet. The soup bar was disappointing. The soups looked like they had been there all day. There was a cream based soup but the container was empty. The beef cabbage soup was definitely not fresh. The salad bar was limited and the lettuce was semi fresh. My husband got the buffet and shared the food was full of sodium and overcooked. We both grew up with the Shoney's in the 1980's and this experience was a disappointment. read more

Cobb salad was so fresh! Onion rings were hand breaded and everyone was really friendly. Bathroom was a bit sticky, but the table was super clean. Very good experience. read more

Great food and friendly staff. We had a birthday girl and customers helped wishing her happy birthday. Even a couple police officers joined in fun and to ok pics afterwards. We was traveling to Mrtyle Beach. read more

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Food was bland. Interior was sad. Service was bad. The ice cream machine spewed everywhere and it wasn't even frozen yet

Same as I remember from over 20 years ago. Only stopped for nostalgia sake. Our server Amber was great. read more

Shoney's - a cup of coffee and a sign - Buffets Near Me - Princeton, West Virginia

This Shoney's was older but not dirty at all like the other reviews said. The staff was all very friendly and the food on the buffet was tasty. We enjoyed our dinner and the polite staff! read more

Bad service! Burnt onion rings and our hamburger and fish sandwich too over an hour to get to us. Never again. Keep driving! read more

My friends and I came here while driving to South Carolina. Stopped in, sat down and waited for a waitress to attend to us. I went to the bathroom with my friend, came back, and saw the rest of the group got waters and so we waited for someone to come greet us to bring us waters as well. It took around 15 minutes to which my friend went up to the host stand to kindly ask if we were okay to sit where we were due to nobody coming up in the past 15 minutes. Eventually, a waitress approached us and asked what we would like but did not bring us menus. So, the manager eventually walked up and grabbed us menus, drinks, and apologized for the delay in service. Once the waitress returned, we were ready to order because we wanted to get back on the road. As she went around taking our orders, she did not know 3/6 orders we had were on the menu. Something was off, for sure. But, eventually another waitress came up with the manager, introduced herself, and said she was going to take care of us due to the other waitress having an off day and needing to go home (not sure what ultimately happened). But, she got all of our orders in check, was extremely attentive, and made sure we were taken care of from the moment she greeted us to the point we left. All in all, it was a bit of a shaky start but the food was delicious for such a good price. read more

Got breakfast this morning for my first time here. Breakfast menu is too basic for me but the food was good. I would love to see flavored pancakes on the menu. I was very shocked that they don't serve coffee. read more

While driving home to Ohio to visit, I decided to stop and get a quick bite! I haven't been to a Shoney's since I was a kid! I definitely should of listen to the reviews! Avoid this place like the plague! I wasn't expecting a 5 star meal but come on I had hospital cafeteria food that was 50times better!! The building also needed an update about 12years ago! I feel bad for the servers I know they can't make good tips with such poor quality food! Again, think twice and avoid this place! I only gave two stars because all the employees were super friendly and my drink was never empty! (Should of went to the restroom first and I definitely would of left without eating) read more

Let's start with cleanliness.... the place is disgustingly dirty. Every single meal we ordered was messed up. My youngest son wanted the salad bar, we were charged 14.99 for it. When I questioned it I was told that it was prime rib night so that was the price. When I went to pay the check I told the lady up front about it ,which I presume was the manager, and she preceded to argue with me. I told her the only price we saw was on the menu which was 6.99. She said well we have to many buffets to list and we don't tell our waitresses to let everyone know, I guess thats a training error. I can honestly say that this is the worst place I have eaten at and the worst service. read more

We ate there yesterday and we haven't eaten in a long time but they had everything was wonderful they had new dishes and they must have a new cook because it was crowded and it was really truly good I will go back again read more

1st of all we went inside and there were no seats what so ever. Then there was nothing on the menu but Cheeseburgers, Salads and Drinks, The buffet had DIRTY DISHES and there was 14 options to choose from other than the salad bar. For 3 People it was 66 DOLLARS!! Once we got to the register a couple was in front of us and one behind us. The one couple behind us ( the lady in particular) was sick and say her burger was under cooked. We got up to the register and complained and they girl said " Cannot do nothing about it $66" That was the worst service I have ever received by ANY restaurant! read more

Horrible buffet with food from either out of a box or a can. The servers were arguing over who would get the door so we stood there in an almost empty restaurant listening to several young women arguing over who was going to seat us and what section. They used profanity and called eachother rude names. Our drinks were never refilled and we were never offered anything that was edible. Very unprofessional, dirty and sad. read more

Meh! A buffet chain that exists throughout the south and here in Princeton, West Virginia. The place creeped me out. It smelled old and unclean. Prices seemed high for what I got. Food was so-so so it wasn't worth it to me. read more

Last time I was in as Shoneys was about 13 yes ago, good food I'm Hinesville, GA. Loved their lunch buffet so I though, what the heck, can't be that much different. Wrong! Buffet was a holiday price $14. Options were horrible, good was not brought out in forever and low quality. Terrible. Don't stop here if you have a choice. Only good thing was the waitress was really nice and that's about it. read more

My family averages at least once a week eating here. All of the waitress are great! A few we know by name such as Drema, Tammy, Amber, etc. We have once in a great while gotten something we were not pleased with and they always make it right. We once went to a expensive restaurant I'm the area and ordered lobster. The waiter brought it and it looked like it had been run through liquid smoke! The price was expensive for a mess with lobster! We also went to another higher price restaurant and ordered four different lunches neither was up to what you would expect. Broccoli-cheese soup came in a bowl covered with melted cheese on bread slices. The soup below the bread did not have a creamy base. It was awful. So before you put down Shoney's spend your money on the elite eateries in the area and enjoy! Be sure to have an alcohol beverage before you eat and you might enjoy anything served! read more

GROSS GROSS GROSS AND OVERPRICED! My salad came out warm and after everyone had eaten. It was missing two staples that make it a Cobb salad... corn and tomatoes. The ice cream bar that's part of the overpriced buffet is broke and we found that out after we paid full price for the buffet. The server said it has been for months. Drinks are $2.69 each and the server double charged us, or tried to. The whole place just needs an overhaul! Food, the building and all of the staff! read more

Thought I would try this place again. Waitress was very nice but the food was mediocre. The bar is the same as its been years ago. They need to upgrade. Their ranch dressing was so watery. Why do you have to water it down? Do you need to save money that bad? I am very disappointed in Shoneys. Its sad they have went downhill in the last few years. I have given them plenty of chances but this will be the last. read more

Food was very good for the price, however the restroom was dirty and gross, dated interior, service was good.