Golden Corral

I went to your location on Thursday 4÷14÷16. I became sick 2 hours later. I told my husband the black Eyed Peas tasted funny and after two small bites stopped eating them. I was sick all Thursday and had to miss my job on Friday because I was still ill. I work in the food business and know the risks of eating at food establishments. After posting my condition on Facebook I was shocked to learn that a number of my friends also became sick while dining there. 10 to be exact. This has been over the period of your opening. I know my little post will not do much to change your restaurant but I hope it will enlighten the public that your establishment may not be the best choice in dining out.

I have noticed that the quality of service and food has seriously declined in recent months.
Today my husband and I went for the breakfast buffet. The bacon was cold and greasy, the juice was mostly water and the scrambled eggs were dry.
The server left our dirty dishes and never did bring the coffee and water.
We drive about 20 miles for had been a nice relaxing beginning of the day. On the ride home, I threw up. It’s not worth the trip anymore.

Decent place to grab some food. The food is okay. I wish they had more healthy options for breakfast.

Overpriced! Sometimes the quality of the food is great. Sometimes I know I do not get my money’s worth. I won’t be back. There were plenty of servers on hand but no one could be bothered to clean up a bowl of melted ice cream left at the ice cream station the last (and second) time I went. The first time I thought maybe it was a fluke that the service was so horrible. Our server was hiding in plain sight. People had to go up to her and beg for their refills. She was complaining about her job openly, and loudly. I know it is a buffet. I know being a server is not an easy job no matter what. However complaining about your job in front of customers is never a good idea no matter the industry. So my husband and our friends tried it out once again. The food was better as far as a few items went this time. Yet the majority of the items I tried were inedible and left unfinished. This did not go for just myself, but our whole party. The cleanliness factor was sorely lacking all over. We were greeted by a very rude cashier and unkempt drink stations. We were all so hungry and had waited a while in the line to get our drinks at that point. So we overlooked it. What followed lead to all of us wishing we never went in the first place. All of us walked away unsatisfied and disappointed. Even my husband who generally is not one to complain, said the food quality lacked severely this last time. Our server, however, was on top of things. That is the only positive critique I can give. I won’t go back.

We come here at least a couple times a month and this has been the worst visit ever. Come in the door and pay the normal amount, then when you get to where you see the food, things went downhill fast. The chocolate fountain isnt running, the juice dispenser isnt running, and the soft serve ice cream is not set up. Even the food quality is below expectation. After many trips here we have learned that it just is not worth the wait or dealing with the miserable degenerate that works the cook to order section. We will probably be back after a couple weeks but damn, should cut us a break on price when so much of the offered food is out. The crappy server is the normal so i hardly notice anymore.

Golden Corral has been on a rapid decline in quality since their open last year. The past few times I have eaten there, most of the food is cold and the restaurant has been a mess. I’ve been in there several times where the visible garbage cans have been filled to the top and stayed that way, unchanged for the reet of the time I was there. Having full garbage cans especially out in the open isn’t a good sign. They also seem to stay understaffed and I can only assume they’re being poorly managed because of this and previously mentioned complaints. I paid over $ 17 just for myself. With prices like that, I expect much better quality service, cleanliness, and quality of food. After my visit this past Saturday (2−20−16), I will no longer be eating at Huntsville’s Golden Corral until they get their shit together. $ 17 is ridiculous for the horrible food I regrettably ate.
Tip: Don’t eat the bacon. Most of it comes from a sow in heat so the taste of the bacon is really off and disgusting.

I just need to start by saying this is a breakfast only review. We went on a promotion for early bird breakfast on a Friday morning and it was $ 5.99 with coffee or juice included.
They have a wide variety of breakfast fare from basics like pancakes, biscuits, and French toast. They also have some things you can’t get at other breakfast places and buffets such as breakfast pizza (pizza crust egg and cheese).
The fried chicken they had on the buffet at the time we went was a little dry however if you went for dinner and they were replacing items regularly it would be better.
Overall I would say that for the price we paid ($ 5.99) we definitely got a good value. The food was right on par with other buffets in the same category (Ryan’s). We will definitely be back for dinner and will update the review when that happens.

Finally a good decent buffet in Huntsville! I was somewhat looking forward to this place opening and decided to come by after the hype had ended. When you walk in you feel like you are in maze in the start of the line process but it gets to be more clear on what you are doing.
I decided to try out the Mongolian Grill since I was wanting to red meat that day. I had gotten a steak and I like my steak Medium. Well the steak was a little overcooked than what I wanted it to be. I tried some of the pastas and the pizza and they were good too. Our server was nice and I compensated her for making sure we were okay after a trip to get more food.

Nope… Don’t do it! To bad you can’t select ZERO STARS!!!
Food was just awful.
Ridiculously over priced.
Crowded, noisy, POOR quality.
We really had high hopes when we saw they were opening. The parking lot stays full, we took that as a good sign. We were wrong. Soooo wrong.
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I finally got a chance to stop for dinner at this relatively new restaurant. It always looks so busy I had high hopes, but I left rather disappointed. The place is bright and clean and the servers were friendly and helpful. The food from the grilling station (steak and hibachi) was pretty good, although the portions were small. The rest of the buffet was pretty sad, however. Soggy, over cooked vegetables, bland meatloaf, poor selection of seafood. Given all the other choices in town, I doubt I’ll bother to come back.

My husband & I went here for dinner & it is our first time there. We got our drinks & we were greeted by a very nice cashier. This place is a buffet and its clean & the food is very yummy. There baby back ribs are very delicious & pork chops are very yum! They have everything from salads, country down home style to Asian cuisine & the awesome dessert aisle. Ooh the awesome chocolate & vanilla wonderfall! The staffs are very sweet & very helpful. Awesome customer service! I give this place 2 thumbs way up & I am a very tough critic to impress & this place did impressed me. My husband loves it here too & we will be coming back here again for sure.

They need to go to Anniston to see a real Golden Corral in action. Some foods good. Some poor. Chicken livers overlooked. They doled out the baked ham like it was gold (en). Brussels Sprouts and cabbage weak, watery and poor. Asparagus? Might have been… it was approximately the right color but I’ve had pasta bigger around than this stuff.
$ 28.63 for two buffets and one tea? Really?
Be a really good place once they get the idea of cooking good food. The layout makes you walk all over to see what they have which stinks if you have trouble walking.
In another buffet type restaurant in town the server comes to your table and takes your drink order and brings hot rolls. In this one?
The drinks are at the front so you have to get them and carry them as you pay. I walk with a cane. In other places where you carry a tray the staff always asks if I need help and in one place they insist on carrying the tray for me. I always tell them thanks but I got it… this place? Once you pay you’re invisible.
The server came to the table, introduced himself, wrote his name on a business card, dropped it on the table and told us, «if you want rolls they’re on the buffet on the right.» They were. They were also cold.
Having had all my kids work through college as servers I respect them and have always left a tip. Sometimes a small one for poor service but always left a tip.
Not this time. This yo yo got exactly nothing.

I have been to this restaurant 3 times wanting it to improve each time.
This last visit will be my last.
at 6:30 pm they were out of fried chicken, rotisserie chicken, pot roast, mashed potatoes, Cole slaw
Not just out not replace for the 40 minutes I was there
Not that there wasn’t enough help
chefs are walking around looking at it just not replacing it
staff is very unhelpful
kitchen was an eyesore at best
Salad guy drinking iced tea in front of guests without a lid or straw
the whole salad station was trashed like it had not been cleaned since before lunch
Four «chefs» in the grill station… none mans up to carving items
You get all this and so much less for an amazing $ 13.99 without a drink
oh and looking at some of the other reviews the rotisserie chicken is so salty you need to pick at it
This restaurant is a total mess
I have been to may of these all over the country
For a newly opened Chain restaurant to be this bad and mismanaged is truly a difficult feat
But the Huntsville team is giving its all to the best bottom of the list establishment it could be
AVOID at all cost

A new refreshed spin on Family buffet.
I’ve not been to a Golden Corral since the late 90s, i was excited that a childhood favorite returned. Well it is now completely different, its been revitalized and hosts a lot of traditional homestyle selections along with some painfully predictable «ethnic» food: tacos, enchiladas, chinese food, and mongolian grill.
as the previous reviewers have pointed out the food was considerably bland overall, and some sides were unnecesarily salty, the stuffing (for example), good but really salty.
they had 3 forms of chicken breast: fried, rotissary, and baked in sauce, all were really good.
they have replaced the meat carving with BBQ ribs and steak, and the select your own hibachi/​mongolian grill. the steak unfortunately was not the best, there is no way to properly baby steak on a grill for hours.
the rolls have changed and are no longer soft and hot, but have a more firm texture.
also the pizza, a childhood favorite, has lost its appeal.
back to the positive the food although bland was solid in quality and preparation, and the desserts were amazing! the children running through the place with their cotton candy and huge smiles just brings joy to your heart.
i will definitely return as it is now Huntsville’s best southern style buffet.

I’m still trying to recover from my visit here and my daughter is texting me from her room saying she feels like she is going to throw up.
I love some salty food, but the bourbon chicken was so salty it was inedible. All three of us thought the egg rolls had a weird indistinguishable aftertaste. On top of that there was a fat hair in the bread pudding I dished out. I handed it to an employee and she just took it and walked away.
The waitress refilled my husbands and daughters drink but not mine. Dishes weren’t cleared either.
I’m not sure what I was expecting, but I love buffets and go to them often. For $ 50 for 3 adults I expected a bit more I guess.

My husband and I visited yesterday and were pleased for the most part. The food was good, except for the steak burgers (which were overcooked and burned on the outside). The rest of the food was very tasty. The prices were a little high, even though the food was good, I don’t know if it was worth $ 25 for two lunch buffets with two drinks, plus tip. That’s a little too pricey for lunch! Our server was great, very attentive with a great attitude.
The parking outside is also crazy, there is really not enough parking for the amount of business that their doing. We found a space pretty fast, but then trying to get out was crazy. Some people were just rude and didn’t care that people were trying to get out of the parking lot. We ended up going out of the way to get out of their parking lot.
Besides that stuff, we enjoyed our visit and will definitely be going back.
May 2015:
This place is not so good anymore. When they first opened, the food and service were great. Now it seems to have gone downhill. The last couple of times we were very disappointed. The server was great, but the taste of the food, the quality of the food, and the selection of food available was not good. For the prices that they charge, it should be alot better! We filled out a comment section online on the GC website and nobody even bothered to contact us. I guess they just don’t care. it’s a shame. I think we’re going to stop going to this place and start going to Ryan’s Buffet again… they seem to be alot better!

It’s a Golden Corral (GC) buffet, so what do you expect, haute cuisine? I’ve been to a number of GCs over the years; this one’s no better or worse than most GCs. When food is prepared in mass quantities for the masses one should expect most dishes to be somewhat bland. But if you just want a basic meal at a reasonable price GC fits the purpose.
A few tips:
* Lunchtime parking is a problem. GC’s parking lot is too small, so some park at the lots next door (something I doubt these businesses like and they’ll probably eventually take measures to stop.)
* This GC serves breakfast on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. But if you want lunch on those days don’t get there too early. At 11:00 a.m. on a Fri. they still had the breakfast dishes out and were just beginning to replace them with the lunch dishes.
* If you’re 60 or more (or can pass) don’t forget to ask for the Senior Discount. (Hey, every cent counts, and you’ll probably see a lot of seniors there.)
* Snide, I know, but GC is the Wal-​Mart of restaurants. Be prepared to see a good cross-​section of humanity.
Bön appetit.

Try to avoid the busiest times. At Sunday lunchtime the line extended out the doors, and about 35 feet down the sidewalk.
As I remember the former Golden Corral in Huntsville, the food was very good at first. Later they started serving cheaper, tough meats. Their clientele became fat people interested in quantity over quality. And then they closed.
Here the food is still good, the staff is getting their act together, and — there are still thin, healthy-​looking diners!

My wife and I tried their breakfast buffet and was very disappointed. The location failed to open on time, which resulted in a 30 minute late opening.
After getting seated, we hit the buffet. The items were over cooked, the bacon was really thick and had pieces of aluminum foil stuck to them. The managers were rude and seemed to just walk around confused.
In addition, the food just tasted bland. We won’t be back because the prices are way too high for subpar quality.
Please note that this review is solely based on the breakfast buffet as I have not tried the lunch/​dinner buffet at this location.

I have been excited to go here and really didn’t know what to expect. Sadly though it was exactly what I had expected. Lots and lots of food with nothing that stood out.
The layout is much different than the last location when Golden Corral used to be in town. There are many long bars containing much more food and one really long dessert bar.
You can tell the food is hastily cooked, many dishes have no flavor. It may take several trips back to figure out which dishes to avoid. I suppose the dish washing is the same because you really have to watch to make sure your «clean» dish doesn’t still have food on it.
Overall, the food is pretty good, they have all kinds of different types of food, and there is no waiting to get your food. Prices are pretty high IMO but you do get to pig out and I’m sure there is lots of waste. $ 8.99 for an adult lunch, $ 10.99 for dinner. Seniors over 60 get a dollar off. Drinks are extra.