Golden Corral Buffet and Grill

I have never been so dissatisfied with the service and professionalism in all of my life. Recently, I attempted to dine with a small group of friends to celebrate. 1^st of all, no one is tipping before service is rendered; just not happening… ever. The manager in training was horrific and I am convinced that he was somehow threatened by a person wanting to know WHY it’s standard to pay gratuity before I even eat. My being a smart African American had something to do with it too. Mike told us we can take our money & leave. So, we did! Won’t be back and called the DM on EVERYONE! #TERRIBLE

What a terrible experience we endured at this place on November 17, 2015. Not only were we asked to leave when we asked about a service charge, we were spoken ill of by a very unprofessional manager. Eric was so rude and nasty to our party. He did not want to explain the gratuity to us when asked and he flung the receipt back to me and told me that I could take my money and go. We did and had an even better experience at the Red Robin in White Marsh. The only bright spot in the entire experience was that Mike dealt with our refunds and he was so kind and helpful.

Stopped for an early dinner (or a late lunch) and the $ 7.69 Senior Early Bird special. Everything was excellent. The food was plentiful, hot and good. I always like the pot roast here. It is excellent. The service was good, atmosphere pleasant, and overall a relaxing meal. I love the senior early bird price!!! I’ll be back!

This place is a quick easy and cheap resource for families and people with great hunger and a limited budget.
I have come in here a couple of times, mainly because my nieces absolutely are beside themselves with the idea of all you can eat food, even though they eat one plate and just want the ice cream. i do bring them here for their little heart pleasures.
i have never had a problem here, i do find that the food quality and food selection seem to be off now a days, the steaks are not good, they just are not quality cuts of meat so they are very fatty and chewy and the lines to get them are extremely long and the cooks really do not cook to the requested temperature, it is more of a rounding, ballpark temperature, it is close but not what you would expect for steak.
the desserts are my favorite because i love sweets and who doesnt love chocolate on their fruit? so i do enjoy that part. the service is what it is the server is there to make sure you have a drink in your possession and it full… they are really good about clearing plates, i never have an abundance of plates sitting on the table.
I will keep returning as long as my nieces find this place to suite their needs, when that day comes i probably will not make any effort to come to golden corall I will miss their honey butter, that is some good butter!

Say what you will about Golden Corral, but it’s quick food on the cheap, and it’ll fill you up. Unbelievably, this location stands head and shoulders above the one in Glen Burnie — the food is actually a bit better, it’s better stocked, and the drink servers are nicer.
That’s not to say that there aren’t problems, however. The «stand here and wait while we find you a table» is weird, to say the least, and this joint (like Glen Burnie) is CROWDED as hell. I’m standing there with my pregnant belly out to HERE, and watching people trying to dodge me while holding my drink and tray at the same time, all at once. Awkward!
The bathrooms are HIDEOUS. If you can possibly hold it, do so. Looked like they hadn’t been cleaned in a month.
Then, of course, you have the fact that it IS a buffet, which means lots of grubby hands everywhere. Bring sanitizer — they don’t seem to have any available, and I NEVER go to places like this without it.
The salad bar is sublime. VERY good. I could fill up on that and nothing else. Steak was okay — a bit salty, though. Fresh fruit was DELISH and replenished constantly, can’t ask for more there.
Not bad. Just take it for what it is — it’s a popular, crowded buffet with millions of people storming the trays like they’re the Normandy beaches. You’ll get your money’s worth, certainly, and they have a LOT more on the «healthy» side here than at the Glen Burnie location.

Dirty floors, walls, tables overall the place is dirty. Plates and utensils are in poor shape. Food quality is almost edible if your completely starving. Extremely low class overall, including the staff. We came in as a large group for breakfast with a few seniors. Wait staff is very thin and unresponsive. Bathrooms need a major cleaning. Overall just swing by wawa and grab a coffee and a breakfast sandwich. You will be happier.

I don’t mind this place. I am obsessed with their rolls and honey butter. A bit pricey, but I can’t eat a lot. There was a nasty fight between a large family once. Food was flying, thrrats of stabbing, cussing, screaming, fist fighting, in the table section. I was caught right in the middle, but it wasn’t GC’s fault. Manager and staff worked quickly to settle the situation. Made for some funny entertainment, though.

Don’t judge me because I like this place… OH who cares, judge all you want. Golden Corral is a SPECTACULAR value. People what do you expect for $ 9 or $ 12? That is only slightly more and a whopper/​big mac meal…
Do you have to pick the right time to go eat there? Yes. This is what happens – Sunday after church seems to be very busy. Also, just before the dinner price hike in the afternoon is a popular time for seniors.
There is a good variety of entrees… and while, the food isn’t stellar or phenomenal; it is certainly good. Sometimes you have to steer clear of some of the less «good» entrees but in general, everything is edible and tasty.
I like coming here, because sometimes, I want a homestyle American meal like steaks, burgers, fish sticks and I don’t feel like cooking. I’ll come here and they’ll have vegetables and salads that I won’t have at home or easily at home – and it makes it a joy to come here plus a cookie or two for dessert.
I will agree that this is not a high end restaurant nor even a high end buffet. But the offering here is different than the Chinese buffets (which I go to as well) and certainly better than the cactus guy. The plates and silverware aren’t very classy and feels institutional. The servers that I’ve had, have always been professional and the service acceptable for this type of establishment.

This location has been on Rossville for well over 10 years now, and in that time I have had a wide variety of experiences. Most recently I have seen both ends of the spectrum. Experiences that deserved a 1, and experiences that deserved a 4, so I will simply average this and rate them a 2, and will just provide feedback for my best and worst visit within the last couple months.
Best — We came to this location before my buddies bachelor party on a saturday night, and the host was able to get us a big enough table and get us all in, without any wait at all. The food was awesome that night. Just wonderful! The guy cooking the steaks did a perfect job, and my steak was perfectly Medium, just the way I liked it. All the buffets were stocked and lines moved quickly. Refills were a little slow, but we were a big group on a busy night.
Worst — Took my 2 nieces and my daughter here also on a Saturday night, and it was a disappointing nightmare. The restaurant was not full, yet when the hostess said to wait while she found a table for us, and then disappeared for 10 minutes (of which I counted more than a dozen empty tables within steps of the chasier). They were having a terrible time keeping the buffets stocked that night, and after 20 minutes of having no french fries on the buffet, I asked our waitress, who told me that they only put french fries out at lunch time (which is false, because I only come during dinner hours and there has always been french fries on the buffet). We also had an incident where the woman behind the salad bar screamed at my niece for mixing up the seafood salad before scooping it onto her plate. Her exact words were «What are you doing?! ARENT YOU OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW BETTER THAN TO PLAY WITH YOUR FOOD.» um, what?

Not bad the food was decent, the price is even better. You can stuff your face in this place, all you can eat. The wait staff is very friendly. The people who frequent here seem family oriented. The food selection was constantly fresh, I have no issues with my visit to this Golden Corral.

Wow on Saturday the 23^rd I went to see what the hype was all about. Oh boy was I disappointed. It’s quantity over quality. Then there was this guy behind me talking about how he hates John Cena and how he is going to be this famous writer. What a joke. I bet he never seen space balls. What a angry sad man.

VILE. Disgusting. Gross. First three words that come to mind. Garbage is another. From the families who allow their brats to run and put their hands in the food to the just lack of anything resembling giving a damn on behalf of the staff. So many empty spaces where food should be. Don’t ask when its going to be restocked. No one knows nor cares. When I asked when they were bring out mashed potatoes the clearly irritated employee said «Shiiiiiiiiiiit, I don’t know, eat rice». Nice. Try and talk to a Manager about the brats who are running around, screaming and throwing food and you get called a racist and to «Sit your ass down or leave» Go to the one at Arundel Mills, they care LOL

I mean it’s a buffet lol. It’s hit or miss. My friends put me down with the fried chicken. Yes how typical for me to get fried chicken but believe me I wasn’t even looking its way. I originally got my desserts first and came back for side dishes. I had some mashed potatoes and gravy which was pretty good, mac and cheese was trash, egg roll trash, the «angus» burger was damn tasty! I had some other stuff but couldn’t have been any good if I don’t remember. The fried chicken was nice and crispy. Man, man, MAN! I loveee the fruit here. The pineapple was not canned but fresh and sweet, honey dew and cantaloupe was fresh and sweet. The peaches were canned unfortunately but I ate them damn things like they weren’t just soaking in syrup. Word to the wise, at least get the ones in fruit juice damn it. The chocolate lava cake was the bomb. Cotton candy was too stringy, falling apart. The chocolate covered strawberries that I dipped myself were gross. No flavor what so ever.

Besides the filth, flies, and nursing home smell it is wonderful. The silverware alone is enough to make me leave. Have you looked what the food is being prepared on? I don’t know how you can possibly eat it.

If it was possible I would give this location negative 5 stars. If you enjoy the following I would recommend going here: 1. Macaroni and Cheese that has been sitting so long that it has skin. 2. Meat that may or may not have come from a radioactive animal from Chernobyl. 3. Apocalyptic mud butt that will make you feel like your intestines are dying and crying «WHY GOD WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS TO ME?» while you sit on a toilet and you feel like your butt is shooting fireballs out causing you to alternate between sitting on the toilet and soaking your butt in a ice cold bath. Do not go to this establishment unless this sounds like your idea of fun.

It’s a buffet. It’s not a five star place, nor is it so horrible that it deserves one star. It’s an ok place to grab an ok meal. I’ve never gotten sick here, and they do attempt to keep the food fresh.

Ok. A decent selection for most people, but nothing gourmet for those looking for that kinda thing. No sushi, not yet anyways. They serve salads, fruit, tacos, homestyle foods, Asian entrees, steak, chicken, shrimp during dinner, and desserts.
Most people I know enjoy it. They do have a breakfast buffet set at a certain time in the mornings. I have yet to experience that.
I always arrive around or after 4pm during dinner for about $ 10 all you can eat. It’s really a lot to explain unless you just go… here’s a long short list of what you can enjoy…
Crunchy fried chicken, steak cooked to your liking, pizza, sauteed shrimp cooked to your liking, meatloaf, pot roast w/​gravy, potatoes and carrots; spaghetti, orange chicken, stir fried rice, variety of fruits, make your own salads, make your own tacos, several soups, baked varieties of fish, pit items sometimes, mac & cheese, beans, string beans, mashed potatoes and gravy and so on… And the best fresh, soft, hot buns ever!
There is also a dessert section that consists of a variety of cakes and pies, not 5 star but most times it’s at least with a try. Chocolate cakes, peach or apple cobbler… Also a self serve, soft serve ice cream machine with vanilla, chocolate or mixed. I’m not a fan of their ice cream especially because it melts so fast and looks watery, but kids seem to like it. As well, there are various toppings for your ice cream like chopped nuts, gummy bears, bears, m & ms and chocolate syrup.
During my last visit, I experienced the divine chocolate fountain of heaven located in the dessert section too. There were fresh strawberries, macaroons, marshmallows for dipping in the fountain. Yummy. Even when the strawberries ran low, the helpful staff in the back replenished them in no time. I went crazy in the fountain snatching 8 huge strawberries, lol. I was polite enough to leave enough room for the old lady behind me giving me the evil eye!
There are designated waiters for the area you sit in, they replenish your drinks and offer slight assistance for questions like, «where is the bathroom?» No one ever says to tip these workers but, it’s the right thing to do I guess unless they don’t wait on your table at all.
I try to avoid weekends if I can help it because the regular crowd is still hectic. But do what you want and I say check out GC.
In all anyone I go to Golden Corral with enjoys theirselves and definitely leaves having gained at least 5lbs. Unless your really particular or on a dietary plan, even still you can grab endless salads, you shouldn’t have many issues with the place and remember it may be a crowd. Woooo all for $ 10…

Never again. Where do I start? With being ignored for seating? Told to «hold up» when asked to be seated? Watching people behind us get seated because «you can only sit at a two top with two people» regardless of the fact that several booths were open. And then the manager who martyred herself when we dared to complain. «no one listens to me» she said. This isn’t about the food. You expect a certain quality at a golden corral and you just go with it. The rest of this just made our visit ridiculous.

Golden Corral is Golden Corral, large selection of food that is always good at a decent price. My only complaint is no fault of Golden Corrals at all. People are so dam rude when this place is crowded. I always find 4 – 5 people that I wanna punch in the mouth, manners have gone by the wayside with folks now days. I just want to scream as loud as I can «You have to wait like everyone else people».

There was a ton of people here so the food was moving fast. Don’t you think that would mean that the food would be fresher? I’m not expecting fresh off the stove dishes because I know they need to cook large batches at one time but STILL. The hot items shouldn’t look dried out like they’ve been sitting on the hot burners for hours. I can understand that the customers that dine here are less interested in salads and more interested in the ribs, chicken, cakes and cotton candy. But the work around is offering smaller amounts and replacing those when the salad gets translucent and wilted like it’s been laying out in the Bahamas for 2 hours.