Golden Corral Buffet & Grill

4770 Houston Rd, Florence - 41042
159 reviews
Buffet American
(859) 647-3900

Good choice of foods and fast. Friendly staff.

Food is great but today I saw a waitress touch ice with her hand after coughing ? Also , the young Hispanic cashier needs a talking to about her attitude. She is never friendly, no good morning or thank you etc. I asked for plastic with my hand held out and yet she decided to throw in front of me on a trash can I believe. I was closing to going off on her. If she doesn’t like her job she should get a new one. My waitress Jenn was great ? this morning

Our waitress, Pam, was nice and quite attentive to our needs. I loved the beans and cornbread, as well as the grilled fish and the bread pudding hit the spot!

You pay and can sit down with family and friends and eat, relax, and enjoy the company. No one to run you off even if you've been there for awhile. They let you enjoy your time together.

Went there in the morning, first time visiting Golden Corral. They definately had a lot of everything. Their pizza was good and their banana pudding too. Everything was delicious and if you speak Spanish, they have servers that do so too. The lady was very attentive to refill drinks and picking up our plates. Giving it four stars just cause the tables were super close to each other that I as an introvert felt weird. But overall very good.

Initially I felt a one star review was necessary but I have had some good experiences here. I know the current environment for employees is thin and often businesses are stuck with what they are able to get. However, I can not ignore the fact that after forty minutes of dining here I could not get anyone to cook a proper steak it is disappointing. I tried to get a steak along with three other people waiting in line. I did not order mine complicated. Medium rare. The guy next to me wanted the same. I had already put some vegetables on the plate and seemingly a medium rare steak is one of the easiest steaks to cook.The first one I offered was not even medium. Not even a trace of pink. I told him, no, that was well done. Another steak he offered, well done. Next steak he sliced and offered. Wow, well done again. I explained to him I wanted medium rare not one of the well done steaks. Next steak he picked up, sliced and offered, this was medium leaning towards well done. Still not what I was asking for. Another steak after that.....well done if not burnt. This joke, it had to be a joke for him, went on for almost five minutes, until he cut the last steak a tiny hint of pink. I just said never mind grabbed some other protein and got back to my table to eat what was now cold vegetables.Maybe they were forced to put cooks who did not know how to cook a steak on the line. I understand the environment we live in now. The first two well done steaks I gave them a pass for. But when a minimum of eight steaks later you are still cutting these strips of leather up when in fact there could have been numerous medium rare steaks already ready in the time this merry go round of incompetence happened.The staff here is attentive and put the grill aside, I can't since my goal was the steaks, the food is pretty good. If you can not cook a steak then admit it and change the dinner price to the lunch price and don't charge for a service you are clearly incapable of delivering.Were it not for the rest of the staff, waitresses bust their humps here and are terrific it would have been a generous 1 star.

Very well run - the manager was on the floor the entire time, ensuring everything was taken care of and everyone had what they needed. We were there mid-afternoon, not really at meal time, but it was busy non-stop and still all food was stocked and fresh. They had gloves to use and sanitizer so we sanitized after every trip to the buffet. Server refilled drinks before asking and constantly checked on us. Really good to have the old Golden Corral back after Covid. Kids still want the chocolate fountain back, who knows if that will ever come back, but everything else was great.

My family and I ate here tonight (02/26/2022) and the first interaction of the lady getting our beverages was awful. She was absolutely rude. The second interaction with the manager that was going to seat us, again, awful. She was also very rude. If I hadn't already paid, my family and I would have walked out. The food was horrible. I nor my family will not be back. I suggest not waste your money here.

Enjoy going here. The food variety is good and the staff is always friendly and helpful. It's perfect for my mother-in-law, who is a very picky eater. She gets a little bit of each item and decides what she wants to go back for.

very good service great food