I came here for breakfast on a Sunday morning with my wife. While the parking lot looked quite full, the restaurant was not. The only down fall came when we got inside. There was only one attendant taking drink orders and running the register. They charge extra for drinks so someone needs to take that order. They give you the appropriate cup or glass on a tray. When the same person does this and runs the cash register you get a backed up line. They could have just charged for the drink and let people take the appropriate cup or glass there at the register. I was impressed at the selection of buffet items. Obviously I couldn’t try them all. My top picks were Biscuits and gravy, hash brown casserole, the grilled Polish sausage. and the chocolate fountain. I didn’t have room enough to try the fried chicken or the omelets they make to your order. The biscuits were fresh and buttery. The gravy was thick, flavorful and loaded with sausage. This was one of the best biscuits and gravy I have had. I could make an entire meal of them. The hash brown casserole was very tasty. A nice combination of potato cheese and onion. They have a grilled Polish sausage or kielbasa that is smoky salty and juicy. This is a sausage cut lengthwise then grilled. There are real grill marks on the thing. The chocolate fountain was the perfect finish to the enormous meal. I dipped a Rice Krispy treat in the fountain. Yhere is a variety of fruit and other treats to dip. Some of the less notable items were the sausage links. they had a funky taste. The corned beef hash tasted like it came from a can. The ham was a little salty, the bacon was tough and rubbery. As I said, the selection was good and what I tried was either very good or average. I will add this place to my favorite buffets list for now. I will see what the lunch and dinner experiences bring.
David L.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Fountain Hills, AZ
I have never seen a buffet with so many different options to choose from. I’m a vegetarian and still had plenty of stuff I could eat. The server did a great job filling up our cups. She did take a while to bring us some hot sauce but it was busy at the time. They have a ton of options when it comes to desserts as well! This place is amazing. I loved it. My only complaint is that some items were labeled incorrectly and others weren’t labeled at all. As long as you get there before 11am you get the breakfast price, which is $ 8 per person. You can get there at 10:57am and stay until 3pm if you want and it will still be 8 bucks. If you go after 11am the price nearly doubles. I had the following and enjoyed all of it. Mac and Cheese Biscuits Pizza Hashbrowns Blueberry pancakes Scrambled eggs Corn cake French fries Tator tots Ice cream on a cone Chocolate pudding with whip cream on top
Rebekah N.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Palm Springs, CA
We are from Palm Springs where we don’t have Golden Corral. We thought it would be fun to see what this place was all about. Our server was named Rachel and she was EXCELLENT! She kept our drinks refilled, plates cleared, and was so sweet! And the biggest shocker was how awesome the steak was! I never expected a decent steak from a buffet, but the gentleman who cooked our steaks did an awesome job! We are so glad we came here!!! This was a very pleasant experience all the way around!
Edward W.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Mesa, AZ
Fabulous buffet as always. I have yet to find anything here that I don’t like. That’s the only reason I don’t eat here as regularly as I would like to.
Melani P.
Rating des Ortes: 2 Murray, UT
Not very good. This place always smells gross and seems dirty. The food is average at best. Plus the price is a little high
May P.
Rating des Ortes: 4 Phoenix, AZ
This is my boyfriend’s family favorite breakfast place. I know it’s a buffet but that means… CHOICES! We are here almost every Sunday for breakfast(sometimes early dinner) with the family. Ron, who is our main go to server that we always to get, does excellent service. They have so many choices, especially the evening, with steak, ham, pasta, chicken, salad bar, taco bar, etc. We came here on Thanksgiving and it was PACKED. We waited a long time but it was worth it. We had 16 people and surprisingly, we were seated within 5 mins(well thanks to a big group of 16 leaving: P). They had your whole Thanksgiving dinner right there and you didn’t have to make it at home. Anyway, we will be back, probably next Sunday. Check this place out.
Yesenia P.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Mesa, AZ
You know what out of all the buffets I been to I can honestly say I loved this place. The food was actually good. Didnt taste old or dry like some other places I have been too. The food actually tasted fresh when I went. The prices weren’t to bad. I paid 46 bucks for 4 people. And they all enjoyed the food. Amazing staff. Always refilling our drink, and clearing our tables. The desserts were amazingly good. Will come back for sure.
Sophia S.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Fountain Hills, AZ
This restaurant has the largest buffet that I have ever seen! Me n my boyfriend ate there In the evening they had breakfast lunch dinner and deserts. This retaurant has items from Chinese, country foods, pizza enough food to satisfy a person
Bill C.
Rating des Ortes: 3 Mesa, AZ
Last Sunday I went to eat. I was pretty tired and not in a great mood and thought it would be fast and easy for me. I have eaten here at least once per month since this place opened and always enjoyed it. But… It had been awhile since we had been there. Like I said when I went I was pretty dis-satisfied. I am a tough person to dis-satisfy at a buffet as I am pretty versitle when it comes to eating. First off I love their fried chicken. Always fresh and crispy. But I only like white meat. They had two trays out and although one said white meat, all of the chicken was thighs and legs. Now they have breakfast for lunch and dinner. I do not eat breakfast food. Ever. Because they had to make room for breakfast food, that took some of the selection away from what they used to have. I always like to drink chocolate milk when I eat there. This time, when I asked the busser(or waitperson) told me I had to pay for it when I bought my meal. I have never been charged before, and if they decided to begin charging extra for chocolate milk, they should tell you when you pay. I made a taco. With all of the taco fixings I took a plop of what I thought was sour cream and placed on top of my lettuce, salsa and meat. Turned out it was whipped cream. Ruined that taco. The rest of the food was good as always, just don’t think it will be worth it for me any longer.
Kerstin H.
Rating des Ortes: 4 Scottsdale, AZ
First time here and we were pleasantly surprised. After reading some of the other reviews, I was a bit hesitant about coming here. It was actually quite good. The staff was friendly and they were always busy. The wait staff kept up with cleaning the tables & filling drinks. The buffet was well stocked & the food looked fresh. Everything we tried was well prepared and the proper temperature. I even tried the steak and I was surprised that it was very good. We’d go back for sure. Too bad there isn’t a location in Scottsdale.
Judy M.
Rating des Ortes: 2 Mesa, AZ
For the last few visits, I have not been pleased with their overly salted foods. Something about the tastes of the roasts, fish and even the chicken just isn’t right. I cook at home and we eat out a lot, so I think I can tell when things aren’t right. They have the too sweet frosting on the carrot cake has always bothered me and it sits on the plate after it is scraped off. Finally on this visit, my husband said he didn’t think it was up to par. They serve Pepsi, not Coke products, which I don’t like. Why can’t restaurants have it all? It will be a very long time before we darken their doors again.
Daniela S.
Rating des Ortes: 2 Mesa, AZ
I am disappointed because the quality control dude must have gotten laid off. Last couple of times the seafood salad was warm, no deviled eggs, and the pot roast was dry as a bone. I asked the girl behind the counter to at least spruce up the pot roast… she said they make it the night before and its been under heat lamp all day, so what do I expect… really? I expect my $ 12 to feed me since its a buffet! Unfortunately, if the food is inedible I will walk away hungry and pull into McDonald’s on the way home. Please clean it up over there… it use to be really good!!! And I love the seniors packing it in at before 3:59!!! It assures me food rotation! That’s why it’s always been so good over there because the food was always fresh!
J H.
Rating des Ortes: 3 Phoenix, AZ
When this place first was built it was the place to go in the area. The food was always fresh and fantastic in which now only about half of it is. It was a lot more of a family friendly place to, in which it still is but that has died down consisting it is in a retirement area of Mesa. Now when I go which is usually with a family member who lives in the area, the food isn’t that tasty as it used to be and the whole place is filled with sloppy overweight people, in which not to be rude makes me lose my appetite. One thing you can’t go wrong with is there dessert section which hasn’t died down. The carrot cake, cupcakes, brownies and pies are all still amazing including the fresh cotton candy that was added to GC.
Avery D.
Rating des Ortes: 3 Spring, TX
Place gave me fiery diaherea, but other than that its pretty bomb. Avoid the nachos, cheese sucks, the pizza taste like my pubes, you know what avoid everything except desserts and drinks. Alot of elderly migrate on sunday as well. Not sure why. Fun place.
Chris L.
Rating des Ortes: 4 Chicago, IL
Always a great place to get filled up. Food is prepared fresh and you can see them actually cooking and cutting up fruit, and baking. The management seems to be very visable, which is always a good sign. Large assortment of food. The steak is usually very good, and love the flavor of the ham.
Melissa A.
Rating des Ortes: 1 Mesa, AZ
This place is horrible. The tables and floors are always dirty. There is also a weird smell on the west side of the restaurant. The staff is friendly but a little on the rough side looks wise. The food is either over cooked or cold and stale. I would suggest spending your hard earned money on the Chilis across the street.
Nate B.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Mesa, AZ
Great place for breakfast lunch or dinner. I won’t be getting tired of this place for a long time. Good food.
Matt S.
Rating des Ortes: 2 San Tan Valley, AZ
It’s a buffet with lots of people, with lots of hands and arms reaching over food that you’re eventually going to eat if you go here. Food is so-so. I’ll pass on buffets from now on.
Deborah L.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Los Angeles, CA
Visiting Mesa, AZ from Los Angeles. Was excited to visit as I had heard of it but never been. The food was delicious. The service was great; everyone was friendly served us coffee round the clock. Unlike other buffet places, the breakfast was delicious. There was a variety of food, desserts, fruit, salads, etc. too bad LA doesn’t have a Golden Corral. I would visit regularly!
Audrey C.
Rating des Ortes: 3 Los Altos, CA
No frills place for breakfast. Good place to go with a group. Good selection of food… scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, biscuits, steak carving station, ham, pancakes, waffles, omelet station, salad bar, desserts including a chocolate fountain. They have everything that you would want. Nothing was disappointing about the experience.