I was pleasantly surprised! The food was very very good! My favorite was the bourbon chicken. My boyfriend really liked the meatloaf too. He said its just like mom used to make. It was fantastic! The selection of food was very good. Prices are very very reasonable. Very quiet atmosphere. Family style eating. Just cant say enough good things about it. I would highly recommended!

Good selection of food. Better food and service than some pricier buffets I have visited.

Do not eat here! My family went here for dinner and the food was terrible. While the food was kept hot, much of the meat tasted funny--like it had gone bad. Also, almost all of the food items on the taco bar had sat untouched too long so it all dried up (rice, cheese, meat, etc.). The dessert bar also looked sad with very few dessert options. Cupcakes were dry, and chocolate dipped strawberries were soggy and way too cold. The restrooms also smelled horrible! I went in there to wash my hands before eating and I lost my appetite after smelling old and stale urine before I even entered the restroom. Do not pay $15/adult to eat here! Its terrible!

Love going here. The prices are still reasonable and havent skyrocketed like everything else.... lots of selection and things to eat...

Food is way below what I remember it used to be and the christian music was so terrible it was hard concentrating on the food. Only got one plate of food as I found a nice bone in my bourbon street chicken. The desert was the best part! If it werent for the bone and the horrible music, I probably would have gotten a second plate of just dessert! Wont be going here again! Was good to learn if all Golden Corrals disappeared, I wouldnt be disappointed.

It was really good for a meal that was only $13 before tax. I filled up on a lot of steak and I was very satisfied by the end of my meal. My favorite part was the fact that the person who was making the steak didn’t complain when we kept coming back. I found it very funny.

Great variety. So tasty for buffet. Not like other buffet that used to be in town. They clear off old dishes as you get done havent been for years now 3 times in a month. Try it. Lots of options including real steak seasoned nicely

The food was amazing! Tasted great. A wide variety to choose from . Couldve had better fruit choices. Only had 2 to choose from. I was disappointed in the appearance of the desert area, very messy, foods mixed together. Also the plates. The bottoms were all sorts of dirty. You had to dig to find fully clean plates

We went with 20 family and friends from a wake they were very nice and I recommend to anyone who needs alot of food for a large crowd of people

Great price for what you can get to eat, but expect to get sick afterwards. two stars because of non-cleanliness.

Before covid-19 I think it was better sorry 😓

I went to go in and the door was locked. I called up and asked if they opened up at 11:00 am. The lady said yes. I said well I am at the door. The lady got defensive and said. Well I had to answer the phone. I called up and complained about that to the corporate office. The Maplewood location called and apologized. However, the manager had to make an excuse for the females action. That she had to clean up a kids vomit in the restroom. Well first of all thats irrelevant to talk to me that way. Also the vomit should of been cleaned up the night before. I am glad I didnt use the restroom there. Its just getting ridiculous that I complain about an employees actions and the employer has an excuse for their actions. Theres no excuse and take some responsibility. I dont think I will be back at this location. My stomach hurt after eating there. My stomach never hurt before in the past.

Golden Coral, trying to keep the shadows of Old Country Buffet alive but a far cry from what Im used to from the early years of Old country buffet. It was a family buffet where family favorites were ready for you, hot, appetizing after church on Sundays, after football practice on weekday evenings, or whenever you were like, I dont feel like cooking at home but I still want a home cooked meal. Not anymore. What I experienced was a failed attempt at last glory. The variety is no more their; the authenticity is not more there; the homely feel is no more there.

Great service...friendly staff...staff was cleaning after each customer.That said...Not the same as my visit 2 years ago.Expensive and the food is extremely salty.The soft drinks have a cleanser taste regardless of soda choice.Unfortunately, will not be going Back and our family loved this place.

First Id like to say that our server, Diamond, was lovely, friendly, & helpful-she gets 5 stars. I Had not been to a Golden Corral in over a decade and was looking forward to experiencing it again; unfortunately I wasnt impressed. The meat choices were seasoned to my preference, salty and I like that. The sides were mediocre at best and they were taking the food away before guests were finished eating. I understand the excitement of leaving work after a long day but at $30 for 2 adults to dine, you should wait until your guests are finished eating.

Best all you can eat steak place ever! Everhthing tastes amazing and not just oil based mass production restaurant stuff. Definitely ine if my favorites

The food wasnt exactly ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐....but by golly it sure hit the spot for the price! The server was ALWAYS on the spot to clear away finished plates which now a days is a bonus. And we tipped accordingly...one can only imagine the food wasters and slobs she has to put up with on a daily basis to make her not want to clear them...but only to remove them anyhow. Heck...you spend more money for gas station weenie wheel roller dogs and the like! Will go back if given the chance.

I definitely was not happy. I witnessed an employee handle food with no gloves on. He was preparing the hamburger buns without gloves. There was dirty dishes in with supposed to be clean ones and to top it all off there was a couple sitting across from us that said they found a band-aid in their food. It will definitely be a long time before i ever come back if i even do after what i experienced today!!!!

I am a long-time patron of Golden Corral, in Minnesota, Georgia and several other states. So far as the quality of food goes, this one is mediocre. The meat products would have been fine had they been hot. Unfortunately, it seems that tepid is the best this location can manage.What really frosted me, however, was the message delivered to us by our server shortly after we started our meal. It seems that this Golden Corral has a store policy prohibiting service animals from receiving food or water while inside the restaurant. Food I can see and readily agree with, but water? Really?I have eaten in a number of restaurants in the Twin Cities across the spectrum of food types. Never have I heard of anything so absurd. I will be contacting Golden Corral tomorrow to determine if this is a corporate policy or if this particular manager had a bad experience with a dog while in his stroller.Either way, I will not be returning to this restaurant.

Food was hot and fresh! Restaurant was very clean.

Lol, i worked here. It wasn’t the best environment. One of the managers there made me feel super uncomfortable, making remarks, mind you i was 15 year’s old at the time. supposedly the restaurant could’ve been cleaner. not really putting any bad examples because i can name a ton but for the most part i was very uncomfortable every shift i had. his presence just bothered me. the food is okay i don’t really eat there. there was also a lot of drama i don’t recommend working here.

Tried to reserve a party of 25 for the banquet room, got blown off cause theyre too busy to allow me to use it. Too busy to take my money. Pretty classy. I guess Ill find someone else that wants to do business

My grandkids love this place, the staff is very nice and the food is pretty good

Place was dirty,the taco shells tasted old, dessert table was dirty with mixed pudding..nothing looked presentable enough to want to eat.

Been a while having a decent buffet since COVID came into the picture. This location had decent fresh food. I like this location. It was busy and crowded but the food was good.

Foos was old & cold. Also most things are flavored with pork bacon. Chocolate covered strawberries yummy...but they were soggy. Fresh cotton candy & soft serve ice cream chocolate/vanilla.

I have to be honest with this 1. The staff at the front was not very friendly. The lady tending/cleaning the tables was a bit pushy. The food for the most part was dry/old but the grill part was amazing!

We had a party of 8 and everyone did take steak and all agreed it was seasoned nicely and cooked perfectly. Very good. All the food was good that we had. We all enjoyed. We havent been to a Golden Corral in years .

The staff was amazing. My son has autism and it was really busy the waitress let us sit in an area that was closed so that my son would be comfortable. She had to walk a little further to assist us but they accommodated us with no problem and were very helpful when my son started to have anxiety. The manager even refunded my money because my son really didn’t eat anything except a little macaroni and cheese❤️

We had a party of 10, including a child. The child made a mess and we had to run outside to grab the diaper bag, when we came back inside we had a manager come up to us and let us know not to use the exit door, in a sort of rudely manner. Then, a few minutes passed another server came up to us and asked to check receipts because she was told we used the back door. She was not kind about it.Aside from this situation the floors we sticky and gross and the high chair seat we were given was also sticky and gross. Food was good. But overall we will not be returning.

A shining example of negligence and bad management.In one word ? Disgusting.Service : non existent, cleared plates 1 time after they became a hazard. No introduction, the grill runner chewed me out for serving myself. (How dare I ! )Cleanliness: Everything was gross and poorly maintained. Bugs in the desert bar, parts falling off the drink machine, no ice or coffee, bench falling apart every time I sat down. In the grill department trash was literally overflowing with meat pads. The dishes where not even cleaned well.Sending a report to the health department as well. So, so many violations. Unless you want the fun bout of food poisoning I am dealing with then eat elsewhere, literally anywhere else.

My family and I noticed they kept all of the pans full of food and it was very good and the place was kept clean. 😋

So Golden Corral isnt exactly known for good food. People go because the food is okay, and its an inexpensive buffet. Everyone can get whatever variety of items they want, as much as they want. The selection at this location was small compared to other Golden Corrals weve been to, and the food was NOT okay. Dishes ranged from inedible (literally) to something youd probably return at a normal restaurant. The sanitation situation was questionable at best. I gave the location 2 stars only because the staff were friendly and helpful.

I loved the selection of foods here. Nice and friendly waiters too. I loved the dinner rolls most as they are fresh and fluffy. All the meals tasted great.

Just glad there is a buffet open. They will be shutting everything down again worth the Covid regular flu season and this new Delta variant virus with no vaccine yet. Enjoy the buffet, for now.

Great food and selection. The servers were very nice and accommodating. I wish there was a Golden Corral in western Wisconsin! The drive is worth it though.

It just wasnt the Golden Corral I remembered from Mississippi. The mashed potatoes were my favorite part even though the gravy was congealed. We wont be driving out of our way to go here again. It was not worth it. Nothing horrible, just not very appetizing.

Prices increase, selection decreases and overall quality takes a nosedive. That pretty much sums up post-pandemic Golden Corral. My latest meal consisted of pot roast literally floating in grease and french fries that tasted like the oil hadnt been changed in weeks. This restaurant was never known for 5 star dining but at least it was edible. Now the only guarantee is a trip to the bathroom. Im only giving it 2 stars because service was friendly.

Food was ok. Strawberries that were out on the table needed to be picked through because of there being so many rotten ones out on the table. Sad to say but the OCB had the golden corral beat hands down as far as food taste, choices.

Great food. Wonderful Service. Good atmosphere. I eat there every time I am in town.

We went there for my birthday tonight (Maplewood location). The staff was super nice. The food was great. The restaurant was clean. The steak was awesome! We will definitely visit again soon!

Wow! This location met and exceeded our expectations. I was most happy with: fajita, bourbon chicken, fried fish and tarter sauce, mashed potatoes and gravel and the ice cream.Life hack: use the soup bowls for the ice cream 😉

Excellent food great service good price had everything I wanted to eat missing the chocolate fountain.

Decor is by far best than any other I been to but just need a remodel of the set up new furniture anf more staff.

So, I came in Wednesday nite, and paid for our meal and when we got our food there was no butter (regular) only honey butter …im a diabeatic, I can’t have honey butter … I contacted the waitress right away for the manager, the manager blew us off for 1 hour .. when we walked to the counter and asked again for the manager she still didn’t reply… diamond asked for her 2 times more and she finally came up to us and then said we were here to long and can’t refund our meals … I asked to see her with in 5 mins after we were their … it’s not our fault she never came and talked to us … it was so bad that our waitress point her towards us and she just walked away …. After she told us that we waited to long and she couldn’t refund our meal …. It seemed that she planned to keep us waiting till the 1/2 past .. or until we left … I’m very upset… I hope to hear from somebody ASAP!!!

Good food. I ate a regular size plate full...no over filling my plate to waste. I left pleasantly satisfied/full. Yum!

Dirty Dirty Dirty. We will never be back here at all. The only good think my teenager was eating was the mashed potatos.

They had a large selection food was good lots of meat choices favorite was the steak and potroastThe bathrooms were geoss people puked evrywhere which was the worse pqrt of the visit

The location was clean and the staff was friendly. The food was what you would expect from this type of place - some things done excellent and some things were so-so. Good variety - wish there were more fresh fruit options. Only issue was on how long it took them to clear a plate. It’s really the only thing the servers do and looking at my sons pile of dirty plate wasn’t really appetizing. I did see them get drinks for ppl but it’s not really something I would expect at a serve yourself buffet.

Decent. Some food was fresh, some was not. For how much they charge i think it could have been better.

Was an interesting experience, clientele was varied. Food was passable and staff was good.

Worst Meal Ever!The steak was burnt on the outside rare in the middle despite me requesting well done. Also the food was bland and some of it that should have been hot was cold, and the wait staff blatantly ignored me will never go back!

Great food friendly staff clean.relaxing ..ice cream machine was broke on the downside and dessert were few

Delicious food everytime and the friendliest staff in town!! Seems very well set up with all the new guidelines. Very safe 😷👍👍🤠

Ended up trying 6 or 7 different things, finished none of them, and walked out. Waste of $20. Maybe it was an off night, but I definitely won’t be returning.

Meat options were good. Some of the sides were not as desirable in regard to flavor. Still had good food to eat, but was not as impressed as I was hoping for.

Pretty darn good array of foods to choose from. Came hungry left full

Food is ready to eat, buffet style.Pay extra for coffe,coffee, etc.

Huge Selection.. Love the Steak Grill section after 4pm BUT... still serving burgers till then... Great!Some Chinese additions, Mexican tacos ..good soups .. Sushi bar .... Check it out for a 10.00 lunch .. TIP WELL Yall keep thankful..GOD BLESS.

The womens bathroom was a mess! But the food was ok....dont ask for a med-rare steak because they over cooked both the pieces I got!

I loved the BBQ chicken, corn on the cob, and baked potato. I wish you had sesame seeds and fried shrimp like before Covid-19. Yummy though. I enjoyed it!

Super awesome staff thank you

The staff were friendly as soon as we walked in! The food was not great and seemed just old. Flavor wasn’t there at all! My boyfriend found 2 hairs in his food and that’s when I said it was time to go. I will probably not come back… ever.

I enjoyed the food here. Could have been a cleaner area. Thank you diamond for being a friendly server

Maplewood locationDirty, sloppy, and nasty. Food grossWhat a slop hole in more ways than one.Dirty plates not being picked up at tables. After people left food dirty plates left on table(see picture)Rude employee complaint about customers. Another not wearing mask.Kids running around unsupervised.Diners on speaker phones.Trash place at its finest!Food totally gross and nasty.

Just ok. I do not enjoy the food so much, but the restaurant in general is accepted.

This was the 2nd time I have tried it .... and will not go back ..... the bathroom was dirty the steamed broccoli was hard ...... most condiments were out of ..... the coke tasted like diet coke ..... the food was not very good .....had to tell 3 servers about the pop ..... just gave me a different one didnt even check to see if the lines were mixed up ..... still tasted like diet had to ask 3 times for a booster seat ..... very little selection for dessert s .....

This is the Golden Corral in Minnesota and they are absolutely delightful have a great time eating there they need to watch the ice cream but everything else is pretty good

The food was delicious, fresh and plenty of choices. Staff was very pleasant. Will go again

Great food and Jessica did a great job needs a pay raise

Jesse is an amazing worker and super friendly good food great atmosphere and good prices

This is my moms favorite place. They have so many food options and it is way better than Old Country Buffet.

First time eating there..refused me even a quick glance at the buffet to see the variety, selection etc. .told had to pay first. Sorry...not eating there with absolutely no idea of whats on the buffet so walked out.No menu so no clue if even would get moneys worth. At minimum most restaurants let you at least see a menu first.

Good food very clean restaurant

Bad service from the start. We sat at our table for over 15 minutes without getting our drinks while newly seated people got theirs! I walked over to the beverage machines to ask about them as was told to sit down as another patron filled thier own glass by staff. There was no enforcement of health or safety. The boxes for gloves were all empty and when staff was notified they just pointed at where they were and did not acknowledge the issue. We gave up and left, will definitely not go back and will recommend others not to go.

Went for breakfast, they had the normal breakfast food. They did make you fresh fried eggs, omelettes but there is still a pretty good variety of other things. As far for price we got the senior price and it was like 25 50 or something like that for the two of us. The regular price is only like $0.50 difference a person.

Food quality was just ok. Selection seems smaller, but maybe just this location. Chocolate fountain and fruit selection is no longer available. Seems like a lot of money for so so food at a buffett.

This is the worse place I have ever been the food sucks so bad .me and my wife got so sick when we got home everything is so disgusting even the people that works there dont look clean.. nothing compared to the golden corrals that I have been in Utah before I should call the health department and have this place shut down...it makes me throw up just to think about it..

I enjoy Golden corral that I used to eat at in Dallas Texas now I tried to Golden corral in Maplewood Minnesota the food could have been much warmer some with more on the dont really want to say cold but good food I will return the waitresses were nice and serviced with the smile

Works for my hungry group. We had enough variety to make everybody happy. Just explore your options thoroughly.

Lots to choose from.Great valueEveryone gets what they want.

Far better than the last time I was here

Good staff, good food, good service what more u need.

It been better but this time around not the best. But after the pandemic it make sense some places will be struggling to get back to normal

This place is awsome. Ever since i moved up from CA to MN and my cousin took me here to try it. I just got to go here at lease 2 or 3 time a month.

Great waitress! Was really on top of things

Don’t come here. not a lot of options and the food tastes like it’s super old. really gross

Selection of food could have been a lot better, not good compared to how Golden Corral used to be.Only a few dishes actually tasted okay.Covid procedures listed on the website stated that food would be served by staff, it was not, but at least they had gloves available, and enforced masks unless seated.Overall, maybe an option if you are starving and just need a lot of food, and no other buffet is around...but I dont think Ill be back.

This used to be one of my favorites in Maplewood, but I recently ordered from The Smokehouse on the Door Dash app, and my BBQ came from here without any explanation. This is not ok. You should not pretend to be an upscale restaurant behind the mask of a delivery app. Wrong, wrong, wrong. If theyre going to scam people, at least get bags and other merch for the pretend restaurant so your loyal customers dont feel duped. Wow. Also, my order was missing two significant items that were supposed to be for my kids to eat for dinner. Needless to say we wont make the mistake of ordering from The Smokehouse again... I mean, Golden Corral.

Had the breakfast, nothing to write home about. Server was amazing though

Nothing is touchfree in restrooms - at a buffet in during Covid!When I used the restroom two men skipped washing their hands, but first stopped and stared at the situation and then decided it was better to go back to the buffet without washing hands then it was to turn on the faucet, manually pump for soap and paper towels, skipping manually flushing toilets too I might add, and then I saw they were right back at the buffet grabbing the handles I’d have to grab and all of this due to not having a single touchfree mechanism in their restrooms. It’s like - Are you kidding me?!!!I’m going to go ahead and just assume the GM is a conspiracy theorist who doesn’t believe in Covid.I didn’t go back to the buffet line. I just left appalled.

Disappointed, birthday coupon not honored because it was viewed too many times and last time was at restaurant where they want you to send to their website. Food was good

It was really good! Food was fresh and quality was great.

The worst food ever 😩 everything was terrible except the salad worst of all the service was absolutely horrible no one clean the tables when we where done eating and the grill person was drunk he could barely hand the steaks off

The grilled porterhouse steaks were perfect 🥰

Had to wait over 20 mins for our drinks.The chips were dripping with grease and not separated you could bend them.The croutons were stale and soggy.The steak was old or rotten. couldnt even take a bite had to spit it out. Nasty!Other meats were dry. And bland.The ice cream machine needed more mix.No toppings for the ice cream.

Havent been to Golden Corral in years. Food was just as I remembered. The only issue was kids were running up to the buffet that were younger then the posted age unaccompanied by a parent. They had no gloves on and were touching all the food and even throwing food on the floor like it was a game. They were also dropping plates on the ground and trying to put them back where the clean plates were. One kid had no shoes on and ran behind where the food is prepared. We had to say something to management before they took care of the situation. There were 2 other families that were very upset about the situation as well. It was my first visit here. We decided it was time to just leave because of the situation.

Great customer service great employees great place great 🥙👍

This is the worst place I’ve eaten in a long time and I’ve eaten in a welding shop and had metal shavings in my food and it was a lot better then what they tried to feed me there, and there waitresses where are the rudest people I have ever been in contact with.

Best customer service yet. Food was hot, fresh, and ample.