Golden Corral
| Address: | 360 NY-211, Middletown, NY 10940, USA |
| Phone: | +1 845-648-2100 |
| Site: | goldencorral.com |
| Rating: | 3.1 |
| Working: | 9:30AM–9PM 9:30AM–9PM 9:30AM–9PM 9:30AM–9PM 9:30AM–9:30PM 8AM–9:30PM 8AM–9PM |
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Indy Jones
after reading the reviews here i was expecting to contract botulism from this place. the day we went was insanely crowded, line easily going outside. parking there is quite limited unless youre willing to walk. as this was my first ever visit to a golden corral, i didnt really know what to expect. the first odd thing to me was that the beverage dispensers were located on the line to be seated, before you actually get into the restaurant. really odd. after being seated, youre transitioned to a waiter/waitress who handles your drink refills from that point forward. not sure why they just dont move the beverage station to inside the restaurant and be done with it, but i digress... food was your stereotypical fast dining fare. really greasy, really heavy, really unhealthy, but tasty. variety is quite good. they have everything from fried chicken asian dishes to ribs to pasta and fish. the thing is, even the "healthy" options here are layered with oils and grease. if you want to understand how we have an obesity problem in this country, look no further than a golden corral. as a person who lives a healthy lifestyle, i was appalled. and i loved it... the taste and quality of the food ranged from average to outstanding. as an all you can eat buffet style restaurant, i thought the staff stayed on top of things pretty well. the stations were kept consistently stocked, i didnt see anything concerning from a food safety perspective, and overall it was relatively clean. the waiter constantly removes the dishes youre finished with so you can go and get more if you desire. the dessert section was decadent, complete with a chocolate fountain if thats your thing. overall id say i was pleasantly surprised. we didnt get sick or die from eating here, the food and service were good and we left quite satisfied. that said, if you value your health and practice living a healthy lifestyle, you probably dont want to frequent here more than a few times a year.
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Donna Davis
8 of us went for a birthday dinner. The hostess tried to sit us at 2 tables. 4 each. We said thats fine, but when she took us to the tables they were 5 tables apart. We said that wasnt acceptable because we wanted to sit together. She got annoyed and went for help. A very nice gentlemen suggested we push two tables together, that worked for us. We sat down and noticed the amount of flies everywhere. They wouldnt leave us alone. My husband went for the prime rib and they gave him the butt end. It was all fat. Then he went for the steak and it was raw. It literally walked across the table. The food wasnt properly labeled. If you have food allergys you need to be careful. The ice cream machine was out of order. Where we were sitting we were able to see right into the mens room. Our waitress was really good. She kept on top of refilling drinks, even bought us coffee when we asked if they had any. Unfortunately the coffee was burnt. Watch the salt in some foods. It was really salty. Doesnt work for someone with high blood pressure. I have to say the food was disappointing. I dont eat meat much and thats pretty much all they had. They had a good seafood salad which I liked, but when we got home I threw it all up. This place could be nice but they should have worked out the kinks before they opened to the public. They need more staff. The poor staff is running around like crazy, dropping the trays of dirty dishes and have no time to take the dirty dishes off the tables. Good luck to them
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StarzXFP
Words cannot explain how abhorrent this place is. I wouldnt eat here for free. You probably have better conditions at a soup kitchen. First off, the service is horrid. Just walking in is confusing because you dont get a waiter and you are supposed to wait in line to be seated, and while waiting you grab a cup to poor yourself to drink, and then you pay for entry, and then you are seated. Even Chinese buffets have service at your table and at least bring you a drink. Anyway, they told us someone would come to our table to get us drinks and we waited for 20 minutes before we had to get up and get them ourselves. Refills? Walk back to the middle of the line where people are waiting for entry and push through just to fill your drinks. The place was overcrowded and the conditions are very poor. Before entering we already heard the employees talking about the BS that goes on in there. There are no ceilings and there is wiring and insulation exposed. The food was disgusting. It was all over salty and they had small trays that were constantly running empty. In general its poor quality meat and very disgusting recipes. Its also pretty ghetto and in turn extremely loud. I would never come back here or recommend coming here. If Gordon Ramsay had visited this place, he would have heart attacks and aneurysms multiple times over... This place does EVERYTHING wrong. Its better eating at McDonalds than this place. Terrible!!!!!!
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Marleny Estrada
I went yesterday (Sunday) with my husband, my son and his parents. To begin with we traveled to this Golden Corral from very far away since it was the closest one to us. As I get there the cashier in on her phone and Im waiting for her to greet me or whatever and she says "Oh you have to get your cups first and then the waitress will refill you". We went and grabbed our cups and then I ask her how much is it for adults and kids? She was saying the prices so fast that I couldnt understand. I asked her again and she got an attitude and flipped her computer screen and showed me the prices on their without speaking and left. Then she came back and I handed her my debit card and she swiped and gave me my receipt with a rude look on her face. Anyways another problem was the waitress they never came around and asked if we needed anything or a refill. It was hard to get a hold of the waitress. They were dirty plates in the clean plate section. One of the plates had food on it still in the bottom and it looked so disgusting.
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Mena Hanna
food is good, not as many choces and the quality is not as great as the counter parts Ive seen in Florida, but still decent, the staff is friendly too and the price is ok for the average in town. I only have 3 comments however 1. when I went for lunch I was asked to find my own table and put my receipt on it to claim it, given they were very busy, it took me a while searching for a table. I suggest they should sit their customers not have customers find their own seats as it can get tough specially for the seniors 2. The utensils were not as clean as they should be. they came out with dry food scraps on them. this was not just ones but almost every spoon, fork or knife i pulled wasnt clean enough to grab. 3. they advertise fresh fruits and veges, the veges were great, but most of the fruit was canned. whats that all about, not sure. also I think the fruit should be with the dessert station, not close to the salad. just so it makes sense overall wil continue going but they need to fix some stuff
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lynn gorse
We went to the new Golden Corral in Middletown, NY last Wednesday. After hearing so many great reviews from people who have eat at other Golden Corrals in other locations, we were looking forward to a great experience. The disappointment caused by the lack of silverware, bad management, trays of food not being refilled by the staff so people had to stand around waiting and asking for the item supposed to be in the tray, limited choice of food items to choose from, the bathroom lacking toilet paper and soap, the lack of signs telling what the food item was and the manager who used as an excuse, "well, we are only opened 3 weeks." Even the soft serve ice cream machine was out of order. This location should not have opened until they were completely ready and the manager(s) should have been knowledgeable not just making excuses for why they were so poorly prepared. We will never go back there and after telling all our friends, they will not go there either.
