Old Country Buffet
| Address: | 5815 Lakewood Towne Center Blvd SW, Tacoma, WA 98499, USA |
| Phone: | +1 253-584-0220 |
| Site: | locations.buffet.com |
| Rating: | 3.1 |
| Working: | 11AM–8:30PM 11AM–8:30PM 11AM–8:30PM 11AM–8:30PM 11AM–9PM 8AM–9PM 8AM–8:30PM |
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Nicholas Sommerby
Ive dined at this location multiple times, and its really a hit or miss depending on both the day, time, and food that you get. On I believe Tuesday or Wednesday, they have someone cooking steak. Its not a bad size considering the price of the buffet, and most times its delicious...but you have to be precise on what type youre wanting...as Ive gotten mine a bit more raw than I wanted it to be before. Likewise, timing is everything, because if you come in too late, some of the food such as the Waffle cut fries arent as good as they may have been if you came in earlier (many times Ive gone and the waffle cut fries are stale as heck...same with the country fried steak). Like most buffets, some of the items change daily, or every few days, or the like, so its never the exact same each day save for number of items. Ill also echo the sentiment that on some days that Ive gone, they had dishes out that werent exactly the cleanest, and probably should have been double checked before they were put out. What people dont understand is that you can get a drink without having to pay the $2.50 on top of your bill. What that $2.50 guarantees is that when youve finished that first drink, you can have as many more as you want compared to having only one drink period. Though I do wonder how they monitor that since the servers arent exactly the most attentive to a single table considering that they are responsible for entire sections. Overall, as I said, its a hit or miss depending on the day, time, and what you end up eating. It has its good days and its bad, although for 15-16 bucks (including beverage bar in that), an adult, Id hope that itd have a little more of the good days outweighing the bad.
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Patricia Lott
What has happened? The last three times I visited it was aweful but today was the worse. If someone comes to your table and writes LeAnn on your ticket, run like crazy. Experience 1. She never tended the table. We were given free meal. 2. The free meal, she spent the entire time talking with 3 other servers. Today, 3 P.M. with my grandchildren marks my last visit for some time. Restaurant is half empty. It takes 20 minutes before she comes to the tabke, writes her name and disappears to her two friends to chat. The cashuer came and cleared the table...nit just ours but at least 3 other tables as well. One of tge servers had tge nerve to complain that the woman was out of line. Well the couple across from us gave their tip to the cashier. The man behind us did and I shall follow suit seing that inbetween working the register she haa cleared our table 3 times. Meanwhile the conversating 3 wiped off 1 table...together at the same time the entire hour. Not coming back til they move on. I dont eat with dirty dishes on my table at home and I refuse to pay to do it
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Pastor Susan Eldridge
The quality of food has deteriorated over the years. I could not eat the slop... except for the Caesars salad it was palatable. Even the deserts were low quality. Old country has its nerve to charge the price they do for food that the four legged pigs wouldnt eat, I gave the food an honest try one bite of everything on my plate. I couldnt eat it. When the wait person came around to take the plate that looked as if it had not been touched, if there was something wrong she didnt even stop when I tried to speak to her. So the next best thing I went back to the cashier and told her about my experience... what a joke! Not even so much as an offer to refund my money, or even get the manager... The most I learned from the cashier was the manager was new and a female. I do intend to make an effort to speak to the manager about it!!! I gave this place 1 star rating only because rating it was a requirement... otherwise they wouldnt get even a half of a star.
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Lloyd Martell
Ill start off with saying Im from the south and we know southern cooking and this place is a disgrace. I have to say for my first time going to this restaurant this is probably the worst ever been to. The rice was really hard it taste like you were biting pebbles. Also the roles were rockhard but mop down with butter so they look delicious but trust me you would chip a tooth trying to eat those things. Stuffing taste like mashed up bread and water with no flavor. Also the mac n cheese was drippy and flavorless. I dont even wanna get started on there carpet which smells like piss. Believe me when I say I tried almost every item just to give myself a reason to say that hey this place is OK but they literally had nothing in there that was worth the money you would spend to eat there please turn the other way.
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Edith de Chelched
For all those thinking this is inexpensive, I didnt think it was. Ringing in at over $14 for lunch for one adult with a beverage Sunday at 1pm was a little high for me. Maybe for $8-9 it would be cost effective but not $14. The roast beef was decent and the bread pudding was delicious but thats all from the selections I really enjoyed. Oh, and FOOD POISONING ALERT: I went with my boyfriend and his kids, his oldest is sick as a dog now with food poisoning. Also that tables are way too close together, as in if kids are sitting in seats back to back at different tables theres barely room for an 8 year old to squeeze between them.
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JudyAnn Hardy
The dishes and utensils are never clean and usually wet.I rinse mine under the hot coffee before I use them. This is a bad place right on the bus route shooting in here once. The patrons pick food up with their fingers and put back the same way. Lots os cleanliness problems, no hotwater in the lavatories to wash your hands and it is also the same place employees use.no hotwater. The price is too high for the atmosphere and the drinks are wasted by the kids it was better when they had the old soda machines. We always get the chicken.
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Royale Lynn
Food is ok but I took my client here and I was asked a question by the hostess: "Are you paying separately or together?" I was like, "Shes thirteen." And all I got back was a blank stare. I saw that 11 and up were considered adult so instead of a blank stare she should have just proceeded with my payment. That obviously means Im paying for both if she is thirteen. Who do you think is paying here? She snatched me card out of my hand and was really snappy at me. Not good at all. Terrible experience.
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Matthew Espinoza
Many times people will write a review ONLY if they have a bad experience... But take into consideration you are at a buffet and what you are getting for the price. I myself think Lakewood OCB is the Best one from Lynwood to Lakewood as I have tried them all several times. although I also have had bad experiences at various locations at different times it didnt discourage me.since a Buffet is supposed to be "self serve" I tell myself Im not there for the service... but for the food.
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Junau Louis-Jean
Worst place ever. Walked in there, and the place stinks. Like, seriously. And the floor is so dirty. I finally got some rice, orange chicjen, and some other kind of meat they had. I took one bite, the food was tasteless; and the meat wasnt fully cooked. so bad. I left the restaurant with one bite, that I later spit out in fear of getting sick. The FDA needs to check this place out, Cuz its definitely not up to standard.
