First time eating in a Bonanza in literally decades! I honestly did not know any remained! The food was decent for a buffet and the service was outstanding! I don't expect gourmet dining at a place like this, so with that in mind I actually enjoyed this little trip back in time. My only negative would be that the decor looked like it was stuck in time. A little dated and 3 of the 4 chairs at our table had rips in the vinyl. All that being said, I would come back! read more

If I could leave a one star review I would. We were sat at a dirty table. Then flies everywhere on window ceiling. Daughter killed with her hand. Talked to manager who say can't give anything away for free. And said our restaurant is clean. Will be contacting owner and health inspectir. Fiance is a manager at a resturant and she would never talke to her customers lije that. ​ read more

It's been over 25 years that I have dined at a Bonanza Steakhouse. This location in Chambersburg PA, is one of the last remaining locations in the state. As you enter the lobby area, they have a counter to place and prepay your order. I ordered a 16 ounce Porterhouse steak for $24.95, which included choice of potato. For an additional $6.50, I added the hot bar. The hot bar was well stocked and everything that I had, was ready moist, fresh, and tasty. The porterhouse steak was cooked exactly how I wanted it and that was medium well. The steak was also properly seasoned and that's important as the seasoning made the entire steak taste like I ordered it from a 5 star steak house!! The porterhouse steak was cut thin and was under $25, as I was at a Bonanza steakhouse and not a 5 star steakhouse. I even went back up for some desert which was a real treat for me!! My server was very friendly and checked up on me as needed. I really appreciated the excellent service that she provided. I also observed other servers also providing excellent service and treating their customers with upmost respect! Definitely will be back as who doesn't want to relive the best experiences of their childhood with excellent food and service? read more

The Food was ok but if I had choices, I may have chose something else. Maybe I am used to Ponderosa and the food was a little bit different and better. The service guy was great, always came to the table and checked on us. read more

Tried Bonanza's breakfast buffet for the first (and probably last) time. The host didn't greet us, even when I said hello. Things went downhill from there. The eggs were so watery I almost needed a straw, and the pancakes were limp and soggy. The general vibe? Think "hospital cafeteria meets walk-in clinic waiting room." Everyone looked like they'd just called in sick, including a kid with a wet cough who was coughing over the food. Bon appétit! On the bright side, the biscuits and gravy were solid. Unfortunately, not enough to save the rest of the experience. read more

Food was great today. I have never seen so many friendly employees filling up and cleaning up the salad bar so often!!! I didn't used to like this place too much before but today the food was great and the service was beyond great!! Even had to compliment the manager for his wonderful staff!! I will be back..... read more

Food was bland not worth the money hot bar sucked the seats were all tore up never going back to that place if your hungry don't pull in the parking lot find a better place to eat read more

It's just not the greatest food quality but it's cool. It didnt taste as good as I wanted to the Mac n cheese was the only good thing

poor, very very poor. Found a hair in my meal and the manager said do I want more onions. are you freaking kidding me? leave, run do not stop here. read more

Nice, clean, friendly. Food was great. Very kind staff, the hostess was great and our waitress's were very kind

It's not great, but it's a steak and it's inexpensive. A brief wait at the register while the hostess had to explain for about five minutes to a couple how the "senior deal" works. Tip: Put it up on the menu board. Decent salad bar with the usual stuff and it was kept tidy and stocked. There are actually a couple of different stops on the buffet, including two salad bars (one slightly healthier than the other), two hot bars and a large dessert bar. My steak was OK. Not great, but cooked as requested. It's served on a sizzling hot platter so it continues to cook while you eat. For me, this turned a medium rare steak past medium by the time I finished the last bite. Good baked potato. Dessert was pretty good. I opted for a small bowl of the blueberry cobbler and put some self-serve soft-serve on top. Yum. Close to $15 with tip for an 8 ounce steak? Good deal. read more

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Good food always hot and tasty! Excellent service! Not much ambiance. We have gone here many times. They have a very nice setup for Mothers Day. Check it out read more

This is becoming a complete disaster. Took a family of 8 there last night. So many things that were wrong: Dirty plates on the buffet, not just once but pulled 3 plates that we're filthy not just a little food but a ton!! Dry leftover pizza. Why would you let that food quality on a buffet? You should be ashamed of that. Chicken finger supplier must have changed because they are all breading and overcooked Cinamon buns were black and tasted like molasses. This was on a Friday night, server only came back for our drink refills when we flagged her down. I've had some terrific servers here Food just didn't appear fresh and they seem to be reused so much. read more

The food was great, nice and hot, with the food being refilled as the containers opened. The variety ensured that there was a little something for everyone. The service was exceptional with the waiters consistently checking to ensure that we always had everything that we needed. The facility itself was clean and tables were promptly cleared. In all it I am through here again I will definitely be stopping by again. read more

It's been well over a year since I've been here. I was surprisingly impressed! The buffet was full and fresh on a Wednesday evening. Found a nice selection of salad items, meats and desserts. Can't believe I have forgotten about Bonanza. I will certainly return. read more

so owners can add things on their own without home office ok. great!! please pass along the ok for them to look at these: matza ball soup (no dairy added) doughnuts for chanukah (sufra) and s/f is also available potato pancakes (latkes) also dairy free for chanukah don't forget the kosher food show next year in NJ in Nov--if u have never been, you will love it thx read more

Friendly service, great steak, and relaxing environment! We stopped in for our first time and we all really enjoyed the food and the atmosphere. read more

Everything is delicious and I never desire anything from a dessert bar however this one had all the good stuff and I really enjoyed mixing it up. read more

I believe the food, atmosphere and the staff are all wonderful and a great and plentiful selection of buffet items are well maintained and kept fresh. I know Tina C's review on 2/29/24 was sour grapes over her sons employment and I know he failed to show up to work, didn't call and now shes upset ? I personally know Poor attendance was his issue and he doesn't have a good example to follow as his brother was a poor manager ( Short term ) and poor example himself. As well as Steph P's review as she might realize that the hair could have easily been from the guest also , it happens. I clearly see they follow the guidelines by wearing hairnets and hats, yes accidents happen, get another set of onions and just MOVE on...Get over yourself as things in life happen. Bugs and other critters exist in all food sources where ever you purchase your food from a grocery store, farmers market, your garden to a restaurant. Let people fix it and MOOVE ON. People need to understand all reviews are subject to scrutiny because there are those people like these people that are just willing to out right lie or try making something up because their feelings were hurt, or its their way of getting back at a business by posting nasty & false comments on a social media site. The staff is very friendly and this place is a great value to its customers who frequent them weekly, so do not believe everything you read or hear. People Lie and people are mean and nasty.. Social media gives them a platform to lie and just be people without consequences. People have learned they can complain to get something for free so please Ignore these people, experience it for yourself and you will see differently in Most Cases. read more

Super friendly staff, clean. We got the buffet, everything was good, the senior buffet offered shrimp but we didn't see it. Good variety of desserts read more

We went to this restaurant on the recommendation of a friend who use to work at one. We got the buffet and the food was bland and cold. Honestly didn't stay for more than 20 mins. Would have been better to just reheat leftovers at home. Went to a gas station afterwards to eat. read more

This place doesn't even deserve a star...At 30$ for two adults and two sodas wasn't even worth 5$. Waited for a drink to wash the first bite of funk down and 20 minutes later still never received sodas. I couldn't even force myself to get another plate and walked out. Never in my life I will return here. Still have a horrible taste in my mouth!!! read more

There was a hair in my potatoes i could not even eat them the people were disrespectful they spit in our food

We were recently hiking in the area and wanted a quick bite to eat and stopped in here. I have to be honest and say that we didn't know what to expect as we were not familiar with it. To our surprise, we were happily surprised. The restaurant was clean, totally followed the Covid guidelines, staff was more than friendly, and the food was good. It was very obvious that the management/owners of this restaurant really invest time in their employees as all of them were friendly, positive, hard working and could not have provided better service. Give it a try and support a local business! read more

My husband and I stopped here for a late lunch, early dinner 8/30 around 3:30 pm. I ordered the sirloin steak w/baked potato and salad. My husband went with the buffet. The items he got at the buffet looked really good and he said as much. In particular the clam chowder, which was creamy, hot and steaming. Everything he had was either hot or cold as it should have been. I was less happy with my meal however. The steak was cooked properly but both the steak and the potato were lukewarm at best. A slice of garlic bread came with the salad, but it was harder than the croutons in the salad. So mixed reviews but overall disappointed. read more

My wife and son both got chicken and it was literally raw. Barely cooked at all, so much so that every piece was pink and cold. That is serious. I managed restaurants for 10+ years and I am a ServSafe Proctor. This is unacceptable, especially if something as hard as ( Step 1- Place Chicken in deep fryer Step 2- Wait until Chicken has been cooked ) can't be conquered. If you spend your money here, eat at your own risk. McDonalds is not far from here FYI... read more

Should not even get a star. What a waste of money. Asked for a medium steak. Was past well done. Dry and hard and chewy. Also had lobster tail. Smallest tail I ever saw. Looked more like a craw fish. Never again. read more

We had dinner tonight here. And it was awful. We were charged wrong and had to get a refund good thing we looked at our check. The salad bar was not filled and it wasn't that busy. When our meals came out they were wrong. Sent back and still came out wrong the second time. The desert bar had nothing on it. Very disappointed in our meal. We will not being going back. read more

Myself and my guy went to the breakfast buffet this morning . I was not impressed. Literally almost no options for breakfast food. You sent me several emails advertising this wonderful breakfast buffet...Really?? What a joke . The food they had was tasty. The sausage links were great . And the waitress was super friendly and kept our drinks filled . I like their dinner buffet and I will go for that, but unless you re-evaluate your selections, your breakfast buffet is going to go down the drain. It really was pathetic. read more

Well it doesn't have a good variety of food. The ice cream machine wasn't in service. The potatoes had an actual hair in them. Unreasonable prices, and extra pay for steak, ect. Unlike it's competition, Golden Corral. There was burned/ dried out food. And cleaned up their food before it was time to close. read more

My husband and I both got the buffet. For two buffets and two drinks came to about $30. Definitely not worth it. The food wasn't good and the selection was poor. Courtney and Angie were friendly and attentive. We will not be back based on the food. Service was good. read more

My girlfriend and I ate here for dinner and it was pretty good for the price most of the desserts were not great but they looked good. All the other food was surprisingly good. We will definitely be back read more

On our way back from Gettysburg, PA, we stopped here for their breakfast buffet. The breakfast portion of their buffet was very small with just the basics...eggs, bacon, sausage, etc. The eggs seemed liked they were powdered, but everything else was hot. Not much else to say about this place other than it was an okay breakfast at a decent price. Nothing spectacular here. read more

I ate here with my adult daughter and 2 grandchildren in early May. The restaurant was clean and busy. The staff kept the food tables stocked. There was a wide variety of options in every category. We just got the buffet (no steaks) and found plenty of tasty food to sample. I'm not sure why there are so many bad reviews - it's very typical buffet fare. I've eaten in buffets all over the US and, while not outstanding, this Bonanza provided a good buffet. I'll go back when I'm in Chambersburg! read more

Very disappointing. Stopped by here after going through the mall jumpers, were 2 adults and 1 child. Very nice waitress, missed her name. First trip, to the salad bar. Everything cold like it should be, nice green lettuce. Very pleased. Second trip, to the hot foods. Picked up a sample of each. So let me start here, Fried chicken tasted like it had been soaking oil, mash potatoes were instant practically no flavor. Stuffing was extremely dried and was crumbling. Macaroni and cheese was cold. Meatloaf treated like it was frozen for a week. Mind you the service bar appeared not to been attended to for some time. I tried my plate and noticed my daughter didn't touch really anything, not she wasn't hungry but it just did not taste good. Only thing we found good was the rolls.... I talked to our waitress, and she the manager. When this lady came over and I expressed my concerned of the food not being fresh, more like frozen out of boxes. She started laughing at me. She runs and gets another manager and I start collecting our things. The next manager comes and I explained to him, he took me serious and he admitted that his steaks were frozen... And I'm thinking to myself, a long with everything else. His justification for this was "they had no complaints and served 400 people and no complaint. When the restaurant probably hasn't seen 100. No offer to remedy, nothing, just started laughing himself like I was some crazed man. First and last time I will go there. And I'll send a copy to corporate. $30 wasted. Don't make the same mistake. read more

The staff was polite and worked really hard. Slight unprofessional but nothing bad. Just young kids for you. I ordered the 1 lb porterhouse and wife got the steak tips. She ate one piece and wouldn't eat another bite of them. Said they tasted awful. My steak was over cooked, very thin(maybe a 1/4 inch), tough,large amount of gristle, definitely not a 18$ steak. The buffet was below average. Food was edible but had strong taste of processed food. Nothing tasted "from scratch" or home made. Definitely came from a box or can. Many others have the same experience. I would not recommend. And I will not be going back. read more

This restaurant always surprises me with how good their service is, every time I have been here my waiter is always great! I'm not sure what his role here is, maybe the owner, but mr. Bryan Robinson is the most hospitable person I've ever met. I ordered a steak and it was cooked perfectly and was more than I was expected for the low price! Highly recommend this place! read more

Standard Bonanza fare. Clean restaurant and pretty good service. I've been addicted to chicken montery ever since I was a little kid.

Me my fiancee and son come here every other Sunday morning for breakfast and its all ways very good. Love the food and atmosphere. People that work there are wonderful as well never had a problem read more

We don't pay too much attention to reviews and try different restaurants ourselves. If we like the food and service we'll be back, if not, well we tried it. Our experience was terrible. First of all you pay before you get your meal which includes a line for gratuity. I would never pay a tip before experiencing the service and meal. We both opted for the buffet plus the sirloin and potato. Buffet was skimpy at best. I prefer my steak medium rare so they bring it out on a sizzle plate which continues to cook your food. When I cut into my steak and took the first bite it was more very well done and tough as leather. The waitress asked if I wanted another steak. Why would want another dry, tough steak. Been there, done that, never again. read more