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Brenda's Country Buffet

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Feast Buffet - Hot and sour soup

Feast Buffet

3.3(34 reviews)
7.5 mi

I walked into Feast Buffet like a man who had just cracked the code…read more Six hot bars of Asian dishes. A sushi station. A hibachi grill just sitting there like, "whenever you're ready, chef." It felt like opportunity. It felt like abundance. It felt like I was about to absolutely dominate dinner. Spoiler alert: dinner dominated me. Let's start with the obvious win. There is a ton of food here. Options everywhere. You can build Plate #1, immediately regret it, pivot to Plate #2, spiral into Plate #3, and still not repeat yourself. It's a choose-your-own-adventure... where every ending tastes the same. Because what there isn't a lot of... is flavor. Any flavor. All of the flavor took the night off. The sushi? I've had more personality from an ice cube. I genuinely sat there wondering how something involving fish, rice, and effort could land this softly. I can't believe those fish went through all that just to arrive here and... not matter. "The boldest flavor in the building... is the word 'buffet' on the sign." Sesame chicken. No taste. Lo mein. No taste. Salt and pepper chicken. Both missing. Fresh fish in sauce... just floating around like it's also confused about how it got here. It's actually impressive. This much variety, and everything somehow meets in the same place: aggressively neutral. Now... before this turns into a full takedown, let's give credit where it's due. The selection is real. If your goal is volume, congratulations, you've found your stadium. And the price? Under $20 for dinner. That's not just reasonable, that's borderline nostalgic. In a world where everything is getting more expensive, this place is out here saying, "we got you... just don't ask too many questions." So yes, you will leave full. Possibly very full. Flavor is optional, fullness is guaranteed. And then... the moment that elevated this from a meal to an experience. I get seated, glance over, and the man at the next booth is not "resting." Not "relaxing." Not "closing his eyes for a second." Head. On. Table. Asleep. Fully committed. I'm talking face-down, like the booth just told him a secret he couldn't handle. Halfway through my meal, he wakes up like it's halftime, calmly gets up, goes back to the buffet, builds another plate like nothing happened, comes back, eats... and then returns to the exact same position. Head. On. Table. Out cold. When I left? Still asleep. Same pose. Same dedication. At that point I had questions. Not about him... about the restaurant. Are we eating... or are we hibernating? Honestly, maybe they don't need more seasoning. Maybe they need a wake-up call. Or at least a two-hour parking limit and a neck pillow add-on. End of the day, the food earns one star. That's the minimum, and we've located it with confidence. But the sheer volume of options and the price drag this up to a generous two... I spent more time writing this review than they did seasoning the food! Two stars... and one of the best unintentional dinner-and-a-show experiences I've had in a long time.

I travel a lot and rank Feast Buffet in the Asian buffet category. Service was prompt, efficient,…read morepolite and attentive. The selection was great, always fun to wander, look and choose. I enjoyed it very much

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Barnyard Buffet - Fried chicken

Barnyard Buffet

3.6(81 reviews)
9.1 mi
•$$

Food was good. Service was good. The place is a little bit loud. Not a bad value for the quality of…read morefood.

I am 75 but have only lived in AL in the Mobile area about 10 years and have dined at the Barnyard…read moreBuffet only about half dozen times or less. The first time I thought: This is it.....I have found my place to eat!! My 2nd visit was a year or 2 later and I thought: This is still pretty good but not really good like I remember. After all the fairly recent features of the restaurant and Chefs on Local TV, so a year or2 ago I tried again but still not nearly as overall good. So I gave it some time and was nearby today 1 Oct 2026, & I tried it again. Down, down, down!! Not nearly like I'd hoped. So I wrote this review in hopes that some of my ideas and comments might be considered for possible improvement or at least create a couple alternative menu items for future customers to choose. Ideally owners managers would create a ongoing system to solicit exit comments from randomized customers for future considerations of possible changes. COST: All must pay up front at the cash register upon entering the restaurant. This is quite different than most other restaurants, cafeterias and buffets in the local Mobile Metro area. My senior early bird price was Good at $16.99. But cost me $19.44 due to added undisclosed and unforementioned credit card or other "non-cash" charges that were not even shown in the final calculations on the ticket receipt, just listed the sales tax. The extra charges were just lumped into the final cost figure, something that the customer would never know unless they looked very closely at the receipt. (Just be upfront and transparent with your customers if you wan them to be happy while eating your food!!). The cashier also requested a tip pay then but I declined with the thought that tips should be afterwards & based on excellent performance above and beyond what duties or work that is just regular part of their job. In my case. The server only brought my drink and checked with me a time or two but is that part of the expected regular job I think; nothing extra nor nothing special was done. But I did leave a very modest tip anyway just to say - Thank You! FOOD: I usually love green beans but these were mushy, over-cooked , broken apart and excessively salty. Apparently way over-strirred during the cooking process. Looked & tasted More like rewarmed leftovers! The added seasoning used did not suit my taste at all. Overall was more like a low-end school cafeteria taste & style. 1.5 Rutabagas looked ok & were cooked properly but were in large chunks and very bland tasting with almost none of that fresh crisp, sorta sharp rutabaga flavor that most garden fresh ones have. Kinda just "old" taste & texture. 3 Mac & Cheese casserole pan looked great, browned across the top and around the edges! Well cooked and good general overall flavor & good macaroni but to use four cheeses together was excessive and combined gave the "gravy" part a chalky texture/flavor that I do not like at all. Just plain cheddar cheese in mac-n-cheese is by far the BEST and I've eaten many, many servings over the years. A couple little recipe tweaks and your Mac & Cheese could be AWESOME!! 3.2 Cornbread muffins were lumpy inside and were yellow cornmeal.....Nah! And adding sweetening or sugar in the recipe makes it awful tasting to me. Sweet bread is for desserts to be eaten after the main meal. The lumpy part inside could probably be helped by adding a little more raw egg and oil into the pre mix....not regular old bulk vegetable oil but Extra Light Virgin Olive Oil only! The very best cornbreads are made with only white cornmeal! Some of the most awesome bread of all kinds I've ever eaten was cornbread using white cornmeal and triangle sliced after being cooked in a cast iron round skillet!!! 1.0 Banana Pudding is ok good for a "Cool Whip" base pudding but is only an authentic Southern home country style if the base is made of egg custard pudding topped with egg-white meringue. The BY bananas used appear to be off-brand (not Chiquita or similar) and did not taste fully ripe, firm but sorta soft. These had very little of that expected excellent banana flavor. The cookie wafers used appeared and tasted like bulk off-brand not like the expected Nabisco Nilla Wafers, which are the only kind that should be used in any GREAT Banana Pudding!! 3.5 Raw carrots & Broccoli fresh & good! 4.3 Pickled okra Excellent! 4.9 Fried Okra looked good, not much fresh okra flavor & taste. 2.5 Fried Chicken livers, not much fresh liver flavor & taste. 3.0 Green lima beans, looked good & well cooked just not much fresh vegetable flavor. 2.9 Vanilla ice cream, tasted pretty good but very icy more like ice milk. 4.1 Peach cobbler Very good. 4.2 The Mug decaf root beer was good but unexpectedly sweet! I thought it was a unsugared diet drink. I only had one plate of reg food with just small servings of each item plus two little bowls of desserts.

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BLUEGILL Restaurant - Oysters

BLUEGILL Restaurant

4.0(476 reviews)
16.3 mi
•$$

My husband and I stopped in for lunch after touring the USS Alabama. We were told the wait would be…read more30 minutes but checked open table and could immediately get a reservation. (I recommend doing that, especially during lunch.) One of my good friends sent recommendations. My husband got the French dip. I hesitate calling it a poboy because I'm from NOLA, and outside south Louisiana, it's just a sandwich . I got the grilled shrimp lunch special with fries. Honestly, spend a little more and get the platter. I'd get them fried, but I can't have gluten. I risked cross contamination and got the fries. They were absolutely worth it. Fortunately, I didn't have a reaction. Trevor was our server, and he was excellent. You could tell he knew the regulars and locals based on how he'd approach new diners. He also gave really good recommendations. The vegetable of the day was a casserole, and Trevor told my husband that was better than the fries. My husband inhaled that casserole. If you're an Elvis fan, request to sit at the table. Overall, I'd definitely come back. For being on Open Table, just know this is a casual restaurant on the bay. Nothing frilly - just good, southern cooking. We will be back!

This spot has a really charming atmosphere and definitely nails the "cute coastal" vibe. Service…read morewas a highlight--staff were genuinely friendly, attentive, and made us feel welcome from start to finish. That said, the food was a bit of a mixed experience. The chargrilled oysters unfortunately came with quite a bit of shell, which made them difficult to enjoy--though we did manage to find some actual pearl in there, so small win and fun! The grilled fish and shrimp were noticeably overcooked, and my husband's fried shrimp leaned the same way, lacking that fresh, tender bite you hope for. Sides were decent but didn't particularly stand out for my grilled dinner. Husband said slaw and hush puppies were good, my green beans were delicious. Overall, it's a lovely place with great service, but the kitchen execution didn't quite match the setting. With a few tweaks, this could easily be a standout spot.

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Brenda's Country Buffet - buffets - Updated October 2026

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