My first time here today. Great southern food!!!! You really can't go wrong here if you want to choose from a big buffet line, including a salad bar and deserts. Very clean, super nice employees working hard at their jobs. Perfect atmosphere with great air conditioning! read more

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They are still 'All you can eat' but they've started cheaping out on the menu. No more MEATLOAF, no BEEF of any kind! Many old favorites like Corn Pudding are gone. There is NO ONLINE MENU except for picture cards that are literally YEARS out of date. read more

i quit going as they open at random times and you NEVER know if they will be open, gas is to expensive to be running around for nothing

Very good food, freshly made. Customers attending very good. Looks clean. I highly recommend it. Check the schedule

Visiting the area this came recommended to me! What a great staff the food was amazing and the service was awesome!! A hidden gem of a place

It was closed when it said it was open. The lights were on but door was locked. Disappointed.

This the best southern food eatery. Simply delicious menu that will impress your southern roots. Just like what grandma made for Sunday dinner. Chicken awesome, pork chop tender and tasty. Banana pudding, peach cobbler wonderful. Best collard greens I have ever had. The staff is excellent and friendly. Highly recommend! This is a 10! We are from TX and have nothing like this. read more

Went this morning for lunch and it was closed. No note posted and the chairs were upside down on top of the tables. Looks like they may have shut down. Shame, good food. read more

The food is just what a southern meal should be. Everything tastes great. No disappointment here. My only disappointment is that I moved to the beach and don't get to visit anymore. The staff is attentive and friendly. Courteous. Like the article says, it is not a fancy place but that's not what I would be going for. It is clean, well lit, comfortable. You won't regret a read more

The food is amazing if you like southern dishes, including butter and bacon seasoning, and starches. Currently is one of my favorites. Service was good enough that my drink was never empty. Highly recommend. read more

If y'all want to know how REAL Southern food taste like when it is cooked right - this is the place. I have never been to a southern food restaurant that tastes just the way I would cook it at home. You can tell they do not shy on those extra ingredients (sometimes more expensive) like butter , cheese, spices that add more flavor. This place also has the best Mac n Cheese ever served in a restaurant ever ! You have to bring your appetite to get ready for this buffet but they do sell plates by the pound at a very reasonable price. read more

Carolina Buffet - Best Mac N Cheese - Southern Near Me - West Columbia, South Carolina

The food is amazing and the staff stays on top of everything. Go give them a try. You will be glad that you did.

I have a four point system, might be a little arrogant but it's mine. Ffrst point is for the facility. Second: Food taste and presentation. Third: How are the servers. Fourth: Is the price reasonable to value? I've been to Thunderbird buffet, Halls buffet, Little pigs Buffet all in South Carolina, all include drinks and all are less that $11. In my opinion Carolina buffet does not meet the standards each restaurant meets. To spend almost $13 here as compared to the other $2 a plate less buffets is unfortunate. It real because there is no real competition in the area. The facility will win no beauty contest. It's neat and clean but is serious in need of a Chef Ramsey makeover. If you present a card for payment the first thing they want to know is "how much of a tip you want to leave"! Now, I don't know about you but I like to leave my tips based upon service and not expectation. Now to be fair, I did enter this facility approximately 1:50pm in the afternoon and they close for lunch at approximately 2:30 PM. They did open again at about 4:30pm for a dinner service and I must say that they are very popular with the locals. Now that might be because there are no other buffets for tens of miles from that location. And you know people love and all you can eat restaurant. I promise you if there were competition they might actually step up their game. Scale from 1 to 10. Facility rates a (6). Primary for basic cleanliness. Food taste and presentation: (7) for taste, (5) presentation. The bar was messy and the food trays were empty of fresh food. Food was on the buffet surfaces and the food in the trays were dry and unflattering. The food I did try was very flavorful and without a bunch of salt. It tastes better than it looked. Even if you close shortly, it's your duty to provide fresh food for paying guests. You should not have to scrape the sides of the tray for food. It really did not look palatable at all. Even the easy thing to cook, fried chicken, was dark and left to dry. Server. What server? I even had to ask for a tea refill. The cashier sat me and that was it. The plates and utensils are all serve yourself. For that you want a tip? Price: It should be $8.99 or $9.99 if you include drink and I'll decide tip. Well, I cannot give this restaurant a glowing recommendation but possibly an earlier time would have made the difference. Normally I would wait until I've been at a location at least twice but I don't plan to return. Now, It's only my opinion. Ask someone else and they might crow about the location. Mums the word in my case. The people are nice enough. And they have a good following. This is a deep country buffet with old world appeal but could definitely use a touch up. And for God's sake, keep the buffet CLEAN and ready to serve. P. S. I did find the rest rooms were decent. Good Eat'n to ya! read more

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Small all you can eat buffet. The food is delicious. It's good southern food at its best!

Excellent food, country cooking fresh vegetables meats and breads Service was good Ambiance has been ignored Definitely a good place to eat read more

There was so much food and so many different options. It all tasted like an amazing home cooked meal. Will be back when traveling through.

Delicious food. The staff is very friendly. I will be coming back and bring some people with me as well.

Great food and great service. True southern cooking at its best. You won't be disappointed

I had to have my veggies today at the Carolina Buffet and they were good. Just a little bit of all the colors is good for you. But, I was a little bad and had roasted chicken (their fried is outstanding) and mac 'n cheese. So I enjoyed about a table spoon of butter beans, stewed cabbage, stewed tomatoes, corn pudding and slaw. Good food. read more

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Great tasting buffet. Smaller buffet than your typical Golden Corrals or BBQ buffet but I feel that gives them an advantage. Because it is smaller, it allows them to prepare they food they have very well. As a fried okra fan, I can tell you those were the best fried okra I've had in years. Actually, pretty much everything I tried was awesome. The only thing I was really missing is they didn't have any BBQ or hush puppies when I went on Sunday. The pot roast and mashed potatoes were amazing. On Sundays, you want to get there when they open because there is usually a line and it fills up pretty quickly. 20-30 mins after they opened, people had to wait for a table. read more

Delicious! Food always hot and has many items on the buffet. We love to eat here. Service is good, attentive and always clean and inviting.

Your gonna love this one. They don't open till 4:30 Sharp, Great service. Great food. Just one thing to remember. When you are going through the line leave a place on your plate for the potato salad it is at the end. You don't want to miss it. Great place for friends to meet for dinner. No its not a fancy place but are you there to eat or build your Status up? Just go and try it. Remember I tell it like it is. JH read more

Down home cooking it's was a nice surprise. The food was good they were orderly getting people thru the line and seated. If you are looking for country cooking do not home food then this is your place. read more

A+, this is a great value, good food at a reasonable price. Friendly staff and efficient kitchen.

Great food, great service, great atmosphere! The attendants are more that helpful and do well with the people moving in and out of the dinning room read more

Yummy country buffet. Chicken is very good. Some foods were mediocre but there's a good bit of other choices to choose from. Buffet comes with good ol sweet tea which is a Necessity with this country buffet. read more

Delicious, and the experience was everything I expected! The food was on point and I can see myself going back in the near future!

Wait was long but that's because it was on Sunday after church. Food was great felt like my grandma her self was in the kitchen.

The absolute best food in SC. Nice restaurant with a very friendly down home atmosphere. Plenty of delicious fresh food and no long wait . You must try it!!! You will not be disappointed. 5 read more

I ate at Carolina Buffet for the 4th time tonight and it was my husband's first time eating there. Let me apologize upfront for having no pictures to post from this most recent visit because I was sooooo hungry. Yet again, Carolina Buffet provided good food and good service. We got the buffet to go. Some of the buffet items were low and the servers quickly brought out hot pans to replenish the buffet line. The collard greens did NOT come from a can, which is a GOOD thing. My husband liked the food also. I know we will continue to return to Carolina Buffet. read more

Definitely a locals place and you can get a decent meal for a fair price. Place is showing it's age. Fried chicken was the star, but their pork roast was good too. Sides could use some help. Staff was very friendly. Lots of styrofoam. read more

Ate here several times. Absolutely love it. The food is not as heavenly seasoned as I'm used too, but that's probably a good thing with all this hypertension going around, lol! The staff are friendly and polite. Wish it wasn't so far away. But for the price and the taste, it's worth it to treat yourself. If you try it out, let me know how you like it! read more

I really like the food the staff were very friendly and attentive. I had Fatback and fried chicken. I also had Peach Cobbler and that was great. If ya leave there hungry it's your own fault. read more

The first time I visited this restaurant it was work related.A few weeks later I took my husband and now years later we visited the food was great, staff very friendly. The Buffet is always full. GOOD COUNTRY COOKING Y'all. read more

This restaurant has a great reputation in the rumor mill. I must say the food was good. Good country goodness. I was expecting it to be better. I have definitely had better. It may have been the time of day. ( I came about an hour before closing) but I expect the buffet to be excellent from start to finish. I'm not ruling them out, I will be returning. Hopefully my next experience will warrant 5 stars. This time it's 4 stars because the buffet was Not inviting, not well stocked. Not very. Clean either. The server was very nice and kept our drinks filled. read more

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Our 1st time eating here and will not be our last!!! The fried chicken, rice and stewed tomatoes were soooo yummy. The sweet tea was so fresh. Service was perfect. read more

Re-visited with a co-worker. I was pleasantly surprised, I would rate the customer service a solid 5 stars. The customer service staff was amazing! Fast, polite, and service with a smile. Food is okay at best; deducted 2 stars. Unfortunately they no longer have a fresh salad or fresh fruit. With "Just Us Cafe", "Steves Deli", or "Southern Seafood and Diet" just around the corner, Its hard to recommend this place. read more

I'm going to need an intervention or more adult supervision if I keep eating like this. This location is bustling with customers and it seemed like a steady flow of patrons coming in and out but the people working there were super friendly and made me feel very welcome. I went with the dinner buffet and my drink was included. If you'd like one of the bottled drinks there is a different price to be added to your bill. You seat yourself and your server will take your drink order and tend to you. The level of attention was at the level where it was appreciated but not disruptive. Patrons can serve themselves from either side of the buffet and they use disposable plates and cutlery. Not mad about it at all as it forces you to get a clean plate each trip and no worries about any residue on your utensils. Now lets talk about this peach cobbler. It was so good and made just the way I like it. I found myself alternating bites of the piping hot fried chicken with bites of peach cobbler and rocking in my chair without concern for whomever may be looking. The parking is dynamic as this is a busy area so just wait a few minutes and you'll snag a spot from someone departing. The option to get your food to go is available as well. All items were replenished in a timely manner, clean tables and fresh veggies for those who limit their meat intake. I do warn you, if you're counting calories abandon that and just enjoy and promise yourself that you'll get up early and put in extra gym time the following day. I'd definitely recommend and revisit when in the area. read more

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I wanted to find some where to eat I went to my yelp app. i found Carolina Buffet. Thought well I will try it, The reviews looks good. WOW! it was very good the best country cooking i have had in a while. I did not know this place was here but a lot of others did the parking lot was packed. But we didn't have to wait and the food is worth the wait (If you have to wait lol) read more

The food here is really good! Your meal comes with water, tea or lemonade. Soda is extra, but it seemed uncommonly served. My son wanted a regular Coke or Pepsi, but the only sodas offered were Diet Coke or Coke Zero. Best banana pudding I've tasted! The service here was alright. Our drinks were kept full, though we did have to ask for someone to clear our plates as our table was getting crowded. The interior of the restaurant is as basic as it gets; a buffet along the far wall in a room full of tables and chairs. It feels very much like gathering in a fire hall or VFW, which gives it a friendly quality, but it would be nice to have dividers between tables for a more intimate feel. We liked eating here and will likely return. read more