Golden Corral was been on my bucket list of American chains to try! I grew up on hometown buffet and let me tell you my experience leaves hometown in the past! This location is packed! Tons of happy families celebrating birthdays Macro warriors portioning out their meals You can tell this place provides for the community! Our server was the sweetest soul truly what a waitress should be! She knew names of regulars and was so polite! I believe her name was Jenny! Food was pretty good for the value! Long line for steak but it was worth! Desserts where it's at Banana pudding made me second guess if I was in New York Ice cream cones were so crunchy and crispy! Wish there was a location closer to the valley! read more

Golden Corral Buffet & Grill - Interior - Buffets Near Me - Oxnard, California

Saturday 2 pm. Adult is $19.49. Go find your own table. Then the crew will give you water and utensil. The food are plenty of choices but everything just moderate in taste. What i like is my server. Ms. Christine. Nice and attentive. Thank you. Overall is just okay. read more

Golden Corral Buffet & Grill - Beans, fried chicken, meatloaf , grilled mushroom and bourbon chicken. - Buffets Near Me - Oxnard, California

This was my first (and last) time eating at this restaurant. Positives: Table service was very attentive and pleasant. Place seemed clean. (I did not visit the restrooms.) Easy parking. Senior pricing available.. Many types of food. Many kinds of desserts were displayed. Negatives: Food that was supposed to be hot was lukewarm and seemed as though it had sat under the heat lanps for too long. This was particularly true about the breakfast food items, but the lunch entrees were not very hot, either. The soups and chili were hotter. Upselling by charging for drinks when ordered the buffet without asking me directly if I wanted drinks and if so, that it was not part of the meal price. (Note: no one was in front of or behind us, so there was no hurry to move us thru the line.) I had to ask twice for the senior discount, though I am clearly eligible. Food tasted mediocre at best, though the presentation was fine. This is best described as school cafeteria food on a random Wednesday that was not well temperature-controlled. I will not return even though it would have been a great location geographically for me to meet people visiting the area for a meal as it is just off the highway. We ate there is about 11 a.m.. so between regular breakfast and lunch. read more

We decided to try Golden Corral on Father's Day since my husband had never been before, and I hadn't been in about 10 years. The restaurant itself felt a little dated, but the price was very reasonable. I believe it was around $16 per adult (don't quote me on that), and our 2-year-old ate free, which was a nice bonus. There was a huge variety of food, and while nothing really wowed us, everything we tried was decent and there were plenty of options. Unfortunately, our experience took a turn while we were eating. A roach crawled out onto the wall right next to our table. It looked like it had been sprayed or injured because its wings were exposed, but seeing it completely ruined our appetites. My husband and I stopped eating and left shortly after. We enjoyed the value and selection, but cleanliness is a big deal for us, and this experience made it hard to want to come back. I hope management addresses any pest issues because the value is good, but seeing a roach while eating is something that's hard to overlook. read more

Golden Corral Buffet & Grill - Roach crawling - Buffets Near Me - Oxnard, California

I have been here a few times, and this place has gotten better recently. Especially the salad section, they have more selections than before. like Even if you come with a few friends, the great thing about this place is that there are so many different types of food that everyone can find something they like. And you can even have dessert. The service was good. There are booth and table seats, and the booth seats are spacious and relaxing. Prices are higher on weekends than on weekdays Lots of parking spaces in front of the restaurant. read more

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Good service over all good salads and foods. Not so good mens bathroom smells, urinal is loose and needs painting read more

Food: dry, old sorry; prepare daily..???, They say many dish's fresh made in house... not sure. Next time, visit kitchen. Service: good, our server, she was great!! Big tip as well. Ambiance: none, windows not clean, still have Christmas signs laying around. Did not see bathroom. However, many people seamed to come and go just using it. I was wondering.., That tells me that owner is about making $$$$$ money for self; staff not. Too bad. read more

Well, basically I come here all the time with my family and my mother wanted a coffee but they said she couldn't have one until she has her dessert so after she finishes eating and so when she got her dessert later on she asks for the coffee and they gave it to her but then the employee said, "you can't get another refill" like what? We come here all the time and they never tell us you can't get more then one coffee? And so the manager comes to sort things out and after everything my mom's friend asked if he can have a coffee and the manager said "oh are you done with your food? You can't only get one if you are finished with your food" like what! This never happened every time we asked for a coffee they never told us this we were always allowed to get one read more

I've seen this restaurant's recent advertisements, although I've been by the location many times, I've never been in the place. For our "date night" my husband thought the lobster tail at $7.99 was a good incentive to go. Sorry to say, it was NOT! We had to wait for our "server" if we could even find one to get the lobster, which was SO SMALL it was only about 3 bites!! I read some great reviews about the steak, so I ordered a medium rare. It was SO tough, I couldn't get my knife through it - almost like chewing (or trying to chew) leather. I told my server, who was nice enough to bring me another, but it was just as bad. I think they got their meat from a very OLD cow. The veggies were COLD - all the food looked like it had been sitting under heat lamps for hours. It was only 5:30 - DINNER time, but all the pans were very low - looked as if they'd been sitting there since the place opened. The ice cream machine was broken, only one spicket worked and you had to really PULL on it to get anything out. The dessert cakes were VERY dry. I wish I'd taken photos to show how terrible this place is. P.S., the bathrooms were DISGUSTING! read more

We went here today at 4:00. The salad bar and all the food bins were all empty. I asked the ONLY employee on the floor, if they were going to refill the food bins. He told me 5 min everything will be out. 10 minutes later nothing was refilled. This place is awful. The people that wait the tables are very nice. The staff bringing in the food, ha ha, what food, must have all been on a break!! We won't be back. read more

Decent, wide variety of food at VERY REASONABLE PRICE!!! Ask about the SENIOR DISCOUNT. The service was good! Please leave a tip for these hard working folks! I enjoyed the salads, fresh fruit, Fresh ROLLS, Vegatables and variety. It's nice to have places like this in the community. Recommend. read more

This place is similar to Hometown Buffet, may its soul rest in peace. We visited on a weekday during lunch. There were plenty of seats and plenty of parking spaces. What I liked: 1. Inside is clean and organized. The utensils are separately packed and placed on your table. 2. Beverages are served by the servers which prevents mess around the soda machines. They serve coffee and tea as well. 3. The bakery is awesome. A good variety of sweets. They also have peach cobbler and ice-cream. 4. Plenty of fried chicken 5. They have onion rings 6. Laid back friendly atmosphere 7. The servers are nice, efficient and accommodating. What is average: 1. Food is average but you get what you pay for. For under $20 dollars you get to eat salad, food and dessert. 2. While the fried chicken is fresh and delicious, other proteins such as the fried fish and steak need help. They only serve popcorn shrimps for lunch. 3. The salad bar was not very attractive. What should improve: 1. In the women's restroom, the floor was sticky. In general, the restrooms could use deep cleaning and regular washing. Will I visit again? Sure, if I find myself in Oxnard again. I wish they could open a couple of branches in SFV. I love American traditional buffets. read more

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First thing I had to get my own drinks was never offered refills by the waiter the food has no flavor or taste had to add tons of dressing and condiments to be able to eat it to meet with overcooked and dry the waiter walked by my table about five times and never offered us refills this was on August 22nd between 7:00 p.m. and 7:50 p.m. sat in the back right corner read more

Food is good.Service is good here but should fire all the grill masters,bad attitude never smile with customers only with ladies and give biggest steaks on the grill.I saw it so many times in one night been there.A lot people can agree with this.As long as they still there,we won't be back.By the way we have 2 stars for service read more

Surprisingly, the steak quality was good and the rest of the food was tasty and fresh. Overall had a very good dining experience with friendly staff to wait on you. read more

First of all, I hate to give bad reviews but when they earn them is fair. The grill opens at 4:45pm besides the fact that the staff keeps telling you it'll be open by 4pm no 45 min of extra waiting time. Some of the staff even were giving me look as I was asking repeatedly for the grill after 20 min were passed the supposed start time. When the master griller arrived... he's just young man probably inexperienced but rude and showed he probably doesn't even like his job; he only asked what term meat you wanted... I asked mine medium rare and told him the juicier the better, he raised one eyebrow and and just keep turning the meat. Then when I thought it was done he grabbed the meat and butterfly it!! Then throw it to the griddle!!! I was speechless almost refused it but he did that to all the cuts!!! It Came out well done and dry... the rest of the buffet was gray and simple... I went just for the grill and it turned out to be a big disappointment. Won't go back there again. This is why I don't recommend it. read more

The service was friendly and helpful! The food was fresh and super stocked and we were there at lunch time! Everything was hot and fresh. The salad bar was full and stocked with lots of choices! The restaurant was very clean and brightly lit. Nice music playing. We had a very nice time. read more

The price was a little much especially for lunch on a Wednesday. I think drink should be included! Who doesn't want a drink?? The salad was fresh and good but the ranch ruined it, it tasted like a bottled ranch. The taco meat was so good and seasoned, the fried chicken was nice and seasoned and crispy, the dessert section was massive! read more

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My kids' favorite Friday spot to visit with friends and family. We get to try various dishes, helping them expand their taste buds, and Christina is always a fantastic waitress. read more

food was subpar prices were high there was little variety to choose from. definitely not going back

Lots of food - they even have beef liver. Steaks and burgers plus some Asian dishes ... and Mexican food.. tacos and so on. Service was good too. read more

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As an Army Veteran of 24 years we were thankfully offered a free dinner tonight...but made to wait outside when paying customers were allowed inside. Our line got longer and longer while paying customers went right in to eat. All of us old veterans were left out in the cold. You just lost a paying customer. Thanks for nothing. read more

I went last night with family and everyone was very happy with the food choices, service and ambience. I haven't been here for sometime (likely years!) I was pleasantly surprised and recommended to go again if it's been a while. read more

Wowwwww. Today 4/15/25 breakfast here is fantastic!!! We been here many times. Today all I can say " Great job ladies " all the ladies who working so hard around the restaurant they doing the fantastic jobs. Customers service is wonderful! Thump up!! They fast walking doing their job with big smile on the face! Say hi welcoming everyone, making sure every table is clean ASAP! Making the place so nice and very clean. I hope this message from me to the Boss! And they very deserve appreciation!! :) read more

This isn't a place that I visit regularly in fact I've probably been maybe five or six times with the last time being maybe a year and a half ago. Only ever went because the people I was with wanted to go. When I remember it was you know basic buffet style food? The only thing that stood out was the pot roast & meatloaf were really good so I was looking forward to those today. The pot roast was very good but the meatloaf sadly was not good at all. You could tell that it had a lot of fillers whatever they use breadcrumbs oatmeal I don't know, but it was mushy and bland. Quite a few things I got were hard and cold like they've been sitting a very long time and it was about 1:30 but it was very crowded. So food turnover should've been pretty consistent. They had a couple of things like biscuits and gravy and some greasy looking hashbrowns that I don't know if they left them for breakfast but they stayed the whole time. We were there just really empty so that wasn't cool. As usual every single dessert I tried, which was probably 10 of them were absolutely disgusting just like before. What I didn't like was that we had all been on our third go around with lots of plates and hadn't even seen weight staff yet like at all we started putting our plates on an empty table next to us because we were out of room. I also don't like how stingy they are with silverware. You know you don't know if somebody's gonna come and bring you another so you had to keep just wiping your silverware and using it over and over again, which is gross. Now I think I saw two people in the whole dining room so of course I still left a good tip even though we really didn't get much service at all. I definitely won't be back. Especially for the price. I was actually just surprised to see so many senior citizens in there eating because I found it to be expensive for a senior. read more

The family and I wanted to try Golden Corral again after 6yrs or so. Food was okay, except the fried chicken was excellent when it is just cooked. The bread is not the same as I remember. The bread before was Soft, Fluffy and Buttery, now it's pretty tough to chew on. Please bring back the old bread back. The steak- you have to wait few minutes for it to cook so by the time it's cooked, you're basically full from eating something else. Fruit bar- lacking fresh fruits Service- our waiter is excellent can't complain! Floor kinda needs deep carpet cleaning and the restrooms are horribly filthy. So really nothing special or extraordinary. I think the only way I will come back here is if the old bread rolls are back and for the fried chicken! read more

Most of the food was good. There was plenty of desserts. My least favorite that I tried was the red velvet because it was dry and lacked flavor and was really dense!. we came in during the breakfast brunch time. After I served myself, meatloaf and beef liver, I found two hairs one on the meatloaf and a longer one as I cut through the liver at the bottom of my plate. I reported that to the waitress the only thing she could do is tell the cooks to remove those food trays and replace them with new ones. as they transition to the lunch hour, we got a piece of the beef the cook cut out and as we cut through it was super raw! That was our second plate that we left mostly full and uneaten. This was the first time in many years that I returned to the buffet and was very disappointed in the quality control. However, their food still taste great. read more

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Cold food dirty bathroom they ran of food on line had 20min to restock the line trash all the floor in bathroom salad need restocking talk to manager in charge said I like serving I go eat some were read more

Honestly food was really pleasant. The service was slow at first but then the server really saved it! The ambiance was really nice felt like I was eating comfortably and not feeling rushed. Obviously it's a Buffett and the price was a little higher than expected or I liked but it is what it is. Overall I would recommend this place! read more

Golden Corral Buffet & Grill - Yummy salad and bread! - Buffets Near Me - Oxnard, California

This review is to complement all the hard working Guys and Gals at the Golden Corral that make up the wait staff in Oxnard. They have all always been very friendly and helpfull. One of the girls imparticular by the name of Valerie is im sure the hardest worker they have. And definitely the most cheerful and friendly. I've been going there to eat for many years and plan to continue as long as they keep the friendly staff. Oh yeah the food is pretty good too. read more

Food was great this time. It's always a hit and miss. My daughter really loves coming to eat here. Bathrooms continue to be horrid so make sure you use one before coming here. Service was great from entering to our table side service. Cristina was on task with everything! As busy as she was I never had to ask for a refill nor have to ask for my dirty plates to be picked up. As busy as it was for a Saturday Cristina's table side manner was pleasing. Sweet and so very helpful. The food and drinks were great other than the horchata! I'm always 50/50 about going but other than the dirty smelly restrooms it was a good visit. read more

The food is good. Been here a couple times. But the times I've been here feels almost like they're short staffed. I get it, its a buffet. Just seems like the waiters that come to refill your drinks and check in on you are all over the place. Maybe consider adding an extra waiter on the week days. read more

This place is great usually a good time And tasty food .we had a server named Cristina and to the first impression of her she was rude and no charisma I don't know how she got hired as I've been seated with wonderful servers their many times.She yelled and embarrassed a new worker there for everyone to see it was an act of no class whatsoever felt ghetto eating their with that energy she created in the atmosphere .overall I would just not sit at her section again . read more

Hey it's a buffet. Not a Vegas buffet. Gotta admit we were influenced but the TV commercials which showed the variety of chicken tenders and fried shrimp. Yes, they were there and pretty good, actually. In addition to those fried items, I had fried okra, deviled eggs, macaroni salad, pinto beans, and corn bread. Yeah a weird selection but isn't that what buffets are about? We did see the fire grill in action, with people lined up, waiting to select their hunk of cow and watch it cook. We weren't into that so we just had what was already prepared. We arrived on a Sunday around 6:00pm. There was a small line of maybe 10 people. The first thing you see are crates of drinkware, an ice machine, an iced tea tureen, a standard soda fountain, and a small refrigerator with a few varieties of bottled drinks. The cashier (who works her buns off) had a thick accent but we got thru it. She was very pleasant and never stopped finding things to do. She collected our money: the prices are posted on a board on the wall behind her. There are different breakouts for various days on the week and day parts. Be forewarned, the place was a zoo. Very few tables available, and swarms of hungry people scooping from trays of food. We did get a table with ease, though. There were the ubiquitous protesting children, morbidly obese adults, sports teams, and multi generational families. But in general I'd say the mix of patrons was about in line with the city itself. The servers bussed the tables and provided drink refills. I had a hard time figuring out what to tip, so I turned to Mr. Google on my iPad. I came up with the following: $2 per person, $5 for the table of two, $4 because that's what servers were allegedly limited to, and 10%. It's possible to pay the tip with the cashier in advance. That didn't make sense to us, so we left cash on the table. Unlike Sizzler, this establishment does not serve adult beverages. OTOH, it feels to me, if you were to bring in an insulated cup with whatever in it, they wouldn't bat an eyelash. The place is pretty unrestrictive with lots of coming and going. I liked the experience in an odd way. I never really had to wait in a line to get something. I just walked up and helped myself to what looked good. Maybe people call that "cuts" but really the only official line I saw was for the grilled steaks. There is senior early bird special pricing... I've forgotten the exact time bracket but if you look old enough and go early enough you can get it. Just check out the board and ask for the deal. Oh yeah. The happy birthday stuff. Eye roll. The servers do a bang up job of a military sounding chant. It's never ending, as if everybody in there is having a birthday. Then there's the guy forming skinny balloons into various shapes. Not my thing but a little extra I wasn't expecting. The bathroom wasn't filthy but I'd have appreciated more attention to the trash and floors. There was TP strewn around and only two sinks I had to wait to use. Enjoy! And please rate my review below. read more

Buffet selection of breakfast items, French toast and omelet bar well stocked. There is a Sani station near the plates and entrance that is empty. There used to be gloves near the plates and they are gone. Children running around unattended. There should be a sign that adult must accompany the children. read more

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My Nephew loved it it was his friends birthday and they went there and it was awsome.! Macking cheese was good and read more

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I had a terrific server today at Golden Corral. Her name is Jenny. My food was great and Jenny was friendly and very attentive! She went above & beyond to ensure I had everything I needed and then some. I look forward to eating at Golden Corral again soon! read more

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls. It's time for a bedtime story. The name of the story is the land of mid. In the land of mid all activities, places, and restaurants are just mid. I know all about this word because my son uses it to describe anything just okay. I went with both of my kids in Oxnard to the Golden Corral. I have always seen commercials for this cacophony of food that seem to be similar to Hometown Buffet. Since Ive never been to Home Town buffet either, I know this was going to be a new and interesting experience. You walk in the door and pay first. I thought that was interesting but for 20 bucks a meal to eat yourself silly I was okay with it. They had a salad station a main course station and a dessert station. I skipped the salad and went to the main dishes. All of the food is pretty much American. Since my friends Rick and Shayna are also American, I figure they will like this Yelp review. I had in no particular order baby back ribs, Brussel sprouts, cabbage, sirloin steak that they made to order, Macaroni and cheese, and more that I can't remember right now. Everything was mid. It was just okay. Dessert at the end was also okay however they did have a soft serve machine which I am partial to. One thing that was different was you could choose a selection of three different Icee flavors and put soft serve on top. I chose the mango and put vanilla soft serve on top and as with everything else, it was mid. The bread pudding was mid as well. I know I'm being repetitive but I had to let everybody know how mid this place was. Would I go back? No. Was it horrendous? No. Would Rick and Shayna go there ? No. Go there if you want but you're not going to get a ringing endorsement out of me. This concludes the tale of the mid restaurant. read more

Very unpleased with overall experience. Don't usually go out to eat but decided to give this buffet a try. Typical buffet setup; salad/soup, entree/side, dessert station. Salad bar had very questionable "fresh" vegetables, deviled eggs weren't in or on any type of dish to keep cold; no telling how long it has been out. Entrees and sides were too salty for my taste. The only thing that was somewhat decent was the 'Grill Station' where they grilled steaks and you got to pick from medium-rare to well-done; flavor wasn't ideal but again it's a buffet (had to use steak sauce to make it taste better). Food overall: 1 out of 5 Service was horrible. Attempted to call ahead to inquire of their current dinner menu and pricing. Was placed on hold but was quickly forgotten. Called back but no answer for over 7 calls. Silver wasn't readily available, have to chase down an employee to get some which took awhile. Our initial waitress had attitude, I understand you don't typically get tips but show some pride in your work. Service overall: 2 out 5 Like most buffets, it was chaotic with the occasional 'birthday signing'. Limited dinnerware, customers coming from every direction and no remorse for cutting. Ambiance overall: 1 out of 5 By far the WORST buffets I've been to in Ventura county. Over priced for the quality and quantity of food. One and done, would not come back or recommend! read more

The massive amount of television advertising paid off and last weekend while in Ventura I brought my family out to eat without telling them what sort of a feast we had in store. Steak. Shrimp. Ribs. Wings. Yum. Meat. We like meat. I attacked the salad bar first but got the kids ice cream with sprinkles first. Why not?!? Then they had a bit of everything because everything was available. Too many pies to mention, the lemon meringue was especially delicious. When the waitress brought out the cotton Candy I knew I was father of the month. One critique I have is the smell of sour cleaning rags or cleaning water in the air when I first walked in. The service more than made up for it and we will be back. read more

Golden Corral Buffet & Grill - Cotton candy for dessert!!! - Buffets Near Me - Oxnard, California