Hot cocoa with whip cream was delicious and the hot apple cider was perfect with cinnamon. Service was super!! This time of the year is super busy but is it worth it. They did an awesome job with the holidays decorations, kids loved it!! The ambiance is fantastic!! read more

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Food was bland, barely warm, and salad bar was almost empty. Food safety is questionable. The chicken nuggets and fries were probably the best options there, and you get those for much less down the street. read more

This was in the Maswik lodge it's open space like a cafeteria you go get your food and sit down. There's three different places you can order hot food. Or you can get food out of the coolers. Also salad bar and pop - coffee and ice cream. This is were the Pizza Pub is. We ate there twice really good pizza. read more

Grand Depot Cafe - Drink cooler - American Near Me - Williams, Arizona

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You want a great breakfast this is the spot to come to, just like moms home cooking . And let's not forget the pies omg. Anyone that comes here must stop. You won't be disappointed. read more

I came in for the fudge, and wound getting the butter pecan fudge as my choice. Heck it was for free from the train ride... so no complaints here. Counter lady was pleasant and helpful. Good selection of trinkets and candies for kiddos and grownups. read more

We came to Williams to do the Grand Canyon Railway for my birthday and Mother's Day weekend! The Grand Depot Café meal vouchers were included in our weekend stay. We had 2 dinner vouchers for the first night, 2 breakfast vouchers for the next day, then 2 more dinner vouchers for that night! And this place as so awesome!! The food was fantastic! Because it is buffet style, you choose what you want to eat and how much you want to eat! They also had a pasta station at dinner, and an omelet station in the morning! The wait staff were awesome, they were busy, but kept an awesome attitude and were always accommodating! Always tip your wait staff!! read more

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The two stars is for The service and atmosphere. With exception of the woman working cashier this morning. She was awfully rude. Everyone is nice and works really hard. If it were for the food it would be 0 stars if possible. Everything was cold and bland. Practically couldn't eat. The chef did accommodate our gluten and dairy allergies. It was nice that they let me bring in my own almond milk. We have been here for polar express several times which we had the package so it was okay. This time we did not have a package for Pumpkin train. Paid full price for buffet. Was not worth it. If they could improve the food this establishment has the potential to be great. read more

Not amazing, but not too shabby. This was our lunch stop on a bus tour to the Grand Canyon and it was nice to fill our tummies with food. This place is right next to the Polar Express (very cool train and photo op!) The employees here were very efficient in funneling all the people that were coming through here from the bus tours (there were 6 buses the day we went). They gave us a table to sit at and took our drink orders (cold drinks) and then we were off to get our food. There was a salad bar and some soup options. Some pulled pork, veggies, bread rolls, and also dessert. Coffee and hot tea were self-serve in the center of where all the buffet food was. We were hungry enough to eat all of it and it wasn't bad. read more

Grand Depot Cafe - American Near Me - Williams, Arizona

We came here with a package deal for the train ride to the Grand Canyon and hotel stay at the Grand Canyon railroad hotel. The staff at the hotel, at the train depot, on the train, and at the restaurant were all excellent. The food at the café was very good. Filet Mignon for dinner as part of the buffet. All kinds of gravy and sauces, different kinds of potatoes and everything you can imagine. They had live music both nights that we were there. Breakfast was great too. They have a custom omelette station, Biscuits and gravy, all kinds of fruit. I would highly recommend the package. Five star service all around. The hotel was excellent too. Probably the quietest room that I've ever stayed in. We never heard anything in the hallways or through the walls. We look forward to our next visit already. read more

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We ate dinner & breakfast here (included in our package). The food is buffet style. The food was pretty good. All of the staff we came in contact with was very nice. During breakfast in the morning there were cowboys wondering around talking with everyone & taking pictures. (We had a marshal & train robber) come to our table. read more

Grand Depot Cafe - American Near Me - Williams, Arizona

We bought a package that included train, hotel, bus and meals for this restaurant. Far and away, the WORST buffet I have ever had in my life! Horrific! First time ever that I tasted everything then left a full plate. The best part of the meal was the Coke and water! All of food was barely warm, tasteless, nearly empty. The soup was empty, the Mac and cheese was old, cold and gross. The prime rib was over cooked, dry, cold, tough and tasteless. The turkey was slightly warm and the dressing just looked gross.. I passed. My wife tried the fries, and they were so tough that she couldn't cut them with a fork. Her rice was dry and inedible. We thought... we still have 1 more dinner and 2 breakfasts to go... not gonna do that again! And it was for the bargain price of $25 a head! We asked for a refund for the balance of the meals and I do give them 1 star as they were great about processing the refund. Went to a local place this am for breakfast (Annie's) and it was wonderful!! read more

Grand Depot Cafe - Really called Grand Depot Cafe... I think they wanted to bury the Fred Harvey name on Yelp... could not find it! - American Near Me - Williams, Arizona

Real cool place. You can get coffee and light breakfast. The best part is the great gift shops inside. It's the beginning of the train trip to the Grand Canyon. It's unreal read more

Grand Depot Cafe - Rail store - American Near Me - Williams, Arizona

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This "buffet" was by far the worst buffet I have ever been to. We came by for the buffet as part of the Grand Canyon tour. 3 bus loads. Lunch is supposed to be from 11:30 - 1:30. By the time we got to the food it was all gone. No chicken. No hamburgers. No veggies. There was at least another 10-15 people that had no food. We only had 45 minutes to eat. It took almost half hour to get the food. When we did get some food. Not all. I got what I could and every single item was disgusting. There was no flavour whatsoever. The fried chicken was just fried in flour. The chicken breast was broiled with pepper. The hamburger was disgusting. The cheese was processed cheese. The veggies were all boiled in water with no flavouring. The wild rice was mushy and soggy. The salad bar was not any better. The lettuce. Which was iceberg. Worst lettuce ever. Was brown. So it was not fresh. And they put all the pieces of the lettuce in there even the root. And it wasn't even chopped up. Dessert was some no name disgusting cookies. And some thing that might have contained apples or something. Looked like jailhouse mush. Not sure if hospital or jail food is worse but this is as bad as that. Then before 1:15 they started clearing things up. Even before the lunch hours were over. WORST LUNCH BUFFET EVER. and it's not worth the $15 as they state. Everything was microwaved. Or just boiled with water. Or they just opened a can or a box and dumped it. read more

This is a buffet style cafe. It has its basic buffet food such as a salad bar, meats, veggies, pasta etc.. They serve breakfast and dinner. It's convenient because it is by the train depot and it's a hop and a jump away. Because of the Grand Canyon package I had purchased, my meals were at this place. I would not have paid to eat here every day. The food was a little cold and for how busy the place is the food dishes weren't replaced fast enough. I will say The cool thing is that they have live acoustic performers. It added a nice touch for dinner. read more

3.5* Grand Depot Cafe Buffet meals were good and plentiful Tasty pasta station for dinner Had a roast beef station Nice omelet station for breakfast Friendly staff read more

The buffet is less than desirable and is comparable to a Denny's or IHop and is very overpriced for it. The food is not the best and not the worst. They do offer live music in the evenings which is different because how many buffets offer live music? The atmosphere of the restaurant reminds me of an old Piccadilly cafeteria in the southwest from the 1980's. It does have a cool train that rides around the restaurant on a track high above you as you dine which is interesting to watch. However, you won't miss anything by missing the buffet here and it is far better to walk a few blocks to the restaurants on Route 66 for better food at better prices. read more

For the price, I hoped for more and better quality. We purchased our vacation package that included dinner here. It is buffet style which is fine but the food options were really lacking. My pasta was cold and so was my fish. The only thing that I actually enjoyed was the creamy potato soup and the carrot cake for dessert was decent. I will say that our waitress was super sweet. read more

Not so good. It's a very mediocre buffet. Not much imagination. Most items that were supposed to be hot weren't. The salad bar was a mess. Breakfast was slightly better although the food still was not more than barely warm. Nice selection and an omelette bar. read more

My parents & I were given food vouchers with the 4 day 3 night AAA package to the canyon. Buffet style; salad bar also available Breakfast; Hands down best breakfast! The bacon was that good bacon & not the flimsy stuff. There was an omlet bar where someone would make one anyway you wanted, but I did not try it. There was a good selection of food & there was also fruit. Dinner; There's a pasta bar were you can get fresh pasta made any way you want. I'm fat, but I'm picky, & this food was great. Desert; Free after your meal. Great variety. The cheesecake with raspberry drizzle was great. The one with chocolate crust was a little too much chocolate. Mom was suggested she have her carrot caked warmed... don't do that. Staff; All were great & friendly. Only one guy on a bust night annoyed me. Try to go between 5 & 7. Once 7:30 hits!.. They get swamped. I think they handled it well though. read more

Not many variety of food. We had a package deal with food/train to grand canyon. Had two dinners/breakfast. Everything was very bland for me. Steak was just meat, not much flavor. I did like their pasta station. Service was friendly and ok. Two days dinner had the same menu with just a few new dishes. If it was not a prepaid meal, we would have eaten somewhere else. Liked the live music and the food station decor. read more

Grand Depot Cafe - American Near Me - Williams, Arizona

Stay away if you can help it, we were stuck here due to our train to the Grand Canyon package. Food is sub par. Service is slow. Terrible bussing crew Place is a disaster, food and debris all over the floor, employees walking right by. Gift shop smells like sewage. Salad bar was wiped out and no replenish for 20min. $68.00 for 2 adults and 1 child, can not believe people would pay this price. Visited on 12-23 and 12-26. read more

Our family ate at the buffet prior to heading to Polar Express. We took advantage of the AAA discount which helped with the slightly overinflated buffet price. We checked in and were seated quickly. We had a very nice server who took our drink order and then we helped ourselves to the buffet. There was a salad part with typical accoutrements and the hot portion featured turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, root vegetable stuffing, steamed vegetables, mac and cheese, wild rice blend and other items including mini elf size corndogs. There was a carving station that had prime rib that was tasty and accompanied by an au jus. There was also a separate station for pasta dishes. With the meal also came a dessert of choice. I chose the apple blossom and the others chose a chocolate caramel delight. One could also have self serve with cones from the local Joy Cone factory in Flagstaff. Overall it was a filling buffet. Dishes were hot and tasty. read more

Our 1st night we stopped in for dinner, I have to say our waitress Karen was the best experience here. Salad bar was ok, ranch was too tangy. The hot food stations were actually cold. Meat station was over cooked but edible. Not a big selection of beer. Dessert was good. Id this wasn't part of our package I wouldn't just eat here. Next morning we gave the breakfast a try. It was better than dinner which is why we are giving 2 stars and not just 1. We decided the other 2 meals in our package wasn't worth the disappointment so we ate outside of the hotel adding $$$ to our vacation. read more

Grand Depot Cafe - Omelet bar was good.Potatoes good but all food was luke warm.It's ok for being in the package but wouldn't just come here. Staff was great - American Near Me - Williams, Arizona

Great place for families! The buffet was really good. The adults and the kids all enjoyed. We had 14 people, they were personal, efficient and all really enjoyed!! read more

Grand Depot Cafe - American Near Me - Williams, Arizona

This was probably the worst food I have ever tasted in my life! I can't believe they serve this to people! I've tasted better frozen foods! Seriously they need to do something about this food in this buffet! That one star was for the service read more

This cafe was an absolute aweful experience. We had come here as part of the train ride package and restaurant voucher. DONT BE FOOLED BY FREE VOUCHER the food is so terrible we went one time and never came back. So the vouchers ended up not being used. This cafe has aweful buffet food. There are too many bad words to describe the food...stale,cold, sliced lunch mean advertised as roasted turkey, Mac and cheese cold and aweful I'd rather eat craft. The tables were filthly and there were table cloths on the floor sopping up rain water leaking through the back door. Avoid this place at all cost it is the worst buffet quite possibly in the entire US. If you go here you will spend $50 per person for the most sub par food you have ever encountered. Enjoy !! read more

I give this place 4 stars because of the wonderful people who work here. My daughter has celiacs and we needed to know what food was safe for her. The executive chef came out and talked about the whole buffet. The made-to-order gluten free pasta was my daughter's favorite. They even had a g-free cookie for her at the end of the meal. She was sooooo happy, which made us very happy. One less star because I would have liked to see better fruit and marinara sauce on the prepared items. read more

Grand Depot Cafe - American Near Me - Williams, Arizona

I was expecting the worst after reading the reviews, but we have had a wonderful dinner experience. All of the staff have been incredibly friendly- our server Jackie was awesome! The live music at dinner is some of the best restaurant live music that I have heard in a long time. Build your own pasta bar with vegetarian options and lots of variety for the entree and side options! Even great lemonade. read more

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Cannot accommodate the grand canyon guests. Not enough counter to serve everyone, very long wait read more

Grand Depot Cafe - Long wait.......... - American Near Me - Williams, Arizona

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Buffet was okay. Service was quick and friendly. Nothing spectacular but overall not bad. It is close to the Grand Canyon Railway hotel which is a godsend in 15° weather. read more

First off the front desk argues about the 10% off for going to bearazonia first. Manger gets it right. THEN my son doesn't eat at restaurants has a special diet (allergies). They tell me he can't bring in his packaged food because it's a health code violation. I explain they are wrong and the manager has to get higher up approval to allow it. Lady at the register VERY rude. Service is slooooow. And food is just ok . $50 for 2 people at a buffet you know your stuck at a tourist trap and they really don't seem to care.... pretty sad PS $20 for a kid at a buffet seems like a screw you not just a rip off. Can't wait to get back to So. California where it's actually cheaper and better. Never thought I'd say that. read more

We walked in on a tour and walked right out within five minutes. Taco meat didn't taste like meat and the rice was mushy. The tortillas were stale and I guarantee the guac didn't have avocado in it. Probably the worst bite of food of my life. read more

We had two meals here as part of our Polar express experience. We had good service at each meal land the selection of food was good. The morning breakfast could of gone a little better because there was about 12 to 15 people in line to get eggs cooked to order. It was better at the dinner meal where pasta was cooked to order that one had about a 10 minute wait. This made it hard tfor everyone to be at the table together. There was no issues with any of the food we had. Remember it is a buffet. Next y4ear we hope to do this again with your grandchildren and I am sure we will eat at this restaurant again. read more

Mediocre but fine place for breakfast but avoid the dinner buffet. Yikes! We prepaid for 2 breakfasts and 2 dinners as part of our train/hotel package. There didn't seem to be an option to not include meals. What a waste of money! For breakfast, stick to the omelet bar & dried cereals. Bacon was good too. Everything else looks like it's been sitting out for too long and is floppy and blah. For dinner, expect all things deep fried, salmon sitting in a steam pan for ages and your general array of nasty-looking buffet eats. We ate elsewhere. Kind, attentive service, though! read more

Breakfast was mediocre and consumer service was the worst. No one at the front counter. Terrible manners. Since there was no at the front cashier we walk to the Host and she told us to go back and that the cashier will be with us in a min. When we sat down, got our drink orders and got our food we realized there wasn't any milk near the cereal so we asked a waiter. One ignored us and the other said she will get our waiter but never did. Also we notice a family wanted to move tables which they made it a big deal and were not friendly about it at all. Go down town for breakfast read more

The food is not good, nor worth the price. But wait, there's more.... The manager George, is just plain rude. We let him know that the food was not good, not wanting anything in return. He strait insulted us and then began to ignore anything else we had to say. When I asked for all business card he said they didn't have any. A staff member directed him to where they were and gave me the information for the general manager. It is clear that the staff does not appreciate the way George treats the customers. I would venture to say he probably treats his staff the same way. Too bad that this place is attached to the train depot where families go to enjoy themselves. We will follow up with the general manager about the food quality for future visitors. However, George is obviously the true problem at this location and the complaints upward will be mainly about his lack of respect for his customers. read more

I couldn't believe how bad the food was. One would think that this would be top shelf food, even if it is a buffet. The Holiday Inn Express has better food. The biscuits were hockey pucks and the gravy was the consistency of water. Gravy is supposed to be thick. I am not sure what the hell they used in it but I am not sure it was sausage. Trust me, go to the McDonalds. read more

To call this place a Cafe is a bit misleading, but since we had arrived a few hours early to partake in the surroundings, we arrived just in time for dinner which is between 4:00 - 9:00 pm. Being a buffet style, and the only place to grab a decent bite to eat for dinner, and with lil ones buffets are always good. The place has its small town train station charm if this is what it's supposed to like. There is a toy model train that goes around the restaurant high up along the wall where it delights and amuses the lil ones. Tables a bit too close to one another where your trying to get by to get to the buffet spread but have to bump into two or three neighboring customers as well. No aisle or walkway really outlined. The food options fared no much better. A lot of the items ( maybe all of the items ) seem as if they were from a box, a can, or a frozen bag where you just add water or just heat and stir occasionally. Even the carving station which was a beef roast or a turkey roast didn't seem enticing. What got me was something thing labeled as Ratatouille ( "*_*" smirk like the animated pic ) under the hot area and something that looked quite similar to it next to the salads and greens in the cold section. Anyways there's two sides to the buffet but its both exactly the same with two types of bread rolls in the middle. There's also a cooking station on one side where they can quickly heat up one of four tossed dishes for you. We got the Chicken Alfredo for the kids, and they seemed to like it. But if you do have PLENTY of time prior to your planned trip, there are a lot of places nearby even if its a short drive. Or maybe a nice stroll. It's not the worst, but it's not the greatest either. Not bad for its place. Just convenient. read more

Heard it was great, but found it to be expensive and overpriced for the quality of the food. The beef tenderloin was tough and the chicken was dry. It's tempting to go there because it's so convenient to the Grand Canyon Railway but now I regret the decision. read more

$20+ for a not so great dinner buffet! This review may be biased since I'm a vegetarian. I have never been to such a terrible restaurant, and for the price you pay the food is absolutely bad. Everything including the ambiance, the crowd was good except for the food quality and choices. read more