My wife and I stopped to have dinner. The food was tasteless,Cold and the stake was tuff, uneatable. We tried other food items with the same results! This is the Worst $39.00 we have ever spent for a meal! read more

Went to wash hands in men's bathroom. Upon going into the stall, I noticed brown stuff on the door handles, which looks to be feces or poop. Whatever you want to call it showed picture to manager and manager said, I'll get somebody to clean it tomorrow. I don't think I'll ever eat here again read more

Great American Buffet - Looks to be poop on the door handle - Buffets Near Me - Fredericksburg, Virginia

This WAS a really good buffet breakfast place, and our favorite after the Alexandria location closed. According to one employee this location is now CLOSED due to overhead costs. read more

This was my first (and probably last) time at this establishment. Im not usually a buffet person but I was willing to try as I was meeting up with a friend. The location itself was homey in appearance at first but as we were seated, in one of the back rooms, it started to look a bit dingy, the carpet and chairs were old and sticky for some reason, and it smelled like chlorine and mustiness. The waiter was definitely trying to make sure we didn't need anything but he came back every 3-5 minutes which was a bit annoying after a while. I liked that he made sure to be around, but it was a bit much. Finally, the food...it was very average. Nothing was labeled and many of the foods I picked (fries, beef, broccoli) were cold and relatively flavorless or overly salty. I couldn't even finish the plate because I was so disappointed in the food and the smell which made me a bit nauseous. I give this place 2 stars because of the waiter (and staff in general) but outside of that I don't see myself making it back to this place. read more

first off i got a horrible vibe from the start everything was so tart i wish i never came and you can't put me to blame you should have saw the chicken was raw mold in the restrooms this place definitely doesn't deserve balloons the service was slow i could have done better with only my big toe read more

The desserts were very good. The food was not so much the chicken was raw. The food was even cold. I won't recommend this place even when I grow old. read more

Okay first off. This place was recommended by some work buddies. Long story short we went in with high hopes. Biggest letdown in our lives. Waitress and service was great. **Meatloaf looked like it was from a can but old and dehydrated. **Mac and cheese looked good but tasted like dishwater **spaghetti was trash (tasted like it was made with the meatloaf) ** Hushpuppies were good **pinto beans were okay **corn okay **mashed potatoes okay **fries were okay **onion rings were good **chocolate chip cookies were good. **ice water was delicious No real decorative style Was kind of a mix of everything and everywhere. read more

Roaches running in the buffet. Was enjoying my meal until the roaches were seen. Sent a message to corp but never heard anything back. Will never eat there again read more

I came here for brunch on a Sunday. It was amazing. The breakfast food was good and we made it right when they switched over to dinner, so two different type of foods for one price. Our server Kathy was exceptional, very nice and welcoming. The place was very clean, is definitely try to go back again when I'm in town next time! read more

We weren't sure what we wanted to eat so we decided to give this buffet a try. As soon as we walked in we were greeted and taken to a booth. The inside is set up like most buffet places. Plenty of seating and lots of food to choose from. I will say that I was very impressed with the food selections. Some of the vegetables and desserts were not the greatest tasting but overall I was pleased with what they had to offer. The best part of our experience was the service. Our waiter was phenomenal. He was constantly checking on us and we greatly appreciate that. The prices for lunch/ dinner on the weekend are around $17 a person. Pretty good value for the amount of food options in my opinion. I would definitely go back. read more

Great American Buffet - Fried Chicken, steak, shrimp and mashed potatoes. - Buffets Near Me - Fredericksburg, Virginia

I went with a friend to eat on Memorial Day around 5:15pm. The restaurant was not crowded and we were sat quickly. Our server was very nice and took our drink order and directed us to the buffet which looked well stocked. After a salad I went to get some roast cut but no one was manning the station. Once the young woman appeared I asked for her help and she told me to hold on I will be there in a minute (ok). After a moment she came a cut off a hunk of meat that had obviously been sitting and was so dried out that it had changed color so I asked for a different cut that was fresh so she cut on the same side but a different location that was also dried out and discolored. I asked for a slice that was fresh and she threw down the knife and walked away, came back with a different knife, cut a huge chunk and when I said that's fine she threw down the tongs and it told me to take whichever piece I wanted and walked away in a huff. Other customer standing there commented about her attitude and said they were afraid to ask her to cut them some ham which also looked pretty dried up because they didn't want to put up with her attitude. I gave this a three star because everyone else I interacted with at the restaurant was pretty nice and the food was edible but if I was going solely off of her and her behavior, I would not recommend anyone going there to eat if you want to have a pleasant experience read more

Dishes were disgusting and could've been clean better. most of the food was cold and not warm service was good

The food was good, they didn't give us drinks until I was halfway done with our food! The place was niceish! I would recommend

Chef Ramsey wouldn't even give this place a 1. Steak old and dry, chicken cold, mashed potatoes instant, soup cold and salty. The height of dinner and only 8 people. No wonder. I returned all the food and refused to pay. I travel the world internationally and have traveled from Dubai Southeast Asia to Europe to the Middle East and I have never tasted food so terrible it's so poorly put together. If you don't want to get sick avoid this dump. read more

This place was horrible the bathrooms were horrendous mold around the pipes pulse the wet sticky floor that anytime you would take a step it sounded like you were walking on bubble gum that's been stuck to a wall for over a century. The seating was horrible when they gave us our table it wasn't even cleaned correctly because you could see the previous cup marks from the people that sat there before us and the table was sticky in some areas and some of the tables were even broken and chairs wobbly. Felt like our server didn't even know where she was we were wait for utensils for like 20-30 minutes and anytime we'd ask her she'd walk away like she was going to go get them and would forget about it come back to us and we would have to ask her again. It was only a few employees actually doing there job I walked into the bathroom to find one of the employees slacking in there and as soon as I walked in she immediately exited which was really weird..When we finally got the utensils they gave them to us wet and they had water stains on them. Going into the buffet the stacks of plates were also wet and some weren't even cleaned properly I had to pick a plate from the middle of the stack because the top plate had something on it. THE FOOD!! The food was absolute dookie... nothing seasoned everything was watered down and looked absolutely sickening. As I was viewing my options I looked at the pasta and what they tried to call sauce was just tomato water... I tried eating the desert to try and get something out of the experience and the desert was just as disappointing as the food.. the only good thing in there was the soda.. When I go the a buffet I eat until I can't move I left that place just as hungry as I entered. I literally just Made a yelp account AT THIS VERY MOMENT just to say this.. that should say a lot... read more

It was small. The food needs to be labeled and the food was not good. And I wish you did not have to pay before you leave. You should be able to pay when you get there. Also I was in a big group and it was very cramped where we were sitting would not recommend read more

Was taking a friend to the dentist in Fredericksburg and saw the Great American Buffet sign. We stopped for lunch and it was amazing, there was more food than you could imagine. The restaurant was very clean and the food was hot and very good. The waitress name was Linda and she was very attentive and very friendly. Well worth the money. read more

Very disappointed because the food is awesome when it is clean and not being walked over with insects. I came in this afternoon, around 12:30 pm and I found a roach crawling through the potatoes on my way back to my seat. This was my first plate and I put it down on the table without eating and left the restaurant, after alerting the servers at the door. read more

Great American Buffet - Roach or other type of insect on left side of tongs. - Buffets Near Me - Fredericksburg, Virginia

Just depends on the time of day I guess sometimes it's good other times it isn't the waiters are always very friendly though so there's that

This review is for the Fredericksburg location. The food was fresh. The staff was great! Everything was very clean. They are taking precautions, you must glove up to touch utensils while serving yourself and masks are to be worn when not sitting at your table. Great job in protecting everybody while still enjoying a meal. Great job G.A.B!! read more

Great American Buffet - Good food great service! - Buffets Near Me - Fredericksburg, Virginia

There is nothing great about it. I paid but left hungry! Don't waste your money here. Everything is terrible.

went to the one in Central Park in Fredericksburg. it was disgusting. it should close down. leftover food ThTs been sitting out all day , staff looks miserable. read more

food taste like budussyyy!! was not enjoyable!! employees were stank!! fish was uncooked!! poop/mold in the walls and smeared everywhere in the bathroom 0/10 dinner!! #gross!! read more

Great American Buffet - Buffets Near Me - Fredericksburg, Virginia

The food is decent, the prices are good, but Brian our server was hilarious. Brian has a great sense humor and an all around fun guy. If you happen to be in the area and need a laugh, look Brian #BROKENHOME up at Great American buffet. read more

Food was great! Service was great, too! This is a go to spot when I don't feel like cooking.

Gave me root bear instead of coke and the food is not good do not recommend I tried to get ice cream and it was runny and the times that they said it was good it would be melted they take too long to bring out food read more

bugs crawling everywhere, toilets literally filled with algee, it's like sitting in a bowl on ecoli , hair in food, the workers could care less service mid read more

Where to start . . . This is overall tragic food. I get that this is a buffet, and I was actually open to some TV dinner stuff, but everything was awful except the baked potato, but how can you get that wrong? I got ground beef for tacos that had way too much cumin. I got gummy steak. And the worst offense was the putrid peach cobbler. I mean it tasted like garbage. The price for a really substandard meal is probably the worst offense. They need to fire cooks and workers here. And now the food poisoning is setting in. Just took the activated charcoal. $43 to get food poisoning. read more

The Hubby likes this place. The food is about average for a Buffet. The Fried Chicken was pretty good-wide variety of food- Our Server Denise was Great! Will go back- Very Clean and Friendly Place. read more

We visited for lunch and were surprised to find this restaurant teeming with smiling and friendly employees and a competent waitstaff. The floors and tables were clean and all stations were rarely empty or half full at any given time. The food actually taste good although I mostly enjoyed the salad bar. I highly recommend. I prefer this place over Golden Corral. Golden Corral has lots more choices but the quality and cleanliness lacks greatly. I don't get grossed out eating here. read more

As I approached the sweets bar there was a roach crawling all over. Notified manager on duty who didn't seem surprised. Food service and crawling roaches over food!!! I will never return to this place. Will not recommend to eat here!!! read more

Tonight was my second time here and it's been a great experience both times. The employees have always been friendly and helpful. There is a wide variety of food options and it's all included in the buffet price. They even offer complimentary baked potatoes and sweet potatoes. The only additional charge is if you want a beverage other than water. You can also purchase buffet food to go by the pound (although I have not done this). The food has always been fresh and delicious! The steak was very popular tonight and was being taken from the buffet as quickly as they could cook it. Some of the other popular items included fried and baked chicken, fish and shrimp, ribs, a salad bar, and the dessert bar. The dessert bar included at least 7 types of pie, strawberry shortcake, cupcakes, muffins, cookies, apple cobbler, cherry cobbler, bread pudding, and ice cream. I tried many of the dessert items and they were so good you wanted more. My favorite item tonight was the steak. It was cooked fresh and had a warm pink center. You could ask for a well done piece but the way it was cooked it was very tender and juicy. I would definitely recommend giving this restaurant a try if you're in the area! read more

Great American Buffet - One of the buffet lines - Buffets Near Me - Fredericksburg, Virginia

We had lunch here today and the food I had for the most part was cold. I talked to the manager about the pizza that was out it was so old that if you dropped it the pizza would break in half. He said "Oh the pizza isn't supposed to be out there.". Not once did the manager apologize about the food. On a positive note, our waitress Tammy was GREAT ! She provided excellent service . We eat out a lot and I have to say she is probably the best waitress we have read more

My husband and went here a couple weeks ago. We got there at 7:30 and when we went in the server looked at us and said you know we close in 30 min. We said that's fine and while we was eating people sweeping around us and they was taking all good out. It was terrible. read more

This restaurant has for the most part pretty good food. They have gloves at the end of each side for you to put on before getting your food and you cannot reuse the gloves. The restaurant was clean and staff continuously keep it clean and nice. Servers were very nice and helpful as well. read more

Great American Buffet - the interior of a great american buffet - Buffets Near Me - Fredericksburg, Virginia

This place didn't have too many good reviews so I don't know what we expected. But what we didn't expect was how DISGUSTING everything was. We also didn't expect to get food poisoning. The lettuce for the salad was off. It was bitter. The chicken for the salad was crunchier than the croutons. Everything was either extremely cold -despite sitting under heat lamps- or tasted extremely off. The banana pudding tasted like butter. Like just straight up butter. My boyfriend got the chocolate pudding and gave me a bite. It made my tongue tingle. Can anyone say GROSS?? So now here I am unable to work because I can't leave the bathroom because of the food from this place and yes, I am 100% sure it is the food from this place that caused it. read more

I would honestly not recommend coming here. I went here on a trip, and thought the place was nice, but it only got worse. The food overall looked ok, but some of my friends felt sick after eating it. The french fries in particular were pretty much globs of oil at this point! The Dessert was probably the best food option, but NOT the soft serve. They had cookies and cake which were great, but I was not impressed with the soft serve machine. A bug crawled across the machine, only for the server who was working there to sweep it away. Once the ice cream started to melt, you could find it very chunky with some sort of "oil" coating, meaning it was expired milk. The bathroom was HORRIBLE! It reeked, there were bugs everywhere, and one of the toilets was covered in green speckles. If you come here the safest options are any of the drinks, The mac'n cheese and the salad, and the cookies. Overall I do not recommend. P.S. I came here with a group, so I did not have any servers, except for the very kind ones who were clearing our plates, and they were amazing! read more

So it is 6/14/20 we are still very much in the mist of the COVID Pandemic. Va is slowly open up places to eat dine in with new safety restrictions I wanted to say how much I applaud the safety precautions the Great America Buffet has put in place for it pattens. You can go eat at Great American they are open they have someone there to put your food on the plate for you. They still have the same good food and good service. There are not hundreds of people touching utensil that touch your food they have taken multiple safety procedures to make sure they patrons are safe and protected I applaud them and hope more people will to but going to eat there read more

Compared to Golden Corral, I give it a 3 stars. The fried chicken is good but one of the pieces I had was a tad too greasy. There were several types of each food in different formats, like corn on the cob versus cut corn and regular green beans versus giant flat looking green beans. Most of the food was tasty (lots of salt and butter). I tried the broccoli casserole and that was awful - think mushy broccoli. They had pizza in a weird place, in the dessert area. The good was that the fried shrimp were big pieces and I made some cheese fries from the fries and the cheese sauce next to the broccoli. The fries weren't crispy but they sure tasted good. The cheesy potatoes were good and so was the mac and cheese. The desserts didn't look as good. The boyfriend did like the chocolate chip cookies and said they were still slightly warm. I did really like the yeast roll and paired that with some soft serve and the filling from the coconut cream pie (didn't like the meringue on the pie). The ice cream toppings were lacking big time. I liked that Golden Corral had the hand dipped ice cream and chocolate fountain more. They had donuts here but I was too full to try one. read more

To sit here and type about great American buffet doesn't do it justice. Unlimited desserts, steak, ribs, bbq, and any other food item you could think of for only 10 dollars. This is simple blasphemy. How this buffet manages to stay afloat at such a cheap price is beyond me. The food is incredibly good for a buffet and the waiters are very friendly. If you are looking for a big meal, I'd highly recommend the great American buffet. read more