Good food, good service, home cooked food and economical. I would highly recommend this restaurant. Local restaurant with a buffet. In today's world there are few buffets left that have home cooked food. Provides salad, vegetables, meat and dessert at such a reasonable price. read more

Hometown Grill - Hometown Grill - American Near Me - Staunton, Virginia

Good buffet. Friendly servers. Local good food diner. General store vibe. Have some nice local items for sale.

The service is excellent. Some of the best waitresses around the area. We have eaten here 3 times this month and have enjoyed it. I get the buffet and on Friday and Saturday is a nice seafood style. No crab legs but the shrimp and oysters are well prepared. The salad selection is nice. The only complaint I have are the dessert options are very limited to some fresh fruit (canned) and some pudding. Need to add a nice cake or pie! read more

Surprised by the great food, service, and cleanliness of this spot! Wish I took photos because there were nice paintings inside

Never come here. Spaghetti is crispy, not because it was baked. Nothings warm. And all you can smell is the one fish dish throughout the whole restaurant. read more

Breakfast buffet was good . Only one sideways open but the people were friendly. Good looking wait staff , friendly and helpful

Our waitress Cheri was very welcoming. We enjoyed the breakfast bar that comes with made to order pancakes. The restaurant was wheelchair accessible. read more

Almost $50 for 4 people, and the only thing on the buffet that was edible was the salad. Nearly $50 for four people, and the only palatable item on the buffet was the salad. The container was so tiny that it required frequent refills, and the staff member handling it was extremely slow. Honestly, nothing appeared appealing. The potato soup tasted off ,slimy is the only way i can describe It. read more

Awful. Picked this because it was next to the hotel and had okay reviews. It was a Saturday night and featured seafood. The salad bar was lame. They've seafood was greasy or water-logged and overcooked, nothing was satisfying. They've got soft serve ice cream for dessert and you could top it with Great Value chocolate sauce if you wanted. Didn't even bother to disguise that it came from Walmart. read more

100% the best breakfast buffet I've ever had. When we walked in I had some trepidation about the place to be quite honest, but my fears were quickly dispelled when the amazing staff took us to our table with a smile and a joke. The knick knacks all over the place were all placed with what felt like purpose, but looked like chaos. It was the best experience I've had in quite a long time. Absolutely will be coming here every time I'm in town. read more

First time trying this place because we don't usually do buffets The food was horrible especially the cubed steak on the bar tasted like cheap meat no flavor Not impressed at all Will not return read more

e. coli warning!! do not eat here!! the food is nasty and someone got e. coli from this salad bar!!

I was there on Monday 7/7/25. It was approximately 7 p.m. A lot of items on the buffet were very low and several were cool instead of hot. I didn't find the items very desirable at all. I left eating very little and disappointed. However, what got me the most is when I went to pay my bill. Because I was staying at a nearby hotel, they offer a 10% discount. The man at the register rang up my total which was $14.03. I handed him $15. (had already left a generous tip at the table because the waitress was very polite). He asked if I had the 3 pennies and then said if I didn't I wouldn't be getting any change! Seriously??? I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Not only was it said but also in a very rude manner. In all the years of travelling and eating out, I have never had this happen. If anything, it's been the opposite, saying not to worry about the three cents. Luckily, I had exactly 3 pennies in my pocket and he returned a $1.00 change. Very unprofessional in my opinion and would not recommend. read more

We came in town for a wedding and were tired, jet-lagged from travel the day before and hungry. This place was extremely close to the hotel and unfortunately was closing in a half hour. They were the sweetest bunch of people, took us in without hesitation and we thoroughly enjoyed hamburgers. Disclaimer - we did not do the buffet. read more

Diner fare. Bland taste. Pleasant staff. We've been on the road for 10 days and this was five days ago and I kept what we ate and I've been very remarkable and we close the place we were last people in there so I think the staff and had a long day. read more

Having just moved to the area, we are checking out various places to develop favorites. I'm not huge on a buffet especially since COVID. Hometown Grill handled it well with hand sanitizer readily available and gloves to wear while serving myself. Best bacon and grits I've had in Staunton. We will be back. read more

Food was okay. The service was excellent and servers were very friendly. Ambiance gave off down home southern hospitality.

We went in for lunch on Saturday and we were seated and told to go look at the buffet and if we didn't want it then we'd get menus. We just went ahead and got plates, old style Shoneys type buffet (as it's in an old Shoneys) was good. Not a huge selection but enough and for 9.99 a person a pretty good deal. Probably would have at least liked to see a menu to say we'd comeback, but ehhhhh. Quaint and clean country ambiance with friendly staff. read more

I have eaten here 3 times for the lunch menu. I thought the food would not be seasoned but it was. But with nothing beyond salt and pepper. I've had to limit my diet to soft food so once that is over, I will go back and taste their other meats. They have a very good Salisbury steak but it does not have enough mushroom gravy. Service is nice. The place is clean. Chocolate chip cookies! Yummy!! read more

Definitly do NOT recommend the Friday Seafood Buffet, it was extremely overpriced and food was NOT good, will not return

The burger here is better than a $15 burger in DC. Service was great. Chicken wrap was decent too. Their buffet looked plentiful, but we did not partake. Definitely recommend this place. read more

Service..food...price all outstanding...would recommend to anyone. Friday and Saturday the night to go just get there early

Unassuming exterior. Clean and orderly inside. We (adult and 2 children) came in New Years Day and had the lunch buffet. I was pleasantly surprised by the low prices. Basic country food served. Everything was simple but yummy. Servers were kind and attentive. All in all, a nice little stop to break up a road trip. read more

I'm very disappointed they didn't have any pancakes and I had to eat French toast I'm so mad

Awesome buffet and excellent service!! we arrived a half hour before closing and the staff kept bringing out fresh food! we will come again when we're in the area. Thank you!!! read more

The buffet food was good and we left full, but what made this place a must visit is the staff. From being greeted as if we were close friends by Belinda, to our server Jadden who took care of us. read more

We came here for the first time this morning for the breakfast buffet and was disappointed for the $25 we paid. The food tasted like it came out of a can and the bacon tasted strange and was undercooked. read more

Don't let the outside appearance fool you!! This place is legit. We took our kids for dinner and everything was incredible and fresh. Our server was so accommodating and really on top of things. She also engaged with our kids which is always a plus. As someone who has previously worked in food service you know that the job can be challenging at times. Despite their sign stating they are short staffed, service was not compromised. We went this morning for breakfast and it was even better than dinner! The biscuits were definitely not out of a can, the gravy was on point along with everything else. Even the coffee was good! Again everything was fresh and service was just as good as the first time we went. We moved to Staunton just a couple of weeks ago and this will definitely be a go to for us from now on. read more

Worst place I've ate waitress didn't give us silverware or ketchup our steak tasted like it was spoiled seafood was terrible fish look and tasted funny the hush puppies was over cooked didn't eat any of it told Manger she didn't try fix it or knock off bill was told nothing they can do about it first off you can't serve steak spoiled that's health violation don't eat there read more

Good home cooking type buffet. Service was short handed but cheerful. This was our second time stopping here while traveling I-81.

Great Breakfast Buffet everything fresh and full. They were able to keep up with the crowd and it is always crowded at Breakfast! Lunch buffet was a bit disappointing but I think it was because we were a bit late in the afternoon, everything was full and looked great but Cold! If it had been our first time there I would probably not go back but from past experience I know that was not the norm. We have not tried evening buffet yet but hear it's great so we will be checking it out. Dispute the outside look of the building it is extremely clean and well kept inside bet with a facelift of the outside business would really be booming! We will be back for sure!!! Oh let me not forget the waitresses are very efficient and friendly read more

Conveniently located and fast as well. Staff was friendly. Buffet very reasonable and had lots of kid friendly options. For two adults and three kids we paid $50 for our buffets, drinks, and a pancake platter that was included. Considering we spend around $40 to eat fast food, I felt this was very reasonable and much better quality. We were traveling to the beach, and looking at the outside I was a little skeptical, but definitely worth the stop read more

Used to go by the grill whenever we were over in Staunton because we always ate at Country Cooking. Had never got to go here. What a mistake for not stopping off at the grill. It is delicious and I love the salad bar since I am the salad kid. I recommend it for the food and the staff are so friendly and nice. Thank you people who take care of us when we come over. read more

They have a great buffet and taking very good precautions and safety measures to make sure all guests are safe

I only eat here on the weekends, when Patty the best waitress on this side of the Mississippi is working. Other than that do Not Waste Your Time during the week, the food is always either overcooked or undercooked and this past visit I had a hair in my food because the bar attendant was not wearing a hair net. Again I repeat ONLY EAT HERE ON THE WEEKENDS, if not you will be disappointed!!! read more

Disappointing. Ordered a burger.... sooo freaking small for 9 bucks. Fries undercooked. Won't eat here again unless they better their menu. read more

I can't understand how this place receives any positive reviews. The food is horrible. They have a disgusting buffet filled with overcooked, dried-out, tasteless crap. The service is fine, but who eats this food and thinks it is anything but prison quality rations? Check that-- forcing people to eat at this restaurant would be a crime against humanity. Why the heck is anyone paying for the privilege? Seriously, if you're looking for a buffet experience, go to Golden Corral. It's much better food and a better value. This place belongs in the zero star zone. You've been warned. read more

We have been here several times. I love the vegetables, fried chicken and vegetable soup. The people are friendly and the price is great. Have not eaten from the menu and can only speak for the items mentioned on the buffet. Some of the items change. Had baked spaghetti on one visit that was great. Buffet is worth the price. read more

Ok, we arrived in Staunton as a stopping point on a long drive from Atlanta, GA to New York. The Hometown Grill and Buffet happened to be 1/4 mile from the Sleep Inn we stopped at for the night (separate review on hotel) and we got a 10% discount for showing our hotel key. It's a local grill and buffet joint that's pretty much a hole in the wall type of place. The food is not spectacular but for two very tired folks who had been driving all day, it hit the spot. First off let me say that Calvin was a most pleasant host for the dinner. Friendly service you'd expect from a southern, down-home joint. We did not arrive until after 8:30pm so the hot food had probably been sitting out on the buffet for a while. Some of it was somewhat dry, but sauces did help with that. The fried fish was flaky and not bad, especially with the tartar sauce. I thought I would be "healthier" by opting for the roasted chicken over the fried chicken, but honestly the fried chicken was the best thing on the buffet along with the mashed potatoes. The salad bar was decent and fresh and certainly a healthier option. My wife being a vegetarian, there was really nothing on the buffet other than the salad so she had them make their Spaghetti dish with just the tomato sauce, which also came with the salad buffet. She was pleasantly surprised that the pasta was not overcooked. So this is not a four star restaurant nor is it a Golden Corral but for two weary travelers, it was very convenient and it definitely hit the spot. The friendly service was definitely appreciated. read more

DO NOT EAT HERE! The staff was very friendly. The food was TERRIBLE! We wish we had checked the reviews on here first! I have never had worst food. It's a shame bc we really were excited to try this place out! I splurged on the crab legs, which were an ADDITIONAL $8/lb. to the already exorbitant 13.99/pp for the seafood buffet. I LOVE crab legs and have eaten them my whole life. The ones they cooked and served to me I couldn't even eat bc they had absolutely NO flavor or taste. The waitress took it off my bill which was much appreciated. But seriously, how hard is it to steam crab legs correctly? The "butter" for the seafood to be dipped in was tasteless as well...pretty much just tasted like oil...no flavor The iceberg lettuce was turning pink bc it was old. The steak that came with the buffet was old and brown in the center even tho it was cooked medium rare. You could see that the "brown" color was NOT bc they accidentally cooked it well done. They cooked it medium rare, but still it wasn't pink...it was brown, like old meat. The server took them back and brought out new ones...but the meat was still the same. Gross! There was no taste to ANY OF THE FOOD! Between the 3 of us, we tried most everything they had on the buffet and NOTHING had flavor. read more