The Best ; Great southern hospitality ! Great breakfast buffet. Go everytime im in the area. read more

Went here for lunch. Restaurant is old looking, dingy dark floor carpeting, artificial old looking flowers on window sill. Waitress very accommodating, Lots of basic food for the price of &11.99 for the buffet .Salad bar, multiple cooked veges such as corn on the cob, beans, cabbage, broccoli in a thin cheese sauce etc, fish fried and also baked,a beef stew, chicken, baked and fried, daily soup,rolls, desserts such as jello, puddings, soft serve ice cream and a variety of cakes. However some of fish tasted overcooked, fried fish with more breading than fish, stew meat tough, fried chicken tender and tasty. Food is very basic. My piece of salmon was dry, I tried something that looked like meatloaf pieces but tasted like stuffing . Even though we felt full after our lunch, nothing struck us as overly satisfying or memorable . We probably would not return. read more

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literally watch a gentleman from the kitchen bring out some kind of pie/cake. He got to the desert bar and there's no spatula for it. He turns around picks one up from god only knows and goes to the garbage can and wipes it off on the plastic liner in it. I got up paid my bill but will NEVER go back. read more

This place never lets the wife and I down! Friendly service and great food, And a Wonderful atmosphere! If you haven't tried Jomars your missing out! read more

Love Jamars they have buffet and menu items. The salad bar is great and well stocked. The vegetables are seasoned to taste and they have a variety of meats. The waiters are very friendly even though the prices have gone up the food is worth it. They are always busy but never too busy to take time to talk with the customers making everything enjoyable for them. The facility is clean. read more

Poor quality food, the restaurant is old and needs to be renovated immediately. The buffet bar is disgusting and dirty...I'm sorry but nothing but the salad bar at this establishment is appealing. Nothing is cooked properly and you can tell they are using old meat, veggies, and product all around. It's like either upgrade or shut down. read more

I love the food here; my family and I have been eating here for so many years. I live 1.5 hours away from this restaurant, but it is so worth the drive. I also used them to cater my wedding. read more

Delicious big buffet and salad bar all for $10.99 for lunch! I enjoyed the fresh salad bar with a great variety of veggies and a sampling of the meatloaf and lasagna. It was all tasty and I even was able to top it off with a small piece of cake. read more

I see some people were complaining and I almost didn't come in cause I'm from out of town on work. But I'm glad I did! Super friendly service from the second you walk through the door. My waitress Jenna was great and kept my glad of tea full and even one too go. The food was great! Especially liked the fried chicken, fried pork chop, pot roast, Mac n cheese, okra, and wings! Everything taste fresh and well cooked. I will definitely stop in here again if I'm passing through. read more

Where the herd eats buffets not my thing food was good if you like buffets it's for you

Food is not great, greasy southern food. They stopped serving breakfast off the menu and you can only get the buffet that is overpriced . The dinner buffet is overpriced as well. read more

Jomars may be top 5 on my dad's favorite restaurant list. He will drive us down to Lancaster ever so often so he can feast. Jomars is country cooking. A buffet full of soul food and southern eats. I remember when I was younger they served breakfast all day. They have stop doing that. Wish they would start it back up. I love breakfast all times of the day. During our last visit my dad brought all his brothers and sister (plus a few of my cousins) down to eat together. I had a hard time calling and making a reservation but was able to reach someone at the last minute and let them know about our party of 30. They treated us phenomenally. We had our own private area and an amazing server. Everyone really enjoyed themselves. This place stay busy so if you like country cooking and want to have all the options give Jomars a try. Jomars Family Restaurant 278 Lancaster Bypass E Lancaster, SC 29720 (Review 7 in 2023 and 748 overall) read more

Great bar for salads and chicken, fish. Pluros Great service. Sweet tea is good. Great family atmosphere and plentyyummy of

The food was good, and certainly abundant. Everything on the buffet seemed fresh and plentiful. Ambience inside wasn't anything to write home about, but the rather grandiose statuary outside the restaurant was interesting. Service was great. read more

This was the best good we ever tasted my wife and celebrate our 41 wedding anniversary dinner there on June 12 2023. read more

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I've been moved away from the area for 1 1/2 years now and wow this place has gone downhill. Was here for breakfast buffet. The sausage gravy was disgusting. I barely ate anything. A little bacon & eggs, small amount of country hash browns. Nothing was quality or tasted great. As always the servers were pleasant. The place has an odd smell of dirty carpets. It's just not the same anymore. read more

First, why are people allowed to come inside of a restaurant with their wet swim suits on. Whole backside is showing. The food was good, but I had to leave unbelievable. read more

I just finished eating at Jomars and almost didn't make it home in time........ That was absolutely terrible and man it was expensive. The buffet was sparse and the dining area jammed up like sardines. I will not be going back to Jomars. Ugghh read more

Once again this was some of the best food I ever ate. Everything was so tasty and delicious. I always enjoy the food when I go

Great food great service. Try their Club Sandwich!!!! The buffet is plentiful and has a lot of variety!

Going downhill. I will not longer drive an hour to eat there. No country style steak woth gravy and the porch chops are rubber. Unacceptable. This is unfortunate. Chicken has even changed. It used to be the best. read more

I've either gone here with family or a combination of both we always have a great time and the food is still great this place can get crowded at times but we've never had a problem getting in and seated. Service is great and the prices fit my wallet... read more

The buffet is delicious! Everything was so fresh and homemade. The collard greens were my favorite. The wait staff were friendly and everything was clean! read more

So, SO, So, nasty. Dirty, wait staff unfriendly with the exception of one or two. Chairs are grimy and bathroom is NASTY! I would recommend Waffle House instead. read more

We chose this place to get a quick meal before walking the Lindsay Pettus trail (visiting for the day). We were seated quickly. Our waitress checked in with us quickly and was friendly and polite. We both got the buffet and were pleased with the selection of items. I got the salmon with macaroni and cheese, lima beans, collards and a corn muffin. All of it was tasty and satisfying. My husband said he enjoyed the meat loaf and the fried okra. The desserts seemed like they were store-bought but they were absolutely delicious so whoever is choosing those is doing a good job. My husband had the chocolate creme cake and I had the blueberry pie. The style of the place is old-fashioned but it seemed very clean to us. We'd eat here again for sure. read more

John the owner was notified that there was a roach in the pie and his reaction was beyond unacceptable. he didn't care in the slightest and that is so disgusting please don't eat here read more

the parking lot is always packed, so i expected something awesome inside. as a newcomer to the area, I was a little disappointed. I just didnt like the atmosphere. it needs updated and gave the impression it wasnt clean. the food was ok at best. i probably wont ever go back. but that wont hurt them because they are always crowded. so obviously they know something i dont read more

We visited today for breakfast at 9:30 this morning and very disappointed. The food was cold on the buffet and the coffee was luke warm. Told waitress and got hot coffee but feedback of getting the buffet checked. Also reported same to cashier with no response or acknowledgement. Will have to really double check any thought of going back. read more

Jomars makes a good steak, has a good salad bar, and always has plenty of seating, but the service often leaves a lot to be desired. This combined with the surly, rude attitude of the owner takes down the rating a bit. Be prepared to pay, as this place costs quite a bit more than it should for a place like this. They also nickel and dime you on things like a to-go cup. We were recently told that our toddler couldn't eat off of our plates (ordered an entree), not even for a shared plate fee, and spending $7 for a kid's meal or bar is just too much. read more

Jomars has fabulous steaks ! I've always enjoyed this restaurant . The Mac and cheese , turnip greens and sweet potato pie are my favorite items off of the bar . read more

The buffet is awful. It would have probably been better if we ordered from the menu instead. The people at the desk are rude when you walk in. The waitress was nice. There was a whole entire leaf in the rice somehow and I pointed it out to my boyfriend and they came and said something about the leaf. Said the one big leaf in the rice was seasoning they used but they took it out. It was a tree leaf. Regret not taking a picture. Not a great place. Expensive. And cheesy. read more

My daughter works here but there is a variety of food on the . Service is friendly, food is good.

DO NOT GO TO JOMARS IF YOU HAVE A DISABILITY AND A SERVICE DOG!! OWNER DOES COMPLY WITH ADA LAW AND WILL DENY YOU! I only gave it a 1 because I had to in order to leave a review or else they would not have gotten that. My husband David , son Trevor, and I went to Jamars today. I have a Service Dog and we have been here with her once before and not a problem. Today a girl came and said she was sent to ask for my service dog tag so I proceeded to inform her there is no such thing and that is is also illegal to ask. I handed her an ADA Law card and she walked away. We ordered our drinks and I could see them at the register talking about me so my David goes to see what the problem is as I am already starting to have an anxiety attack. When David came back I could tell he was not happy and said let's go. The Owner would not come out and speak with him and instead sent his workers do his nasty work. He told them we could not sit where I normally do in the sunroom area away from the people in the main area. He said we needed to be moved to the back because supposedly someone complained that Phoebe was a big dog. When David told them no we would not be moving and they were by law not allowed to ask us to do that and they had plenty of chances to ask the only 2 questions allowed by the ADA but not one time bothered to do so. The girls felt bad and apologized and said they understood and was only trying to do their job. David asked to speak to the owner but he would not come out. David told them to make sure he knew it was illegal to deny us, ask us to move because of my service dog, and deny us service because of her, we will be filing a complaint with the ADA along with the Advocates for Service Animals Partner, and now he can deal with them. I do not recommend this place to anyone with a disability or a service dog as the owner does not care about our rights. My anxiety went straight into a severe panic attack and I have never been so embarrassed having to leave a place and not be able to have my service dog help me until we got to my car because we were not welcome inside the restaurant. Jomars does not have to ever worry about me coming back as being humiliated in front of so many people because I have a disability once was enough for me. Service Dogs - Legal Rights Laws: Interfering with a service dog violates the law. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), violators can be sued by the US Department of Justice or by the person using the service dog. Under South Carolina law, interfering with a service dog is also a criminal offense. What: A service dog has been specially trained to help the person with a disability. A service dog is not a pet. Service dogs can be trained to guide a person who is blind, pull a wheelchair, pick up dropped items, help a person walk, or remind a person with a mental illness to take medications. Where: A person with a disability has the right to take a service dog into any place open to the public. These include stores, offices, restaurants, hotels, taxis, medical facilities and places of recreation. State and local government buildings also must allow service dogs. Questions: The only questions someone can legally ask are, "Is this a service dog for a disability?" and "What does the dog do for you?" Questions about the person's disability are not allowed. A service dog owner may be asked to remove a dog only if it is a direct threat to the health or safety of others or is out of control. No License Required: Service dogs are NOT required to have any special papers or equipment though some dogs may wear a vest or harness. More Information: Call the ADA Information Line: 800-514-0301 (voice) or 800-514-0383 (TTY). Check the ADA website: http://www.ada.gov Prepared by Disability Rights South Carolina Rev. 6-2016 read more

We were trying to find something open late with fast service that wasn't fast food so we thought we would give this a try (there's not a ton of options nearby). Now for the compliment sandwich; this was fast... Some of it tasted ok (the fried chicken and the ranch dressing were good), but I have to agree with Heather B on the ish factor. Most of the food was frozen/packaged cheap stuff. The floor was dirty and gross. I totally get that people drop things in a buffet environment, but it takes two seconds to do a little sweeping around before a guest is seated. It felt very cafeteria like... and dirty cafeteria at that. Nothing was labeled, so it made it difficult to guess what things were (was not always obvious). The dessert bar was a bit laughable. It was later in the evening but they were nearly out of almost everything ( yet charging full price $11),and the things they did have were kept on the grocery store plastic disk they came on. Over priced for what it was, and the quality of food was just plain poor. To finish the compliment sandwich, the server was extremely friendly so that was a positive. read more

We went today, Christmas Eve, around noon. Just wondering what was different on the buffet? They called it a "holiday" buffet for 2 extra dollars. It seemed the same to me. No turkey, no ham, the usual stuff. I feel ripped off. Anyone else? read more

Last time I went there I got food poisoning from eating off of the buffet. DO NOT GO. YOU WILL REGRET IT.

Been going to Jomars for many years..went for buffet a little after lunch today.. i was so shocked to find a hair in my broccoli casserole!..a long dark hair!..unbelievable. i was so disgusted...immediately i told my waitress..at which time she informed me that she use to be the manager there , but was no longer , so therefore there was nothing she could do !...she offered me a new plate and fork...well my stomach was completly turned at this point , i said no i was going to leave....so she said i would only be charged for a sm salad?...no i said that's not acceptable..i have only eaten a couple of bites..anyway i ended up not paying simply because i refused!..but was still charged for a tea that i only had a couple of sips. Then to add insult to injury she informed me that no one in the kitchen has that color of hair !!..NOT MY PROBLEM...never ever going back... read more

Food was good, waitress was friendly. They should tell you that the buffet price changes after 4pm and they charge $1 for to go cups. Seems dishonest. I won't be back. read more

This place is the business! Home cooking like mama used to make. The cornbread needed some work, but, overall, the food was great. The lima beans and collard greens are perfect! read more

Ok sooo I can't believe I've never left a review since this is my go to spot after church! I love jomars for a number of reasons. They're a freaking soul food buffet!!! You can never go wrong with that! I've never had a bad experience here. Good fried chicken, baked chicken, Mac and cheese, COLLARDS TO DIE FOR!! The stuffed crab mmmmmm all sooo good. The sweet tea is always good just hate they charge $1 for to go drinks so tryfling because that tea is too good to not take home! I love coming here well worth the drive. They have a good salad bar nice soups and good ole fat back. Very spacious seating and good for large parties. Huge parking lot. Oh yeah the ice cream is also really good. Service is always ok the host just don't know how to seat people. Still come try it very worth it read more