It's hard to decide what you want to eat these days when you have a taste for nothing but know you gotta eat so I always choose to fix a variety plate off the bar. They had some good choices. The saw shee I don't need but they are always delicious just to put that out there. So I've been seeing these skins when I come. No I have never thought to try them. I got 2 plain ones off the bar as I would inquire about the bags of BBQ at the front upon leaving. The nice young lady said they were brought this morning. I believe that, but my problem is I don't feel they were freshly cooked skins. Both skins the plain on the bar and the bbq which I purchased upon leaving were chewy as hell. The BBQ seasoning was so good. But I can't get down with stale skins. I need some crunch. My dad was one of the best pitmasters there was. I know when the skin came off that hog and it wasn't crisp to throw it in the oven. It crisp right on up for a skin sammich. But you might be lucky and catch some on a good day so I won't say don't try them but for me this was my one time experience. One & Done! read more

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Food: 2 Service: 2 Ambiance: 1 My hubby and I drove 2 hours just to try out this place! Believe me when I say it was soo worth it. The restaurant is super CLEAN! The fried chicken tasted like my grandmas, the butter beans were delicious! I enjoyed every song bite!! We will be back.. read more

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Horrible place to eat. My boys & I went to Ole Times with our church. The cashier had an attitude & was not wanting to be there. After we paid & go to the buffet there was no food. No ranch dressing for the salad, no pizza. My baby boy went thru the buffet twice & was not able to eat anything. I got a refund & my boys & I went to Applebee's where they always have food because they're a restaurant. Please go somewhere else as Ole Times does not have food on Sundays. Rating is no star. read more

To be honest, the place looks alright, the food is meh at best, but at least the service is alright.

First and last visit unfortunately. Went on Monday for lunch and was hoping for some tasty home style cooking. They took the soul out the food and just added salt to EVERYTHING. Seasoning does not equal salt. I really wanted to like this buffet but I could not even get through 2 bites on all the items I tried because the sodium content was extreme. read more

Happy Sunday, the food was good and fresh, the cooks kept the buffet filled in all areas where food was needed 9/21 location at the Macon Mall read more

This place was terrible. There was hardly anyone in there eating and I know why. The fried fish was so fishy tasting I spit it out. Yuk. The fried okra was greasy and WAY too salty. Our table was sticky and gross. The server said it was because the finish on the table had been rubbed off. What was really crazy was that NOTHING was hot. The whole experience was awful read more

Omg this is the absolute worst buffet I have ever had. The only thing halfway decent was the creamed corn. The peach cobbler was all bread. Ribs were over cooked. Chicken was tough. Don't know how you make baked chicken. But on the bright side. The place was clean and the servers were very nice and attentive. read more

Great food! A little short staffed. They even had Chitterlings on the Bar. Could be A little cheaper but A good variety of Soul foods.

It has been awhile since I have visited this place to eat. However, it didn't disappoint! The food was delicious, the customer service was very good and the establishment was clean. Of course we went during lunch time on a weekday, so I heard that dinner time and weekends were very busy here. I am glad that I took the time revisit a place with good home cooking that I'm used to. I had the rutabagas, collard greens, fried okra, potato salad and field peas x 2...Lol! Yes I had two plates full! read more

Ole Time Country Buffet And BBQ - So delicious! - Buffets Near Me - Macon, Georgia

Went to Ole Country Buffet to celebrate my uncle's 78th birthday. The food was too salty. Asked for a refund after tasting the food and was told the manager was in a meeting (4pm) come back before they close at 6pm and talk to "Sam". Went back and Sam said she had to talk to the District Manager for a refund, leave your name and number. She said she talked to other customers after we had left and "they said it wasn't salty". Horrible, just horrible, needless to say never again. Jon B. read more

I don't like leaving a one star rating. But Ole Time Country Buffet earned less than a one star rating this Friday evening strictly on service. The hostess was Pathetic! Leaning on the register. Holding her head in her hands. I ask, Are you Open 3 times before she even looked at me. I saw her mouth move but nothing came out I could hear. After several attempts I barely hear, Yes. I ask to pay. She says something and I insert my credit card. Between hand signals and barely bearable words I think she's in the middle of a transaction with a customer. I don't see anyone else. After about 5-6 more minutes she looks at me. I take this signal that I can pay. Then no refill on my water. I understand help is hard to find, but if you get one to show up,by all means train them to communicate with customers! These types should be dropped off in El Salvador or mainland Honduras for a few months. Just Pathetic! read more

Omg I have never had food soooooo bad in my life when I say the buffet food was so old and dried out the employees was all standing in a circle visiting each other the entire time I was there do not I'm mean do not ever walk in this place garbage would be a better meal read more

A lot of the food isn't fresh. I got a piece of cake that was so hard I would have had to cut it with a knife. It's more expensive than Golden Corral but not nearly as good. Next time my wife and I will go the 2.5 miles down the road to Golden Corral. read more

Buffet was great. A lot of southern dishes to choose from. It reminds new of Barn hills. $20/person which is a reasonable or price for weekends. Our cashier could be a little more nicer especially when we are not from Macon. We were visiting for the weekend. Our waitress Melodie was great as well. read more

I'm here visiting my sister and she said you have to try this place. I don't usually like buffets however I must say this was the best I've had bar none.The food was good and hot I could tell it was fresh Fried chicken to die for and any vegetables I wanted I would suggest this place to anyone I eat here every time I'm in town. read more

It was disgusting!! I wish I can give zero stars what a waste of money will not be returning. Please keep your money and grab some Chick-fil-A you will not be disappointed lol read more

Ole Time Country Buffet in Macon on Gray Highway Hello Mr. O'Neal, My family and I were celebrating my brother birthday. We lost our brother and was trying to keep from crying and want to enjoy the life that he had lived. We decide to dine at your restaurant in Macon Georgia on Gray Highway store number (I ). We all got a plate and begin to eat. A pond a few bites of my food my right side of my mouth started hurting and I could not take another bite. I told my waitress (Terry) and she said she would get the manger. Terry saw I was in pain and knew I had just sat down to enjoy my plate. She saw I had a full plate of food and only ate a little. The manger (Cassidy) came to the table and said I could not take the reminder of my food with me. I pleaded with her and told her that my face had swollen and my tooth was hurting. I asked could I only take what was on my plate. My family was in shock when she said "NO. I asked could I get a refund since I just sat down and had not gotten up to go to the bar at all. She said she could not give me a refund. I asked for the corporate number and she said she do not have a number for the corporate. She said she will call her district. She said her district said I could not have a takeout plate for the reminder of the food in which I did not finish. My family is so upset and we will post on social media how horrible we were treated. I would like a refund for the food that I could and did not eat. My read more

This place was so disappointing. The selection is HUGE, but unfortunately not much of it tastes good. The vegetables were all incredibly salty or flavorless. I don't mean 'well seasoned' or 'highly seasoned' they were SALTY. The mac and cheese was bland. The fried chicken was good and so was the salad bar but that's about it. The service wasn't great either. Barely anyone working there were wearing masks if that's important to you. We won't come back read more

Used to be known by another name. Has recently changed hands. Continues to be a great lunch spot in Macon, especially if you like buffets. read more

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Ms. Peggy has the nastiest attitude, you can possibly have. She doesnt need to work in customer service. We sat for over 10 minutes no drinks or silverwar. When ask she rolled her eyes as if she was annoyed. In addition the order lady work dessert seems unhappy with life right now. The 1 star is for the season and taste of food..... the food was good. read more

This place has gone down hill badly! Ice machine is not working. You only get forks. Hardly any food on the entrée buffet tables. Food is dried out. Deserts are nasty. The only thing that was good was the salad. But how can you mess up lettuce. However all the things you can put on the salads are gone down to hot peppers and sliced tomatoes and cucumbers. If you want to pay bucks for lettuce this is your place read more

Absolutely the best Buffet I have ever had. Lots of choices and all delicious - seasoned well and exceptional cuts of meat. Oh my, where to begin, ribs and fried chicken, fried fish to roast beef. And the vegis! If I lived near I would gain so many pounds! read more

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I visited this location with my family on a weekday a little after the big lunch crowd. The restaurant was huge. I've been to a few Old Times before, and never seen one this size. It was very clean, and the food selection was wide. They had plenty of hot food ready to replace items that were running low. They serve just about any vegetable you can think of and any meat as well. They also had tons of desserts to choose from. If I find myself in Macon, I would visit this location again. read more

The food was average at best .The vegetables were cheap out of a can type, no flavor. The best things I had was the fried okra, pork and the fried catfish was ok but the tartar sauce ruined it because it was just plain nasty. Honestly, the Golden Corral food has a better selection so Ole times is really that bad! read more

The food at the Macon Mall location was probably the worst food I have had. The fried chicken was cold and dry. The pork chops and ribs were cold and tough. The ham on the salad bar was not edible, it was so tough that I couldn't chew it. The server refilled our drinks but was rude. The only item that was hot were the mashed potatoes. My husband enjoyed the black eyed peas. defin will not be back. read more

Went to eat there around 4 o'clock food excellent but had the rudest server i have ever seen.

Our Favorite place to eat when in Macon!!! Always fresh , hot and tasty! service and price is excellent. Just wish I didn't eat so much!!

At there 6-20-19 Food GREAT didn't like the Food Bar worker with Sagging & Bagging pants with BUTT hanging out. Managers should make the workers keep their pants pulled up. read more

Went to this restaurant 12/15/18. Wait time to replenish food on steam tables was long, over five minutes standing in line for fried chicken and other items. Bathroom was awful: handicapped stall had water all over floor, needed tissue, toilet seat loose (almost fell off). Only one soap dispenser working and one stall had the tissue dispenser lying in the floor. Overall not the standard of the Gray Highway location. Will not be returning to this location. read more

I had a very disappointing visit at this location. I normally love Ole Times & I always recommend it....but, I might have to rethink recommending this location. I've eaten at this location three times before deciding to write a review. The other times were okay, not as good as the other locations I have eaten at (Gray Hwy, Warner Robins & Tifton). But today probably did it for me ever eating at this location again. The rolls were burnt & hard as a brick. The mashed potatoes had some kind of funny tasting seasoning & didn't really taste like mashed potatoes. The fried fish was overdone. The other items I had were just okay....except the corn & it was good. In the future I'll just make the drive to Gray Hwy & not waste my time or money at the Eisenhower location. read more

Great service, cabbage cooked nice and tender and very good! I can't say enough about how good the food was. What a way to crank things back up!!! read more

Best buffet around. Fried chicken, cream corn, butterbeans , country fried steak, catfish... Great service fast in and out.

Delicious!! On a road trip and stopped here for lunch....food has a true home cooked flavor, almost all of my southern favorites were available. Buffets were all exceptionally clean and frequently topped off with fresh refills. At only $10 for an adult meal I would absolutely return!! read more

Sad, sad, sad It was a toss up between going here or going to Golden Corral, which is nearby. We made a mistake. Apparently, Friday evenings are "seafood" night. Yuck. The boiled shrimp were so overcooked that neither me or my wife could peel them. The shell was stuck to the toughest shrimp meat you've ever encountered. And shrimp were the only seafood they had that may have actually come from the sea. Bet these were from China. The worst thing was what they pass off as "Brunswick Stew". Oh, my word. Who knew that anyone would want to have the main ingredient to be sweet barbeque sauce? Ugh. My guess is they let the first employees who show up on any particular day go to the kitchen to cook. Everyone else has to sweep or wash dishes, but nobody has to clean the restrooms. That would be a BAD thing to do, apparently. If you treasure quantity over quality, this is the place for you. The only highlight was the "pan 'o steaks in liquid" and the dessert cobblers. At $13 a pop, we won't be back either. read more

Nov 17 2019 went in After trying to find a late church in Macon buy nothing was happening after 5pm.So i said let me go eat. I have been here before matter of face this will be my 4th time so go wash my hands then go over to were they had the serving food. So look put some 3 steaks which were like hand size with baked macaroni and butter beans, then some sausage which was good.then some Collard greens. Some cornbread.Sat down young lady ask what l wanted to drink lemonade i said. Put my hot sauce on it was good like a Mouther!!. Clean my plate. Did touched my drink yet. So i went back had more steak two pieces then had baked chicken a leg then had a fried thigh.Had also mac and cheese, cabbage, some those salt rinds ,biscuit, and some chitterling. Went back to seat, now chitterling salty my pressure had to be 160 shit!! So i had my baked chicken it was ok, had my fried thigh it was ok had better.cabbage was excellent Mac and cheese good.biscuit good. So after that went for dessert has lemon merang pie so good and a apple tart also good. Drink my lemonade.The waited is really good.Ease up on the salt on those chitterlings. Last time i had fried Chix was good. So maybe they had a different cook.I still will go back. read more

Great country cooking buffet. The staff is always friendly and helpful. Food is always seasoned lightly. This is a must try for a country buffet. read more

Went there on a Friday night. Took a good 10 minutes before we got our drinks. Everything and I mean everything at the buffet was dry and crusted over. None of the vegetables had color or seasoning. The pork was dry and crunchy like it had been warmed over all week. The ribs didn't have much seasoning and we're dry and crusty. The deserts were something similar to what you get from an elementary cafeteria. I couldn't figure out half of them. I picked a brownie, which you could have busted out a window with. Tasted so dry it was like they cooked it 3 hours too long. And some odd blueberry concoction that had cream cheese and some unknown chewy chunks in it. I left feeling nauseous and disappointed that they destroyed such a good BBQ spot. read more

My husband and I were out running errands with our one year old daughter in Macon, and we decided to stop by for a quick bite. The atmosphere was quite relaxed and for a moment, I forgot I was in the Macon Mall. I got a salad and some fruit topped with cottage cheese to start. The salad was quite good, very crisp and fresh, I added some cucumbers, olives, croutons, cheese and imitation bacon with some ranch. I also made a little sample plate. The mashed potatoes were okay, not very creamy and fluffy but the gravy made it bearable. The ribs were very tough and dry, with a beef jerky texture. The fish and grits were very good, not too salty yet quite palatable. The meatloaf and macaroni and cheese was amazing! The meatloaf was moist, the macaroni was creamy, cheesy and hot! The barbecue sauce was very sweet and smoky with a hint of heat! The lemonade was cold and refreshing, a perfect balance of sweet and tart. The waitress was pleasant, but not very personable, neither was the young lady that rang us up. All in all, a rather nice experience, and my husband, daughter and I will definitely be returning! read more

I agree with another persons review. It was good the first 2 or 3 times we went ...after it changed from Smokin Pig. But the last 2 times we went it was 6:30 or 7:00 pm and it was HORRIBLE. That last time was to just give them "another chance". The pulled pork and ribs were DRIED OUT AND CRISPY like the other reviewer said. Nothing was being stirred to make it look appealing. It was just HORRIBLE. Don't think we will ever go back. The desserts weren't appealing. Very low quality. Either they need to do something quick or there will be another CLOSED sign in Macon. Sad. They should have left it as Smokin Pig. We always got good fresh tasting and appealing food before they changed it to buffet. read more