This is a wonderful place for your casual and cannot decide on what to eat but in the mood for some…read moredelicious food with a bit of southern twist. This casual buffet is off the beaten path. Not off the main highway. So it may be a bit of challenge to get there. It is not purely soul food. That is why I said it is more southern style food. But you will find notable examples of soul food on the buffet choices. I was amazed to find turkey necks and rutabaga as one of many delicious dishes. You never see that unless you search for it. If you never had it. I encourage you to try it out and form your opinion on them. It is a great atmosphere and decent size restaurant. They have plenty of parking spaces in the front and back of the restaurant. I ask you proceed with caution. You have to time it right on Sundays. The place is very busy and hard to find a parking spot and a table due to the church crowd. Once they leave, they have plenty of space. The staff is very friendly and helpful. It may not seem like they do not have enough staff. However, they do very well and great customer service. Both at the front desk and at your table. The outside tables are mainly booths with an interesting view of the outside. They also have a unique little hook to hang your purse or jacket on the outside of the table. The inside of restaurant has regular tables and chairs. They can easily accommodate your large party. However, may take some time to arrange the right conditions for you and your guests. They definitely handicap accessible dining and especially for the little ones. The tables regular with chairs with some padding. If you want better seats. I encourage you to sit in the booth. They accept cash and cards. First responders and military discount with valid ID. I believe they do discount for others. Please refer to the website for details and more information. Great choice of your in the area and cannot decide on what to eat and do not want to cook. Great food and great staff!

We went to this restaurant several years ago. It was horrible and we never went back -- until…read morerecently. The chef that took over cooking duties has given several cooking demonstrations on local channels, (in fact, I think the restaurant got an update to its name - "Nelson's Barnyard Buffet") so we decided it was time to give them another try. The food quality is SO IMPROVED since the last time we went. We frequent many AYCE buffets in the Mobile and Baldwin county areas. So, we know the good ones, the bad ones - the consistent ones and the inconsistent ones. In the three times we've recently been to Nelson's Barnyard Buffet, the food has been consistently excellent. Service and cleanliness are spot on. I'm GLAD this place is a bit of a drive, for us, as overeating is practically unavoidable, there. For AYCE Country cooking, (mostly country cooking) this place is at the top of our list. (It even beats Saraceno's (our favorite AYCE Buffet, in Baldwin County) Try it. You won't leave hungry.

Got the Biscuits Gravy, Home Fries & Sausage…read more Fantastic---the best Highly recommended- if your in Robertsdale, stop by this place for breakfast Old School Restaurant, where the Locals go-- Prices are great / Sorry Waffle House ‍

Great spot. Friendly and fast service. Biscuit platter with side of sausage patties is my go to…read more Never disappointed. Buffet looks awesome and there is always a lunch rush at 11. Haven't tried yet but I will be back. One of my favorites here.

I really hate writing bad reviews but I also hate paying money for poor quality food. Customer…read moreservice was good and I will say this place was better before the pandemic when they had the buffet but what I had recently was some of the worst Indian/nepalese/Himalayan food I've ever had. I ordered the dal fry, vindaloo vegetables, and pakora. The dal fry was the wateriest/soupiest dal I've ever had with absolutely no flavor. The. Vindaloo which is typically a rich red color , that is savory and tangy and spicy looked like a bland curry they just added a little vinegar too. It had none of the complexity of flavor you'd expect, was poorly salted, and tasted like they just threw in a bunch of chilly to make it spicy. The pakora was ok, though not at all crispy, more thick and doughy and soaked the bag in oil. What was most appalling was the mint chutney which was an unnatural form of green, tasted watery, and stained all the food green. I don't know what they're putting in that but when you make mint chutney with mint and cilantro and natural ingredients, it doesn't look like that and it tastes a whole lot better. I don't know if they're getting by making low quality food because there are limited options in the area but this was really disappointing.

Food was amazing! Service was good and a typical very casual joint with all the sellables of…read moreNepal. The lady serving us was from Nepal and very pleasant and kind. Yea, I will be going here now that I know there is Indian cuisine nearby. Not sure what to order but will Learn with time. All excellent food here. remember to support your local grubberies so we both don't starve...

Took a chance on the breakfast buffet. Turned out to be nothing short of spectacular. So many…read morechoices of good quality food and the price was a bargain in my opinion. Highly recommend if you are in the area.

This was my 1st time at a casino buffet and it was a great experience. I love that they section the…read morebuffet by FLAME - grill everything like steaks, prime rib, zucchini & yellow squash, baked potatoes and pulled pork. COMFORT - which is anything fried like chicken, they also had buffalo wings & side like mashed potatoes. WOK - is the Asian grill go stir fry. FLAME Prime rib is delicious, if you get a piece that's too red you can ask him to put it on the grill real quick. Rib eyes were delicious, baked sweet potatoes were good and they had toppings to load your baked potatoes up. COMFORT Fried chicken wings & mashed potatoes and gravy were good as well. SEAFOOD Fried catfish was phenomenal, well seasoned and perfectly cooked. Tartar sauce was good as well. I was going to try the crab tots but they smelled funny and the shrimp cocktail still had poop in them so I refused to eat it. WOK They have pre made beef and broccoli done but you can also design your own plate & pick all the toppings you want. I did beef, broccoli, bell peppers & onions and it was good. They also have a dessert & salad bar that has an array of options plus soup and pies and ice cream with warm chocolate & Carmel sauce. Place was also clean, service was nice and organized and the casino is smoke free. Parking is free as well. We can't wait to come back, they also hive first responders discount which with take off about $10 off of the whole total price.

Good choices, easy to manage the buffet. Quick checkout and staff is friendly. Food is always…read morecoming out fresh any time of day.

It was okay! Not a lot to choose from sushi-wise but some of the Chinese food choices were pretty…read moregood! Sad to be missing out on the garlic string beans, I feel like those are a staple lol

Oh my goodness. If you weren't at Mama Lou's for your Valentines Dinner, you missed out! You are…read moreprobably thinking I am confused because Mama Lou's normally only does a buffet lunch everyday, and also a breakfast buffet on the weekends. Not so fast. They featured a full service 3 course meal for Valentines. First course was a great salad with pecans, apples, cranberries and strawberries with a great dressing or crab cakes with a great remoulade sauce. 2nd course was Marry Me Chicken or Prime Rib. We had one of each and both were out of this world. Everyone around me who had the chicken was commenting on how exceptional it was. Both came with roasted potatoes and glazed carrots. They both were really good as well. They also had some great French bread to go with everything. For dessert we had something like a Chocolate Lava Cake and it was really good as well, with a gooey, chocolate filling. The service was exceptional and I heard that we need to be on the lookout for more night time events. The atmosphere was a lot different than what you see at lunch. Great music, romantic table settings and great service. If it happens, make sure to get there. The whole meal was a great value at $60 per couple.

Oh my everything was delicious and fresh. Peach Cobbler was to die for. Staff was friendly. Music…read morewas even good .

Really bad one here. All the "hot food" was cold and not much flavor on anything. Really sad I…read morewasted 70$ on this. Just really really bad. Sorry. The antiques looked good and the building was cool. Server was nice. But dang. The food :(

We came from Ohio for our daughter's destination wedding and we wanted to have a reception for…read moreabout 20 guest. We used Gulf Shores Wedding Chapel and the owner suggested Gift Horse. Everything was amazing! There was a huge salad selection, with fresh fruit, baked chicken, fried to order chicken-the best we've ever had, a seafood chowder, green beans, collard greens, mac-and-cheese, cheesy apples-delicious, sweet potato casserole, corn, fried fish, hush puppies, a pasta alfredo dish, dessert table with pies and cake. The food was perfectly seasoned, hot, and delicious. Sweet-tea and unsweetened tea. We also had our daughter's wedding cake. We had our own private room and waitress. The waitress was so sweet and so accommodating!! They gave my daughter a beautiful cookbook that I can't wait to get my hands on. We are so happy with our experience here. The food was amazing and we're so happy they were recommended.

Although very small this place has REALLY GREAT simple country cooking. The buffet has about 10-12…read morehot items and another 8-10 cold items, but they are all exceptionally fresh, well prepared and worth the money. The fried chicken is consistently the best in town. They are open from 10:00am to 2:00pm daily, and there is a lunch rush, but it is well worth your time to check it out.

I really don't like buffets but this buffet was different. The food was fresh and they had a nice…read moreselection. The layout of the food was very appetizing and the presentation was great, I had the lightly fried shrimp, black pepper chicken and some rice from the hibachi station. The food was so good we came back the next day. There was an extensive dessert section. The restaurant was very clean, the staff were nice and it was a great experience.

Food was better than expected. Service was not that great. Asked for Dr Pepper and kept getting…read moreroot beer.