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    Sara's Big R

    3.8 (30 reviews)
    InexpensiveSouthern, Soul Food, Buffets
    Closed 9:00 am - 9:30 pm

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    Buffet is delicious!  Loved my  shaped fried chicken.
    Kat N.

    Delicious country style buffet. Excellent Southern style customer service. Charming toilet around back As a bonus, enjoyed the company of other travelers.

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    Aiko C.

    Big R's fried squash is definitely out of this world. It's one of the best squash dishes that I have ever had. The gravy for the hamburger steak is awesome!!! I definitely recommend this small town restaurant with a wonderful country atmosphere.

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    7 months ago

    Amazing country style buffet. Staff was great food was amazing. Great place to stop for quick Southern comfort food.

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    Great place! Every single item on the buffet was delicious! Very friendly staff. We will definitely be back!

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    The food was very nice, the the staff are the sweetest folks you will meet. It is worth the stop!

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    7 years ago

    She has the best home style fried chicken dinners around. U get fries & your choice of cold slaw or potato salad.

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    9 years ago

    Clean quaint place. Buffet small due to building small. Some food on buffet not hot due to limited area to place good. Would eat here again

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    Ask the Community - Sara's Big R

    Is this restaurant still open? What are the hours?

    We stopped in on Dec. 22 for lunch. I do know it closes between Christmas and New Years. I do not know if it is open for dinner. I haven't been able to find a phone number but if I do I'll post it.

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    2.5(132 reviews)
    45.1 mi
    $$

    8/17/24 and 6/20/25 Update:…read more This place is super under-rated. This is the 2nd and 3rd time that I have been here. This spot is located by Fort Walton Beach/Mary Esther. Parking lot is huge and they also have rear parking for trailer parking. I came here on a Saturday night and Friday night around 6:30p and surprisingly the crowd was light both nights. This place is great! The crawfish is huge, fresh, and tasty. We had maybe 4 plates. They also give you a nice big bowl to place the crawfish shells into. The selection here is big and the made to cook hibachi is very tasty. They have different selections that your typical Chinese buffet doesn't have. I enjoyed the stuffed jalapeño, mussels, and coconut shrimp here. The sushi wasn't too tasty as it was old and hard. The food is fresh and yet I just don't understand the horrible reviews and low stars. This place is definitely a 3.5 to 4 star place. Comparing to all the low budget Chinese buffets that I have ever been to, this place is in the elite status. The ice cream is one of the best quality I have ever had at a Chinese buffet. It's hard to get because you have to scoop it yourself and not a machine. I will definitely be coming back again when I am in town and I urge you to do the same.

    Food is ass it tastes like poop and at first she told me it was 8:99 plus tax and then after she…read moresaid it's $20 and the food is so bad and I found hair in my food. I do not recommend this place. Please do not come here if you wanna come here U wanna die zero out of 10 food service so bad none of them respect customers.

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    My custom hibachi dish with my special sauce

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    Super tasty and fresh Crawfish

    Happy Kitchen - Singapore Noodle

    Happy Kitchen

    3.3(26 reviews)
    23.1 mi
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    We have been in the Brewton, AL area for 6 months now. I had been avoiding this place due to a few…read moresuper low ratings. We were hankering for takeout and I decided to ignore the 1 star ratings that had kept me away for so long. I've eaten American Chinese food in 10-15 states, and at multiple locations in a half dozen large cities over the years. This place is notably good. Like, really notably good. Everything that came out of the kitchen looked perfectly prepared and the variety of what the kitchen was able to prepare with this level of consistency was a little shocking. Anyway, went in tonight and the food we ordered was fantastic. The prices have me shook, especially for the quality and taste of the food. I'm so disappointed that we didn't try this place sooner, months of missed opportunity for good takeout. Anyway, ignore the few negative reviews trying to slam this place. Clearly cranky tourists that were already having a bad day and decided to spread the wealth. The food is phenomenal. The service is fantastic. A must eat if you're in the Brewton area and craving any number of your go to Asian American favorites.

    This restaurant has been there a long time and desperately needs some attention. the shrimp is very…read moregood, the food is pretty good. They pour bags of ice in the ice machine so the large cubes clog it. The ladies restroom is terrible! There are only two stalls, one hasn't worked for months and the other needs two flushes. No paper towels each time we have gone and the soap dispenser is watered down. Gave this place a couple of tries, we are done now.

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    The bill - the prices are fantastic!

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