The buffet looked like it had been sitting for quite some time. The food looked quite lack luster-- dry, old. I ordered food bc it looked so bad. I got the all American burger with onion rings... it was cold. My husband got the sirloin and he said it had hardly ANY seasoning. Low lighting makes the restaurant look very dated. All the blinds are shut. It all seemed very odd. But the hostess was very kind. read more

I grew up on Shoney's. It used to be a Saturday night routine. Club sandwiches, chicken tenders, all with that great sweet n sour sauce that had the pineapple in it. Since moving away, I've longed to return. While visiting family for the holidays, we treated ourselves. I must say it fell way short on my memories. I got the bar, food was standard, picked over, dried up, and somewhat cold. The salad bar had changed as there were not as many available items. Service was not great. Had to ask or wait for a refill or plates to be removed multiple times. Inside was the same as always, this particular location was fairly dated, with peeling stickers on the table tops. Ahh, I long for the glory days of Shoney's read more

Shoney's - New American Near Me - Sutton, West Virginia

We had a great evening here. Hadn't been to a Shoney's in years. The servers were a bit confuzzled when we first walked in, but they eventually served us. The buffet was good, just the kind of homestyle cooking we needed! read more

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Food horrible for the price service was good just not what you want to eat !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I do not recommend this Shoney's. The tables are dirty (the customers next to us asked that their table be cleaned before they would order). They will not give you menus. You have to ask for them (they were in a drawer). Apparently, they don't want to cook anything to order. They'd rather you order the "fresh food bar" for $15. But it was disgusting! I used to be a big fan of Shoney's. The food was always good. Consistent. This food today, OMG. The mashed potatoes tasted like congealed glue. The scrambled eggs tasted like gritty yellow mush. The macaroni salad was rubbery and tasteless. Thank God for the sliced pineapple. After my one and only small plate of food (mostly a small salad for $15), I used the pineapple to clean my pallet. My husband called it good ole fashion' slop thrown in troughs for hogs. My son ordered a cheeseburger and fries for $10.50. Made to order -- wasn't bad. But he said it wasn't good either. A watered down coke was $3.50. They were out of other options. The cashier asked how everything was. We said not good. She said ok. That was it. Indifference. Everyone working here is indifferent. About the food. About the service. And our bill for 3 people was $50. For slop. I can't imagine this Shoney's in business for much longer. read more

The buffet was very disappointing. I went knowing that the buffet theme was "backyard barbecue" so I was expecting like pulled pork brisket maybe some bbq chicken typical barbecue stuff. When I arrived I was surprised to see the only thing barbecue related was bbq chicken wings and ribs or I should say rib bones due to the fact they no meat on them what so ever other items included hamburgers and hotdogs very dry fried chicken and some kind of fish and rice I had to use one of the small plates for salad for my meal because the staff stated they already put plates out once and they wasn't doing it again the restaurant was extremely hot and uncomfortable and our server didn't keep up with checking in took our order and came back once to give me the bill not a good experience at all do better Shoney's read more

We ate the breakfast bar. It was clean and fully stocked. I was surprised by the wide selection. The waiter was attentive. All the food was great! Will definitely return. read more

Easily the worst most embarrassing restaurant I've ever seen. Food was terrible and there was hair in literally every single dish. Service was sub standard. It felt like I was a pig eating in a trough. The ambiance was the same of a what I would imagine a kkk meeting. read more

It was buffet only but it was still pretty good Wait staff was friendly The decor was nice and there were plenty of tvs to watch what is on read more

Food was ok. They use to much Clorox in the urial. I told the cashier, don't know if they are going to do any thing about it. Wait staff was very good. read more

I haven't eaten at Shoney's for over a decade and excited when I found a Shoney's near Flatwoods! I stopped in on a Sunday at Noon and it wasn't overly crowded yet. The breakfast/lunch bar was very well stocked, but I ordered a turkey club and onion rings. The waitress arrived quickly and friendly - she took my order, brought my coffee and continued at other tables. She laughed and joked with her regulars and neighbors. I love WV and the family-friendly restaurants where everyone knows everyone! The food arrived fast, hot and tasty. On the way out, they had a lovely little WV souvenier shop of hoodies, stickers, key rings, etc. The bathrooms were serviced and clean. The restaurant is in the Flatwoods parking area so you have several stores to stop at - WV Merchandise, Leggs, Fiesta stoneware, Walmart is next door, etc. I highly recommend you stop in and enjoy a meal. read more

Shoney's - a plate of sandwiches and onion rings - New American Near Me - Sutton, West Virginia

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First time customer at this location & first time at a Shoney's in YEARS. FYI: buffet only ... no menu. Salad bar salad didn't look fresh at all ... so, I left it alone. Hot bar looked ok, but a few meat items looked questionable. My chicken & vegetables were good. Dessert bar didn't look good ... so, I left it alone as well. Other than that ... service was nice & friendly. Premises were nice & clean. read more

A few menu items to order, but it's mainly a buffet. Not many choices in this area, so we were happy to eat there. It's outdated but decent enough and the staff was very nice. read more

We recently road-tripped our way as a fam' from Buffalo NY down to this area of WV for no better reason than to visit a place we had not been together. We stayed in Bridgeport WV, and one day our adventure'ing brought us about an hour from there to Flatwoods. We came to take in some cryptid lore at the nearby Flatwoods Monster Museum and WV Big Foot Museum, (both wonderful free museums!). Hungry from all of our monster hunting, we stumbled on Shoney's for dinner, a chain we are unfamiliar with in the northeast. Shoney's reminded me of a Ponderosa merged with a Big Boy. It is a casual diner-style restaurant with a decent sized AYCE buffet. When we stopped in, the buffet was really the only option, as we were told by the kind waitress that they were understaffed and not running the full menu. This was fine by us, as the buffet had plenty of hot and hearty options. There was a large salad bar with a lot of variety, plus several hot entree options. I am vegetarian so stuck to the salad, mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, and rolls and bread sticks, definitely a carbo-load splurge. My favorite item oddly enough was the bread sticks--they were so warm, soft, doughy, and a little sweet, almost like fair food. Good thing we were on vacation and nobody knows me there, because I definitely ate more bread sticks than I care to admit, ha! For meat eaters, they did have meat loaf, broiled fish, fried chicken, and meaty soups. To top it off, there was a dessert bar with some cake options, mousse, and jello. On the way out, Shoney's has a gift shop area. I finally found some magnets I liked to bring home as souvenirs to my fam' that said "Country Roads, Take Me Home". I was so enamored with Shoney's that my sweet husband actually bought me a Shoney's tee on the way out too, so I could remember Shoney's always, hahaha. For an AYCE buffet, Shoney's was clean, comfortable, reasonably priced (about $13pp, half off for our son under 12), with sweet and friendly service, and a good selection of WV souvenirs should you need them. In our future travels, should we come upon this or another Shoney's someday, I'll gladly stop again to gorge myself at the buffet; after all, you should only eat like you are on vacation when you are actually on vacation! :-) read more

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Reviews need to be 85 characters, but the only character in review is Carl. Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you the work of the BAMF. read more

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I left these guys a one star review several years ago (pre-COVID) and, since I've been back a few times after they reopened following COVID, I don't think the one star is fair anymore. They don't do a menu anymore, they stick to the buffet, and what that effectively means is, the food on the buffet is much more often hot, fresh, and well tended. It's still the Usual Shoney's Food, but that's not so bad when it's at its best. You know what you're getting, and you get as much of it as you can cram down your throat. They still have a really crappy dessert bar (way crappier than other Shoney's I've been to). Actually it's worse since they no longer have soft serve ice cream, which was their "best" dessert. Also, afaik the thing about the wait staff getting punished if they can't upsell you drinks is still true. But all in all, things improved. read more

Depends on what you get. They do buffet almost exclusively. Some things are excellent. The fried chicken is almost always really tasty, crispy, and hot. Ham and pineapple is good. Brown beans and cornbread are usually good. Prime Rib on Friday is decent, but doesn't blow you away. I've always liked their breakfast bar, though. It's tasty...the sausage rice in particular, but the bacon, sausage, and everything else just hits the spot. The breaded shrimp are usually good. The salad portion of the bar is usually fresh. Some other things, like the mashed potatoes and gravy, are typical of what you get on a buffet. Macaroni salad can be good at times. Meatloaf can be positively delicious or meh. The mac and cheese is cafeteria grade. But, it has a strange attraction in a "grade school lunch" sort of way. Make sense? Green beans are usually pretty bland...need salt and some sort of fat, be it butter, bacon grease, etc. Chili ranges from super tasty to just raising questions...is that cinnamon I taste? Some people like that. I prefer to save it for apple pie. Speaking of sweets, desserts aren't worth the trouble most of the time. Mostly cakes and usually pretty dry. I can almost always find something that I like here, but sometimes that means trying some things that I don't particularly care for. On good days, I'd give it five stars, and on not-so-good days, two. But, there's always fried chicken... read more

Food was cold. Service sucked. Sprite tasted like mold. We won't eat at any shoneys. Recommend friends don't eat there either.

Great place. All day buffet. This place is a WV chain of restaurants. Beats the pants off of fast food. read more

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Excellent service along with excellent food. The sticky buns are out of this world. If you are in the area be sure to stop in and get one or a dozen. The location is a little hidden but most of the best things in life are. read more

Probably would have only given a two but our server Kiley was super. The cottage cheese was sour, told them so they brought out a refill evidently from the same container, the ice cream machine didn't work as well. To top it off, I have an online coupon FROM SHONEYS.COM for a choice of free drinks or a ten percent discount for seniors. They wouldn't honor it because they no longer have a KIOSK!?? So, got $00.50 off of over a $25.00 meal!!!! SERIOUSLY??? and when I asked for a receipt, "do you really need one?", I said yes because I bought merchandise and wanted proof of this disappointing lunch. read more

It's been YEARS since i have been to a Shoney's! We got off the exit, seen the Shoney's sign, and that was it. My oldest child has never been, but i told him to trust me. I was so glad i wasn't proven wrong. The restaurants ambiance is, of course, different then it was in the mid to late 90's. This Shoney's was an updated one. They have a gift shop as you walk in, TY beanie babies and little toys, sweaters and such. We were seated right next to the buffet. So of course, we order the buffet. It was in a square shape. From breakfast, to salad/toppings, to fried chicken, gravy, collard greens, and pie! So much and so little time and room! My child, "mom. You proved me wrong! Shoney's is awesome!" So, for an ole chain, it's not bad. We all left very satisfied. The price wasn't bad either. Kids under 4 eat the buffet free, under 10 it's 4.99. So for a family of 4 $25 for lunch is not bad at all, especially for everything we got! read more

My family and I have been stopping at this Shoney's for breakfast for many, many years. We've seen the place improve from Summer-to-Summer and this years trip was no exception. The breakfast fare is always good with lots of choices - this year particularly so. Service has always been efficient and friendly and the place has been improved with some TVs to look at. We had a great stop this year, probably the best, and we are already looking back to our next trip. read more

Stopped here 2 weeks ago was very disappointed this time. It has been good in the past but this time it was not. We got the hot bar and salad the corn was just awful the mashed potatoes evidently had sour cream mixed in them instead of butter which makes them taste utterly disgusting. I thought Shoney's had started having the breakfast bar out all day not today of course the chicken was good it was cooked it tasted good the salad bar there wasn't much to choose from. If you're a vegetarian then you've got to have salad bar you need stuff on the salad bar all kinds of vegetables that's what a vegetarian eats but not this place they had plenty of ham and pickled peppers the eggs we're just the whites there was no yellows what did they do with the yellow stand back there and eat them. Also is it too much to ask for you not to cook ham or bacon in the green beans? My father is a vegetarian so he is very limited on anything that he can get to eat in a restaurant because of this practice I'm not a vegetarian but I still I don't like ham or bacon cooked in my freaking green beans. You can season them without meat in them it's called salt and pepper. It was just a very disappointing trip to Shoney's this place used to be the place to go with the family but it's not anymore the staff was friendly the place looked clean the music was nice a bit loud but the food simply is not worth the price most of the food I wouldn't feed to the Hogs. read more

First time at a Shoney's and it was delicious! We had burgers and they were awesome!

Grossest place I've been to in a very long time. The windows were so filthy you could not see out of them. The bathroom was another level of gross. Fecal matter on one toilet, pubic hair on another and the third stall had urine on it. Food was tasteless... service was subpar and the cashier was an idiot. Do not eat here. read more

Good food, awesome hospitality, the waiter was nice... very clean restraunt... I would definitely recommend!

I had lunch today at Shoney's in Flatwoods. I am not impressed! I ordered the chicken breast meal with a baked potato and green beans with rolls. The rolls never arrived, one chicken breast was nowhere to be found and the one chicken breast I did get was so tough that I could not cut or chew it, the green beans tasted nothing like green beans and the potato came with no butter. The meal was bland, the dirt in my potato skin had more flavor than my entire meal. On the plus side, the server was nice and the iron skillet cookie was good. Will not be going back and wouldn't recommend. read more

This place is disgusting. Dirty plates on the bar and nasty attitudes from the server. When mentioning my issues to the manager she too she dismissive. read more

The food was terrible, tasted like it had some kind of chemical in the water and everything tasted alike.. Will never stop there again, mentioned the chemical taste to the server and then to the manager they acted like they didn't know what I an my husband was talking about, the manager did say they had a filter on the water and it may need to be changed... read more

Stopped in on a Wednesday night little after 9 pm,Very clean, Food bar was full of very delicious food.Staff was very friendly.Prices were great!Thanks Shoneys ! read more

Manager was yelling at a new employee for choosing to eat a hoagie, which I suppose employees are not allowed to eat, in front of customers. This young man looked so humiliated, so my husband and I bought his sandwich for him. Very unprofessional yelling at employees in front of customers. Our waiter, however, was exceptional! read more

Good food and great service. The salad bar was clean and being kept up and maintain. The only complaint I have is that the restrooms were a little dirty and the table wasn't clean. read more

Our server was great. We has the breakfast buffet and the food was going fast. Fresh and great tasting breakfast. I had some of the Spanish rice and that was perfect ,their biscuits are great the bacon is phenomenal. Great all-around experience read more

My family and I eat breakfast here occasionally and every time we have been it has been very good. The food is good and warm, friendly staff, and most importantly every thing is clean. We never go to the bathroom there so I cannot say if that's clean or not, but I am sure it is. We enjoy coming here. read more

I haven't ate at Shoney's in a long time. My family ate at the one in Sutton, WV tonight and it was not very good. It was over $70 dollars for 4 of us to eat the buffet The catfish had not been cleaned properly and the rest was nothing to brag about. Last time I eat at one. read more

The guy seating the customers and taking their money at the counter was wearing dirty jeans and MUCH more interested in the young waitresses than the customers. We entered the lobby and waited 5 minutes while he and some young blond waitress had their heads together lookiing at his cell phone. Our waitress was terrible. They were out of the sides that came with my dinner and she never bothered to explain until I asked where they were. read more

Today In the middle of me ordering, a manager yelled at my waitress for spending too much time at the table taking my order. I am hearing impaired so it takes me longer to order, but It is not okay to publicly scold her. The manager was an older African American male. I feel really sorry for the young waitress at this restaurant. read more

I believe this Shoney's in Flatwood, WV restaurant has thrown customer service out the window with the mop water. We visited this facility after a long drive from Pittsburgh Airport of which we had traveled from Florida. This was the last stop before arriving home from our annual beach trip. We gassed up the car and decided to eat some dinner before getting on the road. I had not visited a Shoney's restaurant in several years and after this experience I will probably never spend another minute in another one. We ordered our drinks and meals without issue. I ordered the Fish&Chips dinner. This is where it goes down hill quickly. When our meals arrived all seem to be in order with the exception of my Fish & Chip dinner was minus the chips. Thinking they would arrive on separate plate. However, they didn't. I looked at the waiter and ask where were my fries (chips). She sarcastically replied back, " They are called Fish and Chips but it's only Fish", you have to order the fries separately. She said she would go back and have them prepared at a cost. I told her to forget about it. My problems is, why would you have an entree on the menu called Fish & Chips but in reality it's only Fish. At this time she slammed the bill on the table and never returned. No beverage refills, she never ask if we wanted desert. NOTHING!!! I left NO tip and when we payed our bill at the counter the cashier ask if we wanted to leave a tip on the receipt and we said no and explained the poor customer service deserved no tip. She proceeded to make excuses for the poor behavior as if I wanted to hear this....NO THANKS!!!!! I'll spend my money elsewhere... Some place that knows what customer service is all about. read more

I stop at this Shoney's every time I'm up this way. It is the best Shoneys in West Virginia! My friend and I had the full food bar and went away stuffed. Tonigh's feature was a variety of meats (wing, ribs, steak, shrimp, catfish, sausage and ham). I sampled it all and there wasn't a bad choice on my plate. The salad, as always, was crisp and fresh. Many thanks to our server, Ben, who kept the napkins coming! read more