The Pines is a restaurant that brings up fond memories for me. When I went to school at Hanover College from 1996 to 2000, my parents would come visit me and often take me to the Madison restaurant. I always enjoyed these respites from campus food. And this is a restaurant with a lot of charm. Service is generally friendly and prices are extremely reasonable. I saw at least one review here complaining about the prices, and I would love to know where that person gets their food. The only explanation I have an able to come up with is that that person has access to a time machine and is able to visit restaurants from the past when prices would naturally be far lower than those offered by the Pines. And if that's the case, I really think they could be doing more important things with their time machine. Obviously the food is what truly matters here. And the people here do a very nice job. The number of selections is more than adequate, but not so large as to keep them from delivering a high-quality product. A lot of staples are featured, and there are generally one or two attempts at doing something a little more unusual. For the most part, the menu is conventional, albeit in a good way. You may not find staples like fried chicken, ham, prime rib, and mac & cheese all that interesting, and you wouldn't be wrong. But if you are looking for nice comfort food in a very pleasant setting, you are in the right place. read more

We were there on mother's day. The usual prime rib was tough roast beef and it was 29.00 instead of 21.00 PLUS did not give senior discount. Very disappointed with the cook also. I won't be back read more

Food and services was fantastic!! Great selection everything was fresh. Everyone was friendly! read more

Awesome place, great Buffett, had lots of selections of good home cooking! Accommodated our large crowd with no issues!! read more

The service was very friendly. Staff were attentive to drinks as well as the buffet. The food was down home Sunday wonderful. Sundays from 11-4 is a great buffet. They stop seating at 3:30. It will be a repeat with us as often as possible. read more

They were fantastic help! I really can't say enough about all of the things they did for us above and beyond just serving delicious food for my wedding. They took care of so many things that I didn't expect, it and made the night that much better because of it. read more

Awesome selection of food salads and deserts that tasted great. Definitely recommended!

We had horrible service the owner is very rude we were not appreciates and was overcharged

I would give it no stars owner is very rude overcharged us and argued to get it fixed. we had a horrible server and this time the food wasn't as good as usual read more

My husband and I stopped in on a Wednesday night. We were from out of town and had attended a funeral service near by. We were told it was a good place to eat. We were blown away!! There was hardly anyone there, so it kind of worried me, when we drove up. When we walked in, I could see how clean it was. We were greeted and seated immediately. The food was fresh looking and plentiful!! My husband said the fried chicken was in the top 3 best he's had, and he's from Amish country! The were several choices of salads, vegetables, meats, including fish and desserts! YUM!! I enjoyed everything I chose. We will be back! We may even do a road trip to eat there again. Oh!! I forgot to tell you, we got a 20% Senior discount off the incredibly inexpensive bill!! Seymour Indiana should be proud!! read more

We eat at The Pines ,after church, 3-4 times a month. Always enjoy the meal and the people.

We attempted to have dinner at 8:15, 45 minutes before closing. We were immediately turned away, stating they had just closed. The buffet table was within our view and obviously full of food. We left disappointed and hungry. We will not be making a return visit anytime soon. read more

Visiting from out of town for grandmother's birthday lunch. I thought the food was relatively good, standard buffet fare. The salad bar was a the standard toppings with several selections of dressings, all of which were enjoyed by the family. Plus a selection of nearly any type of cold "salad" you could imagine - potato salad, pea salad, broccoli salad, etc. The hot bar has the usual - mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, corn, mac n cheese, etc, and ends with a carving station which had roast beef, ham, and a stuffed pork loin. They had a variety of desserts, including a small soft-serve ice cream bar, which is all I tried. As a whole, the food was pretty good. The decor IS a bit outdated as was mentioned in at least one other review, but I don't really go to restaurants for their decor, so that doesn't bother me as much. I thought it was neat that they have pictures and descriptions of the history of the building - a former war camp - throughout the building as well as pictures with Colonel Sanders of KFC fame. Overall, I would return when in the area. read more

The Pines is a quintessential Hoosier establishment. Every kid in the area has memories of coming here (or to the sister restaurant in Madison) for special Sunday lunches after church. It's not gourmet but it's good, honest food like roast beef, ham, fried chicken, fried fish, greens, mashed potatoes and the like. There is a small salad bar as well as a dessert bar and, my kid's favorite, a soft serve machine. The service is just like southern Indiana: friendly, cheerful and polite. Good fresh brewed Iced Tea, generous with refills. The price is fair and the restaurant is easily accessible off of Highway 31. read more

Wanted to try this place for a while came on a Wednesday place was not too busy. I'm not sure what some of these people are expecting from a buffet that's $11. In any case I'll take this place over a Ryan's or Golden Corral or similar. The atmosphere was laidback and the food was really good. The fried chicken was some of the best I've had, the roast beef was good. All the deserts looked really good I highly recommend the cheesecake with nuts on it not sure what kind it was but it's really good. I'm going to come back for prime rib night or bbq on the weekend soon. read more

My husband and I enjoyed looking at the old pictures. First time we have been there. Food was very good and good selection Very nice atmosphere. Will definitely return read more

My husband and I love this place on a Friday night! Never a line always get right in and hot fresh food! He loves their Friday night BBQ. There is not a huge selection for the price but you definitely get tastey food. There is also one waiter there that we really like too because he is very attentive and seems to always remember us. Good place to eat around here! read more

This is a high price dining place with not much to choose from. Food is okay but would I wouls not personally spend money there again.

I ate at this establishment, having already heard bad reviews. Unfortunately the reviews proved true. While the restaurant is fairly clean the decor is dated. Overall the buffet is divided into three sections: salad bar, hot dinner, dessert. The salad bar had brownish lettuce that was obviously from a bag mix with no dark green leaves at all and the hard boiled eggs were frozen. The other half of the salad bar held numerous gelatinous and mayonnaise laced salads that I found unappealing. The hot bar had many choices which were somewhat better. Among the choices were mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese and all manner of fried and roasted meats. The dessert selections I found sickly sweet and in-edible. A friend tried a cookie and said it tasted mostly of flour. The most disappointing part if the visit was the price. $15.99 per person! read more

Very good Sunday buffet, reasonable price, food hot and tasty. Very pleased. Staff courteous. Parking lot lot full. We will be back.

Buffet style restaurant had several weird soggy salads, brownish coleslaw, soggy fried chicken, well done roast beef and a super sweet chocolate pecan pie. No thanks. Service was cheerful and polite though hence the extra star. read more

I stopped at this restaurant while passing through on the interstate. The establishment had questionable reviews but I decided to give it a try anyway. The building on the outside looked kind of like a storage shed but the inside was clad in old pictures and memorabilia. The restaurant appeared very clean and the staff was very friendly. Most importantly the food was outstanding. I will definitely be stopping here on my next trip through. read more

Went to The Pines for a family function and I've been there many times in the past. Always great food, courteous staff, and delicious food selections. If you like great home style food, The Pines is the place to go. read more

My family has been dining at the Pines for 40 plus years. The staff is very accommodating and the restaurant is clean. The food is delicious and they have a lot of variety. Sunday dinner is different every week but always have our favorites plus addional entrees. The ham is always a favorite and the beef brisket is fabulous. Mikes barbeque sauce is some of the best you will ever have. It is nice to have a place where you know service and food will not disappoint . It is the first place we take out of town guest and they have also enjoyed it every time. read more

17$ a person with a drink,all u can eat prime rib night!!!DONT WASTE YOUR TIME!!! Got there right at 4 food was 85 % out of containers,lettuce was brown,as well as the celery,and onions have been cut for 3 days atleast! Prime rib was way over cooked and had absolutely no flavor at all,stay home and cook it will be way more enjoyable!! read more