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    Thunderbird Country Buffet Restaurant

    3.3 (65 reviews)
    InexpensiveAmerican
    Closed 10:30 am - 6:00 pm

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    My personal favorite after my salad and fried chicken
    Kabrina B.

    I love this space and I know it's not for everyone. You have to LOVE good southern cooking which is well seasoned and includes a little grease. The fried chicken is delicious. If you looking for a fancy spot with table cloths, fabric napkins and glass goblets, this is not your spot. You have usually a choice of multiple meats, vegetables and starches. Once you've finished your meal you have to rest for a moment before going to the desert table which is full of goodies. Please allow me to share there is usually fresh peach or apple cobbler. It is SO GOOD. As with most buffet someone may drop a little green in the peas or some rice fall into the meatloaf but they work hard keeping the bar stocked, hot and fresh. Special note: meal includes ice tea or lemonade. Sodas are extra and there is no refill as it's not a fountain drink but a can soda. I highly recommend this place for a good home cooked meal.

    Fried Chicken, Pork Sausage, Greens, Beans, Turnips
    Georgia W.

    This is a nondescript little buffet in with the Motel 6 just off the Interstate 95 BUT the food was actually VERY good. All the Southern classics: Fried Chicken, BBQ Chicken, Roast Chicken, Beef Tips (excellent) and Pork Sausage. Then all the southern sides: Mac N Cheese (excellent), cabbage (yum), collard greens (yum), black-eyed peas, red beans, rice, butter beans/lime beans, baked beans w sausage, salad bar. Several types of desserts to choose from. Friendly attentive service staff. Not fancy but sure was good!

    Where some of the magic happens- the Thunderbird country buffet.
    Eric T.

    Probably Southern home cooking at its very best. The Thunderbird Country Buffet Restaurant may be one of those hidden gems that you have to discover when making a road trip Georgia or Florida, or proceeding through the Carolinas while on I-95. First off, the food here is not for the faint of heart. If you are worried about watching your cholesterol, there is good reason to when eating here. You'll easily have a 2,000-3,000 calorie meal when eating the country ham, sausage, fat back, buttermilk biscuits, pancakes and other pound-packing items. And that's okay, considering that this is a buffet and not a restaurant designed for contestants on "The Biggest Loser" weight-loss show. What I found remarkable about this buffet is that for $7.99, you can get a lot of food, in addition to coffee. For good eating at a low cost, you can't find this sort of deal anywhere else. The restaurant was very clean and comfortable to eat in, and the customer service was pretty good. Really good hospitality and fellowship amongst the restaurant staff & their customers, to which it appears that a number of the latter have been patronizing this restaurant for years. Aside from breakfast, the Thunderbird also has a lunch and dinner buffet schedule. This venue is inside of the Thunderbird Motel, for those that are actively looking for the restaurant.

    This a turd on the sidewalk at the motel/buffet entrance. Talk amongst yourselves.
    Lynn L.

    Welcome to the ThunderTurd buffet! The food was ok here. I waited a smooth 10 minutes before anyone came by to offer a drink to me. The cobbler was dry. The chicken was decent. I found a lovely bit of decor on my way back to my car...a whole human turd; complete with flies. So this concludes my review of the thunderbird buffet. Ew.

    Apple cobbler was excellent
    Ron W.

    A good solid 3 stars. Lots of good food to choose from. You an be good and stick to the salad bar, deviled eggs and veggies or be naughty with the fried chicken and fried fish. The price includes drink and dessert,

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    Food was great and prices also .They have Turkey wings on Saturday and they are very tasty,keep up the good work .

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    I always like stopping in to get some dessert's. Best peach cobbler in town . The atmosphere is clean and the service is great.

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    The food is so amazingly well seasoned and tastes good... every-time I'm in SC this is my spot to eat

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    This was not a good soul food buffet experience. The food was awful- it was either over seasoned or under-seasoned.

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    Biggest Waste Of Money Ever I'm Really Disappointed $25 For Two People and The Food Isn't Fresh At All I Will Never Come Back

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    This place is absolutely filthy....I couldn't even get past the smell to eat the food. I got a refund and left.

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    Four helpings later I can honestly say this is a DONT MISS place to eat!!!! Staff was prompt and provided service with a smile.

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    Wholly Smokin' Downtown - The deviled eggs were amazing!!! All our entrees were great, and the cinnamon cheese cake to die for!

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    4.3(520 reviews)
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    We stopped by while passing through South Carolina during a roadtrip and I'm so glad we did!!…read more Our server **Johnathan** completely made the experience. He was SO hospitable, sweet and genuinely welcoming. He gave great recommendations and did not steer us wrong. These days, it's not always easy to come across service like that, which made it even more appreciated. I ordered the Sunset Blush drink and it was delicious. We also got the cornbread and I'm not exaggerating when I say it was the BEST cornbread I've ever had. So soft and flavorful. The brisket sandwich was a little dry (could be because we went during closing) but still had really good flavor. The mac and cheese though... WOW. I am very picky with mac and cheese and most places miss the mark, but this tasted homemade. Easily a 10/10. My husband got the peach bourbon burger and said it was great. The kids ate everything in sight which is always a win...lastly the cinnamon roll cheesecake for dessert... phenomenal!!! Overall such a great experience and I'm really glad we stopped in!

    I rarely leave reviews like this, but after our experience at Wholly Smokin' BBQ & Ribs, it feels…read morewarranted. After driving 15 hours on March 21, 2026, my husband and I were genuinely excited to try this place and planned to take our food back to the hotel. Unfortunately, the experience started off poorly and never really recovered. First, parking is extremely limited out front, which is frustrating when you're tired and just want a quick pickup. Inside, things only got worse. The front-of-house staff was shockingly unprofessional. The employee helping us clearly didn't understand her job and had to be corrected multiple times by another staff member--something no customer should have to witness. It created confusion, delays, and zero confidence in our order. We paid about $50 for a sampler, which is not cheap, and yet the same employee argued about giving us the sides because she entered the order incorrectly. If another, more competent employee hadn't stepped in, I'm convinced it would have escalated further. Even then, we never received one of the four sides we paid for. To make matters worse, we were never asked if we wanted drinks to go, and we weren't given plates, silverware, or even BBQ sauce--basic essentials for a takeout order. That's just unacceptable. While waiting, we also watched this same employee tell three separate dine-in families to go sit and wait while she stood there rolling silverware. Completely rude and dismissive. If I had been one of those customers, I would have walked out. This is the first impression customers get, and it's a terrible reflection of how the place is run. Between the disorganization, poor communication, and outright unfriendly behavior, the service was a mess. The only reason this isn't a one-star review is because the food itself was actually very good. The burnt ends and ribs were the standout--absolutely delicious. But great BBQ can't fully make up for such a frustrating and poorly managed customer experience.

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    I can't rave enough about this spot. We are driving down to Hilton Head and happened to be in the…read morearea around lunch. I looked up restaurants and this one sounded good so we tracked 5 miles in to try it and what a good decision that was. Absolutely everything was top notch. Looking into teh open kitchen, I could see that they looked like more than just line chefs and the food proves that.. First off, what a nice server - Riley! So nice, professional and gave good recommendations. He brought out their famous broccoli cornbread and it was amazing-I am changing things up on the Christmas Day menu to include a version of those! I had the patty melt- what a patty melt- perfection with wonderfully caramelized onions on marble rye and the bread so nice and soft and fresh! Savored every single bite of that. Once you are in a place like this you definitely want to splurge on dessert because you know it's going to be good... and good was putting it mildly- it was fantastic. The Duke's chocolate cake was moist, delicious and so beautifully plated- enjoyed every single bite fo that de Linus yummy cake! I guess we have to stop now more often because the menu showed other things that sounded wonderful.

    The coconut/macadamia encrusted Triple Tail special was unreal!! So good!! Four other staff members…read moreother than our waitress stopped by our table to speak to us and to thank us. I appreciate the kindness and how attentive everyone was. Always love coming to for dinner!

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