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| - Im not a big fan of buffets. Mediocre food (but all you can eat of it) makes me wonder why people will go for quantity over quality. Old Country Buffet is a convenient location for a women's group I belong to and I have eaten there numerous times, usually when there are 80-100 of us. Service and assistance have always been good and management has always treated us well. I would normally have rated the food as just "okay" but since I was there for the group activity, it was never an issue. This weekend, only a dozen of us met and frankly, with more time to concentrate on the food I was impressed. There was a dramatic improvement from previous visits. We arrived around 10 am so the offerings made for a nice brunch. Food was hot and plentiful. Items were replaced as soon as the quantity dropped. All of us noticed the freshness and how perfectly ripe the fruit was. There were numerous positive comments about the eggs, the fried chicken and the sausage. Vowing to stay on my diet, I filled my plate with fruit and salad and vowed to concentrate on low carb/low calorie items. Then, I walked by an island with a tray of exquisite sticky pecan buns. I initially resisted! I walked right past them. Unfortunately, when I went back to locate a straw, they called to me even louder and I succumbed. Actually, they were so good I eventually went back for a second one. These rolls were an absolute highlight and upon my return home I immediately began to atone for my sins--another 30 minutes on the treadmill at top speed. But, they were absolutely worth it!! Now, if they would just pay a little more attention to cleaning the seating areas I would go back here more often.
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