The Dreamcatcher Buffet

Came here for dinner. Price was reasonable for «buffet» food, especially considering they had delicious Prime Rib on the menu. I’m only giving 3-​stars because the service was absolutely terrible! Not once did they clear our used plates, or refill our drinks… And they charge anyone full price who enters the restaurant. Also– the desserts were yucky! They were all thawed and crystallized. Not one yummy dessert, which was unfortunate.
However… the company I was with was lively, and lovely… So it made up for the bad service.

If you’re looking for the Wynn Buffet or any other Las Vegas buffet, then think again. Wait, that’s not entirely correct. If you’re thinking of Circus Circus, then that might be a fair comparison.
The buffet isn’t horrible. It’s not going to «wow» you. But, it does warrant it’s 3 stars. For breakfast, you have your obligatory omelet station ham carving station. No waffles or pancakes, but I did have a French Toast casserole, which I thought was weird, but when paired with the vanilla bean sauce and whip cream, was actually halfway decent. Plus, when your eyes focus on that tray of bacon, anything else placed beside that on your plate will be good!
For brunch, they do have mimosas to go along with the standard «international» faire. For dinner, the plus is made to order NY steaks, which was actually pretty good. Sliced a little too thin, but not bad. Just make sure to get it medium rare since it’s sliced so thin.
For desserts, be prepared for the same things breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Some pies, a few petit fours, and of course, the soft serve ice cream cone.
TLDR: It’s not Vegas, but it’s not bad.

I have been to this buffet 3 times when I am in town, and overall, I enjoy it. There is a good selection of fresh fruit, and the pancakes are very good. We did go for Father’s Day, and crab was on the menu. They could have done a better job with cooking the crab. The crab was obviously cleaned after it was cooked — instead of being sweet, the bodies tasted unpleasant. If they cleaned out the mustard prior to cooking, the crab would have been much better. I hope the chef changes the prep process for crab next time it is offered. It is better than the Gold Country Buffet.

My first time here at Feather Falls Casino & Lodge and I’m hungry. The Dream Catcher Buffet is one of the spots to get something to eat. Coming on a tour bus from Emeryville to South Oroville, one can just imagine my stomach is singing, «feed me Carol, feed me all day long»…ha! The hostess/​greeter gives me a $ 3.00 voucher off (meal ticket) for lunch. Regular price for the brunch is $ 11.95. After deduction, the total cost is $ 9.62, which includes tax.
Surprisingly, there is no review of this buffet eatery. I wonder why.
Ambiance: Plenty of tables, chairs and booths in the dining room. Some areas are well lit, but the area directly to the right of the entrance is dim, and that is where I am sitting — the third table with seating for four people. Okay, I am Hans Solo… just kidding, but I am on my own and under the radar in preparing this review. I am straying from the ambiance. To the left of the entrance are the various food stations, which starts with soups, a variety of salads, fresh lettuce and romaine, fresh melons and strawberries, all the add-​ons of a typical salad bar, carved meat, omelette station, breakfast items (scrambled eggs, hash browns, home fries, sausage, bacon, etc.), to other entrees and appetizers, pastries, desserts (pies, crepes, ice cream sundaes and fruit cobbler).
Customer service: waitress was friendly, attentive and prompt. I did not like the taste of their Arnie Palmer and mentioned it to her. I was willing to pay extra for a raspberry iced tea, but my meal included whatever beverage I desired. She apologized (which was not necessary). She did provide decent service to other restaurant patrons and myself; thus, I left her a $ 5.00 tip.
The selection for the brunch was okay… not a huge selection, except if one is looking at the stuff loaded with carbs and sugar — breads, pastries, pancakes, pies, etc. First round: scrambled eggs, one sausage, hash brown potatoes, a serving of macaroni salad and shrimp cocktail salad, French toast casserole w/​vanilla bean sauce, one strawberry and one samosa. Scrambled eggs were a tad dry, sausage was fine, hash brown (overdone, fried too long) was slightly hard and dry, macaroni salad was so-​so, shrimp cocktail salad had a nice kick to it. The samosa was too spicy (food allergy prevented me from finishing it). Basically, the food was nothing to write home to mom about (hate ending a sentence with a preposition). Second round was slightly better: one biscuit topped with sausage gravy, two sausages drizzled with sugar-​free syrup, kitchen crew just brought the hash brown out to steam table (better this time around — moist and fluffy). Final round: one crêpe and a slice of coconut cream pie. Even though I enjoyed the biscuit and sausage gravy, the two sausages, the coconut cream pie and the raspberry iced tea (3 glasses), it was not enough to give this place more than a 3 star rating.
The dinner buffet, which starts at 4 PM, focuses more on Asian cuisine — bulgogi, Thai noodles, phở. I pass… next!
It’s a hit or miss for me since I am not a buffet fan.

The buffet was mediocre. The Redhawk casino buffet is 10 times better, however, considering you’re out the middle of nowhere, it wasn’t that bad. They have made to order steaks that were really good. But the rest of the items on the buffet were looking a little worn out.

Folks, look around. YOU ARE IN OROVILLE, CA ON A NATIVE AMERICAN RESERVATION/​RANCHERIA, Home of the Northern California Maidu Nation. Why do you expect gourmet eggs florentine, or crab Newburg crepes? If you want that, then just stay your a– in Frisco on Chestnut St, at one of the many upscale $ 30 brunch places where you pay for «ambiance». The point being, if you’re part of the Frisco Union Square Café Couture crowd, you are in the wrong mindset, and context from the moment you walk in, to appreciate wonderful places like this because you are functionally biased (pre conceived notion) as soon as you walk in. At the Dream Catcher Buffet, you will get and enjoy what Oroville and rural NorCal (America) has to offer. And that’s good basic American Breakfast food, killer omelets made to order by my fav amigas, different types of home style potatoes, fried chicken, pot stickers and egg rolls, other entrée items that change daily, mashed potatoes, crispy bacon, pancakes to order, great salad items and possibly the best fruit of any buffet, oh and YES! Real biscuits and gravy! A MUST IN RURAL AMERICA. (Get on out of the Bay Area every once in a while and see the «real America.») also two glasses of FREE CHAMPAGNE on their Weekend Brunch. Oh, and Richard’s killer made to order pasta station is the «main event». All for $ 10 bucks with a players card. What? Champagne for $ 10 bones? Yeah, you heard right! Served with the real, sincere and good heartedness of the staff, Jessica, Delaney, Christina, Kathy and all who smile and ask how you are and mean it. Their warm parting hugs and the many three generational tables around you make you feel that «this is the way it’s supposed to be,» Belly (and heart) full, let’s hit the slots… PS Winnie and I made the mistake of walking into the large Tribal housing area adjacent to the casino behind the fence and on our second walk there we were stopped and kicked out by the tribal police that patrol the reservation. They told us that «the tribal folks don’t like outsiders waking in their housing neighborhoods» so we had to leave. Just FYI. We were told by the very nice young tribal police officer that instead of going into the fenced reservation housing area, if you want to stretch your legs after the long drive up, there is an approved outside ring road that traverses the reservation outside the private residential area to walk in. Interesting note: before we left the reservation housing area, we saw teepees in people’s backyards and Native American carving statues and dream catchers on their front doors. But there are also working teepees to see on the reservation ring road that you can walk on. Take that to the tribal store where you can purchase good quality Native American handicrafts. Better leave your hard earned there and bring home a souvenir to remember than in the casino and bring home nothing but a broken heart. Oh yeah, so eat at the buffet before you gamble and save your bridge toll. It’s a 2 ½ hour drive back to Frisco and you’ll feel like a hella lame loser driving all the way home hungry because you forgot to eat before the «one armed bandit» took all your mean green.:)

Dined here this past Saturday and have to say it is almost equal to a Hometown Buffet… the restaurant chain, not a random buffet in your hometown. Saturday is «Prime Rib and grill to order steak night. I have owned a restaurant before and know that the meat they serve there is of a very low grade. It has also been broken down in a solution to make it seem tender. The Hometown Buffet chain also does this. Actually many restaurants do this when the grade is below USDA Choice. There was nothing at this buffet that stood out aside from the peel and eat shrimp, which were big and I also had a slice of German Chocolate cake that was pretty good. The buffet at Gold Country up the road two weeks earlier was better overall, but I didnt have any of the beef that Friday night as I was filling up on crab.

Went here for the picnic lunch buffet. The food was alright with made to order burgers, fried chicken, hot dogs, and sandwich bar. However, it looked like some of their bread had mold on it and there were plenty of flies everywhere. When I was trying to get lettuce, at least four or five flies buzzed out of the food tray. The service was alright, but the sanitation was not there.

It is a great place to eat out for Oroville plus the price is right!
The other casino in town can not compete with this Buffet!

This review is specifically for the all-​you-​can-​eat champagne brunch they offer on Saturdays and Sundays until 3 p.m.
I really don’t know how I stumbled into here, but I was ravenous and ready to eat. The buffet itself wasn’t very large – oatmeal, clam chowder, assorted fresh fruit, brisket, omelets made on the spot, typical breakfast food (i.e. eggs and sausage), and a lot of sweets. I recommend sticking with the omelets, which were nicely made.
The real highlight was the unlimited champagne. Well okay, our server said it was unlimited as long as we weren’t «stumbling.» Remember, Oroville is a tiny town, so finding good places to eat is fairly difficult. The mimosas and super friendly service took this mediocre joint up a notch.