HomeTown Buffet

The four stars isn’t because they have fantastic food they don’t. But I go here when I’m hungry not to impress people or eat a fancy lobster or steak, and no I don’t think Olive Garden is fancy either. They have great service a comfy environment and fast somewhat warm food for everyone. I honestly think it’s perfect for if your super hungry and on the go (or if you wanna stay and read a novel) with a big group or even alone. Better yet bring kids and old timers.

It’s a 4 stars — all in comparison to other buffets… went there for last 2 Thanksgivings and will be going again Christmas Day this year, so that should tell you something.
Either it’s decent enough or I have horrible taste in food, but I lean toward — it’s decent enough and the price is right.

Yuck.gross.dry.burnt.stale .disgusting. alien waitress sorta spoke a language close to English but sounded more like a goat stuck in a well. strange old pedi piles were checking out my niece. Although dessert was good. Service was terrible. Horrible. I got better service in jail. plates were stacked to the ceiling even though the place was empty .no flavor. No salt. No good stay away from here unless you like flavorless process microwave meals .so if your a bachelor and don’t understand good food. come here

Getting a kick out of these negative reviews. Come on. it’s a buffet! Do you really expect 5 stars at a buffet? The food is okay, but not a place you want to take a date. Going to try breakfast this morning, never done that here.

Was passing through Salem so stopped in for an early dinner. Hey, it’s a crowded buffet with kids running all over, but if you make the right choices it’s totally worth it.
Pass on the soups. Extremely salty. Baby back ribs were cold and fatty! The fried chicken is delicious. The mashed potatoes very good. Veggies like steamed broccoli and niblet corn good. Salad bar is decent enough!
For desert the custard and carrot cake were excellent.
The foods I opted were fresh and hot.
If you like buffets, this one is pretty good!

Whenever I come to Hometown buffet I expect pudding. There wasn’t tapioca but there was banana pudding which satisfiedy taste buds. Thry have enough seating host a large event which they advertise for. It’s a huge establishment. It’s clean and well lit too.
Food was well prepared. Want a free meal? On the reciept is buy one get one on next meal and your cell phone company will charge for it.

Improved some

Here’s some advice. Don’t go here on a Sunday. Website says they do breakfast until 11 but they don’t even open until 11. Oh and they don’t do lunch. They charge people for dinner all day. Which for two people is well over $ 30 and tiny drinks for $ 5.50. Which is bull shit because when we visited it wasn’t even noon. We walked out because it is absolutely absurd to charge guests dinner prices before noon.

Very accommodating, I agree the staff is very hard working and nice. I agree that the food is much better than the one in Medford. And than the China buffet. I have an allergy to all milk products and they were very helpful. Great job to the staff.

Tried eating here again, staff still great, food and prices still need a lot of change. Prices are outlandish for normal elderly patrons, as we are in the mode of 1 plate serving, perhaps no desert, and a cup of coffee, or a glass of ice tea. Not worth the charges for that small amount of food. Guess all is focused on prices countering the over eaters and the wasteful. Won’t be returning.

The food was okay, and they seemed to keep everything stocked, and kept fresh things out, But the sitting areas were filthy. I grabbed a high chair for my child, and it was covered in sticky food, from top to bottom. The windows between sitting areas were filthy with hand prints and there was stickiness, or smears on the seats.

HomeTown Buffet (Store 0309): Restrooms are always filthy. Last week the men’s toilet was leaking water and looked like it had been for days. There is a saying, «If the restrooms aren’t clean the restaurant is not clean.»

This was the second time my husband and I have gone. I thought the first time was bad but we had our grandsons on a holiday and thought they would like to choose whatever they wanted to eat and drink. $ 14 per person and they were like $ 7 each. Way too much for the kiddos eating a little mac and cheese and carrots and have an Icee. The food is horrible. Seems like there are not many selections. The best part is the desserts. They were good. It was sooo packed with people. Prices are too high for the quality of food you get.

Possibly the worst food in the world. It is bland, starchy, unsalted nursing home food. .. cooked until it is all the same color, and then kept warm until it is all the same texture. The place even smells like a nursing home: like pee and sadness and un-​managed diabetes and the nearness of death.
Why even review Home Town Buffet? Everyone knows what it is, right? But not everyone does. What if you are from out of town and you are looking for a good buffet where you won’t have to wait? You are a visitor, not sure where to eat dinner today but you don’t want fast food. Well let me tell you: if you are reading this, if you are the kind of person that would even bother to look up a Unilocal review to see what the place is like, you don’t want to go here.
But if you live in the area, you are coming here eventually whether you like it or not. And you will endure, just like you endure putting down a beloved pet, or you endure visiting a family member recovering from orthopedic surgery, because you have no choice. And when you come here, and you choke down slimy fried okra and salad dressing that is mostly vinegar, and pasty mashed potatoes with canned corn, and dried out chicken with too much breading, you make sure to tip those poor bastards well. Because they know how bad it is, and they see all these mobs of people every day waddling in here to hasten the clogging of their arteries with something that purports to be food but is really just a place holder for the life of fulfillment that they have already given up on, these customers. The bus boys and the waitstaff, they know: and just like the CNAs at the nursing home they keep coming to work and wiping your disgusting rumps with a smile on their faces and they are SO NICE and FOR GOD’S SAKE WHY IS THIS PLACE SO DAMN BUSY ALL THE TIME. Tip them well, because each day they look into the abyss of the existential emptiness that is our collapsing empire and they pretend it’s not a living nightmare and they smile pleasantly.

The food has been dropping in quality the last couple time that i have taken the family the meat loaf use to be really moist and flavorful. But now it just tests like TVP filler the signature items have also taken a turn down since they were started and since the stake was taken off the carving station i really don’t have a reanon to go back for a while the only thing that i can say that has stayed the same is the customer service

Well, Salem is an «all-​you-​can-​eat-​buffet» kind of town, proven by how busy HomeTown Buffet (Store 0309) is all-​the-​time! It is a favorite of my in-​laws, so I get there about once a month.
Last Sunday (⁰⁸⁄₀₃), we couldn’t get in at 2:30 in the afternoon, it was so busy, with the line stretching out the door and down the arcade.
Today, we got in, but it was touch and go, and the buffet was busy, busy, busy the entire time we were there.
Really, Home Town Buffet is offering above average home-​style fare for a fair price (two adults, all-​you-​can-​eat for $ 11.99 each, plus $ 2.29 each for unlimited beverages) … And you can’t beat that value in Salem.
Like everybody else, I have my favorites: The fried chicken is excellent (so much better than KFC or Popeyes), the salads are always fresh, the Carvery items (today it was roast beef, bone-​in ham, roasted turkey breast, b-​b-​q riblets, but these entrees rotate) were hot and juicy. The Staff keep the trays filled to brimming, so I have found the food of very good quality.
I have always found the service friendly, (Catherine, you did a great job!), if a little rushed, but, man alive, they are busy.
And what is with all the kvetching about the «tiny» beverages? Yes, the tumblers are 12-​ounces … but you can refill them unlimited times. Unlimited. This includes six different sodas, chocolate milk, 2-​percent milk, hot chocolate, iced tea, hot tea, lemonade, High C, regular and decaf coffee, cappuccino, orange juice, apple juice and several flavors of Slush Puppies.

Home town is always busy. Long line. The food is good. Desserts are yummy. The service is great. The last couple times I went, the plates were way to hot.

It’s ok. This place is always busy so expect a crowd. The food is ok at best. I always find enough to fill me up, it’s just generally not the best but it is a buffet. I have been here multiple times and nothing has stood out to me as being either great or bad. The only thing I don’t like is the massive crowds but that must mean they are doing something right.

A friend of a friend directed me to this local Salem establishment. I was very impressed by what I found.
They offer a wide selection of very tasty fare (mostly American, as the name would suggest). There are many delicious meat and vegetable options, all if which vastly exceeded my expectations considering the price paid. The spicy, perfectly seasoned sausage and awesome mashed potatoes were two of my favourite buffet items. The coconut cream pie was also very good.
For the three of us I paid $ 33 for unlimited food and drink, which I found very reasonable. I would definitely recommend this restaurant for the delicious fare at fair prices.

Sorry I tried it. Noon on a Sunday they consider dinner– so they can charge you $ 10.99 instead of $ 7.99 and extra for a tiny soda. The food was less than «sorta good» with salads, chicken dishes, taco fixins making up most of the choices. The kids were charged «adult price as they are no longer 11 years old. I wonder if these «adults» can vote, get married, etc.
We were there 20 minutes before a staff member ever stopped by. The place also reeked of Suavatel– a cheap laundry rinse fancied by those from Mexico (we had a huge problem with that odor in the SouthWest). It is a very offensive pungent odor. I really am sorry I wasted my time or calories here– but I won’t do it again.