Buffet Royale Carvery - Edmonton

Hey there and thanks for reading my review Let's start with the positives Food was reasonably fresh Perogies were pretty good Service was acceptable from my waitress The bad The body language and smugness of what I could only assume is the owner / manager Ethnic east Indian woman too lazy to help anyone out in my opinion There was a line up for customers to be seated and on the plus side she at least acknowledged them but she could not find the effort to properly greet and seat the incoming customers Next the floor mat guy was changing the floor mats and dust flew up in that air I wonder why he was here during the lunch rush .?I don't know folks Maybe I'm being sticky here But when I was a manager for a pizza place many moons agoI would lead by example and I supported my staffI was willing to do anything and everything to make sure the customer had a wonderful experience Pick up platesWipe down tables Meet and greetCheck for satisfaction Supported my staff and any and every way possibleAnyways Go else where is my recommendation The buffet at the river cree casino would be my suggestion

Great food, fresh, tasty. the staff were wonderful

Well I know most buffet places are quite greasy but this one takes the cake. I didn't enjoy any of my food, except my kiwis. very greasy/deep-fried and unhealthy. I wouldn't recommend. Also seemed overpriced for the terrible tasting food.

This restaurant seemed nice until we went to sit down. Seating and decor is dated and not in a good way. The vinyl cracked bench seating should have been a clue. My daughter and I arrived excited to sit and eat as both of us brought our appetites. The Website was very good and made everything look appetizing and pretty. I went to the salad bar and was very disappointed with the selection. Items looked like they had been sitting out for a long time and were not very appealing. I went with a bit of Greek salad that was tasteless and the veggies were soft and kind of soggy. One bite was enough. My daughter started with the won ton soup which is a favorite of hers. One bite and the won ton was spit out and a bowl of soup left on the table to be picked up. I decided that I would go with the meats as the cooked veggies were overdone and lacked flavor. Pulled pork was saturated in sauce and had a metallic taste as did the the beef ribs. This could be the length of time in a warming pan? I had some basa fish which was good and not heavily battered. The roast potatoes were barely warm and somewhat dry but after the pork and the beef I did not mind. I had some of the chocolate fondue for dessert, the chocolate is lower grade and uneventful, 2 pieces of pineapple were enough for me. The cream puffs are not made with real cream and the squares are the type you buy on sale at the grocery store, and not very good. Service was mediocre but as I told my daughter I would not be enthusiastic working there either. For $27.00 a person you can go to an upper scale buffet and eat the food instead of leaving it on your plate. I would have used the adage don't waste food. there are people that go hungry, but honestly I would not wish this on anyone. We will not go again and almost $70.00 later for one youth and one adult with 1 pop and 1 water as beverages you are better off going to a fast food restaurant eating for under $30 and not feel ill afterward.

Having been here previously my wife and I thought we would venture there for lunch, big mistake! The food was distinctly mundane, nothing there to really get enthused about. My wife did like the won ton soup very much, but little else. I had nothing of note to write about, except I didn't mind the salad. The service was so poor that we had to ask for drinks, I mean really, at a smorg? Never again!