Golden Corral virgin

[cheekytink]

Ok. This summer when we go to Orlando I am very tempted to try GC having ALWAYS avoided it.
You Dibbers seem to love the place!
Tell me the pros and cons, baring in mind I like signature dining

We will be 4 adults and 2 kids, one of whom is 5 and a bit tricky as we never know what is on her "OK to eat today" list...

[DisneyTillIDie]

Pros - vast amount of choice and cheap and my kids love it.

Cons - plastic plates - school canteen feel - busy

[Helen J]

Biggest Pro - if you don't like something, you go and chose something else.
There is a vast selection of food to chose from, the steaks are actually very good. Even the fussiest eater will find something to eat.

Cons - it can be crowded and noisy, feels a bit like a high school canteen. On their website there is a menu showing all the nutritional and allergy information for every item on the buffet. But I worry that food can get cross contaminated.

Give it a try, you won't know until you try it.

[Smilesonfaces]

Lots of people on here love it.

I hated hated hated it !
Completely spoiled our last morning in Orlando. We thought the breakfast and everything about the place was revolting. I think the one near Pointe Orlando is a particularly bad one though. We hardly ate anything and the place was filthy.
Funnily though husband, son and I will eat anything and we hated it. Daughter is extremely fussy and she didn’t mind the place !

I know it is one of those places some dibbers don’t like anyone criticising but I have to be honest !

[Mightyfraz]

We tried GC on our last visit and it was very average. We prefer Ponderosa more and that's a must for us but it too divides opinion. Like others have said, there’s plenty of choice!

[tory79]

We love Golden Corral for breakfast! We usually go on our way to universal. Dh once ate 16 sausages! I usually manage 2 good size platefuls of breakfast followed by a plate of desserts. The boys generally eat pancakes and muffins and stuff from the chocolate fountain.
There is so much on offer so I certainly wouldn’t worry about a fussy eater.

[nquart]

We went for dinner on a Saturday as they had extra options (steak and king prawns, I think). DD (aged 5) liked being able to help herself and went to the steak section about 3 times to get more.

I imagine the level of busyness depends on what time you go, we ate at about 5/6pm and it didn't feel overly busy. We had a coupon too so got it really cheap (£27 for 2 adults and 1 child!).

[MrIncredible]

It's fine if you don't mind eating pig swill quality food.

[simker]

Its one of the places we look forward to going to. Plenty of choice for everyone, pot roast is great, steaks, fried chicken

[princess allie]

We quite like breakfast but are not so keen on dinner. It’s cheap and cheerful with lots of choice. I never understand the complaints about the plastic tableware, when in Disney QS it’s all on paper plates?