The Eatery - Catoosa

Not sure what all the bad reviews are about. For $13.99 on a weekend, this is an amazing value and great food. They have a variety of Asian, American, Mexian and dessert and much better than a typical budget buffet. Service: Dine in Meal type: Lunch Price per person: $10–20 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5

The food was bland. Don't get the brussel sprouts! Save your money and go to Golden Corral. Service: Dine in Meal type: Lunch Price per person: $10–20

We always have enjoyed it. I am a little confused with the above rating when you look at the total. We are going there again tonight.

The main entrance to the older hotel is the fastest way to get to The Eatery cause you 'll just go straight until you reach the restaurant. We had 8 in our party and instead of starting a waitlist, the lady told us to just come back in 10 15 minutes okay? We didn 't want to go into the smoke filled casino so we just went into an area in between. The lady came back and got us and you pay before you go into the restaurant and you are automatically charged a 20% gratuity on your check which means good or bad service, the server is getting their cut no matter what. We were seated and the waiter took 5 minutes before we could even get our drinks and we didn 't want to leave to get food in case she came to the table. None of our drinks were refilled and then a table next to us told us that we have to raise the flag on the table to get our waiter 's attention. The flag says HELP . We didn 't know and it wasn 't even explained to us but even with that, no drink refilled and when we put our flag up, it took her forever to get to us! You are served by the people at each station which I understand with the pandemic but they gave too much food. Usually if you self serve, you can get a little bit of each food so you can try to see if it 's good but with them serving you, you get a serving. Asian food: plain and no flavors. Fried chicken: salty but okay flavors Mash potatoes, green beans: no taste Brisket: yummy! Sausage: dry Red velvet cake: dry Creme brulee: 5/5! One of the best I 've had! Overall for a $25/pp buffet, I wouldn 't return because the variety is lacking totally and you 're probably better off at Golden Corral cause it 's bigger and better. Don 't waste your time here.

The Eatery is Located at the Hardrock Hotel and Casino. They are open for both lunch and dinner but are closed a couple of hours in between. The food here was really good and they have lots of options. They have Asian Cuisine, Mexican, BBQ, American plus more. The dessert came out in big portions for a single person which usually at a buffet the dessert portions are smaller. They also have procedures and social distancing for the buffet which at first was odd but worked out really well. The price for the dinner buffet was $28 a person which is a good price for what they serve. Probably one of the best buffets that I have been to and staff was really nice and when they were swamped with lots of groups they were very patient and kind.