Ye Old Country Kitchen

10/13/10

"OLD " is the key word--Snow Camp location

by ShearsRock at Citysearch

I cant even give this place ONe star- The food was ---AWFUL---literally awful--everything was dried up, distasteful and old and had been sitting out for hours(for real). I would literally not even take my dog to eat here. And the food made me and my 2 sisters sick for a day and a half. I'm trying to be nice and treat my family to a nice meal and they end up getting sick. The chicken was dry, the liver was like beef jerky, the macaroni was dried out and stuck to the pan and looked like it had been played in. The vegetables were swimming in water with no flavor. The salad bar was not cold or fresh. All the ice cream was gone out of the machine and they did not even bother to refill it so the kids could have ice cream. All the desserts were uncovered and dried out also and tasted like cardboard. The cook came out front looking like he had just finish driving a truck instead of cooking food. ANd the thing is--if they really cared about the impression that they were trying to make they would have immediately started to put fresh food on the buffet. But they waited until we were about to leave to start to put out fresh food. We were there on Sunday and it looked like food left out from Friday. Now I can say the waitress we had was very nice. But I could tell they weren't use to "our kind" eating there. Because a caucasian couple came in and the girl said and I quote.."I don't want to sit right here"; which was near us; and my sister said--"You can have it"..lol. A restaurant and people like that are better left to themselves. And one customer like me--with a bad experience and a story to tell can do alot of damage. Best wishes "Ye Old Country Buffet" Snow Camp

02/28/10

oh so bad

by eclass at Citysearch

I am so glad my friends could not make it with us last night, for I would have been very embarassed after all the talk up I did about this place.

It had been about a year since our last visit, and I was excited to return. My family and I left our house around 5:00 P.M. on Saturday and arrived at 5:40.. yes, a good drive for us, but a pleasant one. We were seated promptly and our server arrived and got our drink order. My son and I wasted no time and walked into the buffet room, this is when it went all downhill. There was NO fried chicken at this time, only some dried up tenders. There was NO fish, NO bread or bisquits, or rolls. All there was was some dried up beef ribs. The mac and cheese was like soup, and when I stirred up the black eyed peas I found another spoon at the bottom of the pan!! So my initial plate was 1 dry tender, some corn, good, and some green beans. The server came by with some tarter sauce and I asked her what was that for and she said the fish, which I replied, " there is none". She said they were frying more. After 10 minutes or so some fresh chicken and fish arrived. The one breast I got was delicious, but nothing else was replenished at all! All there was for dessert was terrible banana pudding and 2 individual plates of something that I had no idea what it was. I asked if there was any dessert coming and she no, they were out, there is banana pudding and some strawberry cobbler, which i forgot to mention was almost gone and dried to a crisp. She did take 1 of the pies from out front which was for sale and cut it for us and another table near us. I heard from at least 3 other tables that they as well were so disappointed with their meal and that the place has gone downhill.

I have been in the restaurant business all my life and I know as well as anyone, how hard this job is, so I really pick my battles with any negative reviews, but I had to vent on this one, for it was horrible... I wil not return!

• Pros: good tea?
• Cons: Food was unavailable

07/10/09

Disappointing, Unacceptable Experience

by redwolf87 at Citysearch

Ye Old Country Kitchen was a real disappointment. In fact, this was one of the overall worst experiences I can remember having in a restaurant.

We and the table next to us waited 20 minutes for our orders to be taken, but not before I had to go up front and notify the hostess that we weren't being attended to. Upon ordering drinks, we were advised that they were out of any type of diet drink.

Food arrived fairly promptly after ordering. It was OK, except my wife ordered a BLT with mustard instead of mayonnaise, and the sandwich arrived with a TON of mayo. I had chopped barbecue that had good flavor but tough in places. The fries were OK; however, we soon discovered that there was almost no ketchup left IN THE ENTIRE PLACE.

To top it off, we were attending the outdoor play next door, which started at 8:00. We waited 15 minutes after concluding the meal and we still did not have our check; the waitress hadn’t been back by the table. Once she was located, it was discovered that our check had been lost and each item we had ordered had to be listed again on a new check, which took more time. We got in the car to leave at 7:55. We barely had time to get parked, buy tickets and get in our seats for the drama, after being seated at 6:35 for dinner.

I really wanted to like this place. The decor is nice with a good collection of nostalgic items on the walls. With normal service and adequate beverages and condiments, it probably would have been OK. But when you have this many unacceptable things happen in one night, you have to wonder what is going on with the place. I have been trying to recall the last time I had a total restaurant experience this unsatisfactory, and I still haven't been able to come up with anything.

In fairness, the folks next to us said this wasn’t normal. Maybe not—there did seem to be many locals there. Unfortunately, I probably will never know if Ye Old Country Kitchen usually does better. I'll never be able to get my family back in there.

• Pros: Location (if attending outdoor drama next door), inexpensive
• Cons: Slow and substandard service, outages of condiments/drinks

01/01/09

An apology to SamIWas

by Bryan1YCK at Citysearch

I would like to apologize for you visiting our restaurant and finding that some of the food on our Buffet was not to your liking that Saturday evening. If you could please contact me Bryan Wilson at my e-mail (Wilson8530@bellsouthnet) I would like to fix the problem. Again I am sorry for this and hope to talk in the near future.

Sincerely,

Bryan Wilson

Ye Old Country Kitchen

12/28/08

Expectations for Ye Olde Country Kitchen in Snow camp

by SamIWas at Citysearch

The food at Ye Olde Country Kitchen in Snow camp was simply not very good. We got there at 5:30 on a Saturday night (the buffet price goes up considerably after five, but we wanted the best they had). All there was seemed tp be less expensive lunch time left overs. The fried chicken was mushy and fishy tasting. The roast pork was dry and sweet, like it had been basted with sugar water. The green beans were mushy. The salad bar was adequate and fresh. The banana pudding was okay. But with a tip the meal cost $31 for two. We would have had better, fresher food at the Buffet at the Liberty Steak House, seven miles away down NC 49, for half the price.

We seriously expected better.

• Pros: Salad bar, waitress, nice ambience
• Cons: Small booths, stale, fishy tasting fried chicken; very dry, sweet roast pork; mushy green beans