Buffet Madness...

I love buffet because I have lot's of choices and a I have a bite of almost anything. I only take bits and pieces of the dish that I like. I dont want to over-eat because of desserts. I don't have bad experience, all my buffet experiences are yummy.

Whenever I go for buffet I usually get one plate of main dishes type stuff and then I will get a huge salad and a drink maybe dessert and then I'm done I rarely go back for seconds. I think it's worth it if you bring in a lot of people with you or some big heavy eaters thats when it pays off.

Oh I love these sort of places, but here in Australia most of them have stopped putting food out like this as some people seem to think it is unhealthy..they don't even have salad bars at hotels any more, i loved going to a local hotel and being able to get my own salad...

i love the buffets, but like you, I eat too much and come out either sick or feeling like if I could just lay down now and go to sleep, i usually eat the wrong things and end up with acid reflex, then that keeps me up all night, but god wasn't it good when we was eating it. We have one buffet that serves all the seafood you can eat and I go wild as I am from Louisiana living in Ohio now and don't get the seafood that we just crossed the road to the dock and picked up. Like you if I eat just a little I would feel I did not get my money's worth as they have become quite expensive around here.

I have a love/hate relationship with these kind of restaurants.. I love them because I get a variety of food and though I may overeat, I do pay attention to what I put on my plate and I don't waste food, that is not right.. I hate it because my husband is the opposite..He refuses to watch what he puts on his plate and sets a bad example for the kids by not eating it all..His first mistake is he buys a steak along with eating what is at the bars..I only get what is at the bars, so I know what I am getting into..With my husband, he goes and gets this big plate and starts eating and then his steak comes out and he now has too much food..If he would just get a small salad or something, that would be one thing, but he doesn't, he will get a full plate.and wastes food..

we used to go to a place called the smorgasbord and it was all so good and we did notlet anything go to waste. i think for whatwe paid for it it was a pretty good deal and we got excellent food and plenty of it to boot. a really fun place to eat at for special ocassions.

oh... when my kids were younger and ate happy meals... it was cheaper for us to eat at the buffett than at mc donalds... I miss those days... all you can eat! LOL MMmmmMmm

Buffets are a waste of money for me because I do not eat as much. It was not always so; I was the typical overweight overeating American - got up to 305 pounds, with wheezing and sweating to boot - not a pretty sight. I was eating incorrectly, and buffets teach us undisciplined people that - once that gets pointed out to us, anyway. Sure with kids (at least back in the old days, when physical play time was encouraged, before computers and video games, and the dropping of physical education from many curriculums) it was a godsend. My mother tells the story of 6-year-old me going to a buffet place and getting one adult platter of spaghetti; then another; a total of three big adult platters of spaghetti and meatballs, and I ate all three. Next week they rose their kids' prices ... But I was never fat until I started drinking after the age of 21. Working as a security guard at a Nestle plant most likely contributed. And my love of eating. One serving of beef steak is 3 oz. Places serving sirloin usually measure out 8 oz., ribeye (my personal favorite) - 12 oz. That is 4 times the amount one should eat in one sitting. Pasta is 1/2 cup. Cooked. Not a half gallon bowl. I don't recall the serving size of Alfredo sauce ... (but now I detest having my pasta SWIM in it ...) I'm sorry if I digressed a bit, I shall make my conclusion - If you don't have a weight problem, you are doing the right thing. If you are a little ... thick ... and have no health issues, more power to you. For me, personally, I had to stop, and think. My method of eating was going to literally kill me. Ever saw the movie 'Supersize Me!"? - same point. A little late, perhaps, but an eye-opener. My first goal is to reach 255 pounds, the weight I was when I started my first diet. I have 20 pounds to go ...

I hate buffets! We go and I try to eat a salad at first to fill up a little. Then I eat a little of this and a little of that and then I try a few desserts. By the time I an done eating, I feel sick! I usually have to rush to the bathroom because of the preservatives they use on the foods. I would much rather go out for a nice dinner or even appetizers with friends. We go to buffets very rarely.

I have not been to a buffet type restaurant in a while and I do love them. They always have so many good things and so many things that I love but others in my family don't so I tend to eat those things mostly. I will just get a little bit of certain things so I can eat what I put on my plate and if I feel I missed out on something or want seconds on something I will go get a little bit of that again. Very seldom have I had to throw much of anything away but like you I have seem so many people waste good food.

I love buffets, but I don't tend to stuff myself, so there is always the issue of not getting one's money's worth. Also the more I see other people eat, especially if they are really unhealthy looking people, the less I want to eat, so that take away some of the pleasure of dining. But it is so kewl to be able to try a little of many different things. People who follow strict rules about food combining would be horrified.

we love our buffet meals here,and my son and i often go on a sunday to all you can eat for $9.90.we never waste any of our food,we just eat what is on our plate,and if we want more we go back up and get some.i hate seeing people waste perfectly good food,and i think sometimes their eyes are bigger than their stomachs.cheers sue

Before moving interstate, we had a favourite restaurant that was an all you can eat buffet. They had lots of yummy foods that I could eat all day! The trick to getting your moneys worth is to take about 2 hours to eat a meal. Helps if you have someone to talk to and just nibble the food. Since moving, haven't found anywhere that has come close to being half as good. Guess that's the price you pay for a more friendly climate.

I always overeat at those places and fell stuffed but you have to get your moneys worth. The best buffet is a place called USA Steak Buffet it is all you can eat steak and salad bar they also serve hamburgers, ham, chicken, spaghetti, things like that for the mail course then a salad bar and desert bar with all kinds of things on it.

I also love buffet style but I'm the type of eater that eats too little. So it's not suitable for me to go to such festivities or restaurant style of serving. And yes, you pay an exact amount but you can't take out any food even if you just ate a little.

My experience with buffets is that the food is often yummy, they are great places for things to either go to waste, or go to waist. I do absolutely and positively overeat, and that is one reason why I need to lose 50-70 pounds. I also tend to get sick after I go to one.

the bad about a buffet is it is not quality food, it is done quickly and the care is not taken over it as it would be in a very expensive restaurant, my boyfriend hates buffets, but I love them. It is great when you are a crowd and everyone wants to eat different things. You have quite a selection and you can try everything if you or you can pick and choose your favorites. I eat until I am not hungry anymore and I don't over stuff. And it is often cheaper than many of the restaurants here in montreal.

I am a food addict so buffets are one thing I avoid for the most part. HOWEVER once a year I HAVE to enjoy the Chinese buffet called Mandarin. Their food is amazing quality and I make a deal with myself to not criticize myself after going there. Because it's PLANNED and know that after enjoying the food there, I get back into the mode immediately after.

If I eat at a buffet place, I tend to eat there after a long day of not eating much at all. So, I eat quick which means I tend to over eat. However, sometimes I end up going there and hardly eating anything at all, which really sucks. I hate paying that much for a buffet meal and then really not getting what I paid for. However, if the food is really worth it then I really do not mind.

I do like buffets for the variation of foods that is available to eat. Most of the time I generally overeat trying to get my monies worth. But then there are times that I don't eat much and feel like I haven't gotten my monies worth before I got too full to eat anymore. We have a Golden Coral here and it is even better than Ryans. I don't eat out much anymore these days. But I would have to choose Golden Coral or a Chinese buffet over Ryans.