Royal Fork Buffet Restaurant

Horrible experience. The food was sub par at best. The potatoes are instant powdered potatoes, the gravy has a horrible taste, the chicken is dry. The chicken balls are horrible, the roast beef was so fatty with no flavor what so ever. the place is old and needs renovation. The bathrooms are dirty and gross. The price for the food is born responsible at all for the food being such low quality. You could get better food at a hospital cafeteria then this place. If I could give 0 stars I would. Will never be going back.

Bonus points for nostalgia. I went out with my family to try a bit of everything Royal Fork Buffet had to offer. I was full before I could touch the dessert line. The pandemic wasn't kind to this iconic business. We'll be sad to see it go. What rises from its passing remains a mystery. I loved the salads and the chicken. The sheer variety and quantities of food were stupendous. Try this place if you have the chance.

So sad to see this place go! My family and I have been visiting this place for years! Visited with my family, my brother, and cousin's family and enjoyed ourselves like we did as kids. We've celebrated various occasions over the years. From birthdays, christenings, first communion parties - we're going to miss it. The interior is a little outdated but the food is still tasty. I went with the classic options.

TLDR: -Pricey -Food Quality Issues -Overall cleanliness is poor My most recent visit has been severely underwhelming. Now I do want to go ahead and say that I've had visited this place since I was a kid but I don't go often. When I was a kid although, this place was magnificent. However, not so magnificent now. The mashed potatoes were dry but that was fixable with the gravy. The corn tasted off and it wasn't just me that thought that. Sushi was edible and decent but I wouldn't expect the best sushi here so expectations were lowered to being with. Not to mention that food wasn't fresh which isn't too big of a deal since nobody was there I expected it. Now onto a less subjective complaint. There were still leftover stains or whatever it may be on the plates. It's very unappealing to have leftovers stuck on the plate that is supposedly clean. I get that it happens when the dishwasher doesn't have enough cleaning power but as a business there should be clean plates especially for the price they charge. As people have stated pricing seems to be more on the premium side. One of the heaters they had seemed to be broken or in very poor condition as well. Alongside everything seems old fashioned, which I personally liked. This included dated wallpaper, signage, decor pieces, and cash register area.

Good to see one of Winnipeg's Crown Jewels is back open and survived the Covid nonsense. Me and the Misses were there today and everything was beyond clean. The food was fantastic and a BIG variety to choose from. Staff were ultra friendly, with young staff that can actually have a conversation without using their iPhone. Highly recommended the old school crowd return and put on the feed bag. Make sure you have time for a nap and you're eating sweatpants handy.