Home Town Buffet

Advantages: Cheap, good for lots of people
Disadvantages: Not great food, taste etc

I used to go to Home Town Buffet once in a while with my extended family but now I've got older and my pallet has become more sophisticated I don't think there would ever be a need for me to go back. Home Town Buffett is definitely a family style restaurant. My Grandpa used to take 11 of us and I remember it being very cheap for that many people. Once you are given a table, the waiting staff fetch your drinks but then it is down to you to get your ...
...in the middle of the restaurant so you grab a plate and help yourself. They have things like a salad buffet, main course dishes and then for desert most of the restaurants have an ice cream bar where there are various different flavours of ice cream and a number of different sauces and toppings you can put on the ice crea. This restaurant is great for kids as they love picking their own food and the ice cream bar but in my opionion the food is not ... Read review

Advantages: Beaches
Disadvantages: Not on the main tourist "shortbread and whiskey" trail

...fortunate..... The beach is beautiful, with a good golf course adjacent to that. The town has an exceptionally good Indian restuarant on the main street - does a fantastic buffet!! There are good B&B's on the town's Saltoun Place - very good value for money here. I found that it was also a good "home base" for other things to see in the area, such as the nearby small old fishing villages of Sandhaven and Rosehearty. If you are travelling North and doing the coastal trail, don't bypass - try dropping in.... Read review

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