Editor Pick
Barnhill's Country Buffet
- February 2, 2006
- Rated 4 of 5 by
NiteOwlTX from LaPlace, Louisiana
I didn't realize until just now as I looked up the website that there are so many Barnhill's locations. I used to live in Montgomery and would visit the location there fairly often. Anyway, this restaurant was very close to my hotel, so I stopped to eat here for lunch.
I generally don't review a lot of restaurants, as I consider them to be about the same. I run into good service and bad service, good food and not-so-good food, but given differences in taste, most restaurants are very similar. So, I take time to review only restaurants that I find exceptionally good or exceptionally bad. Barnhill's Buffet is neither. That is to say, it is good food. It is very good food, but it is not exceptional.
The other thing that I look at when I write these reviews is the locality and the specialty of the food. When I go to Philadelphia, I want to eat a cheesesteak. When I am in New Orleans, I want to eat Cajun food. I want a taste of the region or culture. Barnhill's is also good at this. They serve Southern dishes, such as chicken, catfish, and a variety of smoked meats with a big glass of ice tea.
When you combine my two categories, quality of the restaurant and "regionality" of the food, you will see why I recommend Barnhill's. It's not the best chicken you will ever have, but it is good chicken. It's not Huntsville or Alabama specialty food, but it is Southern food.
Anyway, this is very good food at a pretty good price: the buffet with a drink is $10. If you haven't tried one of these restaurants, you will enjoy eating here.
Website: http://www.barnhills.com/
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