Cook's Buffet Cafe Bakery

Food was amazing! Service was terrible. I won't be back.

Best Buffett in Central Fl. Been serving excellent salad, choice of excellent beef, chicken, fish and lamb! Dessert selection is huge, pies cakes and many specials! I loved the cherry crumble pie and huge chocolate chip bread pudding. Reasonable price but expect a crowd!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Delicious!! 😋

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

GREAT food, terrific buffet, mind blowing desserts and a Friendly staff that can't be beat. Oh and the prices are a good deal too!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Cooks is one of the best restaurants for a home cooked meal. They're food is consistently good.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I had an absolutely phenomenal experience dining here. From the moment I walked in, everything exceeded expectations. The food was outstanding — fresh, flavorful, and clearly made with care and high-quality ingredients. Every dish was prepared perfectly and tasted even better than it looked.

The service was just as impressive. The staff was attentive, friendly, and genuinely made me feel welcome the entire time. What really stood out, though, was that the owner personally came out to greet me, introduced himself, and made sure everything was perfect. That level of hospitality is rare and says a lot about how much they value their guests.

Overall, this place delivers on every level — incredible food, exceptional service, and a warm, personal touch that makes the experience unforgettable. I highly recommend it and will definitely be coming back.

I have been here many times over the years and love it. This evening I wanted dinner and stopped in. I took a couple bites and was done. Extremely heavy on the salt. Inedible. The waitress just said ok and took the plate away. It will definitely be a while before I try again.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 4

There was no wait time going to my table. I really liked the staff. They were really on top of everything. I liked the meat carver in the buffet line. He was very nice and polite to me. The food was great for the price I would 100% go back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Lunch Buffet

The food was delicious and the staff was exceptional. I will definitely be attending again.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Lunch Buffet

NASTY FOOD AND EVEN NASTIER STAFF. THEY DON'T CARE AT ALL ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS. WILL MEVER GO BACK!

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

The food was good as usual however very very lousy service I waited over 15 minutes after asking for a refill on my drink I get it My dirty dishes stayed on my table she finally brought me my drink and the dessert but again I'm still looking at the dirty plates totally ignored not impressed plus while I was waiting to be seated the two people and it's a register were busy talking trash about another employee I don't need to hear that they need to up their customer service

Food: 5

Service: 2

Everything homemade. And delicious. Server very nice and good at her job. There's a few minutes wait because they are always busy. But it's worth the wait and there's comfy benches. Also, very reasonably priced. Cant wait to go back

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We heard good things via social media so we drove 2 hours to experience it…so disappointing! First off, too complicated with pricing & service. The salad bar was just average, I’ve had better at a chain restaurant. The hot bar was canned vegetables & instant mashed potatoes. Nothing was labeled so it was a guessing game. Then there was the meats…the salmon was overcooked sitting under heat lamps, the roast beef was tough, the lamb was cut too close to tendons and uneatable. The server never came back to ask how our meal was. Until she brought the check & asked if we wanted dessert which were also just average & not homemade as advertised. The only nice part was the old house & photos.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 2

Excellent, had the dinner, beverage & dessert was best. I will definitely be back

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Salad Bar, All the Cakes Were Superb

Stopped for lunch today and as always the food was great and service was excellent!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Salad Bar, Soup and Salad Buffet, Lunch Buffet, Boston Cream Pie, Cakes and Deserts