New taco bar! My kids love Val’s buffet. Decor is a little run down, but the food is good and the service is great.
Laurie Pense
It is unfortunate to say that this was probably the worst meal we had in along time. My husband remembers eating here when he went to college in Kearney and loved it, though that was many years ago, ..it is clear that it is know longer the case the love is gone, lol, horrible , now a buffett! ..old food, nothing fresh, it didn't matter what you put on your plate it was horrible.. you just couldn't stomach to eat any of it.. not gonna lie just gross. Positive the hostess was a delight.
Ellen P
Don't. Just don't.
Marguerite Grandberry
I ordered 10 large pizzas for a family gathering. Delivery was prompt and everyone loved the pizzas. Best we’d had in quite some time.
Rick Kuhl
The food is excellent, as you would expect. However, the service is quite slow for takeout.
Sean Huggans
We wnt for the lasagne. It tasted like beer (literally), and we left.
Chaser Joe
works don't speak English to start. No one was at the counter to take orders and on top of that they don't put all the stuff with the order.
Keith Pobanz
As another reviewer mentioned, I grew up in Nebraska and Val's was the go-to place for everyone. It was a place that never ever disappointed. My wife and I had an appointment in Kearney a couple weeks ago in the early afternoon, and had to wait around for a couple hours between the lunch buffet and the dinner buffet. We were the first people in for the dinner buffet. We were both extremely disappointed in the food. I ate some salad which was OK but not fresh - probably left over lunch food. I tried a number of other foods - pizza, pasta, breaded shrimp, chicken, brownies. Absolutely nothing tasted good. Sauce is what makes pizza! The sauce was not the mouth watering Valentinos pizza sauce of even 5 years ago - it was not good. When I looked at my credit card bill, I see the payment went to "JIA HUA Inc dba Valent Kearney". So disappointing that some Chinese company now owns my beloved Valentinos and has turned it into a "cheap Chinese buffet".
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
Dannielle Johnson
Food was really horrible tonight. We went a few years ago and it was good. Today we barely ate anything and ended up cooking at home anyway. :(
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 4
Sara Perez
Food was dry, place was empty, and we got asked to leave at 2:50 bc they were going to clear food for dinner, we got there at 2:30. Honestly would never go back
We were in Valentino's Kearney on 9/23/2024. The buffet from chicken to pizza or pasta had no taste, plus ice cream not frozen. Two of us, seniors. They never gave us the 25% discount. I left my phone# and they still haven't called.
We won't be back.
Jan Michaelis
The chef made a vegan pizza and a no-meat pizza for us. There was plenty of other great food to eat. It was nicely decorated. It was my first time there. I had a good experience.
Kid-friendliness: Yes, it is kid-friendly.
Wheelchair accessibility: Yes, it is wheelchair accessible.
New taco bar!
My kids love Val’s buffet. Decor is a little run down, but the food is good and the service is great.
It is unfortunate to say that this was probably the worst meal we had in along time. My husband remembers eating here when he went to college in Kearney and loved it, though that was many years ago, ..it is clear that it is know longer the case the love is gone, lol, horrible , now a buffett! ..old food, nothing fresh, it didn't matter what you put on your plate it was horrible.. you just couldn't stomach to eat any of it.. not gonna lie just gross.
Positive the hostess was a delight.
Don't. Just don't.
I ordered 10 large pizzas for a family gathering. Delivery was prompt and everyone loved the pizzas. Best we’d had in quite some time.
The food is excellent, as you would expect. However, the service is quite slow for takeout.
We wnt for the lasagne. It tasted like beer (literally), and we left.
works don't speak English to start. No one was at the counter to take orders and on top of that they don't put all the stuff with the order.
As another reviewer mentioned, I grew up in Nebraska and Val's was the go-to place for everyone. It was a place that never ever disappointed.
My wife and I had an appointment in Kearney a couple weeks ago in the early afternoon, and had to wait around for a couple hours between the lunch buffet and the dinner buffet.
We were the first people in for the dinner buffet.
We were both extremely disappointed in the food. I ate some salad which was OK but not fresh - probably left over lunch food.
I tried a number of other foods - pizza, pasta, breaded shrimp, chicken, brownies. Absolutely nothing tasted good.
Sauce is what makes pizza! The sauce was not the mouth watering Valentinos pizza sauce of even 5 years ago - it was not good.
When I looked at my credit card bill, I see the payment went to "JIA HUA Inc dba Valent Kearney".
So disappointing that some Chinese company now owns my beloved Valentinos and has turned it into a "cheap Chinese buffet".
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
Food was really horrible tonight. We went a few years ago and it was good. Today we barely ate anything and ended up cooking at home anyway. :(
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 4
Food was dry, place was empty, and we got asked to leave at 2:50 bc they were going to clear food for dinner, we got there at 2:30. Honestly would never go back
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
Food was just not good. People were nice.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 5
We were in Valentino's Kearney on 9/23/2024. The buffet from chicken to pizza or pasta had no taste, plus ice cream not frozen. Two of us, seniors. They never gave us the 25% discount. I left my phone# and they still haven't called. We won't be back.
The chef made a vegan pizza and a no-meat pizza for us. There was plenty of other great food to eat. It was nicely decorated. It was my first time there. I had a good experience.
Kid-friendliness: Yes, it is kid-friendly.
Wheelchair accessibility: Yes, it is wheelchair accessible.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great place!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nothing special
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
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