The Swan Terrace

Always a great buffet and friendly staff. The salmon off the menu is amazing also.
Great place to dine then walk the beautiful grounds.

First off, the dead giveaway to my wife and I should've been that this place was absolutely dead on a Sunday night at peak dinner hours, and on Memorial Day weekend at that. This restaurant has a beautiful venue, but the food sucks and from what I can see, it's poorly run. The Italian wedding soup came out cold and I ordered a house salad which never came. To their credit, they did take the soup off the check. The burgers were edible but only just. Our server was the only bright spot. She did her job well, but it wasn't her fault that the kitchen is poorly run. If you're going to have a small menu, then everything had better be delicious, especially at these prices. This place needs new management and cooks who know how to cook.

Our waitress Paige was phenomenal! Cannot say enough great things about her. Also, best burger, ranch and mozz sticks I've ever had!!!!!

2025 Irish Setter National was held at the Hilton. We ate at this restaurant aeveral times during our stay. The breakfast buffet was the best, smoked salmon, fresh fruit daily, omelettes made to perfection plus eggs, sausage, bacon, and turkey bacon. Freshly made sweet rolls, bagels, sourdough bread, oatmeal….they had it all. The luncheon buffet and the dinner buffet were amazing and wonderful healthy choices. I cannot say enough abt how great and fresh each dish was. I live in North Carolina and have not yet come across a restaurant with food this healthy and delicious. Amazing chef. During my career, i was fortunate to travel in my last several years. Only during these travels have i had such grand meals in DC and Sweden.

This was the best buffet!

Didn't try the food but everything else about the place was amazing!

1st Baptist Camelot Church celebration for our pastor Purnell on 4.5.25.special shot out to John Molly and Navah.Best service

Couldn’t get a table for breakfast
Tried twice, 30 minute wait.

Peaceful stay ? I loved it! The food at Swan Terrace was delicious. Staff was very kind.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Update from below, Founder's inn/Swan Terrace reached out to me, refunded my card and sent me a gift card. I appreciate the new management taking care of this and look forward to their brunch. 5 stars

Great Easter brunch service and food, but unfortunately since being charged twice for the brunch, is why I had to leave a review to a 1 star.

We made the reservation using my credit card. Day of brunch, we were told that my card was never charged, so my dad decided to pay for the brunch. Me and me father were both charged. I was charged under Swan Terrace, he was charged under Founder's inn. I have called and spoke to supervisors three times being assured that this will get fixed and I would receive a call or email, but I have never been followed up with. I am currently disputing the charge with my Credit Card company since this establishment is not able to provide adequate follow up. This happened on 3/31/2024.
I will gladly change the review back if management can actually reach out to me to adjudicate this issue.
Still no update September 2024

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Good service, nice dining room, dreadful food. Trained chefs should know to use the right size plates for the dish. Salad bowls were overfull making it difficult to eat without it falling out, salad was poorly cut and presented. French fries were cold, fried shrimp was overcooked. Fried fish was overcooked and inedible. Pasta dish with shrimp was $30! Presentation was terrible. We didn't complain because it was husband's birthday, but neither of us ate our food. The complimentary ice cream for his birthday was a nice touch. The food was a disappointment and it's such a shame because it's a nice place and the service was fine. I've heard similar reviews from friends, but wanted to try it anyway. We won't be returning.

Had breakfast outside. Only ones outside for breakfast. Beautiful surroundings, and especially since the weather was great! Breakfast buffet had everything anyone would want, including pumpkin spice pancakes and scrambled eggs/cheese. All in all, could not have been better!

We went to the buffet for our 58th wedding anniversary and our granddaughter came with us. She has just graduated from Regent University. The food was wonderful and the service was excellent. We love coming there.

The service - from the host desk to the end of the meal - was impeccable. The variety, quality, freshness and flavor of the food was outstanding. It was the best experience at the Swan Terrace in quite a while!

We went on a Friday not knowing what to expect as we had never been there before. OMG. the waffle station was soooooo good. You pour your own batter into the waffle maker but it was probably the most delicious waffle I have ever had -topped with whipped cream (homemade?) and fresh blueberries. There was a sky high mountain of bacon, fresh fruit, pastries, bagels topped with eggs and cheese, home fries and plenty more I didn't have room for. Complete with coffee and juice and we had the most wonderful server, Emily. Thank you for a wonderful "birthday" breakfast for my friend and I.