Timbers Buffet

Came here for breakfast before hitting the road after my stay at the Great Wolf Lodge. It's about $22 a person for unlimited food and non alcoholic drinks. There were very few options; they didn't even have waffles. My daughter and I have small appetites, so we don't benefit much from buffets. The food was bland, the table salt and pepper did justice. I would still probably come here again anyway, because it's convenient and after a cup of coffee, orange juice, fried chicken, and fries, it got the job done.

Nice buffet. Being that this is an all-you-can-eat buffet, I decided to disgard my healthy eating habits and go "all-in".

First thing, on Wednesdays and Thursdays, they have a 2 for 1 promotion. Nice. It was Thursday, so the wifey is eating for free.

I started with a Salad. Nice salad bar. All the toppings you would expect. Lettuce was fresh and everything was fully stocked. I then went protein. I slice of Prime Rib, piece of chicken, some pork, and some shrimp. Followed that with some chicken wings. I love chicken wings. My wife didn't finish her shrimp, so I ate those. And after all that, dessert. A slice of Chocolate Moose Cake and a scoop of Rocky Road ice cream. Got my $20 worth!

Why 3 stars and not 4? The service was okay. What service you ask - it's a buffet. Well, drinks. My glass of sweet tea runneth dry, and the clearing of the used plates was slow. But overall - not a bad place.

We just found out they did brunch. Not sure if it's a new thing or something but we wanted to go. This was out first time to this buffet at all.

$22.99 Prime Rib Sunday brunch.

Nice selection of lunch items but the breakfast selections were lacking. There was an omelet station scrambled eggs, breakfast potatoes, french toast and pancakes, biscuits and gravy etc.

For the carving station : prime rib, pork loin, smoked turkey.

Various pasta with sauce, fried chicken and pork chops, mac and cheese, baked and mashed potatoes, varies cold salads, fried and Peel and eat shrimp, general tsos chicken, spring rolls, various soups, a full salad bar, fish picatta. Just a few that are can remember off the top of my head.

We had an OJ, Coffee and water which took absolutely forever to get refilled (3 of us).

The pork chop, general tsos and fried shrimp were the only things that were really tasty. Everything on the breakfast selection was bland. The prime rib, although tasty was way over cooked. I had a center slice and it was well done and dry. The mac was creamy and looked great but was so bland. They seasoned basically nothing. The tortellini cold salad was pretty good.

The entire breakfast area was seriously what you get from a continental breakfast at a hotel that does a fuller breakfast.

Overall it was a decent selection for although pretty disappointing quality.

If you play for a while at the casino and go back to the players club kiosks you will probably have a dining offer for a free buffet at Timbers. Even if there is no line, we haven't eaten and we are hungry, we often ignore the free meal at the buffet. It's that lame. If it is a busy time and you have to wait in line to pay then again to be seated, just forget it. Anything else from the casino's food court or Johnny Rockets will cost less, taste better and be faster.

What is so bad about the food? It runs the gamut from not rotating older food out before heading new food on top to a general lack of care or seasoning. I'll list the things I will eat there instead of the things I won't...

The tomato mozzarella salad is tasty

The focaccia style pizza is OK if it is fresh and you like sweet tomato sauce

The perogies are OK and represent a popular regional food

The carved meats are tasty but almost none of the sides are decent

The fried chicken is ok


Beyond that it is sad indeed. The Mac and Cheese is bland. The mashed potatoes have no flavor. The vegetables are unseasoned and soggy usually. The desserts remind me of cheap items from a grocery store frozen section.

Topping off all this disappointment is that the staff, especially the seating people are often surly and humorless. The entire concept needs a rethink and relaunch.

Worse excuse for a buffet. High priced, sparse selection of food, bins were never full, food wasn't hot, etc. So many negatives; too numerous to list. Tasteless and unattractive presentations.

Soft drinks and water were not available.
Servers brought drinks to the table and refills were nearly impossible to get.
Why were they so cheap on refills?

I've been burnt before here and will not be back. Reconsider before you plop money down for a disappointing meal.

This is the WORST buffet I have ever been to. We came for dinner at 7:00pm while gambling on a Sunday evening. We paid $42.39 for two adults. When we went to get food most of the bins were empty and they weren't filling them up. They had a grilling station and the guy was cleaning up and looked like he didn't want to be bothered. The food that they did have like the roasted chicken and carving station was so dry you almost choked while eating it, or you had to pour gravy on it to make it edible, and the baked potatoes were undercooked, the baked fish tasted horrible, the chicken picata was also horrible. The dessert station had like one or two desserts left. No one was refilling anything and its 7:00pm . This is the worse buffet ever, save your money , go to Johnny Rockets

I received coupons in the mail from Mohegan Sun giving me two free meals at Timbers Buffet. They were worth exactly what I paid. Everything tastes like frozen food with nothing even close to being made from scratch. The pizza, the meatballs, chicken tenders, all tasted the same and that is, lousy. They tasted like they were just frozen food warmed up. The seafood (Fried clams and mussels), like most everything else, wasn't very warm. If you get a free meal, you'll get your moneys worth. Otherwise, I'm not going back for more.

One of the grossest buffet I ever had. The meat are dry, most of the trays are empty , the service is poor... will never go back again. I should just have eaten at Johnny's rocket.

My husband visited Timbers Buffet at Mohegan Sun in Wilkes-Barre, PA today, 11/22/15. This is not our first visit here. We are not big gamblers however we do enjoy taking advantage of ReferLocal deals occasionally.

Today we had a better than average experience. We normally tend to go on Friday or Saturday nights when it is VERY crowded. Today was Sunday an it was steady but not crowded.

The food selection and quality of food offered was good today. Food was hot, service was exceptional, refills of beverages were given before asked. Coffee was offered with our desserts. A great dining experience all-around!

Being honest, I would never pay Friday
And Saturday evening prices if my meal wasn't comped in some way. Today would have only been $40 had we paid for the meal. I would pay that. The value is there. The deal we had today was $25 for 2 buffets and $20 in slot play.

ALWAYS look for a ReferLocal deal before you go!

Enjoy!

The layout if the buffet restaurant was very nice. Had sort of a Arizona kinda feel with the colors and brick work. I had an assortment of menu items. I though overall everything was good. The turkey was slightly dry but not bad. I loved the peel and eat shrimp. The cocktail sauce was good. Nice and tangy. The salad dressing I thought were good and the romaine lettuce was nice and green. There was not a wide assortment of veggies like asparagus, broccoli, etc which was a downer. The peppers and sausage was good but not spicy (which is how I like mine but then again not everyone likes spicy food) which was not bad. A wide variety of soups also.

The service was very good and facility was clean. I came on a Tuesday evening for dinner and was seated right away. The waiter for my table was very attentive and cleared my plates immediately when I was finished.

It's not a 5-star over the top buffet but its good. I would come back to this restaurant buffet when I visit Wilkes Barre again.