Ponderosa Steakhouse

Pros: Buffet is fairly good; pricing is ok; large interior
Cons: Small meat portions; below average quality overall

Ponderosa is a popular steakhouse chain restaurant owned and operated by Metromedia Restaurants, an operation that also owns Bonanza Steakhouses, Bennigans, and Steak & Ale. Ponderosa was founded in 1965 in Kokomo, Indiana. It quickly expanded and moved ...

Pros: great selection, low price
Cons: crowds, food gets soggy from the steam tables if around too long

One thing when visiting Disney World is the abundance of buffet-style restaurants on Route 192 just to the east and west of the Walt Disney World entrance. Over the years we’ve visited them quite a bit. This past summer, I deliberately set out to ...

Pros: The steaks are tasty.
Cons: The steaks are small. The service is terrible.

I've been to Ponderosa many times over the years. It's not a bad place to grab lunch or dinner when you're really hungry and don't feel like waiting for your meal to be brought out, because you can nibble on items from the buffet table and still enjoy a...

Pros: One of the best luncheon buffets around at an affordable price
Cons: I was so satisfied with soup, salad and drink, I had no room for dessert

Have you ever wanted to just try something a little bit different for a change?? Has the weather ever spoiled your plans for a gala outdoor eating event?? Well, these two reasons are what led me and my darling hubby to the Ponderosa Steakhouse...

Pros: nice expanded salad bar/buffet, superb chicken soup
Cons: simpler options gone, poor service, drinks extra, hard to get drink refills

Ah, the memories. Before Bonanza moved in, Ponderosa was the only steak and buffet restaurant near where I grew up in Pennsylvania and a frequent haunt of my family. For $3.99 a person, you could get a small selection of meals with a side dish and their ...

Pros: Buffet vs Service
Cons: Food vs Cleanliness

I have been eating at Ponderosa Steakhouse since I was a child, as that was really the only affordable but nice place to eat in Sheboygan those days. It was a treat always, until I moved to Appleton and was introduced to Old Country...

Pros: See review
Cons: See review

Well, so much for that review. The power just went out and I lost everything, including much of my creative spark. Sigh. Anyway, when I think of Ponderosa, I think of the Pony Express, the Wild West, etc., so that explains my title (no, I haven’t fallen...

Pros: Great food, great service, clean, friendly
Cons: none

I love to go to Ponderosa, even with the kids! They have a terrific all you can eat buffet with a fantastic variety of foods available. Sure they sell steaks, but I rarely order anything but the buffet. There are lots of different foods, sure to please...

Pros: fantastic menu with lots to choose from and a great buffet as well
Cons: none at all

I've visited several Ponderosa Restaurants in the New England area, the most recent at the Swansea, MA Ponderosa, where I found the service to be very friendly and the restaurant clean and comfortable. When you first walk into Ponderosa, you are ...

Pros: Wonderful menu selection.
Cons: Service and quality are only fair.

Not having a Ponderosa near where I live, I jumped at the chance to dine there when we were away. I had seen many commercials advertising their all-you-can-eat salad bar and wanted to see for myself what it was all like. It was also nice to find a...

Pros: The rolls were tasty
Cons: The food is TERRIBLE, the place is dirty, terrible value

My fiance and I decided on Ponderosa for dinner this evening as we were tired of all the other restaurants in the area. I couldn't believe it had been a whole year since the last time I'd eaten at Ponderosa! Steak, a large buffet, ice cream...why had...

Pros: Lots to eat, fresh and tasty
Cons: I don't care for the fish

My family and I really like to eat at Ponderosa. The food is piping hot, fresh, and at a reasonable price. It's a great "family" place, and even picky children are sure to find something they like off the huge buffet!

The buffet is...

Pros: Lots to eat
Cons: Protein missing from the buffet most days

When I grew up in the Buffalo, NY area there were two buffet lunch places of note: Ponderosa and Bonanza. I kid you not! Then Bonanza changed to Ponderosa, but the buffet stayed the same. For under $6 a starving college student could get the...

Pros: Breakfast buffet and the wait staff
Cons: Horrible hickory dipped meat!!!

I once loved the Ponderosa in my hometown. We would eat there maybe twice a week. This has come to a crashing halt with our last visit.

This last week, I was going to our local Ponderosa Steakhouse for my usual steak and salad bar. So far...

Pros: Lots of good food for low price
Cons: Hours, Sunday only

Ponderosa may be best known as an inexpensive steakhouse, but on Sunday morning, they do a great breakfast buffet!

The usual scrambled eggs can be embellished with their tasty hot cheese sauce, or try the "farmer style" omelet with...