Grove House Restaurant — Restaurant in Florida

Went for the Saturday Night all you can eat Prime Rib, Sushi and Seafood Buffet. We got there early and decided to sit at bar and get a drink, the bartender was very attentive and quick. We ended up just sitting at the bar for our buffet because there was some confusion on where to put the two of us. Now it was not busy and by the time we started eating around 8pm it was less busy. Went to the hot plate warmer and it was empty, not a good start so had to use cold salad bar plates that are smaller. I really wanted sushi and they had many options but they were all empty, so I figured I'd get some tuna tartar and some mussels and clams in a wine sauce and by the time I got done sushi would be refilled. Came back after 15 min and still no sushi, ok I've made sushi before so maybe there still prepping it. Got some other items ate them and came back two more times and sushi never got refilled. Prime rib was just ok, I asked the carving station attendant for a thicker slice and got thin droopy portion. Obviously he was saving the majority for the kitchen staff to eat on after. The reason we even went is because I did a search for all you can eat crab legs and Mission Inn came up, there were none on the buffet. I asked the bartender and she said it was a $45 optional add on per guest, as poorly cooked as the peel and eat shrimp was I'm not wasting money on improperly cooked crab legs. Desert bar was ok but not extraordinary, looked as if most was ordered in rather than made from scratch. All in all I've had better buffet at Golden Coral and it didn't set me back $54 per person. Bartender was the best part, she was very helpful and even told us about Margarita's a restaurant on the other side of the golf course that makes excellent pizza that I will try soon. Won't be...

This was our first time going to their regular buffet.

Unless there was a different entrance that we were not aware of, we came in just a few feet in front of the dessert station. I thought it was an odd placement.

The staff was wonderful and friendly, and are server, Carla, was an absolute darling and very attentive. She was very friendly and came back to check on us often.

Our table was right next to the bar, which was a bit noisy. However, the view of the golf course and pond was lovely.

The selection of food was varied -- enough for everyone, including salad, sushi, smoked salmon, potatoes, vegetables, oysters Rockefeller, cod, other types of fish, homemade cornbread, BBQ chicken, and pork.

There are two things I would like to note: the peel and eat shrimp were not up to par on this particular evening. They were difficult to peel and very dry.

The prime rib, although good, could have been better. It was a bit dry but not completely intolerable.

If you love sweets, the dessert table is where you want to be. They had a little bit of everything from make your own ice cream sundae to cheesecake, chocolate pudding, cookies, bread pudding, and other more unique offerings.

At some point, we will give it another try as we feel this might have been an off night as far as the quality of some of the food was concerned.

Non-alcoholic drinks are covered in the fixed price.

I ordered a glass of Moscato -- everything else was non-alcoholic.

Dinner for two including tax and gratuity came to $125.

It should be noted that they do take COVID precautions. A gentleman was by the buffet handing out gloves to diners so they would not handle the serving utensils with...

We wanted to love this place, but it looks like they’ve not updated anything since the 70s. The restaurant is very drab and dated.

We went for the Saturday night Prime Rib and Seafood buffet. Although their website says you need to purchase a voucher to be mailed to you, to attend for $90 that is not the case. You can walk in or call and make a reservation and the cost is $70 per person.

The service was amazing. Our server was awesome, I wanted to take her with me out of that place! She deserves better!!

Now to the food…such a disappointment. The only thing (I tried everything) that was good was the Prime Rib but it wasn’t hot, it was a little less than room temperature. In fact, none of the food was hot. Some things were lukewarm at best. I expected this place to serve quality food items and it was very clear that they’ve cut back on food cost. Also, don’t expect sushi like the pictures on their website show for the buffet. There was none and I over heard an employee saying they aren’t serving it anymore.

Mission Inn should really consider investing in this restaurant if they want to keep it alive. It’s clear they’ve not given that any thought in a very long time.

We wanted to love this place, but there are just too many things. We definitely could have spent our $150+ somewhere else and received...