People may not like the busy times-the lines can get quite long, but it is well worth the wait if you are waiting for two hours or under. For the value that you pay, this buffet is certainly worth every penny, and is the best buffet I ever ate! A new walkway is now present to get you very close to the buffet without you having to go through the main part of the casino they even have employees transport you by a golf cart and a tricycle if you do not want to walk! Wait times vary for seating.

I also enjoyed their variety of Italian food offerings as well. Their Mexican offerings are also excellent.

The Seasons Fresh/Ranch House buffet is expansive, and one can get several different cultural offerings in one meal (e.g., salads/bakery, Chinese, American, Mexican, Italian, Mongolian, seafood, crepes, desserts)! When I first saw this in the early 2000s and to the present, I was hooked on it immediately! My favorite food in the whole buffet is their creamy Macaroni and Cheese they do this so well, and it is the most delectable Macaroni and Cheese I ever tasted! Their Lumpias are also impressive (Lumpias are difficult to find in the eastern US unless if you have an Asian/Filipino restaurant/store)! Their Steamed Rice is perfect as it is supposed to be sticking together-some Chinese restaurants do not allow their rice to stick properly. However, I just learned today that all of this has changed considerably (more of this later in this review). One could get 20% off of the price if you have a Classic Club Barona player's card. This year during my recent visit in April, the price of the buffet was $29.99-prices are consistent across all meal times. Since 2003, Barona Casino expanded greatly to the current buffet and casino we see today, and prices were much cheaper than the current price.

After my parents and I moved to AR, I started going back to this buffet almost each time I visit CA. up until October 1999 back then, the buffet and casino was much smaller, and was inside pink circus tents. My first visit to this buffet was in 1991 (I was a seven-year-old at that time) when I used to live in CA. I usually visit this buffet almost once a year because I love the huge variety and value of this buffet.

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