Ben & Joy's Restaurant

Simplistic yet delicious. The food is simple and does not go above and beyond with creativity, yet as mentioned it is really freaking good. Their seasoned fries have the perfect amount of crisp and came out hot. Their Reuben sandwich was proportioned with ingredients that one didn't overpower another. They have slices of pie and a buffet. Our server was great! I believe his name was Tyler? He was friendly and checked on us often. Even when we were through with our meal and stayed chatting Tyler made sure our drinks were refilled. It was a nice stop to sit and relax for a few after spending the morning at Deer Creek.

I've been wanting to stop here. It's a cute restaurant that serves typical diner style food. It was all as expected. Clean place.

I happened to be on a fishing trip close by at Deer Creek , but had planned to catch lunch at the Lodge! Unfortunately, lodge was down due to renovations! I lucked out in finding this place , but they were close to closing! They had 2 daily specials, but I went the simple route ordering a bacon cheeseburger and fries!I got it fast, fresh,and very tasty! Truly handmade patty and looked like mom made it! Service was attentive and very friendly! Everything reasonable in price, will return soon !

We were looking for a place to celebrate Mother's Day and my dad found this place about 30 min south of Columbus that was having a special buffet lunch for Mother's Day that included a drink and roses for the mothers.I'm glad we had reservations as this place was packed for lunch. The buffet had many choices, one of which was the fried chicken. It went fast and they were constantly bringing more of it out. There were times that we had to wait for more fresh fried chicken but the wait wasn't too long.I loved the choices on the salad bar, and the price was perfect for what was offered. We were stuffed and thoroughly enjoyed our mealI would highly recommend going here, and it's not really that far of a drive.

We found out about a Mother's Day buffet and drove 35 minutes to get to this place! Each mother received a rose, which was a nice touch. The restaurant itself had three large rooms attached to one another, like overflow seating. We ended up in the far room, which was fine with us because it was less crowded and farthest from the buffet line.The buffet had lots of good classic American dishes on it, very old school, like the food your grandma cooks. Of course, Joy could be your grandma - it was fun to meet her! At one point during our dining experience, she sat down at the piano and started playing some hymns. That doesn't happen every day in the city. Maybe in Mt. Sterling, it does!The fried chicken is evidently what everyone goes for. A few times while we were there, they had a wait time on more chicken coming out! Everything I tried from the buffet was delicious! There was beef and ham in addition to the chicken, salad and toppings, green beans, mashed potatoes and gravy, rolls, basically everything you'd expect from a classic American diner.The bathroom was probably the tiniest single person bathroom I've ever seen, but it served its purpose!

Ben & Joy's is A-OK in my opinion.It's one of those staples that's been around Mt. Sterling for quite a while and is frequented by locals looking for a quick bite. It's a small buffet setting. You walk in the doors, seat yourself, and while they do have a menu for specific entrees, most folks just head up to the buffet, which varies from day to day. The chicken here seems to be the big winner with everyone, but the kitchen staff neglects to keep the buffet stocked sufficiently, so I suppose, you should be here during peak times in order to not risk having no food on the buffet. Buffet offerings are typical country home cooking fare -- Green beans, corn, mashed potatoes, gravy, chicken noodles, Fried Chicken... etc. They also have a smaller salad bar with cold fixings, and some sort of weird mixed jello-y green salad that a lot of people freak out over. Should you still be hankering for something to satiate the sweet tooth, they do have pies here that change daily, but I would not recommend, unfortunately. Not certain if our pie was old, but the meringue was a bit.... rubbery. The place is really a throw back... whether this is good, or bad... I have yet to decide. There's some mention of an 'Angel room'. I have yet to see this element of kitsch spectrum, but it'll be on my bucket list the next time I visit Mt. Sterling. It's ok, but nothing to go out of your way for. Great for locals, or if you're passing through and not looking for anything fancy.

Disgusting food went one time with boyfriend and never returned. Restaurant was dirty looking too, we likened it to nursing home type food. Not surprised it shut down.

Very good breakfast! Fresh tasty food! Clean! Friendly waitresses! Just passing through, but hope to return.

The buffet was delicious... the fried chicken is to die for... I'll never drive by without stopping again!

They don't even ask you if you want extra drinks they just automatically bring the drinks to you and then they charge you for all those extra drinks your not realizing that you're being charged so for a single meal depending on how many drinks they bring you they could be up there over $36 just for extra sweet tea