Grayson's Landing

Kentuckians don't know what they're missing if they're not taking advantage of the Kentucky State Parks and the lodge buffet restaurants. This one is in the basement of the Rough River Dam Lodge. I didn't see ANY signage out front or on the way either. Just follow the directions to the lodge. I'll never forget taking one of my friends to a state park buffet. She asked "is this some sort of nursing home?" The majority to the state park restaurant patrons are elderly. I mean, I don't mean to be rude, but I'm just throwing that out there. Although the majority of patrons take advantage of the under priced buffet, they also have set menus too. I ate there three times during my weekend stay. Each time it was a different price. The two breakfast meals that I had were each very different. The bacon was crispy one day and floppy the next. On the floppy day, the scrabbled eggs were watery... that was definitely off day. The dinner options were slamming! The fried chicken and mashed potatoes were my favorites. I must mention, the manager was a jerk. He seated us in the very back, literally the furthest from the buffet. I didn't mind the walk, but my dad was having back issues, so I asked to be seated up front. This joker said "those tables don't fit parties of three"... referring to the same table that that the three of us had sat at the day before. The same table that had four chairs. I was so mad. As I was cashing out at the register, he answered the phone while waiting on me. He stated to the person on the other end, "no, it's nothing like it used to be, there's only XYZ on the buffet now." Seriously? What a way to sell it!

Wonderful meal. Very good food. Good variety. Good service. Nice atmosphere. Best meal of several we had while traveling.

My husband and I went on a Sunday evening and when we entered the restaurant, we were seated closest table to the door with a table of four right behind us making it crowded so we asked if we could move and we did. A staff person came and took our drink order and we waited and waited, finally I asked for a menu and she said only the buffet was available at 17.99 each! That should have been enough for a red flag but we stayed and went to the buffet! They should tell guests UPON ENTERING that they aren't offering a menu, we never been here! The buffet was HORRIBLE! The only meat was orange chicken or bbq ribs with a FEW sides! Only green beans and augratin potatoes was good! I felt like we got the leftovers of cold food and found out they closed at 8pm! We hurried to eat and felt uncomfortable! The dessert bar was also horrible! Barely anything there and the cobblers was also cold! We have been at the lodge before this but ate at Little Dave's down the road that had excellent food! NEVER AGAIN here unless we're there at the beginning of their time to serve! This CRAP meal costs us $38.00 bucks for scrap! I was really disappointed as we was being told how good they are, but that wasn't the case at all!

Great food and atmosphere! View of the lake while you have dinner with both inside and outside seating.

A great place to eat. The buffets on Fri. night, Sat. night and Sun. lunch are the best. Service is excellent. My wife and I have eaten there many times down through the years and have never been disappointed.