Kettle Restaurant

Just wanted something easy. I would have been happy with just the salad bar, but was So Impressed with the service!The last thing I expected was a warm welcome from the manager AND delightful warmth, happiness, and helpfulness from the waitress. Such a wonderful person!

Frozen and powdered food. Indifferent staff and surprisingly expensive for what you get. Also a super dead atmosphere. For the same cost you can do much better in Tucson.

Recently attended a beer festival in the area, and this restaurant was conveniently located right near my hotel, so I gave it a shot.I chose the buffet as I was quite hungry, and didn't want to wait for made to order food, huge mistake.The buffet selection was rather small and the food was not very good. The worst baked chicken I have ever had, and BBQ Ribs that were ok but kind of tough.Biryani that had way too much cinnamon in it, and a small salad bar that was ok, but how do you not have cucumbers?One good dish was some kind of meatballs in a tomato based sauce, that was tasty.The place was clean however, and I was greeted at the door, and my server was pleasant and efficient.Doubt I'll ever go back, but I can't say never. I like to give places at least two try's.

I kinda stumbled onto this place by accident but I was hungry and it was quick and I needed to eat before I had to be somewhere soon.They have an all-you-can-eat buffet which I was allowed to look at and decide if I wanted, but frankly I'm not a buffet guy because I tend to overeat and the quality of the food just wasn't appealing to me even though it was just $15.99. In times like this, I turn to breakfast for dinner. Prices were reasonable and I just wanted biscuits and gravy and hash browns.I want to say this restaurant has hard working and very polite staff from the waitress who had the biggest smile, to the cashier who was felt like my mom when talking to her. Such a motherly feeling. I loved it. She pulled me right in with her attention to me.The customers in here were regulars. Why do I know that? That's because they were asking the waitress how her kids were doing. They have a connection in this place. It's a family owned business even if the staff aren't actual family, it seemed like they were.The theme at The Kettle seems to be food themed city names from around the US and they have clocks all around the restaurant so to the time in those cities. However, the time is completely off. Not just the hours but also the minutes. DST must be a pain for them to sync up all the clocks. Still it's a cute theme. The inside and the outside of the restaurant was beat-up and rundown looking and the furniture, the carpet, and the buffet bar need some serious TLC. It just felt dirty. You can tell everyone is trying hard but the place needs serious renovation.Anyway, my biscuits and gravy and hash browns came out quickly and it looked delicious. There was nothing particularly wrong with the food, it tasted fine, but the biscuits were not fluffy. In fact they were very flat. They gravy was lacking and kind of sausage bits. I was surprised. Again, it's a quick and cheap place to eat and it gets the job done at a reasonable price, but this is a case of you get what you pay for. I totally like to support the local restaurants vs the chains, so I am glad I gave them a try. It just feels like the kind of place you would go to after a late night of drinking and you got the munchies.The reason for the score is mainly the quality of the food and the cleanliness of the restaurant.

This restaurant was right next door to our hotel so was a convenient stop for lunch. I wasn't sure what to expect especially since their sign advertised a $12.99 buffet and was pleasantly surprised at their buffet options. Before I get into the food, the service was great. Our waitress greeted us right as we stepped in the door, was super friendly and even applied a coupon since we asked if there were any discounts for staying at the adjacent hotel (there usually is not). On to the food...the soup of the day was homemade vegetable soup and let me tell you, was pretty amazing. I wish I knew how to make soup that well! For the entree I ordered the spaghetti and meatballs which came with garlic bread and a side of veggies. Personally I thought the sauce tasted a little like chef boyardee and a little too sweet and tomato-y than I like. Lastly, they had a good selection of pies and cakes and ended up getting the chocolate cake which was rich & delicious and a good way to end the meal. It was also quite cute because there were quite a few regular customers that were there and even designated their usual tables.

Super friendly and nice. Manager was very sweet to my baby, He gave her a bag of apples to take home! Super sweet! Food was also good! My mom and I loved their ribs! The service were amazing the check up on us making sure everything was good. Loved the vibe and will definitely be coming back!

The food at Kettles is excellent, and reasonably priced, with good portions. The staff are friendly, and treat you as family. I would recommend Kettles as a place to eat in Tucson. The owner will treat you right.

The food is delicious. Their breakfast, lunch ad dinner are awesome with both their buffet and menu options. Service is good and the waitresses and waiters are friendly.The owners make you feel like family. ​

Food was good as hell!!!! But filers sucked, no notification, our food sat out side for how long... we don't even know, notification would be nice

Good family atmosphere and good service they have a all you can eat buffet that varies in menu through out week .they have a good menu to order from and steak dinner and breakfast are great