Shoney's,

480 Cummings Street, Abingdon, VA 24210

"I used to work here. The new building is nicer looking but the food has gone downhill. We ate here, two adults and two kids. Buffet, on a Monday night. The bill was $70 + tip. The food was definitely not worth $70… The price for an adult for the buffet is $15.99 (kind of absurd with their food options), for kids it’s $8.99. We went two adults, and two kids. That was $12 in drinks for a table of four. That was insane considering nobody even got any refills. The waitress did stop by a few times offering to remove empty plates, I’ll give her that. There was also a discussion heard (by us) from a disgruntled employee talking about finding drugs in the employee bathroom and not wanting to deal with it which I don’t blame her for. Overall the food was bad. Granted we showed up only like 3 hours before close but still. It seemed like everything on the buffet had been out there for hours. I could understand if it was the very end of the day, but there were plenty of people actually eating from the buffet at the time. The kids were picky, but they still ate some. As for us adults, $16/plate was insane after we actually had a chance to try the items from the buffet. I’m not one to eat a buffet normally, but this dinner cost more than Golden Corral and was about 1/2 the value. It seems like they don’t get much business anymore which is fair. Allegedly they’re switching to a different restaurant soon,(fiddlers keep that in mind) but that shouldn’t mean to milk your customers for everything they have for food that would be better purchased as a TV dinner from Walmart. The only reason I give them any stars is because the waitress, despite obviously knowing she’s aboard a sinking ship still did her best and wasn’t bad at her job at all."

"Beautiful Shoney's, great staff, and overall really good food. I'm excited to see what they do with the place when they change brands. Buffet/bar was ultra clean and everything tasted great and fresh. Restaurant was also spotless, with nice decor, local art on the walls, and clean restrooms. Only complaint was my baked spaghetti - just didn't taste very good. Maybe change the sauce recipe? All the staff were really friendly and our server was attentive and helpful."

"Good was extremely Fresh....and bar kept well clean/w fresh lettuce & sides. Service can definitely use some work for out of towners.... Id eat here again depending on service...."

"Friday night seafood buffet is absolutely AMAZZZING!!! Terrific service, the food was delicious, all super fresh, and Preston, the young man who works at the food bar is a sweetheart!! My husband and I will be going back for sure!!"

"Shoney’s never disappoints. It’s been 10+ years since I’ve been to one and when I return it’s still the same great place. This location has highly trained staff, fresh and delicious foods and offerings and a clean dining area and restrooms."