County Fair Buffet | Tioga Downs Casino Resort

Nichols, NY · Buffet restaurant

Rating
3.1/5
★★★☆☆ 3.1
Reviews
20
Rank in Nichols
#9
of 14 restaurants
City Percentile
23%
rating percentile
Address
County Fair Buffet | Tioga Downs Casino Resort, 2348 W River Rd, Nichols, NY 13812
Phone
(607) 699-3900
Website
www.tiogadowns.com/dining/county-fair-buffet
Status
Closed · Opens 7 AM Sat

County Fair Buffet | Tioga Downs Casino Resort is a restaurant located in Nichols, NY. It is one of 14 restaurants listed in Nichols. Its 3.1-star rating is slightly below the Nichols city average of 4.0 stars. It ranks #9 of 14 restaurants in Nichols. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About County Fair Buffet | Tioga Downs Casino Resort

Enjoy the County Fair Buffet; we have all your favorite comfort foods in one place.

Hours

Friday7 AM–11 AM, 12 PM–3 PM, 4 PM–9 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★★ 5.0 Kalani Burbank · Sep 2025

My first time here! 2 night stay while our RV is being repaired in Binghamton. I asked MANY people about the buffet, even employees around the casino. Nobody said it was great! Actually everyone said the older crowd likes it! I must be older. It was great both times I was there. Turkey dinner lunch to AUCE Snow Crab 🦀 Legs on Thursday night from 4:00-8:00pm. Excellent! Had to let others know to try it. Regina was our server for crab night! She is so sweet and helpful, friendly and quick to serve! She gets her own 5 stars from us! She made our dining experience awesome! Thank you, Regina! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

★★☆☆☆ 2.0 J LYNN2 · Mar 2026

We went on a Monday afternoon about 1:30. Turkey and Ham was very dried out like the Sahara. Baked chicken was good as well as mashed potatoes and dressing. The server for beverages didn't speak to us and never asked if wanted refills. The woman who sat us at the table didn't speak. They were not busy. They have to have very bad management or this is not a good place to work. They do not understand customer service at all. Also expect a tip for very doing very little. If management looks at these reviews you can do better!

★★★☆☆ 3.0 Micah Page (Metulburr) · May 2022

The 24.99 weekend night additional options are steak, prime rib, shrimp, oyster, muscles, etc. Not enough to account for double the cost for dinner from other days. And we specifically waited for the fresh cooked steaks otherwise it was cold. The cheaper days they replace steak with chicken, and replace shrimp with bread rolls. Maybe once in a blue moon we might go there as a family again, but I really hate when places charge 10 bucks for a 5 year old that decides they don't want to eat. So we will end up going somewhere else usually. If they had a deal for their steak night of free kid with adult, or 10 for adults instead of 25, I might specifically go there. They use to have fresh strawberries, a strawberry sauce, fresh mandarin orange slices for ice cream. This was back when the buffet

★★★☆☆ 3.0 Diana D · Oct 2025

If you go when it's busy then the food is hot and fresh and a different experience. We went on a Monday night at 6 and it looked like the food was sitting since lunch. Food only has a 2 to 4 hr window and some of it was truly inedible. The ranch container at the salad bar looks like it hasn't been cleaned in a year, there is a yellow ring on the inside.. Whoever is the kitchen manager should be batch cooking the food and then when it looks like crap, ditch it and cook just a little more again. The desserts looked like they were 3 days old and scary. There are also a ton of just empty spots on the buffet. Why? You people need to get it together, you could make people sick,and you should be ashamed to charge people money to eat old food.

★★☆☆☆ 2.0 Penny Page · Feb 2026

Came in at 6:10 pm on Wednesday February. 18th and there was hardly any food left. I come here often and was very disappointed on your selection of food which was little to nothing . Need to plan better to make customers happy

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating

Services

Buffet restaurant

Top Restaurants in Nichols

NameRatingReviews
Jens Diner★★★★★ 5.020 reviews
The Shed Restaurant and Bar★★★★★ 4.820 reviews
Barstow House★★★★★ 4.620 reviews
Elegant Lady Bed & Breakfast★★★★★ 5.012 reviews
Fin & Pho★★★★☆ 4.120 reviews
Cady Library★★★★★ 5.07 reviews
Burger King★★★★☆ 3.820 reviews
P.J. Clarke's | Tioga Downs Casino Resort★★★☆☆ 3.220 reviews
Dunkin'★★★☆☆ 3.117 reviews
The Retreat★★★★★ 5.01 reviews

This listing is informational. Contact the business directly to verify credentials, services, and availability.