Valentino's Grand Italian Buffet

You long for pizza. You long for buffett. You start a quest to find a place that not only has a pizza buffet but also great tasting pizza with a big selection. Tis Friday young adventure and your adventure starts with Pizza Ranch. Off you go. The journey is short. -5 happiness -5 health Pizza Ranch doesn't meet your needs. You continue and journey to The Amazing Pizza Machine. The journey is long but you arrive to a land that looks to check your every box. Is your quest finally over? - 3 happiness Alas the vast variety shows you not to trust your eyes, for they lie to you. Soldering on you learn of Valentino's. But the journey is long. Is two fortnights worth it? You take a break and rest but the next day you set forth for the land of Italian buffet. You arrive two fortnights later.

One of the few remaining Valentino buffets near us & we love it. Always clean, superb service & fresh food. If something isn't available on the buffet, they'll make it fresh for you (within reason). Our NON veggie loving 7 y/o goes for a spinach salad with the homemade ranch first thing, go figure! They even have a separate dining area that can accommodate large groups.

Im normally unfairly critical when i see a sign like "Best Buffett in Nebraska" but...Great Pizza. Excellent boneless wings including Buffalo and barbecue. Sicilian sauce on the line could use a little seasoning/salt. Mac and cheese is great! Lasagna is good as well; quality if the meat is questionable. I sampled five pasta salads off of the cold bar and all were very good. Wings and strips are a good quality chicken. Strawberry and the s'mores pizzas were very good from the dessert bar. Chocolate chip cookies were excellent. Cobbler style dessert was a bit doughy. Somehow they have done all of this and kept prices affordable. Stellar job!

Definitely not the glory days of the grand buffet, but it's okay. The pizza seemed dry to me, and there's only one pizza option for vegetarians. The buffet items were mislabeled, so you had to take the lids off of everything to see what was there. The pasta sauces were unlabeled. Our waitress didn't check back with us to see if we wanted more plates near the end, so we had to use small dessert plates for anything else. I would prefer to be able to get my own plate.

What a wonderful delicious throwback to an old Buffett. The staff was wonderfully friendly, The buffett was fantastic for the low price with lots of options. The salad bar and many hot food options were all delicious. The place was clean with lots of room. Even the bathrooms were clean.