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Ponderosa


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4 of 5 stars 12 ratings
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#14 of 19 restaurants in Batavia
  • Cuisines: Steakhouse
  • Address: 12 Ellicott St, Batavia, NY 14020
  • Phone:  585-343-3550
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4 of 5 stars
sms13corfu 1 contribution
Corfu
Apr 11, 2009

The food selction was great. The food was warm. The service was friendly and our server kept up with the dishes. We enjoyed ourselves very much and thought for the price we paid, we couldn't beat the amount of food and the quality of the food as well. more

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1 of 5 stars
icspotz7 1 contribution
Mt. Morris, NY
Dec 1, 2008

There is nothing good about this place. The food was luke warm at best, had to WAIT for silverware, waitress never removed any plates, cook ate food while preparing a customers meal, no hairnets, need I say more? We will never visit this place again. Total pig sty! more

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1 of 5 stars
13SallyC 1 contribution
NY
Nov 22, 2008

We ate there in October 2008 and will never return. There was no soup at all. The macaroni was raw and was thrown in with some that was cooked! The desserts seemed a week old. I couldn't wait to get out of there. SallyC more

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1 of 5 stars
nyshultzs 1 contribution
Batavia new york
Nov 15, 2008

We are a family from Batavia and we have not been there in about a year,because the food was starting to get bad back then .But now it is even worse there was,old dried out food the food that was supposed to be fresh was burnt. the only thing that was ediblel was the chicken wings. the desert bar ,was... more

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1 of 5 stars
cookiemaker5 2 contributions
Batavia, NY
Sep 11, 2008

TERRIBLE place to eat! My chicken was literally RAW. When we pointed this out to the manager, all he said was" I'm sorry"!!! The manager also said the fryer was not working properly and was under cooking the chicken all day. So my question is why was the chicken still being served???????????. There were limited deserts and the ice cream... more

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1 of 5 stars
Fuquad 1 contribution
Oakfield, New York
Sep 2, 2008

As if the fatty. GREASY meats, the wilted, moldy vegetables in the alleged "salad bar",,and the wait staff stumbling about drooling upon themselves , engrossed in picking their noses while ignoring the existence of customers wasn't enough. . . these clowns NEVER are ready with their lunch buffet at their announcing opening time of 11 A. M. AVOID THIS PLACE... more

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1 of 5 stars
LovesToTravelUSA 1 contribution
Genesee County NY
May 28, 2008

I'm a local and my family and I have stopped going to this Ponderosa because it's gone downhill over the years. There are fewer choices on the buffet than there used to be and most of it is so-so as far as taste. The service is not great, the dishes may pile up on your table before/if someone picks them... more

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1 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Dec 21, 2007
2/2 found this review helpful

My friend works here. She knows how the food is cooked and it's DISGUSTING!! I will never eat here again. On top of which quality is really low because of all the management changes. more

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2 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
batavia new york
Nov 7, 2005
4/4 found this review helpful

I think ponderosa {batavia}is ranked in the top four places to eat because it is a place that does get alot of out of town traffic and tourist buses.But being from batavia I can tell you there are a lot of other restaurants in batavia that I think would be a much better choice than here. more

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Ponderosa Address

12 Ellicott St, Batavia, NY 14020
Tel: 585-343-3550
* Restaurant price information is based on meal cost per person, excluding drinks, tax and tip.