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My wife and I attended the dinner buffet on our 40th anniv. and we were both pleased. I have never had a dinning experience where everything I tried on the buffet was delicious. We both were very pleased with the food, view and service. I would like to return soon!
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Sep 30 2009
We went one night to the observation deck with a $2 coupon. We enjoyed it, although a little overpriced and the place was kind of tacky and outdated. We decided to go back the next night for the buffet with our $5 off coupons. It was one of the worst dining experiences we ever had. We were completely ripped-off.
Reviewed by: Darcy from on Sep 17 2009
My husband and I came here for dinner on our vacation. We were very disappointed. I ordered grilled pork chops and the second piece was raw, I told the waiter and he took it back along with my husband's filet which was also rare (he ordered medium well). By the time he came back, i had lost my appetite. Nice view but i would not ever come back here to eat raw pork!!!
Reviewed by: Tiffany from on Jul 12 2009
The Skylon Tower is not worth the money. I made the reservation online after looking at their information; while it seemed pricey, I thought it would be a great way to celebrate my husband and son’s birthday. On the online reservation, they ask it this was for a special occasion. So I said yes, for two birthdays. (Note we had 2 nine year old boys with us.) The food was horrible. We had a better meal at the Great Wolf Lodge for a lot less money. (My husband was able to get steak at the lodge all he got at Skylon was dry roast beef.) There was no food on the buffet that the children liked – except the jell-o at the dessert table. The restaurant looks like it has not been update since the late seventies and needed a good cleaning. As for advising Skylon online that the reason for our dinner was for my husband and son’s birthday they did nothing for them – not even a slice of cake with a candle. After dinner, we went to the top to take in the view. The view was nice and the boys really enjoyed that part of the evening. The ride down – they put so many people in the elevator that our boys where pushed to the back and could not see anything. I would not recommend anyone eat there – save your money. At best just, pay to take the elevator ride and then go out somewhere nice for dinner.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Jun 27 2009
When booking our trip to Niagara, it seemed like the Skylon Tower was THE place to eat-- the website made it seem like it was very posh, fancy dining. Even though we thought it seemed a bit pricey ($35 per person), we figured it'd be worth the vacation splurge.
Reviewed by: Sara from on May 28 2009
This was actually the worst buffet I have ever been to. And I am easy to please as far as buffets go. I like Old Country Buffet it that helps. Pay to take the ride to the top but eat somewhere else. We had lunch at Shoeless Joe's down the street the next day, it was great. Also had lunch at the the CN Tower in Toronto the 3 days later. Great view and great food. The other writer was correct. I had 5 starches and no meat. Chicken was small and really didn't look like chicken. Server was nice.
Reviewed by: Chris J from on Jul 18 2008
I will not try their restaurant and dine again. Poor fine dining experience. We had reservations and upon arrival we ordered appetizers and asked her to wait for entree. The server mentioned that we should order entree else she will charge $11.95/person (me and my date) on top of our bill for being there. She never came to check how we were doing. Tables are arrange so close when she changed table cloth she remove dust towards are table with our food on table. Certainly not a pleasant experience for paying good price for a fine dinning meals and especially on vacation. Can't say if this happens to everyone but still if someone have other options for food try it!!
Reviewed by: Harish from on Jul 14 2008
I cannot write about the dining experience, because it was too overpriced for our group. I would however, recommend it for taking photos or videos from another vantage point. I used a coupon for a small amt off the admission price and rode up alone, while my adult kids were downstairs in the gameroom playing pool. I probably wouldn't need to do it again though, once you have seen it, it doesn't change much. It is too bad though, that the photos the professionals take of you at the tower with various backgrounds, cannot be ordered online. ( some kind of law they said.) Who has extra money to blow on these overpriced photo enlargements...? They are nice but too pricey for a simple enlargement.
Reviewed by: LisaP from on Jul 11 2008
We went to the Skylon Tower for the lunch buffet on a Saturday in September. It was the worst buffet I have been to. It is very over priced for the amount of food they have on buffet. It consisted of dried up eggs, that looked like they sat there all morning. Only 2 pancakes in pan. No eggs benedict pan was empty. I questioned the waiter when will they fill the buffet up he stated it is coming. Twenty minutes later it came. For 29.95 all they had was starch items which are the cheapest food item. The buffet consisted of oriental noodles no vegetables on them, rice with no vegetables, pasta with speghetti sause on, very small pieces of chicken, roast beef, bacon & sausage, mixed vegetables and small roasted potatoes. Plus things where also cold. The salad bar part was okay if you wanted to eat cold items for $29.95 which I can do at home. The dessert bar was okay.
Reviewed by: bon from on Sep 26 2007
We were treated like cattle, like all the others around us. Restaurant is crowded, food is average, waiters are rude and officious. We visited the observation deck, which has MUCH better views for pictures, etc. I'd actually pay the $11 for the observation deck and eat better food elsewhere for less.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Sep 24 2007
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My wife and I attended the dinner buffet on our 40th anniv. and we were both pleased. I have never had a dinning experience where everything I tried on the buffet was delicious. We both were very pleased with the food, view and service. I would like to return soon!
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Sep 30 2009
We went one night to the observation deck with a $2 coupon. We enjoyed it, although a little overpriced and the place was kind of tacky and outdated. We decided to go back the next night for the buffet with our $5 off coupons. It was one of the worst dining experiences we ever had. We were completely ripped-off.
Reviewed by: Darcy from on Sep 17 2009
My husband and I came here for dinner on our vacation. We were very disappointed. I ordered grilled pork chops and the second piece was raw, I told the waiter and he took it back along with my husband's filet which was also rare (he ordered medium well). By the time he came back, i had lost my appetite. Nice view but i would not ever come back here to eat raw pork!!!
Reviewed by: Tiffany from on Jul 12 2009
The Skylon Tower is not worth the money. I made the reservation online after looking at their information; while it seemed pricey, I thought it would be a great way to celebrate my husband and son’s birthday. On the online reservation, they ask it this was for a special occasion. So I said yes, for two birthdays. (Note we had 2 nine year old boys with us.) The food was horrible. We had a better meal at the Great Wolf Lodge for a lot less money. (My husband was able to get steak at the lodge all he got at Skylon was dry roast beef.) There was no food on the buffet that the children liked – except the jell-o at the dessert table. The restaurant looks like it has not been update since the late seventies and needed a good cleaning. As for advising Skylon online that the reason for our dinner was for my husband and son’s birthday they did nothing for them – not even a slice of cake with a candle. After dinner, we went to the top to take in the view. The view was nice and the boys really enjoyed that part of the evening. The ride down – they put so many people in the elevator that our boys where pushed to the back and could not see anything. I would not recommend anyone eat there – save your money. At best just, pay to take the elevator ride and then go out somewhere nice for dinner.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Jun 27 2009
When booking our trip to Niagara, it seemed like the Skylon Tower was THE place to eat-- the website made it seem like it was very posh, fancy dining. Even though we thought it seemed a bit pricey ($35 per person), we figured it'd be worth the vacation splurge.
Reviewed by: Sara from on May 28 2009
This was actually the worst buffet I have ever been to. And I am easy to please as far as buffets go. I like Old Country Buffet it that helps. Pay to take the ride to the top but eat somewhere else. We had lunch at Shoeless Joe's down the street the next day, it was great. Also had lunch at the the CN Tower in Toronto the 3 days later. Great view and great food. The other writer was correct. I had 5 starches and no meat. Chicken was small and really didn't look like chicken. Server was nice.
Reviewed by: Chris J from on Jul 18 2008
I will not try their restaurant and dine again. Poor fine dining experience. We had reservations and upon arrival we ordered appetizers and asked her to wait for entree. The server mentioned that we should order entree else she will charge $11.95/person (me and my date) on top of our bill for being there. She never came to check how we were doing. Tables are arrange so close when she changed table cloth she remove dust towards are table with our food on table. Certainly not a pleasant experience for paying good price for a fine dinning meals and especially on vacation. Can't say if this happens to everyone but still if someone have other options for food try it!!
Reviewed by: Harish from on Jul 14 2008
I cannot write about the dining experience, because it was too overpriced for our group. I would however, recommend it for taking photos or videos from another vantage point. I used a coupon for a small amt off the admission price and rode up alone, while my adult kids were downstairs in the gameroom playing pool. I probably wouldn't need to do it again though, once you have seen it, it doesn't change much. It is too bad though, that the photos the professionals take of you at the tower with various backgrounds, cannot be ordered online. ( some kind of law they said.) Who has extra money to blow on these overpriced photo enlargements...? They are nice but too pricey for a simple enlargement.
Reviewed by: LisaP from on Jul 11 2008
We went to the Skylon Tower for the lunch buffet on a Saturday in September. It was the worst buffet I have been to. It is very over priced for the amount of food they have on buffet. It consisted of dried up eggs, that looked like they sat there all morning. Only 2 pancakes in pan. No eggs benedict pan was empty. I questioned the waiter when will they fill the buffet up he stated it is coming. Twenty minutes later it came. For 29.95 all they had was starch items which are the cheapest food item. The buffet consisted of oriental noodles no vegetables on them, rice with no vegetables, pasta with speghetti sause on, very small pieces of chicken, roast beef, bacon & sausage, mixed vegetables and small roasted potatoes. Plus things where also cold. The salad bar part was okay if you wanted to eat cold items for $29.95 which I can do at home. The dessert bar was okay.
Reviewed by: bon from on Sep 26 2007
We were treated like cattle, like all the others around us. Restaurant is crowded, food is average, waiters are rude and officious. We visited the observation deck, which has MUCH better views for pictures, etc. I'd actually pay the $11 for the observation deck and eat better food elsewhere for less.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Sep 24 2007
