Fred's Market - Lake Mary

This was our first trip to Fred's and I thought it was great.  No, it's not a five-star restaurant with an international chef.  However, the food was fresh, hot and good.  For $15 you get unlimited food, including dessert.  How can you beat that?  I look forward to going back.  Hopefully I'll be even hungrier so I can try some different items.  The chicken was wonderful as was the fried okra and cornbread.  Yes, southern cooking.

Fred's Market Restaurant serves up a taste of farm to plate freshness, with food that is slowly cooked in a natural and unprocessed way. The restaurant aims to provide a cozy atmosphere full of warmth and fun. It's southern comfort food that's pure and hearty all the way to the core.<br/  <br/ The buffet for dinner is full of traditional southern fare like Fried Chicken, Pot Roast, Pulled Pork, Chicken Pot Pie and a host of sides like Mac Cheese, Collard Greens, Mashed Potatoes, Fried Green Tomatoes, and of course an extensive salad and soup bar with a dessert bar as well. Fred’s also offers a weekday and weekend breakfast buffet as well, with biscuits and gravy, eggs, bacon, hashbrowns and you can even get the famous fried chicken in the AM

(407) 915- 6808View Website Here Buffet’s usually get a bad rap, and with good reason. Most of them offer large quantities of food at a decent price, but the food is usually two grades above slop level. I've always held to the idea that a high quality Vegas style buffet would do well in Orlando. One with quality selections of chef carved meats and live action chef stations with enticing sides like one might find at the Bellagio. Fred’s Market isn't quite on that level, but what it does do, it does fairly well.

If you're cheating on your diet, this would be the place to go. Fried chicken, ribs and a ton of desserts! Our waitress was attentive and drinks were constantly refilled. Patience is needed at dinnertime since the place is packed due to the price being very affordable for a family of 4 on a budget. May want to put up signage about direction lines should be going in. Should be a no brainer, but guests were running into each other. The wash area is the cutest amenity and a gentle reminder for hygiene! Love this place and most definitely will be back.

As a Southern Buffet goes, I thought this one was a cut above the rest. The dining area is nice and the wait staff are professional. Also the food quality was great too. The ribs are amazing! You can get all you can eat for $15 or cheaper options if you only want one or two plates of food. They also have a salad bar, soups, fried chicken, BBQ pulled pork, mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole and all of the other southern favorites. I'd go again for sure.