Is Golden Corral a good company to work for?

Golden Corral has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 1,377 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 57% of employees would recommend working at Golden Corral to a friend and 44% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Golden Corral have been left by employees working as Crew Member/Grill Cook , Prep Cook and Front End Cashier .

Does Golden Corral pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Golden Corral employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Golden Corral. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Golden Corral?

57% of Golden Corral employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Golden Corral 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Golden Corral?

Server (185) , Server/Waiter (92) , Cashier (67) , General Manager (44) , Manager (39) , Kitchen Manager (31) , Baker (26) , Cook (23) , Assistant Manager (22) , Line Cook (21) , Dishwasher (19) , Server/Waitress (17) , Line Attendant (15) , Front Line (12) , Prep Cook (12)

What are the pros of working at Golden Corral according to real employee reviews?

"Money was good during the weekends and busy days (you can make well above minimum wage)." ((in 62 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 58 reviews)); "And the pay is good." ((in 54 reviews)); "Nice coworkers that’s really it" ((in 49 reviews)); "Free Food! Owner allows and wants you to fix everything and have whatever tools you need to be successful!" ((in 37 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Golden Corral according to real employee reviews?

"There is some bad management." ((in 102 reviews)); "Managers are rude and passive aggressive" ((in 66 reviews)); "long hours and your never going to be rich but you can get the bills paid" ((in 58 reviews)); "No benefits Not always guaranteed tips" ((in 26 reviews)); "poor wage, upper management is absolutely horrible and treat you with no respect" ((in 20 reviews))

What are employees saying about Golden Corral layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Golden Corral layoffs and their outlook for job security at Golden Corral in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Golden Corral locations?

Raleigh , Virginia Beach , Houston , Jacksonville , Cincinnati , Charlotte , Orlando , Atlanta , Chesapeake , Louisville , Dayton , Baton Rouge , Montgomery , Mesa , Oklahoma City , Dallas , Hesperia , Goodyear , Tucson , Indianapolis , Columbus , Spokane , Pensacola , Freehold , Dothan , Mobile , Kansas City , Springfield , Fayetteville , Wilmington

Golden Corral reviews

3.6

57% would recommend to a friend

(1,336 total reviews)

Lance Trenary

67% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

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Golden Corral has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,336 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Golden Corral employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants & Food Service industry (3.4 stars).

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2.0

Mar 30, 2016

Cook

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Good starting out job.

Cons

No team work to much play

1.0

Mar 25, 2016

Not so Golden Corral

Cook

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Pros huh? The only pro there is,is the pay isn't complete garbage.

Cons

They hire illegals over citizens. The illegals act like they're better then you and will speak down to you. They are allowed to get away with EVERYTHING. If we stand up for ourselves WE GET SCOLDED. Its a job that requires communication,how are we supposed to do that with such a language barrier? The pay isn't worth what you go through. The main manager acted like he was the godfather or something.

5.0

Mar 25, 2016

Poor

Cashier bakery

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Great company fast Pace environment you can submit all kind of different people get to learn different things they give you the opportunity to learn how to cook and bake you can work overtime but if you want to learn how to cook are you back at the house utility Golden Corral a great place to start up they won't pay you for that work but they'll make you do that work so it's a good thing and a bad thing

Cons

Don't pay you for learning new areas they let you work overtime I won't pay you full time when you go on vacation they don't hire you back because they don't want you to take your vacation anyway they don't make their employees finish their work before leaving so the opener have to do the closing job puts the opener behind all day they hire family members witch cuts your hours and family members don't have to do what everybody else has to do they sit around and get paid for nothing or hire former employees then take hours from other employees has been working there strong for over a year

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