Step inside Duff’s Original Buffet in Bradenton and the room immediately settles into a familiar, almost comforting rhythm, the kind that feels less like a restaurant and more like a weekly gathering place where families, retirees, and longtime regulars instinctively know which steam table to approach first and how long to linger before circling back.
The price stays gentle in a way that feels increasingly rare, the buffet line stays busy without ever tipping into chaos, and the staff moves with practiced calm, refilling trays and greeting guests as if this were simply how things have always been done here.
You taste continuity in recipes that have clearly survived decades of trends without blinking, from fried chicken with a crust that snaps softly under your fork to mashed potatoes that lean unapologetically buttery, paired with yeast rolls so warm and yielding they almost demand an extra swipe of spread…