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  • Andrea T.

    I grew up in Decatur but rarely ever stopped into the Back 40. I always knew it as a place you went for a 'special' meal. It has always been very well known in the area. I have been away from Decatur for almost 10 years now and my parents took my fiance and I there for a celebration dinner with them. I have always loved the feeling the place has. From the wall murals to the country store, it always feels so comforting and there is always something to look at. Our server was very friendly and made sure that we did not have any questions. She checked in on us often (but not too much). I am not exactly one for a buffet (because I eat too much) but this one offers so many good choices that it is hard to resist. There are really four different areas: Salad bar, Breads/Soups/Cheeses, Hot Dishes (veggies, potatoes, meats, starches) and Desserts. All of the food was still hot and overall, good. My favorite thing was the orange bread. I highly recommend having at least one piece. In my opinion, you can really eat your money worth here. If you go away hungry, it is your fault! As we drove home, my fiance made this comment, "We need to go to places like this more often!" We both enjoyed it.

    (4)
  • Cynthia B.

    Talk about fun! Don't be fooled by the rustic, railway car exterior - Back 40 Junction is a true delight. From the moment you're greeted by the bubbly hostess to the time you're ready for dessert, this restaurant delivers A+ service. Back 40 reminds me of Old Country Buffet with its rural theme and country store, but that's where the similarities end. Back 40 has one of the best buffets in the area. Friday night's All-You-Can-Eat Seafood buffet provided enough variety for the pickiest of eaters. There were king crab legs, peel & eat shrimp, fried shrimp, calamari, and clams along with two types of fish. Meats included: prime rib, ham, beef brisket, and fried chicken. Steamed vegetables, mashed potatoes, and chicken & dumplings rounded out the hot table. There's also a cheese bar and salad bar complete with enough toppings to make a meal. The dessert selections were awesome! There was bread pudding with rum sauce, Blondies, rhubarb cobbler, and seven flavors of hand-dipped ice cream. I could tell that the staff at Back 40 took pride in their jobs. We were greeted promptly and seated within 20 minutes (not bad for a Friday night.) Upon arriving at our table, our server (after learning it was our first time) took us on a tour. She never let our drink fall below half way and whisked away our plates just as soon as we were finished. The woman serving the prime rib was engaging and converational and the woman serving the hand-dipped ice cream was just as friendly. I'm giving Back 40 five stars because the food was impeccable and service top-notch. It's a great place for couples out on a first date, couples who need time away for themselves, or a group celebrating a birthday.

    (5)
  • CK A.

    Seafood buffet on Friday night featuring all you can eat crab legs, prime rib, shrimp, clams and ham. Salad bar was stocked quite well with multiple choices of ingredients. I did not have much room lefft for desserts, but I sampled a few of the choices. They were all good. They had an attendant there to dip the ice cream out for you. They had about 8 different flavors and it seemed to be a high quality ice cream. Price for the seafood buffet was $21.95. Apparently the buffet is less on other nights.

    (4)
  • Steve L.

    A good variety of food and above average taste. Not your average buffet. Very unique interior and exterior

    (4)
  • Richard B.

    Great place for Lunch or Dinner. A large selection of meats, vegetables, breads and cheeses. Also a well stocked salad and desert bar. Prices are reasonable considering the quality of the food. Quantity is no problem considering this is a buffet style eating establishment. Waitresses are very attentive and fast to top off your drink or just chat. I consider this place one of the best places to dine out in east central Indiana.

    (5)
  • Kendra D.

    This is the absolute best family buffet ever! My boyfriend and I love it. The brisket is so tender it just melts in your mouth. You can get ribeye just the way you like it. The crab legs on Friday are so good you don't even need the melted butter. It is so delicious with a lot of home style entrees and sides. You should definitely go here. It's very worth it.

    (5)
  • Philip W.

    This is my first 5-star rating. The service is excellent. The food is far and above anything I've ever seen at a buffet. Everything is good and a lot of spectacular stuff. Orange bread - have some more. Decor alone is worth the stop.

    (5)
  • Laura J.

    My family and I were on a road trip from Ohio to Michigan and were coming through Decatur around lunchtime. As I normally do when I'm on the road, I went to Yelp for suggestions. We decided to stop here because of the good reviews and because it sounded like such a unique place. My first reaction when we arrived was delight at how cute the placed looked from the outside. The delight continued when we entered and saw the amazing decor on the inside. We were seated immediately and I started to think about how it seems that usually, when a restaurant goes to such lengths to achieve good decor and ambience, they forget they are in the business to make good food. I was prepared to be disappointed. I was distracted from that thought as I read a very interesting menu. Without delay, our waitress stopped by and took our drink orders. She asked if we had been there before, and when we said no, she led us to the buffet area and gave us a little tour. She seemed very proud of her place of employment. Our party had five people in it and we all enjoyed our meals very much. The food was excellent. I think I tried a little bit of just about everything and the only thing I didn't like was the pub cheese. To be honest, I don't think that's the restaurant's fault. I think there was just an ingredient in it that I don't like. If you like pub cheese elsewhere, I'm going to guess you would like this. The woman at the carving station was very friendly, helpful, and interesting. I commented about the vintage stove in the area and found out it used to be in her house. The lady dishing up the ice cream was also very friendly. Overall, from my experience and based on the comments of my family, I think it's safe to say this was one of the best dining experiences any of us have ever had.

    (5)
  • Josh M.

    Better than franchise buffets. We went during a dead time. Food wasn't as fresh and some of it was real bland. But if your a buffet person(I'm not) than you'd probably really dig it!

    (3)
  • Sarah F.

    Super cool interior--like an antique store and Americana museum in one! It's an all buffet restaurant so be sure you go hungry as the prices reflect expectations of a hearty appetite. We stopped here for lunch on a Sunday when the buffet is unfortunately more expensive so lunch for 2 was around $40 which felt exorbitant considering that I only got the soup & salad bar and my husband got the full buffet (+ 2 soft drinks). This is not the right place to get soup & salad--for one thing, the options are somewhat limited (only 1 soup and no protein/meat options on the salad bar) and for $12.95, it's kind of a rip-off. That said, my husband really enjoyed his full buffet meal for $16.95 including fried chicken, brisket, and mashed potatoes. Still a steep price for lunch, but the hot buffet is apparently pretty tasty. I really enjoyed looking around the place and would recommend it for a weekday lunch ($10.95 for full buffet), but I don't think the Sunday prices are worth it.

    (3)
  • Sarah S.

    I was visiting family nearby for Thanksgiving and they chose this restaurant for our Thanksgiving meal. I was not very excited about it because I don't like some of the traditional thanksgiving food, and I'm a vegetarian and feared that everything would have meat in it. I was pleasantly surprised by the whole experience though! Walking in, it's like an explosion of tschotskes and old photos/posters. Every inch is covered in... stuff. Junk? There was an explanation of some of their things and their significance on the placemat and it didn't look cobwebby or dirty but I'm sure there was more dust around than I saw because there was so much stuff. Our waitress was great the whole time. Friendly, quick to refill things. Since it's a buffet, she didn't serve us food but we did appreciate her working on that day for us to eat. We were a group of 12 so that was a lot of drinks! The buffet was HUGE. There were 4 different large areas of food: one salad bar with greens and tons of toppings (as well as other assorted salads like ambrosia, cole slaw, and potato salad); one hot bar with all the Thanksgiving staples and more.. sweet potatoes, creamed corn, mashed potatoes with gravy, vegetables, prime rib, turkey..; one bar with assorted cold and hot appetizer items like cheese cubes, pickles, soups, tarts, stuffed mushrooms, and rolls; and one massive dessert bar with cookies, cakes, pies and ice cream. I took the approach that I prefer at a place like this and took a little of several things at a time to see what I liked in case I wanted to go back. The lines were a bit long, and slow only on the meat carving station (I don't eat meat but the hot bar was the same bar, so I had to wait for my mashed potatoes there). It wasn't too bad though. I had a salad, tried a few appetizers, and a few things from the hot bar. One thing that really turned me off was that there were some items on the hot bar that were dripped/spilled all over - for example, I couldn't even get au gratin potatoes because they were covered in the drippings of some meat. The mashed potatoes had a few dots of gravy but I managed to avoid it. From the dessert bar, I tried peppermint ice cream (my favorite), bread pudding with rum caramel sauce, and cherry delight. My favorites were the cheeses (Indiana cheese rocks), the rolls (fresh baked, with what tasted like honey butter brushed on top), the bread pudding with sauce, and the mashed potatoes, which were flavored well but potato buds or something rather than all fresh. Understood, as it was high volume that day. I really waver between 3 and 4 stars. For a buffet in small town Indiana and an enjoyable experience, I bump it to 4. I would return and try it again.

    (4)
  • Rob G.

    This place has seen better days. The decor is eclectic but tired. Little variety in the food selection. The prices are too high for the poor quality food and dining experience. Our group of friends used to meet here monthly, and have since switched to another restaurant because quality and service is lacking at the Back 40.

    (2)
  • Ann B.

    So almost a couple of years have gone by and I've revised my opinion a little. Because of the nature of my work, I find I eat here for business. The lunch is reasonable and massive. I now see that the hot veggies are not canned (perhaps some are?) on the most part. I do like the turkey, which I have almost every time I come. I wish there were vegetarian alternatives for entrees, such as veggie lasagna or eggplant parm or some other a meatless pasta, but there is not. I still believe the cheese and pickle area is surpassed by none. The dessert bar is just plain comfort food. While the hot buffet is good, it is not outstanding. I still won't come here for the pricy holidays, but will come here for a regular business lunch. You can't beat the selection in town.

    (3)
  • Alex W.

    Very unique place to stop. The atmosphere is fun. The place is filled with nostalgia. The food is a buffet, but they have prime rib nightly. It was all very good. A must stop if you are passing through Decatur.

    (4)
  • Darrell B.

    As much as I hate to say this, I dont know what has happened to my once favorite place in the world, but this is one place I will probably be never going back to. First all, immediately walking in the place, I was so overwhelmed with smell of urine, I just about walked back out! The entire place STUNK! Well I did drive here from Ft. Wayne because I was craving the good old home cooking, and orange bread, so I decided to stay. I the best I could say was the bread didnt disappoint and that was it. We got there around 1 pm on a Sunday, what fried chicken was there was OLD and over cooked, liked jerky. The BBQ ribs were probably good a couple hours before we got there but were dry and way over cooked! Mashed potatoes, cold and rib tips full of fat cold and would of been good had they been fresh. I would of gone back and tried the shrimp and fish but by this time the smell of urine had completely ruined my appetite and I asked for my check. I went to the restroom to wash the grease off my hands and guess what? It was the best smelling place there! I only have two things to ask, WHAT HAPPENED BACK 40?????? And WHAT IS UP WITH THAT SMELL IN YOUR PLACE? IT SMELLS LIKE AN OUTHOUSE IN THERE!

    (1)
  • Jacob K.

    Great food and they give you a pretty wide selection to choose from. The place also has a lot to look at considering it is an old style themed restaurant

    (5)
  • Summer M.

    We were excited about visiting here after reading about this place. The food was not good (tasty) and the variety less than you would think. I was disappointed when the person carving the meat gave me such a small portion (and I mean really small) but was glad when I tasted it because I hate to waste food and I would have wasted it because it was not very good. She had a terrible attitude also. They didn't put out any fried chicken until we were ready to go. Our waitress was very nice and attentive. The place had interesting artifacts but not a place I will go back to.

    (1)
  • Brian J.

    This is a favorite spot for my family. We live a good distance from here, but Decatur is a good half way spot to meet for lunch or dinner. The meats are always tasty and I'm a big fan of the cheese selection. If you get a chance take a look at the signs hanging near the ceiling. The decor here is pretty entertaining. My only complaint is the price. On my last trip I brought my wife and 2 year old daughter. Our bill was $48. That's $16 a person for a lunch buffet including the 2 year old. Pretty outrageous if you ask me. I can't believe they charged my 2 year old $16 for a handful of peas, some noodles, and a small slice of turkey.

    (4)
  • Nick C.

    Phenomenal uniqueness to this place. It's a miracle how they got the posters and signs way up in the rafters of this place! Buffett-style but don't judge because of that. It's homestyle and it's freakin goooooooood. It's set up to look like it's next to the train rails...you'll be smiling when you walk up to this place! GREAT for groups, by the way.

    (5)
  • Don K.

    Now I don't know how often you go out for dinner in Decatur Indiana, but if you find yourself there and feel like having a good meal, this is the place to go. It's a buffet, maybe you don't like buffets, but I do. I also like cafeterias. I really enjoy looking at my food before having it plated up. How often do you sit waiting for your meal and out comes a plate of something really delicious looking placed on the table next to you? That doesn't happen at a buffet or cafeteria. You see it, you point at it and then you eat it. There's a whole lot of merit in such a simple arrangement. They also have one hellofa desert spread.

    (4)
  • Emir S.

    The look and feel of this place is great. It starts from the parking lot and all the way into the building itself. Vegetables weren't fresh, and for $15 per person, I would like my vegetables to be fresh please. Staff were nice and helpful. I will not return to this place due to the lack of fresh vegetables and price.

    (2)

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Opening Hours

  • Mon :11:00 am - 8:00pm

Specialities

  • Takes Reservations : Yes
    Delivery : Yes
    Take-out : Yes
    Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
    Good For : Dinner
    Parking : Private Lot
    Bike Parking : Yes
    Wheelchair Accessible : Yes
    Good for Kids : Yes
    Good for Groups : Yes
    Attire : Casual
    Ambience : Casual
    Noise Level : Quiet
    Alcohol : Full Bar
    Outdoor Seating : No
    Wi-Fi : Free
    Has TV : No
    Dogs Allowed : No
    Waiter Service : Yes
    Caters : Yes

Back 40 Junction Restaurant

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