Ponda Rosa v. Ponderosa

Matt & Cat run the definitive Isle of Wight dining guide. Their incredible reviews always get me excited about return trips to IOW and potential new places to eat. So, in one of their latest reviews, I found it amazing that their was a clone in England of one of our great crappy buffets, Ponderosa. Besides the name, Matt & Cat's review pointed out a number of other incredible similarities: buffet style food, cheap prices and fat patrons.

Truth be told, the Ponda Rosa actually sounds much better than the Ponderosa. Although our Ponderosa offers "Free Internet" the Ponda Rosa offers "Big Steak". Although I have not eaten at our Ponderosa in several years, mostly because of the warning from the Combined Health District, I am sure they are looking at new ways of pushing the buffet envelope. Rumor has it that personal feed bags are just on the horizon.

Of all weird coincidences, Zoe has just informed that she used to work at the Ponda Rosa. It was for only a holiday season, but she said the money was really good...the food, not so much.