Tudor Room IMU

If you go before 1pm, you'll find good food and great desserts. The service is fair as well. If you go after 1pm, though, you may find a shortage of food and the dessert table virtually depleted. I aim to try out the Sunday brunch and see if its worth it.

Just headed over here for the post 1pm weekday lunch buffet. Starting off for $8, it's not bad. If I paid more, yikes.

Walking in to the Tudor Room you get the vibe of walking into a Victorian setting where many famous Indiana University alums must have had fancy soirees. Dining in such a fancy pants place is almost worth the $8 itself.

Considering the food is only a notch above the Old Country Buffet, the environment is what makes it worth it. The food is pretty standard fare, a pork, chicken and some vegetables. It will probably have some sort of gravy with sage and seem fancier than it really is. (This is a buffet after all)

There is a salad bar with all the usual suspects, plus a pasta salad selection. Nothing was worth noting.

The best part of the buffet is the dessert selection: brownies, chocolate cake, banana creme cake, chocolate creme cake, carrot cake and more.

Pair your cake with some coffee and it makes for a nice conclusion to your lunch.

Overall, not bad for the price. You're paying for the ambiance and in my opinion, if you pay more than the post 1pm price, you've paid too much.

I first went to the Tudor Room lunch buffet when I came to campus for an interview back in late 2008. Some kid recommended it to me when I was on the airport shuttle riding to Bloomington for Indy.

If you go after 1 pm, you can get a student discount for the buffet. The buffet includes either tea or orange juice, a great salad bar, soups, main courses, side dishes and so many tasty desserts.

I was so impressed with this place, that I've recommended it to whoever would listen to me. It's a weekly tradition for a group of us to go there, eat some great food and sit around having life discussions.

I love Indiana University for many reasons and the Tudor Room is very close to the top of that list!