Barona Resort & Casino Deals New Name for Award-Winning Buffet

Seasons Fresh Buffet Now Features New Menu Choices and Extended Hours


SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - April 12, 2010) -  Named "Best Buffet" by the California Restaurant Association, San Diego Chapter, Barona Resort & Casino has officially changed the name of the Ranch House Buffet to Seasons Fresh Buffet. In addition to a new name, the restaurant has added dozens of new menu choices and extended hours.

"To showcase our fresh, local seasonal ingredients, we decided to rename our popular buffet restaurant and extend the restaurant's hours due to customer demand," said General Manager Rick Salinas. "We whipped up new choices to offer our guests additional menu selections and to keep them coming back for more."

New additions include a Seafood Station, which offers an assortment of fish for seafood lovers such as Peel and Eat Shrimp and Snow Crab Legs, as well as an Omelet & Crepe station.

The American BBQ station dishes up Pulled Pork, Smoked Brisket, St. Louis Ribs and Smoked Sausage. Additionally, guests can also sample authentic Chinese fare at the new Dim Sum station.

The main buffet continues to feature individually-themed stations that translate to an around-the-world culinary journey including Mexican, Chinese, Mongolian, Rotisserie, Soup & Salad, Dessert and Flambé.

The Seasons Fresh Buffet is priced at $20.99 per person. New extended hours are from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday.

About Barona Resort & Casino
For the last two years in a row, Barona Resort & Casino has won the J.D. Power and Associates Award for the "Highest in Satisfaction in the Southern California Indian Casino Gaming Experience" in the J.D. Power and Associates Southern California Indian Gaming Casino Satisfaction Study.

Barona Resort & Casino blends the best of San Diego's leading resorts with the gaming excitement of Las Vegas. Barona is San Diego's leading destination resort featuring 400 guest rooms and suites, all with beautiful views of the Barona Valley, a variety of award-winning dining options, the AmBience Day Spa, a full-service events center and the 18-hole championship Barona Creek Golf Club, rated the 3rd best resort course in California by Golfweek magazine.

Barona Resort & Casino received the highest numerical score in the proprietary J.D. Power and Associates 2008-2009 Indian Gaming Casino Studies SM-Southern California Region. The 2009 study, which only surveys casinos with a minimum of 1,000 slot machines, is based on 4,452 responses from gaming players who visited an Indian casino in Southern California between December 2008 and May 2009. Proprietary study results are based on experiences and perceptions of consumers surveyed in May 2009. Your experiences may vary. Visit jdpower.com.

For Barona Resort & Casino reservations and information, visit www.barona.com, or call toll free 888-7-BARONA (722-7662).

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Contact Information:

CONTACT:
Audrey Doherty/Jordan Cole
619-236-8397