Buffet King

Balla gut boyz Muddy Muddy situation Mayne hold luppp I FOUND US ONE NOBODY TOLD US BOUT SO I WENT HERE 2 TIMES I got it to go 2 tines but got damn next time I'm going in to eat 1st time 1st glance this restaurant is gorgeous plenty of parking in a big shoping center the sign was huge, Mayne hold luppp all you see is everyone happy and walking out with ice cream cones fully as can be, walking in you see this huge ship in crystals and it smelled good as hell it was like 4 people waiting and like 3 workers to the left it's a huge picture it was amazing they asked was I her for a pick I said yes and showed them my order I asked could i look on the inside they said yes so I peaked on the in it was huge and smelled so damn good my order came and I got home and Mayne hold luppp everything was a foolywooly the rice chicken it was alot and good Mayne hold luppp The 2nd time Staff still nice still smelled amazing ot w a s like 5 people ahead of me this 1 customer energy was bad causing the vibes to be off I was ready to get my food it was making the staff upset we for our food and let me say it wasn't as good as the 1st time thats why I gave them a 4 but this place was great you should come here

Unfortunately, this buffet missed the mark. I thought with 3.8 star review on Google the food would be pretty good but the greenbeans had a creamy thick coating on them, my chicken from the hibachi fell apart after being cooked, my 5 year old said the jello didn't even taste good and said "Ours is better at home" Overall I've had way better for the same price. Finally even the ice cream was really flavorless. The vanilla almost looked like a nice consistency and clear-ish. Now the service was great, our server kept our plates clean off the table and refilled our drinks in a timely manner. I wish the food was as good as the service.

Pretty good food, decent variety and price. My son loved the crab and sushi. Very authentic atmosphere. My server was on it with the refills

My girl loved the variety of food. Tasted awesome.

I meet two friends here a couple of times a year. During today's visit, we all remarked on the taste of the food. It has been fine in the past, but nothing to write home about - however, today it seemed tastier and fresher than usual. They had their normal wide variety of regular dishes, with a few new additions, and everything we tried was good! As always, the service was great.

Customer Service was not good. My waitress never said one word to me. Food there is not quality one bit. Only reason a came back was because the last time the crawfish were amazing. This time, they all had gray sludge in there. I dont expect high quality due to being a buffet, but come on. It was pretty bad. Not coming back.

The food here is filling, but the quality and flavor are missing. After COVID, the atmosphere, and food variety went down. It's a nice location, but for a buffet style lunch dinner restaurant, I'd rather go somewhere else.

Love this Buffet King Chinese restaurant there chicken 🍗 wings & Fried rice 🍚 & wonton soup we're so Delicious 😋 & crawfish was good but I really wanted crab legs but I guess they didn't have them when I went but I guess next time

Came here to say that the two good to go orders are absolutely MASSIVE. Attached a pic here and I had already eaten maybe 1/4th of it. The food is nothing out of this world but I would definitely say it's worth it for Too Good to Go.

It's a pretty average Chinese buffet -- nothing amazing, but not bad either. The food was alright, the place was decently clean, and the staff were actually really nice, which made the experience better. I did try the Mongolian grill, and it was fine -- definitely tasted better since it was freshly grilled. If you're just looking to fill up and don't have super high expectations, it'll do the job.

Food is always good. The TooGoodToGo plates are always stacked! I will definitely recommend this buffet as well as their Surprise Plates on the TGTG app! Highly recommended

I couldn't even talk with my coworker we were done eating and we're about to grab more food until the service lady was standing like not to far from us waiting for us to leave and she rushed to the cashier waiting like if I was gonna tip her, rude service , no tip for her,

I like everything this review it's to alert owner to change ceiling tiles they are extremely bad

Not bad. Typical Chinese buffet. This place has a Mongolian grill which I did not partake because other foods looked good and it can never get the cooking sauces right.

I'm telling you from experience this is the best Chinese Buffet I've been too. The sushi, chicken, rice noodles are always fresh and they serve large chunks unlike most places that try to cheap out.

The food is decent in general, the pricing is alright maybe a bit more on the pricey side but it's manageable. The service is okay they could definitely work on the work service during rush hours. The atmosphere is nice but definitely could have an improvement on the cleanness of the area. Overall it's an okay location for dining pretty good for takeout

There was a black hair in my food after we already started eating and brought it to the workers attention. They told us either we can pay full price for the food or get a full refund and leave. She blamed it on the customers how unprofessional. Also another time, the waitress told us. " no tip I have bills to pay. " I told her no. But me too Lady byee take it up with your boss.

There was a roach in the dumplings and the food was very stale and tasted old, the sushi tasted very raw service was poor.

I witnessed the grill cooker cough up mucus and spit in the trash can next to the grill twice where he was cooking food. That was very disgusting and unhealthy for a cook to be spitting in his trash can while cooking food for people. When he looked at me and knew I saw him doing that, he didn't care. I hope they will correct that disgusting behavior that their grill cooker has. If he is sick, he needs to stay home so he won't be spreading germs at their customers. I won't be going back, that just turned my stomach, I can't eat there anymore. Please Mr. Grill Cooker stop coughing up mucus and spitting in your trash can next to the grill, that is Very Unhealthy.

The lady is really disrespectful in front and the food is trash there was a bug in my food so I took it back and the lady said they make mistakes sometimes why is there even a bug in the kitchen to begin with nasty!!!

Solid 3/5 stars My dirty little secret is every once in a while I have a craving for cheap, junky food places that many/most people review poorly (eg--The Golden Corral, Taco Bell, any Chinese buffet ever created). I have a saying, "Sometimes the only thing better than great Chinese food is bad Chinese food." It sometimes is a simple joy in life to gorge on carbs and deep fried meats until you need the stretchy pants. This was my first visit to Buffet King and it fit the bill for an affordable dinner ($16) with a wide variety of Americanized Chinese dishes. The food was plentiful and tasted as you would expect from a Chinese buffet. I did appreciate the amount of seafood they had available. The servers were attentive and kept our drinks full and table clear. For what it is, Buffet King is a solid value. It'll be on my list of vices to visit when I get that craving.

The food was ok but the server was HORRIBLE! When I asked to pay for myself and one other person she raised her voice saying "No one whole check!" There were 5 of us. Again I just wanted to pay for 2 people. She finally came back with my ticket pointing it in my face what was on the ticket. Very rude! Like she wanted to make sure I would pay. So I gave her no tip. I don't tip bad service. She says, in Spanish, to my friend "oh no tip no tip". Very unprofessional. Needless to say never going back there again!

If I could rate it 0 I would y'all. THIS WAS DISGUSTING As a connoisseur of crappy Chinese restaurants, I understand that majority or the time my experience is not going to be amazing. This buffet has been on my list for a while as I live around the corner from it and see it on too good to go pretty often. But this was absolutely disgusting y'all. The food was disgusting, one of my favorite items at every Chinese buffet is the green beans - idk why, they are just usually pretty good. The green beans here were COATED with a cloudy, sticky substance that literally made me want to throw up when I tried it, the rest of the food was bland and just gross. The fried dumplings were chewy and tasteless, the broccoli woulda tasted better if they left it alone. I was optimistic about the deserts but the jello was hard and tasteless. The customer service consisted of taking us to the table, getting us drinks, staring at us from the drink/wait staff station, and finally, staring at me while I paid - hoping to get a tip. My momma raised me right so I did tip but it was reluctantly. DO NOT GO THERE just don't y'all

.This place is not good. They are too pricey, and the food is not good. Font go there. The server was very rude. I was very Unsatisfied

The food is good you can literally eat until your hearts content. No pun intended. I've eaten there several times

For what it is, a buffet that's not expensive, this place does quite a good job. You can eat a fairly healthy meal from the Mongolian-style grill, reasonably good sushi, and big fruit selection. You can pig out on fried everything, and eat the number of chicken drumettes you'll lie about later. You can be timid about exotic "foreign" food and grab some bad pizza, fries, and wings. Or like me, you can walk a tightrope and do a little of each of these. The selections are usually pretty fresh, or the guy at the grill will cook to order. The sushi guy asked today if I preferred sashimi, though I was too full to accept. Most of the desserts look prepackaged, and taste weird and stale to me, which is not optimal. But by the time I've tasted everything else, I'm okay with sticking with a little fruit and a bit of that soft-serve "ice cream." Don't expect gourmet exquisite quality here, just a good solid buffet with more choices than most.

C told me about the Too Good To Go app, he saw it on a friend's FB profile. Good to Go is about making sure food doesn't go to waste. When you pick a place, you don't know will be in your surprise bag. We gave it a try with Buffet King Sushi and Mongolian .. for $5 we got enough food for both of us! Vegetable Lo Mein, Sweet and Sour Chicken, fried rice (spicy), (fried?) bananas, egg rolls, fried donuts, and a mystery item. While the fried donuts were bland, everything else tasted really good! Best item for C, spicy fried rice; for me, fried rice and lo mein.

Food tasted bad,bugs in my food, I never come back. Prices expensive, service no good.

Walked into cops dealing with some people, food was old, a bug in the banana pudding, and flies in the pastries. Just gross but friendly staff.

If I could rate it zero I would. Service sucked I didn't get my drink till I was half way through my first plate. Way over priced. And when I was paying and leaving the server brought my change and stood off to the side and stared at me till I gave her a tip. Awful place

For me the food looked better than experienced. My family enjoyed more of the food than I did. I've had better buffet experiences. Probably won't return.

Genuinely the worst buffet ever, and I LOVE buffets. They gave us our check 15mins after sitting down, I tried to explain that we just arrived but the server didn't respond and walked away. We paid, but continued to eat since we got there only 15-20mins prior, they never refilled our drinks, and when we tried asking the server RAN AWAY from our table. Not a single thing tasted good, either too salty or bland. Usually, after trying everything I will go back for seconds on the things I like the most but nothing here is worth eating twice. Took one bite of shrimp and felt queasy, so definitely stay away from the seafood. Genuinely some of the worst service and quality of food ever. Everytime we drive by this place we get reminded of our horrible experience so I finally decided to write a review & warn others. Horrible food and even worse service. Just go somewhere else man even Cici's Pizza is better.

This is a great place to stuff your face full of Americanized Chinese food. If you're a working class fat person who needs to eat to get full, rather than for taste or a wonderful experience, then this is the place for you. The prices are cheap and the service is satisfactory. The ambiance is on par with any other generic buffet joint. My only complaint is that they don't rotate in fresh food, often enough...I guess it would eat into profit margins...inverted pun intended.

I was very disappointed after eating at this place. The beef and broccoli was bland, the beef had no flavor to it and the broccoli was mushy. The garlic shrimp was bland with no garlicky taste to it. I enjoyed the fried chicken wings and the seafood cheddar bake, other than that, it was a no for me. I give this establishment one out of five drinks. Cheers!

Good food, decent quality, decent price friendly staff. I do the Buffett go plates for 6.99 per pound

The last time I came here I was disappointed. The service this time was so much better. It was a Sunday and they were very busy. They asked about the Buffett and we chose not to get it. The service was very quick and the food was good. I will get the wonton soup next time. Susan was very kind and all. She gave us chips for the soup and split up the rice into two bowls for us. The happy family was delicious, and the service was much improved from the last time I came here. I told the owner about how impressed I was with Susan and how I felt like a valued customer again.

Don't go there! The food is super gross, and on top of that, they use Styrofoam plates. So much waste!

It wasn't what I expected and the sushi wasn't fresh and the didnt even have a wide enough selection the floor was wet and I slip there was no sign our waiter was nice but I ont be going back

Customer service is horrible! Food is low quality. Would not recommend. They literally ignored me and greeted the man behind me.

Delicious food for Austin Chinese buffet standards. Packed with customers on Sunday evening. Conveniently located off I-35 near Hwy 290.

Service was going good until we were about to leave. We were just finishing up eating and we recived the bill. We had to pay 75 dollars for the buffet. When we were gonna leave to pay we decided to leave a generous tip. We left 5 dollars and we thought that it was a good tip. The mean and ungrateful waitress demanded more money for a tip! She told us to give more but we declined to give more money. She left our table a with a disappointed face on her. We were pretty upset at this because we usually come to this buffet and we usually leave around 3 to 5 dollar tip but this time they were demanding more than usual.

My server blocked my walking path and kept telling me to tip him, I told him I don't tip. He told me to tip him again and again. I basically said to him the employer should be paying you your wage, NOT the customer. Also tipping is completely optional and if you rely on that for income, then you need to find a better job. So the worst part about eating here is the customer service. They are extremely rude. Other than that, the food is mediocre and isn't worth the price I paid which was about $17.

Front desk host is extremely rude to customers. They start talking mess about the customers in Chinese, looks like the manager or owner was there. But it might be theirs daughter. The reviews regarding the food being cold is absolutely true. Most of the food taste disgusting, if you're visiting. Avoid this place like the plague. Go get actual food. The server was attentive. But save your money!! And go get actual food!!

I had a good experience. Don't come in with high expectations LOL. It's just an average Chinese buffet that that serve mediocre quality food.

Food was so gross. Not worth the money at all. Would never come back. Felt dirty after I left. If your the owner and your reading this , change everything your doing .

Food ok. The costumer service is VERY bad. Thier plates are paper plates and plastic silverware. I was trying to ask about the egg roll, because it tasted like peanut butter so I asked a waitress if there was any kind of peanut butter because my son is allergic and the waitress gave the cold shoulder and then asked another same thing cold shoulder like I was bothering her so I ask a another who the manager was he didn't want to tell me so I talked louder and he pointed to the lady in front. She answered my question. I tolder how her help were acting and she dismissed me and didn't care so I told her I will Never eat here again. She could care less. Sad

I know, it's a buffet and I normally would not bother reviewing one. However, i will review one that is unusually good or unusually bad. This is a bad one. I cannot overstate the fact that this particular buffet is consistently bad. I gave two stars simply because there is a Mongolian grill inside that will cook Ingredients that you choose from a long set of available ingredients. The saving grace for this establishment. Otherwise, on my visit today the selections at the buffet or either simply not appealing visually and/or were not satisfying at all when eaten. If you choose to eat a quick lunch here go directly to the Mongolian grill...bypass the buffet (maybe get an egg-roll) and you'll be fine. For me, I'm probably going to be on the toilet for an extended period sometime later tonight. Yay me!! Question: who makes Star Anise a major component of a chicken dish? Licorice Chicken?? Blah

The worst Chinese food in Austin. I do not know where they are getting the money to advertise as heavily as they do on television but it seems they'd do better if they invested that in a higher standard of food. It's too bad because there are not so many options anymore for Mongolian bbq but they couldn't even do that well. And for a buffet, and in particular an Asian cuisine restaurant their options are shockingly limited. There are so many good or at least decent Chinese restaurants in the immediate area around there that it just is not worth the time or money. I doubt I could be convinced to return.

The whole time me and my family were eating we felt rushed by our server. We have a receipt for $60.97 and a few hours after we leave an updated transaction of $73.16 So, that being said. Our transaction had an added tip on it that we DID NOT LEAVE. that's 12/13$ just taken off a card without our permission. Will definitely be going back to discuss this matter and not eating there again.

Solid Buffet. Went on Labor day 2018. We called a bunch of Chinese restaurants and either they didn't do buffet, were closed, or were super rude. Buffet King was one of the few that were open and super nice over the phone so we thought, why not??? The place is huge and it was still packed with customers which made us feel good about the choice. After all, if it's so busy the food must be good (for the price) right? We were greeted promptly and with a smile and taken to our table. Did not expect such service here so super impressed! The buffet itself was expansive and better than the ones I've experienced in Austin so far. They had all the usual stuff for appetizers: egg roll, fried chicken, chicken nuggets, chicken stick, crab rangoon among many others. The egg drop soup was my personal favorite. They also had pizza and cheese enchiladas for the kids. Among the entries, general Tso's and sesame chicken were good but the highlight and best dish by far was the jalapeño chicken! They had a sushi bar which I did not try and seafood items which I did try - they were meh at best. They also have a Mongolian grill station where you pick all the ingredients you want and the chef will cook it for you but the line was long and there were too many items on the regular buffet I still had to try! Maybe next time. There is a salad bar. I did not come here to eat salad. The dessert were a mixed bag. I would advise to avoid the stale jellos and the soft serve ice cream. The cone wafers were stale and the ice cream had a weird saltiness to it. I would however recommend some of the baked goods - the cakes and eclair looking thing was decent. Overall, besides the dessert items, nearly everything ranged from good to okay to meh. Nothing was super bad nor super great. Just average. Except the jalapeño chicken.that was bomb! The service was busy but friendly, the price was appropriate and my belly was full. All my buffet expectations were met.

Recently tried their buffet. It's Value for money. Only one set of noodles and fried rice was surprising even though it was Asian cuisine.

The waiter was very rude, we had to ask her for more drinks and kept rushing us and mumbled something i obviously didn't understand a couple of times. She also started cleaning the seat and put the trash in my daughter's plate that she hadn't even started yet. To top it all off she stood there rushing us and said "What no tip?" Avoid this place!!!

If you like shady pricing, being stared at while you eat and getting pushed out of the way by a server then this is the place for you! I wasn't expecting quality food because it is a buffet and you get what you pay for. The food was decent but not warm. I noticed they had multiple servers watching your every move, very uncomfortable atmosphere. They have signs pointing inward towards the buffet, which was shady and not clearly visible considering it's talking about the pricing of your food. If you waste the food they charge you $2 per plate, which is fair but they could make the signs more visible. But the outer part of the sign facing the walkways which is completely visible by the way, just says "children must be accompanied by an adult at all times." One of the waitresses who was eyeing the serving area heard me talking about how disgusting my last plate was and I did not eat it; while pointing at the sign showing my husband the sign with the $2 fee per plate of wasted food. The woman who was staring of course was also eavesdropping on my conversation. Proceeds to push me out of the way to pick up the sign I'm pointing at, look around the area and put the sign back down. I stared back at her thinking she might acknowledge that she basically ran right into me but instead she just went back to her staring post. She made more of an effort to not look at me after she bumped me out of her way. I was about to get my 3rd plate until that incident, so we left. TRASH! If you've read my review this far, then you should also know that I dropped a crawfish and one of the ladies picked it up, and put it back right in front of me! I literally just made this account just to write this review. I've gotten better service at McDonald's, and putting a hot n spicy on your mcdouble is way cheaper and tastes a whole lot better than this place. If you don't want to take my word for it, read the other reviews, something I wish I had done before going.

Once again, I gave into Bff's whim last nite. As we walked our 4 miles around Ladytown Lake, I whined to him that it was time for me to start dieting and exercising more as I'm getting a muffin top. He says, "I wanna go try the new Chinese buffet" and I sez OK. Just like that. sigh. Actually I'm not starting this healthy regimen til AFTER Yelp Drinks Week anyway. I've got my priorities. Also the force of firsting a biz is strong with me. Anyway, we tried to find out the name and location of this place on the "smart" phone but it was a struggle downloading anything faster than a three legged turtle so we just drove to the Target off I35, as Bff recalled it was in that area. And there it was in the back corner with flags and bows to celebrate their grand opening. While not expecting much, I have to say I was a little impressed. This place is massive! They have tons of food to pick from, almost like an Asian Thomas Super Buffet. Everything from the typical dishes like sesame chicken to some odd diversions like enchiladas (?!) and baked salmon. My fave dish was the "jolopeno chicken". Obviously these folks aren't from around here, but the dish was spicy and very jolopeno-ey. They also have the super softy, yeasty rolls like Thomas with honey on top. There went all diet aspirations. I found myself picking the broccoli out of the beef and broccoli just to have a little greenery on my plate. It's that or green beans for "health food". They do have sushi, and while bff sampled some and pronounced it fresh, I balked. I've had food poisoning this year and I wasn't dancing with that train again. They also have a Mongolian grill and I perused the toppings which included some fine looking veggies. I was a little nervous that the chicken was not slightly frozen like most places. This looked like an alligator bait bucket and since my brush with the food poisoning was of the bad chicken variety, I was a little concerned. However, one thing I noticed was the constant turnover and refreshing of dishes in the buffet, so maybe that chicken doesn't sit out too long. The staff were super friendly and picked up our pile of finished plates promptly. One word of warning tho: we both ordered iced tea when we sat down and they brought out sickeningly sweet tea. Thankfully they had lots of lemons on the buffet, but you may be sure to specify. Thirteen dollars ($10 for buffet plus tea and tax) to eat yourself silly and sample a variety of things is not a bad deal. I typically get bored with just one Chinese dish as they seem so one-dimensional in flavor to me. And if it allows me to ignore my muffin top for awhile, it's priceless.

The absolute worst experience from the start. As I walked in 2 of the waitresses were abnoxiously loud and they were speaking in another language. We sereved ourselves food and we saw a roach on the sushi plate!! Once we told the chef about it, he did not respond. All he did was remove the roach and he left the sushi there! This is the worst buffet I have ever been to. I will never return here. Very dissapointed

We have been coming here for years this is one of our favorite Chinese buffets in Austin. Always clean always polite and the food is always good!

The sushi quality is cheap and unclean and the salad tastes weird, fried food is okay, but to be honest, I would not recommend it to anyone to eat this restaurant