I went here randomly one day that had gone very wrong and nearly moved in! Staff were so friendly and helpful, even though it must have been obvious I wasn't equipped to tip. I ate so much that was so delicious! This was a couple years ago but I meant to leave a review. Sorry it wasn't sooner. I would love to go back, and often! Clearly labeled food, which is important with allergies and able to get around with my cane. I highly recommend the food, especially the little balls of dough with red bean paste and sesame on top. I may not know what they are but I definitely want them again! I love that nobody seemed fussed at my lengthy exploration! Also, my card was being stupidly so I had to use my emergency twenty. They got the change but it wasn't a whole tip, considering the excellent service. I think about going back all the time. read more

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. read more

Buffet King - Bunch of things - Chinese Near Me - Austin, Texas

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. read more

Buffet King - Mongolian BBQ Grill - Chinese Near Me - Austin, Texas

Server rushed us out our party wasn't done very disappointing nice atmosphere some staff where helpful we were visiting from Rhode Island

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 read more

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, read more

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. read more

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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. read more

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. read more

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

Buffet King - Chinese Near Me - Austin, Texas

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. read more

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. read more

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 read more

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. read more

Buffet King - Below (clockwise, staring top L): Mystery item, sweet and sour chicken, spicy fried rice, vegetable lo mein - Chinese Near Me - Austin, Texas

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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. read more

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. read more

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!!! read more

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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 read more

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! read more

.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

Prices too high and the food is really bad. Like so bad. Maybe the worst food I have ever had in my life.

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! read more

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. read more

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

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

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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. read more

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. read more

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 read more

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 read more

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.

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. read more

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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. read more

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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 read more

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

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!! read more

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. read more

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 . read more

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 read more