Not enough beef food choices even though it's a buffet. Mediocre taste. Price is good. Noise level is good. No smashing dishes here compared to other Chinese restaurants. Parking good. The floor is a bit dirty. Spacious and roomy. No order to buffet line. People walking all sorts of directions. read more

Buffet Yangtze - Buffet - Buffets Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

We went here for a date and I felt immediately sick as we left and he puked before we could even leave the restaurant

REALLY BAD SELECTIONS. STAY AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All the available proteins was covered in flour. They still had eggs, bacon and sausages past noon. Servers had attitude when we requested for a different table because apparently she has to walk too far from her section. Ambiance? Think NE Calgary demographic that smell like ashtray. The bathrooms didn't have locks. Overall sh*t experience. Again, Stay away. read more

Buffet Yangtze - Gross unflavoured food - Buffets Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

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One of the better buffets in Calgary for sure. They have a good variety of Chinese and a very decent selection for kids. My kids love coming here and I can actually get them to eat the broccoli and vegetable dishes from here. They have a good selection of seafood also. read more

Buffet Yangtze Deserves A big Zero Rating. Our group of Seniors' visits to Buffet Yangtze in Calgary was disappointing due to multiple service-related issues, which had soured what should have been an enjoyable dining experience for our trip. We were charged $34.75 included GST and Gratitude for one senior supper. There were 50 of us and we dined there for two evenings. A total of 100 senior suppers. Food was of poor quality, being excessively laden with MSG, and generally unappealing. The servers were unfriendly and argumentative about serving drinks which the restaurant manager had promised to provide. As a buffet restaurant, it was also shocking to hear complaints from both the waitstaffs complained about how much food customers were eating--despite it is a Buffet Restaurant and no waste were being left on the plates. These compound with the service issues, which was a lack of attentiveness from the staff (The staff failed to clear dirty dishes from our tables throughout the meal, leaving all of us to handle the dirty dishes ourselves. A server was absent from the grill where beef steaks were served and we had to request for one). When the above standards were not met, it felt like a betrayal. The fact that this happened even when the restaurant was almost empty makes it all the more frustrating. It's especially disheartening when management allows a service charge to be added despite these fundamental lapses in service quality. We made a polite complain to the management in the first evening. Since we had made reservations for two evenings, we felt that we would give the restaurant another chances the next day. Complains to management had not improve the matter, but resulting with a more hostile treatment from staffs the next day. It's unfortunate that instead of making improvements, the management and staff reacted negatively to our concerns. A buffet restaurant should provide a welcoming atmosphere where guests can enjoy their meals without being made to feel guilty for eating the food they paid for. Totally Disappointing! We vowed not to visit Yangtze Buffet in Calgary again and advise people to do deep research before patronizing it. read more

We came at 5:00.. an hour after it opened for supper and every dish we tried was ice cold...and not fresh at all. we stopped eating after a few bites because we decided to stop eating as we are worried about food posioning. we will be request AHS to come and access such an unhygentic place. hopefully it gets shut down before anyone elae gets sick read more

We went with several family members in October to try this restaurant. We haven't been here for several years since COVID and in the new location close to Walmart . It was very busy at supper time ! The service was very good and dirty dishes were removed quickly & drinks filled . Lots of variety and enough selection of sushi choices , Chinese foods like noodles , veggie stir fries, crispy chicken , deep fried wings , egg rolls , soups , crab legs , BQ pork , etc. I found the tapioca coconut dessert soup pretty sparse ... The ice cream section was left to almost empty pails & I had to ask someone to refill the choices . Dinner rates were pricey but we went so everyone could eat whatever they chose & we had a fun family dinner outing . read more

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Place is f'n disgusting. No meat in the chicken balls, most of the food was cold. Obviously mgmt is cutting every corner they can. Don't come. And with a drink it was over 25 bucks. Lol. What a complete joke. read more

My family and I went to have a lunch at this place. The food was good. when I went to pay the bill, the person in the cashier charged more. I explained the amount was not correct, even after showed to him that I was right he kept charging more. In the end he said that he was the owner of the restaurant and he decided how much he wants to charge. read more

Was here with a friend on a Saturday for lunch after morning work. Atmosphere 4/5 located with plenty of parking thought the restaurant itself seemed very clean and decorated appropriately Food itself 4/5 the selection is pretty healthy if you make it that way. Fresh fruit, vegetables cooked, the salmon was good, the chicken was tender and tasty, the dim sum was decent. they also make an effort so that people that want fried foods can have it. I am not a big fan of fried foods. The soup was actually decent as well - I specially like the tofu soup.I really like steam buns, which is not actually very healthy for you but they were pretty well done as well. Egg tarts are a nice treat. Staff were friendly 4/5 - we ordered soft drinks/ice tea and the staff were attentive and brought what we needed. Overall pretty good experience. read more

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Garbage food, overpriced, 99% of utensils almost empty, u get to serve only what's left behind. Absolutely disgusting overpriced food, literally garbage Do not waste money, it's absolute garbage, stale food, overpriced, over stale, do not eat, do not go there read more

Food was great. Nice and hot. Amazing collection of different food plates etc. great staff and great service. Will come again. No music but it's good cause then you can talk with the people you came with. read more

To start with there is very nice customer service and the you can get free refills for drinks. There are good foods to pick. For costumer service they are really nice they welcome you and they are quite funny. downside there are dirty dishes where you get the plates so you have to find a clean plate to get Because there was oil and some meat on some plates But overall 4/5 8/10 I would like to go here again. read more

Very large and clean looking. Large buffet that was cold. Nothing special stood out even if it was hotter. Wonton soup was just wontons in water. No onions. Dimsum items were tasteless. Managed to get fresh chicken in black bean sauce. Bland. Terrible for the price. Will not recommend or be back. read more

Today is their grand opening Just reopened in Deerfoot mall by sports check. Bigger more tables and more food than ever. Great value for every occasion. You can't beat the selection and price. Great staff. read more

Buffet Yangtze - Egg tarts are amazing!!! - Buffets Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Very rarely do I got to a buffet at lunch and expect too much from it, I typically hunt for a long time before I find a buffet I'm willing to return to. I often feel like a buffet will sacrifice quality over quantity. Or skips steps just to get a good price vs consumer. I was pleasantly suprised by this wonderful location. To start I noticed they had a large selection of food, normally that lends me to be extremely worried that there would be dozens of shortcuts taken to produce so many selections. So I loaded up my Yelp that moment while I waited to be seated. The wait was short, within 30 seconds I was greeted and seated (+1 star) I don't like waiting just to be talked to. This is a easy way to impress me and they did it, on my way to my seat the manager even approached me and greeted me as well, it made me feel noticed. As I was seated I relaxed expecting to have to wait to get my drink before approaching the buffet. To my suprise the server approached immediately, asked what I'd want to drink, and told me to feel free to approach the buffet due to time and politeness (+1star) Now for the food the good part. I noticed the selection was huge so I decided to take it in two views noticing they offered non - Chinese food items. The first time I moved in I moved in like someone on the hunt for Chinese food. The typical madman. Collecting gingerbeef pork and veggies wonton soup. You named it. I enjoyed every bite of the meal, the ginger beef however was not as pleasant as some locations but I still enjoyed, it was a bit softer then im used to. But otherwise they earned another star. The second time I entered the buffet as someone who was forced to go to a buffet and didn't like Chinese, I collected alot of items that were more of a comfortable medium, chicken wings, french fries bacon sausage, that type of stuff. The chicken wings were fabulous, a crisp outside hiding a juicy inside, the only disappointment came from the bacon, it felt a bit older perhaps left on from morning, to chewy and not how I normally experiance it, on a otherwise delicious meal. 1/2 star. As for the location itself it was pretty bland feeling the atmosphere definitely needed a improvement but the servers always ensured my water was full and asked if I was enjoying my meal overall work the 4th full star. It's not a 5 star restraunt but it sure is good. I definitely recommend it and think it's renovation has given it a new larger location to house the biggest crowds. I never ran into a issue of seeing something I wanted and finding out its out of stock until the cooks crank out more. read more

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Had lunch at Buffet Yangtze. The selection of food included a salad bar/fruits, 4 soups, appys, dim sum, Chinese food, sushi rolls, dessert, and ice cream. Good stuff: Ginger beef, sweet and sour pork, all the steamed dim sum, bbq pork pastry, fried chicken, egg custard, tapioca and taro dessert soup, broccoli with garlic, noodles, hot and sour soup, spring roll (must eat with plum sauce), chicken feet. So-so stuff: red bean dessert soup - bit on the thin side. All in all, not too bad. I'd like to come back and try their dinner buffet which is supposed to be quite spectacular. read more

I have been loving the food from Buffet Yangtze (delivered) for the past three years, it's been so good. This week I decided to treat myself to take out lunch, what a shock-it was the worst Chinese food I've ever had. Burnt/inedible chicken balls & was that supposed to be an egg roll? Equally incinerated. Tasteless rice, a few veggies, what the heck happened??? read more

Left the money on the table and got up to leave after paying, the money and bill disappeared and they made us pay twice. The food was not the best. Would not recommend. read more

Never been there any more. During the hour I was eating, egg tarts was never been cooked, It should be there and I went there for this. Several trays was nearly empty and not been filled timely. One fish tray was removed and then be replaced by a veggie tray. the restaurant tried saving material cost by not providing enough trays and entries. But the price keeps rising. The used dishes piles up on table, not be clearly timely. water was never been filled up in an hour. read more

The GOOD. I did actually enjoyed the food or most of the food especially the shrimps and vegetables. I found that the dishes had a variety of flavour which unlike most buffets are bland and all taste the same. The wonton soup is delicious and the Singapore vermicelli noodles. To be honest I could live on appetisers but I like to try the other foods to as I say they were okay.The deserts were okay and that ice cream is delicious. The BAD Your drinks were not included in the buffet which surprised me but whatever. They had like a stirfry bar and I had no idea what I was supposed to do with it and when I asked the staff none of them could answer me in English and had no idea what I was saying. So I couldn't attempt the stirfry bar because I have no idea what to do. They run out of clean dishes so it took for ever waiting for more dishes to have more food. It was extremely busy and the staff couldn't keep up with the turnover neither in the buffet or the tables. At $22 ahead I would expect the service to be a little bit higher than what was given and also you had to request fortune cookies which is really quite annoying. My husband said it definitely wasn't worth the money it was okay. The UGLY We went on a Saturday evening myself my husband,my eight month old daughter and two friends. It took us 45 minutes to get a seat and when I requested A highchair for my daughter they brought over a dirty one. So I did have to clean it with my baby wipes. The floor was so covered in food everywhere around the tables it was gross. The staff are clearing plates with one hand and then giving you a drink with the same hand that touched all the plates that were nasty. The prime rib was tasteless and the beef ribs were in edible and if you want to crabs legs you had to dip your hand into the crab water to grab the tongs and the chef wouldn't help you. I suppose I expected a little bit more for the price per person and them to be a little bit more on the ball. Just if you are going here remember it's a fast paced environment and it's not somewhere where you can sit and enjoy your meal. read more

Buffet Yangtze - Some of the buffet! Not all of it - Buffets Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Having not been to a Chinese buffet in years, I decided to give this one a try before doing a round of shopping at the adjacent Wal-Mart. I came in pretty hungry, ready to devour a small bowl of soup and two plates of food. Buffets are not the healthiest method of eating out due to the food being so greasy. You also end up eating a variety of different meats and, more often than not, overeating is the norm. But as with anything, moderation is key! When you're craving a plate of Chinese, especially a combo, buffets can be the most satisfying way to go if you're starving since you get all the variety you want. Walking in around dinner hour, I noticed the place was pretty packed. The seating inside is endless, but some of tables are a little close to each other, making it uncomfortable to squeeze through when diners are seated. The service was delightful; my server came by on several occasions to refill my water, pick up empty plates, and bring me chopsticks. All of the staff was friendly and smiling. The washrooms were clean and tidy, with no smells or stains. Price-wise, you get what you pay for - dinner is $24ish per person, while lunch is about $16ish, both before taxes and gratuity. Compared to all other buffets I've visited in my life, I have to say this one had some of the best and extensive variety, by far! Four soups to choose from, as well as four dim sum dishes. The rolls are soft and doughy, perfect with the bean filling inside. Wonton Soup, one of my favourites, was the best I've had at a buffet. The pork wontons were a good size, with no crunch or gross bits inside, but rather a soft ground pork and light wonton wrappers, with a broth that wasn't oily. I wanted to do seconds of soup, but I was worried I would fill up too quick before getting to the meats and sides. Though I didn't partake in any greens, all of the abundant salads and fixings looked fresh as can be. The pork ribs, chicken dishes and all of the seafood stood out the most, as far as quality and consistency. The seafood didn't taste as if it had been sitting around not unlike at some buffets where you get a stench walking through the fish section. The crab was one of my favourites; you really can't beat having all that variety plus crab, with how expensive market prices are and Alberta being over a thousand kilometres from the ocean. The pork ribs were rich but so flavourful with Asian flavours. Some downsides: curry chicken with veggies was flavourless; the chicken in the chicken balls was hard as a rock; the squid was tough. But on the plus side, they had an amazing fresh roast, with the carver ready and willing to cut up a slice of two at your convenience. The sweet treat and ice cream selections were more than enough to satisfy any palette, but I didn't indulge so I can't judge the taste. This is a solid place to take your family out once every few months for a fatty, carb-loaded meal, especially if they're craving Chinese - Buffet Yangtze has most selections available. It's unfortunate it's too far out for most people, but it's worth stopping in here if you're at Deeefoot City or heading up to CrossIron Mills. read more

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This is our first time in Calgary city and on the road trip, we always try to find Chinese buffet for dinner. I yelped Chinese buffet near where we stay and Buffet Yangtze is on the top list. Friday to Sunday, price is 26.95; regular week day is 23.95. To my surprise, the food choices are more than what we have in Los Angeles, price is fair too. I like the golden crispy teriyaki salmon and my hubby like sweet and sour potato stripes which we don't have these meals back in LA buffet. Also,what impress me most is their washroom is very very clean! We ate a lot tonight and their services are good and fast. Overall, I give them 4 stars. read more

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Food is decent for the price, lots of choices and a great place to just enjoy your meal with your friends and family.

What a change in 2 years. Not as good as before. Prices gone up and you have to really watch how much it is! 70.00$ for 2 and no seniors discount! Most food prep ok but skewered chicken and shrimp were disappointing. Will be going elsewhere. WISH we had a Mandarin like in the Toronto area. I think I'll go back for a visit so I can go to one. These ppl a Yangtze could do better. f read more

The service at the buffet is terrible. To begin with, if your going out with a big group, the chairs are packed together so close. It's elbow to elbow. The people there don't offer you soft drinks/alcohol once they seat you. I guess you have to go and ask them at their station? I'm not sure. Especially in a big group (we were 13 people) the empty plates stacked up. They hardly came buy to pick any of them up, let alone refill the water. At the end of the dinner, when it's time to pay, the man and women at the register are downright rude and disrespectful. After inquiring about an extra charge on the bill (you have a mandatory service fee if your group is over 5 people, by the way) they start talking about you in a different language. Super disrespectful and rude! And if your looking for some tasty food, this is the wrong place for you. Everything was BLAND and generally everything tasted the same! No flavour at all. The Buffet is often low on food, with a small selection and if you do manage to get some it's not even hot. The dishes are also wet and some have little specks of food on them. There is also no labels on a lot of their dishes! I didn't know what half the items were! Almost no desert. There's ice cream, 2 kinds of stale cake and a stale cookie option. Oh yeah, and canned fruit cocktail. The atmosphere was cramped, the service was horrible and the food was limited, cold and flavourless. No one could ever offer me anything to go and dine there again. If you'd like an amazing Chinese buffet experience, I'd suggest hopping on a plane and going the the Mandarin Restaurant in Ontario. Please don't go and dine here. read more

I rated it a one because there was no ZERO. Not a pleasant environment. Pure chaos! This use to be the place to go for Chinese food 3-4 years ago, but it has constantly gone down hill. The food seems to all taste the same and poor quality and the food is cold, plus under-cooked. Weird! They never seem to put out enough food during their busy times leaving customers to "search" for enough food to fill their plate. Plus their ability to have enough plates, bowls and cutlery for customers seems to be a challenge for them. I have seen customers lined up looking for a plate to even start their dining experience. To top it off the price for this is outrageously high. You could go to any sit down restaurant, order off the menu have 3 times the quality of food and have left overs for a lot less. read more

This is my fourth time in this restaurant. Food was delicious as always. We shall be back for sure.

Love this place for Chinese buffet! I drive a long ways just to eat here. I've eaten both lunch and dinner. The food has always been tasty. The variety remains pretty much the same so you will get bored of the food if you come here too often. The service is average at best. An excellent variety for a buffet along with a few deserts including ice cream. Great value. read more

First of all, the food was definitely NOT up to par with the price of the plates! It was $34 for one plate with only water to drink. The food was cold, there were food specs on some of the "clean" bowls from improper washing, and they charged a 10% service charge for a group of 20 people. This is like forcing us to pay a tip, even though I didn't think they deserved one. The waitress took forever to take away our dirty plates and refill our water. The seating was also poor as there was barely any room to maneuver between tables. To top it all off, the waitress miscounted and tried to charge us with an additional adult plate without us noticing. I will never waste my money at this place again. read more

For $24 a head (the new price) Yangtze offers all you can eat, old, standard takeout food in a pretty nice setting. Food was standard Panda Express faire, of below average quality, at an exorbitant price. Variety was lacking, as there was heaping quantities of orange chicken and BBQ ribs, but very few exotic options -- lots of skewers and sweet and sour, few mapo tofu, garlic eggplant, etc. Food was nearing 3-star quality in terms of preparation, but wasn't very fresh. Was sitting under a heat lamp for quite some time, and the condensation from the food was constantly dripping back into the trays. Fruit selection was pretty limited; just watermelon and orange slices. Sashimi salmon looked quite old and was wrapped in plastic. This all sounds abysmal, but normal fried rice is still tasty, so it still didn't taste AWFUL. Service was okay. Plates were taken reasonably often, but dishes were often speckled with food and/or wet. The most redeeming quality was the decor. Pretty clean interior, no tacky decorations, good standard white tablecloths. Bathroom was not the mess many buffets have it in, and had reasonably thick and soft toilet paper. Decor was probably 3 stars. read more

I've never been to this restaurant to have a meal, and I never will. I work in the Recreation Department at a long term care center. I was going to bring some of the residents here for lunch on a Friday. So I called them to let them know I'll be bringing seniors in wheelchairs. They told me not to come because it was their busiest day and they would loose money if we came. read more

First time visit and for lunch. I have to say, the food was fresh and delicious! I loved all the dim sum dumplings and chicken wings and the egg rolls were to die for. They even had a huge pan of bacon! I did miss that there was no salt n pepper squid but maybe that's an evening dish. Restaurant was very clean and the servers were quick to refill drinks, very rare in a buffet. I'm so sad I never went here sooner but will make sure I rectify that. read more

Ok before I start this review I must say that I really have no idea what "bad" chinese food tastes like. It's so foreign to me that I would never be able to identify a bad bowl of chicken fried rice...secondly, I was starving when I went into this place so maybe that's why I loved it so much. So one day, my boyfriend and I were driving around and we realized we were literally starving, and we needed food asap. We drove over to the Himalayan - our favourite place - only to find that they close up their lunch buffet at 2:00. It was 1:45 and we didn't want to be "those people" who walk into a place and expect food right before they are trying to close up. So after tons of searching, we finally found a buffet (we really wanted a buffet) that was open to 3:30. It was Yangtze and although it was a far venture out there, we were famished...and were desperate for a buffet variety lunch. Upon arriving at Yangtze we got seated right away. It was busy, however enough tables were open for people to get seated as soon as they arrived. Their selection was very big! All kinds of rice, noodles, sushi, soups, dumplings, salads, sweets...even french fries for people who may not want chinese food. I tried almost everything on the menu. I really liked the food too. Everything was stocked immediately after it was empty so my boyfriend and I went back for seconds and thirds. We were stuffed after, grabbed some dessert (basic stuff like cake, icecream, fruit), and then went to pay. It cost $13.49 per person on Sundays, and I believe I saw cheaper prices for different days of the week. We got our moneys worth I would say, however if I had a choice I would go back on a cheaper day haha. The servers were also always on top of things (filling up our water, getting rid of our old plates), but they seemed to be preoccupied with that kind of thing that they overlooked sweeping up the floors where people had dropped food and such. The place could use someone to clean things here and there like the blinds, or the floors when they get a bit messy. That was the only thing that had put me off about this place. Other than that, if you are craving Chinese buffet with a ton of variety and aren't expecting anything 5 star, I would give here a try. read more

Food was fresh and good,selection was surprisingly good.we were there around 3 pm so it was quiet which was nice and it helped with good service.i went to a different buffet next day in Edmonton, and I wish I was still in Calgary. Nuf said.. read more

As far as Chinese buffets go this one is fairly good. The selection is decent and the food tastes good. I like how they have seafood and sushi during dinner.. oh yeah and salmon sashimi as well. I think I eat about $20 of sashimi every time I go there. They probably hate me by now :) I would've given them 4-stars had they have cleaner washrooms and a better dessert selection. The service is good, always filling up your water (we all know why :) and friendly. We ending up going 20-30min before closing once and they didn't put anything away until we were totally done eating. This was a big deal for me. ---EDIT--January 26th, 2015--- They recently relocated to the opposite side of the mall. In regards to my last statement in my original review, I'd have to retract it. The last time we went was 40 minutes before closing and they didn't want to seat us. It was 9:20pm and they were already starting to put items away. Not a big deal and it doesn't deserve a star reduction but I thought I'd mention this for those who are thinking of a late supper. read more

I haven't been into this restaurant for like 10 years. Last Friday me and 2 coworkers got together and had an awesome meal and great company as Christmas is coming soon. The lay out is almost like vegas buffet. The bar is pretty got live fish tank. The manager is so friendly and so Uber nice. The menu...holy cow... got lots of seafood( shrimp, oyster, fish, crab, calm) different chicken entree, omg the salt n pepper squid....I ate so much! The shrimp skewer! Number number num... Of course salad, sushi, roast beef cooked to your liking. Downside, sweets not as appetizing. But who needs it your full by the time your done. The fruits...omg so sweet. The keep on filling the dishes. If it's empty it doesn't stay empty too long But because it's so busy get as much food as you like...I mean your fave ones. For 22.95 on weekends still good price for the food they serve I think it's worth it. I think I ate like 2 orders full of salt and pepper squid...hihihi. Ice cream was good there were 3 flavors I only grabbed mango n chocolate. They also have soup. It's a definite something to check out. Since deerfoot mall is in major reno. They relocated...they are now right across Walmart. Close to sport check. Yah...I have to walk all thru out the mall. One last thing ...don't eat anything if u know your going there...get your monies worth which isn't hard...hihi read more

Buffet Yangtze - Buffets Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Food Quality: 4/5 Dining Area: 3/5 Parking: 5/5 Service: 1/5 Value: 3/5 The food here is pretty decent for a Chinese buffet in Calgary. Lots of selection and the fresh tray come out often. Having said that, the dining area is pretty small for a buffet so you'll have to wait in line to get in if you show up late. Also, the staff here are RUDE if that matters to you. The staff are much nicer at places like Asian Buffet but then the food's not as good. Your call. read more

What can I say about this restaurant?... nothing memorable or exciting. The variety was great but the food quality and flavours were average at best. I don't think I will return unless someone else is paying (not worth the high $20s dinner price tag). read more

This is one of mine & Rob's favorite "on occasion" places to go. Because it's located at Deerfoot Mall, and we live in downtown, we don't go much more than maybe once a year. The first time we went, we loved every second of it, but the last time we went in late 2010, we noticed an "off" taste to the Sweet & Sour sauce, and we both felt pretty queasy for a few hours afterward. We still very much like the place itself, so we agreed we'd likely go again this Springtime. They have a dazzling decor style, and I'd say the waitress who dealt with us was pretty nice. I find the fishtank at the front of house to be appealing, and seing as how I was born under the "sign of the Fish", that alone drew me in for a closer look. All in all, it's a pretty great place to go for a Chinese Lunch or Dinner buffet, and there is quite an extensive variety for every pallette :) read more