This one server kept looking like n talking crazy to another customer n the food was mid n kinda ok

Food is very good. Most of the staff are friendly. They reduced the size of the takeout plates and increased the price. I take my out-of-town guests there. They love it. There is something for everyone, no matter what your choice of food is. read more

This restaurant offers to-go buffet, dine-in buffet or to-go menu items. Food: SC6 shrimp, calamari, potatoes and corn. I disliked their Cajun seasoning, it was bland. The quality of their shrimp was smaller than I expected in comparison to their nearby competitors in Bartlett. This menu item comes with 2 pcs of Texas toast 2 hush puppies, is the perfect perks for this meal. The price is average. Kids prices varies depending on age. There is two separate pricing options for their buffet; seafood or soul food option. Same goes for take out buffet. Service: friendly, large parties subject to additional fees (gratuity, etc.) for dining in. Ambiance: casual, clean (they scored a 90 score from health department), family friendly, lots of security cameras inside and out, private parking. Parking lot is secure but is in bad shape, potholes, uneven surfaces etc. Definitely check all to-go orders before leaving the counter!!!! My order was incorrect but they made it right. Why the one star: they tried to convince me my order was not incorrect, the parking lot conditions is not ideal for those who are disabled, lack of available hand sanitizers around the buffet areas, and pricing display menu is tricky and pricey for the seafood selection. Take caution: Definitely not the best seafood option in this area. read more

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I must say that this place has come a long way! The renovations are nice. They are chic and modern. They have plenty of seating including a private room as well. They have booths, large round tables that can seat 6-8 people, and small tables. As far as the food, they have a variety to choose from. You can enjoy the seafood section, but it's an additional $20. It is serves with crab legs, shrimp, eggs, corn, etc. They have Asian food that includes egg rolls, rice, wontons, dumplings, and more. They have soul food. This is where the fried fish and chicken, mash potatoes, dressing, spaghetti, cornbread, and so much more! They even have pig feet and hog maw if you want to go the deep southern soul food route! Once you are done with your meal, you can go over to the dessert section. They have pies, cakes, cookies, ice cream, fruit cups, jello and more! The egg custard pie was soooo good! This is definitely a buffet worth giving a try. read more

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The food is very delicious here, but the only problem that I have with this restaurant is that their take out plates are ridiculously too darn small. I meant when you come to just pick up some food for take out, you have to literally tie your bag down in order to make it fit because with the price you are charged, those 3 ring very thin containers are not worth it, and you have to pay for an extra cup container to put food in. Shame on you Captain King's management team. You are cheating the people who just want to pick up and take out. it's not like you don't have enough food. I bet you throw out a lot within that day as well. Again, the food is delicious, but the containers need to be upgraded to a the regular restaurant container instead of those thin breakable ones. read more

I was in a party of 10, we were seated immediately on a Sunday evening . Plenty free parking. Good service. Crab legs are not included in the buffet and $20 a lb is steep. The build your own boil was tasty, especially with the king sauce, the mild hot is not at all hot, according to my entire party. The fried shrimp lacked flavor. The grilled shrimp was not clean and over cooked. They had a variety of food options. The bread pudding was yummy. The women's bathroom needs some cleaning and paper towels, one stall was broken. The buffet price was approximate. read more

The price was excellent for the quality of food. Service was spot on. Very clean and organized. Loved the build your own boil!

As always good food good service large variety and definitely public friendly I come here at least once a week or two but always good read more

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Searching on Yelp, we found another buffet to explore near Memphis area; Lunch buffet on Tuesday was $11.88+tax/pp, which was reasonable and affordable! Dinners and Sundays were 2-3 dollars more. They have huge eating areas on both sides; food trays and cooking grill at the front and center. The whole restaurant was pretty full. We are seafood lovers, the fried prawns, fried catfish fillets, fried tilapia were so fresh and delicious; many other dishes, including soul foods were tasty too! The best part of Buffet was ordering your own Seafood Boils based on your personal preferences, and it's included in your Lunch price. There were 2 computers nearby, just order your favorite meats and veggies, choose food flavors and how spicy you like; computer will print out your receipt and chef will cook for you. I chose " Cajun" and " mild spicy", my seafood Boils were so good! Their deserts areas had two sections, full of choices; and salad bar looked very good, but I was too full to try. Definitely recommended! read more

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Great variety and choice of food. I love their friend chicken,mashed potatoes,Lima & friend okra. read more

I never write reviews, be it good or bad. As I read through the reviews, to my surprise, I see that a lot of people seem to like the food. I guess it's a matter of taste and what one is used to. To start, the staff was not too welcoming, the cleanliness of the establishment was less than stellar, and the food was flavorless. They offer a huge variety or food options; I'll give them that. I fixed a sampler plate with small portions because I wanted to ensure that I was giving the restaurant a fair shake and wasn't being picky or overly critical about the quality of the food. After trying several menu options, I was left feeling very unsatisfied. There were no variations in taste, everything I tried tasted the same. I tasted 3 different desserts, and they all were cold and bland. I visited this restaurant last year (2024). I'm not sure if the quality or taste of the food has changed or not because I vowed not to return. Again, the price point is affordable, and the food options are vast, but the quality of the food does absolutely nothing for the taste palate. Now, this is just my opinion and experience. Others may have a different experience. There's only 1 way to find out. Go check it out for yourself!!! read more

Nice buffet wit a salad bar, Asian bar, and American blue plate food, with fried and sautéed shrimp. You also have the option of ordering a seafood bowl, with your choice of ingredients and sauces, included with the buffet price. There is also several soups to choose, and an extensive dessert bar. The prices are quite reasonable, and the staff is attentive. read more

We stumbled across this gem on the way to another recommended restaurant in the area. While waiting to determine what we wanted at the other restaurant, a guest suggested this place instead because the other place's dining room was closed. We are so glad she suggested coming here. Buffet for a reasonable price. The food was well seasoned! There is also a large variety of foods for anyone's taste! We also had a great waitress named Mary!! read more

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Looks like I'm the first one to review this place. I think this is the first buffet ever I've left 5 stars for. And that's bound to change. It always does. I flew solo for lunch on their first day. The line to pay was literally out the door. Once we paid, we had to go to the back of another line to be seated. The place was easily at 200% capacity. There were just a few others ahead of me in this second line, but the host said they were out of small tables, and had the couples and the singles stand aside to wait for more small tables. And then the host proceeded to help the next person in line. If it was a party of 5 or 6, he took them to a big table. If it was a couple or single, he made them stand aside and wait. So, after waiting in two lines, and after more than a half hour of waiting, we were ordered to wait some more, and being forced to watch those behind us in line get seated. Some of us were murmuring that we just wanted a refund so we could leave, and I suggested that since we've all become friends anyway, we should just join each other at a big table. So we pitched our idea to the host who granted our wish. There were what looked like two buffets. At the west end was all kinds of seafood and there was a crowd around it. That's what everyone was there for. But to me, it just looked like more waiting and I was already short on time. I was in a rush to eat something and get back to work, so I just made two plates from the southern food buffet bar. I'll try the seafood at a later date. The food was very good considering it was buffet style. Although it had been devoured, it did not look at all decimated. It was continually being stocked. I was very impressed. My whole experience took about an hour. That was about 45 minutes waiting and 15 minutes eating. I am not going to complain about the wait because of the way these guys handled the restaurant. For their first day, they did great. They seemed as though they had handled crowds like this for years. And they couldn't have known that they would be so overwhelmed. All in all, I liked it, and I'll go back once the newness wears off and the crowds begin to diminish. Also, I liked the price. I don't know if they'll change that, but ten bucks is great if they have seafood on the buffet. Buffet doesn't include drinks. I've always thought it was funny that you can eat anything you want, as much as you want, but you can't get tea without paying more. Yeah, I know the reason. Still good price. All of the above was on Monday on their first day. Then I went back on Thursday, which would have been their first Thursday. Right at lunch time and there was one party ahead of me to pay and then I had to wait on them to get seated, so it took like 3 minutes to get a table this time. I went to the seafood bar and figured out how to make a bowl and got them to cook it for me. It was really good and I got a lot for my money. I had a little cobbler and I found that their desserts were a bit lacking, but I usually don't care much for desserts anyway. And then I went back again the following Tuesday which would have been their second Tuesday. The seafood gumbo was not only good, it was awesome! Three times in 8 days and I'm still at 5 stars for buffet. Keep it going guys! read more

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Good food M-Thurs lunch time the buffet is cheaper great variety of food you can pick from.

They normal food is good but there bowls and sea food are the worst no seasoning And DO NOT EAT THE CRAB the service was good nice people but 21 dollars for 1 person no read more

I have been a here a few times which it has been since the virus has made it cafeteria style. Is it worth $25 for the price that's a strong not really/splurge yourself on being squeezed for what you're getting. Surely the people own the place are trying to stay on the trend of seafood craze. I don't see that WOW factor yet. read more

Captain King's Seafood City - Inside or the place - Buffets Near Me - Memphis, Tennessee

Horrible service..food is unseasoned , false advertisement, we didn't get crab legs, shrimp or any all you can eat seafood, you have to pay an additional fee, food is under welcoming, the city of seafood WHERE?!,never go here if u want good seafood , horrible service -84938383992/10. read more

Captain King's Seafood City - . - Buffets Near Me - Memphis, Tennessee

Thanks for always being kind I love the respect you all have for all customers and how you make sure everyone at your restaurant is happy.the food is always good and looks great,the environment is very clean also neat. read more

Food was amazing. Loved the seafood bar that is cooked to order. Also loved the diversity of the buffet food. I haven't had hog maws in a while lol. read more

For my 100th review I wanted it to be a special one!!! :) May I present to ya'll Captain Kings Seafood City in Memphis Tennessee!!!!!!!!!!! I. LOVE. THIS. PLACE!! Me and my cuz was otw home from Arkansas and wanted to stop in Memphis to eat. Everybody says to try the BBQ but ehhhh we weren't in the bbq mood.. One of our acquaintances we just met at the wedding posted that they were here on Facebook and her pix looked so good we had to come here! So Thank You Euy Noy for that!! So the place looked like an old Golden Corral or Ryans Buffet. And ya'll know I looooove me sum Golden Corral! But anyways, we go in.. wait in line. Pay. Buffet was ONLY $14.88!!! So we ordered a lb of snow crab legs too which was an extra $15-16.. Thats cool watevers u know. Then go get seated and use the restroom. For a big ass restaurant as busy as they were to only have 4 stalls and 2 outta order they needa get on that! Like, its a buffet.. and a Sunday.. People go there to eat there stomachs out. Ya'll know it goes dowwwwn in the rest rooms! But blah... On to the food. We walked out and BAM! Boil seafood section!! :D I swear if I coulda filled my plate more I would have but my shit was RUNNETH TF OVER!!! They had 4 kinda shrimps, allllll male blue crabs but it was cool cuz they were meaty af! Squid rings, baby octopussies, mussels, clams, mushrooms, pasta, corn, tators and 1 thing I've never had before in a seafood boil which was beef tripe that was BOMB!!!! Oh My God we tore that shit up!! U could pick wat flavor u want with the clothes pins and put red chips in to tell them how spicy u wanted it. Lao chick like me dun thru 3 chips up in there! Sho did!! Got heartburn lika mugg too but it was worth it! So.. we go sit down in our booth, had to position ourselves correctly. Took off our jackets, rolled up our sleeves, took pix, got the bucket next to our plates, shoulda said a prayer! And GRUBBED!!!! That shit was soooooo effin' good! Then our server comes out with the crabs legs. Oh My God we were eating like SAVAGES! My hand was so damn durtee!!! Sum Mexican man kept staring at me eating! I'm like Yo... u could stare all u want! U ain't phasing me rite now!! Crack! Goes a crab leg :p So anyways, we didn't really mess with all the other food. It was shit like spaghetti, nachos, baked chicken, steaks and blah blah. Fried shit. Carbs. Just blah blah Ohhhhh wait! One thing I did EF with haaaaaaard was the corn bread! OMFG!!!! I musta got like 3-4 squares with the crust and hella butta :( That shit was so damn hot and fresh and fluffy with lil bit of corn in it too! My cuz said I thought u wasn't gonna eat carbs?! I said Well today bitch we still on vacation!!! So it don't matter! ;D But seriously, I devoured that! We tried a couple of the desserts too. They had nanner pudding which was delightfully sweet! Thats my fave so I was loving that! Even tho I didn't eat it all but anyways.. They had rice pudding, pineapple cobbler, peach cobbler, and all that other yin yang that looked like it came from a box. Lil teeny tiny cupcakes, jello shots minus the alcohol, cute ass spoons! All kinda stuff... We had snow crabs leftover which WE WAS NOT funna leave there! And our waitress who is sooo cool knew we wanted that to go saying "Ya'll want that to go huh?" I said "Oooh u psychic!" She says "I know! I got 5 kids!" Bless her heart. I wanna give her a shout out so bad but I'm not gonna say her name cuz we did sum ISH! :/ She knew wsup tho!!! :D Thank You Miss Lady! Overall, we had an awesome experience there!!! Seafood was bangin'!!!! For $15... wether u get all that extra shit or not... the AYCE Seafood boil was already worth it! If I'm ever in Memphis again... It's on!!! read more

Captain King's Seafood City - My bowl w/3 red chips - Buffets Near Me - Memphis, Tennessee

Food is not good. Barely any seafood. Not a big buffet, overpriced for buffet. Would not go back. Food so salty and nasty. The only good thing is staff was nice. read more

Delicious so you can eat. Only thing crab prices change weekly but everything is fluctuate delicious sauces do you have lots of stations it's not only seafood soul food too read more

Sunday I caught a flat tire while out in the streets. Monday, I went to a few tire shops to price compare and ended up purchasing a used tire. The weather was extremely nice out so we drove downtown afterwards, parked the truck, and took a very nice, long stroll of the downtown area. We both started getting hungry and I instantly thought of this restaurant that I saved in Google maps. I been wanting to try it because of the seafood options and big variety of other cuisines. There were a few choices that neither of us cared for along with some we both liked. I honestly thought the seafood boil bar would come with more in the bowl, but I enjoyed it so much that I went back for seconds. Fyi, I am so much a foodie that all plates pictured are mine, lol! Then, we spent the next 4-half hours before 12 a.m. hustling in the streets doing my UberEATS deliveries. He has been my official ride along twice now, since I started two weeks ago. I hope my pics of this buffet gives clarity to the many food options because it can satisfy even picky eaters. read more

This place is awesome. The fact I can make my own seafood boil and have soul is awesome. It's very clean and the waiters are really nice and friendly. Just like eating in New Orleans but in Memphis. You really can't beat the price. I will be coming back alot. read more

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Meh it was ok. Excited to try the crab boil, personally I think they over sauced. You can choose from different flavors or mixed. The rest of the buffet was mediocre at best. 30 bucks for 2 adults no drinks. read more

This place is so yummy it's literally a cheap juicy crab not to mention all the other varieties of food.

i went here for a birthday dinner, we were set in the big room and had two asian servers, they were really rude because there was a confusion with our tickets. They were stating that we had not paid for 3 of our kids but YES WE ALL PAID!!!!!! They were just on a diffferent ticket they even went to the extent of having me walk to the front to ask the cashier ladies which they even told the server that yes we had in fact paid for the children, the cashiers were so busy with other customers but the servers started yelling that everyone has to pay, so the cashiers even stopped taking other customers in order to find another reciept. The whole time we were there they didnt bother to come to the table with refills nor to pick up plates, they would just sit around and speak in there language and stare at us. We did go and speak to the manager and she was very kind and embarrassed about the situation but it was out of their hands. read more

I really like this place. It has asian, soul food and cajun seafood options in 1 place. The pig stomach and pig ears are addicting. Their wing sauce is popping. Fried shrimp with side of lemon is all you need. Their grilled chicken in this sweet sauce is very good. read more

I was excited to try something new and was in the mood for a little seafood. I wanted to finally try my first swing at breaking up and eating soft shell crab. The ad I saw on Facebook made me interested even more. Drum roll please ...........................It's not like the photos on Facebook read more

Super salty and not enough options on the buffet. The desserts and purify at best. Not worth it

They have a good variety and quality. And a make your own boil. Service is excellent and the atmosphere is great, overall I would highly recommend read more

Amazing soul food. Amazing dessert selection. But my absolute favorite is the seafood bar! Boil at Joe's crab shack where you pick exactly what you want and they cooked it to perfection. Absolutely incredible price for what all is included! read more

they really gets no stars ! soon as we walked in the so called manger had an attitude. so she charged me 17.46 without a drink and threw my ticket at me. so soon as i sat down i just didnt feel the energy so i just wanted a refund and soon as i asked for a refund she got a bigger attitude so i had to go off on her and let her know we will not be back read more

Please don't eat here. I wasted almost $60 on seafood. Got home and there was a worm/caterpillar looking creature in my bag stuck on my crab legs. I told my husband to throw it out immediately. Extremely disappointed because that made me feel as if they didn't properly clean the food or maybe the kitchen is dirty. I'm not sure but they also didn't taste good anyway. I really wanted to throw up because I had already eating a few shrimp and muscles out of the bag before noticing the bug. I would not recommend this place. read more

I am use to real seafood from the coast. This place is just a beefed up Chinese spot. My vote is nooooo! They need to season the food and stop charging extra for snow crab legs when the buffet is high enough. No and no. not going back. read more

The buffet was fresh with a nice variety of food. Our waitress was very attentive. The seafood was good, but there is a extra cost for crab legs that would bring the cost to near $40 a person. IMO that is a bit too expensive for a buffet so I didn't buy the crab legs, but what I ate was pretty darn good. As buffets go, it is on the high end cost wise but the food was well prepared and good. Try it. I'll go back. read more