Coming from way out of town, we wanted a place that offered a little something for everyone. I found China Buffet online, and while the reviews were mixed about the food and service, we decided to give it a chance--and we were not disappointed! It's a smaller buffet, which I think actually works in its favor because the quality of the food was excellent. Everything we tried was fresh, flavorful, and delicious. There was truly great flavor in every dish. They even had pizza and fries for the kids, which was a nice bonus. The price was just right, and the service was welcoming and attentive as well. Overall, a great experience and definitely worth the stop! read more

Food was amazing!! But the service was really bad. The waiter we had was really rude and when we payed, we gave her a 1.00 tip because it's a buffet and she went to her manager yelling. We gave her another dollar and she got really mad and gave attitude. We took it back after that. read more

The fried crabs are not cooked all the way and mixing fresh food with the old is against code and I'll be contacting the health department the owner is rude and needs a reality check! Without our money you wouldn't be in business learn how to speak to people and steal money! read more

I was invited here to this establishment. I first noticed, everone of COLOR is seated to the left (lower dinning area). The whites are ALL seated to the right (upper dinning area). I though segregation ended about 50 years ago. This establishment did not get the memo. And it's the manager who is seating people. He thinks nobody notices the low-key prejudice. We arrived approximately 15 minutes prior to switching to dinner, apparently there is a price change, which is understandable and not a problem. The problem is when I was approached by 2 waiters telling me lunch is over. I asked, are you asking me to leave? She said, no. Less that 2 minutes later the 2nd waiter comes over and says the same thing. I asked are you asking me to leave? She said, I could not get another food. This is your racist establishment and I will NEVER step into again and I don't care who invites me. I support, every word that was written. You make a huge deal about Lunch/Dinner. You should have a cutoff time for lunch and don't let anyone in until dinner switch is complete. But do not disturb my peace with the foolishness. read more

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I experienced a rude worker who was bringing food out to the buffet. I was getting myself some soup and he barged right in my way so I had move and he just gave me a nasty look. I also experienced a rude waitress that was not my own. I took some napkins off from a table next to mine and she came up to my table and fussed at me and took the napkins away. The soy sauce on the table tasted watered down and the egg rolls were horrible. I would think if you go to a Chinese restaurant at least the eggrolls would be good. read more

The food was pretty good but the selection is limited. The waitress was very rude. She kept asking us if we were done eating and was trying to rush us out of the booth. Every time I said no, she would walk away muttering under her breath. I doubt she was saying nice things. Even my 11 year old daughter picked up on it. read more

This restaurant is the only china buffet I'll eat at but I actually enjoy the food. My problem is they never know what they want to charge for the babies. The first few times I came here the babies were free. One day I went back they asked how old my toddler was and I told them two (she was two at the time back in February). They charged her 3.99 because of her height. They said she looked 3...both of her parents are tall. I decided to go back because I was craving the food and they charged 8.99 for 3-5 years old. That's not even the amount for a regular kids meal anywhere else. I don't recommend going they aren't family oriented. The crawfish was good tho read more

China Buffet - Chinese Near Me - Colonial Heights, Virginia

I usually enjoy coming to this Chinese buffet, but my recent experience was really disappointing. One of the older employees working there was very rude to me and my family. We were just trying to enjoy our meal, but the way she spoke to us and treated us made us feel very uncomfortable and unwelcome. Customer service is a big part of any restaurant experience, and I hope management addresses this so other families don't have the same experience. read more

Food is good however, the waitress Maggie is just plain disprectful, makes rude remarks and hopes the language barrier keeps it unnoticed

The Colonial Heights branch was so good! Great, fresh food (some of the best I've have and I'm picky with my Chinese food) and the service was excellent! I am thinking the bad reviews are another location. read more

I'm not understanding the bad reviews - we have been coming here for years and it is the best Chinese buffet in the entire Richmond area, in my opinion. There is not a huge selection, only one main buffet in the center of the restaurant with fruit and desserts off to the side, but everything they do serve is delicious. The restaurant is clean and spacious and the food stays hot and replenished frequently. Staff is not overly friendly but they are efficient and attentive. I don't go out to a buffet for crab legs, especially now with so many options in the area, so the lack of crab legs and the additional cost are not a factor. All in all, very good food for a very good price. read more

This is a place I visit maybe twice a year or so, when I'm in the area and I'd say that has been for maybe 15 years or so. With that said I think I can provide a review that is back up with history, not just a snapshot of 1 visit. With all that I'd say this is a solid 3.5 restaurant. First the food: it's always been decent. Of course this is not a Benihana and I hope a future customer isn't expecting that. But everything appears fresh and hot. I rarely seen a bin empty for too long - even on crab legs evenings. As for service: the servers keep picking up my used plates and keep my tea glass full. As for the location: I've seen several recent upgrades, such as the carpeted areas have been removed and replace with hard flooring. I'm sure this helps with cleanliness. I would like to mention and this is zero fault of the establishment. However, this place can draw a less than nice folks as customers. I've seen a few times where other nasty customers have acted like trash or have been an issue. Again this a not the establishments fault and I'm not exactly sure how they could curtail this. My suggestion for you would be if possible, go on a weekday lunchtime when there aren't that many customers and I've really never seen any challenges during this time of day. The challenges that I have seen is when the location gets fairly full on a Friday evening or Saturday. So yes I do recommend, but heed my warning. read more

Food was okay. But lady in front is very slow to serve the people of color this is a first very disappointed!!!

NEVER EVER COME HERE. It's disgusting and poor service The man in the front took my family to the area and didn't tell us what table. The food absolutely disgusting and unseasoned. How is it a Chinese buffet with barely any options to choose from. Once we were done eating we got the check which was OVERPRICED. Very unprofessional and unsanitary I will never come back to this place again in my life. read more

Second time eating here, bought food for husband he said it was awful have to throw away. This is the second time buying chow mein and . Low mein both times was not good, called them they wouldn't make it right bad business, I won't be back, this was take out orders both times read more

Love this place! They've changed some food items but we've still been loyal customers for over a decade. Miss their old lo mein though

Great location. It's near PetSmart and Hair Cuttery . Two really great places. You can wait and get some really great food while waiting for your hair appointment . I love this place. The food is always good . It's amazing how much food they have out . read more

We come here pretty often since it is close to us. The service is always great, no matter the time or day we have been in here. Tonight, there was a lady customer yelling at the server for absolutely no reason other than her own, the staff handled her very professional and got her out of here quickly so that we could all go back to dinner normally. Our server was Chinese but also spoke Spanish, which was very cool as she was able to help the family beside us who only spoke Spanish. The bathrooms and dining area, as well as the buffet, are always very clean, and the staff is always friendly and attentive. read more

Waitress was awkward. Sat there and watched me eat like she couldn't wait for me to leave. I've never been handed a check so fast in my life. I had 2 plates. Won't go back. read more

Everywhere online that you look says all you can eat crab legs but in fact they charge you 11.99 per pound now.

Booked a last minute reservation (4 days ago) for 30 people as that was the number of my part at first. A day or two before they called to confirm I only had 15 that confirmed their rsvp. I spoke with them earlier in the day when they called (they had put my reservation for the wrong day and wanted to confirm I was still coming) I stated the same. 4pm came I was talking to the larger room area by one of the male servers greeted very nicely, told us the room was ours and I let it be known again only 15 confirmed their reservations and had a few people running late. We were assigned a female server that was very rude and nasty towards us did not want to serve us our drinks or silverware then placed 2 other families in our room which I told her was fine with me but she yelled in my face 3 times about it not being 30 people. (3 of us arrived at 4 together 5 more came 20-30 minutes later so for an hr we had a total of 8 (the other 7 were running behind about 1hr-1/2hrs be of work). She served the Caucasian family she sat after us as well as the Asian family and was disrespectful and yelling when it came to serving us (the African American family) I asked the older gentleman that was a manager to change our server because of the disrespectfulness of this one employee. He did. The new waiter was so nice, attentive, even played with my daughter. The other waiter continued serving the other families and making snarky comments to my guests. We only stayed an 1 1/2 hrs because of this one waiter as we were leaving she made it seem as if we weren't going to pay and come to rush us (she left one of my guests in the middle of payment and left my guests personal card out to do so) as we are packing up, for the one person left to pay, as she was helping pack up with my toddler and my other guest with a WALKER). The nice waiter we were assigned we all put together to give her a big tip and gave her her cash in her hand personally which she thanked us sooo many times for. Though at the register the nasty waiter over charged everyone by $3 adding a tip for herself on EACH TRANSACTION and then stated "oh I added a tip I didn't know you tipped her." When I asked for the other manager I was told he want there anymore she was the manager. When we left the 5 we were still waiting on met us I apologized to them letting know we left early because of treatment and just continued at our residence because of how bad the service was to our kind of people by one person. (She had even argued with multiple pp in my party bc they discussed tipping the nice server directly be it the nasty waiters poor service they didn't want her have to split her tip) Two people did run into an emergency so instead of 15 essentially they would've had 13 had we been treated correctly n been able to stay for them. And no they weren't closing soon we left 5 1/2 hrs before they closed. It was a highlyyyyy disappointing experience. But I do appreciate the second waiter we had for HER excellent service. We offered her cake and she apologized on behalf of the other server s000.00 many times. Most of my party was just tired of dealing with the nasty woman so they didn't try to get the tip back from her they just let her keep the $3 tip she didn't deserve (only one person took it back and added it to the nice servers tip) so she received a tip of $21 for poor service and disrespect. No they do not automatically charge for a tip. I'd suggest if you are of a more ethnic background DO NOT come here. Nothing was done about our service. And most of the low reviews are about the same woman!!! read more

Please do not come here. Food is old, smells and waiter is so rude. I sat down for 10 min and they stop me on my way to get food to see if I can pay!? Who does this in 2023!!? read more

China Buffet - a plate of food on a table - Chinese Near Me - Colonial Heights, Virginia

Stopped here with my husband and two kids for lunch and was shocked to receive a bill of $75 plus tip. Sorry but if I was planning to spend $75 on lunch it would not be here. Food is ok but stay away from sushi and seafood.... Was hoping we found our new Chinese spot but way overpriced so will not be back. read more

If you go in with expectations of what Chinese buffet should be this place is very clean. Desserts are clearly separated away from the entrees and ice cream comes in individual packages as opposed to a dirty soft serve machine. There are plenty of American Chinese recipes, seafood and American food (French fries and pizza) for you to choose from. For the price you pay this is place is a bit of a bargain read more

Food was great however this people running the place are not family friendly. A family with 4 children one of them was under 2 I believe. They were trying to enjoy their meal. The host came and said someone was upset because their baby screamed 2 maybe 3 times during the meal. And yes I understand that can be annoying its a baby. And she wasn't constantly screaming she was being a child! Well they made the family extremely uncomfortable and they ended up stopping the children from eating and left. The family was only at the location for less then 20 minutes. The fact that they were made to feel unwelcome because their child was being a child is unbelievable. Also the family was a young African American family and a white lady complained. I won't be back. If you have a family with young children I wouldn't go here. read more

It was good but nothing was amazing which is why I put 4 stars. I mean all food was good and I would definitely go back but don't go thinking that you are going to get the best Chinese food you have ever had. It was 20 dollars for dinner so not bad to stuff my stuff with as many crab Rangoon's I wanted. read more

We love China Buffet! There is a good selection of items to choose from and we always enjoy the individually portioned ice cream cups at the end! Our kid LOVES the food here which is a huge plus! Service for us has always been quick, friendly and accommodating. We always look forward to coming here and our friends and family we've brought here love it too. read more

All the Buffet was Exceptional. Authentic Flavors. My Taste BUDS Loved it all. Even the tea was Great.

Price listed much cheaper on internet. Lady claims price is more because of pandemic . Food was cold that should have been hot, and room temperature that she have been cold. Sweeping right at my feet while I at at 1:39 in the afternoon. Brought wrong drinks. Do not recommend. Will never go back. read more

Terrible food and service can't say I'd give them one start should have walked away when lady that work front deal let door shut in my face Sophia was her name on ticket charged full price for my child crab meat was bad would not get plates off table had to ask to get refills more than a few times would not recommend read more

Delicious food, great price, plenty to choose from. This Buffet was an awesome discovery during my search for a place to dine at. I didn't know what to expect, but now I'm glad that my friends and I decided to give this place a shot. With less than $10, you can experience this delicious-ness for lunch on a Sunday. I'm not sure what the prices are on different days or whether it's lunch or dinner. Our group of sat at a booth in the far corner. It was a busy day, and there were lots of people arriving to eat after church....at least they were dressed for such an occasion. My personal favorite items are the cream cheese wantons, general taos chicken, hibachi chicken, and the oyster sauce clams. Other great items are the pot stickers, fried chicken, and stirfrys. Quite impressed with the selection and tastiness of all the food. I was surprised how quiet it was inside even with all the large parties. Definitely a plus when it's not too loud. I was a bit turned off when it came time handling the bill. Our bills were split and we each charged it on our debit cards. The server who handled our payments came to the table to collect the signed merchant receipts, only to give us dirty looks and seemed frustrated. I definitely made sure to leave a tip and I'm always overly generous, but at the same time it's called a "TIP" for a reason. If it were required, then please just charge it on the bill. Very annoying. 1 star lost for her nastiness. read more

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I recommending not to eat here. The customer service is not that great and the food is questionable. My chicken still had feathers on it. read more

China Buffet - The chicken still had feathers on it. - Chinese Near Me - Colonial Heights, Virginia

The ONLY reason I gave a 2 star review is the sushi was pretty good. The teriyaki chicken was absolutely Unfit for human consumption and was more like teriyaki flavored shoe leather or jerky. Every item on the Buffay that could have been overcooked was done so with gusto! Save your money and go anywhere else that serves this type of food. The Saturday evening I went a couple off weeks ago, most of the items been on the buffet since Colonel Sanders was a private. If, however, you enjoy being ignored by the servers walking right past your table SEVERAL times while your drink glass is as dry as the General Tso's chicken that's been tanning under the heat lamps for sever hours, then this may be the place for you, just sayin'. read more

We ate here a few days ago. The food was awful!! I had two bites and when we cracked the crab legs, they were black inside!!! I told the woman at the front counter and she said it was because it was blue crabs. I told her that crab meat should not be black. Then she said it was the seasoning.....LOL. I told her I wasn't eating anything and she could take it off our check. She refused to do so. We left! ROTTEN SEAFOOD Poor service NASTY Staff read more

I decided to go to China Buffet this evening for an early dinner. Well, the waitress who listed her name as Boss was rude. I observed her go to the table of those who arrived after I did and ask them their drink of choice and give them silverware. Well she ignored me for about 10 minutes and finally she came over and asked me how many and I said one so she walked away and served others, and finally she came back and asked me what did I want to drink and I said bottle water. When she finally got around to bringing me the water she slammed it down on the table and walked away. I wanted some sushi and as I was getting that I observed someone who worked their picking up the food that had fallen with her bare hands and putting it back in the food containers ... I'm never eating there again! I'm never going there again. This place has changed owners because it has changed tremendously! read more

I grew up going to this restaurant any time my family would visit the area. We stopped by today and I'd say my meal was pretty filling. The staff was very attentive and they stayed on top of removing used plates from our table. They offered a good selection of food, the basics you would expect to see on a Chinese buffet. All of the meat dishes were flavorful however I was not a fan of the fried rice or lo mein. Overall it's a restaurant you should try atleast one time. read more

This is the best place ever I go here every Sunday and it never runs out of style but one thing I can say It that you don't really get your money Worth because you can eat the whole buffet and still be hungry a few minutes later but it really is a good restaurant I give this five stars this is coming from an 11 year old read more

China Buffet - OMG I don't know about y'all but China buffet is the best y'all have to try it especially the crab Rango with the sauce a big thumbs up - Chinese Near Me - Colonial Heights, Virginia

Dec 3', 2020. This was the worse decision we could have made. The Won Ton soup noodles were soggy, sitting in the soup for a long time, perhaps days. The bacon wrapped shrimp were overcooked and barely warm, although the little dab of bacon was tasty. The egg foo yung was totally hard except the very center. My friend ate totally different dishes. Her basic complaints were cold totally white French fries and hard, rocky fried biscuits. Our waitress never came back after delivering our drinks except bring us the bill and fortune cookie. It would take me all day to list all the problems. When I asked to see the manager she came reluctantly. She let us know that it made no difference to her. She stated if we wanted good food that we should go to a different kind of restaurant, not a buffet. How about a Different Buffet? Hated to give even 1 star when nobody there seemed to care... read more

The food was decent, tasted ok was kinda soggy. The service on the other had was very poor. Would not recommend.

Editing to 1 star - just realized they must have thought I was lying about my six year olds age. They charged me the 7 and up price ($4 more). She's tall but SIX. They asked me how old so I know they did it intentionally. WILL NOT RETURN. Missing Nashville - I've never given as many 1 star reviews as I have since moving to VA. :( The workers were friendly - no hawking of the crab legs. My husband is allergic so we never even consider them. Huge selection of items. Appreciated the middle employee aisle so they could monitor and replenish. Good kid friendly selection, although $9.99 was steep for my 6 year olds small plate. Everything was good I tried except the oysters were fishy (husband asked why I would eat that off a Chinese buffet anyway lol) and soup cold. It was not in a soup container, just a regular tray. Nothing we ate was hot. Warm at best. Was better than some buffets we've had in the past, but nothing spectacular. read more