This place will never get my business ever again! First off they made my friend pay before seating us at a table, this was the first buffet I've ever seen do this. The food was luke warm & not very good. I will say this is the first buffet I've been to that has served duck-it was pretty good but would of been better if served hot! The place is dingy & dark looking inside. As we were getting ready to leave a waitress who was not one assigned to our table pulled my friend to the side & whispered "leave a tip". This is so rude to do & now looking at the reviews I see this is a thing this restaurant is known about-WOW! We were planning to leave a tip regardless of the poor service & food but felt rushed to do so. read more

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We love food here especially sushi. One of the best sushi among the oriental buffet where serves sushi. Rice is just right for sushi. I think much better than some Japanese restaurants where serve sushi !! read more

I have eaten here a few time in the past. First time I have been back in a few years. Eating here made me question "Why didn't I just go get a Wendy's burger or something!" They open at 11 but as I remembered they don't have the food out till 11:30. I got there at 11:35. I went and got my favorites as always. I think to myself they got the food out literally a few minutes ago and yet most of the food is cold or luke warm. Much of it was cold. How can this be? The only thing hot was the tea. The food looked old and it wasn't really edible at all. So either I'm going to have the craps a little later, praying I don't get food poisoning and also praying I just didn't eat my last meal it was that bad. For $21 a person should be held on robbery charges. I can not and will not ever eat here again or recommend it to anyone. A few people were coming in and I was trying to save them by telling them to run and go someplace else. I have had bad meals before but when you start to question if you will live too see tomorrow that's bad! Stay away at all costs! Meaning your health or life! read more

A wide selection of Chinese style dishes, and sushi too. I am not comparing it to free range local organic, wild caught cuisine, But for the $20 per person that I paid it was very good. Duck, sushi, and other favorite dishes, clean and tasty. read more

Sushi always good & food always tasty We eat there occasionally with no problems & would recommend this buffet . Luv the brownies ,& hard icecream too! read more

I thought the food was really good. I was pleasantly surprised because we needed a quick bite after stopping in the strip mall. Good variety of food. Good flavor. I loved the coconut shrimp. The food wasn't super hot- but it was a fine enough temperature- not even something I would've noticed as a problem- I just mention it because of other reviews. read more

Fortune Buffet - Outside - Chinese Near Me - Middletown, New York

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Floors throughout the restaurant were all slippery and dirty , although tables seemed to wiped down they are sticky as well , the food was cold and crab leg water wasn't changed after they were steamed leaving all the foamy stuff on the shell. Needs updating and to be cleaned ! read more

The food is so cooold! It's disgusting I just went there yesterday night the environmental control is bad and germs everywhere including the food. Their food could be better if it was hot and better environment for their customers. For now this restaurant will have 1 star until their food is hot again they will have 5 stars. This restaurant used to be better I've been here multiple times for a couple years. I would even hear complaints while eating and other customers were saying its cold and say its disgusting sometimes its ok but you guys could really improve. read more

This buffet is located behind Walmart in Middletown NY. It's disgusting. The tables and floor are sticky. The food always taste old and I swear they just reheat the food they didn't use the previous night. Also can I tell you I have been chased through the buffet line by the front cashier loudly asking why I only left a $3 tip?!?! Ummm because it's a Buffet and I have to serve myself. I'm not joking the lady literally came up to me in the buffet line to call me out. I literally laughed because I couldn't believe she was asking. We LOVE Chinese food but will never return. If you're looking for a good Chinese alternative try Fuji in the mall or Mr. Sushi both are much much better. read more

How dare you grab my shirt on the way out, state loudly that I didn't pay at all because you weren't given a tip and demand that I swipe my card again because I had no cash. That is not a way to treat customers. These places think they are entitled to a tip for a buffet? I paid full price and they didn't notice that I only had half a plate of food myself. I am tired of Asian run businesses harassing people for tips. Enough is enough. Everyone works hard for their money and I have a right to give a tip to whoever, based on how I think the service is and how much money I have. I was with my autistic adult son and he was so confused! I went to Mr. Croissant after and tipped the pastry chef heavily for engaging, great service, being kind and not asking! read more

Cost 69.00$ to pay for 3 people and complains about not leaving a tip reason for not leaving one one was there was a cockroach underneath my 2 year olds nephews high chair *UPDATE* food is fucking terrible I want my money back it's not worth the pain you feel in your in your gut shortly after eating I know feel sick place should be shut down read more

I have been to this place many times . The food isn't bad, good variety and decent food . This review is more about the service aspect of the place . The first thing is they have you pay up front before being seated. Not a fan of that, but no big deal . So during the meal, staff wasn't bad, took plates in a timely manner, refilled drinks . The problem arose as we were ready to leave . I noticed I had no cash on me to leave my tip. Ordinarily I would leave the tip as I got my bill, but as mentioned you pay ahead of time, so I didn't have that option now to leave the top. So unfortunately I wasn't going to leave a tip . So as we were walking out , the waitress stopped me and told me the tip was not included in the price , and she was not happy with me at all for not leaving one on the table . This was embarrassing ! While I agree that they deserved a tip, they limited my options by making me pay up front . So she brought me to the front register and had the cashier find my receipt , so I can then put a tip on there !! I always tip and had every intention to when I went out to eat , so I do not mind tipping ! But I do not like the way it was handled at all . The servers would be better off if the place gave the bill at the end of the meal , so you can then pay and leave the tip on the card like most places do. Many people do not carry cash on them these days . It would avoid this type of situation in the first place . Again, food was decent, good variety. Table service was fine. It was after the meal that ruined the whole experience for me . read more

If we could leave 0 stars we would. No one could figure out how much it would be for 10 people. I was given 3 different amounts then they finally settled on $172. Considering it was a party of 10 and last minute they added $12 onto it, we assumed this was inclusive of tip. We didn't receive our drinks for 20 minutes into our meals. During our dinner we had to ask repeatedly for refills and had to clear our own plates. As we were leaving the employee stood in front of us and demanded a tip. She was yelling at our family, in front of 5 children. The kids were upset and ushered outside while the adults handled it and when we asked for an itemized bill showing how much each person was charged and where that last minute $12 came from we were told they didn't have to give us that. So we walked out. Apparently this whole demanding a tip thing isn't new for them and they should be ashamed at their treatment of their employees if they charge so much and pay so poorly. read more

Everything was fine, the sushi was especially good. Service was fine for me, I left a tip because times are hard and everyone has a family to take care of needs money. read more

This place is run ass backwards, take your drink order at the door, then take you to your table, drinks were empty didn't come to the table once to refill them, didn't leave a tip because they didn't give us the receipt so we didn't know if it was included then proceed to send 2 workers over to harass us at the door for a tip read more

The food was cold and nasty. what a disappointment. Department of health should shut them down. The ambiance was very ghetto and the fact the waitress requested a tip was a total turn off. Stay away from this place really nasty. read more

Visiting legoland and stated at hotel near fortune buffet. My grandson wanted Chinese buffet and we went here. I WISH I would have read reviews. Paid $60 for two adults and seven year old. Horrible cold food. Place so dirty. Plastic wrap covering food to keep flies out. We stared at the dirty dishes while we ate which must have been there all day. Place was dead and flies all over dishes. I would have not paid bill and left but they make you pay at door before you see an read more

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food very nice qualify for a buffet style and worth even the elevated buffet price if $20 op with seafood option at dinner HOWEVER on my way out I was LITERALLY stopped and accosted even at the door by the staff (not waitress not server since fully serve yourself buffet!) and she tells me "you know the $20 does NOT include any tip!" rather than create a scene I said "oh sorry didn't realize that as I saw "included" on the door posted menu of pricing". she looks at me and points right to it and says "INCLUDED IS FOR TAXES" so again said oh thanks so now I know for next time and she yells in Chinese as I proceed to walk out to the outside (I was stopped in the doorway soace! m***ESPECIALLY FOR A BUFFET AND Especially AT AN ALREASY TOP TIER $20 cost - THAT BEHAVIOR IS GROSSLY INAPPROPRIATE and made me feel EXTREMELY uncomfortable to a maximal degree! I wonder if ownership knows this is going on here in their restaurant?? these are not waitresses paid below minimum wage and thusly more dependent on tips. they clear the table a couple of times and refilled my 1 water glass period the end ! I did all the work of all the self service (& would have happily refilled my 1 water glass had they allowed me to!). an AWFUL way to walk out after what had been a very enjoyable dinner experience read more

Food was excellent and the chef was kind enough to make us a dish of white meat sesame chicken. Pork fried rice was outstanding as were a lot of the other dishes we tried and the staff was very nice and attentive. I'm not understanding the negative reviews because we are kind od picky and we found the food to be really good. We would definitely come back in the future when we are in the area. read more

Food wasn't the best, very cold, dry. They harass you to tip. My daughter was eating her food, sitting in the inside booth when a roach came out from behind the sugar and was on table! 0/10, don't recommend! read more

A big variety of good fresh Sushi ! Good selection of Chinese foods Sunday 5pm , a few Shrimp dishes, & spareribs ,french fries,etc. No pizza for kids or chocolate pudding though. Hard ice cream only, no sprinkles or chocolate syrup whip cream, darn! For the price $18 for adults would be nice. read more

DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY!!! My wife and I stopped in for a dinner. We had never been here, so we thought we'd try it. Big Mistake! Everything was cold. When we got our plates and started to eat, nothing we tried was warm, let alone hot. When I asked the server about it, he ignored us and walked away. I tried something else, still cold. You could tell that some of the steam tables were not working. Disgusted, we decided to leave. Staff is rude and food is not safe to eat. read more

Utensils are dirty and have left over food on them and they harass you to give a tip, for example they grabbed my girlfriends arm today to force her to give her a bigger tip. If i could give it 0 stars I would especially because of their service. read more

I was here on all day dinner Presidents Day and I do not understand all of the recent poor reviews. The food was hot and fresh being replenished the whole time I was there. Coconut shrimp was amazing as well as the roast duck and lobster. Everything I tried was as good as any Chinese food I have ever had. I just don't understand the bad reviews. The staff was friendly and removed used plates in a timely manner. I can't wait to go back. read more

Food is disgusting, mold on food, clearly days old. You have to pay upon entry because they know the food is something I wouldn't feed my dog. no money back even if you didn't eat. and smells like perfume and rotten flesh the further into the restaurant. wouldn't recommend to my worst enemy. PLEASE save your family the stomach ache and go almost literally ANYWHERE else!!! I WILL NEVER COME BACK read more

I really love Chinese buffet restaurants. I'm on the road a lot, and it's just a nice stop for a fast, but filling comfort food meal. I don't expect it to be amazing quality food, it's a buffet, the food sits. Ok, so, my expectations were pretty low, and my hunger was pretty high, and I find my way to Fortune Buffet in Middletown. They have a sushi bar. I did have one or two pieces of california roll, but I had to stay away from the salmon because the fish was grey colored. Seemed like a great way to get the shits. No thanks. So, I moved onto the chinese food area and the soups. Everything had a film on it, and was cooked into a pulp. Perhaps it was because it was later at night, and maybe this place is great for lunch. But, the food that I saw, it was pretty gross. It all had this grey, brown depressing palor to it that did not make me want to eat very much. Even the green beans were kind of brown. How does that happen? The people that worked there seemed nice. I'm hoping that it was just an off day or maybe too late in the day for the food to be any good, but really, these aren't excuses. I'm not saying this isn't the best buffet food, I'm saying it was pretty gross. Good luck Middletown! read more

The previous jumbo had finally been replaced by a quality Chinese buffet, locals might recall the new king buffet that was where mister sushi is in the 90s-00s, the height of the Golden age of Middletown. We've since been plagued by the choice of either a trip across town, or further, or putting up with unexpected extra protein sources from things like maggots and flies. Now, we've got an amazing all you can eat Chinese food experience right next door to the mall and Wal-Mart. Middletown might just rise again.. read more

Fortune Buffet - My 2nd, lesser plate.. Was too excited with my first mountain of food to pause for the photo opp. - Chinese Near Me - Middletown, New York

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This place would have to get better to be become disgusting. The egg rolls were not edible and the only thing the other foods tasted like was five spice powder. I'm wondering if they just used it to cover the quality of what they were serving. Needless to say I won't be going back. I didn't want to give it a star rating but you can't post without it. read more

The.worst.chinese.buffet. My husband and I stopped after work and not only were overcharged but the food is absolutely horrendous. The lo main was literally fettuccine with hoisin sauce, the rice noodles were rubbery. They told us we were being charged for dinner food even though the dinner food wasn't even out yet. Please run away from this place. I'm just sorry I didn't take pictures to show you how disgusting this food was. read more

i got food poisoning from their chicken. chicken was still a little pink like VERY faint, it sucks i gotta give 1 star because everything else was AMAZING. but i hate puking so ur getting one star. read more

Fortune Buffet - a plate of fried rice with meat and vegetables - Chinese Near Me - Middletown, New York

I enjoyed the lunch buffet. Dumplings, lo mein, chicken, shrimp, and wonton soup were all awesome. I can't wait to go back. read more

Fortune Buffet - a plate of food on a table - Chinese Near Me - Middletown, New York

Ugh. I thought "how bad could it be ". Food was hot. Some of it was fresh. It tasted so so bad. The taste on the spare ribs, general tsaos, indescribable. I would stay away until this place makes a commitment to change whoever is in charge of the kitchen. read more

They're so mean at this establishment. Very bad attitudes for their food not being that good.

When this converted from the Jumbo Buffet, it was a slight step up. Seemed cleaner and food a bit less greasy. Just eat there with my family and it has declined quite a bit. Today, I had to get a new fork to replace one my kid dropped, get a high chair after we asked 2 staff members to obtain one for us, and fill up my water after we asked them twice. To put the cherry on top of the sundae, I put $0 tip on the check and the staff person felt they needed to point that out in case it was a mistake. I indicated to them that it wasn't a mistake, but due to how many items I had to do on my own, that there was zero tip for today. On the way out, that staff and another staff said "白痴" to my wife and I. I smiled and indicated I have some fluency in Mandarin, so appreciated their rude comment. They just looked at us. For poor service and declining food, I can't suggest anyone goes here anymore. Even the prices have raised quite a bit over the last year. I'd stay away until they address these problems. read more

It was way to expensive for three people it was 56 dollars could of been cheaper, and you go for hot food in a buffet it was ice cold like it's been sitting for hours not going there again definitely not worth the money read more

I will not be coming back to this place. The waitress was very rude wanting more tip. They are money hungry. My husband got food poisoning from that place. I don't recommend this place at all. 0 star from me. read more

I just ate there!! There was a hair in my food. The ppl I was with all had red hair including me, the hair was blonde they stayed at the table inspecting it as if it was one of ours???? Blonde!!!! Not red!! She gave 10%off it sound of been one free meal like every other restaurant would of offered. Then I signed for my bill and she asked for a tip.. really.!!!!! read more

The food is very greasy, the waitress with glasses has an awful attitude, NEVER GO THERE AGAIN!

Food was great and service was ok but there is a HUGE PROBLEM..First the prices regardless of age you'll be spending $10-$20 per person. The second being able to TAKE HOME FOOD YOU ALREADY PAID FOR!! There is a difference between DINE IN and TAKE OUT!! Now you have to pay before you eat which is fine and keep that in mind.... We went out to celebrate a birthday, coming to the end of our meal, My family and I needed a few boxes for food we couldn't finish and wanted to bring home. In the end they still CHARGED US FOR OUR LEFTOVERS!! We had only two boxes that were actual takeouts and instead of charging us for just them they charged us for every box, THAT'S OUTRAGEOUS!!!! THEY ARE BASICALLY STEALING MONEY FROM CUSTOMERS!!!! And lastly waitress kept coming over and reaching over our food to take plates without asking then would go to coworker and stare at us eating while making comments where we could clearly see them mocking and making fun of god knows what. CLEARLY unprofessional and disrespectful. The previous owners were WAY BETTER food, prices and professionalism wise!!!! read more

Im sorry but the food .. discusting and mostly undercooked , the woman took my husband's plate while he was still eating off it , flies flying all over and in the food , demanded a tip then had a discusted look on her face because apparently was not as much as she wanted and then cursed me out in whatever language she was speaking as i walked away .. we will never be eating there again and have notified all our friends and family. And if i could rate a zero i would. read more