We recently visited Golden Palace Buffet and overall it was a decent experience. The food selection was pretty good for a buffet. They had a variety of Chinese dishes, seafood options, and the usual buffet favorites like fried rice, lo mein, chicken dishes, and desserts. Some items were really good and flavorful, while others were just okay. I felt like a few of the dishes could have been a little fresher, but overall there were enough options to find things I enjoyed. The restaurant itself was fairly clean and the atmosphere was relaxed and casual. It's definitely more of a simple, no-frills buffet spot rather than a fancy dining experience. The dining area was spacious and there was plenty of seating, which made it comfortable. It's a good place if you're looking for something quick and affordable where you can try a variety of foods. The service was decent as well. The staff were polite and came by to clear plates and check on drinks. Nothing over the top, but they did their job and kept things moving. Overall I would say it's about a 3.5 out of 5 experience--not amazing, but still a solid option if you're in the area and in the mood for a buffet with a lot of choices. read more

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Pretty average Chinese buffet. Some things were good, some things were not. Hit or miss. Quantity over quality- they could cut out some of the not so good options (Mac and cheese, mozzarella sticks, etc) and focus on the quality of the better foods. My boyfriend felt a little ill after but I felt fine. He had a lot of crawfish which I did not, so I would assume that is likely the culprit. I was impressed with the variety of sushi! Service was ok. The best thing we tried was the chicken wings. Nobody working seemed to be very happy. But it was a mostly self service experience. read more

The food offerings were ok lots of seafood options including a seafood boil. The noodles were very bland. The service wasn't terrible but almost nobody smiled. The place looks pretty good but the bathrooms were a mess. It would have Been a better experience but the clientele were quite boorish and classless. We most likely will not return. read more

We came as a family (two small kids). We were pleased with the selection of food and the freshness of it. Lot of healthy choices for those who do not want to eat fries etc. Restaurant was clean and the crew filled up / refreshed the food that was running low. Kids got some cut fruits and some pastries after their lunch. They kept everyone in the family happy with the types of food they carried. read more

Nice clean big fresh food, octopus salad was my favorite very delicious.looking forward to going back Sunday crab legs too read more

Golden Palace Buffet - Baby octopus salad - Chinese Near Me - Livonia, Michigan

$29 a person to eat a $12 buffet. No drinks included... steer clear. Food quality is low tier.

Some things aren't always good but, they have such a great variety that I'm confident you'll find something that you'll enjoy. The Hibachi has been a staple of mine. They will always take care of you. Staff is always friendly. Nice atmosphere everyone has a great time. We're all there to enjoy the buffet food. One of my favorite places to eat. They even have sushi. Go there! You gonna be full when you leave. They have something for everyone. read more

It was regular. Service was good but I don't think all the foods were fresh. But overall, a regular place if you are looking for a buffet option. Ambiance was a little messy in some spots. read more

Very great experience. Will at the front desk has exceptional customer service! Will return again.

I like this place, inside is clean. The price is reasonable, food is fresh. The service was excellent, they constantly picked up dirty plates and refilled drinks. read more

What a disaster they paid Detroit Halal Eats for a totally Fake review . So sad, They say first impressions are lasting and I went to this place for the first time yesterday and I absolutely hate it. We come in with a party of 5 and we tell them we have more people coming... The price was 23 dollars plus tax per person and they were adding gratuity which is fine but that price was ridiculous. So we says we will just sit in the booths by each other and not get a table... The lady in the front was so rude and loud all because we just said we won't get a table.. Then she instructed her staff to sit us in different parts of the restaurant to not be by one another since we didn't want to pay the gratuity. So I told them I paid my money so I can sit where I want to and they told me they have a right to sit me wherever since I didn't want to pay the gratuity and I told my family let's go because that's crazy they're trying to control where we sit... Another family member came in and said they would cover all of us. That family member paid and they told someone else from our group that it wasn't paid and tried to get extra money. They charge you all this money, the cashier in charge was very rude loud and disrespectful. They told us it's a 2 hour limit on the buffet and literally they stopped serving us drinks at the 2 hour mark and they stood close by watching and monitoring us giving us the look as it's time to leave. You will get full off one plate so the price is ridiculous. Then you're literally fixing your own plate so why are they charging gratuity. They only bring your drinks literally. Had my family member not wanted to stay I would have got my money back and went else where. I paid for my sister, myself and my 6 year old niece and our bill without gratuity was 69.05... That's ridiculous. I went to Mitos hibachi and sushi with like 20 of us where they actually cook your food in front of you fresh and do tricks and stuff and the bill was lower and worth every dollar.. This place is trash and the workers are more trash.... Stay away from here.. read more

Dimsum AND sushi on a buffet? I had to try it. I was looking forward to it for a couple weeks. Loooooonng line to get in. Waited ~10 minutes in line with my family just to try and get a table. On a weeknight at roughly 8pm. The people at the front desk were borderline surly/rude. It wasn't good. The "stir-fry" had a line 10-15 people long the entire time we were there. The sushi was 90% rice. The "dim sum" was mostly empty, and there was no variety. Crab legs on the buffet. Yay! But they were mobbed every time they brought them out. It was like Wal-Mart on Black Friday. Had to fight to try to get a couple crab legs. I have better things to do with my time. I had some good sesame chicken. I had some good sweet and sour. The spring rolls were passable. But this was a $20 buffet and it wasn't really better than $12 buffets closer to my house. I really can't justify coming back here - which makes me sad, because I was SUPER excited after my favorite buffet in Novi closed and the one near me in Westland has a very limited menu. read more

I went here with my family on a Saturday: it was dinner all day for around $24/person (there's also a 10% senior discount). The restaurant is clean and spacious. The staff were friendly and attentive, checking in regularly and taking away plates. Some premium items that were good quality: ginger green onion blue crab, steamed whole fish with soy sauce (labeled as flounder but doesn't look like it - however, was rich and flaky like flounder/sea bass), Chinese pepper salt shrimp, and snow crab legs. All were good quality and didn't taste old or fishy (blue crab meat not very firm so it was frozen, but still tasted delicious). My dad said the snow crab didn't have much flavor, so they were boiled for too long - Other good items: chicken skewers (used thigh meat and had good flavor), chicken & broccoli, steamed garlic shrimp and vermicelli noodles, honey chicken (honey sauce tasted good on the chicken pieces), spring roll (not too greasy, was crispy), tiramisu cake (good coffee flavor, not too sweet) - Mediocre: lo mein (it was really doughy), pepper steak (pretty one dimensional flavor), dumplings (wish they were pan fried instead of deep fried - they were greasy and tasted prepackaged), green beans (kind of greasy), general tso chicken (run of the mill - I've had better) - Not so good: deep fried artificial crab (thought it would be scallops because it was in that shape, but it wasn't...didn't eat the breading), wonton dumpling (had a tiny amount of beef inside that didn't taste great), strawberry cake (cream tasted almost like chemicals - very artificial. Cake was dry and rough), noodle bar (my mom said the soup didn't have flavor). If they didn't have the premium items when I went (which they probably don't have most of them during weekday lunches, I would guess), I would not be giving this 4 stars. So I would recommend doing the dinner option for buffet if you like seafood: with those premium seafood items, you can definitely get your money's worth! I heard the dim sum there is also good, so I'll have to go back and try it (separate option apart from the buffet). All in all, it was a good meal and good value! read more

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The ad says "All you can eat crab legs" but what it DONT say is, IF YOU WANT THE CRAB-LEGS, EVERYONE AT THE TABLE HAS TO BUY THEM TOO. Whether you eat them or have an allergic reaction to them. I think they'll lose people because quite a few of people complained at the register. The Ambiance was good, drinks were OK. Very clean place. My only complaint was how they are so afraid of people sharing crab legs. read more

The first couple of times that I went all of the food was left over and I had to wait for them to bring out fresh food. But I went couple a Saturday's ago. And it was really crowded in there and the food was really fresh. Fresh but not seasoned totally well but still good enough to eat.... The chicken and broccoli was bland but it was really fresh. As was the jalapeno chicken, fresh but not season enough. But I was happy with my meals and I got a take out. read more

Golden Palace Buffet - Jalapeno chicken and pork chops - Chinese Near Me - Livonia, Michigan

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Hot food!!! Hot food hot food hot for not warm hot hot hot. Don't touch the hibachi. Ice cream is safe.

Ate here last night and it was a great experience. Very delicious, fresh food, probably the best I've seen from a buffet. It wasn't very busy when we were there. Staff was attentive and professional. Thursdays are karaoke nights, so it was a bit loud at times, but everyone was having fun so we didn't mind. Overall it was a good time and we'll definitely be going back! read more

Listen. This was the worse restaurant experience I have ever had. The atmosphere was awful! Children running around, people yelling, the food not being freshly made. My son waited for the same chicken for over 20 minutes and it still never came, he just gave up. You are treated like a criminal upon entry! You have to pay before you even sit down and eat or taste your food! You have to pay for drinks before you drink anything! This was the worst time I have ever had and I will continue to go to FUJI ON JOHN R. HORRIBLE!!! As we left there was a mountain of throw up by the door. Awful!! read more

It was slightly better this time than the last time. I did enjoy the Mongolian style grill, was able to get shrimp at lunch time. The sushi selection was still very limited with no deep fried sushi at all. The service has improved a lot since last time. $15 for lunch is going rate for most buffets. read more

Trash TRASH TRASHHHHHHH!!!!!! @Detroitdar must've been paid for his review here. What are black seeds on the fishy smelling crab legs????? read more

Not sure why this place has so many bad reviews, it was phenomenal for the price! It's $25 for adults on the weekend and the buffet has unlimited snow crab that is served warm with butter. There are SO many options for seafood, sushi, Asian dishes, a hibachi grill and they even had American dishes like Mac n cheese & French fries. They offer ice cream and a small desert bar as well. The service was excellent, they constantly picked up dirty plates and refilled drinks. I will definitely be back! read more

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The food was ugh as hell and the ribs smelled I guess this is what get for trying new things read more

Golden Palace Buffet - Chinese Near Me - Livonia, Michigan

So, the food was good but to get it was like fighting for something on Black Friday at a very urban Walmart. Extremely loud. Extremely careless customers forcing the owner to have to make rules like I've never seen, at the most expensive Chinese buffet I've ever been to. I felt bad for the staff and the owners. I'm sure they didn't expect this in Livonia. I know we didn't! I actually felt unsafe and a bit concerned for our vehicle. The amount of time the staff had to spend cleaning up the mess customers made was ridiculous. That explained why a tip is added automatically! I saw people going up to the buffet more than 10 times while the staff carried full plates of uneaten food away. Please consider moving your business west, maybe inside Livingston county. You will make a better and easier profit here. The liquor license will be impossible to get but is that really the business you want to attract? read more

I came here 5pm on a Thursday... barely filled food. Subpar really. No rice when I walked in. No wontons in the soup. $40 for my son & I With water down lemonade. Fruit tasted fresh & chocolate decent. Over all I don't think the price was worth the food quality .. to me read more

Great food, everything was fresh and tasty. The restaurant was exceptionally clean and the staff very attentive. I will definitely come back to try the things I missed. read more

Friendly greeding when arrived, Clean spacious atmosphere. Food looks and tastes amazing . Dim sum is all homemade in the kitchen not frozen I'm looking forward to come back to try more dishes. Highly recommend read more

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The most best buffet we went to. The food was perfect. The service was amazing. The best thing is that the vibe when we entered it was the best vibe food and people. read more

worst asian buffet I have ever had. not a single dish was redeemable whatsoever. they need a completely new kitchen staff/recipes. hibachi was overbearingly salty and undercooked. you can tell they take many shortcuts in the cooking process. and all that for damn near $30??? read more

Definitely don't appreciate them adding a tip to my bill. This place have a gratuity fee. Service was absolutely terrible. The lady had a attitude. It's not a huge selection. At this moment I'll rather go to hibachi buffet. read more

Not worth one star!!!!!!! Food was just ok my brother paid $50 for me and his bill one of the waitresses was rude will not be back only came because my auntie had her birthday dinner there would not recommend Fuji in Madison Heights is 100% better read more

Definitely a thumbs up for the all you can eat crab and seafood boil total for 2 was $50.35 plus the other food was pretty good.

I come get a lot. Is it? I come here very often. The services number one, you cannot get better service in United States. And the food is very good. read more

Nice good is great. There are also discounts. I will come again. Bring my friends to the party read more

I'm really bummed out because I've been here a few times, and enjoyed the buffet and their sushi. I went there on Thursday the 20th and was having the General Tao chicken and bit into something hard. Turns out a piece of broken glass was in my food. I let the staff know but I don't know if they did anything about it. I had already eaten and was just finishing when this happened. I didn't ask for my money back but they didn't even offer. I guess I need to look for a new place that is glass free. read more

Had a late lunch here yesterday, and I really enjoyed it. I think they just opened a few days ago. This is located in the exact same spot as the the previous Fortune Buffet that existed here for many years before. The place was very clean and the food was fresh with lots of good choices. The service was also great, they checked on us repeatedly for drink refills and also promptly cleared away emptied plates. If you are looking for a Chinese buffet, this seems to be the best option around Livonia as most of the other good places shut down permanently during the pandemic. read more

Really was excited to try what a disappointment. Went at 7:00 on a Friday night. Place was clean, but was really disappointed in the Buffett... 2 plates with sushi on it that each had about 10 sub standard pieces,crab legs, of course were nonexistent which I expected and didn't care they're never good on a Chinese buffet anyway, floating around in water, but also all the rest of the containers were barely full and what was there was Luke warm. staff was not out, replenishing the pans they were merely stirring. Another thing, a lot of the pans were filled with junk that costs nothing and not very many dishes with meat. Pans of onion rings, Mac and cheese, sauce, veggies, rice,noodles, 1/4 of a salmon, weirdest thing too... on top of not having enough food on the bar at about 8 o'clock. All the staff started making plates and eating. It was the weirdest thing I've ever experienced. They close at 930...not sure why they were doing that... as we were leaving....about 6 really big boys walked in... about 300+...... I'm sure they had to fill those trays up!oh, and the waitress was asking about a tip when we left we told her it's on the table! We laughed a lot but definitely won't be back....I tried this place because of the Yelp reviews, however my experience was nothing like the pictures that are posted. Since it was almost empty at prime time on a Friday night, I'm thinking most customers are like us ...One and done........ the review before me... read more

Golden Palace Buffet - Pans of soup? This should not be on the bar. It should be on side. Veggies ,sauce, WTH? - Chinese Near Me - Livonia, Michigan

We came during a weekday lunch. You pay before you sit down. They offer a senior discount, but it is not advertised. on the bill, before you've eaten or had any service from staff, they want you to leave a tip. This is crazy!! At the bottom of the bill they have it spelled out: 18%, 20%, 25%. It's a buffet, how much service will the wait staff have to do???? It is clean in the DR. labels could be better on the food items. The baked salmon was good, although a little too much lemon for my taste. The crab rangoon was also v. good, plenty of cream cheese in it, although v. little crab. Also have a cook, at the back, who will do a made to order stir fry from ingredients you select. Not bad, could be better. read more

Delicious and fresh. Love that they make smaller sizes so always fresh. Green beans are just like grandma made.

I came to this place because it opened up near my house. I came with my family of 5 people, and we ate. All of our stomachs hurt after we left, and we found out we have food poisoning, later at night... Let's just say our bathroom was destroyed. DO NOT EAT THE CHOW MEIN! read more

So please understand this a a bifurcated review The 4 stars ONLY !!! Are for the fact of the very polite and attentiveness of the female hostess who i believe is the owner only because after they closed she brought her small kids out of the back room and put them to work, GREAT MOM!! Teach responsibility at a young age in a family business! That said aside from that the crab is the star of the show and the only!! Reason to come here! The cost and snow crab are the way big boy used to do during lent back in the day. Do NOT come here for any other reason!! It was fresh/tasted fine and we were not sick after like the other reviewers. The rest of the food is bland or just not worth the cost and very generic tasting. The bathrooms are dirty , i do not fault management for that part it is evident The clientele are disrespectful for the most part yelling or making the rest of the customers catch a contact high as we did that night with the dining room reeking of weed. But food quality aside from the crab is poor That combined with the cook cleaning the grease trap above the hibachi station an hour before close standing on a chair the non existent selection at that station (not that i would ever try raw food here)! Sushi or cooked hibachi just makes the rest here a no go! They do try to clean what they can out front and pay attention to you. !! For that Thank you! But i can see it is a uphill battle. Basically its a 2 star aside from the crab. Unlike other family buffets i will say she was direct when we arrived and said we close at 9:30 . If you want more we will bring it out! Most places refuse to cook anything an hour before close. For that honesty and service alone we will come back . thank you but please sooooooooooo much more needs improvement. read more