As a Chinese buffet, the price of lunch is about 10$, which is a good deal. Even though it doesn't have a large variety of dishes, I think it is a good choice for Americans who like Chinese food. But from a Chinese perspective, I think the overall taste of dishes is a little bit sweet and not as good as authentic Chinese food. read more

This is my favorite doesn't look the best but the people and food are Great! Need to say I use to work in Oakland and always went here for lunch. The crazy thing I've been eating at this place since high school and that has been 22 years so yes the food keeps getting better. read more

Love, Love, Love this Buffet! The food is always fresh! The staff is constant changing out the hots on the buffet. They have a good selection of items and the buffet line is kept very clean. The price is unbeatable too! the lunch buffet is only $7 for all you can eat. Take out is available as well. Looks can be deceiving. The Golden Palace is divey. It is a little hole in the wall in Oakland. Parking is a pain but the food is well worth it! read more

I don't typically do Chinese buffets. But this one came highly recommended. Rather, the conversation was "I cannot believe you have worked in Oakland for 6 years and have never gone here. We went here every Friday!" and when venturing out to lunch today without a plan, I suggested this place. Worth a shot I guess. My first impression was the cantaloupe - it was good and in season. But ok...getting to the actual Chinese food... I had the chicken and broccoli, the general tso's, an egg roll, some of their fried mushrooms with sweet and sour sauce, some vegetable lo mien, a 'biscuit', and some fried dumpling with a creamy filling that tasted somewhat like onions. Overall very good. The lo mien and the mushrooms were the best. The 'biscuit' is the 'Chinese donut' type - spongy with sugar. It was typical. The general tso's was surprisingly good. To me, general tso's is often too gooped up in sweet and sour sauce with rubbery chicken that tastes like it was microwaved. No, this was pretty good. The egg roll...yeah that's the only thing I wasn't a huge fan of, but overall, $6.26 for a full buffet and a drink. You can't beat that, AND now I've found a Chinese buffet that actually has decent food. Yay. For reference, there were a bunch of Asian people eating there - I tend to use that as a marker for how authentic/edible the food is. I like to think I'd be a pretty good judge of pizza or hamburgers in China if the tables were turned. read more

It's cheap but not delicious at all. I can fill my stomach here, but I cannot enjoy the happiness of eating food.

This place is my jam! I love going to lunch here! The food is always fresh and the tables are always clean. I really enjoy the lunch buffet. I would suggest everyone try it! read more

While the selection isn't huge, what is there is a perfect selection and very very good. I was shocked at the quality. The lo mein was terrific and actually had texture instead of being a greasy mess like at most buffets and restaurants. The staff was extremely nice and I recommend dining here if you are interested in a Chinese buffet that has great quality food. All of the chicken dishes were great, the veggies were excellent too. I did not try the fish, though it looked good as well. The price for the buffet was ridiculously low too, so don't let the price and buffet size fool you. You'll be more than happy with what is there. read more

The buffet here is incredibly lacking. While the price is quite tempting, there's something about sitting in a poorly decorated and horribly lit room full of stale food that rubs me the wrong way. The service is nice and friendly and will make more food upon request. You do get free access to the soda dispenser and tea which is a plus. However when it comes to the food... There are hardly any vegetarian options so if you're a veggie lover expect to dine on soggy fruit and 2 or 3 vegetarian dishes. read more

Although it is listed as a buffet restaurant here, Golden Palace has really bad Chinese buffet. The dishes are really oily and the meat is very dry. However, it has really good authentic Chinese dishes and lunch boxes, if you order from the menu. You get a lot of food for the money you pay, and some of them are cooked in a healthy and light way. I'd recommend the soy sauce chicken and roasted duck. They have bigger portion for takeout or appetizer and smaller portion for lunch boxes. They usually put broccoli in the lunch box, but you can ask them to change it to something else if they have. read more

The food here is fairly low quality, but the prices reflect what you get. General Tso's with lots of breading, chewy pork and beef, overcooked vegetables, and everything is swimming in very sugary sauce. That being said, I think Golden Palace is great comfort food on the days where I don't feel particularly great about myself and I want to see how much Americanized-Chinese food I can fit in my body for $8. read more

Pretty good food! Not a wide veg selection but I highly recommend the sesame tofu! It was very good! Everything else is pretty average but nothing was bad and I wasn't sick after! Will be visiting again! (Three stars due to the low vegetarian options) read more

This place is either a buffet or a regular Chinese restaurant. I tried the buffet and the food was good, but the selection was very limited. I think they maybe had 15 choices. But the price was so reasonable that I needed to leave this review for anyone who is in downtown Pittsburg looking for a cheap meal. My friend and I walked out of there spitting the bill at $10 each including tip. read more

Great food. Low prices. Kind workers. No complaints from me. I love this place :)

The owner cracks me up lol I managed to call the fax number and not phone number a couple of times when tryng to place an order, now he always jokes with me when I come in. I have been going there since I was in highschool and all in all it's solid food nothing exciting but you get what you paid for. This resturant has a lot of sentimental value for me. In this resturant my boyfriend first said he loved me. So Golden Palace Buffet will always have a special place in my heart. The food is okay I especially like their combination lo-mien I have never had any of their speciality menu selections. I enjoy their hot and sour soup and orange chicken is tasty hunan shrimp and beef and brocoli. For Chinese food downtown it's pretty okay read more

This place is cheap and delicious! If you like quantity, and you like good tasting food, GP is your place!

It had been several years since I dined here. The place looks a little better than it had, however it remains plain and nondescript: nothing fancy, just good, unusual Asian food. I was shocked to see that the price of the lunch buffet has risen to $12.50, the highest price for such a meal anywhere in the region that I know of. I was disappointed that one of my favorite dishes of the past: sweet and sour tofu, is no longer part of the buffet, but many delicious mainstays remain. My favorite is chow fun noodles, which I have a difficult time finding at Asian restaurants. I also like the mixed vegetable dish, which includes cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage, and small slices of carrot. There is a dish that is new to me: fried egg with tomato. I do not care for tomato, but the egg that I could find in the dish was delicious. I saw only spring roll, not egg roll. The spring roll was quite hot and very good. Breaded mushrooms are also a treat, something which one does not find elsewhere. Most of the meal is self-serve. The only service I received was the removal of two used plates. The selection is not that of a super-buffet: no sushi station, no hibachi bar, but the items that are available are quite good. If the restaurant was not so out of the way for me, I would dine here more often despite the high price. read more

Went there for lunch. A place worthy a $6.7(7 for credit cards) buffet with a drink. Chickens(orange, hot, General Tso's) are generally good. As others comments have mentioned, more greasy and oily than expected. Do not get too much meat and try to have veges to "neutralize." Rice noodle is a great choice if you have too much meat like me. Anyway, you cannot criticize a $7 buffet that is as good as this one. read more

Very solid, simple food. Highly recommend the General Tso's...best, thickest sauce I've ever seen at a buffet and very flavorful. The street noodles and spicy chicken are also very solid entries. The service is fine (they'll come and grab dishes pretty quickly) and there's always a decent spot to sit. read more

Extremely small selection and what they did have wasn't great. Didn't feel well after. Avoid.

Amazing service and great food. The employees are pleasant and never leave a plate in front of you for too long. The food on the buffet is constantly replaced and I've never had to wait for anything to be refilled. My friends and I go here all the time since the buffet is $9.10 and take out is weighed but is super cheap. Great place for college students read more

Place is just incredible for the price. 9 dollars for a full Chinese buffet....can't find a better deal than that

Food is pretty good, but prices are great and the people are very friendly. Come if you are hungry and want to get your moneys worth.

A historical review. When we lived in Pgh this was the best Chinese food we ever had. It still is. This place is the only establishment that knows how to make General Tso's Tofu and make it right. This is the only place that I have ever seen it on the menu. The Tso's like Potatoes are also great! Love their hot and sour soup and their green beans. How they get them so perfect is beyond me. I miss this place. I wish we had a Chinese buffet as good as this down the road from our new home. Miss it. Yum! read more

Fam, this shit gets the job done. Not a lot of variety for a Chinese buffet, but what they do have is on point. Favorites are General Tso's and sweet and sour chicken. The veggies are really good. Their fruit game is not always on point and their soup's are weak as fuck. But for 8 bucks the lunch and 9 the dinner, this joint the real deal. read more

The folks who work here are nice, and the food is good. I liked having dinner here, and I'll be sure to come again. It's not a really fancy place, but it's comfortable and enjoyable. read more

It's okay. Relatively inexpensive for all-you-can-eat. Food isn't that great but I found none of it too bad. (I liked the roast pork but I like somewhat fatty pork.) Small range of dishes, lots of vegetarian options at least on my visit, pay as you enter. Sort of basic furnishings and decor, a bit dated, looks clean if dimly lit. Visited in the middle of the afternoon and not all of the food offered was especially fresh or hot; perhaps better near usual meal times? Probably would eat here again if I were nearby and wanted to eat promptly. read more

By far the worst buffet I have ever been to. Where to start? First of all, I payed 16 dollars for my friend and I, which is decently cheap. However, I thought it was strange you pay first. Then I understood as I was presented a 1 isle buffet that is very basic, and very sad. Honestly, the only good item I had was the general tsaos. My egg roll tasted strange like tequila, my egg drop soup was an oily mess, the cheese wonton was a fried wonton wrap with nothing inside, and to top it off, the fruit had mold. My first experience eating in pittsburgh was a bad one. I will not be returning. read more

The food is pretty bad. I've been to Chinese buffets that were kind of decent, but this isn't one of them. Soggy General Tso's, soggy rolls, soggy noodles. The pork did not please my stomach in any way. It's a Chinese buffet. Use your brain. read more

They have a reasonably good spread for non vegetarians and a smaller one for vegetarians but the staff and waiters were really nice and made us a few veg dishes. As for the food the taste was okay I felt. But my friends thought it was really good. So yeah they gave a good spread if you're really hungry and also they gave a discount if you're a student. So if you did therm you're ID they'll give you a discount as well. read more

Pretty good place... as long as you don't get the buffet. It's common knowledge amongst the Asian folks that you need to order from the menu. Canto-style food. The fried tofu is good and is coated in a fairly unique batter. The other dishes are less notable but fairly tasty. Preparation and presentation is a kinda coarse. My friends and I usually ordered from a small subset of the menu: fried tofu, salt and pepper pork chops, salt and pepper squid, some pig intestine dish I forget the name of, char siu pork, 8 treasure clay pot. Tip: If you're picky, ask the waitress when the char siu was made. Being Pittsburgh, it may take a few days before the old batch is finished and the new batch is prepared. The Golden Palace in downtown has the same food and owners. read more

Food choices are very limited. Was expecting more for a Chinese buffet. Waiters/waitresses don't really make too much of an effort to take away dirty dishes. This is just a very mediocre place to go eat Chinese, although I could see how the cheap price point helps to attract college students looking for cheap grub. However, there are other places that are better for Chinese food. Save your money. read more

Really great option for cantonese food in Oakland. I've never ordered from the buffet (it doesn't look too good), but they make an a-ok congee (no donuts, unfortunately), reasonably good roast duck & pork, and the fish maw soup is also very nice. It's near my work and I like coming here for a late lunch when it's not crowded. The interior is kind of beat (drop-ceiling, battered furniture, etc), but I really like the laid-back atmosphere. This is my favorite place for a secret 90-minute leisurely lunch on a weekday with friends and sharing a few dishes. Just arrive after 1pm! read more

Quick food. Good service... My boyfriend will lecture me about leaving tips, I WORK IN THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY. I know ALL about leaving good tips, 20% every time. Maybe even a little extra depending on the service. 15% if you truly sucked. (To Blunt?) That's my philopshy, you get what you work for. Long story short, he leaves amazing tips, and ranted and raved about this place, leading us to this review. He always says leave an amazing tip, they will remember you every time, and you'll get amazing service every time. Well don't ya know? This old Asian women lights up when he comes in. He hasn't been there in over a year. We order our food, he ordered the dumplings, and general tso's. I ordered the roasted duck and the egg rolls. Now I wish I would of gotten what he had, their dumplings, yes were a little greasy as were the egg rolls, but what do you expect? It's a chinese buffet. His general tso's on the other hand amazing as were the dumplings, which reminded me more of pot stickers but any-hoo. My roasted duck, was a little bit of a disappointment. I don't mind a few bones, but there was bone after bone, it was very hard to eat. Talk about rustic chinese food. I'd go back but I wouldn't order the duck, dry and no sauce. read more

My review is based on price I paid today. Today (Friday) I wanted to eat out without any worries of looking at the menu. So I reached this place at 8:30pm I guess they close at 9:00pm. Food are not of much varieties and taste okay. The restaurent was pretty empty. The lady smiled and greeted me. No serving water, My plates were.not picked not a great service but It does not much.bother me. As long as people smile and talk and charge me only 8dollar and something for a dinner after tax. read more

For a cheap, no frills Chinese Buffet, this place rocks. There's about 20 items on the buffet. All of them are yummy. Went their with my Mom and my Child and we all got full. They have a standard setup of stuff plus 2-3 items that they rotate depending on the day of the week. We went on Monday where they had Char Siu (Roast Pork) and Chow Fun. You would be surprised that a little hole in the wall buffet like this has such decent grub but you need to check it out. read more

Really greasy but if that's what you're looking for it tastes quite good!!

Not really a large selection. Food is not bad but not very flavorful. Drinks were a joke. Watery tea and lemonade. First buffet I ever ordered dinner someplace else after going. Might be out of business if college kids were more picky. One good note. Noodles were ok. read more

The price is fine, pretty mediocre though as far as cheap chinese buffets go. The eggrolls were undercooked.

Very good food for a buffet at a reasonable price, especially with a student discount ... I have been there numerous times and the staff has always been amiable and congenial when I am there. It would be very much appreciated if they would post all of their operating hours on their web site, as well as the student discount ... Good place to eat with friends :) ! read more

I have never been to such a horrible place. They make you pay before u enter the buffet bc it's that horrible. First it's only a one row buffet with like 10 things on it and no dessert for children. The food was cold when they brought hot food they just put it with the cold food without removing it. Than in the corner is a ton of dirty dishes stacked from the floor all the way up to someone's average shoulder. The food was horrible and either extra salty... Cold... Or fried in son disgusting batter I've never tasted before. I literally did the unthinkable when I spit out my food in front of children bc I just couldn't get it down. I love Chinese but damn. If you have to suffer through the buffet please go to the rice and the general tso which I'm not a huge fan of but it was the best thing since the wonton soup was even overcooked noodles. On the buffet is salty asparagus, hot and sour soup, wonton soup, broccoli and chicken, some type of disgusting pork chops, rice, lo mein chow mein, fruit, some super fried mushrooms, and those sugar don't things with salt on top as well. That is all... And I am now sick from this food so I hope u run from this place. read more

Golden Palace Buffet - This is their one row buffet they have smh - Chinese Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania