Great for the price as long as you temper your expectations. In this economy, Golden Panda is still doing $17.99 for lunch, $21.99 for dinner, and $23.99 for weekends all without time limit, so if you are going in expecting some gourmet buffet, you are most likely going to be disappointed. But if you go in with the expectation that you can try a ton of different food for the same price as a regular eat out, you might be pleasantly surprised like me. The hot food sections consist of Chinese buffet classics and a small selection of western foods like fried chickens and shrimp boils, etc. The quality of the Chinese dishes are honestly surprising good. Better than Panda Express, which isn't a high bar but still, and even has expensive dishes like fried crabs that is actually good. IMO even if you only eat from this section, you will have your money's worth and have a good time. The sushi/seafood bar is a slightly more complicated story. The rolls didn't look appetizing so I didn't try them. The chilled seafoods like cocktail shrimps and mussels didn't taste too fresh and I am a little worried after eating them. The sushi/sashimi, which are the main star of the entire buffet, are honestly pretty decent but with a caveat. They are obviously not sushi restaurants quality, but the fish are fresh enough and the sushi rice are decent enough that I when back for more. The only thing that concerned me is that the tongs used for sushi and sashimi are very dirty with food residue on them. They don't seem to be changing frequently if at all, and using something that has been touching raw fish and sitting out for a long time concerns me. If I get sick from the sushi it is probably not the sushi itself but the tongs. Lastly, the desert section is great like many comments have said, the fruits are fresh, cakes are decent, and the gelato ice creams are very high quality. Service is alright. They have remodeled so it is definitely cleaner than before and the bathroom is nice too. Overall a good place for the money, and would be a great place if the focus a bit more on the cleanliness of the food station read more

This is the absolute worst buffet you'll ever go to.. the food is so nasty .. I had one plate and I need to go to the bathroom because I was so sick! The moto is "we don't waste any food!! This was disgusting, and super gross! They watch you because they have an 8.99 if you waste their food despite the fact it's not fresh it's disgusting! Don't let me talk about if you're overweight!! you have somebody watching you these Asians watch you from the kitchen to the front house! Is 12 o'clock 3 o'clock and the person in front of the houses is in front , with his family, !! Never!! Ever think this of this as a go !! I'm contacting Ventura environmental health over this situation because it made me so sick never go there again! read more

This place offers what one would expect from a chinese buffet. A little bit of this and a little bit of that. Lots of chicken dishes, fried chicken, noodles, rice, soup, sushi, etc. I enjoyed the mongolian bbq area. They offered beef, chicken and shrimp. Lots of fresh veggies and noodles. The chef whipped it up in a few minutes. My parents enjoyed the sushi. For dessert there is some fruit, small treats and a gellato station. To top it off there was a chocolate fountain. Excellent for large groups or parties of 3. They offer a senior discount for 65 and older. I am not big on buffets but my parents are. They like this place for lunch. 3.5 and rating up. read more

Golden Panda Buffet - Buffets Near Me - Simi Valley, California

This place would be much better off having higher prices and better quality food. The prices are really inexpensive, but it taste like it. The beef and broccoli was on their buffet line, but I couldn't find any beef. I did fine broccoli and the brown sauce that it comes with, but not one shred of beef and their beef broccoli no thank you read more

Absolutely delicious food the ambience was nice. The service was good. The restaurants were clean and they had a variety of food for you to eat. I was pleasantly surprised and would recommend this place to anyone. read more

Im not sure what to say other than this place is bad, how in the hell does anybody enjoy this place.

Food is pretty good for price here! It's always crowded on a Sunday afternoon (right after church) so best times to go are weekdays! It's great for big groups or small, even by yourself. You're really just here for the buffet. Staff cleans up plates pretty regularly but I can see how there's a lot of food leftover on the sides when it's a Sunday afternoon. We come here all the time and will continue to go! We think it's the best place for price point and quality is always consistent. read more

Golden Panda Buffet - Food - Buffets Near Me - Simi Valley, California

We came around 7:45 and there was no more beef; they didn't add more sushi neither, or pretty much anything else. The worst part was that one employee dropped the rice serving spatula on the floor, and she put it back for people to continue using it. We told the guy at the front desk and DID NOTHING! I was expecting he would change the spatula, but he didn't. read more

Great chinese buffet with lots of options! I enjoy their food and gelato station. They also refill their food pretty quickly. Staff is very nice and accommodating. They just don't have crab legs which is fine with me since they have other seafood options. Price is good! read more

We are back to this restaurant in search of take out party tray menu. The prices for party tray menu items are very reasonable compared to pre-Covid menu prices. We will be ordering them tomorrow & review will be continued until then. read more

See all

Foods and service are good. And price is reasonable. I take my family to eat here twice a week. Restaurant has ample parking space.

NEVER AGAIN!!! The sushi selection sucked and they didn't taste fresh. The hot items only looked good BUT did not taste good. Yeah looks can really be deceiving. This is Golden Panda and they couldn't even get the chow mein noodles to taste like chow mein. This place is dirty. Restrooms are dirty. read more

Yikes, Don't eat here. I should have known better. We took a chance going here and found it terrible. Restaurant was dirty, bathrooms were disgusting. Food quality was subpar. Only food that was reasonable was the desserts. The service was fine but that did not make it worth it. One more thing...Don't eat here. read more

Actually was actually enjoying my food and my time but when I went to go get sushi at the sushi bar, we later found flies sitting on them later told the front desk they apologized and they gave us a discount but makes me wonder did my food had flies near it truly disappointed and lost my appetite. read more

Many choices. I stay away from fried foods so I cannot speak to some of their dishes but I love their: Hot and Sour Soup Steamed Mussels Chow Mein Barbecue pork And several of their sushi rolls. read more

Fresh and delicious food. Food bins were always filled. Plenty of seating. Friendly workers brought us water when we needed it.

Yikes. Where do I begin? First of all, I love buffets. My go to places closed down. Among those, my favorite in the area was Tropical. I didn't even mind Gold Medal as well. Both are closed, unfortunately. Vegas Seafood Buffet is the best but their prices went up a lot and further away. So I found this thanks to Yelp. The highlight is definitely their dessert section and Gelato station. None of the mentioned buffets have Gelato. They have self serve ice cream, which aren't bad but Gelato is definitely better. Why the 2 stars? Everything tasted off. It looked the same as Tropical but very subpar. I didn't enjoy anything except the dessert section. Yelp let me down this time. Back to the drawing board. Gotta find another. read more

See all

Buffet is good $23.99 but they added in the bill an extra 15% without asking the client if it is ok to add the charge. That's not right.

I think it's the last kinda traditional Chinese buffet in Ventura County. I happen to enjoy nostalgic things, and this type of meal certainly fits that description. It's an old school, all you can eat, take your chances buffet... It's not bad, it's not good, but sometimes you just want a Chinese buffet, and this is just what you expect. Lots of choices, ok food, servers moving plates off the table, and if you're lucky, you get some dishes that have just been freshly cooked. It was very crowded and that's always a little unnerving, but I guess if it wasn't busy you'd wonder about that too. Oh, and I didn't try the sushi, though it actually looked pretty good--but I'm not that brave. Lastly, it's too expensive for what you get, but that's not a deal breaker. I'll probably go again. read more

My daughter and I became so sick after eating here. The food didn't look fresh, and the sushi looked old and dirty. Never again.

Went in at 5 pm. I liked the shrimp and Chinese dishes. The crab was not great, salmon was not as fresh as one would like, and the avocado in the sushi rolls was turning dark so it wasn't freshly made either. It was a slow Monday though. Service was fine. You get your $ worth though but don't expect perfection, do expect a full belly. read more

Golden Panda Buffet - Assortment of buffet food. - Buffets Near Me - Simi Valley, California

This place is disgusting how are people eating this food ? I randomly ate here with my family my husband didn't read the ratings , our drinks were hot very little ice the sushi was sour and the meats tasted old ! All the food tastes like old frozen food! Not one thing in that place was good . I feel really sick a with a stomach ache . I walked out didn't even eat and we paid $114. 98 for this nasty ass food ! You really are paying to catch either H-Pylori, eColi or hepatitis A . WARNING !!!!! read more

Food was fresh. Our table was continuously checked on for any needs or to take empty plates away. Ambiance was buffet style, people in and out of their table to get some more Yummerz ! read more

Golden Panda Buffet - Plate #1 a bit of a lot: corn, coconut shrimp, bbq pork, grilled chicken, Bok choy, rice, mushrooms, green beans and hot and sour soup. - Buffets Near Me - Simi Valley, California

See all

This place is garbage. I get paying by the pound for food you waste if the food was good... seems they stay in business because of the extra charge. they don't care about anything... they only have a few things that look edible. Absolute trash. I work in the service industry and this was the worst food I've bought/ had in a while. 10/10 don't recommend, and that's hard for me to say. The inside is falling apart , patches everywhere... no drink refills... I don't get the concept. Had a great stay back in our home town, but what a way to leave. Feeling disappointed and hungry and just paid $100 for a "buffet" read more

If I could give this place a negative rating, I would. My sister and I came the other day and got food poisoning. This place is a hazard considering the other reviews say similar things. If you want to be sitting on the toilet and be vomiting at the same time, come eat here. Gross. read more

I got food poisoning at this place today. This place is hazardous to your health. I saw all the red flags when I walked in but decided to give them the benefit of the doubt and I paid for it! read more

Good quality and choice in food at a reasonable price. We go here on a weekly basis. Since it's a buffet, servers are only there for drinks and clean up, but they are all very nice. read more

They have a great variety of foods and desserts! Tots recommend!!!!! When we came they automatically sat us down!

This place was amazing! We got a high quality buffet meal with a very reasonable and good price, sashimi, albacore tuna, oysters, and crab. Great value. read more

Don't get me wrong I love this place and would never pass if I could go. They have a good selection of food and sushi. The people are nice and service was good. The felling is calm and nice and clean. The only thing is that the desserts are very dry and feel old like not fresh. But other than that I love this place. I would definitely recommend here! read more

My wife and I were in Simi Valley yesterday and decided to try Golden Panda Buffet. When I make a mistake, I try not to repeat it. The service was lackluster at best. Most of the food was only warm, not hot. The portions on the sushi boarder on miniscule. Was the food bad? No Was the food good? No Mediocre at best. That is the reason for 3 stars. Was eating there a mistake? As I said, when I make a mistake, I try not to repeat it. read more

This my third time to Golden Panda Simi Valley. Food was good, service was ok. My big complaint was the filthy restrooms and management. The men's restroom had urine soaked floors around the urinals, water soaked floors, no paper towels to dry hands, a big water leak in the ceiling that had a large container that was about to overflow. I told the management that the restrooms were in dire need of a major cleanup, she seemed unconcerned. This the third time I have witnessed the men's restroom a total disaster. You have to wonder, filthy restrooms, what about the preparation of our food in the kitchen area. read more

Great ambiance. Delicious food. Lovely service. Great desserts. Reasonable and competitive prices. Chocolate fountain. Ample parking. High quality all around! read more

The food here is good. The sushi is great and for the price it's ok. The only problem is it's $18.00 for lunch. A bit high. $15 would be excepatble. There price is extreme. Lower your price before you go out of business read more

I have eaten at Golden Panda Buffet since it was taken over from the Elephant Bar, it used to be much better in years past but is now at the point where it is so run down that the place needs a total Gutted and update from top to bottom, all they did was take it over from the Elephant Bar and keep on Trucking. Even the same brass elephant door handles on the two front doors, too cheap to change anything. The Chinese slave labor hosts are brought over on 6 month work visas and speak no English, (But they try and I feel sorry for them as I think they are being used as underpaid labor which needs to be looked into ). The Dirty carpets from the Elephant Bar Era are so bad that the health department needs to condemn the carpet if nothing else, Today was the last straw, while sitting in my booth and eating lunch I noticed a wall socket that was pulled out with exposed live wires. A small child playing under the table could be killed or seriously electrocuted. The men's bathroom walls are covered with Grafiti, the electric towel dispenser only about 4 inches of towel at a time, and is useless to dry hands. The shutter windows above the booths are broken and VERY DIRTY!, and have not been cleaned in years. This place needs to be closed down and forced to clean up from top to bottom - AND get rid of the unsanitary carpet which is probably 20 years old or more. read more

Golden Panda Buffet - Exposed Electrical Wiring under back dining area booths - Child Death Trap. - Buffets Near Me - Simi Valley, California

See all

This place has gone downhill. We have gone to Golden Panda often when we were still living in Simi Valley. Tonight, we went back to Golden Panda along the way home. We were excited for it as it was at least 5 months since we last came here. The employees here were rude. I loved their Mongolian BBQ. I came to their bbq area and there was no tongs there to grab the food. I asked the employee. He laughed at me and gave me a tong. I told him to put more than one tong as someone might be allergic to seafood/ certain types of meat. He laughed at me and threw one more tong in my dish. What a clown??? Their seafood today was cold and not fresh. My gf had a food poisoning after eating here. This would be the last time we went to Golden Panda read more

GREAT if you go during popular times: Weekends, right after everyone gets off at work. I wouldn't go during a Wednesday at lunch. I had it a couple times, the food during that time is 6/10 read more

The food selection and quality is really good and so is the price! I'm not usually a fan of buffets, but I would totally recommend this one. Only thing that was a little odd is when we requested hot water and they gave it in a regular cup for like soda and cold beverages. They said that if they put it in a mug, they would have to charge us for it as if it were hot tea. Thankfully, the hot water was not scolding hot. read more

The only thing that shocked me more than the low quality of food was how expensive it was. We've been driving by this place for years and wanted to check it out. The food tasted old the atmosphere was rundown. Needless to say, I will never return. read more

Yup you read it right. Its really not a good. i too wasted my time. Dirty plates. Restroom needs some cleaning every few hours. Food is cold and super meh. read more