The food is almost exactly the same for lunch (weekend) and dinner, the usual Chinese, dim sum, and fried dishes. However, dinner is is a much better value because there's snow crab, cold oysters, and more varieties of sushi/sashimi. I usually only go during dinner and a few times during Saturday lunch. Even though I prefer Tomi because their food selection is ginormous, especially the sushi, Milpitas is not thaaaat bad considering the price (under $15). You also get coupons online or in the mail if you live in the area. BUT, I'd rather pay the extra $10+ and eat at Tomi. To update my last review, they do serve beer. read more

Where else can you find a buffet that serves...Chinese food, Japanese food, Hawaiian food, French Fries, Buffalo Wings, Snails, Crabs, Oysters, Crawfish and the list goes on and on and on. Eating at Milpitas Buffet for the first time is sort of like being Anthony Bourdain on his hit show "No Reservations." For those that want to try to eat on the edge, try their full sized snails...I for sure was not going to eat it but it was fun seeing my friend down it. No matter where you come from, there is definitely something that you're familiar with at Milpitas Buffet. The food is descent and you won't leave here hungry (they don't call it buffet for nothing). For you Vegas fans out there, this isn't the buffet at the Bellagio, but they do have a selection of foods that will make any buffet fan stay for awhile. Eat on my friends, eat on. read more

The last time I came here was in 2002. I had just moved back from spending 5 years in Las Vegas, buffet capital of the world. I think at the time this place was Happy Buffet. I was slightly horrified by the food - it was really ethnic - chicken feet. I remember the chicken feet. Burned into my memory. Forever. I remember said chicken feet and hubby totally snarfing it down. *shudders* Here I am, almost 10 years later, 8 moves later and in a roundabout way I am back in California. In the Bay Area. Hubs wanted something chinese with a decent selection. I saw the buffet and suggested that - we figured it was bought out/renovated because we saw a new name. I was pleasantly surprised that it wasn't dingy looking like it was when it was Happy Buffet. Food also seemed fresher and there was definitely a bigger selection. It wasn't bad for $15, but it wasn't the greatest, either. Service was fast and efficient. We'll come back when we feel the need for a chinese buffet moment. read more

Came here for their lunch buffet with my GF and her mom because they were saying how good the food was, so we thought hey, we are from out of town and might as well give this place a try. The service like a lot of buffet places run by chinese was pretty bad. As for the food, it was excellent. 9 Bucks for lunch!! CANT COMPLAIN!! read more

The quality of this place is really impressive. Crab legs, shrimp, good quality sushi, decent seafood items, and CLEAN. Some times they grill up short ribs which are DIVINE. Come hungry and have a blast! Now that's not to say this place is perfect. Sometime the sushi is of questionable quality. Some dishes aren't always hot (to be expected of some entrees at buffets). The customers here are downright pushy (not like the restaurant can help this but just be warned). You can see how bad humanity can become when they bring out fresh crab legs. The dining area is atrocious. Too cramped! You constantly have people walking behind you when there's barely any room to walk, the dining area is always packed to the brim. The bussers and cooks do a great job though, always cleaning, always bringing out new food and clean dishes, always looking exhausted so I try to thank them when possible. The worst thing about this place though - when there's a huge wait, hostesses and waitresses will almost force you out. Once we were done with our meal and paid up, a hostess actually came over to say "could you please leave now, people are waiting and they're very hungry." I don't give a damn if people are waiting and hungry, we had to wait just like everyone else! Forget staying seated while eating dessert. She even pulled my mother's chair out and handed her jacket while we waited for my father whom was in the bathroom! Looking beyond it's flaws, I still really enjoy the food here. Always worth it, always leave happy full and satisfied. read more

LOTS OF CHOICES!!! lots of variety for food selection, they had oysters (cooked and raw), sushi and sashimi, crab legs, crabs, shrimps, cooked fish, korean short ribs, a grilling station (for freshly grilled stuff like chicken yakitori, steak)... it was good... great selection the service was quick at refilling our drinks, taking away our plates, checking up on us... however i would have to complain there was one waitress that handed us our drinks, 3 darks drinks and 1 clear one.. we asked which one is root beer, coke and diet coke.. she handed us extra straws and told us to try it... we also asked for extra lemons and she came back holding one slice of lemon in each hand... then dropped it in our drinks.. WTH... so unsanitary... thruout the nite i saw her fix her hair and pick up dishes.. *sigh* i would go back again.. the food is good.. i just hope i never get served by her again read more

I was looking for a buffet around the area and I ended up at this buffet cause I was craving lots of sushi so I quickly went to yelp to find out more about this place. The reviews were not that great but I still decided to give it a shot and it was great I did. I really liked their food, place was clean, service although the server didn't speak much English he understood my needs whenever I needed him. In general I was very pleased and I will definitely come back in the future. I wouldn't say it's pricy considering it is a buffet that serves seafood but just be ready to spend around $20 per person depending on the day of the week and what tine it is. Keep it up guys! read more

It's very convenient it's close to where I live this is the favorite place for occasions for my relative and family very busy a lot of people come here because it's very convenient like I said Milpitas is a very small city but this is where everybody goes. The food is good but they need to expand the choices. read more

We took our family out for lunch here and it turned out to be a huge mistake. I have an aunt who accidentally grabbed some "dinner" items as we were eating. An employee came after her YELLING and made a public display of her mistake, making her seem as though she was a thief when it was an honest misunderstanding. He humiliated her in front of her family and the people we sat around. She was so red and embarrassed. We returned the plate UNTOUCHED and they served us our check before we were done eating and stood by our table until we got so uncomfortable and left. IT WAS HORRIBLE. I WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND THIS PLACE BECAUSE OF ITS CRAP CUSTOMER SERVICE. read more

I went on a saturday afternoon for brunch. It was pack! We sat down and server quickly came and gave us our utensils and asked us for our order of drinks. The drinks came quickly. the servers were nice, but the food was ok? there wasn't anything particular that i liked. The watermelons was sweet for the season and the had a nice selection of fruits. They had a hawaiian bbq place where you can make your own fried noodles. They also had a nice variety of soups. Though i wished that they restock the sushi quicker. But this place was pretty good. read more

The best Chinese buffet with crab legs, we've ever been to. We had loaded our plates with crab legs when we first got there due to experience from other restaurants where we had to wait and wait for the crab legs to be replenished. This buffet was well worth the drive from our hotel. read more

I came here for my friend's son's birthday party. Granted it is a very inexpensive buffet, but I'm still glad I didn't pay. You get what you pay for. Um, let me rephrase. You get unlimited food, but the quality is reflected in the price. The food wasn't seasoned very well (either salty or too bland), soggy, thin slices of fish on the pieces of sushi with big chunks of rice. Looking at the pictures from other Yelp members, the fish looks huge. Maybe I came on a bad day? It was a packed Saturday when I visited. I'm not willing to come back and take that chance. read more

I've been here with my mom on New Years Day. It was only 15.99 for all day and they were serving dinner all day apparently. Meaning seafood and other goodies were all out. My mom raves about how cheap this place is and "quality" stuff you get for it. The whole time I had this look of disappointment and she totally noticed it. It's not great. It's ok. Yes, there's different seafood selection from stir fry clams, steam oysters, crab legs, and even some sushi items. But all stuff that's not very high on quality freshness meter for my standards. I sound like a total snob but really it's only 'cuz I'm super sensitive to non-fresh food...especially seafood. Meaning if it's been flash frozen, or even just been been shipped and reheated my body will breakout in hives and tell me it's not fresh. So....for buffets especially, I try not to risk that whole all out eating seafood items since it's been out for awhile unless it keeps getting replenished and the likelihood that all items are fresh catch of the day are slim. Sushi itself is a major factor. Given they only had a few sashimi items and the rest were variations on california rolls I wasn't impressed. I definitely would go to Tomi over this place any day. Yes, it's pricier but I just don't want to risk it. Plus, at Tomi there's more selection besides seafood so I don't have to choose to take my chances on questionable sushi although I know I've been at Tomi plenty of times and never been sick or broke out in hives from it. My mom thinks I'm a snob. I just go for quality. I'm not THAT Asian...I'll pay up several more bucks for more and better food. read more

Since it's been years since the last time my family and I have been here we decided it was a good place to have my mothers birthday dinner. It was a weekday so we didn't make any reservations and surprisingly the place wasn't packed at all. Our party of 12 was seated immediately. I wasn't expecting much since most Asian buffets are mediocre at best but there was actually a lot more selection than I thought. Plenty of seafood (Raw oysters?! Yum!!). The servers even brought out a plate of desserts with candles while playing happy birthday on the speakers which was a very sweet gesture. The total came out to $203 - not bad at all considering we were stuffed to the rim when we left. Overall very satisfied with everything and will definitely come back next time I'm in the mood to stuff my face with an unlimited amount of food. read more

At first I expected oh its one of those Chinese Buffets that have a lot of really crappy food, but Milpitas Buffet surprized me with the variety of foods and not bad tasting might I add. I give them hands down the best Chinese Buffet sushi at 15$ all you can eat. It was fresh and they had Sashimi. Another notable thing about this place were the workers, who were very attentative and cleaned up the plates with quickness. A rather clean environment compared to other Buffets I have been too which is always a plus. Definitely worth a try!! read more

One of the better buffets in the area overall for variety of dishes. The server we had today actually refilled our drinks without having to ask. Sushi was just okay but plenty fresh fruits. For $8 its a lunch that's decently priced. read more

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Maybe it was because I was super hungry or either my expectations were low but I actually enjoyed dining here... It was around $15 for Sunday lunch but I think it would have been better to come for the $8 weekday lunch instead. There wasn't much sushi but more of Chinese generic food such as fried rice, terriyaki chicken, fried shrimp, chow mein, etc. They had dim sum which was a suprise. The snail, sashimi, chow mein, and oyster was yummy to me at least. Fruits were also fresh when I went and the coffee cake eaten with the almond cookie was fantastic. I wouldn't come for the expensive times such as weekend or dinner but go for the $8 one. read more

Food was actually really good. It's your typically seafood buffet. We were hungover so we wanted a little of everything and this hit the spot. read more

A big group of us went to the Milpitas Buffet for lunch. There was a big variety of food, including seafood, Chinese food, sushi, soup, salad, and fruit. The quality was much better than expected. (Note: we started at 12:30, so the food was fresh.) We would be up for returning to this buffet because of the good variety, pretty good quality, and good prices. (Overall grade: B) read more

I've been here twice now. Once for lunch and once for dinner. When we went for lunch, it was insane. There was a long line and we waited for what seemed like forever. But for the most part we had a good time and the food wasn't bad at all. There were somethings that I tried that I didn't like, but that's just me. I think when we came here for dinner it was a lot better. It wasn't as packed. There was no line, and the food selection seemed to be better. I love the crab legs here and the little Hawaiian bbq section was awesome. The reason I'm not giving them 5 star is because there were a number of empty trays all the time. It took them quite awhile to refill them with food. Also there setup is kind of crowded. The chairs and tables are just a little too close for comfort. You would think knowing that it's a buffet and you would probably get up more than a couple times that there would be plenty of space to walk through... Also, it gets pretty noisy here. So if you're planning to come here to have a serious conversation... forget it. read more

I actually didn't know this place exsited until I was invited here for lunch. A friend of mine had booked a section of the restaurant for a reception lunch at 1 pm. My friends & I were asked to arrive ahead of time to ensure that the tables were set-up properly. We got there around 12 pm. As we arrived I met Fanny. She was the person helping with the coordination. She asked when the rest of the party would arrive & I told her that I would inform her as soon as they were on their way. She showed us to our section & said that if we needed the smaller section she would clear out the customers. Little did I know that both sections were to be reserved from the get go. Thanks a lot Fanny! Fanny left us with a waiter & he was suppose to help us out. He asked us when the rest of the customers would arrive & we told him that we would let them know. We wanted 2 rows of 20 chairs to be set-up for the family. That's not too much to ask for is it? Well he had a hard time comprehending what I was asking him to do. So we ended up rearranging the tables ourselves. Aren't men suppose to be gentlemen? Maybe not in his case. I then asked him if he had reservation plaques & he kept directing me to the dessert section. WTF? He did that a couple of times so I ended up just going to Fanny. She was able to provide me with 4 plaques. Fanny then asked me what the ocassion was for & I mentioned it was for a funeral. You would think that they would be more sensitive to that, but no, that didn't stop them. They had to have asked at least 3 more times. I understand that they need to make money & had customers waiting, but if they knew how to coordinate their space & time better they wouldn't have had this problem. Would I come back...EEK! METHINKS NOT! read more

This place is relatively pretty good as Chinese buffets go...I give it four stars for being a better buffet relative to other Chinese buffets. I try not to eat Chinese buffets when I can help it but my coworkers ALWAYS want to go here for any obligatory, celebratory occasion. Ugh. If it had to be a Chinese buffet I'm glad it's this one. This place is always packed during weekdays lunch especially from Thursdays to Sundays. Not sure about dinners but just make a reservation before you go, especially if your group is greater than four... It can be quite a wait. The service is fast, accommodating and to the point. They're always busy; they want people eating right away, pay, then leave to make room for more customers. There's a definitely fast paced " shovel food into your face" vibe. But then again it might just be me and my own twisted perceptions of all buffets and copious amounts of food... The sushi is pretty good! Not as much of a variety as tomi sushi but it is tastyy. They have a Mongolian grill. Dim sum. Soups. And extensive salad and fruit bar. Chinese fried food galore. Fried fish filets, crab Rangoon, chicken wings(so good) , eggrolls, bananas and many more. My favorites are the roasted chicken, egg tart, grilled chicken skewer, grilled corn, grilled sardine, fried crab! Clams, fried shrimp! Errrr in going to stop , there's too many and I'm getting hungry. Lunch is pretty cheap, 11-12 bucks per person during weekdays. read more

I was excited to try this place, and had convinced myself it would be THE Chinese buffet I've been looking for. I was hoping for a large selection of delicious foods similar to what you'd find on the east coast. Sadly this was only mediocre. There was a decently large selection if you like seafood and sushi. We don't. My husband was disappointed at the very small offerings of the chicken/beef/pork variety. I was moderately satisfied with the lo mein, egg rolls, fried rice, string beans, and other vegetarian standards. Everything was just meh. And also no sugar donut things! Why isn't that standard on the west coast? That's why we go there! Oh well. I'm glad we had a coupon which came in the mail the other day. And I'm glad it's really close by. It is not, however, the fabulous buffet I was hoping it would be. read more

The sashimi is okay, but since I work in at sushi restaurant... I can definitely tell the quality difference. The crabs are pretty good. I like making my own ice cream too! Just don't go during a holiday because they purposely make their food more salty... Don't really go here for the service too... read more

I always love coming to this place with my family. We usually dine here when we celebrate a birthday or some other special occasion. I came here yesterday with my sisters and uncle to celebrate my (deceased) grandmother's birthday like we do every year. Everytime I come here, I'm always surprised that the trays are full of food. I love that once they see a tray is empty, they replace it with food right away! The food was hot and fresh when we got there, so we came at a very good time (it was like a little after 6PM?) to eat here. I love their cheese covered mussels (OMGGG SO GOOD), honey walnut prawns, beef brocolli. I don't know what it is about this place, but it's just so nice to eat at a buffet that actually replenishes their trays with hot & fresh food, unlike other Chinese buffets (cough cough World Gourmet in Fremont). I recommend this place to anyone. But this is just my preference. read more

Favorite place to go. Has sushi, Asian food. Mongolian bbq, bbq, seafood like 2 types of crabs and oysters n claims, omg it's my fave

Horrible place.trash food .bad customer service. A manger didn't allow my kids to join me who don't eat their trash food. Don't go there with your kids. They hold them at the entrance. Sunday prices are too high read more

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Is it Chinese? Is it buffet? Is it Chinese buffet? (sorry, old inside joke - and the answer is Yes). Lots of choice - a dim sum area, a sushi area, a Hawaiian BBQ area, a seafood area, a dessert area, a salad area, a regular chinese food area and an area where everything that didn't fit into one of the above areas went. This latter area include donuts, french fries, fried banana and chicken wings. Some food was good, some just OK, nothing was bad. Temperature of the different hot items left a little to be desired - some nice and hot, some only lukewarm. The cream puffs' cream wasn't very creamy - not good. Two plates of savory food and one plate of dessert later and I'm full. This place is nothing special from a taste point of view, but it has a large variety of choices, nothing I tried tasted bad and all for $7.99 a person for lunch - hard to argue with that combination. read more

It's a buffet, so that should immediately give you an indication of the food quality. However, compared to other buffets in the same price range, the food here is actually pretty decent. Of course, if you're craving any one thing in particular - Chinese, sushi, ribs, seafood, etc. - you're better off going somewhere else. None of the food is spectacular, but overall it's serviceable, and even good by buffet standards. Plus you get a pretty good mix of different kinds of food. It's also hilarious that if you let them know it's your birthday, they'll bring you dessert while an awesomely fobby (and orchestrated!) version of 'happy birthday' blares over the PA system. Of course, the dessert is available in the actual buffet area, but it's a nice effort, regardless. All in all, a good buffet place. I'm not really a fan of buffets, but it's nice to gorge once in a while. read more

Decor is nice, prices are reasonable; but the biggest surprise is the quality and sheer diversity of selection. Even the salad bar portion had a great variety of choices. Good seafood, steamed buns, and it's the only buffet that I've been to that had edamame. One complaint I do have is, for all of the types of sushi rolls they had, approximately 70% of the rolls contained avocado; which isn't an issue if you're a big fan of avocado, or greatly enjoy western/California style sushi, but if you are allergic to avocado, as I am, then their sushi selection is pretty disappointing. So I would say, don't let the location, or the lackluster choice of name deter you from trying this buffet. read more

I come here about once a month for lunch on the weekdays. It gets packed at noon with people crowded in the front area waiting to be seated. So I suggest getting there before the lunch rush. For $8 it is an awesome deal. The crab legs are great some days and salty others. You just have to go there on a good day. Those seem to be the favorite. The employees can't seem to keep the tray full. Once the crab legs hit the hot tray, people grab them immediately. People even stand there and wait for the crab. The sushi is just OK. What do you expect from a buffet? I really enjoy the chicken wings, egg rolls, seafood and the pot stickers. They serve the usual entrees like beef and broccoli (the broccoli is always fresh!), lemon chicken (not that good), chow mien, etc... My absolute favorite is the desserts! Trams especially! I was blown away at how creamy it was. It melts in your mouth! I would come here just for the trams. In my opinion, the trams itself is worth the $8 lunch buffet. The fried plantains (bananas) are a winner also. Naturally sweet from the bananas and just plain yummy!!! Oh i almost forgot, the homemade donuts are great too! read more

Came there last week for the first time during dinner. There were a varieties of selection which included: seafood (crabs, crab legs, crawfish, ect..), sushi, bbq food and much more. I mostly came there for the seafood. Tasted pretty good. Much better than yummy buffet or other buffet in the area. Service was pretty good. They came and take the plates off our table every time. Food= good and clean Service= great Price= $13.99 not bad for the food you get. Overall I give a 4 star. I would definitely recommend this place, especially buffets are known to have crappy food. However, this place just changed my prospective. Hope this helps. read more

The service was ok and price was a bit steep for lunch menu.. They had a lot of basic food but I do admit their crab legs were long and tasty! I must have arrived between the lunch and dinner transisition because as I went to reach for the Salmon sushi, I was told by the chef that it was for dinner only. ????Anyways, it's not bad but not the greatest place either.. read more

I feel I need to explain the three star because if hometown buffet is a three star then happy buffet should be a four star. Also the service good for a buffet. read more

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Food: 2 stars (small selection, everything looks old and tastes like rubber) Hygiene: 1star (the guy was moping the sink and turned around to make sushi without washing hands. So nasty!!!). Plates look dirty. Service: 2 stars (barely check on you) Price: 1 stars ($16ish for dinner with low quality and quantity of food that makes your stomach sick). Would not come back for dinner for sure. Maybe lunch if I'm desperate but around 11am when they just open to make sure the food is fresh. read more

My experience was terrible! The reason it is so terrible is because of a cook that works there. He called me fat and obese hurling insult after insult when all I wanted was to get food. He dictated I could only get two plates of food when I paid for unlimited food. This is a buffet, what right does a cook have on telling me how much I can or cannot eat? To make matters worse when I complained to the manager, the manager didn't promise me anything except that he would "talk" to the cook. He didnt promise the cook would get fired or even penalized for body shaming me at a buffet where people pay to eat as much as they can or even for constraining me from eating as much as I paid for. I hate the service there. They do not know how to value a repeating customer. They do not even know the basic manners you should know how to treat humans with. I greatly advise no one should come here anymore with the current staff. Their mediocre food is not worth the kind of mistreatment I was given. I would rather go to a more expensive buffet that knows how to value and treat customers than to go back to that hate filled facility. If you go please know I warned you about the staffs' uncontrolled hositilty. Honestly you couldnt even pay me to go back there. Overall, if I could give a place zero stars, I would give Milpitas buffet a zero. Seriously, I should even sue them for the emotional and mental trauma they gave me. I know any trash establishment like that will only run to the ground, out of buisness. And when that happens good riddance. Here is the detail by detail run down of what happened. I arrived at 11:45 am. After three plates from the cook I got the check around 12:15. Afterwards, I went up to get another plate from the cook (because why not? One payment is good for your whole stay here and I felt I still had room for more,) so I made my plate of chicken, noodles and mushrooms. I was harrased by the cook. He called me fat and obese. That I constantly come to the fry area and hog up all the ingredients. I was confused from this. When I first arrived the majority of the ingredients were empty and asked if they can refill. The cook gave me a look and I thought nothing to it. So after some I froze, I asked why? His response was that Im the reason he cant cook for the buffet. "How is that my fault when all I got was three plates?". His response was "you are only allowed two per customer". Really?! This is a buffet and your only position is to cook the food/ingredients customer serve themselves. I was hurt, offended, angry, and baffled. Then I spoke about the incident to the manager and he said he would look into it and talk to the cook. Before I left I did the only thing I could do, I tipped the waitress. Even if they dont know how to treat others doesnt mean i have to stoop to their level. read more

The prices are pretty cheep but not all the food is good. Every time I go, the bbq ribs are always undercooked or they leave all the fat still in it and the meat to bone ratio is low. They always have more bone then meat and that's honestly ridicules. A couple things that really need to change is that the waiters are just looking at you while you eat and that seriously is creepy. Next, they need to actually clean their tables well. There's gum and dust under the tables. And finally they need to stop rushing you to eat. read more

Not the fondest of buffets, but I always seem to find myself here at almost everyone's reception for every occasion. I'm surprised this is my first review/check in at this place. Well first off they do have some pretty good food here, but nothing new that you can't find at any other chinese food buffet, so really nothing special about this place. Sushi here is ehhh, but hey, can't expect much at a buffet place that their specialty is just trying to feed people with cheap food. Yea I said cheap food, but it was good cheap food. Place gets an overall rating as I've tried better. read more

There are buffet places I swear I'd never go back. This place is not one of them, but then I'm not sure whether there is something special I'd go back for. Items I like: - salmon sashimi, fresh and cool - sushi - conch - BBQ chicken sticks - deep fried shrimp Dislike: - crab, bland - beef, bland - beef ribs, chewy and bland - vegetables, not many options, still bland Other items I tried are so-so. The soft serve ice-cream was not creamy. The cake selections looked days-old ... so I skipped them. Still, if I want sushi buffet, I'd go to Tomi. Service was efficient, table was sticky (LOL!) Seating was crowded. Price was OK with the 15% off coupon. Plenty of parking. Nothing impressive, so 3-star. read more

I don't know what has happened to the quality of the food that they serve. It went from good to horrible. The wonton chips are stale AF. The oysters that they were serving looked like they've been sitting out for half the day. On the bright side, their fruits and ice cream are on point but where has the quality gone? I used to love this place but now, I'd rather go eat at McDonald's. And that's terrible. F this place and the people that work here... read more