I went to New China Restaurant with my family, and I left feeling really disappointed. I understand it's a self-serve buffet, but many of the trays looked like they had been sitting out too long and the food wasn't very warm. Some items tasted like they were reheated instead of freshly prepared. Even though it's self-serve, the servers were not friendly at all and seemed annoyed when we asked simple questions. For the amount we paid, I expected much better service and fresher food, and I wouldn't recommend it. read more

A restaurant that I did not have a good time at was the New China restaurant in Porterville, Ca. It is a buffet style restaurant where customers can serve themselves from the various options of food they have. I went with my family and while I think they had many options it was not a place where I liked the food. The environment was not the best because although there were servers they were not interacting much with the customers. I think there are other places that have better food and service than this particular restaurant. read more

The food was absolutely disgusting! Soda was watered down and black bean chicken was raw. My sister in law was literally throwing up in the bathroom and me and my husband are still nauseous. I asked for a refund and was told no. My sister in law also forgot her wallet and when we went back to get it 10$ was missing for her wallet! Pls save your money and don't eat here. These people do not care for customers and are money hungry. Hope this place gets shut down. read more

New China Restaurant is not the greatest place to eat in town. My family and I stopped going due to the food quality not always being the best. I enjoy trying new items from their diverised buffet however, the some food dishes were undercooked. I wouldn't recommend anyone to visit this restaurant. Overall it is not the cleanist place to eat. The serivce is not the greaest, some staff can be rude. read more

OMG! The food. Very very delicious, and a great variety. For such excellent food I hate to even mention it but the self serve ice cream was really good. I highly recommend. The staff was very helpful and friendly. Service was exceptional too. The environment was really warm and inviting. read more

The food is always fresh and delicious. I live in Visalia and always eat here when I'm in town. Staff is friendly and good service. read more

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I have to say if they still offered delivery service I would probably eat here once a week. I love to get an order of egg foo yong and top with an order of moo goo gai pan. To be honest with you I haven't had a wide range of items because I tend to stick to things I really like and I keep ordering the same things over and over. The food that I have had was fresh flavorful and the serving size was appropriate for the cost I had leftovers which is always something that I love. Maybe a year or two ago they offer delivery from DoorDash or one of the delivery apps and I was so happy because I am horrible about wanting to go out and pick up my own food. Usually after work I am tired and just want to relax and don't want to drive anywhere. Unfortunately for whatever reason they stopped being on any of the delivery Apps so I have not ordered since. I do prefer the food over Asia Garden or any of the other local places I have eaten. Much more flavorful and you do get your moneys worth here. read more

Ding Ho! Very good food. For variety and freshness there is no other like it in P'Ville.

Came here for a birthday and was very surprised with the quality of the food, it is just as good as any other fast food Chinese restaurant but you get to eat until you're full (which I mean is a given since it is a buffet) Overall, it is Gerthy Approved. read more

$32 for two people to eat. A large selection of food, drinks, desserts and even soft serve ice cream. Both asian food and typical american food (mashed potatoes, gravy, pizza, fries), orange chicken was quite delicious. Restaurant was big and not too loud, nice decorations. Service was extremely fast. Family friendly, my only complaint was the price, but i'd say the food was worth it. read more

This place has really gone to s***. Some of the food tasted horribly the one that didn't even get to the tasting part stunk so there was no way that I was putting that in my mouth. Paid extra for seafood day and the one thing that I wanted was so jammed overflowing with mayonnaise it literally made me lose my appetite for anything else. I will not spend money here again, it tastes like crap service sucks just don't. read more

New China Restaurant - Smelt like it went bad...opened it and found this...so gross! - Chinese Near Me - Porterville, California

Hadn't been there in about 2 yrs. Everything was just gross. Kept trying things to see if at least one thing might be edible or good and no. Literally every single thing was gross. I will never eat there again nor would I recommend it to anybody. I wished I didn't pay. Wasted 60 bucks of hard earned money and an hour of my life. read more

Love this place. They always put out fresh food and the it always delicious. They have been a staple in this town for a very long time.

I thought I posted a review, but if not, here we go! Above-average Chinese Buffet food. Excellent variety of all the usual dishes well-prepared. The servers wear cute "traditional" blouses/uniforms and they're friendly too. I'll be eating here again and probably once a week. read more

I would give this place -5 stars it doesn't even deserve one. I paid $44 for trash basically, The food was terrible their rice was dry literally dried from the from the heat lamps. Everything was terrible I look to my left and I see a sign saying I have to pay an extra fee if I have any food left all my play after I'm full. Not to mention paying three dollars for a soda and an extra dollar per refill do you have kids or three-year-olds or four dollars and one-year-olds are two dollars. This place is definitely not worth it, go down the street to Chinese food factory and get a lot more food for $20 not to mention by far better quality. I'm absolutely disgusted how much they could care less for their customers. They only see them as a number and not a guest. What a restaurant. read more

The food is pretty nasty, especially the jello. The jello tastes so flavorless! But the noodles are to die for, so good!

If I could give 0 stars I would... my boyfriend and I went for a late lunch and we both left within 10 minutes... the price is definitely too hefty for the quality of food. $25.77 for the two of us not to eat but one bite of each thing we got. The shrimp was honestly so bad I couldn't finish a whole piece, and the cream cheese was rancid. I almost wanted to warn the customers walking in and tell them to maybe think twice. Service was alright the ladies were sweet however I feel bad I'm sure they get complaints too often. Yikes -this is a day later and my boyfriend was up throwing up all night he has been in the bathroom all night as well. DO NOT EAT HERE! read more

The food seems old under heat lamps for a looooong time. It probably would taste ok fresh but I may be too optimistic. The food was cold and old. My daughter didn't even like the pizza and instant mashed potatoes and gravy. And she LOVES mashed potatoes ANY kind! The staff was there to take plates readily but had no customer service skills or warmth. I could over hear them talking trash about someone being a "b!+@$". Over all we should have tried the new sushi place or waited till Asia Gardens was open. We won't return here again. 10.99 per plate and drinks ARE NOT included! read more

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I don't understand why there would be any negative complaints about this business. New China Restaurant is the VERY BEST Chinese Food restaurant in all of Tulare County. The food is delicious, always hpt & fresh, and if you order to go, they give you way more food than a person can (or should) eat. For me, a 2 item combo is easily 2 full meals, often times enough for even an additional late-night munchies snack, even after making 2 meals out of it. You won't find better quality Chinese food in Porterville, nor will you get a better bargain for your money. The owners are also very friendly and interact with their customers. Anyone who says they got sick here, is not being honest and only trying to get revenge for who knows what. New China always passes strict county health department inspections, & their food is of superior quality. Shame on people for lying, and trying to hurt a local business. All businesses are struggling during Covid restrictions, be patient if service is a little slower than usual, it's not the business' fault, they are following strict guidelines by the county & state for YOUR protection! New China in Porterville is the VERY BEST! read more

Worst place to go out to eat! Not good at all! I got food poisoning and my bones were hurting from the food. It was horrible! I was sick for like 2 or 3 weeks and never going back again. Why is there even stars to begin with ?? read more

Looks great from the outside, inside is nice, and the food is great. However the men's restroom is totally disgusting, they have a tin can under the urinal catching pee and it was disgusting yellow. The rest of the restroom is no better with paper towel roll sitting up on the sink getting wet from use, mirrors are smeared with who knows what. This place gets allot of business, there is no excuse for this. Get your employees to check on it every hour maybe twice during lunch run. read more

Food was greasy and cold wouldn't go back the ice cream was good and the service was good Rude sigh on table about wasted food read more

The family and I were hungry for fried rice!!! This place is amazing!!! Great prices! Awesome staff! Fantastic chefs!!! I recommend this place to everyone. They have self serve ice cream!!!!!! I love New China!!! I can eat pizza, fried rice, ice cream, freedom fries, and sushi!!! All under one roof!!!!!! read more

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My parents favorite place to eat and we like it to! Very clean and always good customer service

I have visited this place for dinner a couple times because I really wanted to like it. My family and I love going to buffets were we can pick from an array of food since we can never decide where to eat at as a family but this place is at the end of our list. The food is very often cold and I feel over charged for what the food really is. The whole place lacks a bit of cleanliness. One thing I distinctly remember is how dirty the bathrooms were. I would not recommend to a friend if they were in this city. read more

I came to New China to celebrate employment, and everything was great until I got to the desert bar. Avoid their flavor less Jello, and cardboard tasting melon and cantaloupe. Other than that the food was great and the atmosphere works, but avoid desert. read more

This place definitely has got to be my favorite Chinese food buffet .. chow mein, fried rice, fried chicken, shrimp, everything has such good flavor never bland .. only thing that is horrible is the soups honestly if soups were as good as everything else I'd give it all stars ! Y'all really need to go check this place out. And they have fried crab for dinner which is to die for so crunchy and full of flavor. read more

Horrible service , ordered by phone 30 min before I arrived, said it would be ready in 20 min and when we got there the food wasn't even ready! They asked me if i wanted a small or big plate & claimed they called me when I never got it , Waited another 10 min and they grabbed the food from the buffet section when it doesn't even take 40 min to do that . Didn't even get my food at all never coming again. read more

Personally I don't like to eat at buffets be cuz it's just wayyyy to much food !! Most of the food is fried which I don't like because it leaves a "greasy" taste in my mouth ! They do have a very large variety of food , salad bar, several shrimp dishes. I do love the wonton and hot n sour soup and the peel n eat shrimp. And who doesn't love soft serve ice cream !! So if your one that likes to stop for a quick fill me up meal, this is a great place for that ! My biggest complaint is that the place just seems "dirty" !! Price is right and plenty of parking. read more

I wish I can give them 0 star. My hold family went to have dinner last night and we all got diarrhea after eat. We never even go back again some of they food go bad they should checking all their food more often. Eat Bad food now we all got sick like a dog read more

Haven't been here in a while since I sadly don't live in Porterville anymore but would come here at least once a week. 10/10 experience. The food is amazing and the service is perfect. If your in town or even live in Porterville I suggest you come down because I know you will not be disappointed. I hope to come back soon when I start driving ! read more

This is my 90 yr old mothers favorite asian restaurant. Hands down! The food is always fresh and delicious. Great job!!!

New China is my favorite restaurant in Porterville, Ca. I have lived here for over 22 years and this is the place I tell people I like to go for special occasions like birthdays, mother's day, etc. Of course, it doesn't need to be a special occasion to enjoy the great food there. The variety of tastes in the delicious dishes they have in their buffet are so good. The staff have always been alert and gracious. The accommodations are clean and the atmosphere lovely. Thumbs up to all of you at New China! Brenda J. Rivera of Porterville, CA read more

I was eating dinner with my family when a cockroach pass by my table Don't recommend that place at all I been eating there for years now I'm not going there anymore read more

First time here, love Chinese food all my life, so have been to my share of different restaurants. Food was very good, hot and fresh, cold items on ice so also tasted fresh, all items refilled promptly. Lovely wide selection and all items labeled so no question as to what they were. Service was very good as well, waitresses were very attentive to refill drinks and remove dirty plates. I like the policy of charging extra for those who take way too much food then don't eat it, what a waste. Overall a great experience, we will definitely be back. read more

When I moved to Porterville, I was attracted to this restaurant we got the opportunity to dine in, as I was eating I saw a piece of metal fiber in my dinner plate, since then I have never stopped by this restaurant. I will not recommend this restaurant. read more

Just wasnt good. Plate was well portioned flavor wasnt there. Might give it a try again hopefully it was just one of them days over there

Just tried this restaurant today, They have a lot of things in the buffet similar to King Buffet in Visalia except for several things. Food is alright,but there were stuff that disappoints me and it wasn't that good. Service was not great, no one come pick up our plates after me and my friend go for seconds and no one came to us for anything we needed. Overall, food is ok,but service is not. read more

I don't like buffet. However, once a while I will have it if there is no better choice around for the Chinese food around. Me and my friend were here for lunch around 2:00 pm in a week day. I have to say the quality and the selection of the food is better than we expected. Granted, it is not consider tasty compare with many other chinese food in Rowland Heights or other chinese area. However, in Porterville, Ithink this is one of the best place to go for Chinese food. read more

I love Chinese food and this is by far the best place for Chinese food in town. There can be a few things improved but overall a great buffet with plenty of options to choose from. Sometimes there is a few flies in the restaurant that you have to whip away but other than that a great place to eat. read more