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    Ombu Buffet

    3.3 (43 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Erin R.

    My husband and I have visited Ombu twice so far. On our first visit, we arrived around 7pm for dinner and it was PACKED. Im pretty sure we ended up, at what felt like, the least desirable table. This table was situated right next to a room with a dirty mop bucket that we could smell throughout our entire meal. For our second visit, we arrived for an earlier dinner at 5pm. The restaurant was pretty empty, and we were comfortably seated in a far more appealing area. While I can appreciate the extensive selection and variety Ombu offered, as well as the clean interior and friendly staff, I found most of the food itself disappointing. Although a few dishes were okay, many items that should have been served hot were cold, giving the impression they had been left out too long and some of the food items, especially the deserts, tasted as if they were of low quality. I ended up feeling overly full for hours and somewhat uneasy, as if I had taken a gamble with getting sick. I know that many people love Ombu, but unfortunately, it just wasn't for us.

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    jessica d.

    Hi okay. So I went in HOPING to find a new buffet that I could fall in love with. I heard a lot of great things. I DID NOT love anything about this place. The variety of food was incredible but everything I tasted lacked a real flavor. Everything tasted the same. Nothing jumped out as amazing. The atmosphere was uncomfortable and very off putting. The waiters who kept coming by were great. Very nice and helpful but the man at the front TOMMY was rude and unwelcoming. My sister and I were so bamboozled by his attitude. I WILL NOT be back. The entire experience was lackluster and left a sour taste in my mouth.

    Kaneisha C.

    I went so yall can ask any questions yall have about Ombu in Baton Rouge! Def a 9.5/10. I'm only knocking them bc they didn't have any boiled seafood options for lunch, but honestly at $13.99, I didn't expect them to have the same menu as their dinner options. They do include a 10% service fee for gratuity but drinks are only $1.99, which I thought was extremely fair. Tbh, the waitors deserved way more than 10%. The servers were really attentive & helpful. They have a Ramen section that you can order from your table and have brought out to you, if you're into Ramen. (I'm not a fan, so I didn't try any). They have Pepsi products, so if you're a Coke/Sprite girlie, just prepare yourself. Everything on my plate was exceptional, minus the braised pork belly (too fatty but I think that's what braised pork belly is supposed to taste like), the desserts, and the fruit. I can't eat ice cream right now but that might be the best route for a sweet finish, along with the fried dough. It was extremely clean by the bar/food areas and the owners were there quietly walking around ensuring everything was up to their seemingly high standards. My favorites were the steamed Pompano fish, garlic butter shrimp, the steak!!!, salt and pepper blue crabs, and salt and pepper shrimp. The salmon was really good as well as the shrimp fried rice. I couldn't really try much of the sushi options but the piece I had was really fresh and well made. I'd definitely recommend going for dinner if you are looking for more of the boiled seafood and sashimi options. Also, please note some of the boiled seafood is served cold so keep that in mind!! I'd imagine for dinner the boiled crawfish and shrimp are served hot but I was told the snowcrabs are served chilled, on ice, along with some of the reg boiled shrimp. There is a sauce covered boiled seafood option for the shrimp and I believe the blue crabs are served hot on the bar as well. Overall, I'll definitely be back for dinner and I'll let yall know what the kids think about everything. Which reminds me, I didn't see a way to measure their height so I'm still curious about how they'll go about that part, since kids pricing depends on height and not age. Anyways, definitely check them out. #ombu #batonrouge #GreaterBatonRouge #foodie #goodfood

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    Genesis M.

    Service was great, had my drink refilled many times. Everything was clean and restocked pretty frequently. I am not sure the qualifications of when the boba machines are on or off but when I went they weren't in use. You pay before you sit down l and there is an automatic 10% service charge, which is both fine with me. My two sad faces are that the chairs (not the booths) are uncomfortable for a Louisiana wide hipped person and that they didn't have chocolate or vanilla soft serve. They proved different fruits and match options.

    Lyle S.

    Finally made it in to try this buffet. When you first come in you're kind of bombarded by all of the hyper attentive staff. You pay first, which was weird for me. Then it's open season the buffet is pretty diverse with a lot of sushi roll options. Casual ambiance and good for families. They get busy, so be prepared for a crowd during meal times.

    The service itself was great but the food was cold and they were not putting out any fresh food the entire time I was there ... they only replaced what was gone. It was very clean and the environment was lovely I wish the food was hot.

    Gardesha W.

    I don't like it. But there's a lot of food to choose from. Everything was clean and the staff was attentive. It's set up buffer style more of a seafood Asian style restaurant. I'm not big on any of that type of food. I did enjoy the lo mein and egg rolls.

    Manasa A.

    Wanted to try this place after seeing about it on someone's social media. Not disappointed at all. It was great. The ambience was amazing even on the outside. There are quite a few photo op spots to the side of the building extending towards the parking lot. Parking lot is extended to the back. The parking lot was packed by the time we came for lunch. The price is very reasonable. They do charge a 10% as service charge (not tip) for everyone and say Tips are not expected but accepted. And I have to say the service was great. Everytime we put a plate aside it was taken away under 30sec. Coming to the food, as you can see in the pics they have a large variety of items. Even kids would be very satisfied as they have so many kid friendly options too. I can say 90% of the items I tried tasted very good. Nothing tasted bad though. They were refilling the buffet line pretty fast too. And we can even see them preparing the food freshly in the back for some of the items. They also include ramen in the buffet price. For the dinner they include the milk tea, bobba and all. It is a great selection for the price point. Very satisfied. Will surely come back with kids again. The people were very curtious.

    Spicy garlic butter snow crab legs
    Sean F.

    After hearing mostly positive things about this place, my wife and I decided to stop by on a Saturday night to check it out. Overall I was very satisfied by the variety and quality of food. My favorites were the steamed pompano, spicy garlic butter snow crab legs, and (I know this sounds crazy) the lemon cream cake. We enjoyed our meal but there were a couple things that bothered me. First, I thought that the price was a little steep. For my wife and I to eat it cost $72, which includes a drink and tip. I have no problem with a pre/included gratuity, but what I didn't like was that they didn't tell us this. They handed me the ticket to sign and I realized that the price was a little higher than expected, but then I remembered from previous reviews I had read about the pre-included gratuity. That said, I think a lot of customers probably don't realize this and add an additional gratuity. I think the people working the registers should make it more known the gratuity is already included, and then if you want to add more, fine.

    A little bit of everything. I was very Disappointed. Not savory at all.

    The service was great.. The food was not all that. Don't waste your money. The food tasted bland, there were only 2 dishes I liked. I wised I had just went and bought boiled seafood. The atmosphere was very pleasant. All the food was cold. One dish all you tasted was pepper. I was very Disappointed, food was not savory at all. Run from here don't waste your money. 1st and last time going here.

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    Ask the Community - Ombu Buffet

    Has Ombu in Baton Rouge shut down? They have not been open for over a month now. On Their FB page they give no info and post are old?

    Yes, for now they are closed. The last update I received was they may reopen in January.

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