Good place to grab some sushi, snow crabs, hot Chinese buffet, bubble tea, and even a personal hot pot. For 27.99, you can enjoy portioned out sashimi or hand rolls, bubble tea prepared as part of the buffet, snowcrab legs always overflowing along with oysters and clams. If that isn't your fancy, you can enjoy the hot pot items in the frig with selections like the fish balls, thin slices of frozen meats, or veggies simmering in the hot broth for your table side hot pot. The all you can eat buffet has its staples like fried rice and different meats like galbi and teriyaki meats, but if you are feeling adventurous, try the abalone and seafoods cook and raw. This stop in Dover right before the Ballys Casino is the easiest way for you to fill up before you enjoy some slots, explore the rest of Dover and end the day after checking out DE Pride over at Legislative Hall and Green. read more

Disgusting!!!! I don't usually eat at buffets, but my wife wanted to give this one a try. Unfortunately, it was a very disappointing experience. The presentation of the food was poor, and the quality wasn't much better. There weren't many choices, although maybe that was because we went during lunch. What really bothered me was seeing a customer who didn't wash his hands, which was extremely concerning from a cleanliness standpoint. Overall, it was not worth a penny in my opinion. Keep driving--don't even slow down. You'd be better off going to McDonald's. read more

07/30/2026 Umi Hot pot Sushi and seafood buffet at Dover, Delaware We were out shopping at the outlet, and looking for a restaurant for dinner and found UMI Hot pot/Sushi and seafood AYCE, walk in the restaurant and the hostess sat us at the table and said no hot pot, we looked at each other and suprised, but since we were tired and hungry and decided to stay. Sushi and Chinese buffet was ok, for the price they charged, is not worth it. At check out I asked to speak to a manager, the man stated the manager was off and the staff managed themself, I asked why the website said with Hot Pot and it is not, he stated the restaurant did not have Hot pot since 2025, then I ask him to inform the owner/manager to updated the website, because the website gives false advertising. read more

The food wasn't that great sushi was pretty okay for buffet sushi food was either okay or really bad worms were found in some food items bathroom was very dirty I couldn't use it service was okay to an extent they gave us our drinks and seemed like they didn't want us there some lady kept questioning if I was allowed to sit with my family or if I was with my family which was weird it was very empty in the restaurant not worth the price 30$ for a Chinese buffet with no lobster or hot pot not worth it I'll stick to my 15$ Chinese buffet read more

We came for the lunch buffet. Priced at $19.99, reasonable considering the selection of sushi, hot foods and drinks. They include drinks, although I found the milk teas to be too sweet. Like most buffets in this price range, food quality is average. I found the shrimp to be fresh and tasty. read more

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If I could give zero stars I would. Served food that seemed to be sitting all day or reheated. If you are hungry dnt go here I left hungry food not edible. read more

Umi is one of the best AYCE buffets we ever went to since we moved to our new home in Virginia 2023. We found this buffet seven months ago in September 2024 after visiting a military base in Dover and arriving in Delaware for the 46th Annual Nanticoke Indian Pow Wow. We were impressed with the service, excellent sushi options, and the beautiful & clean ambiance. It was a pleasant surprise and we were given a military discount there. Very affordable, fair prices, great military discount, spectacular food & options, and impressive service. We look forward to coming back here again. read more

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Very rude! Kept rubbing up against us as we were eating.Brooms and dustpans against our chairs. Very disappointed. Will not recommend to anyone! read more

Food and service were great! Loved trying some of the cooling tea and polar bear soda as well as the food! Lots of great options available for everyone. read more

This buffet was an excellent option for lunch. I would be delighted to return and sample their dinner offerings. During lunch, the Taiwanese chicken and stuffed scallops particularly impressed me. Although I have had these dishes before, these were the best I have tasted thus far. The other entrée selections were also very good and exceptionally fresh. The soup was truly remarkable. The staff was extremely attentive and quickly removed empty plates and refilled drinks promptly. The overall look on the inside was impressive and was clean. A great variety and definite must try location. read more

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Food is medium to good quality, sushi tasty, however Umi has raised prices now $30 a person for this buffet. Too high for average.

Umi was a nice place, but now they're just overpriced for what they have. At the very least, they could serve hot snow crab legs, but they serve them ice cold. They did have hot pots, but they got rid of them, so cold crab legs is all you can have. Their food is pretty good most days, but not really consistent. read more

Service. Excellent. Ambience as you would expect. Clean, bright and pleasant. Food. Well, Snow Crab were what I would call seconds. Too small to serve in a regular restaurant, but very tasty. Same amount of work for less meat. Mussels were outstanding, especially all the different offerings. The rest of the prepared food was a bit off. Anything that had to be prepared, that required seasoning was not quite right. Thus,if you stick solely to crab and mussels, your happy. Not a sushi fan so no rating for it read more

Love everything about this buffet. So many options to choose from. You won't be disappointed. Highlights are their sushi, seafood and egg tarts. Free boba tea is a plus. Ramen station also looks good but we were too full lol. Highly recommend this buffet :) read more

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Very friendly staff - greeted immediately and given a clean table. Very clean and cozy place with a HUGE variety of seafood in general as well as sushi and sashimi. This was the best decision we made to stop for some local seafood while passing through the state heading back to Florida They even have grog legs read more

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I gave this restaurant a one star review because I took my kids here on Sunday sept 7th around 6pm. I was enjoying my food until I bit into the coconut shrimp and came in contact with a large piece of metal. I was upset and my tooth hurts that I couldn't even enjoy the rest of my food especially crabs. I spoke to the manager and gave him the piece of metal. He said he was nearly impossible for that to happen and that it must of been a child. that makes nonsense to me because the metal was actually inside the shrimp. I let my kids finish eating and paid my bill. I probably wont be dining at this restaurant ever again. read more

Umi Sushi & Seafood Buffet - A piece of metal in food at umi restaurant in Dover , de - Japanese Near Me - Dover, Delaware

Great selection. Food was hot and fresh. Definitely worth going. Try to go when it's busier so the food is turned over frequently. We'll be back. read more

First off, it's an all you can eat buffet. And for a buffet, it is very good. I found all the sushi & Sashimi tasted very fresh; was properly made & articulated. There are many dishes of clam, shrimp, muscles, oysters, and chilled crab legs. You will also find the standard fare of Chinese and Japanese entrées, along with soups, and the standard fruit, pudding, cake, pie cookies & packaged ice cream for dessert. The place is clean (with odd gear wallpaper), and some seafood decor. The staff is very friendly and attentive. On the weekends. they will serve the chopped up lobster in its shell (which is challenging when looking for some meat) . Soft drinks are included with your meal. No alcohol. It hasn't been overly crowded on the four visits we have made. It's $25.99 a person and as long as the quality is kept up, it's still worth it. I think the best feature here is the sushi and sashimi. Bring your appetite and remember take all you want but eat all you take. read more

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I regret letting my sister-in-law talk us into Umi Sushi & Seafood Buffet. Seating was fast, but my concerns started immediately when I couldn't find a hand-wash or sanitizer station. The food was hit or miss both flavor and preparation-wise -- hot fried fish, cold-chicken‐on-stick, some decent sushi, and some that tasted way too fishy. The final straw? A piece of salmon that literally tasted like dirt. I had to spit it out, and it completely ruined my appetite. Ended the meal with pre-packaged ice cream, the only "safe" choice. Lesson learned --never again with buffets. read more

The food was amazing and the service is very accommodating. Great ambiance with a wide variety of dishes from seafood to chicken, beef and pork offerings to satisfy the whole family. Add in sushi and hotpot entrees, desserts and more this buffet is worth the price. The only drawback was mislabeled offering that was not available on the buffet or available from the server. read more

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Food wasn't good, it was cold and gave me food poisoning. They don't sell hotpot or ramen anymore either so if you go for that then you're out of luck. Waiters were super nice but if you want seafood just get yourself a filet-o-fish from McDonald's instead it'll save you money and somehow taste better read more

A hair pricey but fresh and no complaints. Reasonable and satisfying. Staff was ok, quick enough and friendly.

Why did umi stop doing the hot pots??!! That's why we always went it's now k but we want the hot pots back.

We had such high hopes for this particular restaurant but, sadly, they fell short. The atmosphere is festive like any Japanese restaurant. The food looks amazing and some of it truly was. The Chili shrimp were large and flavorful. The sushi is pretty with a very wide variety to chose from. The oysters on the half shell were really good. The crab legs on the chill table were huge and looked amazing. Unfortunately, they smelled like the inside of a dumpster. The crawfish were mushy and tasted like they had been cooking for two days. The ribs were good. I didn't eat any of the steak or dessert. They had some drinks there where the hotpot was supposed to be. I asked the waitress what it was but she didn't understand what I was asking and just kept saying yes. Most of the offerings were very salty. We drove an hour just to try out this place. I will save gas money and just eat closer to home. Maybe it was an off day but for a Thursday afternoon there weren't many people there. read more

Very nice place and the food is superior to anything near by was curious about the restaurant and after giving them time to fine tune the menu food and restaurant it's a success and if you haven't been there you are cheating yourself from a beautiful restaurant and the food and staff are both amazing. It's important that everyone knows that the employees are kind thoughtful and respectful of everyone please keep in mind to also be respectful a large amount of work was done to bring a positively beautiful restaurant for us to enjoy. I was supremely impressed read more

I love this place. It a good price for all it offers, I enjoy the sashimi although I don't like the little plates they use for it. Was better before they started doing that, it's cumbersome to use them. They have hot pot now included in the price! It's small and the selection is still small for what you can cook with it but I was so happy and enjoyed it so much. What they had was really good, and what a pleasant surprise! Between the hot pot and the sushi and sashimi I didn't eat much more (I did enjoy some crab too) but they do have tons of hot foods too like veggies, noodles, meat dishes and so on. I like the coconut shrimp and the pork belly. I wish they had more options for desert that I enjoy...they use to have a cheese cake I loved but I never see it anymore. I like when they have lychee though. I'd say if you like seafood, Asian food, sushi, or hot pot then give it a try! read more

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Went there 02/20/26. Started with the two primary indicators of any Asian buffet; the soups. The egg drop soup was well beyond overly salty, making it inedible. The Hot & Sour Soup was also completely out of balance and had way too much white vinegar in it, rendering it inedible as well. Whomever made both obviously didn't do a taste test before putting it out on the floor. It also points to a lack of managerial quality control. They had a few decent things, like snow crab legs, shrimp, dim sum, however I didn't sample any of their Sushi. The prepped sauces were okay. Pretty much everything could be generally rated as good or 'just okay'. Certain utensil items weren't logically arranged with where the corresponding food items were located, leaving one to have to chase around looking for things. Compared to other buffets in the local area, this one is way overpriced, at $29.99 per adult, for the average to below-average quality level of the food offered. on a 1-10 scale, I'd score Umi as a solid 4. I won't be returning anytime soon. read more

Very clean food was hot. Staff was super nice. Also, the staff was not pushy trying to make you leave or trying to get you to you rush your meal. And no also they only had like three American entrées out for sides that was nice cause some Asian buffets you go to have more American food than Asian food so that was a big thing for me. Really don't like eating mac & cheese, chicken nuggets and french fries when I go to Asian buffet. read more

***CUSTOMERS BEWARE!!! I would have rated a '0' if I could. As it stands, 1 star is generous!! So, I have been looking for an all-you-can-eat restaurant, but have yet to find one in Dover (well, one that isn't Asian). I have yet to find one. So, while riding around, I ran across this place. I decided to make the meal to go. There was another restaurant I went to, and I was there an hour...but between the length of time there, and the fat that I had 2 plates, they were not happy - and I refused to go back. Now, this restaurant, looked decent enough. We go in and I wind up getting a small smorgasbord of, coconut shrimp, stuffed clams, salmon, fried shrimp, egg rolls, dumplings, cream cheese wonton, broccoli casseroles chow mein, ribs, and pork bites. (Seems like a lot, but I didn't get a large amount). It annoyed me so, that I didn't want to take the chance. When I got home, I tasted their bbq nuggets, coconut shrimp and the ribs were good. Tender and well flavored; but that is well the alkalaides stop. Their seafood was the nastiest stuff I have ever tasted. One of the items that made me upset was the salmon. I think it was wild caught, skin on, and not only was it overly-fishy, it tasted bad. In addition, I went down the list list of items, and by the time I had tried almost everything; It was a $50 wash! So mad! Never again!!! ***Please be warned read more

Went there Saturday around 3:30 and there was hardly anything left in the refrigerator that would prompt me to do the hot pot which I specifically came for. The food that was in the buffet had no flavor was cold. I will not go there again very disappointed from the first time I went has gone downhill since opening. read more

Great service. I usually shy away from buffets, but this was very good. Besides sushi, there were a lot of other Asian dishes like General Tso's chicken. Many noodle and rice dishes are delicious and we love the offbeat wall decor! read more

Super recomendable. Muy buena higiene y excelente comida. Tenian una oferta de que si compartias en tu TikTok un flayer te regalan una lobsters and steak que esta muy muy rico. read more

The first experience was great. The atmosphere was great. Decor great. Service ok. Food was worth a 2nd go around. Went again with my daughter. Went to get seated and we were about to be seated and a ROACH guiding us to ours seats!! SMDH. I let the young lady seating us of it and she seemed oblivious of it. Walked out without no words, apologies and/or acknowledgement!! I would recommend and/or go again. I would like to see a clean kitchen AND clean inspection bill!! Seeing Miss Roach -Ella strolling.. I'm good!! read more

Went here today and was very pleased, can't rate sushi as I like my fish cooked very friendly staff. Pretty good seafood selection and was food hot, very attentive staff never had to ask for a refill on my drink they were on it. We will be back. read more

This place is GREAT! My only problem is I have to portion control myself because there is so much good food. I love sushi. And the do the best I have seen from a counter service or buffet style. The crab legs are cold but really good. The hot pot is banging. Just a bit difficult getting items out of the refrigerators. The buffet line items are all great too. Staff is helpful and attentive. They are excellent. read more

They have a lot of selection but because I don't eat a lot of seafood it isn't the best value for me. My son's last experience with the service was not very good. High pressure to tip high percentage. read more

Good food Good food Good food. Just had lunch here. Highly Recommend! The quality of sushi is amazing. Definitely come back with my family! read more

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$25 for adults weekend! Delicious fresh food! Drinks are all included. Charge for kids by their height! $10 for my 6 year old. So worth it! Grilled oysters were amazing! read more

Umi Sushi & Seafood Buffet - Seafood boil - Japanese Near Me - Dover, Delaware

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Everything was well prepared. Some things were not to my liking but with the assortment of dishes it hardly mattered. All kept clean and stocked. Staff attentive to drink orders and keeping dishes cleared. Senior citizen discount was a nice bennie too. read more

Great food! Great atmosphere! Friendly staff! We have been here 4 times and will continue to return as long as the quality of the food and selection remains high and service continues to be excellent. read more