Before you go you need to know, it's NOT just a Chinese buffet. If you want that experience this might not be the best place. However, the Chinese food they offer is quite good. I had two full plates worth, a lot I know but totally worth it. They serve either seafood or chicken and all the Chinese stuff is chicken so don't expect anything else. I didn't try the seafood or the sushi or the other things they had. It's a buffet so I can't complain about service. The seats were a little rough like they haven't been replaced and are well worn. Overall good, would return, but not worth the Uber it took to get there. read more

We have been here several times over the years. I feel the quality of the food was better but has gotten a bit worse. The selections aren't the same as they once were. The food on the buffett isn't rotated out very frequently and the last time we went the salad I like was never refreshed. The selections of both sushi options and cooked food were less than before. I have always wished they had a credit or debit card tip option for the Habachi grill. I enjoy it but my wife won't go up there unless she has cash to tip so I don't either and we haven't had it in a couple visits as a result. The cost isn't exactly in line with the quality, I actually expect the food to be better for the price. I think we have given it enough chances since we really enjoyed it and have determined that it is not going to be the place we felt it once was so we won't be going back. read more

Really good price for a buffet... lots of variety of food... sushi was good as well as the hot foods...

The sushi was decent for a buffet but the highlight was the hot bar with some of my favorites being the coconut shrimp and honey chicken. The service was quick and efficient and the quality of the food was worth the price. read more

Sushi buffet. Chinese buffet. 16 bucks plus tip. Definitely worth it. It has a lot of variety. Their basic rolls are better than most sushi restaurants. Sashimi included plus hot Chinese and Mongolian bbq. I'm coming back tomorrow for sure. read more

The best Buffet ever :) They had the best options of sushi, seafoods, hibachi and many more . decor was superb ! perfect spot to relax and eat a lot read more

The most delicious food I've had in so long. I'm not big fan of going to the restaurant because can't find healthy and in the same time delicious food. This place it really surprise me. Dinner has a lot of seafood with not a lot of seasoning or butter which is good for people with sensitive stomach like me. Short ribs taste exactly like Hawaiian ribs. Doesn't matter either you like seafood or meat you wouldn't be disappointed read more

Great place with with gloves snd masks on this crazy time is good idea. Great price and tasty food. Will Definitely come back when I'm in the area read more

Yukai Buffet - Seafood Near Me - Virginia Beach, Virginia

You can tell the sushi has been sitting there for a while, the hot food options are mediocre at best, your best bet here is the salad bar, the short rib station is decent and the Spanish dude that does the Mongolian grill is pretty good... overall it's overpriced for what you're getting and a little tacky to be honest, service is okay but some of the girls is like they just want to kick you out after one plate! It says buffet on the sign and I usually make myself small plates to enjoy a few things but I hate ppl staring at me eat! CHECK OUT O'YUMMY SUSHI OFF GREAT NECK SAME PRICE BETTER FOOD! read more

As far as Asian buffet food goes, Yukai is as good as you can find in the Hampton Roads area and they have earned 5-stars. I can't say that if they were a traditional sit-down Japanese restaurant that I would rate it the same, but for what one would expect and what you're paying for, the value is fantastic. To start, they always have plenty of seating and plenty of staffing. We have been to Yukai during both slow and busy times, and they are great at keeping drinks full and making sure you have everything you need! We really appreciate that even though it is a buffet, they still have a great level of table service. They are kind and quick and attentive. Regarding the food, they have a little of everything and it's a great place to bring the family. While it is leveled a Japanese buffet, they have a range of asian dishes, a Hibachi (aka Mongolian grill), and several American favorites. They do not charge extra for the crab legs, but if you overlap from lunch into dinner (where the price goes up slightly), it's on an honor system that you don't eat the "dinner fare". Dessert is included and there is a wide selection of which you can get many or few. As far as their Sushi goes, it's really great, especially for a buffet. They keep the fish cool, rotated, and fresh. I appreciate that they have rolls, nigiri, and sashimi (no rice) to choose from in addition to a few classic side dishes you'll find at Japanese restaurants (seaweed salad, cucumber salad, squid, miso soup). Their restrooms and facilities are all very clean. We have never run into an issue here with cleanliness, flies, or anything else. We will continue to frequent this buffet read more

Absolutely the finest Buffet and Sushi in all of Virginia Beach.Jason the Owner and his staff and servers have gone way out of their way to provide the super most delicious and nutritious buffet in the world.I have eaten at this buffet religiously every month for over 15 years.Fabulous Sushi! My Master Chef best friend ate there just for the Sushi on his day off every week! I recommend Yukai Buffet as being the number one restaurant to eat in Tidewater,hands down! read more

Let me first say the food was pretty decent. The Hibachi experience was great! Sushi bar was second and hot food bar last. (Some photos attached). One thing I noticed which was very upsetting was the treatment of some of the employees as well as lack of necessary tools and equipment for cooks at the grill and hibachi bar. Some of the cooks appeared to have bright red raw hands (from heat) as well as some workers with bandages on their hands (while working on the hot grills). It just didn't seem right. I mentioned it to one lady working at the cash register but she seemed to brush it off like that was a normal thing. Very upsetting to see the chain of hostess and servers versus the hard working cooks. They should treat the workers better and better equip them. You should look around and really take a good look. read more

Captain George's was PACKED so we hopped over here for dinner. Excellent service, everyone was super nice. I had multiple full plates of large crawfish and crabs. Boba was good and my 2 year old enjoyed her stir fry noodles that they cook to order. We saw ice cream on the way out and wish we saw it sooner. This was a good choice for our family... a little something for everyone. read more

If you are here close to closing be prepared to not get your moneys worth at all. The staff will refuse to make more food, the habachi will refuse to cook, Also if you're a military family, if you want your discount then you need to have EVERYONE, including your 5 year old to have a military ID for you to get the discount. Some things got settled by talking with the manager, however you shouldn't have to ask for a manager over something as simple as getting what you paid for. At $16 a head and I have to fight to get more food I can eat? I am visiting from Florida, this will not be a stop I make ever again. read more

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My kids and I needed our sushi fix for the week and this certainly took care of that amongst other things. read more

Yukai Buffet - Seafood Near Me - Virginia Beach, Virginia

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Went at the end of lunch/beginning of dinner. Food on the hot plates were kind of old or dry. While I was eating two older women were staring and talking about me(they made it very obvious) which I found rude. my sister had to ask multiple times for a drink refill even though the restaurant didn't have many people. Salad bar could use a few more items. Crab legs were very unseasoned. Restaurant was clean. Would not go again. My initial host (buzz cut) was okay. read more

TLDR: The food was good, despite being a heavy assortment with no light options. The staff felt unwelcoming, and annoyed to be there. The selection here is amazing. There is a ton of sushi, which my boyfriend enjoyed and I tried...not my thing. He said they were low quality, but good regardless. The actual buffet was full of really good food. I'd go down the line and grab nearly everything. My biggest issue was everything felt very...heavy. There wasn't really a good assortment of veggies, or sides to break it up. The dessert were the same, a lot of heavy cakes. I wish there was some ice cream, or fruit variety, again to break up the heaviness, but it was extra. My biggest disappointment is they are advertising their Boba Tea, which I was excited about, and it was prepackaged (which I didn't even know was a thing). It tasted awful and I drank maybe a third of it. I said I really didn't like, so they took it away. We we're still charged for it, $4. The waiter also seemed to have an attitude about it. I recommend giving a shot, the food was good for the price, but I wouldn't go back because it made me uncomfortable. read more

Yukai Buffet - All the desserts. - Seafood Near Me - Virginia Beach, Virginia

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I used to love the salad bar the salad bar there's nothing on it anymore one ranch dressing, no olive oil no vinegar nothing soggy spinach but I have to say the chicken wings were good tonight not oversalted please fix your salad bar. I don't eat a lot of meat, but I had to since I thought I was wasting my money by just getting soggy salad And another thing my wife and I go to buffets and two waters with lime. Why is it never the same price when we check out last night we got two adult buffets and it was $50 last time. It was 46 two weeks ago, 2199 is the supposed price, you cannot read your receipts when your server gives us the receipts when we pay. It is never the same price that we get the same thing with water. read more

Awful. I didn't eat it and threw it away. Everything tasted off and the chicken was undercooked read more

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Came here with a pretty large group of family and friends during our trip to VA Beach based on personal recommendations. The sushi, fish, dim sum, fruit, and desserts are of a higher quality and more flavorful than they have any right to be based on their affordable prices. Both adults and kids were happy with the offerings. The service was friendly, helpful, and also a notch or two better than other buffets tend to be. The place also looks quite nice inside. My only regret is not staying an extra 10 or so minutes to enjoy some more dessert. This is now a must-visit place for us now whenever we return to the area. Well done, Yukai!!! read more

I'm not very picky, nor am I a chef from the Food Network. I was hungry for some sushi but was not trying pay an arm and a leg for sushi in a Japanese restaurant. I hesitated to come here because of the negative reviews I saw. I guarantee you I wasn't paid for reviewing this restaurant. This satisfied my craving for sushi--freshly made, scrumptious, and well presented! They had everything I wanted to eat for the day along with the many choices of sushi items. Love the mini octopuses and the fried oysters! Highly recommended for those who seek an affordable all-you-can-eat sushi restaurant! read more

Yukai Buffet - Eel sushi, Crab Sushi, Tuna Sushi, ... - Seafood Near Me - Virginia Beach, Virginia

Great place to get a lot of food for a low price. They say they have 40 different kinds of sushi. I think I tried at least 20! Plus they have hibachi grill and a great deal of Asian and American foods to choose from. Nice selection of desserts as well. I was absolutely stuffed when I left! I would certainly go back. read more

Yukai Buffet - Lots of sushi options!! - Seafood Near Me - Virginia Beach, Virginia

I truly enjoy this place! Not just because of the food, but because of the ambiance. When you walk in you are greeted by an in-house waterfall, and it starts your journey to the hostess stand pleasant. The decor is beautiful and it's so clean in there. Even the restrooms were in a immaculate condition. You could smell the cleanliness. When you are greeted you view a happy employee who will ask you "how many" and "what would you like to drink?" You're then sat and can either wait for your actual server or start to feed your belly. When you walk to the buffet area its two different option areas. You can choose from a variety of different sushi, salads and fruit, fondue, hibachi, and delicious Chinese food. I am a regular, so to me everything here is delicious. I love the sushi here the most. I never share and I don't take the time to read what kind it is because I want to experience the sushi in a different way. My boyfriend enjoyed his Chinese food options. He even tried a volcano roll and enjoyed it as well. As for the service, it was a little awkward. The young lady never introduced herself or interacted with us, but she did keep our table cleaned and filled our water glasses. So she earned my respect for that. I appreciated that the most. read more

Yukai Buffet - A variety of raw happiness - Seafood Near Me - Virginia Beach, Virginia

**If you're a seafood fan, this place is pretty much mandatory for you** Went here for a retirement celebration and the very first thing I noticed was how seafood intensive the place is. I'm not against seafood however with a shellfish allergy I have to be very careful what I eat at places like this. I was rather surprised of what they offered though. Everything seafood you could practically think of. Sushi rolls, oysters, clams, crabs, etc. etc. The list goes on and on. What surprises me is that you could easily eat your money's worth in seafood if you so chose to. That alone would be a win for a lot of people. For me, I had some of the hibachi, chicken, and beef steak. All of it was decent. I'm not going to say knock you off your feet amazing but if I were to eat here, I sure wouldn't be disappointed. The staff were crazy friendly and worked very hard to make sure were were satisfied with our experience. Overall, I give a bravo to this place as a buffet place is rather difficult to be amazing. Food Taste: 3 Overall Service: 5 Value of food to cost: 3 Facility: 4 Repeat customer: yes Dog Friendly: no read more

Finally brought my five year old to try a buffet for the first time and we had a great experience. Don't let the outside appearance deceive you. This area of Hilltop is sketchy looking at best. The parking lot is full of janky busted cars and a few panhandlers. Definitely not giving very welcoming vibes at all. Walking in was quite a sight to behold for my kids with a little fish pond and lots of twinkly lights. My daughter said "oooh fancy!". And the best part of taking young kids out to dinner to a buffet of course is the food is already ready. Just walk in and eat it. My five year old was delighted at the cheese pizza and French fries along with some tried and true Chinese food staples like steamed rice, chicken on a stick, and sweet and sour chicken. She even tried the teriyaki salmon and said excitedly that it tasted like "home salmon". She loved every dessert she tried too. My husband found plenty to eat as well and I enjoyed the sushi. Is it the best Chinese food in town? The best sushi? No of course not but for $20 to walk right in and eat it was pretty great. Some items are overcooked and under seasoned for my preferences but that's what a buffet is to appeal to a wide range of people. It was a Monday night in summer and the place was busy enough that they ran out of forks. No complaints here because the food was fresh and chopsticks are more fun. The only nitpick I have is that the soda was terribly flat but water was fine for our group anyway. The place was clean and the service was friendly and attentive. And my kids were happy. We'll definitely be back! read more

I've been coming since 2011 and it's still one of my favorite places to go when I visit Virginia Beach. Highly recommend for anyone that's craving good sushi. read more

Yukai Buffet - Seafood Near Me - Virginia Beach, Virginia

They do not keep the food fresh.. or take pride in their food.. it was lackluster .. I gave it 2 stars because the waiters was great.. very nice but the food even the hibachi food was not good read more

Pretty good, not bad for a sushi buffet. I'm not a buffet person but I would recommend this place if you are. Service is great and cheap! Plus they got a full bar. read more

Great foods with a lot of selections. They are very cautious during the COVID. Everyone must wear mask and gloves at the food station. Definitely the best in the area. The service is good too, they keep refill the trays constantly. read more

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My cousin really wanted to go here. I'm generally not a fan of buffets so may not be a good person to ask but the place felt unclean. The food was mediocre at the very best. read more

We enjoy the all you can eat buffet. Fresh sushi with huge selection. The hibachi grill is nice too and staff is very friendly. Enjoy

Well after a long days work, me and the wife thought we could be cheap and get a some all you can eat sushi at this buffet. We were fuckin wrong. First we got seated and had no idea what the fuck was going on because they didn't say shit to us. But that was alright. We said fuck it and went and got some food anyway. The food was alright, besides the sushi being boarder-line inseparable from what I can only imagine being because it had been sitting for 13+ hours and had regrown back to its full self. My only main complaint was when the waitress came over a half gone chewy sushi plate later to ask us what we wanted to drink. I said that I would like a water please, and she turned around and grabbed the window water pitcher and poured it up. Gotta say that was my first time having window water. Tasted dusty as hell. Probably not going back. read more

I was seriously impressed. As you can see from my Buffets list, I'm a fan of the all-you-can-eat system. And I also love sushi. And here at Yukai (who thought of this name? "yucky"?), the fish is fresh and the price is low. $13.95 is crazy cheap and the sushi is really quite good. For those who aren't into the raw fish, there is plenty of cooked sushi rolls as well as a big buffet of Chinese-style food and a "pho station" where they will make your pho to order. Neat! Service was nice from a friendly waitress who kept water glasses full and removed empty plates. There is a 10% coupon on their website. read more

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Amazing staff, super friendly. Everyone had a smile on their face. Crawfish was fantastic and lots of sushi choices read more

Yukai Buffet - Seafood Near Me - Virginia Beach, Virginia

My family loves going to the beach. And Virginia Beach isn't that far from where we live, so we go often. On the way we often stop at Yukai Buffet because it is very convenient and the food is fresh and delicious... moreover, the price is very affordable. The restaurant space is also very large. read more

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I am not too pleased with the food for that price we paid and our waitress just grabbed our used plates and never offered for our drink refills... It's a waste of money for us visiting from another state. read more

The quality of the food is all bad and tasteless. Seafood is old and the worst. I wouldn't waste my money here. Everything I ate was disappointing. read more

This is no Vegas buffet but Yukai is one of the best all you can eat Asian buffets I've ever been to! There were so many options to choose from. Crawfish, flounder, salmon, clams - all for me at the Chinese section! Red Snapper, salmon, tuna sashimi + dozen of specialty rolls and sushi continuously replenished - i must had eaten 3 normal orders of dragon rolls alone. They even offer made to order hibachi and LEGIT PHO - my husband was overjoyed. The cherry on top? the frozen yogurts - 4 flavors to choose form (or have all) - espresso, birthday cake, strawberry, vanilla + toppings. Yukai, you are just too much for my stomach not to love. Did I mention that they offer rotating coupons on their website (definitely check it out!) and 15% off for healthcare professionals (get your badge ready!)? With discount, my dinner was only $13 + tax and tip - all that awesome quality, tasty food for that price? unheard of! Service - plates were taken away immediately, our server was extremely friendly and warm - she even stopped by to chat + get to know us. Honestly, the saddest part about dining at Yukai is knowing that it is in Virginia beach. Save your stomach and your wallet- come to Yukai now! read more

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First time to this place in a couple years, usually when I drive past there's always big groups of people waiting inside & outside, so they seem pretty busy. I decided on takeout and for a buffet, they do have quite a lot of options especially on the sushi side of things. Plus by the time I got home, it was still good! There's a nice variety of foods and some you probably wouldn't expect to be there. I will say that they are a little slow on restocking some of the foods when it's obvious it'll be gone soon. While I was waiting for something to be restocked, I was asked by at least 3 employees why I was standing in the middle of the buffet to be told "it's coming out now". After at least 10 minutes, it did finally come out. I would've moved but I knew no one would tell me it was restocked. read more

parking - bad food - mid service - its a buffet but they still expect a tip. waited an hour and no more fish came out. disappointment. read more