United Buffet surpassed my expectations. It had a very nice variety of food. I don't know that…read moreanything was AMAZING, but everything was GOOD. The staff are sweet and quick to clear your plates. This isn't a fancy dinner kind of place, but everyone will find something to eat and enjoy here.

Me and my friends went to this buffet and as soon as we got in, they pulled us to the side after…read moreseating everyone else and told us we have to pay before we sit down, but no one else was told too I feel like we were treated very unfairly.

This place is an absolute disgrace and should've been condemned yesterday. The food? Cold, rubbery,…read moreand tasted like it had been nuked in a microwave from 1992. Calling it a meal would be an insult to actual food. The sweet tea? A sad, watered-down mess that clearly gave up on life halfway through being poured. Let's talk about the black mold--yes, black mold--on the ceilings and in the women's restroom. That's not just gross, it's a full-blown health hazard. The entire building feels like it hasn't seen a cleaning crew--or basic maintenance--since the early 2000s. The windows are caked in filth, and the air has that special "what died in here?" aroma. We were charged $140 for six people to sit in what felt like a biohazard zone and nibble on food so repulsive it should be illegal to serve. We left after 10 minutes because honestly, it felt like our immune systems were under attack just being there. My sister started having stomach pains within five minutes of leaving. I'm not saying the food caused it--but I'm also not not saying that. This place needs to be shut down, fumigated, and bulldozed. I will absolutely be calling the town, the health department, and anyone else who will listen. Do everyone a favor and close this dump before someone ends up in the hospital.

I don't say this often but don't come here. My Dad wanted to come here for lunch while we were out…read morerunning errands. It was dead, which is always a concern and the food on the buffet was all cold or luke warm. I could tell certain things weren't fresh, like it was turning but they cooked it anyway sort of idea. I'm honestly surprised that we didn't get sick.

Second time around!…read more Food/Drink: Entrees we're amazing, everything tasted fantastic. The flavors and the smells were intoxicating! I had the Dahl pouri, and curry goat. Bread and Apps: The roti mmmm mmmm! Dinning Area: Pretty Small, and cramped. A little drafty. Prices: Relatively cheap. 2 Roti, goat and chicken w rice, and a couple of drinks I got away for $44. Parking: Plenty of space, private lot. Bathrooms: Bathrooms were clean and smaller in size. Atmosphere: During the weekday Dinner rush, pretty slow, I did not wait long. Staff/Attendants: Not very talkative. Nice and quick. Awesome experience wish my wife and I had our anniversary dinner here, I will be back! 8/10

I was craving West Indian food and was happy that I found this spot since they had such good…read morereviews. However, when I got there, the prices immediately threw me off. A fried rice with jerk chicken cost $16, which is ridiculously high, especially since I'm coming from Queens. But, I figured that the food was probably THAT good and let it go. As I ran through the menu while on the phone with my mom, the employees kept looking at each other and then at me. When I asked about cookup rice, I received a subtle attitude and saw the workers exchange looks yet again. Needless to say, the stares and attitude I received immediately threw me off as I would have purchased regardless of the price. However, I left without purchasing anything and will definitely not return there. Some advice: Don't give your customers dirty stares and exchange looks with your coworkers IN FRONT OF the customers.

Everything is prepared well and my family enjoys the food so we come back to enjoy our girls night…read moreand sometimes friends. We wish they had crab legs and then that would be great! Good location.

Friend selected this place for a quick lunch because it was…read moreon Wolf Rd. and opened at 11:00 am. I had my doubts which turned out to be valid. Chinese buffet with some regular food offerings such as baked Salmon and mashed potatoes. Several beverages come with buffet. Chinese items: 2 Stars There were several Chinese dishes with chicken. I sampled five, all of which were poor to mediocre. Chicken was tough, overcooked/fried. Vegetables were scarce. Hot and sour soup had fresh mushroom slices but little tofu; it was not hot in temp. Pork Egg Roll was good. Sushi was 4 stars. There were six kinds. No signs to identify. The accompanying Seaweed Salad was excellent. A bowl of pickled ginger was available. Yum. Salmon and mashed potatoes were good. Did not try stir-fry or pizza. Desserts were poor. Fresh watermelon slices were old and DRY. What? Pineapple was fresh. Also had boring red and green jello, Banana Pudding, and dry almond cookies. Whole bananas with drizzle of ? pink sauce was not appetizing. Lunch was $13.99 plus. Not a value to me since I did not enjoy my lunch.

We love this place. Fantastic Indian fare with a nice variety of choices and a full bar. My…read morecoworkers from India swear it's the most authentic Indian restaurant in the Capital Region. Service is very friendly and efficient. Reservations are highly recommended as seating for walk-ins is very limited. Ambiance is casual classy with some nice cultural murals on the walls.

We hadn't had an Indian meal in quite a long time. The flavors were calling out to us. We…read moredefinitely wanted a location that served Doas and narrowed it down from three under consideration to the one that was closest - Spice Malabar. Our previous experience here was only with takeout about two years ago and we were quite pleased. The only downside on that occasion was finding out that 4 peppers on the menu for the dish that I ordered for myself was well beyond my spice tolerance. Certainly not the fault of the restaurant. We started out with a bottle of Saratoga Water (still) ($5) that is displayed upon every table as you are seated. I also couldn't pass up the opportunity to have an Ubu ($7) from Lake Placid. It was so tasty even though it was in a can. Papadam and chutneys were served while we perused the menus. Deviating from our tradition of starting with Mysore Masala Dosa we decided to try the Spring Dosa ($15). It was delicious enough to consider having again. Served with the traditional sambar and coconut chutney, the dairy rice-lentil crepe was a beautiful golden brown surrounding the flavorful filling of potatoes, panner, spring vegetables (which gave a contrasting crunch), and a lightly spicy spread. For her main course, my wife chose the Vegetables Kundapur ($20) with fresh vegetables, potato, coconut, ginger, and Mangalorean spices. Labeled with a single pepper on the menu, it had a slight level of spiciness and was very flavorful. We also tried a variation of Nan, Lacha Paratha. These whole wheat, griddle-made flatbreads reminded me of freshly made tortillas as their layers separated, but also flaked. They were delicious and less filling than Naan. As I've already noted, there was no way I was going to order any dish with 4 peppers next to it on the menu. I therefore opted to have the Lamb Madras ($26) with coconut, mustard seed, red chili, and curry leaf. Two peppers on the menu turned out to be JUST RIGHT! The lamb was very tender and not gamey. The coconut added a hint of sweetness and the white rice provided on the side for both of our meals was a perfect blend of texture for adding to the curry sauce. Service was friendly and efficient as they appeared to work as a team. Ambiance was very pleasant. There were plenty of leftovers for a second meal.

Just okay, not bad. Offers a lot for a buffet & the hot pot is included (unlimited ingredients &…read morevegetables too)! Wouldn't have thought I would have tried (eaten years ago traveling in Asia): razor clams, snail, frog leg, crawfish, abalone cooked in different ways (a very pricey seafood- in garlic sauce with vermicelli noodles & in Buddha Jumps Over the Wall herbal soup). Other seafood items included: ONE whole lobster per person (not sure if this was specifically for the holiday), blue stone crab, crab legs, shrimp many different ways (cocktail, boiled in shell & dusted with seasoning, battered & fried for "Coconut Shrimp" kind of like sweet walnut shrimp), a raw bar area, grilled oysters, oysters & XO sauce... The sauteed string beans were good, pineapple sticky rice. The rice in the large rice cooker was large short-grain with varying types of doness (some crispy, some wet...). The short ribs, pepper beef, & pork belly cubes were lukewarm, not very flavorful & a bit tough. The dim sum options in the steamers were probably great when they first came out, but my shrimp crystal dumpling wrapper was tough and crispy on the edges & mushy shrimp & black sesame seeds inside & the lava custard bun was congealed & lukewarm. There's a few soups like hot & sour, broth for wonton, an herbal chicken & goji berry (good for eyesight). There was a dessert area with a lot of fresh fruit, cake & pudding cups (catering-like quality though), almond cookies & herbal jelly, an ice cream bar case, a few canned K-pop sodas, refrigerator of milk tea, passionfruit juice, mango sago, etc. & 3 cases of hot pot ingredients including various fish meatballs, tofu puffs, udon & potato noodles, watercress, chrysanthemum leaves, napa cabbage, mixed mushrooms, frozen thinly sliced pork belly, beef, and lamb. I didn't get to try the mad-to-order ramen & noodle soup. There's a huge sushi bar with lots of pretty bites, but items looked a bit crispy around the edges. The eel on the sushi was paper thin. The spicy tuna sushi was not. good. Have never heard of or seen the herbal soup Buddha Jumps Over the Wall. Supposedly it takes a long time to simmer & the ingredients are immune boosting & collagen rich. Broth from pork shank, chicken feet, abalone, dried scallops, mushrooms, a quail egg was also in there. It's kind of like a rich hearty dark broth with "healthy root beer" undertones. This soup only appears at the best wedding & other banquets. Try it! Final thoughts: eat anything with abalone ($$) buffet is worth it for that. Get a hot pot & warm up any seafood in the water before eating it. Lots of interesting items to try. Overall it FEELS like a buffet - big on quantity, little on quality, kind of empty. Maybe during seafood season, items would be juicy & tasty, but even the meat items felt like empty St*rbucks food. It's not a bad experience, good bang for the buck. The frog legs were literally like a chicken wing & well seasoned & spicy. The lunch pricing seems good also.

Holy moly! This place is fantastic! It was about $40 a person and it was totally worth it. We added…read morea hot pot which I believe is extra. They have a fridge with all of this food you can throw in it. I mean they have everything. I tried their sushi, fried shrimp, chicken wings, lo mein, bubble tea, hot pot with fresh veggies and beef and pork. There was so much I did not try because I was so full but they have fruit and desserts and carved turkey and lots of seafood choices! The place is super clean. The people are very very friendly. Will definitely be back soon!

Service. The FOOD!! Visiting Albany for the weekend…read more I love Indian food, and the spices. This restaurant, by far, has been the best ever from every place. I've tried. We ordered items we don't get back home where we live in Pennsylvania and they were all delicious! We had two different non-bread, garlic, and rosemary, for appetizer we had the Gobi Bezule, entrees were Mughali Murg Pasanda chicken and Chicken Dahi Murg. Both were awesome but my preference was the Pasanda because of the sweetness of the almond. For dessert we had the Rasmalai. That was good and that sweet. Highly recommend this restaurant! Oh yeah, it ended with a warm hand wipe!!

Favorite Indian I've had in this area so far. We tried the chicken korma, lamb biryani, and saag…read morepaneer with garlic naan. Everything was very flavorful! The lamb biryani had a little kick and the raita with it was great. The saag paneer and chicken korma were the most flavorful I've had in this area. We had takeout so looking forward to dining in sometime.

I've wanted to try Shalimar Garden as I've heard how authentic their Indian food is. I stopped in…read morefor lunch and gave it a try. When you first walk in you're greeted by friendly staff and your drink order is taken. You're then invited to partake in their lunch buffet. The selection seemed somewhat decent. I thought that the flavors were good but it was hard to tell one dish from another as they all tasted very similar. Also, the heated dishes were not all very hot in temperature. Some were barely lukewarm which was not the best whilst other dishes were perfectly hot. They were also out of a few items at the buffet. However I am guessing that they put their dishes out in small batches to keep it good. As I looked around, it felt like a very basic and earthy looking indoor dining space. It seemed tidy but maybe a bit tired looking. Unfortunately this place missed the mark for me. I was a bit underwhelmed by their lunch options.

Every time I've come by I've been disappointed. How do you make vindaloo flavorless?…read more Do yourself a favor and stop by Caravali or Dosa Grill instead.

The food was really good. I had the tandoori chicken, garlic chili naan, and the samosas. All very…read moreflavorful

Service is decent. It has improved a lot over the past few years. The food is where it shines…read morethough. Best in the capital region for Indian cuisine imo