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Paradise Buffet

Paradise Buffet

3.2(216 reviews)
4.8 km
•$$

To start off, coming here I already had low expectations. You guys have to understand there is no…read moremixed food buffets out here in San Diego anymore. Especially now that Barona is gone! This place reminds me of hometown buffet but just a tad bit better. For the amount of money it cost it ain't all that bad!! I enjoyed the Mongolian beef station and the sushi bar for sure and the grilled chicken as well that they make right there in front of you on the grill. I was a little skeptical to try the sushi section at first but glad that they roll it in front of everyone. As far as dessert goes, I only tried the brownies which tasted great and chocolate chip cookies which were average. Don't come here and expect to get Las Vegas type of buffet. You definitely get "good average food" for a great price especially during lunch time hours. A little over $35 for 2 people for lunch for a full buffet. Employees were great to me for the most part!

Yesterday, August 3, 2026, I visited this buffet for the first time after being invited by my…read moreelderly parents and several of their friends, who are all in their late 70s and have spoken highly of this restaurant over the years. We were celebrating my mother's birthday and arrived around 2:29 PM. The restaurant was busy with many senior customers, the buffet offered a wide variety of food, and it seemed like it would be a wonderful afternoon. Unfortunately, our experience took a very upsetting turn. While we were eating, a manager or owner approached our table and, in a loud voice, accused my elderly mother of serving herself lemonade from the beverage machine without paying. My mother calmly explained that she had only filled her cup with water and squeezed fresh lemon slices into it. Instead of quietly resolving the misunderstanding, the manager brought over cups containing lemonade and continued insisting that my mother had taken lemonade from the machine. This created an embarrassing scene in front of our entire table and nearby guests. I respectfully asked if we could step aside and discuss the matter privately, explaining that we were not trying to take anything without paying. I also mentioned that my parents are longtime customers and that this was my first visit. Unfortunately, the conversation remained confrontational, and I left feeling that the situation could have been handled with much more professionalism and compassion. The experience was especially difficult because my parents are elderly. My 87-year-old father became extremely distressed, and what should have been a joyful birthday celebration for my mother turned into an uncomfortable and embarrassing experience for everyone at our table. The buffet offers plenty of food choices, but after being publicly confronted and embarrassed, it's hard to enjoy a meal. Based on my experience, I cannot recommend this restaurant. Every customer deserves to be treated with dignity and respect, especially senior citizens. If there is ever a concern, it should be addressed discreetly and professionally rather than through a public accusation. I sincerely hope management reflects on how situations like this are handled in the future so that no other family has to experience what ours did.

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Baja Fish Mart - Botana de callo

Baja Fish Mart

3.6(379 reviews)
4.3 km•San Ysidro
•$$

La neta este lugar está buenísimo…read more Con la nueva administración se siente el cambio cañón. Todo está mucho mejor: los mariscos súper frescos, bien servidos y con un sazón que se nota que le ponen ganas. Ahora si tienen de todooooo y al estilo culichi.

Really Bad Cooks!! We really don't recommend this place at…read moreall!! We went today and order (Mojarra Frita ) (Whole Fried Fish)(And they served us piece of Breaded Fish) ( And Camarón al Mojo de Ajo (Garlic Shrimp)( Garlic Shrimp tasted like shrimp in tomate sauce and was pretty hard , GARLIC was no where to be found ! ! Garlic Shrimp is supposed to be butterfly opened , grilled with Garlic vs the whole shrimps in tomato sauce! They really need someone that knows how to cook (A Chef) Service was not the best , waitress kept forgetting everything we order! Not to mention, we order flour tortillas and waitress told us they only serve corn tortilla which seems very strange, So i got up and asked the lady at the register why you don't serve flour tortillas ?, which she responded : we do have flour as well as corn tortillas ! So I don't know why waitress would say : We only serve corn tortillas here! Also the place has a nasty strong smell of that gross Fabuloso Cleaning!! And a TV showing only Christmas Shows and another one with Music Videos Well first and last time we go there!!

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Mr. Pampas - Picana

Mr. Pampas

4.0(233 reviews)
2.3 km•Zona Río
•$$$

The service is great. The salad spread is great and the dessert is not bad either. The meats,…read moresome.of them are good, some are bad (burnt or tasteless) but most are good, so it's still a pretty good experience overall.

No no its not a go!!! warm welcoming but It wasn't enough…read morefor me. We went to eat some protein! We kept having to flag down a waiter or one of the people handling the meat carvings. The selection of meat was very basic. I def should have checked on that before considering going. We kept getting offered sausage, tripe and burnt chicken. All those meats were over cooked for my liking. We also got picana and asked for filet mignon asked for medium, came out ok but burnt edges. It made it hard to eat. The carving portions were small kinda annoying to have to constantly wait or flag down a server for more. The meat was bland not even a little salt and pepper. Just not it. The buffet part was def not up to parr either. The salads look unappetizing, old. Same goes with all or most of the dishes that were offered. Ceviche, pastas, meat dishes. The kid friendly options were ok but even my kids didn't approve the pasta. We also had sangria which was ok, tasted more like a sour sparkling water. We didn't get a drink menu so we just kinda asked what they offer and opted for sangria. They have a kids room with an attendant which was pretty cool. It's the only reason my kids want to go back. The ambiance is decent. Not too loud, TVs around gave it a bar feel a bit. I wasn't expecting that. I believe the place is priced a little more on the higher side for what they offer. It didn't meet my expectations in food or service. I think it would be helpful to keep a better eye on buffet food. Wilted salads are not a good look. Provide more communication on what is offered for protein in this case. I don't go to Tijuana too often but when I do, I try a new restaurant. Stay tune for the next one.

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Mr Pampas

4.0(25 reviews)
1.4 km•Zona Río

Unfortunately the meat was not good, very dry and flavorless. The buffet was also pretty bad. I…read morealso felt like they were annoyed when they served us the portions were insanely small, and they just kept coming around with chicken and pork I had to ask for the beef. Desserts were not fresh they tasted old and dry. I also felt like cheated they would come around offering extra items that were not included with the buffet and we didn't realize until the tab came out there was no mention about it either. Sadly I won't be here again our waiter was nice and attentive but if I want Brazilian I'll be going to churrascaría. Our waiter was nice.

Meat was Cool Almost Like A Knockoff fogo de chow Buffet…read morewasn't great the fish didn't look great or smell good look like it's been sitting out to long the meat was good but they are very stingy with the meat like really small pieces it's kind of ridiculous and they kinda Make you feel like your doing something wrong when asking for more meat because they cut razor blade size portions also they charge for water and also they don't do the math right with the conversion something that's 76$ they put 80 and let you know tip isn't included they need to learn to be properly trained and serve better portions it's all you can eat cmon now Also takes forever to get steak they try and give you the crappy meat instead of the good meat kinda crazy also the desert is old hard stale alotta stuff there is been out to long and doesn't look good they have 4 types of Alfredo and that don't look right the fries were bland and tasted horrible but the picanha was bomb they said 20$ a person more like 26$ but all good I'm full I waited mostly for the good meat to come out the carvers are afraid to cut a thick slice because they are watched by management different countries different rules I guess

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California Restaurante-Buffet - mediterranean - Updated October 2026

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