I've always liked this place. The food is good, the service is decent, it's not perfect but I don't really care

Food is cold, crappy and understocked. Host lady was condescending and unwelcoming. Best part of the meal was the hot tea. I should have known better than to trust a place who's name is just the generic "China Buffet" I give it 1.33 stars out of 5 Bon Appetit! =) read more

China Buffet - Hot Tea! - Chinese Near Me - Brattleboro, Vermont

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Giving two stars because for a buffet the food wasn't bad. Beyond that, though, going here was a terrible experience. We walked in and I stated that it was the two of us and we both wanted a soda and a hot tea. When they gave the total I asked if they were sure they charged for the two drinks and teas because I thought it seemed a bit low. They assured me they had and we picked a table and went to grab a plate. When we arrived back at the table the drinks had not come and about 5 minutes later I asked for them. Two or three minutes later a woman arrived with the drinks and told me I had only paid for one tea and one soda and needed to pay for the other two. Not a problem except she repeated this 3 times very loudly and in an accusatory tone. I did try to explain that I had asked if they charged for it but was completely ignored. After that noone came to check on us or anything and we left as quickly as we could. We will not go back. Had they simply said I'm sorry but we failed to charge you for a couple of drinks we would have left a nice tip and had a pleasant experience. I didn't leave a tip and will never go back. If you want a pleasant experience go to the buffet in claremont, NH. Much better atmosphere. read more

Been here countless times. I come from a "fine dining" background and appreciate the JB & Michelin star award winners as much as the next guy, but this is a solid buffet. Hectic during busy hours, for sure. Our extended family loves to meet here as it is a convenient location for everyone. It's not uncommon for us to reserve the side room and bring upwards of 20+ people (lots of loud messy kids too) and they are always courteous and helpful. It's the perfect place to teach kids how to select what they want and NOT TO WASTE FOOD (they understandably hate seeing wasted food here.) In a nutshell, if you didn't like the food you put on your plate, get something different next time. And if you had a "bad experience" try again, they sometimes have "bad days." And as a lifetime restaurant person (front and back of the house) I totally get it. The price point affords them several get-out-of-jail-free cards when they sometimes drop the ball. A good place to just chill and take it slow, especially if you're feeling cheap/broke. Guiltless dining, even for the most frugal. Love this place regardless of all its totally understandable flaws. Highly recommended if you're looking for lunch or dinner on the cheap. And again, it's all-you-can-eat. enough said. read more

Good service and nice set down place and good for take out and having it buffet style is nice

The staff is rude, never a smile from anyone. Food is edible, but if you go there when they first open, you're going to get leftovers from the night before, and it's cold, and dried out. They tell you to microwave it if you're not happy with it. We went there for the Christmas buffet they had years ago with snowcrab clusters, and the tray only had a few in there. We'll, we had 4 people in our party, and it's all you can eat, so thats why we went there. We'll it took them about a half hour to bring out more. When they did, they only brought out 6 clusters, so we went up and grabbed them, as that's what we came for. The cook came over to the tray after we took the crab, and sat there staring at us stirring the water in the empty tray, giving us dirty looks. It's supposed to be all you can eat. That tray should of been stacked full of clusters, so people could enjoy them, but it took them another half hour to bring out more. We were disgusted, as they advertised crab clusters but only would bring out a few at a time. They want you to eat the regular stuff they have, but charged extra for the Christmas buffet, yet not keeping the tray full of crab.theyre cheap, to give you what they advertise, for more money, yet not keep the tray filled. The lights above the food, especially over the fried noodles is disgusting, from people pulling up the noodles to get them on their plate. We pointed it out, and it still hasn't been cleaned. They want your money but the act like they hate you. Get in eat and get out. Go in after 1 if you want fresh food, nice and hot. read more

My Favorite place in the world the most cheapest amazingest food and the sweetest staff. Just a beautifully nice looking restaurant with wonderful ambience. Yes sometimes the food gets soft, its a buffet but you cant beat it compared to anywhere in town. read more

Bruh this food is bomb. First off im 99.99% vegan. I saw they had a paper menu other than the menu thats on the buffet so i just ordered from there! Everything was perfect despite the hosts weird vibe lol. She iight though. I aint tripping. Price and portions perfectttt. Food was hot, fresh, not salty. Didnt give utensils. Food was ready in legit 10 mins. I was worried but obv my experience was beyond my expectations. Cant wait to go back. Everything taste extremely clean no gmos, preservatives, artificial junk. Thanks bro! read more

China Buffet - Mixed veg and rice bro! Yktv! - Chinese Near Me - Brattleboro, Vermont

It's always been a good place to go for Chinese since it opened.....Now well could be cleaned a bit and update a little.......offer delivery door dash or something.....be a good revenue for that and your takeout is just as good!! read more

China Buffet offers the basic selection of Chinese dishes (lo mein, rice, egg rolls, dumplings, beef, chicken, pork, seafood, vegetables), sushi, cold salads, snow crab legs (dinner only), pizza, stuffed mushrooms, potato, soups, desserts (ice cream, fruit, jello, pudding, cakes), and more. Soda is included in the price of the buffet. I stopped here for dinner on a Sunday night. Most of the food items on the buffet tasted fine with some foods (pizza, mussels) drying out from sitting around. The service here was good (refills on soda and used dishes cleared between buffet trips). read more

China Buffet - a car parked in front of a restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Brattleboro, Vermont

The foods flavor is pretty inconsistent but edible. The price has gone up tremendously but not the quality. If you can eat a lot then your $18+ meal won't be that bad. Service is short and very little communication or smiles. Kind of hurry up and get out feel. They do keep it fairly clean. read more

This place's food is decent I will say but as far a staff there average the same with clean ness of the place

I would describe this place as a standard Chinese buffet. The food is good - your standard Chinese dishes with a few American tossed in. It is standard buffet quality. The interior is drab although we found the service to be pleasantly quick. The reason I only give 3 stars is because the selection is on the small side. We paid $64 for four dinners and sodas. For that price I'd expect a little more variety. read more

They said after a while they're going to do buffet dine in and I can't wait to dine in. read more

China Buffet - good - Chinese Near Me - Brattleboro, Vermont

I rarely review but I had to for china buffet ... this place is unreal. Showed up at 7:30pm on a Wednesday night and the buffet looked incredibly fresh and steaming hot. The options were insane. Then the food... genuinely delicious. Very impressed and wish I lived closer so I could come regularly. I'm really confused about the bad reviews because this place rocked. read more

China Buffet - a variety of food items in a buffet - Chinese Near Me - Brattleboro, Vermont

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The place is sticky tables. There is no full service bar or any wine or Beer as the website advertised. But the woman at the counter was mean and hoovered around me and rushed us out when no one needed our table. Will never go again. Food poisoning. Sick to my stomach/ couldn't eat for 2 days +!!!!!!!!! read more

The past few times that we have been at this restaurant we have filler our stomachs with food but have been disappointed with the quality, service and cleanliness. The restaurant itself seems to be getting dirtier every time we visit and this evening the tables were sticky, the floor was nasty and the bathroom definitely needed a good cleaning. Some of the food here was good but other items were lacking. The dumplings were overcooked, the "sushi" was almost inedible and they didn't fill the cocktail shrimp which is what we have encountered multiple times. Overall, very disappointed with the most recent experience and hope that it improves in the future. read more

China Buffet - Always a lack of cocktail shrimp - Chinese Near Me - Brattleboro, Vermont

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I've been to a lot of Chinese food buffets and this one takes the cake. I'll be straight up here, if this were a regular restaurant, it would score no more than 1 star in my opinion. Decor sucks, booth seats suck, silverware is clearly from the dollar store, and the plates and cups probably are too. But Here's what doesn't suck, the quality of their food. It's mediocre at best in my opinion, however, that's what separates this place from the rest of Chinese buffets. That and the fact that the buffet was well maintained by staff. I saw someone constantly cleaning the area and bringing out fresh food. read more

For a Chinese buffet, it offers the usuals. Food was hot, and for 7:30 PM, technically after the dinner rush, it was good. They were out of a few of the more popular items, which was disappointing. Single best part of the buffet is the price! $23 for two dinners, all you can eat? Perfect. read more

One word, cockroaches, place hit a new low, dont waste your money. Nasty, waiter was notified, they said they know about the bugs. Place should be shut down read more

Cockroaches running all over their booth walls!!!! I told the waiter and he said "I know, I know" Do NOT risk it folks! Contacting health department now! read more

Good tasting food for a cheap price. They have all the bars opened and they have crawfish at dinner time.

Overall rating: 2.7. Bottom line: Not an awful place to visit if you are dying to visit a Chinese buffet but avoid the sushi. However, if you live near or around Keene, you'd be better off going to Keene Buffet. The food at China Buffet is a hair, and I mean a hair better, but there isn't much difference between the two and it isn't worth the drive to go to China Buffet. Corrections: I decided to visit this buffet because of the decent reviews. I went for dinner on a Wednesday at 6 p.m. and I would like to note the following changes since the previous reviewers visited the restaurant one to three years ago: 1) Soda is NOT included in the price of the buffet. 2) There were no snow crab legs 3) There were no mussels. 4) This is NOT a four star restaurant. First, things must have changed quite a bit since 2009 because I am shocked that someone gave this place four stars. I mean I am Asian and was raised by a Chinese buffet junkie (my father) who was also bitten by the travel bug so I can tell you that having been to Chinese buffets from Cally to Virginia, this is NOT a four star Chinese buffet. Now to be fair, you really can't completely judge a place after visiting just once but based on my visit, this is how I would rate this place: Food: 2.5 (which is 60% of my rating) The decent: Some of the dishes such as the sesame chicken and the hot and sour soup were decent rating around a 3 to 3.5. As a plus, the pastry desserts were not stale...although this is a bit of a crapshoot. The mediocre: The majority of the dishes were blah, from 2 to 2.5 and everything was a touch on the lukewarm side. The awful: You don't expect a lot from Chinese buffet sushi (with the exception of a handful of restaurants, most of the Chinese buffet sushi I have tried have been barely edible), but 3 out of 4 pieces of the sushi I tried was just disgusting. I don't know why I didn't just stop eating any of them after the first one, but I am apparently a glutton for punishment. Atmosphere: 3.0. Pretty much on par with what you would expect from a strip mall Chinese buffet, which is to say, not great. I did give them an extra half point though because the place was pretty clean. Service: 3.5. Dishes were picked up, waitress refilled drinks on time. Value: No rating because I'm new to this area and though it wasn't expensive, I generally thought that they charged about a dollar more than what the food was worth. read more

I rarely do updates but I feel I'm really giving China Buffet the short end on this one. The mister and I have been back several times and it really depends on the time of day. When it's busy, or just opened, the food can be good. The salt and pepper chicken is pretty dependable and the scallion pork is usually decent. But the real sell--all you can eat California rolls. What?! Yeah! Of course it's not top end, it's all premade out of a refrigerator, but since it's like five bucks for a single roll elsewhere and China Buffet is six bucks or whatever for AYCE...I'm willing to wiggle on the quality a bit, and the only real "problem", if you will, is the mushy rice. Doesn't bother me as much as it does the mister, hence the quotes. China Buffet has become one of our mainstays, for the casualness, for the ease, for the price, but yeah, we look at the clock first. read more

Very nice and reasonable prices buffet. Went for lunch on a Saturday and only paid like 37 dollars for a family of 4. Not bad for the price. Sushi is delicious. read more

Good food, not as high of a quality as the other Chinese places but right up there with them. Great prices for sit in buffet and for take out as well. #2 option for Chinese in Brattleboro in my opinion. read more

Cheap,basic, and friendly place to eat. best times to go are from 1 to 3 and 5 to 730 the food rotation is much faster so fresher food. you don't got much variety to choose from besides your basic China buffets foods. But when fresh its great! The one in Keene is better variety of food and if you don't mind driving 15min longer to get to it. But not sure if the price is the same or more. I would go back and do all the time when I want to eat til my belly blows up:-) read more

Upon arrival, staff were friendly and welcoming. After being seated and served beverages quickly, my friend and I were left to eat at our own pace with no pressure of clearing plates or paying the bill. If you're looking for a typical buffet atmosphere and typical buffet cuisine, this is the place to go! Complete with greasiness, deliciousness, variety, and a few odd smelling dishes that don't resemble any food you've ever eaten before and should not try at a buffet. Enjoy your fortune cookie!....in bed. read more

The best buffet ever. They will always make me fresh chinese donuts or anything else you ask for. The donuts are obviously my favorite.

Everything you'd expect from a buffet, except it's actually really good and it's decently priced as well. There's a reason they have been open for almost as long as I can remember. read more

I'd eat here if I wanted food that was really cheap and didn't care how shitty it was. This is never the case for me, so I never eat here. I'm not going to explain how I did end up here before, but there's really no reason to go back, ever. read more

It is exactly what you'd expect for a Chinese buffet. Food is decent, but freshness and temperature can be hit-or-miss. Place is reasonably clean, but the bathroom is pretty gross. I still eat here once a week and I haven't died or anything. So, I guess it's ok. ;) read more

You get exactly what you'd expect at China Buffet: a vast array of cheap Chinese food with some odd desserts to top it off. The service is good and the price is right. read more

Terrible atmosphere --- great food! Remarkably, this is one of my favorite local places to have Chinese food. The atmosphere is really not pleasant and the staff aren't overly helpful... but the food is fresh and tasty! It's a win for me... even with poor decor. read more

The buffet is good on certain nights that they're most busy, the food seems to be hotter and more of it. Catch it on a slow night and it's still hot but you might find less. I would recommend ordering from Beyond Menu app. It gives you the complete menu and you get fresher food. The prices are great too! You can specify what you want and don't want too. We love Chinese food, and sometimes having more than you need for the second and third day is amazing! read more

Maybe it was the time of day (3:00pm) that I'm giving this rating. The food was not very good. It looked like some of the dishes had been sitting there a while. The lo mein noodles tasted like it was re-cooked. read more

Went in to get a take out and stood at counter not getting helped and when someone finally came out of the kitchen the person came over and took a check from someone behind me and then walked away and another person came out of kitchen to cash me out. Terrible service for a place that claims to care about customers, Will not go back as the food is not as good as they claim. read more

Absolutely gross food.. Don't waste your money!!!! Nothing is fresh and what they do have is reheated and no flavor!!!!

For a buffet, its what you'd expect. Food is OK, service was fine. I wouldn't go back unless it was my only option. Ten bucks gets you dinner read more

Last few times food has been over cooked and cold. Gone down hill tremendously. This was our last try.