Food is ALWAYS COLD, and waitstaff except for 1, are all rude and lazy. Why would anyone swipe the carpet right next to the table you're sitting at eating and be kicking up all the dirt and dust??? read more

The service was great. The waitress kept my water glass full and picked up my empty plates often.

Great hospitality! Was immediately seated and brought drinks. Buffet was fresh and staff was helpful! Great spot for family

You know, you win some and you lose some when you're eating out and today was a loss. Our favorite Chinese restaurant was closed on a Tuesday so we were exploring other options and we decided to give this place a try. It was pretty quiet inside with only a few tables filled so we were sat immediately and the service was good throughout the meal. Unfortunately there wasn't much to be excited about after this meal. The food was bad, plain and simple. Half of the dishes were cold and bland and just not tasty. The best thing were the vegetables and they seemed to be the hottest food on the buffet, but the meat was not up to temp and it was clear that it had been sitting out a while. We were excited about having some ice cream after the meal, but we decided against it after another customer ducked underneath the sneeze guard to put her whole arm into one of the ice cream tubs. The fruit was decent, but it wasn't enough to save this meal. It also didn't help that several of us had upset stomachs after the meal, which is something that never happens to us after Chinese. It had been probably a decade since I had eaten at a Chinese buffet and this will definitely be the last time I do that again. read more

This was the worst Chinese meal I've ever eaten! We went there for lunch this past Thurs right after they opened. Instead of the food being nice & fresh it was obvious from the taste of every thing I selected off the buffet that it was all warmed over food! I was going to overlook it & never go back but the restaurant had the nerve to change my tip amount! The meal was so awful I felt like not even leaving one at all! No one has EVER done that to me & has no right! Talk about being dishonest! Never again will I ever darken their doors again! If I could give them a zero rating I would. Be warned to go elsewhere! read more

The service was absolutely atrocious, I've never been treated so badly after politely asking for a refill. The waitress slammed our cups on the table and either ignored us or was just down right unprofessional and unpleasant to deal with. The food is mediocre but it's a buffet so you get what you're expecting. If I could give them no stars I would because I've been here with just my white side of the family before and never been treated like this but I bring my mixed sister with me and suddenly we're treated like dirt and rushed in the hopes we'll leave! The staff here is most definitely racist! read more

0 stars. Literally the worst food ever. The staff was extremely rude, the restaurant was dirty and the food was cold and rubbery. I tried several different things to make sure it wasn't just the first thing I tried. My husband and I looked at each other as we finished our plates and said, "Why did we eat here?" Dirty, nasty, disgusting....everything! Do yourself a favor and skip this place. Absolutely revolting! The best part of the meal was the fortune cookie. It was fresh and delicious, thank goodness. read more

When I arrived, I am immediately seated and the host alerts the waitress for coffee. They are so friendly, I can't seem to NOT stop in every week. Picked up a warm plate and set off to select my favorites at this buffet. Every so often, there is something different. My friendly waitress pointed out the squid last week. Looking once again at the sushi bar, the friendly Host explained the safety of the sushi selections. Hesitant to try some, the host and the waitress both filled my plate with a fun assortment and said to just try them! Next, I was introduced to the sushi maker, smiling as she approached me to say hello. How much nicer is this? For my second plate, I never pass up the peel and eat shrimp. Then, move over to the line to get my Egg Custard for dessert. I just can't resist coming here. Love the people and the food. read more

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I was pretty shocked by how I was treated. I've eaten here a few times before but this time was different. The server was very short with my party. When trying to get a refill she said " what you want, what you want?" I figured maybe she was just pressed for time but then noticed how she was extremely nice with the other tables. And yes you guessed it they were white and if you haven't figured it out yet lol, I'm Black ‍ Eat there at your own risk.... You've been warned... She came back and threw the ticket and fortune cookies on our table. SMH I paid and left. I will not be returning. ** Zero stars would not recommend!!** read more

China Buffet - Chinese restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Gallatin, Tennessee

As a seasoned Chinese Buffet veteran, theres a rule you should always follow when checking the rating for the restaurant. That rule is "Anything below a 3 stars is not good, everything above a 4.5 stars is fake" And with this place being 3.5 stars at the time of eating here, it was on the lower end but hey, in a small town like Gallatin, options are pretty limited. First impression walking: quaint, busy, and an amazing aroma. It was busy but they had a lot of tables. Boy 'o boy were was I in for a pleasant surprise. The food was fresh and it looks like the employees were constantly checking and keeping up with the quantity and quality. Our server kept our drinks full and never let the plates stack up more than 4 high. It was such a great experience, definitely a hidden Gem in this small town. Every single dish was properly seasoned, never ate anything that was too old and the quality was on point (as far as Chinese Buffets go). For the quality and price that you pay, you wont find anything close to this around the area. Even though its a buffet style, majority if their food beats out most cook to order Chinese food in the area. Some of the people that rated this place low looks like they had a slightly higher expectation for a cheap Chinese Buffet. As long as you temper expectations, come with an appetite and enjoy cheap food then this place is a wonderful choice. read more

Bland bland and bland. What a waste of my tome and money. Ordered sesame noodles, vegetable lo mein, vegetable Mei fun all which were only noodles- no sauce- vegetables were almost invisible. Spring rolls were tough and over fried. Don't waste your money. read more

Absolutely awful service and no respect to customer. The waitress laughed with her worker pointing at my receipt when I couldn't tip that much. She practically ushered us out, taking our drinks before we were finished. When we left, we had my friends car hood open because it was smoking a bit. We were there for like 20 minutes after they closed doing stuff to it. When that lady and her friend walked out and passed us, she stood right next to my friend, pointed at the car and laughed to her friend. Overall just very disrespectful. read more

Over the last several years I have frequent this restaurant the quality the food has changed the server was very rude and appeared to be racist Joe drove from Nashville to this location I will never return again read more

This place is absolutely disgusting. The buffet is not kept clean and the items are allowed to dry out. If you like chicken nuggets soaking in sugar sauce you might like it but the overall quality is awful. The service is okay and my server did provide drink refills on a regular basis. With tax and tip, my bill was $17. I don't know why they bother preparing "sushi" rolls as they don't have any fish selections; only fake crab and rice rolls. They may have some spicy tuna mash and rice rolls but I didn't have the courage to try it. UGH read more

Wow. I should of read the reviews and took the advice. This was honestly some of the worst Chinese food I have had in a long time. All of the food had a funny taste. The hot and sour was okay but something didn't seem right. The fresh shrimp seemed to be like a soapy taste. I hate to condem a family restaurant but this has a lot to improve on read more

Have been here a few times in the past but decided to try it again last week. Food was not as good and it seamed not as clean as a few years back. I love sushi but didn't try it because it looked like it was perpetrated earlier in the day and had set around. Positives were the egg drop soup was outstanding. And I really liked the spicy chicken. Was able to get both fresh when they brought it out. I think that is the key for eating here. Don't think I will return in a while. read more

Excellent lunch food buffet. Nice variety. Also has a sushi bar. Highly recommend them.

China Buffet is just as standard as it's name. There is hardly anything special about it, except that it's there when you are in the mood to gorge on some standard Chinese food. I will say, some days the buffet is fresher than others, and they have a pretty good selection. They also have sushi and hand dipped ice cream. I've never eaten the salad bar (who has room for a salad when you have all that baked imitation crab and rangoons?) but it always looks decent. If you want Chinese Buffet in Gallatin, this is your place (because it's the only option you have). read more

China Buffet - Buffet goodness - Chinese Near Me - Gallatin, Tennessee

This was my husbands idea and therefore, I will forever blame him for his choice...I tried to talk him it out of it but he told me to "live a little." Man, he's regretting those words. We don't drink soda, but we needed it to remove the taste of the food. We tried several things: fried shrimp, wonton soup, fried rice, teriyaki chicken, special delight, fried chicken...nothing was appetizing. It was over cooked, smelled bad, unappealing, and ugh! Even the fortune cookie was bad! Definitely not worth the cost! read more

Went into yesterday.. service is scarce. I ordered a friend got buffet and I ordered shrimp with lobster sauce, Fail!! Looked like soup was not very appetizing. On the buffet with chicken on a stick and spring rolls were spoiled. Hopefully they will get better since it is full menu since covid-19. I've been going there for years..the interior needs to updated. The seated on the side looks like storage. read more

should of read the reviews before going here. if i could give it no stars i would. literally found a roach in my food and they dont want to give me my money back!! read more

China Buffet - a close up of a plate of food - Chinese Near Me - Gallatin, Tennessee

An amazing amount of choices, mostly chicken on the buffet and a nice selection of sushi made fresh. Lots of customers and the trays were refilled quickly. Friendly staff cleared plates quickly and refilled drinks timely. Clean bathrooms. Dessert choices include serve yourself ice cream. read more

Everyone eats there! Foods always hot, tasty, never over cooked never dirty, sushi is as good as can be. Could soak the shrimp a bit longer remove salt. Other than that the place is constantly on target every time I've been there. read more

tasty. polite staff. a good place. recommend. After I will come back here. Boss is good man.

Terrible. While sweeping the floor the waitress bent down and picked up trash then saw a piece of food on the counter in front of the sweet and sour and sour sauce. She took her involved finger and flipped the food into the sweet and sour sauce. Ugh! Nasty!!! The food was good but won't eat here again! read more

Food was cold..buffet was sparse...chicken,rice,hard...dirty,,,checked out and mentioned all this and very uncaring and still charged me full price... read more

Please do not go to this restaurant. Tonight was our first and last time! I observed an employee working behind the sushi counter without gloves, filling a plastic container. The employee then used her fingers to wipe the excess liquid around the container and placed the liquid back into the container! The employee also peeled a few oranges without gloves on. As we were leaving I complained to the gentleman behind the counter. It was so disgusting. The man behind was also rude when my husband was paying the bill. He threw the receipt at him! So rude. read more

Ok.. I honestly cannot get too excited by food that is cooked in a kitchen and dished out on a buffet where little snot nosed children run around grabbing everything in sight. Thankfully, for the most part with my visit the children running amuck was not true. Yes, everything is served on a buffet, but this buffet had more than the average strip mall Chinese joint... LOTS more actually, including sushi which was actually pretty good.. Salads, entrees, desserts... all were plentiful to choose from and was fresh, not overcooked. Sadly, Im not a local, so I cannot say if this place is easy to get to or near much, but I can say it was worth the trip (well, 3 trips to the buffet) and will suggest a return the next time I am visiting the family. read more

When I'm in the mood for sushi that I would under no other circumstances pay for, and I don't want to drive 20 minutes to Madison to 'Hibachi' or 35 minutes to Mt. Juliet for 'Koi', this is where I go. This is a pretty typical Chinese Buffet, if a little smaller than some of the others in middle TN. They have all the typical dishes you expect to see set out. They also have a sushi bar, although the sushi here is very mediocre. I can't quite put my finger on it...there is a huge amount of rice, without flavor, and small portions of anything else, I guess. I've never gotten sick or even had that 24 hour later sign of trouble. The staff is helpful and always surprised if you tip. They seat you quickly and are very regular to refill water. The other patrons are interesting, if you're into people watching. There are several flat screen TVs in the place, usually turned to a sporting event. Parking is easy and the place is convenient. They offer carry out, of course. read more

Personality challenged? Come work here. These are some of the nastiest wait staff and workers I've EVER encountered. It truly is the ONLY consistency in the place. Food is hit or miss and I feel like I'm playing Russian roulette salmonella version. I only returned because my husband wanted it. Otherwise I could've had somebody I'm paying abuse me elsewhere. Stay away. read more

I came in at dinner time. The food eas cold. The spring rolls and the crab in the shell was cold. The noodles tasted old. I wont be coming back. read more

The marshmallow fruit salad was spoijled. When we complained they got rude about it and ignored us the rest of the evening once we requested our money back. We will not be returning to this restaurant ever again! read more

China Buffet - This is my mothers plate. - Chinese Near Me - Gallatin, Tennessee

I would of given them 0 stars . Worst restaurant I even been in :( . At the beginning we was doing good sitting us down but then we went to grab a plate and they was bugging us , and we felt so pressured we couldn't eat in peace , then when we was getting our second plate and they came with the check instead of giving us more time , then one of the lady saw I was paying and she didn't get out of our way because we didn't give her a tip , she stood right there in till we gave her a so called " tip" and then the other st*pid lady touch my sister husband in the shoulder like rubbing it and made him feel very uncomfortable he can't even stop talking about how uncomfortable they made him and us feel . In matter of fact they have hair on one of the food's made me wanna vomit , also the food was cold , not ready and it was just disgusting. What made me more mad that they made people stand far away from there credit card to make them pay , why ? I don't know but that real dumb you know . Never in a million years I would ever go back there . There not professionals, no good food , and no good customer serves . They think them touching people are gonna get tips well there wrong I hope people see this review and never go to this place read more

Was really craving some Chinese food so decided to try this place out. It is definitely a hole in the wall. The sushi was actually pretty good and the woman making it was so cute since she was humming the entire time while making it. Several of the foods were ok, but it was really a hit or miss whether it was good or not. I will say i love desserts and their selection was not good. read more

Was slightly busy, but was seated quickly. The noodles were cold and rubbery, the sushi was warm. The buffet had flies. The two of us getting food poisoning was not the worst part, however. The waiter walked away from the cashier stand with our card for several minutes. I thought nothing of it until I was notified of two separate $200 charges in China less than an hour after we left. The bank said it was not a coincidence. Save your time, stomach, and bank card. It's not a buffet, but I will only be visiting Dragon Express from now on. read more

My fiancé and I decided to come here tonight for dinner after he told me he remembered it being really good. Got here around 7:30 and almost all of the food was cold and the meat was very hard. The only good food I had was the baked crab. Compared to other chinese buffets I've been to, this place didn't have near as much food. I was still hungry when we paid so I made the terrible mistake to try the Hot and Sour soup for the first time since my mom use to get it all the time. Well halfway done I FOUND A BUG IN IT!!! I tried so hard not to throw up. We will NEVER come here again. I recommend 88 Kitchen in madison rather than this place. read more

I don't have much to say because I didn't eat much, however the food I got was warm and tasty but Nat a lot of options to choose from.

I love Chinese Buffet. East of the Mississippi river you can expect similar things from a restaurant like this. This one is no exception, all the usual suspects are on the buffet. What makes it above average is that the quality of the food is better (i.e. Lo mien that is well seasoned and not slimy/overcooked). Also, the sushi is actually legit, with fresh looking and great tasting nigiri and California rolls. Great lunch option in a town that doesn't have much good food. read more

This is your standard Chinese restaurant/buffet. China Buffet serves good food at average prices. The atmosphere is average. The sushi bar leaves much to be desired as all sushi buffet does, but that is all sushi buffets. If you are hungry than you can eat your fill here. read more

My husband and I have been going here for over 10 years. We love it. Food is always good and service is friendly.