SEVEN WORDS: Traditional Chinese Buffet / Great Value-Friendly Price. . While not the Best, this is an Above Average Biffet that includes a Full Complement of Traditional Stir-Fry Choices, such as General Tsos, Chicken Satay, and Moo Goo Gai Pan. . There are also Ample Seafood Choices, including: Steamed Clams, buttered & Fried Shrimp, Baked Fish, and Scallips. . What makes it far above average though, is the cost. At $13, including Free Refillable Sodas is an Amazing Deal. We would very likely come back, if we found ourselves in Lancaster and wanted a Wide Variety of Good Chinese Eats. read more

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my family and i have been going to this buffet for years and i finally decided to review it :) the food is always so great, im very picky but somehow find a way to like things there. its very beautiful in there but i realized that the toilets are very sad. they smell really bad and it doesnt look the cleanest. but i have never been mistreated by a worker once ! just about every time we go there my family and i get complimented by this one woman but i dont know her name. she is so sweet and such a nice girl! read more

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We wanted something quick and also Chinese food ofc! Well the food was really good! The waiter was so sweet and kept refilling our drinks. But. We were halfway through our meal and we found a roach crawling on our table :( Over all it the food and service was terrific but I think they should definitely get the roach problem under control! read more

Tasty food in a clean restaurant. Servers keep your drinks filled and the price is decent for all you can eat. Not as many selections as some Chinese buffets, but the top picks can be found here. No complaints about this eatery. read more

China Buffet - A little of everything. - Chinese Near Me - Lancaster, Ohio

This place is amazing, every time I go down to Lancaster I always stop here to eat, the servers are nice and they always talk to you, they always keep bringing drinks constantly, the food is amazing quality my favorite items are the peanut chicken and the seafood salad they have, the interior looks like a restaurant your parents would take you to as a kid, if you want to eat at a buffet this is the one read more

Food was absolutely amazing! I do not understand how some people aren't able to stomach it! Service was super nice, asked if we wanted drinks every now and then, and treated me and my family with respect. Ambiance was quiet and peaceful, as the decor was incredibly amazing to look at. An extra +1 bonus is the ducks, you pay a dollar and you get your own duck! read more

It's wonderful food always keep the buffet full service depends on whose your server but usually friendly and always seated and greeted as you walk in no waiting ! Fresh choices ,one thing I've never understood is why doesn't Chinese restaurants supply butter or butter knives?? read more

I was pleasantly surprised by the buffet. Very good, very reasonably priced as well. Friendly service.

Tucked away in the corner of a strip mall, kind of run-down on the outside, it was clean and warm on the inside. Service was minimal but great. There was the usual selection of Americanized Chinese dishes; nothing really unusual or interesting, but all fine and fresh. No sushi or anything from other cuisines. Price was reasonable- I was there for dinner and not super-hungry, so maybe I didn't get the best value, but it wasn't bad. read more

The rating is based on the buffet only. $38 plus tip for a family of four ordering water as a beverage. Today we ate dinner here at 6:30. Foods such as fried rice, Lo mein, General Tso's chicken, egg rolls, and batter fried sweet and sour chicken plentiful and fresh. I can no longer eat General Tso's from the buffet the MSG makes me feel ill and gives me s head ache. If the place is empty or has less than ten tables occupied, order from the menu. Today's buffet items limited, several empty trays that weren't refilled during our 38 minute dinner. We were rushed to leave, the cashier gave us our check 35 minutes after we sat down. No white rice, chicken wings dry and hard, steamed broccoli old and dry the cheese had baked hard and the bottom was black. Buffet food quality has decreased since we first started eating here in 2003. Recipes changed using cheaper ingredients that negatively affect the flavor of food for example, black peeper chicken now has green peppers in it instead of zucchini. No more spring rolls, no crab legs, no orange chicken, fried dumplings, fried fish, fresh saffron fried chicken, bacon wrapped imitation crap, spicy shrimp, sushi, spicy chicken, egg foo young, garlic chicken, or fried duck. Feeding a family of five with two appetizers costs $65, only saving grace is the menu food is better than the buffet (although sometimes it comes from the buffet) and we get two meals out of one order. read more

just simply amazing the sushi was unbelievable and don't get me started with the udon noodles

My husband and I went to China Buffet next to Ollie's today for lunch. Everything was fine until a cockroach ran across the table. We both just looked at each other in disbelief and got up as fast as we could. We told the lady at the front what happened and she said, since we both ate a plate of food, we still had to pay. My husband was extremely upset and said just pay her, but we will never ever go back!!! I'm upset because we have been there many times and enjoyed the food :( read more

It was ok ! Not the best I've ever had ! Their buffet was lacking in choices ! Egg rolls were horrible ! Wouldn't recommend this to anyone ! read more

We were in Lancaster while we were working on our Hideaway Hills house and needed a lot of lunch in a hurry. We stopped here because of the good Yelp reviews I pulled up on my smart phone. As usual, Yelpers don't steer you wrong. We live in South Jersey and believe me, we know Chinese buffets. China Buffet was very, very good. I was very surprised to find this level of Chinese buffet food in a little Ohio town. Was it gourmet Chinese food -- no, but was it fresh and well prepared Chinese food in a buffet setting -- yes. We'll be back on our next trip to HAH. read more

It's typically mediocre, but today we found a nice, healthy cockroach in our booth, so I guess that's that.

I had the pleasure of dining here over the weekend. I found the food tasty, hot and modestly priced. Service was efficient and friendly and the restaurant was clean. Lighting could have been better. A very enjoyable meal. read more

Food ok not the the best I've ever had (Hong Kong express in Pittsburgh is the best) however its ok when you need your fix. This time as before in past trips the service was non existent we never saw our "waitress" the entire time our dirty plates were never removed from the table not offered any refills didn't even get the bill until after we got up and went to the cashier then she finally appeared with the bill... the final straw (and I've had this happen a couple times in the past) I paid my bill with cash and was short changed $1. It doesn't seem like much but when you leave a tip at the table or in this case nothing at all because the help was no where around and did nothing to deserve even a dime and they just help themselves there is a problem... I decided this is the last time we give them any business I will drive to canal or columbus for my Chinese buffet fix... please be aware if you go here and you pay cash at the cashier or even if the "waitress" takes your bill count you r change (I've had it happen at the table too) also watch your charge statements if you pay by credit I have had an extra $5 added as a tip I didn't authorize and when I called to complain they just played dumb and said it didn't happen and argued with me that I must have ok' d it or they wouldn't have taken it. Just be aware. I personally won't be going back enough is enough. read more

Love to eat here. Overall the the food is very good and the atmosphere is pretty much in line with what you'd expect from a buffet in a strip mall. My wife doesn't like to eat here too often since they've had some health department write ups in the newspaper. I'm not too concerned about that though since it's always seemed clean inside. The price is right also....very reasonable. read more

I love Chinese buffets. I don't have super high standards from a buffet, since well, it is a buffet. Even though I live in Lancaster, I travel out of town to get my buffet fix. Here are the main reasons why: - The staff is very rude. The server never smiles, and you get the impression she would rather not help you out. She just stops showing up after a while if you have been their too long by her standards. - They take forever to restock the higher quality dishes. Their coconut shrimp tastes pretty good, and I waited over a half-hour for it to be replaced, but it never happened. The same happened with the crab dish. - The food is pretty greasy and just seems lower quality than other buffets. The price is normal for a buffet. I *want* to like this buffet since it is close, but the ones in Circleville and Canal Winchester are much better, and much friendlier. Every so often I will try it again, and I am disappointed. read more

Not the best decor, but the best Asian buffet I've been to in a while. Food was hot, had distinct flavors, and wasn't overly sugared. Good variety of items and a step above many other buffets of this type in taste. For example, the sweet and sour sauce had a few pineapple floating in it and you could actually taste a hint of pineapple juice, whereas many other buffets it's just sugar/sweet and cornstarch that comes through. Soups weren't over-salted or too oily either. Worth stopping if you're craving buffet! read more

We don't have many chinese places nearby, but they are generous with their servings, always hot and looks good. Only complaint..I told them I like general tsos spicy! Didn't get it spicy.. read more

One star, only because 0 is not an option. Don't waste your time or money stopping here, find somewhere else to eat. Everything was either old or disgusting. Poor atmosphere, and poor service. read more

China Buffet is a great Chinese restaurant in Lancaster. It may be a buffet, but they offer a very nice variety of Chinese food. I took my friend who lives in Hong Kong there, and she said it was pretty good. I trust her opinion since she was eating stuff that I have never even thought of trying or looked at! Crab legs are served with dinner, there is always an ice cream machine with sprinkles etc for those of you with a sweet tooth. Appetizers, main courses, sides, desserts and more! Pepsi products to drink. Our family likes China Buffet better than any other Chinese buffet in Lancaster :o) read more

Its a no frills, run of the mill, standard Chinese Buffet. The restaurant itself is old and kinda run down looking, but my waitress was attentive and kept my drink full. The food was very good comparing it to other Chinese buffets. The price was reasonable. Next time I get the urge for some Chinese fare, Ill return. read more

Need to work on their honey chicken. Taste and smelled like ketchup. Bath rooms could use a remodel

Dirty, smelly. Bathrooms were too. Old food, not sure if it is safe. Not recommended.

I will never go here ever again! Not only were they quite rude when my fiancé, my sister, & I sat down, they filled our drink 1 time & barely were taking our empty plates... that didn't bother me as much as the employees chopping up vegetables on the table behind us... IN THE DINING ROOM. Not in a clean prep area... omg if this would have been before we ate I would have walked out... literally disgusting!!! read more

I say a good 3.5-4 stars. The place looks a bit dingy on the outside. Their sign could use a little TLC. Inside is decent, I've seen better but when you're in Lancaster and everything is old, I guess you get used to it. The food was good, everything seemed fresh and the egg drop soup (which was very good by the way) was delicious. Typical standard buffet dishes but they had fresh oysters. That's a first for me. And I'm Asian so you know that says a lot. The service was meh. Pretty typical as well. Would i go back? Maybe. The price was super cheap and it's not like there's another chinese buffet to choose from when you're in Lancaster. read more

Food is good but some of the waitresses will watch you like a hawk and hover around when you are about done expecting a tip. They will tell you not to come back if no tip! read more

I have went to this China buffet for many years and have always had great service. But the last couple of times I've been there the service and food have been awful. Mainly due to one waitress. She pretends to not know english. Doesn't even give us a chance to sit down at our table before asking what we want to drink. Then while were getting our food she sets the drinks on the table and were left guessing which drink belongs to whom. Then when it comes to the bill she always complains about the tip in her language to the other staff. What really made me mad was when we were leaving and she charged around me and my family and about knocked my wife over. Really I left you a tip, your lucky you got a tip. The service sucked, the food sucked, and the waitress was rude. We're never going back to this china buffet again. I'd rather spend my hard earned money at a good restaurant. read more

I see there are no recent reviews, but please run the other way. Everything was horrible. Poor service, the "waitress" never spoke or smiled, acted disgusted when we ordered water to drink and practically threw the check on the table without speaking. ALL of the food was room temp or cold. Hot and sour soup was neither hot or sour. Egg roll was cold, greasy, and soggy. Frog legs were cold and chewy. Mussels had obviously been out for a very long time and seemed zombified. We wouldn't even try half of the offerings due to the terrible appearance and quite frankly we were afraid to touch some of them. We will never ever be back. read more

Sevice was not horrible but not great. But really who goes to a buffet for the premium service...We go for the endless food. There food tasted great seemed fresh and left me wanting more. Best thing about a buffet I Got More. Great place to eat. But if your looking for upstanding service, go be a pansy somewhere else. read more

We have eaten here a lot and the food is hit or miss. This past time was one of the worst experiences my family has ever had as far as ordering take out. My wife went in and picked up our order. When we had got home we found that part of our order was missing, She called and talked to Tom and he said he would replace the egg roll we were missing the next time we came in. Then my wife starts to plate the food up, and noticed the "onions and green peppers" in the beef lo mein as ordered. My wife brings my food to me and when i'm eating it, I notice how dry the war su gai is "hardly edible" and the noodles are extremely overcooked and very displeasing! No b.s. , even the fortune cookies were stale (like biting into cardboard). So my wife calls them back because by now, "enough is enough". So my wife calls back, because remember now we have been here A LOT and ordered out here, a lot and know the people there, we thought. So she calls and says she just called about the egg roll and that we had another issue. The Beef Lo Mein has green peppers and onions in it. And mushrooms. He starts in that there aren't any mushrooms in the beef lo mein. She tells him she can bring it back if he doesn't believe her, but that there isn't any reason to lie to him...we order hear all the time!! He says well there isn't any onions in the dish, there's cabbage and you didn't order it without cabbage!! So we're okay now, right. We're good here, he says. He says "Because that's what you people like to do...get free food, right!! Then he hung up on her. She called back and told "Tom" that they've lost a customer! This Tom guy needs to be fired if this is how he is running someones business and treating "good paying" customers!! The only reason this place gets any good reviews at all is because they are only 2 places in Lancaster, and the other place uses spaghetti noodles as their egg noodles, and they probably have not had the benefit of speaking with Tom. (smh) If you want good chinese food go to Genji on Brice Rd. or Golden Dragon on Main St. in Col. read more

I spent 68.00 so that my entire family could come home an hour later complaining of stomach pain and diarrhea. My 7 year old feels like he could vomit. This is the second time we have gotten sick at this restaurant. Have ate there many times. Seems that every time we go there the customer service gets worse also. Won't be going back. read more

My husband and I first went here when I was pregnant and we still go and our daughter is now 2. They treat us like family because they have watched our daughter grow thus far. They are very friendly and always so nice. I believe they keep the food fresh and like another post said they do have desserts for the sweet tooth. They have an excellent buffet and most of the time we get it to go, just load it in a container, weight it, and we are on our way. read more

Hostess was very rude!!! My daughter is 8 and tall for her age. The hostess called Me a liar- said she looked 12 then charged me for an adult meal. She also asked if I had an ID for her to prove birthdate. who has an ID for their 8 year old. Wont go back... read more

It sucks to say the service is poor to fair because there ARE decent servers there. But being waited on by them before, they'll let ya sit without taking your plates and not bring your drinks for a bit, BUT the don't have bad attitudes. However this "Tom" guy is not a nice person, AT ALL! My family eats at the China Buffet regularly. We ordered Beef Lo Mein, and egg roll, and War su gai. The war su gai was horribly over cooked. The chicken was inedible! The beef lo mein was very over done, the noodles were not good. i ordered this dish without onions and green peppers because that how I have "IN THE PAST" ALWAYS ordered my dish like. No onions and G.Peppers. I go pick it up and get it home to find, no egg roll. I call and talk to Tom, he says "what do you want me to do about it," I say I dont know because I cant come back tonight. He says he'll replace it. Okay, great, thanks. I then go to plate the dishes, noticing the chicken was so over done and the beef lo mein has onions and green peppers in it. So I call back because enough was enough. Tom answers and I remind him of who I am. He gets IRATE with me, starts talking fast. I say there were even mushrooms in the dish. He declares there's "no mushrooms" even in that dish, arguing with me! When i'm looking right at them. He talk to the cook with me listening and says i'm sorry, there are mushrooms, and you didn't say you didn't want those. He also says that the "onions and g.peppers" that I have always said I didn't want in the dish, and then it would come without these things, he informs me that this is "cabbage". And then reminds me I never said I didn't want cabbage. Then says "Are we good here". I tell him i'm very upset, I order here all the time and am a loyal customer. I say i want to know when the owner would be in. "He's on vacation" So In ask when he will be back......."In july" he says. I say well great, thats tomorrow!! I tell him I am never coming back there, he has lost a good customer, because we do have 8 kids. So we always placed big orders, and he made no bones about it, he didn't care. I was even told "what, you want FREE FOOD.....thats what you want, isn't it, because that's always what you people want, isn't it!!!" I'M DONE! My fortune cookie.....no lie....STALE!! Like cardboard! Save your headache and money!!! You'll be VERY VERY DISAPPOINTED!!!! read more

They place out dinner food during lunchtime and expect you to know what is considered lunch/dinner,then they stroke you for the dinner price...No communication from the servers to let you know either,as a matter of fact NO SERVER CAME BY AT ALL!!The food was terrible and old.I won't be going back EVER!!!It was not worth the argument,or my time to complain to someone who barely" speaka engli"I hope you enjoy the extra 15 dollars you got outta me,that will be the last ever!!DO NOT GO HERE!!I had heard this place had a "BUG" issue,I suppose its extra protein...YUK!!DO NOT EAT HERE,YOU WILL GET RIPPED OFF AND PROBABLY BECOME SICK!!!!!!I REPEAT DO NOT GO HERE!!!!!!! read more

Just left..Will NOT be back! How rude, my daughter and I took an 9,8 and 2 year old. The 8 year old did not eat, took a sip of water and laid across 2 chairs with an upset stomach. They charged us for 4 adult meals. While my daughter was trying to get the bill straight with the cashier, the waitress was yelling (Asian) from across the room about the bill. Then the cashier was arguing that all 6 people ate, and they were already giving us a discount for the 2 year old. After several other customers came up and confirmed that the 8 year old did not eat or move from her chair she finally adjusted the bill (took 25 minutes of ineligible yelling). Even when the cashier explained to the waitress (or at least I assume that what she was doing in the Asian language) the waitress continued to rant and yell over the ordeal from across the restaurant. Not only was the service bad, but the food was less then desirable as well. Most of it you could tell had been sitting on the bar all day long if not from the day before bring dried out and stuck to the pans (the crab meat was sooo overcooked and left out for so long that it literally bounced like a rubber ball) At first I was a little embarrassed about the 8 year old laying down, but I was mortified at how the waitress acted. The other people in the restaurant did not appreciate her yelling either. read more