We came with a pretty good size group, four adults and three kiddos - all under the age of 10. It is a really big restaurant and we came on a Sunday evening around dinner time but it was surprisingly pretty sparse. There was a lot of options for food and I thought they did a great job keeping it warm. I don't typically like buffet hot and sour soup but theirs was really good! It definitely seemed like more people were choosing the takeout option and bringing to go boxes out vs sitting and eating which is fair. The server who helped us was totally on top of it, refilling drinks, grabbing us lemons and clearing plates quickly. The only bummer is that since they didn't have many folks there it took a really long time for things to be refilled. We waited for almost 20 min or so for more green beans for my niece. read more

Food looked like it had been sitting there a long time...egg rolls were soggy and not fresh..no homemade mustard sauce which is a clue that spells not authentic...packets instead. Green beans wilted...just overall...not very good. read more

China Garden - Personality trait. - Chinese Near Me - Baxter, Minnesota

I love the Mei fun and India chicken. I order take out and it's always been fresh and bomb!

Food was cold. We did tell them the sweet and sour chicken was cold and they did made new for us. Most of the food was cold. I would not go back 30.00 later for 2 people lunch and two teas. Not recommended this place. read more

Food was barely warm. To the point of concern if it was safe to eat. Selection was ok. Service was quick. Ambiance is your typical Chinese buffet restaurant. This was a one and done experience, we will not be back. read more

Below average food left out too long. I read a while back that you should always look in the restrooms before you eat at any Asian food place. I didn't follow that sage advice before eating. Need I say more? read more

Welcome to your own personal "kitchen nightmares" episode. This used to be an OK place to go, nothing great, same old stuff, but you could count on it. I am not sure what has happened to the place, but it has gotten flat-out terrible. This was my 3rd , and final trip to this place. No more. Sunday afternoon, aprox 3:00pm a few customers, not at all busy. many of the stream table bins were nearly empty of product, and what was there was swimming in sauce. The fried butterfly shrimp were raw (translucent meat, cold) and mushy, obviously way underdone, frying oil had a distinct taste of old/burned oil. Ya, this was the good part of the trip. The shrimp in the salad bar were obviously rancid, completely mushy, strong fishy taste. Mmmm, rotten shellfish, always a family favourite. One other dish, I can't remember the name of it, had the taste of meat that had gone off too. Not just a little "old" but that sour, nasty way-over-the-hill flavour At that point, I gave up, we left before we got something we didn't want. Just to add humor to the whole trip, the guy at the front counter asked how it was, when we told him the only response was "ok" and giving us the price. Eat here at your own risk. This used to be a good place, it's garbage now. read more

Here for lunch and one of the worst buffets we ever been. Very little choices of food. No wings, Mongolian pork with no pork, egg drop soup didn't tasted right, baked fish was too salty. Best thing was a ice cream. We wouldn't be back again. read more

This place sure has gone downhill in the last 5 years. It used to be really good, now it's your classic run of the mill Chinese Buffet. A few decent things but mostly very meh. read more

Wish we had checked reviews on Yelp before stopping by. Too late. Not sure about the past reviews, but the place was moderately clean. Staff seemed disinterested in helping or service. Food was mediocre at best. Usual fare that one can expect from a buffet in the Midwest. Seemed like it had been sitting out there for a little too long. I think there are better options for Chinese food in the Brainerd/Baxter area. read more

China Garden - the dining area of a chinese restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Baxter, Minnesota

This was my first time here with my dad, and the first impression is pretty good! The decor and overall vibe is very nice. The food is good and flavorful. There is also a fairly big variety of food, but not much for dessert. There is alot of space in there which is great for large groups. Service is great. Another thing is that they dont serve Dr. Pepper or any coke products, which bummed me out. The price is a bit expensive. Overall it was pretty good! read more

Food quality poor. Lots and lots of hard crusty chunks you can't eat in many of the dishes. Worst of all was the Egg Foo Yung gravy in a pot that had gravy crusting over for weeks. Several layers as it appeared. Geeze! Don't you guys care at all? Took a pic but it didn't reach the discusting appearance of all those dried layers of old gravy... read more

China Garden - Egg Foo Yuck gravy- gravy coating several layers thick. How many weeks old is this discusting pot been reheated? - Chinese Near Me - Baxter, Minnesota

Love the place it was clean. The food was hot. Great service. I don't know what all the crybaby and whining about the place. It's just like any other buffet. I didn't see one thing wrong bathrooms were clean. Plates were clean was the silverware was clean no food on the floor no piles of plates like that guy photo all his plates in a pile. Nothing like what anybody has said that's negative they should rate the people that go in there. That's what you should do because there was absolutely nothing wrong with the place you're just trying to make the people look bad and there's nothing wrong with it. Anybody that gives a one rating is a monster and obviously doesn't even leave a tip but will come here and spend his money and then go home and complain. absolutely zero complaints about the place all these negative reviews are straight up lies. This isn't Las Vegas with an endless buffet. This is Brainerd where it's full of crybabies and whiners. read more

Food was flavorless and cold. Asked if we could have refund and worker started a scene

The sign outside said $7.19 for lunch buffet. We're in town for the weekend so thought we'd try it. Food was mediocre at best. We each had buffet & I had pop. We got the check -it was $22.95! I asked manager (who spoke English) and she said "Oh that's Monday-Friday only. Saturday & Sunday it's $9.95!) I paid the tab & took this picture when we left. And also the bottoms of every chair were dusty-gross! We sat next to a window that was dirty, dusty & had dead flies on the ledge. Will never return. Needs a good cleaning and wish we had read reviews before going inside. YUK. read more

China Garden - Price advertised out front of China Garden. - Chinese Near Me - Baxter, Minnesota

Never give them business. They let 2 people in front of us go in with no mask, seen 2 people that were filling their plates with no masks on but refuse us of service. Let the 5 people (with 2 kids no masks on) be seated behind us. Never again give them my business....... Just for the record the website made me chose 1 star. I would not give them any... read more

Not a bad joint for buffet Chinese food. There are tons of buffets in Brainerd for whatever reason. This is the best Chinese buffet in town. Has the usual fare to include ice cream machine and some American food. Decent quality and consistent (as I have been a repeat customer). That being said, they play the same two classical songs on repeat! Arg! Service ok. This time around going solo they were reluctant to give me a booth upon request. But I insisted. Big restaurant but they only seat one half. Cheesy Chinese gifts forsake as well if ya are into that shit. Feel free to add me plz! read more

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Love this place! Friendly staff and yummy food! The buffet has a good variety and a few dishes I've never seen on any other Chinese buffet. I highly recommend this place! read more

A typical Chinese buffet. We spent a night at Brainerd's Holiday Inn Express water park, and had the craving of some Chinese lo mien stuffs for the evening. For $9+ the dinner buffet is a good deal. They do have limited seafood and little sushi, but do not expect too much on those. They do charge extra for beverage and soda though. The lo mien, and the Chinese foods are excellent. I am surprise that they do not have fried chicken wings, which is typical to most Chinese buffet. I do agree to some other reviews mentioning about the lack of refilling the foods, or keeping them fresh. Speak out, guys. I talk to the waitress for what we like and she promptly tell the kitchen and they made extra for what we wanted. read more

I require a Service dog due to my PTSD and was refused service after they asked me for a "service dog license". When I refused to produce that, which is not a thing, and is not required, they told me they would not allow my dog to accompany me. I attempted to explain the laws and educate, which I have had to do previously, but no one let me speak. I was denied service and filed with the ADA over it. Would have liked to try the establishment but the hostility was not worth it read more

Food was awful. Dried out breaded shrimp to the point of unable to bite into it. One waitress to seat, bring drinks, bus dishes, deliver checks, etc. We won't be going back. read more

The food had me feeling sick before we even left. There were 2 large eight-top tables full of dirty dishes when we were sat and the entire 45mins we were there no one cleared those tables. When we finished eating from our own dishes we had to stack them and they sat on our table the whole time we were there as well. We had to flag our "server" down for drink refills. The only reason it got 2 stars instead of 1 was because the price was so low read more

China Garden - This was our stack of plates as well as the table in the middle still full of plates for over 45mins. - Chinese Near Me - Baxter, Minnesota

This was my first time here, and it will be my last. Nothing got filled on the buffet the whole time we were there. I found a hair in my food, told the waitress who told the manager, and they left the dish out that the hair was in. The place can use a cleaning also. read more

China Garden - The hair in my food. - Chinese Near Me - Baxter, Minnesota

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Found hair in my food and that was my last "we'll try it one more time"....Ran out the door all for the lady talkin foreign cuss words for alerting them AGAIN! I'd give 0 stars but I can't so I'm forced to give it a 1. read more

The owners are wonderful people and they serve the best hot & sour soup I have ever tasted!

The buffet is three stars at best but to be fair I have never been to a Chinese Buffet in Minnesota that was better than that. But this place really shines when you skip the buffet and order off of the menu. Great portions, freshly prepared, wonderfully seasoned, and reasonably priced. This is hands down the best Chinese takeout in the 218 area code. read more

Stay away this restaurant makes people with disabilities feel unwanted and if you have a service animal don't even think of going in the restaurant. They will make you know you are not wanted. read more

This place really needs a cleaning in general top to bottom..doesn't have toilet paper and service slow,their rice cooker even gross,I wouldn't recommend to anybody! read more

I have only eaten at a handful of Chinese buffets in Minnesota, but I was pleasantly surprised with this one. There was a wide selection of food; a few I hadn't seen before at other buffets, and loved it all. The staff was on the ball, taking plates away almost as soon as they were emptied, and I particularly loved the classical music and coy fountain. We dined right at dinner time, so that might be why I did not experience some of the problems the other reviewers are having. Definitely will be making a return trip soon. read more

China Garden is great. We ordered the fried dumplings, vegetable egg foo yong, general tso's chicken dinner special (comes with an egg roll and pork/chicken fried rice or white rice). But get this, they delivered to the Comfort Suites. All of this cost $21. Unheard of. The food was worth every penny. It wasn't overly greasy or bland. While the Tso's chicken wasn't as spicy as I would have liked, I still enjoyed it. I would order from here again. read more

If I could give this ZERO stars I would. When I was done eating my food about a millimeter of GREASE filled my plate, and when I went to go get dessert I looked over at the jello and there were FRUIT FLIES all over the TONGS AND JELLO!!!!!! And after I got home I THREW UP!!!! NEVER EVER GO TO THIS PLACE!!!!!! PLEASE, YOU WILL REGRET IT!!!!! read more

This is a very good place to eat, very clean and comfortable and they have many delicious different things to try. Take new adventure and try this place out and see if you can pick a favorite food item? read more

Honestly, I really don't like seeing all the negative reviews for this restaurant. Is it a 5 star fine dining restaurant? Absolutely not. But it's a small business restaurant in a small town. I live in the Twin Cities and every time I go up north I get excited to go here. It isn't anything special. But I've been there so many times and I love the food. The first time I went I thought it was a bit odd. But the more and more I went. The more I loved it. And I still absolutely love it. Can't wait to go back! read more

Took two 9 year olds and a 5 year old at 6pm. Got seated immediately and our 3 waters and 1 Dr. Pepper came right away. There was a wide variety of foods to choose from. The kids had no problem finding something to eat. Their favorite thing was the meatballs and sweet and sour chicken. I liked the general's chicken and the beef mushrooms. All the food was hot and they were refilling everything. There was also an ice cream machine. Our empty plates were taken away timely and the bill was $26. One happy mommy! read more

First pulling in the parking lot, the style of the restutaunt was modern and kept up overall looking nice. As me and my family walked inside, the same clean simple modern design applied. It was one of the better kept up Chinese establishments I've been too. Enough about the looks, and off to the food. Overall there was a good selection of food, about average as any buffet. Food quality was decent some dishes seemed to be sitting for awhile and were a bit rubbery, but it's a buffet, it happens. Favorite food and definatly recommend is their Genral Tsos chicken, it was different and absolutely pleasing. read more

Excellent as far as affordable Chinese dining goes. The staff was on the ball and took our plates as soon as we were done and kept our drinks filled. The food was fresh and flavorful, though we did come in right at dinner time when the crowds were just starting to leave. Love the open and bright atmosphere! read more

Smaller buffet than other restaurants. Not always replenished. I thought this place was marginal at best.

I went out to eat here for my birthday with some friends. The food was cold, I ate a couple bites from my plate, and never even went back up to the buffet for a second plate. The server came and asked to take my plate which was still almost completely full and then quickly dropped the check and walked away. When I went to the counter to check out the lady asked how everything was (the server never did) and I told her I didn't really eat, and the food was cold. I wasn't trying to get anything for free. I intended on paying the full price, I know sometimes these things happen with a buffet but she asked me how everything was so I told her. I wasn't going to lie and say it was amazing when it wasn't. I was very disappointed, especially since it was for my birthday. The cashier began to snap at me and tell me that I should have spoke up and telling me she would take my meal off this time but not next time and then began speaking angrily in Chinese to our server. Just beyond rude considering it's not my fault that their food was cold and mushy. And the server could tell I didn't eat anything. read more

Yet another local brainerd business that discriminated against me because I have a service dog. I was first rudely asked to see papers proving harley was a service dog, then myself and my friends were moved to a spot as far away from the food as possible. To top it off when i went to get my food i was rudely told i can't have harley with me cause she might get hair on the food. I read what the Americans with Disabilities act says about service dogs to the lady and she got very argumentative so I decided to leave rather then escalate the situation. I will never go here again read more

As far as Chinese buffets, it's good, however the mold on the window sills are a little troublesome.