A well stocked buffet with a variety of dishes to satisfy most diners, this diner serves up many Chinese options. That last part is important because some Chinese buffets offer pizza, hot dogs, and other American fare. China Garden doesn't. It has six stations with 5-10 items on each--entrees, salads, sides, soups, and desserts. A hibachi grill allows you to select raw ingredients and have them cooked into a hot entree. In my visit there was sloppy labeling of food. Many food trays were unlabeled or even mislabeled. Was that catsup or cocktail sauce I put on my plate? And what was described as hibachi chicken was clearly a crab and cheese casserole. Preparation and presentation also varied. Most dishes looked appetizing and were. Peel and eat shrimp, for example, were very fresh. The sushi...sorry. Poorly made pieces had sat too long and were uninviting. Ditto the wasabi that had dried to a clay-like consistency. My server was attentive, clearing empty plates and refilling drinks when necessary. read more

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Very good food and service + it was clean A must try I enjoyed everything I went twice in one day 10-10

My wife and I enjoy China Garden. We like the variety of hot food, salad bar and desserts. I especially love their spicy hot sour soup! I could make a meal on this and crab cakes! The service is always efficient and polite! read more

Came here for lunch, as soon as you walk in you are greeted and seated. The restaurant has beautiful decorations and a large indoor koi pond. The food is always best when warm so be careful about coming between lunch and dinner. They rotate out the cool food when warm food comes out though. I will be returning here periodically. read more

Great food. Good buffet choices. Only issue is I wish they had a larger variety of sushi choices. Busy at lunch time. read more

Good buffet. The owner was very nice. Had lots of variety. The food was hot and fresh.

I took my family there to eat dinner tonight September 1st 2023, I got up to get some soup and friends noodles to go into the soup I placed a spoon full in my bowl of the fried noodles and a cockroach crawled out from the noodles when I jumped and moved the spoon a second cockroach crawled to the top I immediately called one of the waiters over to the pan that was on the buffet and said look there is a cockroach he moved the spoon around and said yes ok ill tell the guys to move it off were closing its ok. I would of took a photo of the roaches but of course the one time I left my phone at the table. I walked back to the table grabbed my belongings and told my children to drop all the food now when I got to the register to tell the owner he said "oh ok ill go see now pay the bill" then asked if I left a tip I turned and told him yea to is not make people pay for roach invested food. I walked out side to where my car was parked right at the front door and I started to throw up my $60 roach invested food. DO NOT EAT THERE THEY NEED TO BE SHUT DOWN. read more

China Garden - You can see the vomit in the video I only made it out the front door and was sick - Chinese Near Me - Moberly, Missouri

Great Egg custards. They make them fresh on to go orders. Each order is 4 pieces, just under $4 per order. About 20 minutes to pick up. Vegetable dishes quite good & Egg Drop Soup. Good, varied buffet & decent take out. read more

China Garden - Strawberries, lots!! - Chinese Near Me - Moberly, Missouri

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food is pretty good but restaurant could be cleaner service is pretty good they are caring and have patience. read more

Been going here for years. Beautiful restaurant. Service is usually good, but occasionally hit or miss, seemingly due to turnover with how rarely I have the same waiter/waitress. The food is great when it's kept fresh, though they sometimes struggle in that department, though they do have a wide array of options (including sushi). They have an area for fresh grilled food, but sometimes the ingredients seem to have sat awhile, and they don't always have someone manning the station. read more

Family is everything love is everything I had it all at one time in one place and that was at China Garden and the sea food is excellent. I know those times and never come back but I dream of it every night. read more

Before Covid, we would eat here often. I am glad to see their high standards are still doing well. Oh they have a menu of some of my favorates. Mushu pork and sizzling rice soup. So much more than a typical buffet. If you find yourself on Moberly MO give them a try. You won't be disapointed read more

Good spread of food. I'm normally not huge on Chinese food but it was good I'd go back. But it wasn't anything to jump off a cliff to go eat there read more

Good food it was a buffet so the waitress just brought drinks. It was a good variety of food choices. We will go again.

First of all, the place was disgusting. our table was sticky, with crumbs on the table. The waiter threw napkins across the table at my sick mother (she has cancer) Then put the silverware on the grotesque table. We asked for menu's , and received one. Then he assumed we all wanted water, and when we asked for other drinks was very passive aggressive. We walked out and the host wondered why... read more

China garden has the best pot stickers ever! Friday nights are more expensive due to sea food, so avoid on those nights if you're not a huge sea food enthusiast. The staff is very friendly and efficient too! read more

Best Chinese restaurant north of Columbia! Salmon steak, phenomenal! As was General Tso's chicken, teriyaki chicken, seafood casserole. The stuffed mushrooms and crab Rangoon are a slice of heaven. Reasonable prices and great customer service. What more could you want? read more

Good Food, OK Prices Has both American and Traditional Chinese food. Has a Hibachi bar. Staff is nice as long as you can reach past their accent. Have all Coke products, Tea, Water, and some juices. Friendly environment, quiet, different buffet types for every day of the week. The closer to the weekend the higher prices due to seafood and specialized food. read more

This place has smiles, great food, A hibachi grill, fish pond, buffet, 10/10 one of the best Chinese places in north Columbia!

Stopped for lunch- friendly, good service and food was outstanding. Great selection. Especially liked crab bake and egg custard in fillo dough. read more

One of the best buffets I have been to in a while. Food is hot and fresh. Ice cream is top quality as well. Doesn't taste like frozen milk water. read more

Everything on the bar tasted fresh, good variety, attentive staff. This place was a nice surprise to find so far from home.

Love their Mongolian Grill. A lot of variety to pick from. Always eat more than I should.

Food good extremely rude staff. Never reach across a customer plate of food. Also after 14 ye old daughter requests change to use in the machine to try win a stuffed animal quarters are thrown at her. She was respectful to him so why wasn't he respecting the customer. Multiple other complaints that urges me not to return to dine in Moberly. I do believe there's 1 place left I can still go get good service and good food and it's definitely not China Garden read more

Good service and food every time we go. I prefer the appetizers at china king but overall, this place has the best Chinese food.

China Garden is a very good place to eat. I especially like the Mongolian grill. They have a wide variety of foods to choose from including some American items. They have healthy choices for every dietary need: plenty of vegetables, fresh fruit, etc. all served by very friendly staff. If you do not like to eat at a buffet you may also order off of their menu. I prefer that option, so that I can take my leftovers home for another meal. They also offer carry-out food. On the weekends they have a special seafood buffet making it a good place for a date.. The new party rooms make it a really nice place to have a party or meeting and the owners are eager to please. read more

Great find! $8 for an all you can eat adult buffet. Great selection, friendly staff, quality food. We will be back! My son couldn't get enough of the butter shripm. The Hawaiian chicken was delicious. The green beans were FRESH, so fresh there were two girls sitting at a table snapping them while we dined. If you are in the area, stop in. read more

I was here a year ago on a Saturday evening and it was awesome, everything fresh, crab legs, roast beef, poached fish... Today on a weekday at 4pm, food has been out too long, noodles are rubbery... Crab is out of season. They do have the hibachi so you can get your food fresh grilled. If I had teeth I'd have done that read more

Ok this place good to eat but most of the item on display was cold. I told the server but nothing. Yes food does taste good but it has to we warm at least. Dinner buffet start at 345pm. Decor was good. Very clean and friendly people. Only think disappointed that food was not even warm. I visited this place 3/29/16 1706 hours. They also have small fish pond there. Well I am here again I try it again may be I change my review.. read more

About 3 years ago this used to be my favorite restaurant in town I very much enjoy the Coit pond the slas time I was there for my birthday meal with my mother I had a horrible experience where the manager insistently argued over the happy hour discount from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. we were about 5 minutes early and the only discount would have been $2 per person four dollars total and he was very rude to my mother who is handicapped and in a wheel chair with oxygen. The food was fairly delicious other than the egg rolls where the meat and pork inside of them tasted bitter as it had seemingly gone sour. We tried multiple of the egg rolls with 2 different people to verify that this wasn't just us. The manager insisted we leave over a dispute that would have been only $4 over 5 minutes. Another few patrons of the establishment got up and left before ordering during this discussion with the manager. read more

I think the prices have gone up, we used to go there for the buffet but got tired of the wait. We went there for sea food night for the crab legs and they would bring out a little plate full at a time while there would be a whole restaurant full of people waiting for them so then it turns into a mad dash as everyone jumps up and runs up there to try to get a crab leg, then there becomes a line waiting at the buffet for them to bring more out, they need to get their kitchen in gear and by now should know they need to be getting those things out faster but nope seems like they cook one little batch at a time, so why do I pay extra for sea food night so we can go out to eat for crab legs but then spent most of the time sitting in the restaurant waiting for them to actually get them out on the buffet. read more

Thank goodness I can make a meal off their salad bar, soup and appetizers. When I go for chinese I want a good chinese main meal but all they have is the same thing all the time, I do like beef and brocalle, and some of their other main meals but would like to see a meat and vegetable medley or chicken chow mein some thing different once in awhile but every time we come here it is the same thing. We do come here at least once a month because they do have good service and the food is good but would just wish they would change their main chinese meals. It would be nice to have something different everyday. Their Friday and Saturday meals are Great especially their shrimp. read more