The only thing that would have made my experience better is to have fried bananas along side those Chinese donuts.

Food was below mid. Not much flavor or options. I picked up 3 dishes back to back because they were dirty. I counted 2 bowls that were also dirty. The service was mid. My husband and I had 4 plates on the table before someone came and grabbed some. Staff was nice just not very attentive until it became the end of the meal. All in all, will not be eating here again. read more

New Name. Now Palace Buffet. I ate here a few years ago and enjoyed the food. I was really looking forward to shrimp and crawfish. Crawfish was old and not pink in color. Shrimp was not deveined. They had better shrimp on ice and I liked the coconut shrimp. Prime rib was a little fatty. I liked the salmon and other dishes. Son loved sushi. Looks like new name and owners. I liked how they had big buckets of Blue Bunny Ice Cream in a cooler where you could pick your favorite flavors for desert (I think there were 7 different flavors). I personally like the ice cream you scoop yourself versus soft serve. read more

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Bear with me as I set this up for anyone interested in eating Chinese American food. Party of three, travel from Baton Rouge specifically to try China Palace after our purpose in BR. We could have dined there which we usually do but intent on trying CP since it's always busy and after I paid a visit weeks prior to only check out items offered and the condition and cleanliness (Health Department Ratings). Having guests with me I asked if they were up to trying this restaurant having no idea of what the food was actually like. Now on the three points review; Service was very good with a crowded lobby picking up to-go orders, and other patrons paying their bill. We were quickly ushered to our table. Additional wait staff were attentive to pickup dishes, take requests, and fulfill. Ambiance was the fact that you could talk across your table without raising one's voice or straining to hear. The restaurant was likely 60% full and noticeably quiet which is a plus in my book. Lastly Food, being THE reason for anyone to visit here. I had multiple items from wannabe Sushi rolls, pot stickers, egg rolls, red chicken on a stick or Satay. These were absolutely void of flavors. The only difference was each item's texture. My next plate I chose Mandarin Chicken with Pork fried rice and the typical brown sauce. Although this dish is a favorite of mine anytime I eat Chinese American cuisine I found very little in the way of flavor notes. Another item on the buffet line when choosing was a fairly good size pork shoulder roast. It being well roasted with some crisp outer pieces was unfortunately lacking in any seasoning. Now to sum this up in fairness Chinese cuisine, Chinese American cuisine are different treatment of a dish and quantities of seasoning agents exist as the same in both. Chinese American tends to be less seasoned than the other, but it's flavors of five spice, garlic, ginger, sugar, sesame oil, soy, rice wine, chili's, peppercorns and so on are still flavor notes that make it Chinese American style and should be detected. Furthermore China Palace is not going anywhere soon. It's nearly always busy when I pass by. It has its own following of a content customer base. read more

Service is.. interesting to say the least. The waitresses are odd and pushy. Got an attitude for not tipping.. of course I am not going to tip someone who acts rudely. Food was delicious and that's it. Would never go again due to that treatment. I also used the restroom before and one of the toilets was almost filled completely with tissue and feces. I also noticed they separated the black customers from the white customers, putting the black customers in a back room which I found pretty odd. The employees kept watching the child very closely, didn't think to comment on it at first until I saw another review complaining about it. read more

I go to this restaurant at least once a week for lunch. The sushi is good even though it's limited on their offerings Mongolian Grill is also very good. The buffet itself is on occasion very good to OK in regards to the temperature of the food. The weight staff is very attentive And they do have a wide variety of Chinese and American dishes and the bathrooms are clean read more

Always a neat time. Food is of a moderately high quality. Service is kind but there is one major problem, every time I've gone here, the service always almost begs for tips. Every time. read more

Every time we go the food is fresh and the wait staff is always super attentive! My favorite thing is the creamed spinach and the lo mein noodles! read more

This is the best Chinese buffet we have been to in a very long time! We travel frequently between Louisiana and Kentucky, so we have tried buffets in all states in between. China Palace is by far the best! All cooked items we tried were hot, fresh, and delicious. All sushi options were fresh and delicious! We even enjoyed apple strudel and ice cream for dessert. The waitress was so attentive and kind. She kept our drinks refilled and took plates the second we were finished with them. She was also pleasant, smiling, and asked about our day. I highly recommend this place! read more

This is your typical buffet style restaurant and reasonably priced. I stopped in for lunch one day and it was what I expected. Service was cool no issues. I wish they had more fresh veggies the green beans that were on the buffet were cold so I didn't eat them I'm guessing because that was one of the least popular items, but coming here to feed multiple people at a reasonable price with lots of different food choices is the way to go. read more

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I love China Palace, I find the food very good and fresh, the people are always cleaning up any spills and food from the buffet, yes it is a buffet, but I think it's better than some others I've been to in the past. read more

i love the food and workers. my concern is the ara where u come into parking lot. getting in is hard the front entrance has a really bad deep hole and the side entrance is not great either. that is the only issue i have read more

As far as I know, it's the only Chinese buffet available in this area since all the others have closed. If you go during a prime time, the food is fresh and worth the price. I have at least 3-4 entrees that are guaranteed to taste good every time. It's also convenient to be able to fix a to go plate (charged by weight) for when I'm on the go or not in the mood to dine in. I once made the mistake of going within 1.5 hour of closing, and not even my go to foods were available. read more

Food wasn't anything to brag about, normal run of the mill China buffet. While eating the waitress hovered continuously over me and my partner to the point where we felt we should leave. It was $38 for the two of us. After handing her $40 (we both only ate one plate) I told her to keep the change, to which she replied "and that's it?". We gave her $5 and left Wasn't very clean, bathrooms were very odd read more

I absolutely love the food. I crave it every weekend. Love the lo mein and oysters. So, why the low rating? I had made enough cash to just pay for our meal. They have gone up drastically in price from the last few years. It used to be 8$ a person and now it is $15. Waitresses talk shit about customers and they think we can't understand but my date could. She is bilingual. I've been dating this woman for quite a while now but it's safe to say that I won't be coming back. I tipped what I could with the cash I had left over and the main older looking waitress that always does cutlery sorting at an empty table came over and publicly renounced me in front of my date for not tipping enough. Hands down super embarrassing. Probably would have gotten dumped if on a first date although, I would never pick this place first lol. Don't come here if you don't have enough money for the 15% OPTIONAL tip or they will publicly embarrass you. read more

These people were horrible!!! They denied me entry and service because I have a service dog. They were rude about it. Even when I tried to explain the rules about service dogs to them. If they are breaking federal laws. Just wonder what other laws they break. read more

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The man was rude as soon as we walked in, asking us our drinks before we even sat down. We go our food and the lady stood in the corner and watched us eat, she brought our checks with a smile and waited for me to fill the tip out when I put a dollar she threw the tip holder in the corner she was standing in from the table. I just felt very uncomfortable do not recommend if looking for great service and fresh food. read more

The food was just ok. My only complaint was no kung Bo chicken on the buffet. The food was good but very bland. The service was absolutely excellent!!!!! Next time we may just order off the menu. read more

Great food, great service! Great price for a buffet! It can be very busy at times but service is always exceptional and food was hot and yummy. read more

Been going here for years. It's a very good Chinese buffet, best in this area for sure. Friendly and attentive staff. Food is always fresh and truly good. I walk out of this buffet painfully stuffed every time! read more

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Food is excellent and everyone is so sweet and make sure you have everything you want. Debbie Vincent read more

Great service never let glasses get empty and plates never left on table. Fresh servings of hot good food. Looks like a normal Chinese buffet. read more

It was fine. There is a lot of food on the buffet and is reasonably priced. For someone who prefers food with fewer sauces. The decor needs a refresh. It's a bit shabby. read more

food was pretty bad . my bf throw up literally right after we left . i don't recommend this place

There are a lot of pretty bad Chinese restaurants in Lafayette. China Palace is a strong contender for being the very worst. There is more than ample parking, and the staff is friendly, but the good news ends there. Compared to most buffets, the choices are limited. Most offerings looked like they had been there for some time and several were not warm. A few were surprisingly bad. Maybe the place, which is fairly new, needs some time to get its act together. Perhaps I just visited at a bad time on a bad day. Maybe the chef had been kidnapped by terrorists or skipped work to binge on Netflix that day...I don't know. To be fair, I only tried the place once, but it was so disappointing I probably will not return to give them another chance. read more

My family drives 30 minutes to eat here. Good food & the hibachi grill is a added bonus!

Typical Chinese buffet - with a Mongolian Grill and some sushi. On occasion they have crawfish, but I can't tell if they're Louisiana or Chinese - so I never eat them. Make sure to try the egg drop soup, it's better than most other places. read more

This was my friends experience today: she found a huge bug in her togo order! She posted a picture! Don't eat here! "Update: I just had an altercation with the owner. She told me they don't give refunds but could give me another plate of food. I told her I didn't want anymore of their food since I just threw it up earlier today with a bug in it. She kept saying she won't give me a refund until I said loudly that I could have called the board of health first but instead I called them about the bug in my food . And that they should treat their customers better than this. Then she slammed open the cash register and tossed me my money and told me to leave." read more

China Palace Buffet - How could the chef not have seen this huge bug when he was cooking!? - Chinese Near Me - Hammond, Louisiana

The food was good, but the service was pretty interesting. They were constantly rushing us picking up plates before we can get a chance to be done with them and watching us every time we got it from the table to get anything new. I paid early to just speed the process up along as I was done eating, and my husband was not, and they proceeded to beg for a tip. The waitress just kept hanging around our table, asking us how the service was and if we were happy and how we liked it and we just said it was fine because we didn't want to be rude as we've already paid and now we're just getting ready to go but she kept asking us if it was good. Where is her lucky? Where is her lucky which my husband was very confused about it first and I had to tell him she's asking for a tip, we paid $49 for two adults. One child at three years old her tip was already given definitely doing takeout never doing dine in again. read more

Found hair in some of the food. Didn't receive any drink refills and we were left alone for the whole meal which I assume was fine The lady who checked us out was overly rude and looking over my fiancé's shoulder as we were signing the check got upset when we didn't leave a tip (tip is most definitely not required at buffets) even though we already paid and they currently have a 9.95% tax on food (which I'm pretty sure is above state limit) to also add she pointed fingers at us and then hurriedly rushed to one of her coworkers to most likely talk trash in her native language I wanted to give this restaurant a chance again I really did but after 3 repeated food poisonings that left me with trips to urgent cares and eventually the hospital I don't think I'll be coming back again I really genuinely hope that they learn from this and improve but I'm not counting on it. The only reason I have an extra star on atmosphere was because all the other customers were kind and considerate. Please if you value your health and stomachs do not go here even as a last resort. read more

Most awful service ever. They cornered my friend for not tipping and asked if it was good service and where the tip was. They wouldnt let her get up without tipping and once she did they said "okay you can get up now" like that is ridiculous I will never be going there again I don't like it there anyways. food isn't even that good and to be cornered is scary because they are a grown adult. A manager was called and they didn't seem to care there comment was "well they do seem to get pretty upset when people don't tip". Its a choice to tip not a mandatory. read more

Our wwaitress rushed us out and then ran after us to our car pinned us down and demanded a tip wouldn't even give this place 1 star

The shrimp taste old, the beef is rubbery, the stuffed mushrooms were NOT good at all. I don't even know who our server is, and all of the servers passed up our empty cups multiple times. The restaurant is NOT clean. Thw re are flies everywhere. The window sills need to be wiped down and dusted and the server station needs to be cleaned. The dryer in the bathroom is caulked together because it's so old. I will not be coming back. Terrible service, bad food (save for the Rangoon, fried rice, and fries), and unclean environment. read more

We were iffy about this place due to the past reviews and the old exterior of the building but this place was great. The inside was VERY CLEAN, buffet food was great and our server was super nice. read more

I took my son here for lunch. The restaurant was quite busy. The wait staff was friendly and efficient. The food was well stocked and good. I look forward to returning, should I need to stop and eat again when in the area. read more

When going to China Palace we usually eat in but when I decided to get veggie fried rice and eggrolls. We called them about 8 minutes before arriving there. When we arrived we was greeted by a friendly woman and a man they informed us that the food had 2 minutes left. The food was hot and fresh. The price was cheap. Getting home and serving it the smell of it just excited us. It had all kinds of broccoli and celery and other veggies on and in the fried rice. The eggrolls were still hot. I was amazed the food was so delicious. I think I will do this stop more often on them days where I am so busy I don't have time to cook. read more

Love me some china Buffett!! I go there pretty often it's always fresh and if I want fresher I just ask they are amazing and always welcoming thanks china palace for always getting it right. Your the best! Your loyal coustmer read more

A very good buffet. Food was very fresh and hot, so much so with that it was still steaming on my plate. Also has good flavor. Vegetables were crisp and not over done at all. Staff was friendly and prompt. Though I do wish they would label the food (though it's pretty standard Chinese buffet food) it's just a very solid Chinese buffet. read more

Extremely popular at lunch time get there before or after rush time!! Parking is hard to get during lunch. They are pretty busy during supper time also. The food is really good. The have a wide selection. You can also choose fresh items and have the chef cook it for you. If your into sushi they have it. I haven't tried it. They have desserts, fruit and ice cream. I've never had to wait for seating. read more

Nothing elaborate, but very fresh and tasty. You pick your own sauces for the Hibachi. Whole shrimp are to die for. Excellent coconut shrimp. Waitress is very eager to bus your table. read more