Wow! I hadn't been here in a very long time…read more The food is DELICIOUS! The attention to the customer was the best! Stephanie was the most attentive waitress we could have had. Thank you!!!

Disappointed. We've always liked their honey walnut shrimp years ago. We always get them. It used…read moreto be drenched with the sauce. Now we got some and it was so dry and hard. Not the same at all. We also got the wanton soup and it had 3 pieces of wonton and all water chestnuts and bamboo. Like packed with them. No wonton at all. Just sad that it's changed and now we might not go back again.

The egg do young here is simply the best with rich gravy! I didn't want to eat anything else.read more

I really wanted to like this place, but I just don't get the hype…read more This was my first time trying New Ocean. I've heard about this place basically my whole life, and after my favorite Chinese restaurant, Pearl East, closed, I kept hearing people tell me, "Try New Ocean, they're the same owners." Well... I'm sorry, but there is absolutely no way this tasted like Pearl East. I ordered the orange chicken lunch combo. The food came out insanely fast. I literally went to wash my hands and came back and my food was already sitting there. It was hot, so I'll give them that, but the orange chicken and sauce just didn't taste fresh to me. The sauce was very runny and honestly tasted more like something I could grab from the frozen food section at the grocery store. Then came the bigger issue. I specifically asked what vegetables came in the rice because I did not want onions. I was told peas and carrots. My food came out with a LOT of onions. I was pretty grossed out because I had specifically asked beforehand. I told the server and, to his credit, he offered to let me leave without paying. I appreciated that. But when I reminded him that I had specifically asked about the onions, I was told it was the kitchen's fault. I understand mistakes happen, but I ordered based on the information I was given. Maybe I caught them on a bad day, and obviously everyone has different tastes, but after hearing so many people recommend this place, I honestly don't understand the hype. And as someone who absolutely loved Pearl East, I'm sorry but this was light years away from Pearl East for me. I wanted that old Pearl East flavor and unfortunately I just didn't find it here

Pearl East we miss you!!!!! Come back! Somewhere, anywhere in Santa Maria!…read more Your Egg Foo Young is unmatched!

Pearl East on Broadway in Santa Maria Closed Permanently…read more.. Sad, it's a good place! My good friend found out they have a Sister Restaurant off Broadway in the old Mervin's/Big 5 Mall called New Ocean! Same Staff as Pearl East! Food Delicious! People need to know they are there!

Big portions , great customer service , delicious food . Everything was clean and workers were very…read moreattentive .

The place is cute and quaint, right across the street from the Historic Santa Maria Inn. The…read moreservice was friendly and pretty quick. Our food was good, plentiful! The Cashew Chicken was ok, could use more cashews though. The Salt & Pepper Shrimp was delicious but SPICY! The green beans were good too. The dishes were full enough to have to-go plates for lunch the next day!

Food: 3.75 - 4.25. Came by for lunch on a Wed just before 12 noon. Place was mostly empty at the…read moretime but got busier as time passed. We were promptly greeted upon entering and directed to our requested booth. We chose their buffet which, at around 12 noon on a Wednesday, is $16.45 per person. There is no senior discount (at least not posted). Buffet is a nice size with a variety of common dishes like orange chicken, kung pao chicken, chow menu, sweet and sour pork, pot stickers, egg rolls, and mushroom chicken. My favorites were the tangerine beef and, orange chicken, and green beans. There was also a dessert section with soft serve and assorted cookies, cakes, and fruit. Staff was welcoming and friendly and bussed our table often. Ambiance is simple and fine. Their buffet is a great value and I'll definitely be back when I have a craving for Chinese food especially if ,I'm really hungry like this time.

I came here for the lunch buffet recently and it was delicious! A coworker recommended it and we…read morewere easily able to get a table during the lunch hour on a Monday. The buffet was well stocked and had all of the Chinese staples people love. The orange chicken was so good. They had green beans cooked up in a super flavorful sauce that were also delicious. The egg rolls were great and they even have a selection of soups. The service was great and the buffet was only $15.95/person.

Small family-owned business. They don't have a lot of options in this area, but this place does the…read morejob. The food is decent, the service is friendly, and I would definitely come back again. Always nice to support a local family business.

2.5 out of 5. Unfortunately the food did nit match the kind and hospitable service…read more It was a bit flavorless. I got more onions than beef with my Mongolian beef

This is the weirdest Chinese buffet I've ever been to. It looked so nice when you walked in, with…read morethe fountain with the koi fish in it. It was $23 per person with a 2 hour limit. We were walked to our booth and asked what we wanted to drink. We asked for a coke and Diet Coke. We were brought a coke and a sprite. 10 minutes later he took the sprite back and switched it out with the correct drink I asked. I was surprised that they used styrofoam plates...making so much waste. The buffet was...odd. Random Chinese food with American food and taquitos. The food didn't have proper name plates for them so it was kind of a guessing game, and the ones that did weren't even labeled correctly. The food was okay. Not the best Chinese food I've had. They were all cold by the time I went back to my booth. They had steamed bao buns with NOTHING in it. It was just the bun. The only good thing there was the sesame balls. The sushi bar seemed sketch, so I didn't get the sashimi. They had a kid probably 10 years old, working at the sushi bar, playing on his iPad. Is that even legal? It was just so random and all over the place. Random stars on the walls and in the bathroom. I won't come back and I won't recommend this place to anyone. I should have read the reviews before I came here. Not worth $23.

My first time here. The staff was really nice and very friendly and helpful. Zero complaints there…read more The food on the other hand was terrible. Chicken skewers cold. Chicken wings cold. Baked salmon was neither baked or pink. The sushi honestly tasted like the packaged sushi that you can get at 7-11 The bacon wrapped hotdogs were good but they were cold. The taquitos? I have no idea what was in them but is was cold and not good. Others reported that all the descriptions were wrong. This is still true. The tapioca was good but was warm.

I'm not sure why the reviews are so low. For a fast food Asian restaurant the fried meats are very…read moregood. The rice is the quality you should expect from fast food. I make some of these things at home so I enjoy the break every now and then.

Yeah no.... Why do they make you wait to pay for your food ... they need to have 2 registers open…read moreat all times... I like Panda, but not enough to stand in line to order and then wait to pay. Also, made me wait then forgot my Ragoons, so I had to go back in. ‍

The owner was the sweetest lady ever! She was so nice and welcoming and personable…read more I ordered a shrimp pad see ew takeout and the flavors were so good. I just wish it had some egg in the dish, but overall still really good! Will definitely come again to try other things next time

Food was watery and the fish and chicken were hard like they had been sitting for days…read more I don't know why they have so many 4* reviews. My friend and I ate there and he refused to eat the food

OMG - this is a wonderful place. A small eat-in area, I always bring mine home. Generaous size, the…read moreinflation has hit rice too. My dish is prepared to the eccentric way I want. A Happy Buddha always means good food.

Tasty food freshly made not too spicy, prices are a bit high and the meals should have more variety…read morefor sides. Service was good not too long of a wait time. The place is small not many places to sit and the tables were dirty. Also I think the worker got confused I ordered a kung pao plate and she brought me the kung pao bowl.