dinners pricy for a place that has a moderate-ok lay out. For the $ they charge it seems the only time the food is HOT is when made and is fresh. Ice cream machines down and look to be so for sone time. So/so vibe. But for that amount of cash - for God sakes - MAKE IT HOT FOOD ! They have a selection of sushi - if I have to eat cold food at least the SUSHI was ok! read more

Way overpriced for the food. Everything tasted frozen. At $26 a plate I would like some quality. I wont be going back.

Literal garbage we just tasted and spit food out waste of money. Not joking I threw up, I love food so much and was so disappointed, out of all places I've ever eaten around the world this is the ultimate worst only decent item was the fried chicken but left a nasty residue in my mouth. read more

Downtown Buffet - Trash - Buffets Near Me - Madera, California

I was in town last weekend and wanted somewhere to eat lunch. I was cruising around and saw this as an option. It was Sunday at 3ish. Man it was PACKED! I think i got one of the only open tables. I took this as a good sign and proceeded to be seated. The food was GREAT! I mean, it's been awhile since I have been to an all you can eat buffet but this was an overall great experience. My drink came to my table quickly and my plates were cleared almost instantly. 5/5 in my opinion! I would totally come back with a group of friends! Thank you guys so much! read more

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The food was pretty good. I've been here a few times. The desserts were eh. The chow mein, shrimp, veggies, all of that was really good. The main entrance where the carpet is smells, but once you walk to the booths by all the food it was fine. I would come back. read more

FOOD WAS AWFULL AND WE PAID 51$ for 2 people Looks great but taste disgusting and we were starving so when your starving you'd think you'd be a bit more open to taste read more

Various types of food and beverage very tasty too. Always refill the container with food and dessert. If low on your drinks they are there to fill the up, service awesome and area ambiance is good. read more

Pretty good, just pay your 20 and dive in!! They even included sushi on the weekends it's pretty good. The employees were nice! read more

Downtown Buffet - Restroom Hallway - Buffets Near Me - Madera, California

Wasn't awful, but also wasn't great. $95 for a family of five and only two of us got drinks. The selection was okay but the food was less than impressive. It seemed like much of it had been sitting quite a while because it was mostly dried out and hard to chew. read more

Terrible food terrible atmosphere and terrible housekeeping like my drink had white like flakes on it like around the lip. The food is never fresh unless your lucky enough to get it hot. The sushi here is a joke like they put canned tuna in one of the rolls and with all of the Cali rolls they are basically mush. The service had gotten better from past visits but over all this place shouldn't even be open. Like they don't even vacuum the dining area or even wipe some tables down before you sit. read more

Be careful of this place they will attach extra charges after you are done eating. I was charged extra two separate times. One time they fixed it however, today I was told it was an extra gratuity fee. They should tell you this ahead of time. I'm leaving a tip on the table and being charged on my bill. They don't even wait on you at this place. You have to ask them to clear the plates. Horrible customer service and way too pricey. I won't be going back. read more

Not worth coming in. food was barley good not much of a selection soups were not good at all and not worth the money over 18.00 with drink better off getting a plate from another Chinese restaurant. read more

My son's favorite restaurant I love it there especially the noodles they are delicious

Great food, had a pleasant experience and enjoyed each dish. They had great service, no complaints.

Some friends and I were coming back home after a long camping road trip over the weekend. Dinnertime would put us in the vicinity of Madera. However, I didn't really ~know~ of any places to eat in Madera, other than fast food places. As we cruised along Yosemite Avenue, i kept my eyes peeled for possible restaurants. Near the intersection with Gateway Drive, i saw a sign that read"Downtown Buffet". Bingo. The exterior was somewhat dingy, but we were game for trying it out. Once inside, the decor was bright and clean. It looked nice, and so did the selection of foods in the buffet area. A waitress seated us quickly and took our drink order, and then we went in for our first pass through the all-you-can-eat selections. They had some good Chinese dishes like twice-cooked green beans, pineapple shrimp, and mini-stuffed crabs (3" across the shell) that were tasty. They had a variety of soups. I had the hot 'n sour soup, and it was nice. Their Japanese selection was mostly some nigiri and maki sushi items that weren't bad, but the rice was a little hard and probably could've used a little more rice vinegar and ginger. The fried tofu pockets with sushi rice, seaweed salad, and those little orange fish eggs was not bad, at all. The American food table had some roast beef that one of my friends said was pretty good. Another friend said that the steamed crab legs were pretty good. She had a pile of crustacean shells to prove her enjoyment of them. Although we were really hungry, none of us could eat more than 2 plates worth. I was unable to try the various salad, ribs, et cetera there. if it were in Sacramento, I probably wouldn't visit it again, since there are other, excellent buffets here. In Madera, though, it' was a welcome find for 4 weary traveleers wanting a good "on the road" dinner. read more

I normal get a to go plate prices have been going up and the food I normally get has been out but my main problem is the price I wouldn't eat here as you pay as much is you would pay to go and get as much food for two. I know it's the only buffet in madera but another one with better quality can easily come and close this one down. read more

There was a cooked cockroach in the fried chicken, when we showed it to the manager and the lady at the cash register they nonchalantly offered to give us a discount. They were apologetic or embarrassed. They looked at the plate and took it away from me fast but not before I snapped a picture. Don't waste your money and stay away from this place it isn't safe. read more

Downtown Buffet - Restaurant - Buffets Near Me - Madera, California

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This place is extremely awesome it may be a bit expensive but the food is great I've been going to this buffet since I was 9.I have no idea why people are putting bad reviews and fake answer, this place is extremely good, it has fruit and even little cakes and cookies, in my opinion the cheesecake is the best. read more

Very Skeptical of trying this place because of reviews, but we gave it a try anyways. #1 none of the staff hardly knew English,(Bad Thing to some) (Good Reviews) they sat us and gave us our drinks right away,even filled them up on great timing, The lady in charge of our section who filled up drinks and picked up plates was very polite and very prompt on drinks and dishes. Restaurant was very clean, (FOOD) To us food was delicious, there was some things that could have been cooked better of course,but the food was great. The desserts could have been better same for their fruits. But we would definitely return. read more

Okay food depending what time of and day you go, typical Chinese buffet a lot of chicken dishes guess cause it's cheap, fried shrimp and pepper steak is good, girl working the front desk rude as hell, has no personality if she don't like her job quite and get a new one, like I said okay is food not the best and not the worst. read more

This place is DISGUSTING. Do NOT come here, rude people, TERRIBLE customer service. Food was disgusting. We walked out. said 17.00 on sundays was really 20. NEVER COME HERE! read more

not what it used to be. i remember coming here as a kid and in my teens and always loved it. i recently came here for mother's day & i couldn't believe it's $21 a person now, especially for horrible food. i think it has just gone downhill. sad to see. read more

Wanted to try it out ate the spaghetti and got food poisoning what can I say it's alright for the price but if you have sensitive stomach wouldn't recommend. read more

Everything was delicious! A lot to choose from. Friendly service:)

We were in town visiting some family and stopped in before leaving to head home. The ladies that worked in there were very unprofessional and rude. Fine whatever, it is a Buffett. The food looked old (like it had been sitting there a while) and it had NO flavor. My husband didn't eat a whole plate of food because he said it was so gross. Needless to say I should have just believed the Yelp reviews instead of giving it a chance! read more

I hate that this piece of crap restaurant is on our Main Street. Can't we bring back the fruit basket instead of this place with its old food and dirty silverware? There hasn't been one time where I have eaten here that it hasn't made me feel ill. I would avoid it at all costs. read more

Food is ok. I've gone twice and have not been impressed. Yes, they have a wide selection of Chinese food and a decent salad bar. Also an adequate selection of sushi. Why the low rating? The staff. Such an unfriendly bunch. First thing you see is a host that is cold and doesn't smile. Same thing goes for the rest of the service staff. I won't be back. read more

This place has really went down hill. When it first opened the food was very delicious. Now the orange and sweet and sour chicken is rubbery because it's over cooked and what's worse, they got roaches. I saw one walking all over the forks and one running across the floor. Gross..... I will never go back there again! read more

06-06-15 The food here was meh. The staff was unsatisfying. It was like they had tried to avoid any interaction with us at all. There were other families there, maybe they were busy? Or maybe they just liked leaving our cups empty and plate stacks to the side till we finally had to ask someone to clean it up? I don't know. It was an alright experience. The place needs a little more work all around. read more

Absolutely horrendous Chinese food, we are not cattle either. Slop in a stainless steel trough. Mass produced over cooked, highly salted, carbohydrates with fatty low grade meat. I don't think they like their customers either, sullen staff who just want you to eat, pay and get out. Never again! read more

Always the best tasting food wish they would have more selection of sushi and some crab legs. But always great

This place has poor customer service. We were not properly greeted and the employees never once checked in on how we were doing while we ate. The food was not very good. If you are a VEGETARIAN, STAY AWAY!!!! I'm a vegetarian and there were only a few options for food. Overall my two other group members who do eat meat said the food wasn't that good. read more

Fabulous buffet. Hit the spot. Clean. Wide array of foods. Oriental in nature, delicious each plate I filled. Simple shrimp and shrimp with sauce. Crisp asparagus. Cheese wonton. Soups. Tender bits of steak. Chinese style broccoli and beef, lots of different dishes. Chicken skewers. Crab legs. Salmon. Did I mention oysters? Hometown flavor for my husband: macaroni, 3 bean, and potato salads. Beautiful salad bar, crisp lettuces, fresh vegetables. Full dessert bar, including different kinds of chocolate something's, ambrosia, tapioca, jello, macaroons. One of the best little chocolate mocha tiramisu thingies I've ever tasted. Fun to watch families eating, different nationalities: Chinese, Mexican, Gringo. Friendly patrons. Good service, lots of light, soft music. Ate well, highly recommend, for families and travelers. read more

Horrible food taste like Garbage way too salty & too many chicken recipes, their labels we're all misplaced I had to keep asking what was the food this was the first & last time I will go there. They had a freezer with desserts Inside & the desserts we're all stale & some of the desserts had mold on them they had water tubes dripping with water so either those freezers are on their wrong temperatures or something, but people are going to get sick. Theirs a health code violation somewhere in there. But the one review about them not knowing English is right. Never again. read more

Normally at a buffet I can get my own drinks. I had to chase the lady down for a refill, I wasn't too happy about that. The food was okay but there wasn't much of a selection. same ole chinese food. They gave us one set of dinner utensils to eat everything with,including desert.They let our plates pile up on our table until they could see that we had no more room. I also noticed that some guests were treated better than others. I was with 3 young teenagers, our service wasn't very good. I wont be back! read more

The food was excellent, fresh and tasty. The facility was clean. Definitely a return visit is in order.

I will not return. I have been starving since 4 am and waited all day to eat. A quarter of my way through my plate and I lost my appetite.

I'm not a huge fan of this place. it's kind of hit or miss some days it's good.. some days it's gross. the staff is terrible. literally not a single friendly person works there. don't bother getting a drink because it won't get filled. they literally avoid you and look like they don't want to be there. cheap decent food, that'll give you the shits.. typical chinese buffet lol read more

I usually go to Downtown buffet with my wife and family. It has a good selection of foods at a low price. I am a health conscious eater so I usually avoid the fried foods. I enjoy eating the broccoli chicken and the mushroom chicken. Our server communicated and meet with our needs. It helps to be able to speak chinese because most of the staff speaks english as a second language. But if you take your time to communicate. I am sure you will get good service. For $ 7.59 lunch buffet you really can't beat the price. read more

Sometimes you feel like bucking Yelp and giving a badly rated place a shot. Service was substandard, but not as bad as I was expecting. Decent variety of food executed with mediocrity, but if you honestly expect better from a cut rate buffet in a podunk Central Valley town, that's your fault. read more