I'm picky about restaurant food, and while buffets can offer a range of bad food, I would have to say that the Great Moon has a fantastic salad bar that actually contains green salad ingredients, not a host of mayo/macaroni salads. Love their green beans that are cooked with the right amount of crunch and are never soggy. When I'm in the mood for oriental food with variety, we head over to the Great Moon. There's something for everyone, including fresh fruit. Nice touch. read more

We used to enjoy this place. But now what a rip off. Charging people to much because they have crab legs. But wait they don't! They have a tray full of clusters minus the legs. Lol looks like they went through the garbage at red lobster and took all the pieces nobody would eat and put them in a tray. What a joke. Other food was bad also. My daughter was at least happy to eat ice cream at the end. But nope out of order. Will not be back ever! read more

Pretty good selection, all the food was super warm.(Just the way it should be in all buffets)

I saw this place on the way to an appointment. I had the lunch buffet and it was excellent, with a great selection and also friendly service. I recommend this as a lunch buffet to anybody who likes a good selection of Chinese food. read more

Low quality buffet for the price. Mostly all the chicken was Mushy. The chick on a sick was ok, the pot stickers were highlight of my visit. Service is good!! read more

Bad service tonight our plates were never picked up and we had to ask for our drinks!!! More worried about cleaning then service

Food is awful and always cold. There is no flavor to half of the things they put out for people to eat. I went there and had the worst service, the waiter was so rude and when I asked for more lemonade he rolled his eyes at me and dumped more into my cup and when it spilled over the side he just walked away without even apologizing. I dropped my wallet in the bathroom and when a waiter said he "found it", there was no money inside and no one else in the restroom that could've taken it. Just an awful experience all together. I will not be spending $16 on terrible food ever again. read more

Horrible service. Probably only a couple times I was happy with the service. I've been here since I was a child and growing up, I started to notice how they treat you differently depending on your skin color. Try taking a few moments to see how they interact with different types of people. You'll see.. read more

Great selection of food with reasonable prices. The only downside is the customer service because they are Chinese and maybe some don't speak English that well? I don't know, but the waiters and waitresses do not make experiences personal & memorable - ever. Max tip that I've ever given was only $10 at this buffet. read more

This place is definitively a great all you can eat buffet. It has a huge selection and is always full of clientele so the food under the lights is freshly restocked. They have a sushi bar that is pretty good (for buffet sushi). There exists better Chinese food for sure, but in terms of all you can eat, it is definitely one of the best in the twin cities. read more

I would rate this 4 because the food here is good but there's not much variety. A lot of people but not enough variety. I was actually expecting more but it's OK. Food is still good, very fresh. Waitress are very nice and good with the way how they work, they always keeping in check on us. But it is pretty expensive too. This is something I'll come to once a couple months. Not too much. read more

One of my favorite buffet in the Saint Paul area. I go here more than any other buffet. Love their sushi and dumplings!! If you come here.. don't even go for the salad and target all the yummy dishes haha. read more

Better than most Chinese buffets. The food is hot and fresh. Priced a little high but like I said it was hot and fresh.

This place used to be so much better when I used to live here moved back a year ago and tho sometimes are better than others most of the time its just not the same back when the owner and his wife would be here all the time it was my spot now I only go once in a while and its a 50/50 if its gonna be good but Ill always support my spot... just once in a while now read more

Decent food. Place needs a cleaning. Interesting people to watch. Certainly not a extravagant place but the food was decent for the price.

We got take out from here tonight because I was having a Chinese craving. It was a little more expensive than I expected, but not extremely so. I didn't really like any of the meat. The lo mein was good, and the fried rice was the best I've ever had. read more

There is only one thing you will ever need to know so you know this is the right place to go to for a buffet: ALL YOU CAN EAT SUSHI. Everything they have is pretty typical (but still good) but their sushi is amazing. read more

I ate here on a Friday night....big mistake! It was $30 for two people due to the "seafood buffet" which was supposed to include crab legs, fish, mussels, and shrimp. The crab legs (4 per person!) were ridiculously skimpy. The fish was gone on my first and second pass, on the third try I finally got a piece of baked cod. Well, it's cheap fish to start with and it was undercooked! Yuck! Shrimp was tiny with lots of breading. The mussels were pretty good. All in all I was very disappointed that the price was so high and the seafood selection was horrible! I would not recommend! read more

Great food but they don't keep the crab legs filled during the busy hours. Went there last weekend and each time I went up for food the crab was gone. This is the reason I wanted to go there. read more

F you great moon on South Robert street, worst service and food ever and will be my last time here.pay fucken 70 for the family and was limited one plate for 3 crab legs. I was like WTF , why you guys even serve this shit out here then, WTF did I pay for. Worst shit was the guy that was serving the crab, bitch would recognize an Asian brother but can't even recognize anyone else. Fucken table 5 feet of you have three people and more than 5 serving of crab. Talked to the hostess and ask why are we limit one plate per customer. O...The crab are expensive that's why it's one per customer ...Was like bull shit, why the heck you even serve it out, don't call yourself a buffet or charge us for the seafood then. If I knew this was going to happen I would of gone somewhere else.ruin my appetite..First time ever leaving a buffet without tipping and half full. read more

Food: I always love the food here. I go here when I'm super hungry and craving for Chinese. They also have a sushi bar, so my fiance was happy about that. Staff: The front desk employees don't seem that friendly and always look busy/stress. The waiters and waitress are awesome tho. They are friendly and make you laugh. They enjoy kids and hand them candy/lollipop at times. Price: I think it's a reasonable price for the amount of food that is serve. Between $10-$12, depending on the time of the day. They no longer accept checks. So cash and credit. Overall: My family and I love eating here together. We always have a good time. read more

The food is good, prices are fair, and the variety is nice. As far as "American Chinese Buffets" go, this one is a good place to eat. Nothing too spectacular but they've also never disappointed. The sushi also sweetens the deal. They make a great attempt at it, but don't expect too much. All in all, it's my "go to" buffet. They've earned my business. read more

I used to come to this buffet for potstickers which were really good. Now this food item is replaced by something tasteless, can't even call them potstickers :( The rest of the food is pretty basic, nothing great about this moon. read more

Great food, prompt and graceful service. There may be a line out the door, but it moves quite quickly. Well worth the wait

Only draw back is dinner time or holiday lines out the door, but they usually get you in about 20min. I eat there a couple times a week, I've tried every asian buffet around the cities, this has my favorite choices. read more

Ok food, but terrible business ethics. Let me make it clear, there are several great moon buffet, this particular one is located at 1200 Robert St S Saint Paul, MN 55118. You may find this is hard to believe but this actually happened. I went there with a friend and his wife. We came here because last week we were satisfied with the food. However this time at the cashier when we were about to pay, suddenly an old man showed up which I assumed is the business owner, he said the food cost is too high, if we come here mainly to eat seafood then he will lose money, and crawfish costs 17 dollars per pound he said. If we eat lots of seafood then he will not be able to maintain the business. We didn't say anything and went away, because I didn't want to this matter keep ruining my mood and arguing is a waste of my time. However I feel like I am morally obligated to let everybody know how Great Moon is doing their business and how rude they are treating customers. It is a buffet but they give customer attitude if you eat too much. I call for peoples attention to avoid this restaurant due to their lack of ethnics and wrong doings. There is no reason we should let this kind of business exists at all. read more

The food is drenched in GMO's and sodium. That is the only reason it taste good. We went there last night. My daughter wound up in the ER room for food poisoning. It was food poisoning because the evidence was the food that she ate their restaurant. Just because it looks good, does not mean it is good for you. The staff was rude. I kindly asked for additional utensils. The man asked, if I paid. The staff also need to smile. It is also crowded which means don't go there during cold and flu season for buffett. It was over 30 dollars for two adults and one child! read more

The food won't blow you away in quality but it's not bad. Sure there is better food but not at a buffet. This place is always packed and for 13 dollars (less if you have coupons and they are always sending them out), you will get an unbelievable selection of freshly made average food. There are people who's job is to yell into the kitchen what is running low and with the huge crowds, nothing last too long. The dumplings are steamed in a giant batch so they are not very crispy but yet they're tasty. The cover all the classics (sweet and sour pork, general tso chicken, wings, lo mein, fried rice, crappy salad bar/dessert stuff) but they also have a decent grocery store quality sushi and tons of other stuff you don't usually see. (sesame cakes, twice cooked pork, black bean chicken) Also there's a spread of american food like fish sticks and french fries. Drinks are included in the price. read more

This place has favourless, mushy food with very little variety. I would not recommend, not worth the drive.

There were soo many tables of food to choose from. They had a huge salad bar (with ALOT of topping options) and a Fresh Fruit bar with many options. They even had KimChi. There was a few American food options. There were like 3 Bars worth of chinese food options; vegetable and a bunch of meat types (including seafood). There was a multi option desert bar. The food all tasted good. I went here with 3 other people all of us have different pallets from each other. And All of us were satisfied. The wait staff was good. They make sure you always have a drink or whatever else you need. Over all the resturant was very clean. Considering the amount of ppl that are served they do a very good job of keeping the place clean. Speaking of which when I was there it was a packed house. I got there around 6:30. We were seated fast, we waited for about 5 min in a line behind about 3 other groups. They have a very huge seating area. The dinner buffet is 11$ per person. I think that is a very good price for the amount of options that you are given. Overall this was a very good dinning experience. read more

Been going for about 13yrs, have been to every other buffet within 50 miles and this one is top 3. like the sushi bar the best, other places dont have the selection. read more

A+ for variety, D- for taste. I tried so many dishes, I can't list them all here (even the sushi). The one constant was lack of taste. Perhaps they're catering to a bland Midwestern palate, but I literally could not find one item that had any flavor. Everything was ordinary. Nothing was bad...it was all edible, but I know that an Asian buffet can be tasty (Cleveland Wok, Ho Ho Gourmet, for example). People were friendly, but the meal sure was a disappointment. read more

On a random Sunday afternoon in 2004 my brother and I crawled intp his car and headed out...to nowhere in particular. This was, and still is, a tradition that we enjoy from time to time. On this particular Sunday we spotted The Great Moon Buffet and decided to stop in. That day we both agreed that it was the best Chinese-style buffet we had ever been to and we have returned at least a dozen times in the years since. Today I am taking a friend and his girlfriend because they mentioned they were in the mood for Chinese food...boy are they in for a treat! My random trips with my brother don't always end up with a great story to tell, but Great Moon Buffet is among the best things to ever come out of a Sunday journey. read more

Good Chinese buffet with sushi. Lots of different variety. To me, the hot and sour soup was average, but the wonton soup was pretty good. The calimari on the cold bar was good -- not tough. The sushi was pretty reasonable. I liked the beef and broccoli and the boneless ribs. read more

The Great Moon Buffet, particularly the one in Maplewood, is more than a little amazing! The cream cheese puffs, for one, are TO DIE FOR! I always get at least 4 of them. I have been going here on a once a week basis pretty much for 12 years now. I go alone most of the time for lunch. The service is fine too. I don't know why people say it's bad. read more

when the first opened there food was ok.over the years there food has went to hell. most of the food is barely warm meet very fatty and rubbery. today is the last time I will eat there. so I say goodbye to Great Moon Buffet for ever. I hope they close down soon. read more

This buffet has just about all your Chinese favorite dishes made fresh every time all day long and taste also great ,for the price you will be walking out with a smile on you face they also have Sushi but its more like made for kids,overall it's one of the best Chinese buffet in Town! read more

I returned to Great Moon for lunch on Martin Luther King Jr. day. They charged "holiday prices" (dinner prices) and yet there was no difference from their regular lunch menu. I have never felt ripped off here before this. My friends were also unimpressed, too bad we didn't check the contents of the buffet before we paid and went in. read more

Great selection- especially loved the sushi bar! My partner begrudgingly came with me (he doesn't enjoy Chinese food) however he left happy and full as there are a lot of options. Price was about 15$ per adult for dinner (drinks included) so it slightly higher than others, but I think it was worth it. I will be coming back again for sure. read more

whwere are the people eating that give this place good reviews ? -we just moved to the area from st paul- and decided to try this place - the only thing palatable was the salad bar ! - my spouse has never had to spit out food ever before anywhere - and this lunch made him spit out food three times !! maybe people are rating it because of the quantity- but i would rather have less selection and better quality- soooo- iam going BACK to the cleveland wok in st paul - across from the highland theater - !!! going 20 minutes out of the way- it's worth it !! read more