Some of the food was cold and some was hot; in my case, the chicken wings were very cold, not hot at all. The service is good. The atmosphere is average; it depends on where they seat you. The restrooms were clean, and the waitresses generally provided good service and attention. good buffet price NOTE : They need to improve the quality of the food and make sure it's served hot. read more

Our go to for Chinese buffet! Always yummy, always filled and hot! Service is great. Only wish they had more desserts!!

My favorite Chinese buffet! Has a large variety of Chinese and American food to choose from, plus sushi! Service is good to.

I went for lunch for 2. Overall, everything was tasty and fresh. I tried the hibachi and the fare on the buffet. Things to improve and not a big deal, but if u can cut the steak on the hibachi, that would be great. I love all the sauce options as well. All the seafood I tried was great and fresh for a landlocked area. The best thing I tried was the chicken on a stick not dry and very tasty. Walked out very full and well worth the $. Things to note on Sundays its the dinner buffet only. Cost is $17.49 + $2.49 for a drink + tax. Total 39.47 + tip enjoy we did! read more

Lin Buffet & Grill - Chicken on a stick, coconut shrimp, a dumpling, cream cheese wonton, fried rice & sweet and sour chicken. - Buffets Near Me - Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

I believe the size of their buffet is larger than average. Flavor a overall is mixed. But good enough that it makes it an easy return. Service was good and keep our table clear of dishes. read more

Christmas Day buffet for $19.99 per person. Fairly average due to quality and flavor of the food. Not bad, just not great. Chicken and broccoli, General Tso, and the lo mein were just not that good...For me... The wife enjoyed the AYCE crab legs and other seafood but wasn't blown away by anything in particular. It's nice that you can have sushi, hibachi, and nearly a very other Chinese food here, but don't expect a gourmet experience. Service was good with waitresses clearing plates and brining drinks and they all seemed nice and friendly. Pretty good value for lunch, and I've enjoyed that here a few times, but I don't see us coming back for dinner. Really nice restaurant with modern decor and fairly clean throughout. read more

Lin Buffet & Grill - Buffets Near Me - Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

This place doesn't even deserve 1 star. Awful food. Went on Father's Day and saw the sign in the door that said $20.99 for crab legs Father's Day only. Went in and never got a crab legs because they would bring out 5 clusters at a time and they were gone before we got any. Went to check out and refused to pay for crab legs when we didn't get any. Owner refused to allow the normal dinner payment of $17.49 and called the cops on us. Ended up paying and will now take to civil court. They take advantage of people. So we spent $85 on 3 adult buffets and a child for crappy food and no crab legs.‍ My brother paid with card and only wrote on the slip the amount of a normal buffet price and the restaurant ran it for the other price, which is illegal. read more

Lin Buffet & Grill - Buffets Near Me - Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

It was food. If you are familiar with this sort of buffet restaurant, then this one will be as you expect. It was better than the average similar buffet, but still nothing to go out of your way for. You won't leave hungry though. However, there are a lot of better local options for dinner. read more

Coupon arrived in mail with a photo of snow crab legs, all you can eat. Wife and I love all you can eat seafood buffets and decided to visit this place. Tons of parking, no waiting. But also no snow crab. That appears to be for special holidays. Not cool. Smallish Chesapeake crabs stacked up. No longer hot and meat was dry. Clams were no longer fresh and were chewy. Most food had what tasted like curry powder added. That was a bit odd as it permeated lot of different foods. All in all, We were disappointed and will not return. Rookie buffet diners who don't know better might dine more than once, but we won't be going back as we are familiar with much better options in the region. read more

Me and my husband usually come here at dinner time (5:30-6pm) occasionally. If you happen to get here past 7:30 pm like we did, don't expect there to be any food, or any food refilled. Personally, when I come to a place that's open until 9 , I also expect the food to be available until 9 , especially at a buffet. Closing it at 8;45 id understand, but like 8:00pm? That's weird. And I'm a very understanding person. Even the restroom wasn't stocked and it was just a little ridiculous. I did mention it nicely to the server, which wasn't her fault, but she basically said nothing about it . read more

Lin Buffet & Grill - Them cleaning up all the food at 8pm - Buffets Near Me - Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

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They took crab legs.. off the dinner menu Not a good deal since we don't have crab legs a lot other ones have crab legs at the same price read more

The smell was amazing as we walked in and the restaurant looked spotless! We were driving through and got off the exit when we saw a sign for Gilligan's. Gilligan's didn't appear to be open so we went into the shopping plaza across the street and found this buffet. The buffet was HUGE, with options for everyone - including children. They have a hibachi station and a sushi station, too. The lunch buffet for 2 adults was $25 - can't be beat. And the service was outstanding. As soon as our plate was empty or our drinks were low, fresh plates and full beverages were handed to us immediately. We will definitely go back next time we're in the area! read more

Lin Buffet & Grill - Fresh, clean, fully stocked buffet. - Buffets Near Me - Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

We stopped by for a weekday lunch. $12.99 is OK for lunch but great value for buffet!! I love buffet also because i can just pick and choose what I want and how much I want. I can also sample anything I never or rarely tried before. There were a lot of seafood: baked salmon, whiting, deep fried filet, clams, mussels, all kinds of shrimps. These are dishes you don't generally find on cheaper Asian buffets. Sushi here is a disgrace. You can totally skip it. I didn't try the hibachi. The Red Borscht soup is delish, I had 2 bowls of it. Oh, they have ice cream cups but there is a sign that says if you want to take it with you, it would cost 50 cents. I guess too many people grab them on their way out LOL. read more

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The meat tasted bad. The general tso's, the ribs, and the sushi at the sushi bar all tasted like it had been sitting out too long. And my pound cake had a mysterious wrinkly fruit looking thing cooked into it, but it wasn't supposed to have anything in it. Idk what happened between last time we went and now but it definitely wasn't good tonight read more

Food cold Selection is not as various as other places table somewhat sticky Sorry but only thing really positive are the wait staff read more

I had stopped by once before pre-pandemic & remembered it being really good. Stopped by this time for lunch - was fairly busy when I arrived. Thay had many of my favorites, but some were missing. What I did sample was pretty good, although not stupendous. Almost felt a 'you've had enough' vibe when the server dropped of the check after my 17th (actually my 3rd) trip to the buffet ;) If you're in the mood for a buffet, I believe this would be fine, tho' ...but I have a few others I like better... read more

Lin Buffet & Grill - Mushrooms and....Stuff - Buffets Near Me - Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

Food was not great. Not many selections. Some of food provided on buffet were not fresh and hot, i.e. french fries were cold.

The food varies in quality from unremarkable to pretty good, but it's one of the few places I can eat according to my keto diet without hassling the servers or cooks. The service has always been extraordinary. read more

Me and a couple coworkers came here after work, food was bland , sushi was out for so long that the rice on the outside was dry and seaweed was like rubber, I tried to have a boiled crab, it smelled rotten and when I cracked it open the meat way gray, a lot of the food was not flavorful at all ,all of us had called out the next day due to really bad stomach problems, service was ok, they gave us the check after the first plate felt a bit rushed , definitely not worth the stomach problems that was given!!!! Come and try at your own risk!!! read more

The Lin Buffet is my good to Chinese restaurant in the area - and that means driving from Boiling Springs to Mechanicsburg (it's that good). Their buffet is well stocked and their staff is incredibly friendly and responsive. I've never seen anything sit empty on the buffet - they refill items quickly without any interruption to your buffet experience. The ambiance here is pretty high class - it's high ceilings and decorative woodwork contrast nicely with the faux marble/wood tables and accents. The bathrooms are incredibly clean as well. You can tell the management takes a lot of pride in this establishment. I can't say enough good things about the Lin Buffet - get here if you haven't been yet! You can do sit down or take out - it's worth the price every time! read more

The food is always AMAZING! Today our son wanted to try sushi again & the servicer behind the counter gave him some wonderful suggestions.

Not the greatest Chinese buffet that I've been to. This buffet is located in a shopping center on the Pike. The restaurant is deceptively large and has decent space dedicated to seating and the actual buffet line. They boast a hibachi and sushi station, but I didn't find either area to be as amazing as advertised. We ate here last night and I tried the general tso chicken, salt and pepper chicken, fried shrimp, spicy tuna sushi, fried rice, roast beef, lo mein, and fried chicken. The only item that I enjoyed was the general tso chicken. I did not get any dessert as there were a lot of flies on that side of the buffet. The selection for dessert was very minimal. The total for our meal came to almost $40.00. I'm not sure that buffets are really my speed so it's unlikely that I'll return. read more

Lin Buffet & Grill - Buffets Near Me - Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

I went with my daughter. This place has gone in the toilet. I've only been back 2 times since COVID before this night and each time has gotten worse. Some of our favorite dishes taste off. It didn't start great. They forgot to get us drinks. Then brought only mine and not hers. Then got hers and it wasn't right but she said she was fine with it. But then....someone needs to call the health inspector. We had one plate of edible food then went up for a second plate. Second plate my daughter only got a crab and some desert. She ate one part of the crab leg and then opened up the claw and the meat was brown. I told her don't eat that and smelled it. It smelled like bleach or ammonia. I told the waitress, she said something and walked away, came back, said sorry, it's just this one that's bad because the rest are fresh. Ummm, what? I said it smells like bleach. That's not fresh. And if this one was sitting in the same pan as the rest, it's not just this one. She just took the plate away. We tried to finish the rest of our food that wasn't in the vicinity of the crab but our appetite was lost. We couldn't get the smell out of our heads. We received the check and there was nothing taken off. I told the guy at the front and he was rude. Wanted to take $3 off a $40ish tab for a buffet I said her meal should be compt, he laughed and said we don't do that. No shit. Because they no longer care about good food or customer service. I got tired of arguing with him and said at least take the drinks off I had half of mine and she only had a few sips because it took them so long to get them to us. He did that. A whopping $5 so $35 for 2 small plates and not even one full glass of tea. They are horrible. Never again. read more

When this place first opened we loved going here! Food WAS always fresh and refilled. Now, I've noticed, they're not refilling the food, food is mediocre at best and the service itself has gone downhill. We've gotten undercooked and overcooked food. It's no longer consistent in flavor either. We used to go with our out of state family three times a year, sadly we don't anymore. Last time SEVERAL of us got sick, children included. Hoping they go back to the basics of when they first opened. read more

Food was good but the jello is not it after a couple pieces I felt sick and threw up after words and the chicken and broccoli was a still undercooked and cold read more

I've been here three times in the month that I've lived in PA. The first time was for lunch and it was excellent - everything was hot and there was a lot to choose from with sushi, hot dishes, and dessert. The second time I went with family who were in town visiting at lunchtime and it was just okay - sushi station was lacking variety and some food wasn't warm. The last time we went was for dinner (most expensive) and it was the worst visit. There were a ton of empty pans on the buffet, the sushi bar was literally empty aside from one or two pieces left behind, and it never got replenished in the hour or more that we were eating what limited choices we had. read more

Food was cold. Roast beef didn't have a sharp knife to cut it. Shrimp had the heads on them but they were old and dried up. I was looking forward to sucking the head. Crawfish was past its lifespan and brittle.price was 20 dollars read more

Happy lunar new year 2020 The food was ok it's a traditional American Chinese buffet. It was alittle more expensive because they had seafood on the buffet. Employees were not the most cheerful I always say please and thank you and not once did an employee acknowledge me back. I guess they don't teach manor in school anymore. read more

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Cheapest all you can eat, but you get what you pay for :) a lot of fried food, everything tastes the same. But it's NOT BAD! Highly recommend it if you want to go with a big group of friends, and not sure what everyone's budget is! read more

It's...okaaayyyyy. The buffet selection is great, but what I really look for is a good hibachi setup...and this one is severely lacking in terms of spices. The best Mongolian barbecue that I've had in the area was Evergreen, when it was open on the Carlisle Pike. That one was perfect. Since it closed, nobody has come close to matching it. Lin COULD match it IF it did one VERY SIMPLE thing. Put out some hot chili pepper for us to spoon onto the ingredients. Lin either does not provide any...or...if they do, they keep it behind the glass and spoons it on themselves, but VERY SPARINGLY. I want my Mongolian barbecue to be spicy HOT, worthy of creating a serious sweat. But, Lin insists on making their Mongolian barbecue bland, for some reason. read more

This place used to be very busy and a lot more food ready for customers. There are literally no sushi, crab legs and desserts during my Saturday night visit. I'm not really sure why this server was standing right next my table and stared at my eyes for 5 or more min after I paid my bill so I finally asked her "yes? Can I help you?" Nothing......"what do you want?" Nothing... but still stares straight my eyes..she made me feel very uncomfortable also felt weird vibes from her and this place. I guess she was waiting for a tip? It's just weird and never went to the place like here. This place was a great buffet before pandemic but I can tell by number of customers on Saturday night, not anymore. read more

Food was decent but gave me some serious intestinal distress quite quickly. Be careful of what you eat. The ice cream cups had melted and refrozen. Bad idea. read more

Mid. the food was a hit or miss, seafood and meat not good. service was good no complaints. The moose was very good different texture for every one of them. they changed and got cheap fortune cookies read more

Lin Buffet & Grill - (fortune cookie) - Buffets Near Me - Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

So I looked at the reviews on here that was most recent and I almost decided not to go but my wife talked me into going and I can honestly say I'm glad we came the people were so friendly and nice the waiter had our drinks like instantly every time she'd see that our drinks were half empty she'd bring us a refill the food Was delicious the meat was juicy. It was super clean it is a bit pricey with $15 a person but you definitely get your money's worth. They also give you gloves and make you wear your mask to the buffet which I liked so that it helps prevent anything will definitely be coming back soon with more people. read more

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Furniture inside was extremely well worn and looks like it was road hard and put out to dry (it was shiny and new when first opened years ago). The buffet was stocked and looked clean but it wasn't that great. My 14 year old enjoyed it but I thought it was overpriced and the ambience felt cheap despite paying almost $20 pp. We hadn't been in years and against my better judgment we went. read more

a bit overpriced for the quality of food. service was very good. the place was clean.

I've always liked their food. It's really pretty in there, tables are clean, and beautiful lights. They always keep the food hot. They also always somehow know when your drinks are low and refill them quickly. Lin Buffet used to have a chocolate fountain growing up I thought it was the coolest thing, it tasted amazing too. Overall never had a bad experience there. Service is amazing. Everyone is friendly. I look forward to stopping in soon! read more

TAKE OUT WAS TERRIBLE!!! DONT GO HERE!!! Trust me on this one.... expensive for the little about you get barely anything. I would give it a zero. Food was ok read more

Lin Buffet & Grill - It was terrible it's in the trash because it was gross - Buffets Near Me - Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

I come here for the vegetables and shrimp. Low key buffet. Many choices. Ice cream for dessert. Fruit on the dessert bar. Just wear a sweater it is always cold in here. read more

This place has gone downhill drastically!!!! They left prepared sushi (raw tuna) sitting in the prep area without any cooling. The chicken on a stick tasted odd. Everything was very blend. read more