I don't really care for Chinese food or Asian food in New York City, especially for a buffet. But I found this buffet and I can actually say I eat here at least twice a week. I get takeout. They have really good food. Crab rangoon chickens fingers pork fried rice. Literally everything very cheap. Price must come here!!! read more

Food is worth the price, excellent options for anybody even the pickiest of eaters. You serve yourself for the most part, but they do assist with payment and will come by your table to see if you need any assistance. It is nice inside, clean, spacious as you can fit with a stroller throughout most of the establishment. Overall, it's always good food and a good time. Thank you. Also lunch is $7 and dinner is $14 ALL YOU CAN EAT!!! the best deal in the Bronx I've see so far! read more

Merry Land i adore you soooooooooooo. I had a craving for chicken lo mein. So I went up there, got their lo-mein, and picked aaaaaaaaall the chicken out of the mf'n chicken & broccoli, and got me some chicken lo-mein. But wait. How bout there was beef pepper steak, so I took all the beef too. that shit smacked. Relax, I threw a few pieces of broccoli in there too. Threw the biggest fried chicken drumstick i could find, and called it George. The woman at the cashier pushed that fuckin container down like mistaaaaaaaaaaaa u know u greedy... Got my banana and a can of pepsi and (inserts Guy singing) gooooooodbye loveeeee read more

Merry Land Chinese Restaurant - 12/13/2023 - Chinese Near Me - Bronx, New York

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For a party of two at $16.50 with a half hour wait for a table as it did not take me to merry, merriment land. Excessively overcrowded on a Sunday night at very moderate price for buffet meal where a family of four's hunger pangs can be fulfilled without question which included unlimited soda. Money bears a great impact on lifestyle played into everyday life as the ailing economy affects dinning out, but Merry Land enables all mouths to be happily feed. Quality of food is ICK as it caters to the American palette and not authentic Chinese, do not expect Chinatown Manhattan food quality or style. They offer the standard Chinese American entrees: chicken with broccoli, sweet and sour pork, spring rolls, Lo Mein, white rice. With a friend who was not himself, after we sat for ten minutes we immediately left without finishing our meal. In hopes of doggie bag our meal, Merry Land staff coldly stated that it costs $5.50 per takeout when unfinished amid paying $16.50 upfront before attaining a table. Why?? Staff are money grubbers. Customer service is nonexistent without any welcome greeting or smile. ICK! Merry Land takeout menu readily are available as substitute for business cards. Atmospheric conditions are very dingy and dilapidated where seating is tightly packed as patrons are bumping elbow to elbow. Family oriented setting where children are running amok in a Chinese version of a shoddy McDonald's. Facilities are disgusting as it equate to a dive bar for the walls are scrawled with graffiti writing of permanent marker. Notes: Cash only as there is a sign tact on the buffet bar visible adjacent the long queue by the entrance. Actual address is 325 East 149th Street on the Grand Concourse in the Bronx. read more

Merry Land Chinese Restaurant - the menu for the restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Bronx, New York

The one place was grate all the people know me there [because I went there as a child] but I recommend here you can eat 3 times Puls desert

My fav buffet ong, i love this place, the food SLAPSSSS, me and my friend come here all the way from Manhattan to eat food here bc we can eat a lot for a good deal better than anywhere in Manhattan, and the ladies who work here are so nice. agatekeep, but it does slap, we come here when we got finals or stress from college bc it's our happy place fr fr read more

Came here a good amount when I was younger, glad the place is still open even after COVID. They did close for a bit to renovate but was open once it was over. Really love the food there and the price is pretty hard to beat. Definitely recommend going at least once to try it out, service is also pretty good, to sit down in a table does take a bit long but it's just that popular. read more

*$7.25 for AYCE and AYCD soft drinks. HOLLA. They never stood a chance.* I am dreading the thought of my work schedule starting in July. 80 hours a week. Getting paid near minimum wage. Probably getting yelled at on the job. Blah blah blah. So basically I have to do new employee orientation before starting, and until I do officially start, I actually have time to sit down and eat lunch. Naturally, I turned to Yelp to find a go-to spot; unfortunately, da Bronx is not one of Yelp's most covered areas. Solution: do my part to explore and review! Trekking down E149 St, I came across what I would soon dub a sanctuary - an AYCE buffet known as Merry Land. Take out is as cheap as $3.50, but I was not interested in that. I wanted to notch another victory on my belt. This place is PACKED during lunch. Mad peeps sittin' down, and mad peeps gettin' take out. It amazes me how much some people can pile on to one plate/container, but that is besides the point. In any event, lunch time is go time, and whether you are sitting or peacing, you can get your fixin' in right quick. Typical chinese food items available on the buffet - different rices, general tso's, chicken and brocolli, beef and peppers, etc., but they also have some soul-food-type items such as wings and plantains. DELISH. I must mention they have seafood, sushi and fruits as well. There is, however, one jewel that pushes this buffet over the top. Yes the food is good, and hell yeah to $7.25 for AYCE/AYCD, but there is one dish that makes this buffet extra-amazing - the chinese donuts. Lordy, how I love those donuts. If you don't know what I am talking about, google it. These zeppole-like buns of glory can both propel me towards nirvana and bring me to my demise. I welcome them with arms wide open. +1 Taste +1 Selection +1 Bang for buck +2 Chinese donuts Glad I came. Been here thrice in one week. I will return... perhaps more than I should. read more

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best fooodddd frrr ongg bro likeee the staff mad nice bro never rude EVERRRR there bathroom is clean food is amazing can sever ur self as much as u want and during the summer is ice cream read more

Ok this place is super cheap ($8.50 all you can eat including dinner or $3.75-$5.75 takeout) okay its a good value. There is a suprisingly wide variety of typical Chinese buffet options here including lo mein, general tsos chicken, chicken and broccoli, shrimp etc. and some off beat choices including mac and cheese and lasanga. Don't expect the generic buffet ice cream machine here but they do have fresh melons, oranges and Chinese donuts. The food is super salty and greasy (MSG?...) but hey you get what you paid for- if I in this neighborhood with a bunch of my friends I would probably but the bullet and come back here honestly. read more

Cheap local buffet. Very rude staff but the food is decent. It's almost like they think it's acceptable to be rude because all of the staff is. However considering the area and some of the crowd that comes in here to eat, I don't blame them for being on the defense 24/7. However snatching money, and talking rude is not a successful way to run a business. read more

Cheap price for buffet. Some of the items are really good but the cleanliness is questionable. My past visit was yesterday and a hair was found in my food and just really turned me off read more

It's a good stop for lunch it's all you can eat for $10 ...a platter is nearly $8 + anywhere so $10 is not bad and the food is good. I have been there a few times read more

STAY AWAY! I went in today for the first and last time to get some sugar biscuits / donuts and found a pubic hair on one of them. What more is there to say. I didn't take a picture because yelping about it was the last of my concerns. read more

Kinda dingy looking restaurant serving eat-all-you-can Chinese-America buffet, you can also order dishes too. Staff are not that friendly and the food is so-so. They put up notices saying maximum you can sit there and eat is 2 hours, how lame is that. I never been back there since King Buffet which is bigger, cleaner and have better food opened nearer to our home. read more

Merry Land Chinese Restaurant - the front of the restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Bronx, New York

Very cheap place when you're hungry and you and a group of friends are looking for a place to stretch your dollars. However I would never recommend this place if you're looking for something upscale. If you wanna go on a date...run far away. It's an-around-the-way spot. They sell kid's toys, socks, and other random items. Peddling is the norm so while you're eating your shrimp lo mien, someone is shoving a DVD in your face. It's cheaper than most buffets but you get what you pay for. read more

This place is very cheap!!!!! The food is great. Im giving 4 because of the ditty restroom thats why my husband and i have yhe food to go. I love their chicken teriyaki and the tofu. its AYCE chinese joint the price is just right. Its always crowded during lunch and dinner time read more

This place was very cheap and the food was delicious, they kept refilling the trays as soon as the food started getting low, the only downside is the space, it's quite small in there and I don't really like the women's restroom the floor was wet the toilet paper was exposed so wet hands kept touching it. But if we are judging the food it's delicious and the price is really good. I recommend this place if you are in the area shopping or just want something cheap, it's worth it and there's takeout. read more

Well I didn't like the waitress asking me to pay before I even removed my coat or sat down lol. But after I gave a tip along with my payment they became very nice . You get what you pay for here, all the food was good but not much selection . No soup , the smallest selection of deserts I have ever seen . Mind you I didn't try everything but I didn't like the fried chicken . I loved the fried rice , and the Mac n cheese was great. All an all it was the smallest buffet I have ever seen . If your looking for the classic buffet this is not it , more of a basic buffet. read more

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The price is really good the food is also good but it's kind of small overall it's a good place to come for a quick bite to eat and you can also take out my favorite is the clams and the vegetable lo mein I gave three stars because I think it should have been bigger with cozier seating read more

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I went here a decade ago. Awful. And then a second time. Awful. But last weekend, after all day in public library, I was hungry and $4 for all you can eat seemed reasonable. No positive expectations. The first shocker: buffet is REALLY $9.25 including tax. Considered walking out until I saw the VERYVERY VERY long buffet table with the FRESHEST FOOD I've seen in any restaurant, much less $9.25 for all you can eat. FRESH vegetables (string beans so fresh, you'd swear they just picked them off the vine and quick steamed them; FRESH salads: vegetable and fruit, and crabmeat and macroni; FRESHLY fried chicken, fish; scampi prawns, Chinese dishes with FRESH vegetables, so fresh, their crispness snaps joyfully in your mouth; Chinese specialties that I have not had since I was a kid in Hawaii DECADES ago --and as delicious as I remember (with anise stars and other herbs), spring rolls other fried appetizets as hot and crispy as those that come out in regular restaurants. And now I reluctantly tell you this because I know there will be long lines now: Manilla CLAMS and CRABS. One customer happily loaded an entire plate (generous size, not tiny as people write). I only took three, only because there was SO MUCH other appealing stuff to try. This price includes dessert: pudding, jello, fresh and canned fruit, a zepole-like donut, and cake...AND ICE CREAM. Fountain drinks are also included. There is soup, but I didn't ask: too stuffed. Ah, but there is tonite.Note the disparaging reviews of one and two stars and comments about dirtiness. All to make you stay away. Take the hint. There was no wait the Saturday I went, but ALL the tables were full. Faces wore smiles like they were at some Hawaiian luau: so happy. BTW: they kept bringing out more and more food. NOTHING was stale, overcooked, stoked on the heat to dryness. Nothing was flavorless. I didn't tell you everything that I saw on that buffet table that night. x2BTW: I am not related/I do not know anyone that works for this place, but good food in the Bronx seems like an oxymoron and these people and this place deserves some positive recognition. $4 ploy is really what you can stuff in a medium-size plastic deli container for take out. read more

I'm a local girl and don't get me wrong, they have good food here but it's not as good as those reviews suggest. you are in a neighborhood of gastro-wonderland- you can find much much better food than this walking few blocks in any direction read more

I'm a fan of this place. I've been eating take out from here for years. The food is always fresh, and delicious. Their prices for take out are super low, especially 3.50 for a small to go container that's not small at all and a free soda or water. read more

I've been coming to this buffet since I can remember . I always knew the food was so-so but today was just a monstrosity. I don't know where to begin. The atmosphere is so humid and thick the moment you go in. The worst of it all a mouse just casually walking around. Lost my appetite as soon as I saw it. It'll be a while until I come back or if I ever come back. read more

I like the place myself.. The food keep coming out fresh and hot and tasty. It is cozy and it is a good thing that they have a time limit because some people will sit there all day since it is a "all you can eat"..They need to put up a new picture on this web site. It has expand since than and has much more room.. .As for the workers they are fast and nice to most customers... But you know the ones who want to sit there all day and act ignorant, they WiILL have a complaint.. The price is more than reasonable.. I WILL BE BACK AGAIN AND AGAIN!!! read more

This spot is fun sometimes in it's ghetto environment it fall short to anything special but being the cheapest Chinese food place in the city. It's not the cleanest place but what place in NYC is. What make me come back is the price and it's unlimited vanilla pudding they have sometimes. This is definitely a fun place for a group on a budget. These Chinese people are in tune with their hood side and always play the typical old school music from the MJ times and genre. Very fatty foods meets more fatty foods poor diet menu and no gluten free. Am pretty sure everything is GMO too. read more

With the loadspeaker from the sidewalk blaring "Merry Land Buffet, All you can eat, Check it out" in some kids voice - methinks not!

Love this place, its super cheap, the food is always fresh, what the hell else can I ask for? $8 for all you can eat and drink? I generally eat well and workout constantly, but every once in a while i have to come in here to treat myself, and i always love it. I'm not sure what part of "Under $10" the other illiterate idiots who rated this as "$$" didn't get. This place charges $8 or less. read more