I went to eat here with my boyfriend and our families. It was a long wait for a party of 8, but I understood since it was a full house. Just a heads up that they do not do reservations, as it is first come, first serve. I love that there is a variety of food choices and that the non-alcoholic drinks aren't very expensive. They also refill the food very quickly in my opinion. I liked their fish fillet, baked seafood with cheese, shumai, mini sesame seed balls, mango jelly, custard bun, and more. Our servers were Rita and Frank, who were both very nice. We asked Rita to take our group photo and she was very accommodating, even checked to make sure our photo was good and did retakes as necessary. The location itself was very nice, the tables were clean, and if for any reason the utensils initially placed on your table are dirty, they will replace it for you without giving you a hard time. I can't wait for our next family gathering/visit here! read more

Ah, here's to another review of an Asian buffet. *rubs protruded belly from food coma*. This place is pretty decent for it's pricing ($15-$17 a person for weekend lunch). The spread offered a fair amount of selection, and there was a sushi area where I advise not to pay so much attention to. When it came to the sushi, there were around 5-6 different rolls at best, and this section of the buffet honestly did not look that fresh. As for the food, I managed to annihilate 4 full plates of food, and I tried the cheese mussel (good), deep fried cheese wonton (in honor of one of the other Yelpers who said it was good, and it actually was tasty), chicken feet (tastier than I expected - delicious!), sushi (eh), sashimi (eh), fried chicken (okay), shrimp cocktail with lemon (good), and that's pretty much all I can remember for my main courses. Now, when it came to dessert, I was smart and read a large majority of the reviews here before coming here my first time, and I did NOT go for the ice cream. I saved myself a runny mess, and my poor dad had just went to the restroom to wash his hands, only to find that after he took a run at the soft serve that he had to go back again since the ice cream went all over his hands! The dessert is really nothing special, and some of the fruits were not fresh (aka the strawberries!). I had to also pucker my face at the pineapples - they reminded me of those sour warhead candies. *shivers* Moving on, this place is clean, and the waiters do a good job of being attentive to your drinks and picking up the crowded plates. I commend their service, and I guess it makes up for the lack of freshness that some of the foods failed to offer. read more

I guess it's decent for a buffet, even though I hate buffets. Came here for a bday party. We had about 100 people. We were able to fit almost everyone in the private room, which was nice. Plus a discount for the total bill. When we were done, I noticed another large party was coming in to use the same room. Staff is ok, really have to hunt them down if you need something, such as napkins or water. Oddly, the first fork you get is the only fork they have, but I just switched to chopsticks. Food wise, there were a lot of choices, sadly not food I would eat. The crab was definitely not fresh. Sushi was not that fresh looking either, so I didnt try it. The one thing I did like was this crab and cheese on a clam shell. Another thing to note, the bathroom floor and buffet floor are super oily/slippery. Walk with caution! read more

This is one of the better Chinese buffets that I've experienced. We dined around noon and got one of the last few tables. About 45 minutes later, during our exit, there were at least 20 people waiting to be seated. There were so many different items to choose - salt and pepper fish (my favorite), roasted potatoes, warm crab, cold shrimp, dim sum items, orange chicken, catfish, fried bananas, delicious mushrooms, cake and ice cream. The cost was only $9.99. Check it out. read more

This is a big and clean buffet with a large selection of food! Yum!

A good buffet restaurant with good ingredients, variety and affordable price! Oysters, crayfish, sushi, stir-fries, dumplings, pork buns, soups, desserts, fruits... you can eat all you want at one time. This is the cuteness of the cafeteria. I love this soup "FISHBALL SOUP" and it is also a speciality here. Cooperate with seaweed, it is delicious and not greasy. It is very delicious. It is recommended! read more

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The reason why I'm giving this place five stars is because of their cooked crabs. I love it! It's not what I can get at Kokyo. I didn't care about the wait since they do have a systematic way of giving tables to customers, but it's all about the crabs here. They also have dimsum and other savory dishes, plus sushi. They also have my favorite crawfish, but not sure I'd be a fan of how they cook it. Their hot and sour soup is not as good as Kokyo, but again I'd say it's all about the crabs. The service was a hit and miss kind of thing, but it's tolerable. I think that's all I could say. The crabs! Not the crab legs, but the cut up whole crab. Seriously, I'll go back here and just eat the crabs. I didn't even get rice or noodles. It's all about the meat. Crab meat! Yes, I'm craving for crabs and I want to go back for more. I could cook it but going to a buffet with that crab dish is way better without washing dishes too. *cackles* Well, you can't blame me for being a crab-crazy-fanatic. read more

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One of the better buffets in the tri-city area. They have a create your own stir fry station where you pick your ingredients and the chef cooks it for you. A sushi/sashimi station with a variety of sushi. This place can cater to large parties with thier private room, but in my opinion it gets cramped in there. As for the quality of food, it's ok. I usually go for the sushi, pot stickers, beef & broccoli, and general tsao chicken. As for the desserts, I'm usually stuffed by then. As any buffet place in the area, this place is packed on weekends. Also, they send out coupons in the Pennysaver paper you get in the mail if you live in the tri-city area. read more

Reasonable price for lunch, $12.99. Used coupon got 10%off. This is the first time I feel satisfied with a Chinese buffet. Unfortunately, my husband doesn't feel the same way. I like the shushi and oysters. These are fresh and nice. My husband is not a fan of cold food. He thinks the hot food can be better. read more

Newark Buffet - It works! Just show the picture, will get discount! - Buffets Near Me - Newark, California

I think this is one of my to go places for an asian buffet because of the variety of seafood it has to offer and how the food is decent. Some days the food taste better than other days such as the food quality. Recently, I went on Mother's Day and got the crawfish and the crawfish was not fresh and bad quality. You can tell because when you open the crawfish the inside is a dark color when it should be white.. The previous times I went, I did not have this issue. I believe it can be a hit or miss depending what days you go... The sushi at this place is decent. I like to get the roll with tempura, cucumber, and imitation crab meat. This place has a decent variety of seafood and it's also affordable. read more

your average buffet with the twist of $30 per person and a bonus charge of $1 or $2 if you get a soda. the food is what you would expect from a typical buffet (dumplings, shrimp, sushi, etc.) with the luxury of kids frequently running around the place with high chances of bumping into people (mind you it was fathers day so i guess its expected). the space itself was nice to where it felt like a light ambience was surrounding the room so no complaints about that. read more

Food was alright for a buffet, keep your expectations low and you'll have a decent experience. Soft drinks are an extra charge. 2 stars because I called in to confirm whether or not crab legs were served for lunch or just dinner, and they told me they had it for lunch (Saturday). When I went that was not the case so obviously after driving an hour out with my family to be disappointed and misled, that was upsetting. read more

So far this is my favorite buffet spot. The first time I came inside this place, I thought it was just another asian buffet. I was wrong. The food was originated from japan, korea, china, and mongolia. They serve all kinds of seafood that Ive never even heard of before such as razor clams. The best part would have to be the sashimi. Sashimi is pretty expensive in japanese places but this place has unlimited tuna, salmon, eel, and yellow tail fish. When you do come, come on a weekday for dinner! The weekends get pretty packed due to a lot of people. read more

Pretty rude of the hostess to roll her eyes when asked how much the buffet is. Yes, customers have the right to ask and if you think you're too good to ask, you're just as ignorant. The price of the buffet was not posted. Need less to say, we walked out. Thanks but no thanks. We can go else where where people appreciate anyones business. read more

What can I say that hasn't already been said in other reviews. This place isn't perfect by any means but if you want to eat a lot for a good value then this place is the spot. Weekends are usually packed for dinner hours, so expect a wait. For a party of 2 it was about 15-20 mins at 6pm. But once again it's not perfect but it's a buffet so I'm not expecting some 5 star presentation, ad it's not a gimmick buffet like those in Vegas. read more

Newark Buffet - Buffets Near Me - Newark, California

Always Good Food & Good Service We would like too see more vegetables out on the Buffet It would give a more balance to everything Else available The Price is fair For Buffet We like that the location is close to Home For us .Mongolian BBQ read more

My mother-in-law loves coming here with her sister. I've come here a few times with them. We came again and this time the food was just horrible. I didn't know what I was eating. The food tasted disgusting. I turned to my husband a few times and asked why is the soup so yellow? It looked so artificial. It tasted so yucky. The service is okay. The food was just horrible. It was either overcooked and looked not appetizing. I probably wouldn't come back here. I could barely eat anything and for the price... No, thank you! I ended up spitting or throwing away tons of food. read more

UPDATE: I attempted to speak to a manager or the owner and when I call the lady that l answered was super rude and hung up on me twice. Then when I get in contact with someone he basically calls me a liar and that it didn't happened so he can't do anything about it. Then he has the audacity to say He can't believe me since He wasn't there that day and that I'm making this up. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO NOT GO HERE! This is an embarrassing situation that no one should go through. This buffet is fucking ridiculous you cannot have a all you can eat buffet and then fat shame a customer when all they are asking for is a damn coke!! Then the waiter wants to laugh like it's a fucking joke! Not everybody is skinny and fit. Not sure what made her think it was okay to laugh and say "no more for you you're fat" are you serious!?!? If you are someone that likes food and doesn't want to be judge for how you look or what you eat do not go here. fair warning! I will never go back to this place there are a whole lot other places that are way better then this mediocre place! Don't wast your money unless you want to be fat shamed. And if I could give them no stars I would. Dammit yelp make this a thing!!! read more

If you love seafood you will love Newark buffet, there's plenty to choose from. It is always busy here and tonight is the best we got to sit right away. read more

I came here for a late lunch - about 2:15 PM - so it was not crowded at all. Everything I ate was delicious. It was a bit expensive for lunch at $21 a person (10% discount for seniors) but I would definitely go back. Every single thing I tried tasted fresh and delicious. Parking was easy. read more

This is one of the better Asian buffets in the area - not that the food here is great, but it's just that all of the other Asian buffets nearby are even worse. As from most buffets, expect quantity over quality: a lot of people eat here so the food is constantly refilled, but don't expect consistency in food quality, especially from day to day. Things I'd advise staying away from on any day, good or bad: "dim sum" (usually siu mai, steamed custard buns, and sponge cake), raw foods (oyster, sashimi - which is usually cut really badly anyway), "fried banana" (always looks & tastes gross). In general, service is bad. Unhappy, angry servers. The price is more than for other buffets, but it's still reasonable considering that the food is a bit better. read more

'Went here with my folks while I was visiting from SoCal, looked up at the sign, Newark Buffet... (sigh) 'Another whole in the wall Asian AYCE?... 'Well, yes and no... A very solid - 3 Stars. They offer your typical Asian buffet selection plus some. Food, was okay, hit and miss with some plates. I was surprised to see the variety of dishes offered, quite a large selection. (i.e. - sushi, dim dum, oysters, mussels, whole fried shrimp, crawfish, clams, etc.) Newark Buffet also had a grilling station for yakitori or freshly grilled corn. I saw them cook a sunny side up egg on request for a customer who wanted one to go over his noodles. 'Which leads to the next thing I don't see too often, a noodle soup station. Pretty impressive for an Asian AYCE restaurant, it was pretty clean, organized, and the thing that blew me away besides the selection was the price... Weekday lunch buffet: $8 (Drinks are extra) Note: Senior citizens get an extra 10% off. Dinner: Sauteed mushrooms - Eh...; hard, not thoroughly cooked; no flavor; basically sauteed in water BBQ pork - Good Spicy chicken - Good Stuffed mushrooms - Fair Asparagus spears - Eh...; hard, not thoroughly cooked; no flavor Cream cheese won ton wraps - Fair; lots of cream cheese Fried rice - Fair Beef & Broccoli - Good Dessert: Mocha cake square - Good Chinese almond cookie - Fair Cream puff - Eh... Layered sugar-creme square - Eh...; too sweet; rich Asian almond squares/jello - Eh... Lychee - Eh...; tasted like it was from a can; not fresh; eh... Chinese donut/sesame balls - Good; warm; tasty Overall, an alright, better than average Asian AYCE restaurant. The weekday lunch pricing is a great deal! Customer service is okay, typical for an Asian restaurant. 'Not very personable, fairly efficient. - Aloha Food: 3 Ambiance: 3 Service: 3 Value: 5 read more

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They only prioritize people with big families. So if you're table is only 3 and you got here for 12 family that got there. They're going to take the 12 family who got there even though you came there first. Horrible restaurant. You would think a restaurant that has a lot of customers would expand and better their restaurant. Also, keep in mind this restaurant is hella dirty. They do a poor job at cleaning it. read more

They raised their lunch prices by $10 on a holiday. Why are they allowed to price gouge?

Wow! Lots of seafood and under $14 for dinner buffet .. I'm impressed! Seriously... there is a GREAT variety of foods to choose from and all seems fresh and tasty. Sushi, duck, frog legs and the usual broccoli beef and orange chicken and thats just for starters. Yes, it is a buffet, so cooking to the masses wins over personalization. On my visit, I did not find the staff trying to rush me out of there which I have experienced in buffets down in the Los Angeles area. This place offered a very relaxing atmosphere and was not overpoweringly loud when full. I totally ended up here on a fluke chance... but if IM in the area I can easily see coming back again. read more

It's cheap and mediocre so overall you get what you pay for. The food was ok but slow to fill up , very very heavy of sea food which for some was good but others no so much. The m service was good and actually tried and finally the ambiance was so/so ... so overall it was only avg. read more

I rarely give Asian buffets more than 3 stars, but this one was surprisingly good and clean. The selection of food is great and fresh. Give it a try! Ugh, despite the hit and run to my poor parked car, it was a good experience overall. read more

I've always enjoyed coming here. You can't go wrong with the AYCE menu here. Sashimi is my go to and even though it's not the highest grade of sushi, it's still great fish. Great place for a bang for your buck investment. My favorite place to eat! read more

Having been to Pacific Buffet, World Gourmet, Chinese Buffet and now Newark Buffet more than a few times each, I declare Newark Buffet the best in terms of service, food, quality, cleanliness and price. I have no reason to demote stars or any complaints. Food is typical buffet food, so if you go for 5th or 6ths, it starts to get stale, unless you can continue to eat the same thing and like it...like me. I really liked the sushi variety and layout. Best of all, I didn't see any sushi stuffed with butter. UPDATE: I've been coming here at least once a month now. I think they know me. 5 stars still stands. It's a buffet, yeah I know lots of people are indifferent to buffets. but Newark Buffet serves some damn good food. Try cooking all this yummy variety yourself. You'd prob give up and go to Mcdonald's. Better to come here for some delicious food. And if you still don't like it, there's something wrong with YOU, not the restaurant. read more

Newark Buffet - Tiago belly shot! - Buffets Near Me - Newark, California

The service was really good! I came here with my family on my birthday (memorial day) a lot of places were closed but they were opened! (: It was free for me but I thought the food was decent to me for its price. It was really nice of them to surprise me with decorated piece of cake and singing happy birthday to me, because no one told them to. I will definitely come back again! (: read more

Newark Buffet - They surprised me on my birthday! (: - Buffets Near Me - Newark, California

Came here for a party/celebration recently on March 21. I'll admit I was a little hesitant about this place after reading reviews before coming here but after eating here it was ok. Comparing this place to other buffets I've been to, they're pretty much all the same. However, some of the food here wasn't as good as what I've had at other comparable buffets. At one point I did ask the server for our group if I could have some Tabasco and he went to the front desk and gave me a new bottle. He could have given me one off another table somewhere but he went out of his way to give me a fresh bottle, which was a plus to me. Just a little side note, lately a lot of restaurants and places that serve food around the bay area have been posting pass/conditional pass/no pass notices in the front of their store. This establishment had a yellow conditional pass posted. Not sure when it changed from the green pass I saw on one of the pictures here on yelp. I should have taken a picture of it now that I think about it now. Hopefully they change whatever it is to go back to pass status. read more

Newark Buffet - New box of Tabasco sauce with new bottle which still had the plastic safety wrapping around the cap. - Buffets Near Me - Newark, California

BEST buffet in the Bay Area. Period. I've been coming here since the buffet FIRST opened!! When I was younger I'd stay until closing and the employees never once made me feel uncomfortable or unwanted. Service is excellent and fast ! The food is fresh, delicious and there's a huge variety ! I love that I can take my large family and everyone finds multiple dishes that they enjoy. It's also very kid friendly providing nuggets, fries and lots of fruits and deserts. Sushi is fresh and can be made to order! There is also a "Mongolian bbq grill" type set up where you can pick your proteins and noodles and a chef cooks it right there for you !! My favorite is their snow crab legs and the delicious fried blue crab!! This buffet is amazing. It's well spaced out so no one is too close. The employees are constantly cleaning and replacing food items. The restaurant gets busy but somehow it's never too loud! My go to buffet ! But just know it's a Bay Area Gem so it gets extremely busy during dinner time and on the weekend ! read more

Best place. Loved their food, just long wait on weekends. Totally loved this restaurant. Fresh, not oversalted, just GOOD Stuff.

This is a cheap, old and no quality Asian/Chinese buffet. Many families with kids love to come here and they are aiming for seafood. Big oysters has no flavor, grilled chicken stick was so dry, it was a lunch time, I only find 2 items okay to eat. read more

Decent seafood buffet. Nothing was great, but everything was edible. They had sushi, steamed fish, clams, mussels, oysters, dim sum, four soups, pizza, chicken yakitori, chow mein, crab legs. And for dessert there was tapioca, almond tofu, jello, frozen yogurt, and fruit. Not the best, but not bad either. read more

Prices have gone up. Yet the freshest of their food still comes out dry, undercooked, or flavorless. Used to come here when it was $12-14 bucks and now its about $19 for about the same selection and quality. They cater to the masses so there i definitely some cutting corners or watering down of ingredients. Its been about 4 years since we have eaten here and it might be another 4 until the next time, if at all. read more

My cousin, his wife and I came here for dinner on Monday. It was our first time coming here because we see a lot of people coming here. I would put zero stars if I could because these people do not know how to cook and preserve fresh seafood! Their crawfish was really old, dark, fishy like it's been dead for weeks before they decided to cook it. Their oysters where disgusting, milk creamy texture, and had a foul smell. They cover up the smell of the food with their glutenous syrup. Everything is frozen and not fresh. If you think you're getting ready for the toilet it's because of that place. Their sanitation is half working. Their carpet has rat shit on the corner of every seat. Cockroach shit under the chair. We came to eat here and 15 minutes later they handed us the check when we didn't even ask for it. It made our appetite drop like wtf is this. My cousin wife is handicap she reached in for her insulin and they tried to accuse her of stealing food! They have no respect for their senior citizens! The waitress who witnessed my wife's cousin even replayed the way she dug in her purse like she was trying to steal. They called the rude rude manager/owner and was speaking in Chinese yelling at us! It was so embarrassing especially in front of everyone who was there eating! I felt so humiliated and sad that we would get this type of treatment. We barely even ate and they charged our card with a 10 dollar tip bonus! Please avoid this place at all cost and please get the health department here because during this time of Covid people are trying their best to keep up tight and clean. This place will give you Covid! read more

My baby brothers have been bugging my sister and me to dine at Newark Buffet for the longest time, so when their graduation day rolled around, we took them here to celebrate. Lunch on a weekday is $8/person, but dinner is $17/person. Although they told us the wait was around 45 minutes, we ended up waiting almost an hour and fifteen. They do have a large variety of food to choose from - seafood, sushi, Chinese food, dim sum, meats, fruits, and desserts. I liked that they had a handful of different sashimi to pick from. It's a buffet guys - they won't have the *freshest* fish because that's not what they specialize in! I did end up eating plate after plate of crab though. All the seafood I made definitely made my meal worth it! (But I would stay away from the oysters. They didn't look very fresh...) Our plates were always cleared in a timely manner and water was always filled. We should've listened to them and tried this buffet earlier! read more

Newark Buffet - Sushi and sashimi - Buffets Near Me - Newark, California

This is a great place to have a family dinner. There is a great variety of sea food, sushi and Chinese food. The prices are reasonable and you can eat as many crab legs as you want! Everything is fresh and the wait staff clear tables quickly and get you what you need quickly. It was pretty busy for a Saturday night, but the line moved quickly. We were pleased with our experience and will be returning again. read more

Newark Buffet - Sushi and shrimp! - Buffets Near Me - Newark, California

So i came here with my family for the first time and i was surprised on how good the food was. The only 2 reason im leaving 4 stars is because the waitresses were super slow and rude. I would ask for water and every time she said "give me a second" she didnt come back for abou 5 minutes each time so i ended up just asking for a pitcher of water. Other than that some of the food was cold. Not all. Mainly the honey walnut shrimp which is one of my favorite dishes ever.. i would come back tho. 17$ for dinner isnt bad. read more

Newark Buffet - (Dinner time) pretty great. Sushi, crab ragoons, stuffed crab shells, honey walnut shrimp, calamari rings, mussles - Buffets Near Me - Newark, California