One of the best Chinese restaurants I've ever been too! Very good food very nice staff never have been to such a better buffet.

As restaurants go their better than most. clean hot good tasting food. very good service

The food was very good and there was plenty of it. And the sauce was good and not flooding the container!!!!!!

Pro: crab Rangoon were great! Cons: the food was either cold or did NOT taste okay, the water smelled and tasted like sewage water, employees didn't refill glasses until they were asked.. read more

last month while visiting this establishment an unsupervised kid placed the tongs or the melon on the floor in front of the guy that runs the register and then picked it up and placed it back in the food the worker did nothing and left the food out to be eaten, today i bit into a cream puff that was filled with mold and was given the run around of its not their fault its an outside vendor etc and was only offered 10% off read more

I ate buffet there and I love the range of selection for the great value. BUT today I tried to order online through pandagardon.com (website listed under their Facebook page) but the order went to a restaurant in Houston who refused to return our money. You should not list another restaurant's website under your Facebook page!!!! read more

Panda Garden is your standard Chinese buffet, with plenty to choose from. If you go eat at busy meal times, you'll have the best experience in terms of food freshness and service. Flavors are good and staff are prompt and courteous. But if you go a little later, most foods are over-cooked and dried out from sitting in the warmers too long. Also, they will often replenish by mixing the fresh food with the old. read more

Panda Garden Buffet - Chinese Near Me - Newton, Iowa

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Why do I eat here? Another work selection. Each time I come here, I eat less on the buffet. So, positive for my waistline. I think I am just going to have "crab rangoon", soft serve ice cream and stale cookie wafers the next time I am invited to dine here. The diet coke is pretty good. They have a good carbonation on it. So, there's that? Service is always friendly and prompt. read more

Close early who is only 2:20 and their sign said 3 o'clock they open signs for on but when we went and we were told they had already closed and we're turned away read more

When on I80 a buffet a day is the Dos Toast way. Not a great selection for vegetarians on the buffet but you can order off the menu. That peanut chicken everyone was mentioning on here was on the buffet - and they had a rendition of ambrosia salad that was made with Greek yogurt (instead of sour cream). read more

food was okay. I ordered water to drink and it tasted like it came from the sewer. I could taste how bad it was going to be just by the smell. read more

My family and I live to go here when we are in a hurry. The buffet is tasty, has a variety and the food is fresh. If I have one complaint- it would be that some customers have nasty hands and they touch the serving spoons and drop them in the food. read more

Everything you could expect from a buffet. When you walk in you just know that you're going to have a good experience, it's clean, the staff was professional and it looked like what I'd expect from an authentic Chinese restaurant. Food is kept fresh and the flavors are very good. Waiter wasn't the most attentive or personable but nevertheless it was a wonderful experience and we will be back! read more

For an Americanized Chinese food staple of a small-ish town like Newton, this place tends to be a frequent stop for me. The service has never been shoddy and they do a pretty good job of keeping the buffet items fresh and restocked. From the front, the place looks like it will be a small cramped little restaurant, but walk in the door and it's actually rather large with 3 or 4 buffets ranging from the basic salad station and dessert station, to the all you can eat meat and veggie stations. If you are in Newton and want cheap but good Chinese food that won't run through your digestive system like most other take-outs, stop in here. read more

Well this used to be my go to place for Chinese, however tonight the food selection is slim to none, either overcooked or taste horrible! Thought I was going to make my daughter's night for Valentines day, nope didn't even finish what we had. read more

Panda Garden Buffet - Overcooked chicken on a stick - Chinese Near Me - Newton, Iowa

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Excellent service and very nice selection of dishes. A very good Chinese Food Buffet. Well worth it. If you are any point east of Des Moines Iowa, on I 80 stop here. read more

I will only eat here for lunch, and that's even a rare occasion. The prices are way too high. The food is just ok. If you don't like chicken, don't eat here because that's literally all they serve. Really wish they had better food and better selection, I'd give them business more. Until then, I will gladly drive to Des Moines and pay the same price for a buffet with A LOT more variety. Also, give up on your fish tank, how many fish have you killed in the last 4 years? Coming in and seeing a algae filled fish tank and floating fish makes my stomach turn. Gross! read more

Buffet selection is both diverse and plentiful with enough options to satisfy the American take on Chinese food. Panda Garden is known for its peanut butter chicken and they make it to perfection. They also offer many options for beef, pork, chicken, and seafood. Their crab rangoons are also excellent. They also offer a fairly diverse desert table with a few ice cream toppings to excite the kids and make for a fun and memorable family meal. The wait staff is friendly and very attentive. Drinks are filled promptly as well as buffet items. Pricing is very reasonable and bringing the entire family won't break the bank. You got a very good bang for the buck. read more

Good food, good atomsphere. The employees are friendly & are the too make sure you have an excellent eating experience!!!

My family and I came to this restaurant one evening about 8:30 and we ordered 6 buffets while I personally ordered an order of lomein and broccoli with brown sauce. The server brought me a plate of white rice and later my lomein with the broccoli and brown sauce mixed in, language barrier perhaps ok I completely understand and everyone makes mistakes but to insist that I share my lomein with the other 6 people at the table because it was late and there was only enough dried out crusty lomein on the buffet for 2 people at most well that doesn't even rate 1 star. Horrible attitude and a waste of $70. I called Friday morning to speak with the manager and was told he was out until next week. read more

The buffet is definitely not worth it. The carry out is way better. The food on the buffet doesn't taste as good as carry out, except for the rice. The fried rice is like eating bad panda exresss. For a Chinese restaurant you'd think they'd have great fried rice. read more

We've been going here for a year since moving to the area. Today, my husband ordered take-out from Panda Garden. When he had to keep repeating the order on the phone, I knew he'd had to check when picking up. I normally order Orange Chicken. Actually, I've never ordered anything but from Panda Garden. Sure enough, it wasn't orange chicken. They took the order back to make orange chicken. Now, I can handle lots of spice. I don't know if retaliation or what for having to "re-make" an order but I've pulled out four peppers already straight off the top. It is so spicy it's barely edible. read more

I keep trying to find this kind of Chinese food in SoCal, but it isn't there. This is a must visit restaurant when I come back to Newton. From peanut chicken to crab Rangoon its' all good! read more

You will love this place. Great ChInese. Very reasonable. That's about all I can say. Wide assortment of everything. Only better one is in Des Moines. Loved it! read more

Had another couple of great experiences here after coming back home for vacation. This place still is one of the best americanized chinese restaurants in the midwest! read more

I was there for their all-you-can-eat Sunday buffet. It was $14 as I remember, which is a little pricey, but it was literally the BEST Chinese buffet I've ever had and I've eaten at literally dozens of them, mostly in Minneapolis/St. Paul. If you are into seafood, the price is fine, but I'm just a fried chicken/rice/noodles type of guy. The egg drop and hot and sour soups were also literally tied for the best I've ever had. ALL the ingredients were really fresh, which is so often the main problem at Chinese buffets. read more

Absolutely could not post a worst review. The buffet was pitiful, with little food in each bin. When my friend requested more of an item, someone went to the kitchen but never returned. Many items were lukewarm and clearly been sitting for a while. Upon returning home I discovered I had left my phone in the restroom. My friend called immediately and the woman said they checked after lunch crowd, no phone. My daughter used her iPhone to GPS my phone, which WAS at this restaurant. She called them and told them this, and my phone miraculously was found. Lousy food and liars... BEWARE. read more

Probably the best in town. Usually pretty fresh. Decent prices. Friendly staff.

Not a huge selection but the food is good. The service will depend on how busy they are. If they are busy you might as well get your own drink refill. They have recently raised their price so starting to get on the high side. read more

very good food there with only ten bucks at most. The waitress are nice and very helpful chinese girls. I like the salmon the best

We affectionately refer to this place as Kentucky Fried Panda. Hoping it will catch on. Just a Chinese buffet, nothing fancy. Can't guarantee that you're definitely eating chicken and not cat, but at about $10 for all you can eat, who cares? And there's a soft-serve ice cream machine that has a lot of topping options. read more

Every time I ate here it was horrible! I've tried to go at different times to see if that mattered...it didn't. Most of the time the rice or noodle dishes tasted like they were cooked in old oil. The fried dishes are always over cooked and dry. To top it off the staff are always yelling at each other in Chinese from across the restaurant. If you want GOOD Chinese go to China King less than a mile away!! read more

Been here at least 50 times over the many years it's been open. I wouldn't say the quality has gone down, unlike other restaurants that have been open for years, it just never changes. Variety is the spice of life! read more

Very friendly. Large portion of Sesame Chicken. They weren't very busy at all. Overall good experience.

in a small town like newton ,people dont have too many choices,the waiting line is always long at noon.but the food is great :)

the first time I went it was on a Saturday, and I thought the food was average. I went again on a Sunday and the price was higher and there wasn't a lot to choose from. The desserts were hard as a rock. I will not be going here again. The best place to get a chinese buffet is in Orlando Florida. read more