The selection was incredible. Love the way the chef cut fresh sashimi to order a tuna.. The dim sum was amazing. The variety and quality could not be matched. read more

DONT GO HERE ! WORST DINNING EXPERIENCE EVER ! 0 stars ! Food was cold , Every dish looked like it had been sitting there for a long time and not swapped out ! Meat was raw and chicken wasn't even fresh! Staff was rude! And to top it off the waitress was Speaking to us in Spanish which in fact is racially profiling us as well as hovering over my table forcing us to give her a tip that she did not deserve ! Do not recommend coming here unless you want to be paying $100+ for horrible food /service ! . I will be contacting The Cook County Department of Public Health about this restaurant the food safety is ridiculous I refuse to see our community get food born illness. You need to do better ! such disappointment read more

Certainly not the cheapest buffet, but I must say that the seafood on the weekend was abundant, fresh and delicious. No fishy tastes on anything and we tried many different things. Never any empty trays. It was a great time with the family and everyone was very satisfied having gone there. Keep it up. After years still going strong. read more

Before you enter at this place you need to know the prices, this places have very high prices for the quality of the food, and the safety for covid not existing on this place I don, t recommend for any occasion read more

Royal Buffet - Food recip. - Buffets Near Me - Hoffman Estates, Illinois

Where do I start?? The selection of the food is out of this world. Being Chinese, I love they have dim sum, tripe, chicken feet, pig feet and pig ears (please don't eewww me unless you've tried them and really don't like them). There is a Mongolian beef station which is outstanding. The different variety of sushi and rolls will make any sushi lover thinks they've died and gone to sushi heaven. I particularly enjoyed different seafood they offer. Everything I had was really delicious. The staff were very friendly and food dishes were quickly refilled as they're running low. It was the perfect way to end a long work day. read more

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Omg. ALL the plates were so filthy or filthy AND super soaked. Gross. There was some dried food on some of the plates. If you don't believe me, come here and look at the plates which you choose yourself. The utensils also didn't seem that clean. The food quality also went down. I remember coming here allllll the time about 7 years ago, the food was so great back then. The tap water still tastes like metal lol only order soda or tea. They even used to have a chocolate fountain, it's understandable that it's gone because of covid though. It's so sad this place has gone downhill so much. The tiramisu is still good at least lol. read more

Watch out for the servers asking for tip and saying that gratuity/service charge is not automtically included for large group (9 people in our group), and then they dont show the details of the receipt....Foods are ok, i would gave given this a 4 star but this extra tipping requested (harrasing) by the waiters reduced it to a 2 star!! read more

Place really went down hill no one looks like they wanna work there looked mad when asked for crab legs food was old stuff and empty plate never were filled ice cream freezer burn no jello I never been a Chinese buffet with no jello for the price hell no 19-20 bucks maybe the crab legs are decent quality and thats all not much more postive to say u could of got a fresh hand cooked meal at Benihana same price read more

Meh. Went with husband and the family. We didn't know how much the price was (I know our fault) - the hostess who greeted us simply had us follow her and asked how old the children were. Apparently they charge $1.5 x the age of the child and $2.5 x the age of the child during weekends, and $37 I believe for dinner. The place was huge, rather outdated though. There was lots of food - but a lot of the food I don't think was quality. Tons of seafood, and many things I and odd things the family doesn't eat - crab legs, mussels, crawfish? (those things freak me out!), salmon, regular fish, soft shell crab, duck, etc. Sushi also present, as well as some other random stuff (I think they had shark, tuna, etc). They have a Mongolian beef station, but I felt the beef at the Mongolian beef station was rather low quality. It also seemed to take a long time to get the food. Some other typical staples - pizza, fries, rice, etc. Ribs, steak not of the greatest quality. Dessert seemed ample including typical pastries, ice cream, and they do have cotton candy but ran out of it when I tried to get some. They also have bao pastries? and buns filled with a variety of different things. The drinks are extra which seems rather outrageous for what they charge for the meal. Parking is free and in the front. For the price I'd go elsewhere. Very pricey for the quality. read more

At the crepe section of this buffet, Patricia is one of the petite staff members who slammed her hand on the table and screamed at us for requesting a crepe. She did this in front of a child. We tried to file a complaint to management and they never contacted us back. The people on the phone invalidated our request and never gave the phone number to management... read more

. Have been here numerous amount of times and today was my worst experience. They close at 9 and while still eating, they started to move chairs from our table to sweep the floors , put the check on table without asking, and take plates of food that were still clearly being eaten. We were very much rushed out and disrespected. With that being said, we decided not to tip. Our server came to retrieve the bill and once she seen there was no tip she proceeded to ASK for a tip. As someone who works in the restaurant industry, this was a very inadequate and unprofessional experience. read more

Foods are good, but staffs are BAD BAD BAD ( the Chinese lady) by seafoods section so rude. If you get the food from the tray you have to make sure you pick whatever they have on the side make sure the food on the tray not messed so she doesn't have to work, she yelled at me in Chinese right away after i pick 2 pieces of scallops bake . She is so bad and mean she looks at the customers while they go get the the food with mean eyes and saying something bad in Chinese . We pay for 2 adults and one a little kid $108 with one soda . We did not come here for ask them Free food. So Don't treat to customers like this. Waitress talk back to customers if you dont give them good tips, my husband ( also Chinese) heard them talked after customer next table left them with small tips. My table no water have to keep asking them to refill with their mean eyes and never say Thank you to the customer ( we gave them $15 for tip ) she not even say thank you or anything just Ok. And try to calculate how much for the tip we gave them. We always go there before Covid 2 times per month. Now we decided we will not go back there anymore. The manager or the owner must teach your stuffs ( especially the Chinese people working there) STOP RUDE to the customer. I am also Asian and my husband is Chinese we are understanding what you guys talk back to the customer. If you like the food, go only for lunch about $20 . Dinner and weekend about $37+ not worth . Crab legs you have to get in line and limit 2 legs per time. read more

Service was horrible and the food was just okay. My boyfriend and I ended up getting food poisoning after eating here. I will NEVER go back to give this restaurant my money. read more

Update pricing: $26.99 for dinner buffet Soda is still just $1.49 extra read more

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Worst food and service Lots of mosquitoes around Think they shut the air conditioner before three hours of their closing time read more

I came back to see if there are changes to the quality of food from the last time that i have eaten at this place and that was probably about 8 years ago and I have been reminded as to why I stopped coming. I came on a weekend to meet up with some friends. They still have the sushi, dimsum, seafood which consists of fish (cooked in different ways), salt and peppered shrimp, shellfish (cooked in different ways) and a dessert station. They offered oysters in the half shell which I tried one and just pushed aside the remaining oysters in my plate. It tasted like I am gonna be sick if I indulged in it. The sashimi was being served very sparingly especially the salmon which is also sub par. Food is not really worth the $37 (a person). I was hoping that the quality of food improved but to no avail... it was disappointing. On the bright side, they do make an awesome cocktail! The ambiance was not really something to be desired, its just too busy because of the people walking back and forth to the food area. It was a disappointment and I wont go back. read more

Came here again during weekday lunch. For ~$15..you get a great selection of sushi, seafood, Chinese food, and desserts! I am unsure if you could find a better deal for $15 as I could be loading up on the sushi and seafood. I like the raw clams and haven't gotten sick so far! They also have a crepe station that are made fresh to order. read more

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Food is great however they do really expect a tip. Not sure if this is normal of buffets but most times they will wait around to ensure you tip or even question the amount by staring at it for a long time in front of you. Normally you wouldn't tip at a buffet however they expect millions for doing the bare minimum. read more

Best seafood buffet in the burbs!!! Big, nice obeisance, clean, and really yummy. I was there over the wkd for my dads bday the service was attentive and vast selections!! My only problem were the prices over the wkd were a bit pricey at $26 per Adult and my daughter 11 yrs old was charged an adult price!! Drinks are extra charge. They've got a Mongolian BBQ, dimsum, sushi, hot app/entrees, and desert stations. Definitely worth the drive every now and then. read more

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Buffet is awesome, they have a large variety of food varying from fried food to sea food. Would say it is more worth it if you are a big seafood fan just bc everything else is pretty average and you are paying around $40 per person for the dinner price. The place it self is is really clean and spacious. read more

Love this place! Best buffet around. Has every cut of meat and excellent seafood. The crabs on Sunday's are amazing! Would recommend again.

It was just okay. For the price that we paid me and my boyfriend $90 is just not that worth it. The host for one didn't really tell us to follow him he asked "how many" and then walked towards the tables so we just followed him but we were confused lol. The food itself was okay, flavor was meh nothing to die for. Normally we have our to die fors at buffets. There was a lot of people as we did go on a sunday maybe they were just rushing to get food out? I don't know. I wouldn't go back just because the price was too much for bland flavored food. I give this a 3 star because it wasn't good or bad just in the middle lol read more

Go on a weekday for lunch. With tax and tip (no soda extra charge) it was $17pp. At dinner expect to pay double that. But $17 at lunch time this buffet by far is the best bang for your buck. They offer Mongolian style grill (select meat and veggies and sauce and they will stir fry for you), a cold salad bar, a huge sushi Maki roll selection (very little sashimi selection), dim sum, soup, seafood entrees and desserts. Don't expect stellar service. Typical abrupt Chinese young teenagers who come to take your plate and maybe fill your drink. It's not a five star fancy buffet. Very casual no need to dress up. Kids running around and taking up the dessert lines because they also have ice cream, crepe station, and cotton candy. read more

Cold food, false advertising, sticky floors and tables. The quantity is generous but the quality is not.

This was my first time here, a friend of mine recommended it. My husband and I got there around 6:00 . There was no wait but I read they take reservations especially on Lobster day which is Wed and Friday. The place is huge! There were a lot of people there when we got there too. I saw a hibachi grill but I didn't try it. There was an assortment of sushi , which was real good. The crab Rangoon's could use a little more crab and less cream cheese in them but they were nice and fresh. The crab legs were going fast so I grabbed two when a fresh batch came out, if you come just for those you already get your $27.95's worth All the food was hot and fresh except I had a dry piece of chicken. There are so many people I think the turn around on the food is good. The one thing that was a downer was the dessert, which it looked like all packaged anyway but I was not a fan. They do have ice cream and the pecan pie was pretty good. I saw pics on yelp of a chocolate fountain , prob like the lobsters , they have it only on certain days. All around it was very good. Staff was nice. It was very clean. Good assortment of food. read more

Royal Buffet - Buffets Near Me - Hoffman Estates, Illinois

I prefer going during lunch hours but they did up their price. There's a variety of food to choose from. The dessert section is probably my favorite and sushi. read more

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Have gone there a few times, the food is not bad, the place is relatively clean. Unfortunately the customer service is horrible for a very little service that the waiters and waitresses provide for the customers ( removing few used dishes and possibly refilling a cup of water or two) the expect to receive %15 of the total bill as a tip and they pretty much demand that amount. I wish the management provide an area so people can drop their use dishes there, and also a station to get their own drinks. We go there to have fun, not to be bullied by waiters or waitresses. Bad customer service! read more

Royal Buffet is hands down the best seafood supreme buffet in the Chicagoland area. Whether it be scallops, sashimi, crab legs, dim sum, steaks, or more, whatever your vice, they have it here! One of the bonuses here is their crepe machine as well as their chocolate fountain. I am also a huge fan of their taro and green tea ice cream! Some of the noteworthy foods here: scallion ginger fried crab, crab legs, lobster on certain days of the week, salmon sashimi, dim sum chicken feet & lotus wrapped sticky rice, and full hibachi station (if you even get this far!) read more

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I know... I know... buffets are not the best thing out there in terms of food quality. I understand that, but sometimes it just sooooo easy because it quick, easy, and you such a variety of food you can choose from. Generally speaking if I want to go somewhere for a wow experience, I'll avoid buffets. That's still the case here at Royal Buffet, but for what they lack in spectacular dishes they make up for with the quantity of actual good tasting food. Let's not kid ourselves. We all know what to expect from buffets. I'm not going to say that anything at Royal Buffet was the best thing I've ever ate, but I can say they do well with provided an abundance of good food, as in the food is actually fresh and has flavor. With that alone Royal Buffet beats out most of the buffets you can find. The best part of Royal Buffet however is the variety of food. Although it is an Asian inspired buffet, it still produces a great amount of assortment of food. For example, Royal has a hibachi section, a sushi section, dim sum section, a dessert section along with the huge amounts of different entrees in the regular buffet section. They also have a great amount seafood, and it is actually really good in comparison to other buffets. For example as per norm the sushi is a has more rice to in then fish, but the make up for it by having some sashimi. They are also have raw oysters, mussel, and shrimp available. To top that off they have lobster and crab nights several times a week (usually the lobster is a little over done and chewy, but hey it's lobster). So to evaluate Royal Buffet as a whole, it's actually really good if you want to try a bunch of food you wouldn't regularly buy. Also if you what to binge without a spending a ton of money or you don't know what you feel like eating, Royal Buffet is a place for you. I would recommend Royal Buffet if for nothing else more the variety they have. I almost forgot... for those who have sweet tooth, Royal makes crepes and cotton candy to order. Enjoy. read more

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They closed their doors during Covid but reopened after over a year I think. Same atmosphere. Still a lot of food but were not as good as it was before. The shrimps tasted like they still frozen when cooked. Sushi's were stale (dried up and hard). There were still a lot of other dishes that were good but the ones we really like were not. Will probably still come back but will be very picky on dishes. read more

Used to like coming here. Went with my older parents (we are Latino) on a weekday during lunch and the server only came back to our table once at the end and it wasn't a good interaction. Sheade sure she asked the white man next to us twice if he was okay. Then when it came to our check, I had to wave her down AND she stood next to us before we left to look at tip that we left her. Pretty sure she didn't like Latinos and acted out, but didn't like it that we left her a $5 tip after she didn't even come to give us refills in that whole hour or so there. We only left $5 because another server got us the refill. read more

I came here with a group of co-workers (6 people) a few days ago. The food was okay to my liking but when it came down to writing the tip. The lady was pressuring us to write a $10 tip from each of us. $60 tip is crazy for a buffet. That's my first and last time eating here. read more

Good food, reasonably priced at $41 pp for dinner and offers crab legs, hibachi, sushi as well as crepes and ice cream for dessert. The service was good, the staff provided wait times for the fresh batches to roll out. It's a rather large buffet and very clean. Overall this buffet is worth the drive! read more

Terrible service! I used to come here a lot when they first opened and the waiters and waitresses were very prompt with refilling drinks, taking plates etc. our waitress a middle aged Asian woman with a short ponytail was very unpleasant. Tried to get her attention a few times since we needed refills on our drinks. It's one thing to not enjoy your job, but to make it a terrible experience for people paying to dine there is something management shouldn't be tolerating. read more

My husband and I came back a few times after the lockdown. The quality of food was still great. I really like the dim sum and sushi, my husband is a big fan for seafood and he's very happy with the fresh sashimi options. My favorite section would be the Mongolian grill bar, where you can choose anything you like from different types of meat to veggies, noodles and sauces, and they will cook it for you. My secret recipe is the Mongolian sauce and a little bit of garlic. Freshly cooked with plenty of flavors! We were so full at the end, or else we would definitely go for another round of Mongolian grill! The price is reasonable, considering how much the inflation is on everything we buy now. Lunch is cheaper than dinner. Starting from covid, lot of Asian businesses were struggling because of the racism and violence against Asians, and we are also very happy to support a wonderful Asian business like this one. read more

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We got sick from the food there. I suspect the sushi was not fresh as I ate some tuna that started to brown underneath. I also tried the dim sum and the sticky rice it had something in it like egg shells or bone so I spat it out. The dumplings were also overdone as they had been over steamed. Our bill was over $100. Shortly afterwards I threw up and my partner had lbm. We won't be going there anymore due to this experience. I am thinking they need to pay attention to quality control better vs. quantity. It was not an enjoyable experience. I am going to call the restaurant today and let them know. If they are not going to pay attention to quality and food safety they should be shut down by the health department. read more

Definitely one of if not the best Chinese/ Asian buffets in the Chicago area. Royal buffet has a very wide variety of food and offers a great selection. Everything from a large sushi bar section, to cold raw seafood, soups, vegetables, meats, dim sum, the usual Chinese buffet dishes, great cooked seafood and a decent amount of fruits and desserts. Royal buffet is definitely the spot to hit if you're looking for a good buffet. 4 stats because after a while the food seemed overly oily to me and I couldn't eat anymore. My advice to them is to ease off the oil and keep the dishes clean. read more

Where are the crab legs?? There is no reason why 5 customers should stand in line for more than 15 minutes waiting for crab legs when 4 workers are cleaning up two hours before closing time on a weeknight. This place has gone downhill. If you want quantity but not really care for quality, then this is the place to come. Also train your staff not to be rude to customers, they don't even look like they want to work there! read more

We went on a weekday in August with same-day reservation. We had a large group of about 30 people and were seated in one of the party rooms, which was great. They had a lot of food and plenty of variety, from fresh to raw, to cooked foods. The seafood, however, was the worst I'd ever had. The sushi was unremarkable. The cooked seafood were stale in flavor and taste. Other cooked meats also came up short. Kids liked the staples (pan fried noodles and rice), while the adults tried to make the best of the situation and value by eating as much soft shell crab as possible. Sadly, that was the only dish that tasted decent. This was my first time at Royal Buffet. Others in the party who'd recommended the place said that they'd gone downhill through the years. We all agreed that this would be our last time. read more

Great food and service. clean and well organized. I like the sushi bar. drinks are also good