Just want everyone to know that there is an automatic gratuity of 20%. This might also be true for purchasing a gift certificate. I bought a 50.00 gc but when i looked at my statement it showed a 60.00 charge. I hope this means that the person I gave the gc too won't be paying a 20% gratuity. read more

We have a tradition on Christmas Day that we go to a Chinese buffet for dinner. We have got to Sakura Buffet for several years now and not had any issues but last night as soon as I ate the orange chicken I knew something was off. I felt sick almost immediately. I continued to feel ill the remainder of the evening and developed diarrhea. My daughter, who also ate the orange chicken, started vomiting around 11 pm. I would say that we both got food poisoning from here. We will NEVER be returning to Sakura! read more

Came after a long day of errands with my fiance and wasn't to impressed with the buffet. Came for lunch which is $10.99 per person. The shrimp still has the digestive tract intact and the chicken tasted as if it had been made the previous day or previously frozen. Egg drop soup was good and staff is friendly but I don't recommend coming here for a satisfying meal sorry to say. Both my fiance and I got sick after eating here. read more

Sakura Buffet - The shrimp they serve still has digestive tract inside after being cooked. - Chinese Near Me - Bakersfield, California

This place should have more sushi rolls Service is good Has a lot of room looks Well kept read more

The service is the best, these hard working people go beyond their duty. Friendly and happy they are doing a great job.

Don't take 3/5 stars and run away with it. The place is good, not perfect, not great, but it's there for a buffet in Bakersfield. Service was friendly and good, did not have to worry about stacking plates all over the table. Now you pay upfront instead of at the end of the service. Now you get your own drinks instead of having to wait for refills. The food was not as good as I remembered before Covid-19, but it still is worth coming back for us. Sushi was good, nothing fancy, but still was worth the try. Icecream machine was down, but being worked on. Fruit and dessert bar was good as well, pudding was too sweet, but the fruit for a buffet was not disappointing. All in all, I would definitely return. Not every week, not every month, but definitely once in awhile to see if the quality and service is still there for a buffet in Bakersfield. read more

Been coming to this location since I was a child. There is no other Asian and American buffet than Sakura Buffet in Kern County. The chicken skewers, seafood, and teppan is worth every penny. The buffet is now self service on drinks which is an improvement. read more

I really don't know why this place has 3 stars... it's so good! Looks a little iffy from the outside but the food is delicious! They have a little bit of everything. But everything is yummy! And the ice cream is way better than most buffets. This is our second time this week coming here. Sunday is definitely way busier than lunch time during the week. None the less not even long of wait to get in and seated :) read more

So my last review wasn't good! But I recently gave Sakuras another shot, and it was so delicious! Clean environment, really good food.

Asian buffets are so popular! Sakura Buffet seems to always be busy especially on weekends. Came here on a Sunday at 2pm, and the line was out the door with about 2 dozen of us waiting outside. They are quick, though, we only waited about 10 minutes before our group of six was seated. Pretty impressive. The staff is quick and efficient. The selection of food is probably the most of any other buffet place in Bakersfield. They are so quick on refilling all the entrees. Food never stayed empty long at all. Tastewise, everything tasted pretty good. No outstanding entree that I can recommend, though. Just solid tasty food. If you are craving tasty food and want to eat all you can, then go on over to Sakura Buffet on Ming Ave. Your craving should be satisfied. read more

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That s was mad good, people say its busy on weekends but i went there like around 8 and there was lots of seats open idk, food good but there was some stuff i wish were there but there wasnt. I think there are seats for families up to ten cause i saw a big ah family walk in and they sat right beside us n that table had around 8-10 seats. Also the people there didnt bother ME but only a little when they were cleaning, im bit mad, who would want to enter a dirty buffet. Not me. I felt fat lowk cuz i ate like 5 plates but im not even fat. Enough yapping , other than that this place is nice. read more

I remember the food being so delicious before the pandemic. There was hardly any seafood, the selection was okay. One worker stood by me as I got my food, It was uncomfortable. The dessert area sucked I didnt even get any- just looked like store bought cookies. Btw the price point for lunch was 17 dollars for lunch .................... There prices went up. It honestly isnt worth it anymore. The food was mah. The food is 50/50 hit or miss read more

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The food wasn't the greatest, but that's not too surprising at a buffet. It was very busy and crowded. The workers cut in front of you while you're trying to get food. The sushi wasnt very good. The orange chicken was good as well as the chicken on a stick. The waitress wasn't friendly. The biggest concern was the smell when you first walk in. I felt super bad for the coi fish in those disgusting tanks. The ice cream even tasted odd. I'm upset about the price we paid for the quality of food we received. $22 a plate is high for nasty food. We won't be returning read more

It is a cheap Asian buffet. It also goes by the name of Sakura buffet. According to the Chinese Restaurant News, a premier trade journal for Asian restaurateurs, it was awarded the status of the TOP 100 restaurants (sub category Asian Buffet) in the U.S. Their large shinny trophy is displayed prominently at the sushi station. Despite its national recognition, do not come here to expand your culinary palate or experience Haute cuisine. However, this is pretty good for Bakersfield, CA, Good buffet for a low price. Standard Asian buffet food selection. (Chinese, sushi, American, salad, and deserts.) I tried several items. All were either average or good. Did not find anything awful. The place looks clean and well run. They have a nice koi pond. The pond is clean and clear. The koi fish are healthy and fat. Also, they do not provide chopsticks to customers, not even to Asian customers. I like how they fully embrace modern western eating utensils, After all, fried wontons, sushi and eggs rolls are really finger food. read more

Sakura Buffet - Sakura Buffet sign on outside, Super King Buffet sign on inside. - Chinese Near Me - Bakersfield, California

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It is a buffet. Not bad, not great, but occasionally satisfying. If you go in late you shall eat with the crowd.

Freshly cooked and refilled repeatedly on the 6 buffet tables plus a sushi table and a Mongolian bbq table- all for the same price. Lots of seafood and always at least two different types of baked fish. Amazing choices. For those not into asian or seafood, there are lots of american cuisine choices as well- pizza, fried chicken, mashed potatoes, fresh fruit, lots of desserts. read more

Great variety. Very clean. Mongolian BBQ. Some of the best sushi for a buffet. Always friendly and efficient service. read more

Food is ok.. selection is not what I was honestly expecting. Everything is self serve. Not the best selection as they advertise. read more

Sakura Buffet - It's ok. - Chinese Near Me - Bakersfield, California

This place was better than I thought it was going to be had the recommend the food the selection

Just awful. No more snow crab just over cooked blue crab. Took forever to get items refilled. Extremely overpriced for the selection and quality of the food. Many of the costumers were just as horrible, adults and children coughing directly on to the food not even bothering to cover their mouths. This was our first time back surge lockdown and we will never come back. read more

Lack food variety. Star for low price. The facility could sit big groups. I'd recommend it if you are on low budget with big group of hangry people. read more

This is truly one of the best buffets in town so bring your appetite. The atmosphere is nice but casual and they have a koi fish pond in the entry that the kids like. There are almost too many good options to choose from, but Im not complaining. read more

Sakura Buffet - Dining - Chinese Near Me - Bakersfield, California

This place used to be so great, with the all you can eat crab legs. No it's just an average Chinese buffet. They no longer serve crab legs, the prices are higher, and the food is the standard Chinese buffet fair. It's still OK if you really have a urge for all you can eat Chinese, but I will never be as good as it used to be until they get the crab legs. read more

We came here after church. it wasn't terribly busy. I gave it one star for being open early and another star for some interesting options. this isnt our first time to this buffet. it's always been mediocre. today I think I've decided that we are not going to come here anymore. most of the food was mediocre at best nothing really wowed me except for the chicken on a stick, that was pretty good. the sushi was OK, couldn't tell you what they were I think one had some tuna on it. the rest were California roll type stuff. the orange chicken was terrible, the chow mein was terrible, the fried rice was terrible. it all looked great but it didn't taste that good. the sea food was plentiful, I don't know how all of these people pile up all the shrimp that you have to completely peel it is so hard, it's a lot of work. the salted crab that was OK a lot of work though. the fried shrimp was OK. Sunday buffet was almost $15 per person it's not outrageous for some of the items but like I said I just don't know how these people can pile up all that shrimp and crab! it's so hard to eat! i'm so full but I'm so unhappy. there are signs everywhere about the best food in town I don't think so. a lot of good looking stuff a lot of hard to eat seafood but it's just the most mediocre buffet. when we left it was super busy. read more

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We had a great time food was hot and kept up. Staff was very friendly and helpful. Also very clean definitely going back. Thank you for bringing back the buffet the right way using real plates and silverware instead of plastic and Styrofoam we really enjoyed our dinner. read more

I came here as part of my tour group so we kind of didn't really have a choice to eat somewhere else. I would think it's a stop for most tour groups too because they may have a contract with them. Compared to other Chinese buffet, I think this one is above the others. The food was exceptional well and they often brought out new batches of food so you should head towards those first. It was pretty busy today as well so it could have contributed to more food. I really liked the fried shrimp and mussels selection today. I would think I got my money's worth for the seafood portion alone. They have a wide selection of food too, from American to Chinese to Japanese. There were more soup selections too compared to other buffets. It's funny that I noticed there was mash potatoes at a Chinese buffet, which I've never seen before. The only complaint I have is they can be more thorough in cleaning the vegetables because we found some dirt on them. Restaurant is pretty spacious and staff was fairly quick and friendly. read more

Quality has been decreased since the pandemic closed it done for a while! Not to mention NO crab?!?! Cost is way to expensive for what they offer. Sorry! read more

This place was ran down dirty gross food rude service dirty dishes spoiled food I only ate literally 5 or 6 bites of food an not 30 mins later I was so sick throwing up n on the toilet all nite I have never felt soooooo sick I reported them to health department an kget 17 news theyre going to kill someone if they haven't already there is no possibility that the reviews on their site are from actual customers whom aren't either related to the owners or something its unbelievable that this place is still open I had half of a mini egg roll a dip n the sweet n sour sauce a bite of fried rice 3 peel an eat shrimp an one tiny bite of a piece of beef from beef an broccoli my friend had some salt an pepper shrimp an some soup she was super sick also so whom ever has had similar experiences plz report so they can be held accountable an close down or actually care how they run a restaurant read more

The food was good, definitely recommend. They had a wide variety of food, fruit and desert!

Food was very cold and had been tiring there for awhile. You could tell. Very crowded. My grandma didn't like her food very much but for me it was just cold. Probably won't come again. read more

Sakura Buffet - Chicken, Fried Rice, Golden Roll, Garlic Bread, and Jello - Chinese Near Me - Bakersfield, California

Went for dinner becauae its google reviews were good. BIGGEST MISTAKE 1. For 2 adults is cost 42 dollars and with the limited and i mean limited menu huge no go 2. The food option is limited very limited. For instance the salad bar if you can call it that is a lettuce head thats just been torn apart and thrown into a tub. The selection for salad items is basically non exsistent. Off the top of my head i only recall seein 4 types of chicken, a mushroom thing, beed n broc with no beef, a joke of a salad bar, fruit, and shrimp up the wazoo every single station except the fruit had a variety of shrimp 3. CROSS CONTAMINATION. As some one on the luckier end of sea food allergies im not as senstive as others. Every station had fish products. The most concerning for me is the one in the back corner. As it has clams in juice next to teryaki chicken in a juice. Off the bat we saw a clam IN THE CHICKEN which is right next to it!. Every station has a fish product that can be easily droped into and mixed into the other product. Theres no tellin how much of the juice in the chicken is acctually from the clams! If some unsuspecting person with a sea food allergy ate that not knowing THEY COULD FLIPPING DIE!!! ITS BEYOND IRRISPONSIBLE OF THE OWNER For goodness sake have all your sea food in one or 2 islands not spread to cause cross contamination especialy your liquidy ones! 4. This is really of no fault of their own just terrible peopl their beef n broc is just broc. No beef at all. 5. Flavor of the few items i felt safe eating just not good. Bland at best We didnt even finish our plates we made we just left. It was so bad. I would never ever recomend this place. And i regret goin to it entirely. In conclusion if you have a fish allergy of any kind or any degree dont eat here. If you love shrimp this place is for you. read more

Sakura Buffet is my favorite Chinese food restaurant located in Bakersfield, CA. I've been going to this place with my family for years and it has never disappointed me before. The stir fry station is delicious, I love how you can customize your own plate of chow mien/pad thai and see it get cooked right in front of you. The customer service is also amazing, the workers are very generous and honestly deserve a lot of praise for all their hard work. I definitely recommend coming here if you want to try some good Chinese/American food. read more

Pros: -The catfish wasn't too bad. -Unlimited ice cream is cool. -surfaces were cleaned well. Cons: -95% of the food was soggy. Submerged in oil or grease. -Most of the fish had an almost undercooked flavor to it. Somewhat rotten almost -I stopped eating because I felt I might get food poisoning. I'm not a picky eater either. -Food overall was.. atrocious Final conclusion: Go buy a big steak at a steak house. Your money is worth more, don't buy from here. My rant: Don't eat here and don't believe the people that gave it a 5 star rating. Something happened recently that decreased the quality of food. I ate here about two years ago and had an amazing experience. Prices were perfect and food was awesome. Just recently visited again and I was disappointed. $43 dollars for two people to eat which was way more than the food was worth. read more

I have now officially been crowned the Duchess of Sakura for Yelp check-ins. I love this place and can't stay away even if I tried! I love the seafood. Did I say I love the seafood? Yep. If you are looking for great value, quality and service this place rocks! Thanks Sakura for always being the best! read more

This is one of the best buffets in town. Come on the weekend and you will see a long line. Be patient, you usually don't wait very long. Have been here numerous times. They have great service and fresh food. If you love seafood, this is the place! Crab legs, shrimp fried, breaded, sauteed with veggies, and in soup. Also, on weekend you can find baked green mussels and seafood mix in a scallop shell. Delicious. I like that you can grab a plate next to the sushi station and pick some veggies, noodles, and/or meat, shrimp for the cook to stirfry for you. There is also garlic, butter, and chile which you can add to your taste before they cook the combination you made. I usually skip noodles and do lots of mung beans. Makes me feel like I am eating noodles. They got a lot of the other fried foods, pizza, gyoza, rice, and desserts. My favorite is the banana pudding made with the almond cookies. I feel like a kid again lol. read more

This Chinese Buffett was horrible, they were working inside the place you couldn't hear loud sound of drilling going on. Very uncomfortable while trying to eat. It was just standard Chinese food and the price was very expensive for what you were getting. Not even crab legs were served. The beef used in the Mongolian beef was tough. Very messy and not clean. Would not go there again. read more

Place is ***Always Crowded***. Yelp Bashers likely Kinda Silly. Place is **Always Crowded** Decient price here. Foods quite nice. You All Eat here like a snake... Be full for a week. Bet you not complaint. Oh! you might complain. Lines quite often stretchy Long. Those are the Food Mashers. Not Bashers. Hehe Gave three stars because often long lines ***Always Crowed***(Ok! 4 stars minimum) Here is my 6th plate. Seafoods Vegetarian....haha. read more

Sakura Buffet - Seafood Vegetarian Plate - Chinese Near Me - Bakersfield, California

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I used to come here with my grandfather when i used to join them for Mass on Sundays. Since then, during my occasional return trips to Bakersfield ill check in on locations i used to frequent like this one just to see how they're doing. Now, i don't think ill come back here anytime soon, the quality appears to have dropped off significantly, with items coming out heavily greasy, items being over sauced and beef tasting like leather. The deserts appeared to have been out for awhile and some of the colors looked off, as if they were prepared with less ingredients or improperly baked. Its a shame of whats become of a restaurant that used to remind me of my late grandfather, and hope that one day they'll return from being another mediocre Chinese buffet. read more

The location is clean. There is a variety of food. But I was disappointed to find out there was no coconut shrimp. Their location in Salinas has more variety of food and desserts. The waiters and hostesses were friendly. Plenty of parking and seating. read more

I had to go to this place for family stuff twice in one week, but to my surprise not bad. I usually don't like buffet places at all. This place has been packed the times I have gone but they have a pretty decent amount of food I thought was okay. The basic sushi rolls were fine and these buns on the dumpling section were good . Also there is a dessert that is banana pudding and cookies and whip cream that is good. The orange chicken and pizza was not my favorite. read more