We used to come to Seaside Buffet pretty often because we really liked the frog legs here. They fry them very well , the meat is juicy, not dry, and not overly salty. Later, they changed the frog legs to weekends only, so we haven't been coming as often as we used to. Since it's an Asian buffet, there are plenty of Asian dishes to choose from. The udon soup wasn't very impressive to me, but honestly, we mainly come here for the frog legs, so we usually don't eat too many of the other dishes. The staff are quick and hardworking, but it seems like they could use a few more people. Sometimes when we need something, we almost feel bad asking because everyone looks so busy. The restaurant itself is spacious and clean. Parking is also easy, and the parking lot doesn't have too many speed bumps, which is a nice little bonus. read more

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Seaside Buffet is a nostalgic place for me, because as a kid, my family would always go out to Asian buffets for any special occasion. I visited this buffet again recently for lunch. The weekday lunch price is $18.88 for all you can eat, and if you print out an online coupon and bring it in you can also get a further discount. They have a large assortment of foods, including various types of chicken, lo mein, fried rice, sushi, seafood, vegetables, egg rolls, French fries, and much more. They also have a teppanyaki bar, where you can choose which meats and vegetables you want in your noodles and the staff will cook it on the griddle for you. They also have several dessert options, including ice creams, cakes, steamed sweet buns, sesame balls, fruits, jello, a chocolate fountain, and a s'mores station. While there was a large variety of foods to choose from and the price was fair, the quality of the food is just okay. The interior of the restaurant looks the same as I remember with lots of tables and the lion statues out front. read more

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The food was fresh, delicious, and beautifully presented. There was a great variety of seafood, Asian dishes, meats, vegetables, and desserts. Everything I tried tasted flavorful and well prepared. The buffet was constantly refilled, so the food stayed fresh and warm. The staff were friendly and attentive. They quickly cleared our plates and made sure we had everything we needed. The restaurant was clean, spacious, and comfortable. The atmosphere was relaxing and perfect for enjoying dinner with family or friends. Overall, I had a wonderful experience at Seaside Buffet. The food, service, and atmosphere were excellent, and I will definitely come back again. read more

Great service! Friendly hard working keeping it super clean as most buffets I've been to. Tend to get dirty. Not too Many customers for lunch. So no pressure lines! We had several sushi rolls that were fresh and tasty. The Mongolian beef and pork chops and lo mein and pork dumplings and fried rice was delicious. We also the mussels and mushrooms and fried squid...all good. If you're on a diet don't come here! Nice clean and delicious food and plenty of seating! Cost was less than 100 for 4 heavy eating males! read more

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My job had a going away gathering for a colleague so we all jumped on the opportunity to use the company card for a proper goodbye. She chose this place and we all secretly wondered if she hated us after we all fell victim to AYCE food paralysis. But, don't let that determine whether anything was really worth pigging out on because all of it was just ok to substandard. For the most part, if you've been to one Asian American buffet, you've been to them all. So, here's what I kept eating: - "krab" stuffed jalapeños - fried bananas - fresh strawberries - fresh pineapples - donut holes - sesame balls - Thrifty's coffee ice cream - chocolate cake - vanilla mochi (I probably ate 10) Yes, all I wanted to graze was the sugary things because none of the entrees were doing it for me. Nothing was bad but nothing was amazing. One standard scoop of saucy meats here and there were enough. The service and cleanliness are where the 4 stars come in. read more

Overall I want to say that the people who own and operate including the staff were extremely attentive and kind. There were choices to choose from sushi, rices, noodles, Mongolian grill, and desserts. However the quality of each item was subpar read more

It's been a while since I've dined here. Decided to drop in for lunch and was surprised how good the food was. Service was excellent from Emily. She was friendly and very accommodating. I couldn't decide what I wanted to eat such as a burrito, burger, etc. So I ended up here by default. I ended having sushi, hot and sour soup, peel shrimp, mussels and teppanyaki! What diet!? Lol I did not have any dessert because I already adjusted my belt... Price, value, selection - am excellent option when in the area. I wouldn't hesitate to dine here again. read more

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Overall, pretty good. We went there on a Friday for Dinner (6 pmish) and it was pretty empty. We were a bit nervous, but decided to try them anyway. We were happily surprised with how fresh and not overcooked most of the food was. The restaurant is beautiful and clean. We plan to come back, possibly on a Saturday or Sunday when it is busier. Pros: * Most of the food was good; small batches so it stayed fresh. * Nice service * Clean restaurant * Sushi section is amazing Cons: * Some of the food was way over cooked or had just sat too long. We tried a Taro bun and we couldn't even get the paper off it * Bland crab legs. There were cooked well, so if you are a crab & butter lover, it's good. Extra: * Plenty of parking * Plenty of seating * Bar area * The price seems right for the selection and variety that they off. read more

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Delicious and great deal! 6/21/25 Very big and spacious inside and lots of food variety. Everything I tried tasted fresh. The ice cream was pretty good. The sorbets were on the lighter side. Service was good too. Great for big groups! read more

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Went for the Christmas Day buffet. The staff were so sweet and welcoming. Was clean, well stocked, with lots of variety. Crab legs, shrimp, sushi, poki Roast beef 10 different ice cream flavors My favorite is the sesame balls. My friends had the egg drop soup that they really liked . Chocolate fountain with fruit for dipping . I would definitely recommend going. It was $34 per person for Christmas Day. Not sure I would pay that all the time, but we appreciate them being open for Christmas. read more

Meh? They took us to our table quickly and the food was somewhat good Except for the ice cream. Chocolate was good but the cookies and cream felt bitter because of the cookies (Tasted bitter) The inside looked like a buffet I've been in before and it was mostly empty read more

Seaside Buffet - My cookies in this cookie and cream tasted bad Like how do you get ice cream to have a bitter aftertaste - Buffets Near Me - San Diego, California

Seaside buffet food is the best I had very delicious. As you walk in you are greeted and welcome. The area is huge and spacious and the restroom are clean . I recommend this place to my friends and family . read more

Still great! Came for lunch, love the sushi selection especially the jalapeno sushi and fried salmon skin. Large variety of food to choose from for around $19. One waitress is super nice and helpful. I like the movie choices they put on the TVs as well. Overall, we love coming here because it's spacious, bright, clean, and the people are always nice to us. read more

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We came here for my mom's birthday. We are finding that there really does not seem to be any real good buffets in SD anymore. We used to frequent a different place on Miramar but I don't believe it's open anymore. We headed out around 4 pm on a Sunday. We got there; there was plenty of parking. We went inside and took a walk around to see what they had to offer. They seemed to have cold seafood, some sushi in the front area. Fruits/ jellos right next to the chocolate fountain. I think the idea of the fountain is fun for kids but it isn't exactly that tasty. Then there was a section for desserts and a freezer of Thrifty's ice cream. Most of it was sherbert or some gelati (Italian sorbet -like). They had chocolate, vanilla, coffee and strawberry ice cream. They had a make your own s'mores bar which is good for kids. Hot food section, fried egg rolls, chonuts (Chinese donuts)some chicken wings, French fries, etc. They had hot crab legs, HUGE oysters, crayfish, clams, steamed Rex sole, snails!! and even duck! and the typical Chinese dishes as well. They carried typical soups and a few 'dim sum' like items. They had a slab of brisket out. Next stop was the noodle station as well as Teppanyaki grill. We got some galbi fried up, I have to say that was pretty delicious. It was a tad salty but we grabbed the ones sitting in the marinade. We were disappointed in the crab here, it didn't have much flavor at all, it should have some salt from the ocean but none of that. As if the crab legs were rinsed until there was no flavor. They did have a 10% discount for seniors, and you can print out a $2 off coupon for dinner. That isn't much for a table of 5. I will say that the staff were definitely working nonstop and they did a good job of putting out new food and replacing the dishes. It was also very clean at this restaurant. My mom said she had never been to such a clean bathroom at a buffet place. My mom did note that everything was not overly salty like a lot of buffets. That was a huge plus since she has to watch her salt intake. Would I come again? I might consider it down the road, but I would hope that some things would change. Food was ok, some things were good, some things were not good. The staff was the best thing here. Service: 5/5 Ambiance 4/5 Food: 3/5 read more

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It's been a while since our last visit here, I believe it was 3 years ago and I remember back then this buffet is really good, but on our recent visit it seems like the food was not as good as before. They all look good and were presented well but it's just not that tasty anymore , but some are still good and still they have lots of Seafood selections . The place was not packed at all either, it was probably a weekday. We will try this buffet again over the weekend to see if the selections of food will be good and much better. But customer service was always good and plenty of space for parking . read more

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Visited 01/24/2025 Friday Night Dinner. Everything was Fresh and And Seasoned Well and a Great Selection Also. Many Great Stations to choose from for Soups, Fried, Steamed, Baked, food and even a Meat Carving Station. Noodle Bar included with a selection of thins to add. Drinks are extra but refills are free. This is a good Choice when you want a Tasty Asian Seafood Buffet. read more

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One of the few times in my life I was genuinely sad to eat at a restaurant. The hot food and sushi tasted like it was 3 days old. All the food had a general discoloration and tasted like it had turned. Go anywhere else, or just cook at home. For the low, low price of $31 per person, you too go go home feeling sick. read more

This place was honestly terrible. Usually you expect to leave a buffet full but at this place I left hungry because the food was so bad. The service was fine and the ambiance was sucky. I will not be going back to this place. There are many better places for much cheaper. read more

Dennis helped my party of 30 today and he was extremely attentive and hard working. Food was great!

I liked the variety of food to choose from. Everything was fresh or hot. The price for weekend was $34 and it included seafood. Friendly service. It is like your typical Asian buffet. Ambiance was chill. It wasn't as crowded or packed as other buffets so it was kind of nice not dealing with lines while grabbing food. The ice cream here was thrifty's so I liked that ! Next time would love to try their Mongolian bbq station. Was too full for it. Would definitely come back to see how weekday lunch is which is around $25 I think--correct me if I'm wrong. If you're around Mira Mar and looking for ayce outside of the typical BBQ, shabu, and sushi, come here ! read more

At least we didn't get sick. We visited on a Saturday around 6 pm and were a bit surprised to see the place nearly empty? We were promptly greeted and seated. Off to the buffet high hopes and thought at first everything looked great but, sad to say, that didn't last. Nothing...and I mean nothing...tasted like it should. Shrimps were yucky even with a generous amount of cocktail sauce. Salt/pepper wings and shrimp of which I'm a big fan were just not good at all. The snow crab legs were well stocked but seemingly ignored, I think because no one went for seconds. They were cooked in....well I don't know what they were cooked in but the taste was only of salt, these were snow crab legs and small and I could barely stand three. (no butter available that I could see either) Everything I tried was tasteless. There was a teppanyaki station that was unattended. There was a sign saying to 'make a plate and leave it at the counter' Seriously? Ramen station also unattended. The place was clean and staff quickly removed plates so I guess that was the highlight. Bathroom towel dispensers didn't work...had to dry hands on pants...oh well. The place to me just had this feeling of barely hanging in there. And though just my experience, the food items just had this feeling of being recycled so as not to throw anything out. Not trying to be mean but there was a beef carving station where the last piece of roast looked to have been cut a looooong time ago. Was kind of looking forward to the Thrifty ice creme, we used to really enjoy that before the drug store closed. Even that tasted bland somehow. And a piece of advice to restaurant: don't put the last of the melted bottom of the old ice creme bucket on top of new bucket, it looks yucky. Two people with one beer and one soju was $95. We stopped at Carl's Jr on the way home. read more

The food was largely flavorless and kinda gross. The sushi was OK but the ginger was bitter and clearly not fresh. It wasn't busy but I was hard pressed to get my bill. NEVER AGAIIN read more

I used to not mind the price being higher than most but the food is now bland as hell, shame they used to be soo good before covid

Great price for lunch! Less than $20. Staff was great as well. They have thrifty ice cream, a s'mores station, and a chocolate fountain. It's worth it just for the dessert. read more

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Ate here last night Good food good variety. Very clean and great service A little disappointed int he dessert options. We chose this buffet for that reason-website stating cotton candy, smores and chocolate fountain No sign of cotton candy, smores station was lacking - no flame (probably could have asked staff) but no graham crackers either. Chocolate fountain was there but verrrry little dipping options! Melon pineapple and oranges only.... None of which go great with chocolate like that... ive been other buffets with way more options. Ice cream gets points because thrifty is awesome, but there were zero toppings. And also slightly put off because it was self serve and some of the ice creams/sorbets looked a mess and melted.... I probably would try different buffets in the future but it wasnt bad. read more

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This was hands down one of the best buffets I've ever been too. From the quick service to the variety and freshness of the food, this place has it all! This place is very large and can easily accommodate large groups, there was plenty of TVs as well and a full bar! The variety of food was outstanding, there was sushi, seafood, meat, bao buns, and tons more! There was so much to choose from and everything I got I loved! The frog legs were the BEST I've ever had. They were so moist and crunchy and had excellent flavor. I also loved the fried rice, Mongolian beef, the hot and cold crab legs and the sushi! The sushi was outstanding for a buffet and there was tons of options! They even had sea snails, that was fun to try. The s'mores station was so unique and so cute, as well as the cotton candy and chocolate fountain. The banana pudding is also a must try. I can't wait to come back, I am blown away that I haven't checked this place out sooner! Highly recommend. read more

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Got to visit them again yesterday, after a long time. Was excited since I'm craving their crawfish. I paid $150 for party of 4, I don't really mind paying for good quality food, but forgive me for making this review, most food are not safe to eat, I don't know what happened to this buffet restaurant, it used to be so good.Baked Mussels and Oyster had a very off smell and taste, meat in their tepanyaki station had a sour after taste, same with their chicken wings, cannot list all of them but most what we tasted was bad. I even ask the server politely if they can pull out the mussels because I'm so scared that someone can eat it and get sick or die no kidding. I hope management look in to this before getting sued for something. No intention to bad mouth you guys but it was really that bad. Was really sad ...It used to be my favorite buffet. read more

It was a first for me but the food was cold and it seemed to be there for some time and also the military discount doesn't apply to the whole check this was a first for me for the price it's not worth it .. read more

There was a nice variety and some of the sushi rolls were worth 2nds, but I was disappointed that their teppanyaki and noodle bowl station was set up, but unmanned except for the tip jar read more

Yesterday, I went to have a buffet with my family. I went with my wife and our 8-year-old son. After the meal, both my wife and I had stomachaches and diarrhea once. But my son, as of today, while I'm writing these lines, it's about 3 p.m., still has a very bad stomachache and feels like vomiting. I think the food was really, really problematic. Yesterday, I ate a portion of soup noodles that had something like intestines or guts in it. I even smelled a detergent-like odor in it, and I had to throw it up right away. The other foods seemed like they had been fried over and over again, or something like that, but the food, to be honest, was really terrible. I am very, very disappointed. This used to be a place my family visited very, very often over the years, but it's been quite a long time since I returned. This time, I am really disappointed. I hope my son will be okay. It's really poor for a young child, only 8 years old, to have to suffer like this. I don't think my family and I will ever come back here again. I hope that everyone is careful when they come to eat here. I really hope that the owner or manager of the place, if they are genuinely well-meaning, will contact me so we can resolve this issue together. read more

12/27/2024 - I went here Friday around 11:15am. There was just two families here. The food is spread out which I like which forces you to walk around and not be stuck in a line. A great variety of food to choose from. I printed a $1 off per person coupon. The prices are a little higher than I was expecting and we did the lunch option. They have a hot soup and wok area as well. It was very clean in there and punctual removing dishes. I love the signs to not waste food. Negatives - salt and pepper shrimp were large but not flavorful and the garlic stump was below average. The crab fried rice which is usually a Thailand dish wasn't flavorful. Positives- the sushi was a good variety and rest, lots of veggies and cold/hot items to choose from. I loved the Chinese donuts, General TSO and the salt and pepper squid the best. I will give this 5 stars overall and will bring more people next time. Check out photos. read more

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Had our grandmas 89th bday celebration today, the food and service is excellent!!! We highly recommend this place read more

Found a steel scrubber in my food. Told the waitress and they removed the dish tray, offered me a 10% discount. Good thing this is my second plate and I pay the check and don't want to eat anything there. Not recommended. read more

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i love all the staff such sweet people . the food is always good & they are super helpful everytime i go . i bring my family here everytime they fly out its tradition for us now . id give this place 10/10 stars if i could . the environment is a 10 . theyre always helping as much as they can & quick service whenever you need something . read more

Good was delicious! Staff was very helpful With the little ones, they helped scoop Ice cream for them. Very clean and relaxing. Really loved this place, will definitely be back soon! :) read more

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Such an amazing lunch special with even better food and dessert. Ice cream station, s'more station and chocolate fountain! read more

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Came here with my son after a day of work. We were both excited to eat! My son's eyes opened wide when he saw their layout and variety of foods. We both hit up the buffet and swallowed far more than $30 worth of seafood. (pics attached) I started with sashimi and rolls, then moved to nigiri, then crab legs. It was awesome! I ate so much I didn't have much room for dessert.. Service was attentive until I wanted to leave, I couldn't find anyone to give me my check. The only thing I thought was weird was the music they were playing pretty loud. It is an Asian restaurant, serving seafood/ Chinese, and playing deep Hip Hop/ R&B tracks. Like huh?? It didn't match the ambiance at all. That part was kind of strange.. Good food tho! read more

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Decent buffet for the price. I initially thought it was on the pricier side but I guess now with how inflation has got us all its actually not bad for all that you get. We went yesterday on a Wednesday night around 6-7pm so it wasn't packed but had people trickling in for dinner. The price for an adult dinner was $30. They do have kids pricing based on age and height. So just to give you an idea my son is pretty tall for an 11 y/o but he was under 50" so he was 1/2 the adult dinner price $15. The buffet had a pretty good buffet of items. There were little portions inside the trays but they were continuously being filled. I prefer that anyway so the food's not sitting out too long and gets stale. They have disposable utensils. I really enjoyed their menu selection. They do have a hot grill to warm up any foods or for the noodle station grill. Their bathrooms were clean. Their floors were not sticky. They have a wide assortment of dishes. Plenty of parking. Decently priced. Definitely satisfied my Chinese buffet cravings! read more

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I have a last try for this place after being a royal customer for so many years before Covid. Extremely disappointed, the food are old, sesame balls are hard as rock, you can tell those are old and reheated. The lady cleaned the table the floor without washing her hands, and walked to the sushi bar, used her raw hands grabbed the few sushis from one plate to another one, that just disgusted me. The crab leg tasted funny and the butter oil tasted so old, I almost vomited, no wonder only 2 tables there when I went there for dinner. I'm done with this place, no more returning. read more

Emily was amazing host and the entire staff!!! Recommend big parties as servers are fast, attentive and clean! read more

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