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Sora Sushi & Seafood Buffet

3.3 (139 reviews)
Closed 11:00 am - 2:00 pm, 4:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Updated 3 months ago

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Mr F.

Next level food, I would suggest getting there early Great spot to bring the family

Jennifer T.

Honestly a good buffet spot. They have a wide variety of food available. They have a hot food section and a raw bar with various types of sushi and sashimi. I'm honestly pleased with the thickness of fish in their sushi/sashimi. The service is friendly and quick with getting empty plates of the table. It also seem like this is THE birthday spot as the birthday song plays every 15min or so. They really stepped up their game with the decor and it's overall a bustling atmosphere!

Brian W.

Do NOT sleep on this place. After Minado closed down, we were so sad that our sushi buffet for family celebrations was gone, and we had read some of the early reviews of Sora and decided to wait a bit to try it. But this was SO GOOD. Holy moly, the value here is phenomenal, and all of the food and drinks are delicious. I could write pages about this place, but some of the highlights (we went for dinner, but a lot of the highlights are also at lunch): 1. Oysters (dinner only I believe) - WHAT unlimited oysters? Sign me up! With a little bit of lemon these were so fresh and sweet and succulent. The only issue with these is that they go out FAST so you have to be lucky to get some or pay attention. But seriously, I'd pay $3 a piece for these oysters at an actual restaurant, and here they are UNLIMITED. Automatic win. There's also cold shrimp and crab legs here which were great with some lemon and soy sauce. 2. Lobster (dinner only I believe) - Same deal as the oysters - these get taken quickly, but probably a little more wiggle room than the oysters. The lobster is cooked in a ginger scallion Cantonese sauce and is pre-cracked, so there's no need to work hard to get the meat out. Sweet, delicious, and wonderful. 3. Sashimi - You never have to worry about this running out - there were piles of this stuff all evening. The salmon and tuna were cut in HUGE slices, and there was a white fish with some spicy seasoning on it that was also delicious. I got so much of this, and they even did trays of the larger fish eggs which are so delicious. Everything here was not as fresh as a fine sushi restaurant, but still fresh enough to taste great and not be worrisome. 4. Nigiri Sushi - I didn't have as much of this to save on stomach room because of the rice, but the squid nigiri was great and covered in roe. There was also a seared salmon with black bits on it that turned out to be truffle - so rich and fatty but really delicious. 5. The hot food was decent, but nothing to write home about except for the lobster. Still, the dim sum wasn't bad at all and I got a few pieces, the squid was pretty fresh tasting, and the overall selection and quality seemed pretty high. I loved how much variety there was of everything. 5. Drinks - THE DRINKS. No other buffet I know of has unlimited branded drinks. There are cups full of bubble teas in the back for you to take and so many different cans of different drinks. I had 5 different drinks with some of the highlights being the lychee ones, the ramune, and an asian pear drink. The bubble teas were a bit richer so they were more filling, but still delicious and worth a try. 6. DESSERTS - I didn't have many pastries, but I had 4 melonas. Melona are SO GOOD and they had 4 flavors - melon, strawberry, mango, and chocolate covered strawberry. All of them were good but Mango is my favorite - these things are so addictive I will ABSOLUTELY be back.

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Julie L.

Very clean & brightly lit. Servers were friendly and attentive. Great with getting garbage and plates out of the way. There's hot foods such as fried chicken, pizza, ribs, noodles etc. My personal favourite and what I think makes this buffet worth it is the raw bar/seafood. There are mussels, clams, oysters, and crab legs. There's a large selection of sushi, desserts, and fruit (dragonfruit, watermelon, kiwi, pineapple, honeydew and cantaloupe). They had four different soups (seafood, miso, hot and sour, chicken). Lots of desserts including both ice creams and ice cream bars. Drinks are in the back and are self serve. They have tons and tons of variety such as Thai milk tea, HK milk tea, mango pomelo sago, Honest juice boxes, a bunch of Korean drinks, etc. Definitely worth a try.

Katherine V.

I don't think anyone could ever replace Minado (what took this space before Sora moved in) but Sora is a good start. Hot foods and endless non-alcoholic beverage choices are worth the visit alone. Service is friendly and efficient. Place could be less sticky but the food is definitely fresh and clean. Great place for families and large groups. Plenty of parking.

Helen Z.

We came here again for dinner and arrived at 4pm on a Saturday. This time, there was no line and we were seated immediately. It was still pretty busy but the lines to get food weren't too bad, and they have implemented some rules since last time. This time, instead of letting people shovel all the lobster onto their plates themselves, there is an employee who rations it. This is a huge improvement from before, and I think there was a lot less line cutting/unruliness this time. I also knew what to focus on more (I prefer the sushi, sashimi, and raw bar) this time and everything was really fresh. I had a dozen raw oysters and this time none of them had a fishy taste. The sago was really good. Some fruits were not as sweet/tasty as others but everything was fresh. Also, staff members were really great at taking away our plates heaped with trash when they got full, so our table wasn't as much of a disaster. A caveat is that I had minor GI issues after I went home that day, but my stomach is rather sensitive and only one other person in our group of 4 had similar issues. It may have also been from overeating or drinking too many sugary/processed beverages (which were delicious). I would come again even though I don't tend to gravitate towards buffets.

Sashimi, nigiri, spicy tuna, eel, spicy salmon
Brendon W.

Tried this buffet style AYCE sushi restaraunt with a party of 5 on a Wednesday night around 6PM and it was luckily not too busy but got pretty busy around 6:30 and 7pm. We were able to be seated right away and the service was very quick and attentive. As for the food there was a massive amount of food to choose from in the hot bar in the buffet line. The sushi offered a lot of different rolls you could choose from and a bunch of sashimi and nigiri options too. The sushi was pretty good in my opinion. What surprised me the most was the different bubble tea drinks you could choose from which were also apart of the AYCE menu. The inside was pretty clean since the restaurant is fairly new and there was a lot of space inside. I would like to come back to try other things in the hot bar buffet as I went more for the sushi.

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Kelly Z.

This business took over the previous sushi buffet called "Minado". There are 5 amazing sections : sushi, hot Chinese food, fruits and salads, beverages, and desserts. The star of the show is definitely the unlimited shrimp and unlimited crab legs! They provide melted butter so you could have a little 'seafood boil' haha Their sushi section has an incredible variety and some interesting combinations. Their Chinese food includes the most favorable dishes such as the vermicelli scallops! They also have dim sum, fried appetizers, duck, and more. Their beverage section has UNLIMITED milk tea, soft drinks, boba, fresh fruit juice and more! Their desserts section has melona, soft serve, cakes, cookies, and more!

Haley C.

Would highly recomend coming in on a less busy time. I came on a week day durring lunch and it was very comfortable- not empty but little to no waiting for any food. Everything was well stocked and fresh - I enjoyed 2 plates of sushi, one of fried food and buns. My favorite was the Tuna roll. So yummy!

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Yaritza F.

I did not wait as long as I thought for a Saturday. Arrived at 5 then placed myself on the list and was in by 545 for 4 people. The buffet lines were long but move quickly. The sushi was fresh. They have many more options outside of seafood. Like their desserts and other food. It is crowded on but everyone seemed pleasant and moving along fine.

Ginger lobster (One of the best items here in my opinion!)
Bob L.

Went during dinner time (around 5:30pm) on a Saturday and this place was slammed (it had been open for less than a month at this point). Until the novelty wears off, make sure to give yourself ample time if you have a party larger than 2 or you'll end up waiting a while. It had been a very long time since I've been to Minados which was replaced by Sora but I do vaguely recall the layout being similar. Price for an adult dinner is $38.99 as of 5/2025. Buffet food is your standard fare with a few notable exceptions. 1. The sushi is a grade higher than your typical sushi buffet but still not quite up to par with a dedicated sushi place (which is obvious). 2. Crab legs, crawfish, lobsters, clams - This is the defining factor that separates this from you typical Chinese buffet. For me, the most surprising dish is the ginger lobster which is something you would see at a Chinese restaurant and surprisingly this was the highlight for me since it's very close to the quality. A typical ginger lobster at a restaurant would be over $30 usually at market prices. 3. Pork ribs. Very good and tender. 4. Honey chicken. A tad on the sweeter end but it's definitely something different and tastes great. They also have a section where you can get some beverages including taro milk, milk teas and various juices. I tried their "grapefruit" juice which was SUPER sweet (avoid if you like the tartness of an authentic grapefruit juice). The biggest issue we had was evidently non-functional A/C at the time. While it wasn't very hot outside, inside the tile floors was almost a hazard as it was slick from the condensation. It felt like I was eating in a tropical jungle from the humidity which negatively affected our meal. Without working A/C I would rank this 3 stars, but assuming they fix it and the hype dies down, I'd recommend this place (assuming you like the aforementioned sea food and sushi).

Will W.

Not bad for what it is, but then again we've only gone during lunch. Taking the place of what used to be Minado, there is potential for improvement as this place recently opened. It's pretty spacious for a place and has nice waitstaff, but some of the food items felt rather so-so -- especially with how warm/cold some of the foods get from staying out. To me, the sushi/sashimi options were mid with the fish not feeling like they're the freshest and finding the occasional scale or small bone from time to time. Though the hot bar items were pretty good if you can catch some of them while warm. Plus in the back, there's a fridge with plenty of different teas and sweets. However, that's just it. Not much really eye catching, but just more of a VERY basic buffet in my option. Anyway, would come back just to see if there are any changes/improvements, but overall for a buffet, it at the very least gets the job done (for some of the basic cravings)... so would probably come back for that point too, if I'm in the area.

Chris T.

Originally had 5 star, line wait system kiosk on tablet and download app to see your party's place in line. Text you when table is ready. However if you aren't there when you get the text they could very well skip to next person within 5minutes. Overall same as minados minus the soft serve ice cream. Snow crab legs, dungeonous crab, and limited time scallion lobster will be taken away eventually. Everything pretty much set up the same. Sushi, sashimi, deserts and hot foods. They had some Chinese food selections general gau, meat cuts in the hot aisle, mayo shrimp, full head shrimp, fried shrimp, crab rangoons. Drinks they didn't have many of the included boba style. They had powder honeydew, and Asian canned drinks and box juices. Ice cream was the hood style vanilla, chocolate, strawberry cups (that you ate with wooden spoon as a kid). The lobster was good on the second batch, overly sweet on the first batch. Came back here a second time with 6 hours left in the day. Tried to call to check waitlist, check online and check their app if it's possible what the wait is if any, but unfortunately they don't have that info up or pickup the phones. They apparently are closed for rest of the day, no updates anywhere or phone pickup. So waste of a long drive down to natick and a waste of time and gas. Maybe as they move forward the system will get better and i hope it does. Have friends and family that want to try still. Same owners as hungry pot and their service and system was terrible in the beginning as well but hoping it'll get more smooth and streamlined.

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Is there a time limit?

There is no time limit.

If it's a holiday do they have different time and price ?thanks

The time is the same. The holiday price is the same as the weekend price.

How much is lunch versus dinner?

$25 for lunch and $39 for dinner/weekends

Their phone number voicemail box is full. my question is that if our extended family of total 10 people go, and would like to sit together, can we make a reservation? If not,…

Last time I went they were mostly empty. It was a weeknight I believe. It's just alright.

If we arrive at 2 will they seat me?

I don't think so. I saw the couple was there at 2pm right at the time we leave they didn't accept them

Is the breakfast buffet food different from the dinner food?

I don't believe they have a breakfast buffet. They open around 11am daily

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