First visit to the Korean buffet in Coquitlam…read more We were seated quickly even though it was a busy Sunday lunch. There was a large variety of food including noodles, rice, chicken, sushi and salads. Our server was lovely but very busy with a lot of tables. They need more staff. Our plates were cleared promptly by bus staff.

I love that the hostess makes everyone sanitize their hands as soon as they're walking in. All of…read morethe food is laid out in small quantities so that there's no wastage and everything is always fresh. They also had my favorite cinnamon ginger tea, which I loved! I would say none of the items were super memorable, I didn't feel compelled to go back for a second round.

Solid seafood place near Coquitlam Centre…read more Parking is available in the lot in front of the building. The place looks nice and modern. Comfortable cushy chairs, and wooden trim. Staff are friendly but understaffed. Once the place filled up they were swamped. Signature steamed seafood pot - definitely on the pricey side, but they don't skimp out. Special mention for the presentation. Plenty of goodies including an entire lobster, half a large octopus (tenticle/arm half), snails, oysters, scallops, prawns, and fish balls among others. Basically everything without fish. Served in a large tray (the ones seen at banquet buffets), and everything cooked in broth. This was enough to probably feed 4-5 adults (assuming average appetites). So pretty. Deep fried squid with fries - honestly this dish was meh. Basically exactly what it sounds like. Squid is tempura style. Nothing special. I'd skip this one. Bossam (pork belly wraps) - served with tofu and spicy kimchi and some vegetable (kelp?) as well. They don't really give enough wraps compared to the pork slices. Decent portion size. My friends and I gobbled this up. This place also serves makgeolli (Korean rice wine) for a very reasonable price. Goes well with the food. Overall my friends and I left happy. Wouldn't mind coming back at some point to try some other dishes. Recommended.

Altang was little bit pricy, but once it came out, it was full of seafood. Having beef tartar with…read moreavocado was such a great combo

The Buffet was closed down for a while during the pandemic but reopened in late 2022…read more Grand Villa Casino had a contest where if you swipe your casino "Encore" loyalty card on the contest machine, you'd have a chance to instantly win things such as free casino plays and restaurant coupons. A cash prize was offered as well. My friend was lucky enough to win a 2 for 1 coupon for Grand Villa's buffet and invited me over to try it out. Lucky me. I haven't visited Grand Villa Casino's Buffet in about 5 years so I was interested to see if anything changed since then. When we approached the entrance, there was no line up and there were plenty of seats available in the buffet. This was around 4pm on a Sunday. I took a glance at the food available for the day and it looked decent but nothing stood out, unfortunately. Here's a rundown of everything they offered that day. For soups they got vegetarian chili and chicken gumbo. The chicken gumbo was not good and my friend couldn't finish it. Just avoid the soups. For salads, they got romaine, kale, macaroni, coleslaw, and potato. I tried a bit of the kale and the macaroni salads and it was surprisingly tasty. For mains they got corn on the cob, corn bread, waffles, fried chicken, baked beans, mac and cheese, beef brisket, bbq ribs, and fried basa fish. The corn bread was pretty bland. It needs more flavor. The fried chicken is like the chicken you would buy at a superstore or walmart. Very average. It was drier than I preferred. The breaded skin was kinda tasteless. Worse than KFC. The mac and cheese was actually good. Very cheesy, tasty, and looked pretty yummy. The BBQ ribs were alright. It had very little meat on it. The sauce was tastier than I expected. The basa fried fish is nothing to write home about. Very average. It didn't have much flavor and tasted like the fish you would buy in the supermarket frozen dinner food section and pop it in the oven. The beef brisket was too tough, dry, and lacked flavor. Needs more seasoning. I think it was a tad overcooked. At the carving station, they had roast beef. It's not bad at all! The beef did not have any fat and it was tender and not dry. You can try it with dijon mustard or demi-glace sauce. I liked it with the dijon mustard. For pop, they got a coca cola freestyle machine with literally dozens of options of different types of pop. Coke, Barqs, Sprite, Fanta, and more. I have no complaints about the drinks. For dessert, they got mini donuts, double chocolate cake with chocolate icing and flakes on top, Red Velvet cake, chocolate brownies, and a fruit platter. They also have ice cream with a small selection of toppings. The mini donuts were sweet and tasty. They appear to be freshly baked. I liked the chocolate brownies a lot. It wasn't overly sweet but it was tasty. The chocolate cake was decent. It was a tad too sweet and tasted like an average chocolate cake overall. The red velvet cake was very average tasting as well. My friend didn't like the chocolate ice cream at all and could not finish it after taking a bite. There might have been a few more desserts and drinks available that I missed but I didn't take a good look. Besides the average quality food, the service by the wait staff and the dining area was actually better than other restaurants. The wait staff took away our plates very quickly after we were done with them. They were friendly and fast when we entered the restaurant and during our visit. I have no complaints about the service. The dining area was spacious and clean. The chairs had thick pillow cushions on them so it was better than an average dining chair. They had large windows that let the sunlight in. The decor was minimal but nicer than an average family restaurant. Overall, at the regular price of $33.99 per person, I would hesitate to recommend Grand Villa's Casino Buffet to anybody for the quality of the food that's offered. It really needs improvement. The chefs need to replace what it has now with better than average tasting food to ask for that price. I wouldn't think of going again unless i scored a 2 for 1 coupon because there are plenty of restaurants where your $34 can be better spent. 2.5 out of 5 stars rounded up to 3 stars since yelp doesn't do half stars.

The night we went, there was a young Asian dude at the carving station. He was G R U M P Y. I asked…read morefor the roast and not only did he not smile, he sneered at me and tossed me a few slim shavings of meat. I wish I could say that I am just trying to be funny, but unfortunately I'm not. I continued to watch him from my seat and he was just NOT in a good mood at all. He did similar if not the same to other people. He would trade places every 30 minutes or so with another guy. There was HUGE and noticeable difference between servers. The other guy was very proud of his work station and cleaned up around the area while waiting for the next customer. I'll pass on this place for future events.

Love love love love amazing Amazing food and staff…read more. Lots pf food choices.. and we love the dessert..

Visited here with friends after a long time. Surprisingly, the cost for weekend dinner doesn't…read moreappear to have changed much, if at all - was $104 for 2 buffet and 2 drinks plus tax and tip. I don't remember there being any beef short rib (LA galbi) on my previous visits, so that was a nice surprise. The marinated pork shoulder was very good as usual. The deep fried items seemed old, cold/lukewarm and very tough/chewy. Too bad because I used to love their chicken wings. I noticed a shaved ice milk machine with an assortment of jellies and red bean. The machine was hard to operate and only some of us were successful in grabbing some. Still a reliable option for large groups but I wish there were more options to choose from in Surrey.

They went from Hard Rock Casino to Great Canadian…read more Sadly this meant all the cool Rock memorabilia was sent back. Gordon Ramsey Burger moved in where the Buffet once was. It's still slim pickings in food, and what is available is pricey. The good slot machines continue to go and the new once suck. I still end up here because my husband likes it. Anyway can't complain too much as tonight I've been winning, which is always nice.

I rarely come to this casino but when I do, it's a fun outing. I find the layout of the casino…read more(with the machines and all) a little weird to my liking. It's like a maze and often struggle to find my way around. But it's decent for what you get.

If this were a stock it would be undervalued, so I'm giving 5 stars to boost the average score…read more Our group of four came hungry and we were eating within minutes of sitting. We had a reservation, so I'd recommend making one. The restaurant has a good layout where you don't feel like you're sitting so close to hear your neighbors' conversations. We counted 13 different types of meat coming across our table, but there may have been more. My favorites: tri tip, NY strip, pork belly, pork roast, bacon-wrapped chicken, and chicken hearts. The salad and side bar was adequate. We finished with a cheesecake worthy of NY. I was hoping they'd have queijo coalho, but they did have good pão de queijo. Would definitely come back.

There are two locations that I know of. Downtown and Coquitlam. We went to Coquitlam. Very spacious…read moreinside. Very limited parking. I've not experienced this type of AYCE dining before and I throughly enjoyed myself. They have a salad bar that is more than a salad bar. They have soups, dips, delicious cultural dishes. When at your table, servers come around with different kinds of meats and will cut you a slice right at the table. The only downfall (for me) is, I prefer my meats cook Blue Rare. The majority of the time the meat is either medium-rare to well-done. All in all a great experience.

We order for delivery from Lazzez when we crave Indian food and it never disappoints…read more Usually get lamb curry, pakoras, naan, and a chickpea curry when we order and it's always delicious.

The Indian food is great here. Good is prepared fast and authentic. Definitely recommend the…read moretandoori chicken and Biryani.

Took more then 10 mins for the butter chicken so expensive and barely any chicken they put too much…read morestuff into it the flavor was too strong overpowers the rice by too much I couldn't finish it as the flavor was too insane it's better to go to the pizza 64 beside this shop as this is trash food service and was horrible and just in the shop was a strong Indian scent that almost made me throw up sanitary was horrible

Dropped by last week and I was the first customer and I choose the seat right next to the buffet…read morefor efficiency, it was a blissful 20 minutes with just the buffet and I (and my server who was super nice and on point of the freshly table side naan bread delivery). I had a moment with the buffet like the song from Alica Keys "The Piano and I" with Beethoven Moonlight Sonata's intro theme going on. But it was the "Buffet and I", it was memorable. Again, their tandoori chicken was so smokey and well executed. The butter chicken was very tomato based that day and the moist chicken breast was super tender. I appreciated the mint sauce, tamarind chutney, fruit salad and the rice "dessert". I don't recall the price, but it was about $24 plus tip/tax for lunch buffet now.

I hadn't been hear in decades! The prices are pretty decent. They still offer the free birthday…read moremeal which only includes the fried chicken, fries with a salad. The only stipulation is that you need to buy a drink that's a minimum of $5. If you come here for lunch or dinner, you pay just as you enter the place. Different prices are depending upon what you order. Ambiance: 3/5 Food: 3/5 - fried chicken wasn't overly greasy nor over cooked. Salad was fresh Parking: 3/5 - a challenge since there's major construction nearby Location: 3/5 located off Nelson & Kingsway near Metrotown Mall

Went for the sunday brunch which is outrageously expensive now - 24.39, more expensive than…read morerichmond sushi ayce. They had the spread of all the cheap foods. 3 pans were just different ways of making eggs - boiled, scrambled, quiche (with very little toppings). Lasagna barely had anything in it. The roast was 100% well done. The only thing that was good was their fried chicken - super crunchy super juicy. I think I'll just try their take out chicken special next time. Small parking lot near it. If full then you'll just have to park in the mall underground and walk here

DO NOT EAT HERE!!! We were in the area and felt like stir fry and decided to try this place, We…read morewere told to follow there simple rules of no spilling no pushing the food in the bowl down. We have tried different places like this and have had way better service! This place was not the best place for portion size as I've been to other places and have left full. The Chef was rude as he had yelled at me for spilling a bell pepper! We will not be back! I do not recommend this place Other places have options for sides/ appetizers soup or rice. This place just gave us rice The only positive thing was they gave us free spring rolls they weren't the best Luke warm.

Been coming here for years. All of the other recent negative Google reviews are true. I did not…read moresqueeze the frozen meat but the cook accused me of this. Then he put half of my cooked order into the container with the rice (container was NOT full), and the other half in second container and said I have to pay $10 extra for 2nd container. I said no thanks and he started yelling at me. I just stared in disbelief. The restaurant was empty - no other customers. I'm surprised Fraser Health hasn't shut this place down for violating food safety rules. $20 for half a bowl of mediocre stir fry is not worth it. I usually like to support local mom and pop businesses but this guy clearly doesn't want returning customers.