This is the weirdest Chinese buffet I've ever been to. It looked so nice when you walked in, with the fountain with the koi fish in it. It was $23 per person with a 2 hour limit. We were walked to our booth and asked what we wanted to drink. We asked for a coke and Diet Coke. We were brought a coke and a sprite. 10 minutes later he took the sprite back and switched it out with the correct drink I asked. I was surprised that they used styrofoam plates...making so much waste. The buffet was...odd. Random Chinese food with American food and taquitos. The food didn't have proper name plates for them so it was kind of a guessing game, and the ones that did weren't even labeled correctly. The food was okay. Not the best Chinese food I've had. They were all cold by the time I went back to my booth. They had steamed bao buns with NOTHING in it. It was just the bun. The only good thing there was the sesame balls. The sushi bar seemed sketch, so I didn't get the sashimi. They had a kid probably 10 years old, working at the sushi bar, playing on his iPad. Is that even legal? It was just so random and all over the place. Random stars on the walls and in the bathroom. I won't come back and I won't recommend this place to anyone. I should have read the reviews before I came here. Not worth $23. read more

Most of the food was Cold or luke warm at best! When I told a staff member, she said I will tell them to turn the heat back on. What?!? Why was the heat turned off? After that several employees kept looking over at me and seemed to be annoyed. I went back through food line and this time I could see steam rising from the buffet line but it wasn't heating the cold food very fast. I went back multiple times taking a small spoonful of dishes I was hoping would be hot but to no avail, at least not the whole time we were there. I ate very little for their $28 price. And most of the food either had no label or was mislabeled. I couldn't figure out what alot of the dishes were or what was in them so I asked an employee and she didn't come over, she just tried to guess from where she was at behind the counter. I served myself something that she said was teriyaki chicken but when I took a bite, it was spicy! Definitely NOT teriyaki AND it wasn't hot either. Every time I asked her what a food dish was she seemed annoyed. If they had labels AND properly labeled items, I wouldn't have to ask! The food wasn't that good either, but let's face it, food that is supposed to be hot, doesn't taste good cold or luke warm!! Save your money and go ANYWHERE else!!! read more

Decently priced for lunch time, staff is attentive and I've found always available when needed. Pretty good variety and spread to choose from, always able to find something good. They keep it clean and is not rowdy read more

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Real big disappointment, there food is cold not a lot of variety. And to say the least there service is something they should work on. There okay when it comes to cleanness, but certainly think about it twice before you pay these prices. I'd rather go to Panda Express read more

Avoid this place at all costs! I was charged $108 for a family of five, including two adults and my younger siblings (ages 11, 4, and 1). The restaurant doesn't list prices anywhere, so you have no idea how much you'll be paying until it's too late. They charged over $15 for my youngest siblings who barely even touched their plates. The food itself isn't too bad but I enjoyed it, and the variety sucks. Service was just okay and the bathroom didn't even have soap, which is unacceptable. The bathroom looked depressing as hell too. Save your money and find somewhere else to eat. read more

V Star Buffet - Buffets Near Me - Santa Maria, California

Food was good I took pic of the bathroom and I saw Charlie the fucking steak next to the person on the door amazing food the best chow main ever read more

V Star Buffet - Bathroom - Buffets Near Me - Santa Maria, California

It was first place of my life that was really very bad food it's not good. It's not delicious but smell service 00 my God, I never come back here. After I threw up what I was eating, nothing delicious don't come here. read more

Food wasn't as good as before, the place is the same. The service was nice with the guy but one the server's female was picking her nose and sat a group down . Without sanitizing her hands. Bummer read more

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$27. Over priced with limited choice. I made a mistake coming here so you don't have to make the same mistake. Do not come here.

Cost is too high. $25 per person. Kids 10 and up count as adults?? The food was just ok. Won't be going back. It's maybe worth $12 a person.

Food is cold I complained to 3 different people each person pretended to not understand lmaooo understood my money tho

For 95$ for a family of 5 with our kids being 8 years old, 5 years and 2 years old. I do NOT recommend this place. The selection of food lacks , there is no real variety. The service is mild with some good waiters but some sitting on their phones on the floor of the restaurant. The restaurant is alone and that should have been our first sign to not come in. It is not worth it. There are no prices shown so I didn't know how much I was gonna end up paying. This is a definite one and done never coming back again. read more

We went this past Friday for the first time and we paid 95 dollars for 2 adults and 3 kids under 7. The food was not worth it at all and only Got our drinks refilled twice. I've had much better food for the price it wasn't gross but definitely wasn't worth 95 dollars. They didn't have prices posted and had I known it would've been that price I would've walked out. I really want to know what the prices are for it to come up to 95 dollars read more

Food poisoning beware. Business uses their service line to slowly heat up the refrigerated food. Come at least five hours after opening to get food at the proper temperature if you dare. read more

Not worth the price honestly. No water in toilets and the food was cold and hard. The only good thing were the oysters. And the service was bad I needed a refill on my soda and I had to raise my hands like if I were in a classroom for a refill. Honestly do better and drake was here look at this pic. read more

V Star Buffet - Food - Buffets Near Me - Santa Maria, California

First you walk in and pay $24. Looks amazing at the start, they have a nice fountain (might have fish). They also have cheap paper signs where you pay that say 2 hour Maximum! And make sure you tip signs! The food was terrible, beyond garbage. I would recommend eating your own throw up. Ima keep it %120 with you guy could go grab a 7-11 Hot-dog instead. Would've been hotter and fresher. The Mac and cheese was stale and looks like it had food coloring. They offer 2 kinds of fruit for desert and have terrible locks in the restroom. They don't work and open on both sides of the stalls. Customer service was trash, don't expect for them to refill your drink btw unless you walk up to the front counter and ask yourself. They basically ignore your empty drinks right by your table. Very cheap. Very bad. Very trash. Save yourself some time and go to golden coral. I slurped my empty drink with melted ice to try and get their attention and they ignored me. I wouldn't hate you guys for leaving no Tip. I think the food gets warmed up by someone breathing hot air into it. Looks like it hasn't been touched in hours and dry. 0 STARS! There was at least 6 people in there including me and my friend. The Rest being employees. Don't come here unless you want the same experience. Should've checked the ratings before going. THIS IS A REPOST ITS THE SAME EXPERIENCE ME AND MY FRIEND HAD RUN FROM THIS PLACE. read more

had duck heads and a couple of foods I've never seen before. cold food, and just was a little weird. seem to cater more to Asian taste , but this is a Hispanic town and everyone was getting to go food. why,because they were taking the Chinese food that everyone loves and not that food we are not familure with.not a buffet where we know what were going to get. very disappointed. 2 stars is pushing it. read more

On our last day of our 3 days west coast tour and when we left the beautiful city of Solvang Ca our tour guide took us to another Buffet place which was the V Star Buffet which was the city of Santa Maria but before that on our 1st day trip we went to the Great China Buffet and now on our last day west coast trip I had the chance to go eat lunch which was my very 1st time being at the V Star Buffet for lunch and what I really liked eating at V Star Buffet was the Sushi Baked Potato Fried Squid Pizza Orange Chicken Chicken on a stick Crab Soup And after eating up all those yummy items and since it was my last day of the West Coast Trip and I wasn't full yet!!! And so I got up and went for some dessert and ate some jello and a small piece of cake!!! After leaving this V Star Buffet which was on Friday July 14 2017 and all I can say is that the V Star Buffet of Santa Maria Ca was a good place to pig out!!! read more

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I find it funny that V star is for five star but this place falls short to the name. Everything that was served was tasteless and needed salt. Even the pastas were kinda gross. All the servers had an attitude and they don't come by enough to help w water. I should've looked at the reviews before coming here but I was not in charge of dinner unfortunately. blehhh read more

Super rude customer service , food doesn't taste like anything!!! Super old foooooodd, and it gets cold really fast!!!! Don't recommend, anything but here!!!!!!! read more

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0 star ! runnn and dont look back . food is colder and fruit gone bad they dont give a f&@&

Menu are not tasty and they don't paired up with other. The server are lazy specially the lady giving the ice cream. It's seem she is not happy with her work. We want ice cream but we have to look for the lady first just to get ice cream read more

Well let's start with, this is a Chinese Buffet that only had 5 things that were Chinese on the buffet. It was $22 a person as well. So for that price alone I would like more Chinese selection! The food was not even good. Oh plus you get paper plates to use! It is sad this is the only Chinese buffet in the area! Will not be back read more

I'll keep it 110%. Do not come here. The food is not even close to being ok--the mac and cheese is Pasta and food coloring with no flavor. I was waiting for Gordon Ramsay to come out and tell me to stop eating. Just because the food looks good doesn't mean it's edible. Plastic forks plastic plates like a true restaurant. Do yourself a favor and walk to the pizza restaurant down the street. -10/5 read more

The food was very bad no flavor and no good taste and all the customers service was in a bad mood

What was I thinking? $22.00 a person for cold tasteless food. I went because I saw the Mongolian BBQ but they didn't offer it. That food was worst than even those $5 fast food Chinese spots. For the price go to the dragon so much better read more

Worst buffet I hv ever been to. Food is stale & old. They love taking ur money & serving u trash. If u like old reheated food then this ur place. No idea how the city can keep them running from serving old spoiled food. Sundays food is just mixed in with old stale food from days ago. The city needs to close this place down. Unbelievable how they can keep serving shit & get away with it. The toilets r dirty & everything else that comes with it. read more

First time here and it's $21 to eat....not worth it! Beef taste more like plastic than food. Sushi is 100% trash. Service at best 4/10. You get a vibe from all the employees that they hate being there. You get plastic wear and paper plates. The fried rice taste more like fried arroz....Mexican style rice instead of it's traditional Asian style. Most of the food is stale, like it been on display all day. I don't know how well they wash the pots because my so called chicken taste like shrimp. The only thing that tasted normal was the "Salsa Valentina" that comes in its original bottle. I don't think I will return nor do I recommend wasting your hard earned money here, better luck at Panda Express. read more

Came on for the first time in a long while. I now have a service dog. When we walked in they asked for her "card" I explained those are illegal and are scams. While I'm trying to express this the other employees and their kids were distracting her from her job. We asked for a booth, since those are easiest for my dog to tuck under. They then instead opted to seat us in a closed section at a regular table. They brought our first round of drinks and proceeded to forget about us. Eventually, I got up to ask about drink refills and they grudgingly refilled them for me after I hunted them down at the drink station. We had about 6 plates piled up on our table and they just couldn't be bothered until they saw me start video taping. Another family chose to sit at the table next to us and an employee removed their silverware and relocated them to another section. I am generally the last person to allege discrimination. But that's what happened. I asked the waitress why she sat us in a closed section and she said because we have a nice table. Bullshit. They put us in a closed section to keep us away from other diners. I have not felt so disrespected since I started this journey with my Diabetic Alert Dig. I won't even address the food that was cold and tasteless. read more

Worst place I've ever been to food was cold food was bad and customer services sucked!! Do not go waste of money !

I used to a regular because here is the only Chinese Buffet in the town. If you want to enjoy Chinese food, seafood, sushi, and Mongolian teppanyaki within $20(including taxes and tips) this was the place to go. However, recent experience has changed my mind. The quality of food is declining and the owner is so rude!!!!!! Most fried foods are overcook. Fried shrimp tasted so hard and stale that I suspect it was left over from last night. French fries are also terrible. I was wondering have this place changed chefs? If a restaurant can't even cook the simplest fried foods well, what can customers expect? What made me even more disappointed was that owner seemed to be completely unwelcoming. I like their ice cream, but the second time I asked the woman for ice cream she rolled her eyes and was very impatient. (I believe she is owner or manager because I used to see her bossing other employees) These bad experiences made me decide to stay away this place. read more

We've been looking for a buffet with healthy food ever since Hometown Buffet closed several of their locations on the central coast. We go as often as possible to V Star Buffet and thoroughly enjoy every visit. If you arrive before 2pm their lunch is only $15. I love the fact that most of their foods do NOT contain MSG and they will tell you which food contains the MSG if you ask. Although it might not be Chinese in origin, I love their coleslaw. The only improvement I'd like to see is a "heat" indicator so I know which dishes are spicy. They use a large amount of mushrooms, an item that's hard to find in most restaurants. I'm also gluten intolerant and I don't have any problem finding food that I can eat at the V Star Buffet. Their ice cream is the best we've ever tasted -- rich and full bodied. They don't have a designated employee standing at the counter to dish the ice cream for you, but the friendly staff are quick to notice that you're standing near the ice cream and they come immediately to dish it out for you. Their staff are very professional and tend to be on the quiet side, but if you indicate that you'd like more water it seems to appear as if by magic. They have several types of sushi with ginger and hot mustard right next to them. I can't decide which one I like best. Probably the California Roll with lots of ginger, but without the hot mustard. It's true that they use styrofoam plates, but they've switched back to using metal utensils rather than the plastic ones they used during covid. And they provide an ample amount of napkins without us having to ask for more. If you want quality food, at a reasonable price, and aren't specifically looking for traditional Chinese food then we recommend you stop by for lunch. We might just be there too. Yelp claims the V Star Buffet is open seven days a week, but I know for a fact that they're closed on Wednesdays. read more

They over charged us and the food is not good save your time and money and go to Golden Corral down the street instead.

They charge $7.99 for 2-5 year olds...seriously how much can a 2 year old eat? Ridiculous!!! Quantity = 4 stars They did have a lot of choices. Quality = 2 stars Some of their foods were piled up mountain high...to me that's not very appealing. Taste= 1 stars Service = 0 star NO SERVICE!! Besides from picking up our plates there was no service! No refill on water or soda. The servers there had " i hate this job" written on their face. read more

V Star Buffet - Buffets Near Me - Santa Maria, California

Super rude at ice cream stand such as rushing,and skipping other people... this lady said hurry! And another time she said what you want? and she just gave this tude and she skipped multiple peoples turns she knew they were there how rude.... I'm never going here again read more

Let me start by saying, if you are craving Chinese food and dabbles of some basic sushi rolls, this place is perfect. They have a few items like salmon, craw fish , stuffed clams and oysters available. They also have good Fried rice, Orange chicken, beef broccoli and chow mein. They also offer a few American items like pizza, fries and nuggets for the kids. This is a Chinese buffet so don't expect it to be anything like the Golden Corral. The place is clean and the servers were on top of refills and keeping our tables clean. It wasn't crowded at all so you can get seconds or thirds quickly. Get your lunch on. read more

This was absolutely the worst Chinese food buffet I've ever been too and most certainly not worth the $84 for four adults we were charged. Food was cold and the sushi tasted like it was days old. read more

The food was so bad. The restaurant was very unsanitary and gross. All the food was very bland cheap and salty. Would give 0 stars if I could. Stay away from this establishment at all costs. read more

If I could give no stars I would, this place is unsanitary and disgusting. Saw a bug on the buffet counter top notified the lady who works there and just nodded head worst place in Santa maria read more

I've been going to V star a lot even back when it was called jumbo and I loved it. It's comfort food