I have never left a 1 star rating for any restaurant before, but the food and the filth in this restaurant were legendary. And the smell when I walked in should have been enough for us to turn around and back out. Not much in the buffet line looked fresh or appetizing and it was expensive for what we got! We paid $60 for four of us with no beverages. All vegetables were overcooked and ragged. The fresh fruit was warm. and some of the meat was indescribable. Almost everything was either deep-fat fried or in a heavy sauce. I wish I had read the reviews before we decided to go there. Later that evening we all felt a bit nauseated. I am not sure if it was from the overall horrendous dining experience or if we ate something that was bad for us. And we all showered because we felt dirty from sitting there for an hour. Will never ever go there again or to the one on D'Onofrio for that matter. Save your money, read more

For chinese buffets in the area, this is the best. The only one that is better or just as good is the one in Waunakee. It's standard american chinese fare. Their beef and mushrooms is really good and their sushi isn't bad either. Its all very sugary, of course, but the items are fresh. The place is clean and the workers are friendly. I come here a lot. read more

I was very disappointed with this place. I never expect too much when I go to a Chinese buffet, that has "sushi". The sushi was primarily made up of cream cheese and rice. The Chinese food was sub par in my opinion. The almond cookies were even cheap and tasted nothing like an almond cookie. read more

The staff was rude and the food was barely warm although there was a decent selection. I had to stop eating after the first plate I had because I started feeling sick to my stomach and I had a severe stomach ache on and off for several hours. read more

World Buffet - Buffets Near Me - Monona, Wisconsin

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Good, standard American-Chinese buffet. The service is friendly, and I've enjoyed most everything I've eaten there. They keep the dishes filled, so you never have to wait long for refills on anything. I don't recall the bathrooms being overly disgusting or overly sparkling clean...generic bathroom to me. read more

I can rate this 4 stars because I don't go into the bathrooms. I have gone into them. about a year and a half ago. There is a new sushi bar. there is a "Mongolian style" section that you can create your own dish. My fav is the Peanut Butter Chicken read more

Very Americanized versions of imaginary Asian dishes like General Tso's chicken and "Mongolian" beef. There's also Pop 'N Fresh pizza and Costco-looking breaded shrimp. If you are strategic, plan to get there on a Friday night, around 5pm, and you can grab some fresh-out-of-pan potstickers or steamed Shaomai that seem freshly made. Chicken Sate (broiled marinated chicken on skewers) is usually good. Avoid the very mediocre sushi made by the grumpy old sushi man. He touches it with his bare hands and it's been sitting underneath warming lights. And the peanut chicken is, well, just odd. Some nights, green beans stir fried are fresh and hot, other times they are wilted and sad little desiccated stalks that have been sitting for hours. There is a dessert bank of freshly cut fruit, ice cream cups and some puddings and cakes that look like they come from mixes. Since it is a self-serve buffet, service consists of bringing and refreshing drinks to your table, along with removing plates between courses. Usually it is cheerful and prompt. Pricewise, it is ok. It is quantity over quality, and ideally doesn't make you sick - though I would stay away from that sushi if I was you. read more

I love their Borsch soup. So tasty. This is their new menu. The manager said they also open during X'mas and New Year and will be serving seafood and special Ribeye Steak. I'm excited about it. read more

Best Chinese food ever! Fresh and delicious, the manager and waitress are so nice! They also have seafood boiler that is pretty cheap especially if you order a seafood boiler combo. read more

This place is the definition of spotty. Sometimes it's pretty good, but sometimes it's cold and needs a little freshening up. In my humble opinion, don't have a Buffet if you don't play on putting fresh food out. I will say this. If you go during lunch it's almost always hot and fresh so that's always good at least. Never had a problem with their service or not getting any drinks but seeing how this is a buffet you don't really see a huge staff presents anyway. I recommend going for lunch and lunch only. Dinner for some odd reason always seems to be 50/50 as well. read more

Customer service is like all other chinese buffet, very bad!! First, they give u drinks. Then they touch their phone until you're ready to pay. Then they refill your drink and expect a tip. read more

Foods good nice selection. But I'm seriously irked by the worship music being played over the speakers. I don't care to be exposed to cult music while I dine. read more

Went here with my wife and three young children on a car trip home. I'm glad I didn't see the reviews, because we had a delicious meal. Everything I tried was good; standouts included the walnut shrimp, the potato-cheese cakes, and the sushi, which was good for a Chinese buffet. The food was hot, the service was reasonably attentive and polite, and the eating area of the restaurant was clean. My only disappointment was the restroom; the men's room was filthy, lacking in urinal privacy, and covered with racist graffiti. Use the bathroom before you arrive, or hold it 'til you get home. read more

I used to go to this place every week for a couple of months, but I now stopped. The reason is simple, the food quality went down significantly over time. You can easily see this from the tiny chicken wings they served, cold dishes and less variety of food. To be fair, the only thing remained good is the noodle soup.. I was really loving this place because it is near my house and is a convenient place to eat some Chinese food, but I will not come back again. read more

This place does some things very well but the food needs some help. The staff is very friendly at the greeting counter but not so much back at the cooking station. The place is immaculately clean and the serving islands are impeccable. High marks for this. They have a good variety of food. My problems were that none of my food was hot. Almost everything was barely warm. The sweet/sour chicken did not taste that good and used that chicken mash for the interior instead of solid chicken. They may have also used that elsewhere. It is chicken with filler or something and I hate it. I also didn't care for the Crab Rangoon. It was ok in flavor but the consistency was different from what I am used to. The best dishes were the broccoli chicken-excellent flavor and tender chicken, peanut crusted chicken-really good and crunchy with great flavor, So all in all I was able to put together a good group of foods that were quite tasty. I just wish it was hot. Probably won't go back again. I would rather spend my money on something more to my liking with even better flavor and of a higher quality. Went back a few weeks later. Focused upon the dishes I liked best. They had good flavor but still not warm enough. Not flavorful enough for my taste. I tried an apple desert they had. It was way undercooked. Bottom was completely uncooked and totally dough. Yuck. They still get 3 stars because of the cleanliness and pleasant atmosphere with lots of room to move around. read more

The food quality is getting worse and worse. I used to go there every week because I live really nearby and I am super lazy but now I stop going to this place. I have been to this place for more than 8 times this year. Here is what I found: Their food quality is getting worse and worse --- Fewer people come to this place --- They reduce the amount of food they make ---- Much fewer people come to this place. It is like a dead cycle. They used to provide good and fresh food, but now both the quality of their materials and the flavor of dishes are going down. When I went there, sometimes I can easily tell the chicken wings is not good because of they are really tiny and are of weird shapes. If they continue to run their business in this pattern, I will not be surprised to see them close down in the near future. Hope something could change in future. read more

food was pretty good, it was kinda cold tho. food stuck to inside of cups. not washed well. didn't serve us knives with our forks. some of the food wasn't done or cooked all the way. floor kinda dirty. read more

They get one star only because I can't go any lower horrible horrible food I definitely can't understand how they are still open

All the negative reviews about terrible food and restrooms need to have a push back. If people expect 5 star restaurant by going into china buffet well there's something wrong on the first place with your selection. For the price you pay and selection you get that's what it is. We always have a good experience and despite not most pleasant restrooms (you don't have to use them if you don't like them) food is always warm, taste great and freshly made. Restroom are definitely need a change though. read more

Not bad, not a bet good. But I still go there alone. I never take my friends unless they ask, they never will. I am so bored with World Buffet food. Why you call World Buffet. It's just Chinese buffet as every others. Probably I go there so I don't need to talk to any one. Eat, pay then adiós read more

I drove all over Madison looking for a Chinese place with a buffet, and i'm so sorry I stopped in there. The food was really very bad. I will NOT be returning. read more

We used to go to this buffet way back when it first came to town. Then i think it changed owners and bacame the restraunt it is today. For awhile it was good, and we would go a few times here and there. THen once they began the whole EAT EVERYTHING or we will charge you more BS, that was when it all went down hill. I can remember on one night out, we had a full table of people, maybe like 8 of us. Anyways, we made sure that everyone eat what they took, and we still got charged extra. It is such bad business to operate like this. If the price on the menu/door is $X.XX than thats what you pay. I didnt know that a buffet is in the business of charging crazy hidden fee's like shipping and handling like a info commercial. I can understand how in this area of town they most likley get some difficult people in there, but when you have a buffet, you have to take those losses into account. From what i remembered the food was at par or just below that of a buffet... but sushi... i really dont want to spend the night at the UW. read more

This is probably the best Chinese buffet you will find in Madison. It's not amazing or over the top by any means but for the price you pay it's a good deal for sure. Ample scope of Chinese dishes of general authenticity, nothing is ever kept out for more then an hour as its always the right temp and they are constantly changing out the trays every time I go in here. You can even find some standard American items for those not so globally prepared to go all out Asian yet. The hibachi grill is way cool. Pick from a while bar of food items and pile it on your plate and then serve it to the hibachi chef to grill up and serve in just a couple minutes right in front of you. Small range but good quality sushi rolls also available for a buffet place like this. A very tempting dessert bar also is available for diners and yet I have yet to indulge in that aspect because I never have room left after my main courses are finished. For the $10 to $12 you pay here it's well worth it considering it's more then that for a Rainbow roll at any of the other formal sushi joint in town. read more

A little different selection on the Asian food side. It's a nice selection though! Didn't eat the American food. Why do that at an Asian buffet? 8 bucks and some change for a pretty good lunch. read more

If we have food poisoning in the morning, I'm changing this to one star. We didn't go in the bathrooms. The restaurant was really clean, overall. I should have taken the cue from the 3 men storming out without paying that were leaving when we came in that it wasn't going to be good-- they were saying it was horrible. I thought I'd try it. My boyfriend and I found nothing to be flavorful, everything, and I do mean almost EVERYTHING to be at room temperature, the texture was lacking, and there were a few times we spit items out of our mouths as fast as we went in. I should have left... I kept telling myself I should have just left but I didn't see any obviously glaring remarks for here about food poisining. Boyfriend said sushi bar reeked of intense odor and he was too scared to touch it. We had several plates of salad bar when the food was found to be profoundly sub-par. We won't go back... and I pray like heavens we do not get sick... read more

This is my all time favorite restaurant. There food are absolutely amazing!!! I love their sushi ,Salt pepper shrimp Mongolian grill and egg drop soup... They have soo many options, and it's a great place to try something new. When I want there this weekend, they even have rib eye steak included in buffet, and it's only about 13 Dallas!!! read more

Safe bet for a cheap buffet . Nothing blew me away but the price is right. Nice service and cool fish tank.

Normally the food is good but if its not busy you can tell the food has been out for a while and for 12.50 id expect better. Nice atmosphere and clean read more

The walnut shrimp was my favorite item on the Buffet. Also nice size tempura chicken pieces. White rice also good.

Good selection of Chinese but when the sign says world buffet I was hoping for more than Chinese food and French fries.

Not good. Food was cold, and they didn't have any type of noodles which are our favorite. Would not recommend.

It's good standard food for a Chinese Buffet. The reason for the 5 stars is the little "extras" I *love* the mongolian grill section where you make up your own plate and they cook it on the spot. It's an ideal place to go with kids. I can go with my two little ones and eat in peace without it being an ordeal. The staff is consistently friendly and the food is consistent. I disagree with previous reviewers about the bathrooms. They're nothing to write home about, but they're certainly not "filthy" or "disgusting". I certainly wouldn't stop at a gas station to relieve myself before going there! read more

Would not recommend, Most of our food was Luke warm at best. Calling this Chinese food is a far stretch. The employees were making better food for themselves than anything that was on the buffet. read more

Don't go there. I'm warning you. The food was cold and was not good. The decor is hideous. I think it was everyone in there's first time cause I can't imagine anyone going there a second time. I wouldn't eat there again if it was free. Wish zero stars were an option. read more

Come here takeout all the time. Price is really cheap for the amount of food you can get and the people at the counter are always nice and inviting. The place looks nice as well, I really dig the fish tank with all sorts of stuff in it. Great selection great food. read more

Great place to get in and out fast and have as much Chinese food as you can eat. Like most Chinese places the staff doesnt speak the best English but they serve you well and cook great food. All you can expect and more for this type of restaurant. read more

it is fantastic the food is always great the servers are always on it and the food is delicious it may not be as big of a selection but you get your moneys worth and you walk out full , there salad bar is awesome and i love there sesame balls its so yummy i wouldnt mind coming here again and again. read more

Excellent Chinese buffet. Reasonable pricing and a great selection of entrees. Besides the buffet tables to choose from they also have a grill buffet. I especially love the crab rangoon and peanut chicken but all their dishes are delicious. The staff is very friendly and the service is great. A great place to eat! read more

Some older reviews made me question if I was even at the same restaurant these people reviewed, if this place really was as awful as some say, they've gone uphill since then. It's a very typical Americanized Asian style buffet with LOTS of options, which makes for a good place to take your family, if they don't like Chinese food there are other (limited) choices. One thing that stuck out in my mind was how noticeably fresh the food was, especially the salad bar. They had great kimchi and other typical Chinese foods you'd expect at this type of buffet. They have a sushi section, mostly California rolls and imitation crab. Not 5 star sushi but definitely not bad. The atmosphere is admittedly a bit weird, I felt like the two staff that were there stared at my table the whole time. They also have signs that ask that you don't waste food, which is a little unprofessional in my opinion and left me scared to try some things. All around it's what you'd expect for the price. read more

Not a great selection. Food was barely room temperature. The seafood looked dry and overcooked. The chicken was rubbery. Bland and not very flavorful at all. The only American food they had was pizza, garlic bread and some sort of meat. I have eaten Chinese food my entire life and this does not taste like authentic Chinese food. I wish I would have taken the advice of others who left their reviews. Let me save you some money-don't go! read more