BAMBOO BUFFET, Manhattan - Menu, Prices & Restaurant Reviews

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CUISINES

Chinese, American, Asian

Meals

Lunch, Dinner, Brunch

FEATURES

Takeout, Seating, Parking Available, Wheelchair Accessible

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Eric W

Manhattan246 contributions

Good buffet

Feb 2020 • none

Good variety of chinese food, all the usual items, plus some other stuff such as regular veggies, salad bar, and when we were there, quesadillas and frog legs. Food was good and abundant, facility is nice, and the bus person had empty plates cleared off just about as fast as we could empty them, so they didn't pile up for those wanting to make another lap through the buffet. We'll be back.

Written February 17, 2020

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Henry A

Hays650 contributions

Very disappointing

Dec 2019 • none

I had eaten here in the past and it was OK. I don't know if this is the same restaurant or just in the same location, but it was less than satisfactory. Some dishes were OK others not so. The sushi seemed dry and tasteless. Service was indifferent at best. We paid before we ate and that was pretty much the last they had anything to do with us.

Written January 1, 2020

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olcoolroy

34 contributions

Clean and so-so food.

Apr 2022 • none

The prices are a little out of line for what they have. The salad bar was its best feature. It was very neat, well-stocked, and fresh. The car salad was bad. I took a couple of bites and it was terrible! The rest of the bar was great. The food bar was either really tasty or bad and dry! I left still a little hungry. To bad because it was neat, clean, and looked like a tasty little food bar and restaurant.

Written April 18, 2022

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Prairiedog55555

Bari36 contributions

Worst Chinese Buffet EVER!

Dec 2020 • none

I know Chinese Buffets...I go to them all the time. I like them because I like to see my food. I know, not for everyone, but I like them. This place had the worst buffet menu, (all cheap stuff, no seafood ) and they served leftovers from day before (you can tell) And the staff was not at all friendly....And, it was $38 for lunch for 2

Written December 26, 2020

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Christopher R

2 contributions

Not worth the price

Oct 2023 • solo

Need to watch this place. Their list of prices is inaccurate. They list senior lunch for $11.39 but they will charge you $15.00+ if you go on a weekend. There in no price listing that says the senior menu if more expensive on the weekend. When questioned, the cashier just keep repeating that it was Saturday and I kept read the price list to him. The food isn’t that good to begin with. I was in a rush and didn’t want to go home and cook, but I’m not paying more money just because it is a Saturday. The mediocre food this the same as it is on a week day.

Written October 28, 2023

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218dover

Plano1 contribution

Worst ever!

Jul 2022 • family

I can’t begin to say how terrible the food was here. Every fried item was soggy, the soups were burnt and they didn’t replace when asked. The noodles and shrimp both had a weird taste. The single employee I saw was using a fly swatter around the food! I have eaten at 100’s of Chinese restaurants, and this was by far the worst I have ever been to.

Written July 24, 2022

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Robert S

2 contributions

Not very good!

Feb 2022 • none

Read the TripAdvisor reviews, but since the newest was in 2020, and the parking lot was full at 4:15 PM on a Saturday, I decided to try it. Cost was $17.75 with my military discount and was higher than normal due to a "seafood night" buffet. Many of the buffet items were empty, and those with food available were dry and looked to have been sitting for quite some time. There is a "sushi" offering with a large tray with only about 1/4th of it with sushi on it and though they had covered the sushi with shrink wrap the rice was very dry. I love seafood so I tried the peel-and-eat shrimp first. Very hard to peel as the shell had not been cut and clung to the shrimp meat. The Crab Rangoon were very dried out, but the sweet and sour sauce was very nice. About 4:30 they began putting out new food. The General Tao's chicken was hot, but he breading was very soggy. I was excited to see a full tray of baked mussels with cheese, but they had been overcooked and were very tough. I took 3 but only finished 1 as the other 2 I was unable to break up by chewing. They did put out a nice try of Jalapeno Shrimp, but again the shrimp was overcooked and tough. Oh, and the Diet Dr. Pepper was flat! Overall, I do not think the food has improved since the 2020 reviews. I would not recommend this place, especially not on a "seafood" night. Just not worth the cost.

Written February 19, 2022

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Julia H

1 contribution

Great Place

Jan 2020 • none

The food is great and there are many different food varieties; the workers are friendly,the price was very cheap. This is a great place to go for any occasion.

Written January 30, 2020

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Inge

1 contribution

overall better then chinese restaurant in junction city

Nov 2019 • none

we like to get our fanilie and friends together and eat the good food there most of us live in junction city but we rather drive 20 minutes to go to bamboo buffet t hen to go to chinese restaurant in junction city

Written December 21, 2019

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Food brah

1 contribution

It's food

Nov 2019 • friends

This place is exactly what you'd expect. A lot of ok food. Nothing is bad but nothing is great. But overall the variety makes this place good. Also the only Chinese buffet in town, so not much of a choice if you need a lot of crab rangoons.

Written November 20, 2019

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Kris B

116 contributions

Food was good.

Apr 2019 • family

We went on a Saturday and paid almost 30 dollars for three buffets but there was a good selection and the fare was very good.

Written April 14, 2019

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Truckergal52

50 contributions

Bamboo Chinese buffet

Dec 2018 • couples

The good was pretty ordinary. Not alo t of taste. Not real hot either. Egg drop soup was good. Table was cleaned off before we left.

Written December 14, 2018

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crenner1956

Manhattan20 contributions

Never again!

Jul 2018 • solo

I hadn't been to the Bamboo Buffet in some time and I only went because I was without power at home. This was by far the all-time worst meal I've ever had. The food in the steamer trays had been there for a loooonnng time! The broccoli was cooked to mush and the rice vermicelli were as hard as nails. I've never really cared for this restaurant and the fact that they have a lot of mass-prepared food they just reheat is obvious from the selections available to choose from. I had to go to three different tables before I found one that was clean enough to eat on. Never again!

Written July 22, 2018

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Djpeterman

Saucier103 contributions

Yuck!

Jul 2018 • family

This was one of the worst meals I’ve had in quite some time! The only item on their buffet worth eating was the crab rangoon. (And it could have been better if it had been fresh.) You pay first and my husband added a tip. Had we known ahead of time that they do not have servers he wouldn’t have. You get everything yourself; drinks, utensils etc. The noodles were dried out, as in crunchy from sitting too long. Will never go here again and would not recommend it!

Written July 6, 2018

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Mariy V

396 contributions

Late lunch

Apr 2018 • couples

They have large selection of food (no pepper steak) and not like the food is not tasty. Just some food was missing or almost missing. They hire the sign says, so probably that's why there was nobody looking at the food and refill or clean if needed (bad sign). On the other side, they had two people cleaning green beans on one table and a third one walking around. The Boss (on the receipt) speaks very bad English when bill you, but grumbled perfectly when some girl did not pick up his call. So, they have good cook, and need better boss to put the people at right places and the things might become great. Again, the good is good if it is there.

Written April 27, 2018

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