Asia Buffet

23552 El Toro Rd, Lake Forest - 92630
217 reviews
Buffet Chinese Japanese
(949) 206-9988

Foods good but pricing is getting obnoxious. I understand inflation is impacting everyone but it literally went from $14.99 for lunch in 1/22 to $15.99 in 3/22 to $16.99 up until today where it’s $17.99 for lunch buffet. 36 months ago it was $10.99. They know that they are the only Chinese buffet in all of south Orange County so they can do that.

Delicious due to amazing food being cooked. Very tender meat with many spices. Also has classic vegetarian dishes like tofu eggplant that you rarely see at buffets. Very reasonably priced at $16.99 for lunch. It can get a little loud due to the number of children and the staff can be a bit inattentive but they're all very kind. Highly recommend considering there's nothing nearby for a good 40 mins that's also an all day buffet.

My wife and I were here on a weekend with my B-I-L, with us driving for about 90 minutes to join him. We had never been here before and was pleasantly surprised at the variety of dishes, including seafood... except the crab legs were not what we were expecting - it would require a lot of work for the little meat that comes out of it - we totally skipped it. All in all, it was a good experience. The only item that I ate that was just so-so was the "Chinese doughnut" with sesame seeds on the outside and bean sauce on the inside. Way too much outside shell and not enough inside. Otherwise, we were happy with the meal. My B-I-L said he has been here many times and has enjoyed it. Also, it gives a Senior Discount of 10%, which is nice. Right nearby are some shops, including an Indian spice store.

Decent food--not too salty. Fair prices. As clean as expected, but the building is showing some signs of age. Staff are friendly and efficient at clearing your plate while you are away from the table. Good selection of meats, seafood, fruits, and vegetables.

Everything is over expectation.Food quality,selections,service,environment.Veggies and meat are very fresh.Cooked very tasty.Waitresses are friendly.Cups and plates,tables are clean and new.We just stopped by from camping.Marked this buffet and will come back again.This will be a must-stop place on our next trip in this direction.

It is a nice place to enjoy fresh fish and sushi. The choice is limited but the price is fair. 4 out of 5 but fair score is 3.7

Food was okay but my concern is how rude the workers are. Especially the young hostess with purple hair, very rude. Also expensive for no reason. Won’t come back

Felt overpriced for the selection. Some of the pictures had lobster legs, the reality is more like over baked crabs.Solidly average buffet.

Really bad food. Expensive for the poor quality The grease soaked into my clothes. Service wasn't bad, but not great either. Won't be going back.

My remarks are primarily centered around the lack of professionalism and sensitivity of Asia Buffet's manager. We arranged in advanced to have my mother-in-law's funeral meal there. The burial was running a little behind schedule and my sister-in-law received multiple calls from the manager about when we were arriving. There was a persistence mixed with a lack of awareness that she had just buried her mother and his dogged questions about arrival time was in poor taste. Understand he needs to run a business, but even a second-rate professional would have found a more compassionate way to resolve the issue. The serving staff was very nice and accommodating. The food was decent and they kept the place clean and sanitary (at least from what I could see). But during the end, this inconsiderate manager popped up again to ask in a loud voice, "Who is paying for the food?!?" Even though he had only been interacting with my sister-in-law, he felt the need to blurt that out to no one in particular in our group. Only excuse I could see this was his first day on the job as a manager after many years as a car repossessor or maybe a carnival barker. I wish the manager had the same class and professionalism that his servers exhibited. Would've made the experience far nicer and far less aggravating.