River Buffet & Grill

8215 University City Blvd, Charlotte - 28213
139 reviews
Asian
(704) 596-8588

This was my first time going. I give it a 5 out of 5. It’s amazing how many people were in the restaurant. It didn’t look so big from the outside. They had a variety of items on the bar. So, whether your vegan, pescatarian, or just prefer to eat whatever you like, there is an option for you. The prices are affordable. I believe the lunch buffet is something like $11 per person without the drink. The drink may add another $3 bucks. Still, lunch for $15 bucks isn’t too bad. I do plan on returning here whenever I get to the area.

Fair prices for a broad selection. A fair number of hot food items were luke-warm or cold when we arrived, but far more were hot and fresh with staff quickly refilling and refreshing the trays. They also had a great cold seafood and sushi areas as well as made to order hibachi. Desserts weren't great, but there was a great selection of fresh fruits.

There were so many wonderful choices. We would have eaten here just for the sushi!!! Wow there were great choices of chicken and beef. We really enjoyed the whole thing. Only thing we didn't like was the ice cream was not soft serve, but tiny tubs of ice cream.

Food was very fresh and constantly bringing food to tables after 6:30pm. The waitress was very nice and gave us bill when we were ready. Monday-Friday prices 13.99 for adult which is very good for the amount of food. Would definitely come back again even though it’s far from home

This is the best Asian Buffett I've ever been to. More hits than misses on the food and a really good selection. Definitely going back.

This used to be one of my family’s favorite places to eat but after today, I doubt we’ll go back. We had a horrible experience there today with one of the hostess/waitresses and the manager tried to just laugh it off. We had a party of 9 and when we told the hostess she said that we had to prepay. We asked why because we had never been asked to do this before and she rudely stated it’s on the sign and walked away. We prepaid and then couldn’t find anyone to seat us so we went to find a table on our own. The same girl came over with another girl and I heard her say “I don’t know what they’re doing” so I told her we had paid like she asked and we were trying to find a table. I mentioned there was no one at the hostess stand after we paid. She stated (again rudely) “I told you to pay and then wait for me”. First of all she never said that and second you are not gonna talk that way to me. We took our receipt back and went back to the cashier to request a refund and this girl came following behind us yelling at us about what she told us to do. More of the people that work there came to pull her away once the conversation got heated but then they started telling us she was a minor and she was new, neither of which give her the right to be so rude. I genuinely hope they fired her after the way she acted today because clearly she is bad for business. And management should have much better control of the behavior of their employees.

So amazing. First time here. We drive 50miles for this place my friend said how awesome the food is... definitely didn't disappoint me. I went for the sushi ? . Haven't been able to eat sushi in a year and may I say how good it was?! Had to try every one of them, and that equaled a whole plate full. Hot bar was just as good. Good job yall

Pretty good deal for a buffet. Came here on mother's day with the family and it was packed. The wait time isn't too long but you do have to listen for your name, otherwise you will be skipped. On the bright side, the food is good, a lot of Asian food inside. No extra charge for sushi and hibachi but there is a long lime for that.

The place could have been cleaner and better up keep especially around the buffet area as well as the seating areas.But we had a great time enjoying each others company. The small wings were awesome.

I’m giving it two star because it did have a lot of variety, but I personally didn’t like most of it. The food was on the warm side, the meats are dry, taste is meh at best. The sushi rice was hard and cold like it’s out of the fridge. Overall it’s really disappointing. I dined at around 7pm so it’s still peak dinner hours, there should be no excuse for the food to be this bad.