Shanghai Buffet
| Address: | 1741 E 9 Mile Rd # 12, Pensacola, FL 32514, USA |
| Phone: | +1 850-857-8891 |
| Site: | shanghaibuffetpensacola.com |
| Rating: | 3.7 |
| Working: | 11AM–9:30PM 11AM–9:30PM 11AM–9:30PM 11AM–9:30PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–9:30PM |
Location
Photos 15
Reviews 18
BR
brian butler
In honesty they deserve 2 stars... but its so over rated I decided to give it 1 star for a little balance. Not a huge selection of food. Not really a lot of good food. I think either all these people that like this place are people who have never been outside of florida. Or just fake accounts made by the owners... you people have placed a strange level of fear into me about eatin asian food in Pensacola if you think this is the best. .. now to the owners. I get it you dont have a lot of space for variety and that cool. But make the food good at least. And also I wish I would have gotten the servers name because he deserves a raise. Pay that kid more. He was on point for my drinks... also you cheese ball things were great. Dont change a thing about those. Your sesame chicken didnt taste right. It was flavored like what I imagine that thing on donald trumps head would taste like if cooked. 2 types of sushi and there was no meat in either... WTF... it was alright though... and the price was actually really good. The price. The server. And the cheese balls were the only things that make me consider this place 2 stars... other than that I feel like I just paid $8 to eat dry leftovers...
LA
LaToya Coleman
Disgusting food. I totally wasted my money here. I got a takeout dinner around 5 pm. My first sign sold should have been the lack of customers. I got the general tso chicken, cashew chicken, spring roll, green beans, sesame chicken, and fried rice. The best part of the meal was the spring roll and green beans. Everything else was disgusting. The general tso was dry and tough as if it had been sitting out for hours. The sesame chicken was sooooo salty. The cashew chicken had broccoli that was disgusting my first bite left the most awful after taste in my mouth - it was almost indescribable like a metallic taste or tasse of broccoli straight out the store and not cooked at all. I didnt eat that or the general tso. The green beans were pretty cooked and cooked in a sauce. The spring roll was decent. Some of the buffet items were full but didnt look appetizing. The rice edible but lacked flavor. I will not be returning to this location.
RE
Rebecca Higgins
Went here yesterday with my husband around 5pm for the first time and was kind of skeptical to try a new chinese place because theyre so often a hit-or-miss. We only went based on the good reviews. This place has all the staple chinese items and some american items, and they were SO good! Best chinese buffet Ive been to in Pensacola, and Ive been to several! The food was hot and plentiful the whole time we were there. The dinner buffet was $7.50 a person, drink not included, but I always get water so that doesnt bother me. The cream cheese wontons were the BEST! Service couldve been a little faster (drinks getting refilled, plates getting taken) but it wasnt bad at all. Overall, wonderful experience!
A
A Private User
Most Asian buffets are disgusting places with awful, poorly prepared food that I wouldnt feed to my dog. This isnt one of those places. The selection is relatively small, but thats a good thing since the cooks can actually focus on making the food correctly rather than just getting it done. The vegetables are crisp, the meat isnt greasy at all, and all the dishes have actual depth of flavor. Service is very attentive, the staff keeps the place clean at all times (including the bathroom!), and the price simply cant be beat for the quality of dining experience.
A
A Private User
I really like this place a lot! All the food is very good, where normally only 1/3 of a Chinese restaurants buffet dishes are exceptional.. this place pretty much ALL of their dishes here are very tasty. I love their spring rolls so much! (Please try them) They are well made and taste wonderful. The price is very cheap as well. Overall, fast service and very friendly people.
A
A Private User
Great Buffet, not like any other buffet around. Went based on reviews & was not let down. Wide selection of food, most buffets are disgusting & food sits around forever or you have to scrap the bottom. Not here the whole time we were here they made sure all food was fresh & brought out new food. Was very clean & service was good. Will be going back soon.
LO
Love Pink
I really do not like buffets because it is always lower quality food, but this place was really good! The egg drop soup was great as well as their cheese puffs! I found a hair in the ice-cream... I actually was not sure if it was mine or someone elses...so Im trying not to think about it lol! Will go back it was cheap and yum!
MI
Michael Ray
Highly offensive staff, refused a discounted rate for our inconvenience, we would have been back if they did care a little bit of the customer but obviously they do not so knowing that they were loosing a customer if full price was charged, they still charged full price, they knowing caused us to make our decision
A
A Private User
Ive been going here since I was in high school 10 years ago, and have never been disappointed. Everything Ive tried here has been excellent, and the service is wonderful. Theyve even distracted my daughter while she was fussy so we could eat our dinner.
JO
Joshua Gardner
The ambience is nice but the food is just okay. For the price l, its acceptable but the food is always pretty dry as if it had been sitting out for a while. The people are nice but they tend to close early and its awkward to be the last table in there.
JE
Jessica Souza
We went around 11 (right when they opened) and the food was only lukewarm. The broccoli in the different dishes was under cooked and the buffet was smaller than average. The lunch price was about $7 a person, which is cheap, but the food was sub-par.
RO
Rob McGahen
How do you screw up fried rice and lo mein? Also, wtf is general chicken? Even the Pepsi tasted weird. The place is small, so there isnt a great selection, but everything they have here, sucks. Go anywhere else. Spend your $9 elsewhere.
A
A Private User
Great place: cheap, good food. They have something for everyone, even if youre not too keen on Asian food. This restaurant strikes me as one of those rare and underappreciated gems that you will be glad you found after the fact.
MI
mike kennedy
Granted the buffet selection is small but all of it is fresh and/or hot. The sesame chicken is amazing, tender meat with a crisp almost like a candy coating is my favorite. The staff is polite and attentive.
MA
Madison Boukas
Decent Chinese buffet, has all the staples and its usually clean. Customer service can go either way but the worst thing Ive experienced was being rushed to leave when they were open another hour and a half.
SH
Shawn Horne
I normally enjoyed my experience here. But today I must say the food was lacking. Either it was not available or it was old. And as I mentioned it to the staff they didnt seem to care too much about that.
JE
Jeannine Locke
Best asian buffet in Pensacola! They dont have a large selection of entrees, but the food is always hot, fresh, and delicious! The price is also great! We visit this place at least once a week!
DA
David Edgeworth
No place will delivery oriental food to the area around UWF so its nice to have a place within 5 minutes of campus to pick up delicious food. All of this within a college students budget.
