New China

We eat here nearly every time we go through Bates illegal. Great buffet with a lot of choices. Great friendly service. Nice salad bar and good choice of fruits.

I will start by saying I am taking into account the type of food establishment this restaurant is and grading according to category. Being a buffet style restaurant you wouldn’t expect exceptional food, but I was pleasantly surprise for the majority of what I sampled. The price is fair at under $ 10 for an adult with water to drink. The prior reviews mentioning the staff were spot on as my drink glass was never lower than half full and I was kindly checked on but not too aggressively. The only good complaints I have are the peel and eat shrimp were bland and kind of soggy. If you’re not a fan of intact shrimp entrails, these are not for you. Also the chicken and broccoli was a tad rubbery and could use a spice or two. The restaurant was clean and inviting, but the cliché and cheesy interior design is fairly average for most Chinese buffets, so nothing really new there. Overall for a buffet it ranks as average and I would return here to eat again. It may not be breaking culinary boundaries but like I said in the beginning, I’m grading based on category. Final thought: It may be on the menu on different days, but I would love to see General Tso’s chicken as an option should I visit batesville again.

I always enjoy my meal here.
The buffet is clean and the food fresh.
The staff is always running around keeping it up, yelling in Chinese.
It’s also the only place in Batesville you can get something resembling sushi (as of end of 2014, though Yamato is supposed to be opening in 2015).
It’s one of my go-​tos for when I dine out for lunch with my coworkers.
We all have no qualms going here.

Had me some piping hot chicken rice soup on a chilly fall evening and wasn’t left in the cold. This place sure keeps you fed at such a low price. Either dine in with the buffet, take out a to go plate, or order something off the menu, the folks at New China know what they’re doing and most likely won’t disappoint.

This is not one of the mega-​buffets as there are in some towns, but it is pretty good. They do not have the selection you may be looking for, but what they do have is pretty good. It is not a good idea to go there for the sushi though, as the sushi bar is usually empty and they are not good about filling it back up and if they do, the selection is not that great. The thing that stands out the most about this place is the service and the friendly staff. I have never received bad service here, and they get to know their regulars. Overall, its not a bad place to eat at all. Like someone else said, do not let the location and appearance fool you.

It didn’t stand out, but the food was tasty and I would go there again. Staff was nice. Good selection. One of the better places to eat in town.

Don’t let appearances fool you. I nearly drove off after peaking inside. I’m glad I stayed. I would give it 4 stars if the ice cream station and sushi stations were better stocked.
However the other items in the buffet were really good. They have a wide variety of dishes (unlike other buffets that just have a dozen chicken entrees).
What struck me was how good each dish tasted. They didn’t all taste the same. Each item had its own unique flavor and I really enjoyed it.
If in town again I would certainly consider them again.
My favorite items:
Fried shrimp
BBQ chicken
Fried rice
Egg drop soup
Hibachi chicken
One other fried chicken dish (I forget the name)
They had many items I didn’t try: beef dishes, shrimp, seafood, crawfish, frog legs, etc…

This is a great Chinese-​buffet style restaurant. The food is really good and the staff are super friendly.

Good food with an awesome staff. The food is typical Chinese buffet food but the hospitality is top notch.