Old Town Buffet

My son wanted to go to a Chinese buffet for his birthday dinner this year, so we selected Old Town Buffet. Arriving just after 5pm, our party of five was immediately seated near the middle of the spotlessly clean restaurant. While the establishment’s name did not exactly broadcast that it was a Chinese restaurant, the décor inside left no doubt!
After ordering four waters and a root beer for the birthday boy, we proceeded to the well-​stocked buffet tables. Starting off with fried rice, I found it pretty typical, but was impressed with the very good flavour of the honey chicken and loved the stuffed mushrooms I picked for my second plate. My third trip was to the sushi bar for an eclectic selection of California and Philadelphia rolls, maki, and nigiri sushi, all of which were good, but nothing spectacular. For my fourth trip, I went to the hibachi, where a smiling but otherwise non-​communicative gentleman expertly cooked –teppanyaki style– my selection of shrimp, snow pea pods, onions, carrots, and celery. On my fifth trip to the buffet, I tried a serving of Mongolian beef which ended up being bland and exceptionally chewy, as well as some excellent stir fried string beans, which were perfectly prepared with just the right amount of garlic. My sixth plate of food was made up of gooey coconut shrimp that had a good taste but awful texture, overly dry baked salmon, and exquisite chunks of Korean barbecue beef. Beginning to feel some level of satiation, for my seventh trip I selected three different pastries from the dessert table, all of which ended up being equally dry and bland, as well as a couple of very tasty lychee fruit. On my eighth and final trip I picked a couple of different, but pretty standard flavours of ice cream from the freezer.
The wait staff, while limited in their English repertoire, did an excellent job of refilling our drinks and whisking away our used plates. Likewise when it came to checking out, the cashier was equally speedy and efficient. All told, our bill came to $ 58.90 before tax and tip, which felt pretty typical for a Friday night buffet.
For food which ranged in flavour from average to very good, an excellent selection, and attentive staff, I rate Old Town Buffet as being Very Good, and will definitely be back!

we got there about 3pm on a saturday and there was hardly anybody in there. which was bad, because the food had been sitting on the hot buffet for so long that most of it was dried out and rubbery and mushy and not very hot. i wanted to make a fresh stir fry dish but they wouldnt get a cook to help me. we eat there probably 4 – 6 six times a year when we are in town for business or going to the movie theater. our waitress was nasty and rude with us and refused to bring us refills on our drinks. i had orderd coffee when it was 10 degrees outside and she refused, saying they didnt have any made. really??? i went to the bathroom and my wife asked for coffee when she came back to the table without knowing i had asked and she said the waitress said the same thing to her but she just stared her down and the older asian waitress then relented. when i came back and saw my wife’s coffee, i asked her for coffee too and she told me they were out. i told her to make another pot and glared at her. she mumbled a bunch of asian words under her breath and pulled another waitress aside and made a bunch of comments to her under her breath and pointed at us. i got pissed and just began glaring at her. i then saw her use the hot tap on the coffee machine and use instant coffee in a coffee cup. that is all it would take to make us a cup of coffee. oh, and by the way, the temperature in the restaurant was about 50 degrees and we left our coats on to stay warm. i was very angry and we probably wont eat here anymore. by the way, when i say we come in here when in town for business, we usually have three to five crew members so our order is usually 50 – 75 bucks.

Old Town is the best Chinese buffet in BG. The food is pretty good and hot. I’ve a few bad experiences, but that was when I went in in between rushes when they weren’t very busy. Don’t bother with the other Chinese buffets.

Good value for the price. The honey chicken is especially good, as is the pork with scallions. Lots of options even for the picky eaters in your family.

The best of the BG buffets. Sushi is pretty good. Not thick or large but adequate. the make your own station is pretty decent and always freshly made. Chicken and Broccolli is usually good if it hasn’t been sitting. Same is true for the Red Snapper and most of the other items. I tend to put on my plate the last item brought out.
Crab legs aren’t the best, my favorite dish is a cold crab salad by the rubber calamari and the Kimchi.