Panda House

We found ourselves in Branson, hungry, on the way home from an all day journey. Felt like Chinese so got out Unilocal for some help. First two places had 2 stars. Not worthy stopping. Found this one with 3.5 stars and drove 2 miles to get here.
I could not eat the food. Seriously, the hot and sour soup, egg roll, general chicken and broccoli all tastes EXACTLY THE SAME! How can u do that?!
Leaving hungry.

Ate at 5:30p and food was old and not fresh. If you go here, order off menu. Buffet is way too small.

Very good. My friend and I had the dinner buffet. With tax the buffet (only water to drink) was $ 10.49. Nice salad bar. Peel n eat shrimp. Decent buffet of main dishes. Dessert bar with soft serve ice cream. It was a good atmosphere where you could actually talk to one another. You can also order off the menu. The hot n sour soup was pretty good.

If you are looking for a Chinese buffet then look no further. This is where the locals eat. All the food has lots of flavor and there is plenty to choose from. Don’t waste your time on any Buffet. This is the one!

The buffet was all fried foods so we ordered off the menu. The food came very fast and was delicious. Had the Kung pow chicken. Not too spicy. I’ll be back

Only reason I gave them 1 star is it doesn’t allow negatives. i don’t know what happened to this place it use to have good (not great but good) food. But the last two times I have got dinner from there it was awful. Almost tasteless at first I thought maybe I just got a new cook or something but this time was the same. I highly suggest going somewhere else!

Best Cashew Chicken, love it. Love the owners, great service and always friendly. We never miss a chance to stop by.

I love Chinese food but this was not typical Chinese food. It was American food drenched in semi Chinese tasting sauces. The chicken was breaded chicken finger pieces and the Lo mein noodles were fettuccine noodles over cooked. The egg rolls taste like they do when I buy them in a box from the grocery store freezer section. To be fair I have never tried any other Chinese restaurants in Branson but I would not eat at this place again. We always order extra so we can eat it again but this time we threw it away. In summary, the food was mediocre and no one got sick but it is not a place I would come to get «Chinese» food.

Been to a million Chinese buffets, and I must say that this is easily in the top third of them.
The chicken chunks used in all the dishes are quite big and juicy (a few were a little dry). Not a gigantic selection, but the things they do, they do well. Place is relatively small, so tables are a little crammed. Not terribly uncomfortable, unless you’re right by the buffet, where it tends to get a bit jammed up.
Nice surprise, and worth venturing off the strip for.

I have gone to panda house for years! I always go through the drive thru and there is always a young sweet girl working there that always gets my order right! However, the last few times I have gone, the «boss» that has been working the drive thru obviously doesn’t know how to do her job because she will ask me what I want, i tell her chicken fried rice and she always some how manages to give me the wrong item everytime! When I call to complain they are so ignorant that they can’t even fix a simple problem, but to tell me to drive back to get the right food item!!! NEVER GOING BACK! I DO NOT RECOMMEND!

Great little Chinese buffet. Extremely clean wonderful service. The food was way above average hot kept the buffet stock at all times nice variety. Always a good sign when you see there are a lot of local you can tell they’ve all been there many times, they all know each other. in a tourist environment it’s very refreshing… Big chunks of chicken and all of it was fresh I was glad to see it wasn’t overcooked overall a great experience.

I’ve only ordered drive thru from this unassuming Chinese spot in Branson, but it pleasantly surprised me with its delicious taste so I am going on with a 5 star review I’d normally reserve for places I’ve visited a bit more in depth. We took this several miles to our hotel and it was still piping hot and tasted truly fresh. I do believe they dished our food out in the kitchen at least, instead of getting it from their standing buffet… that is a make or break move in my book and it seems that Panda House did it «right» by me. The lemon chicken combo meal was an extraordinary value — I planned to toss the eggroll and didn’t really «need» the soft drink, but wound up actually enjoying both as well as the crab rangoon and rice — which were plenty for me to share. The crowning jewel though was the entrée, lemon chicken that took me back to the 1990s and my favorite lemon chicken from Joplin’s House of Yen. That alone was fantastic — big white chunks of chicken dredged in a thick, sweet, and VERY lemony sauce. Everything was better than we expected. My husband opted for the vegetable lo mein and even he approved… this is the guy who shuns Chinese buffet and insisted on takeout since he originally did not want to eat Panda House at all. I’d call that a win!

Nice, buffet style restaurant with a good selection. Very friendly staff. Good prices.

A cheap Chinese buffet — they don’t put on any frills but the food was decent, the service ok, the price right and the parking easy.

Classy? No. Huge? No. But tasty, hot and fresh? Yes, yes, yes! Don’t go to Panda House expecting a piece of palatial life in ancient China. Go expecting tasty Chinese buffet fare at a reasonable price. The buffet was refilled whenever something got slightly low, the salad bar seemed to have a variety of options, the desserts were nice and the staff was friendly. What more could you ask for at a Chinese buffet in a touristy town?

I came to Branson on Holiday from San Diego, Ca and let me tell ya this place was Golden! What a jem the waitress and the cooks are so nice to customers. I talked to a waitress turns out she lived in mexico city. I didn’t expect to meet such great souls who worked here. I loved the food ate here four times while in my stay. I rave about this place to my family and friends. Next time I come out here I will eat here again! A big thank you to the wonderful people who work and make this restaurant run everyday! Take note owners of this establishment you need to give your employees a RAISE$$
Tip: siracha siracha!

PANDA HOUSE-​BEST DEAL IN BRANSON!
This place has amazing for a buffet and for only $ 10 it is an awesome deal. Great Chinese and American food, big salad and dessert bars as well. Their mozzarella sticks are the best.
It’s gets real busy around dinner so go early or late. Very friendly service as well and easy parking.
Chow down and enjoy!

The reviews at this place were exactly right. The chicken as well as the rest of the meats are prepared and cooked very cleanly. My wife never eats Chinese buffets because of all the batter and processed chicken but she thoroughly enjoyed this place. You won’t go wrong here.

I got takeout food from Panda House & it was really good. We were pleasantly surprised. I’ll definitely come back when in the area again.

The food was good, although I normally don’t care for buffets, since they are usually filthy and attract all kinds of slobs, moochers, and other assorted riff-​raff. I was a little put off by the none-​Chinese employees, though. I think I did see one guy come out of the kitchen with a load of food.
When I go to a Chinese restaurant, I want to see Chinese waiters/​waitresses, with Chinese music and decorations and such. This place has Americanized Chinese food and Mexicans working there. No, I am not against Mexicans. But I don’t expect to see Chinese people working in a Mexican restaurant.