Yumi Garden Buffet

Excellent choices… very friendly owners and staff… reasonable. The fried chcken is a must. Wide choices. My mouth is watering as we speak and I write. Go there.

I went to this buffet for lunch in Friday. We were in the mood for Chinese, but weren’t familiar with the area. We were so pleased. The décor was very nice, it was clean, the service was great, the prices are reasonable and everything was delicious.

Good food. Sweet waitresses. Sesame chicken and spicy tuna sushi were the best dishes. I fed family of five (one baby) for $ 40.

The buffet which is one of just a couple Chinese buffets in the Newport area is a nice place to get some grub. The restaurant is kept clean as well as the buffet line. Included with the buffet is sushi and a grill section. The sushi i wish had some more variety to it. The same rolls all the time. They also give a military discount and have a full bar.

Food was decent and restaurant was clean. It was more than adequate for the price. I would go back again. Sushi was not impressive, but I didnt expect it to be. Buffet options were plentiful and tasty.

We always come here at least 2x a week as my father in law and my son loves this place. Price for buffet is reasonable and they have a great selection from veggies, prime rib, seafood section and appetizer and hibachi. The desserts are yummy we love the Warwick ice creams especially the cotton candy, orange pineapple and coconut flavors. Staffs are very friendly food is not oily nor salty and NO MSG! You can also get 10% discount if you have a coupon that you get thru newport newsletter. To end your meal they will provide you with a fortune cookie. What we also love about this place is very clean and not to busy and staff knows what you like as a regular customer overall experience we will definitely keep coming back as the place is highly recommended.

I came here during my trip from New York. My group was looking for some Chinese food and came accross this place from Unilocal.It got pretty good reviews and we decided to try it. I am glad to say that we were not disappointed. The environment was nice and clean. Not much people and the place was quiet. The staff were great. There were a wide range of food to choose from. The pork roast was excellent. There was a hibachi station and a small sushi station, still good though. The price was lower than expected. Lunch was around 9 for adults. It was an overall good experience in my buffet history. Would come back again if I was around this area.

Just an average Chinese buffet with many options. Wasn’t overly impressed. Place is clean and the staff is nice.

If you are looking for a great Chinese buffet where they make everything fresh with the freshest ingredients then this is not your place. If you are looking for a place where everything is bought pre made and just heated up then you found your place. If you really want to clean out your bowels defiantly come here. Excuse me while I go sit on the thrown.

If think you want good buffet in Newport RI come and have fun
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Went with my sister and niece last week and I was very impressed. Lunch was $ 8.95 plus $ 1.95 soda, free refills. The buffet had a lot more to offer than other buffets, a sushi bar and Mongolian grill too. I loved the roast pork it was so tender reminded me of Sunday dinners. They have a lot of kid friendly food too, pizza Mac and cheese mashed potatoes and nuggets were all really good according to my niece service was quick and clean plates were removed as soon as we were done yet didn’t feel rushed. I don’t know what the bad reviewer is talking about as we were there on a Wednesday afternoon around 2 and the food was fresh and constantly being refreshed and they had a man making the sushi fresh while you watched they even have bar stools to sit at right at the sushi bar!

I went to buffet today at 2:00. There were maybe a dozen people eating. The food looked like it had been sitting. Nearly empty chafing dishes. Dried sauces along the edges. Didn’t look like the pretty murals in the windows. That’s for sure! Should have walked right out, but didn’t. Sushi display was a mess. Hibachi guy wasn’t there. I cautiously made a plate and sat down.
Sushi was warm, so I flicked it off my plate. Everything else was cold. I know hot food has to be kept above 140 degrees. Again, should have walked out, but didn’t. I got the waiter to microwave my plate until «smoking» and I ate it.
Food was bland, and chicken was spongy, most likely processed. The boneless spare ribs and the teriyaki chicken were dry and hard. Gross! I ate one plate of food, and one glass of soda. $ 12 for lunch. I walked briskly to my truck and crossed myself, and started for home. I prayed that I might be spared the «Miralax Effect.» So far, so good. Hopefully the microwaves killed all the little nasties and I won’t spend the night in the water closet.
My opinion was that the lunch rush was over, and the staff knocked off until dinner. Steam table chafing dishes nearly empty, and food cold. None of them were refilled while I was there. Sushi was well picked over, and warm. There was no one there to make more. The Hibachi guy was also out to lunch. 2:00, and already done cooking!
Room temperature Food could have easily put me in the hospital. I might have dodged the bullet this time. I won’t risk it again!

Great place for a buffet meal. This place is clean and has lots of variety.
The options are plentiful but they are the same as any other Chinese menu. The same entrees (green peeper beef, general Tso’s, black pepper chicken, sweet ‘n sour chicken, baked crab meat ‘n cheese, wontons, eggs rolls, etc.) and same desserts (bananas ‘n red sauce, cappuccino mini cakes, jello, lychee). The roasted pork is super tender and flavorful.
The best part about this place is that the hibachi is included. There is a small caveat. They put better cuts of beef for dinner than for lunch — with the increased price. The sushi is also good for a buffet place with some decent options for «real» sushi and not just California rolls.

I’ve been in Newport for 8 months and have been ordering delivery from Good Friends, another Chinese restaurant. When I came here it was extremely refreshing. The food was freshly made, the people and the area were clean, and there were plenty of options to choose from. Not to mention the price was very reasonable.

Just came for our first time. Everything was very good. It was very clean and staff is friendly. I’ve been to buffets before were there are so many choices it was too overwhelming but here there are just enough and lots of kid friendly foods. My daughter discovered her new favorite food, crab legs. So all in all it was a great place.

I stopped into Yumi by chance on a ride out to Portsmouth with a couple of friends. We were all pretty hungry and a Chinese buffet is nearly impossible for us to pass up.
On the upside, the staff are incredibly friendly and the place is spotless clean, and has a vast variety of offerings. I really wish I could give them at least one more star because of those reasons — but the taste just wasn’t there. I tried multiple dishes but no sushi or habachi grill. The chicken skewers were very good but that was about the only thing I tried that was remotely satisfying.
I did take notice that most of the reviews prior to mine are stellar — which I cannot explain beyond wondering if some of those folks need to go over the bridge every now and again. The odds of my going back for a second chance here are slim to nil since there are so many more satisfying options on the mainland. There is plenty for ownership to work with to make this a great spot for Aquidneck islanders as I stated above. Perhaps they may want to consider a new chef or two, or some new recipes. Sadly my experience was not so yumi.

Went with my teenage son for dinner. Place was pretty full. The food was pretty decent. I would certainly go again.
The sushi was freshly made right in front of me. I was very pleased!

Very good quality buffet food. The restaurant is incredibly clean. The wait staff is attentive and pleasant. The waitress helped my husband pronounce the Chinese word in the back of his fortune cookie slip and it made his night.

Jumi Garden Buffet offers rows upon rows of many buffet items. Examples of dishes include various Chinese offerings like chicken and broccoli and General Gao’s chicken, lo mein and wonton and egg drop soups, and shu mai dumplings.
There are also many other items. Just a few examples are macaroni and cheese, salads, cooked clams and mussels, calamari, roast pork, meatballs, and spinach pie.
There is a sushi station with a number of choices as well as a hibachi station where they cook items you select.
And then there is also a wide variety of fruits and cakes, puddings and other desserts as well as several flavors of ice cream.
The price for all you can eat per person before tip was less than $ 10.
My review of 4 stars is based on the high value you get here — a lot of choice of generally decent food in a clean environment with attentive service for a very low price.

Not real impressed but I wish I was because the staff are so friendly and polite. The variety of food was excellent but the flavor of everything was bland. At $ 14 (beverages are extra) a person, I’m sure you can get your money’s worth but you won’t go away feeling excited about anything you ate.