CHINA OCEAN SUPER BUFFET

Awesome place, good fresh food, decent selection and very friendly staff. Much better than another place I previously reviewed. The price is also very good.
Highly recommend to all who are looking for a decent buffet.

Worst buffet I’ve ever had! The only thing edible was the fortune cookie. Lesson learned.

Went here for dinner at around 6 o’clock and the food was dry, hard and cold. Most of the dishes were less then half full and had clearly been sitting there for awhile. There wasn’t anything good to eat fresh. Everything was cold on the buffet. The only good thing was the service. I do not recommend this place at all.

We came in close to closing on Sunday night. They had a huge assortment o Chinese dishes but everything was well dried out and it all tasted the same really. If a Buffett place is going to stay open until 9, they need to have fresh food until 9, so it’s really not an excuse. We paid the same as those getting there at 5 pm… Right?! Perhaps they should limit the buffet after 8 to prevent bad reviews. Anyway, the crab legs were pretty good and I enjoyed them, cheese Rangoon was good and crisp, egg rolls pretty fair, that’s about it. I tried some fruit: orange slices, water melon, honeydew and it was tasteless. Friendly staff and clean. We decided we would give them another chance… Earlier in the evening though.

Going to China Ocean was a great experience for my family & me. The atmosphere, the lighting, the friendly servers, and most of all, the delicious food. An all around wonderful dining experience.

Went for lunch around 1pm on a Saturday for first time. Only about 5 other people there. Food looked like it had been sitting out all day. Not tossed, not refreshed with new, just sitting there hardening. Meat for Mongolian grill is not kept at proper cold temp, didn’t even eat it out of fear. Service was not terrible, but not good. Ended up cutting my loses, paying, and leaving.

I’ve read reviews on this place and I’ve seen some four stars and a one star. I’ve been there more than four times on different days and times. And here’s what I’ve learned. When they first open for the day the food is great, fresh and tasty. If you get them eight o’clock that evening the food is more of a display and you’ll have to request the food is prepared. So take this as a rule of thumb for EVERY CHINESE RESTAURANT (trust me, I’ve been to a lot of them and I’ve seen this repeated) so because the the service is good and yes, when its right, so is the food. I give it three stars.

Not impressed with this establishment. I will admit that they have huge variety of foods to try. The quality you get here is not the best. I shouldn’t expect too much since it was a buffet.

Real bad food… I know it’s pseudo Chinese food… but it’s nasty pseudo Chinese food

After seeing the late night TV ads to the tune of a «Beverly Hills Cop» and being very turned off to the Chinese food restaurants in Pensacola, my wife and I decided to give the place a shot as an excuse for a road trip. I’m not one to frequent buffet restaurants.
The restaurant is located right next to the Super Target on Schillinger, which is the easiest landmark to help find the restaurant. We were immediately greeted and prompty seated and our drink order was immediately taken.
The buffet was impressive, and had a great variety of fruit, chinese veggies, and meats that range from a impressive seafood spread, and all the usual Chinese food that you would expect. All of the food was hot and plentiful. I was surprised that in the two trips to the buffet that there was always crablegs available and not a huge line of people waiting on them.
The waitress that filled our drink came by often and cleared the table each and every time. Not once did my drink go empty, as my waitress was checking in! If you read any of my other reviews, you’ll know this is EXACTLY what I look for in service. She also interacted with my daughter in a playful way, and still was able to wait on us and entertain. Wow.
The food was good. I would say above average for a buffet. There is also a small variety of sushi and a nice Mongolian BBQ setup, and they will bring you the dish when it’s completed.
If you are looking for a take-​out order, just know that the crablegs are for dine-​in only.
I would certainly go back and recommend this place to anyone looking for a quality Chinese buffet. It’s too bad it’s an hour away. Great service and above average food for a decent price. What’s not to love?!