Royal Buffet

5086 Normandy Blvd, Jacksonville
(904) 516-7000

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Lisa Reyes

This place use to be good but since they change owners the restaurant went down they have no Asian cooks no more so the food is not as good as it use to be I don’t go there no more I Pray some new owner takes over this restaurant and get Asian cooks

Vegetarian options: Sushi

Kid-friendliness: They have fries and chicken nuggets

Wheelchair accessibility: Parking spaces and indoor seating

Melody Hansen

Great staff food was good and fresh. Server was a bit rude but over all great place to eat

Lewis W

The city’s best low-end authentic Chinese-style buffet restaurant lets you know from the start how important integrity and reputation are held for restaurants in this sector throughout Jacksonville. This restaurant has people coming from all the surrounding counties of Duval.Fear not as you’re led to the back dining room, its main entrance greeting you with an array of fish in a beautiful 120. gal aquarium. You get the same welcoming feel as you’re led to your table and served with delicious Jacksonville-style sweet tea before your exciting food adventure starts.The best part of this adventure is the lack of normal rules when eating in an order-style restaurant. If you want to start your meal with a delicious selection of Ice creams, Jello’s, and Cakes, followed by a plate of freshly steamed Crawfish and pan-fried, or, steamed shrimp then you’re at the right place. For items like lobster or fresh oysters, you need to be prepared to race for your life as they are served at the buffet counter, maybe stare down in judgment at the person filling their plate with the best parts selfishly or get closer to them until they get uncomfortable and the guilt of their desperate need for all you can eat lobster tails without consequence emerges momentarily.The authentic Chinese-style buffet restaurant’s ambiance is on par with other places in this tier, decorative buckets line the great hallway that leads you to the bathrooms, a great place to freshen up or down. Meanwhile, the authentic sushi and teppanyaki bars provide great choices of buffet-style sushi rolls and an assortment of freshly cooked meats and seafood.Personally, my favorite quirks about the restaurant would be when there are actual lobster pieces in the buffet serving tray with decent amounts of meat in them, and, when the sinks in the bathrooms aren't clogged and draining at a snail's pace.Signature dishes: Weekend Lobster, Crawfish, Rangoons, Ice cream, and Dessert.Basic cost: Around $19 per person.Nits: Sometimes expect to wait a good amount of time before an empty dish is replenished at the buffet counter.Change due to the pandemic: None? This is Jacksonville.Best for: Eating large amounts of food without getting sick. Casual or Ironic dining.

James Martinez

It's right in the middle . Had Sunday lunch but it was like they were on 3:00 Thursday menu. parking lot needs help need to open all steam tables and come with a sushi menu not what they got . What I did get was ok though for the price had I had to step out the box of favorites I look forward to . I should have offered fix bathroom sinks for coupon lol

Princess Rodriguez

This restaurant was pretty good .the food taste good it was hot and delicious. it was also affordable. the environment was cool . I would recommend ?

Kevin Adams

I think timing weighed in my favor. I arrived Sunday 11:30 and the buffet was fully stocked and everything I tried was tasty. Lots of delicious shrimp! There were less than 10 customers in the restaurant, but quite a few within 30 minutes. I found that for the amount and variety of food I had, the $20 I paid was a relative bargain in today's world.

Kiearra Mack

The food was amazing I especially love the sushi and the workers there had good customer service.

Justin Hoffman

The food here is less then mediocre. I only enjoyed one thing in the entire buffet and it was the simplest thing, the chicken and broccoli. For what we paid we could've had 10x better.

Ashley Pittman

Nothing fancy about it but.... It was a good Chinese buffet. Plenty of choices. Taste like any other Chinese joint you might stop at.

Olga Colon

Nasty, the floor was sticky and the big problem I found a hair inside the jello, and the guy don’t said sorry to me. Nasty nasty my last time.

Chrysheika Clark

Great Food , Dine in , Good Customer Service ,Polite ,

P M

This is by far the best buffet I’ve had in a while. This will be my weekend go to place :)

Bryan Bravo

Made a mistake by coming here. I don't know how this place has above a 3 star rating. The food is flavorless, extremely chewy, sushi Is a joke like the worst I've ever had. Place is disgusting,unclean and just horrible. Not worth the price at all do yourself a favor and turn around. Don't listen to the reviews that don't have local guide as other will mislead you.

Judith Matusky

Moved out of town 6 months ago decided to drive over an hr. for good food...but hell no this place has went to crap and i will never return!

keeana Torres

if i could give this restaurant 0 starts i would, i actually used to work there before the owners changed its not quite the same anymore. i went in with my family to have some dinner as soon as i got my first bite my noodles were super hard! who knows how long they’ve been sitting out on the trays for, my broccoli didn’t look as fresh as it always is when i went in for another bite it soggy ?we asked our server if she could put in an request for fresher food but after waiting and eating the little food we lost our appetite. As we go to pay our dinner we kindly explained and asked for a discount due to the issue we had and he ended up having an attitude with us . usually its my favorite place to eat with my family when i come to visit them but most certainly my last that’s not the only issue, bathrooms are disgusting as well as the walls and ceiling they need some remodeling done to that place. overall my server was very kind and understanding.

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