Star Ocean Buffet

1320 Salem Rd SW, Rochester
(507) 322-6343

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Alissa Heins

Went on Sunday around noon for a family function. Costed $65 for us two adults and our 3 year old. The place was fairly busy, but almost all of the tables were empty of food except for the dessert station, hibachi station, salad bar, and soup bar. Tried going up multiple times to find the food still out. Tried the hibachi to get our money's worth and the guy burned the food. Very unimpressed with the taste and quality of the food we did eventually get - chicken was grisly and chewy, steak was slimy in the middle, not very hot for food that should just be coming out of the kitchen. Very unimpressed and unsatisfied for the amount of money we paid.

Food: 1

Service: 3

Rick LaGue

Typical Chinese food, lots of selection, food almost always hot, friendly staff.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Hairl Dayton Jr

Excellent food, service, and atmosphere. Probably the best Chinese buffet I’ve ever had! Highly recommend!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jayne Carr

The large fish smell was horrible. The food none of it looked good. I asked for my money back. I didn’t even taste it. Even the coke was watered down. Never try it again.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 4

Vika Shevchuk

Me and my family love Star Ocean buffet! Excellent service. Just got appreciation 5$ gift certificate from them, thanks a lot!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Alex Volob

Great little buffet to over eat at. It isn't amazing but it gets the job done and there is something for everyone. My personal favorite were the jumbo shrimp and teriyaki beef steak. Great Chinese options as well and a nice fruit selection to wash down all the unnecessary calories in the end. You cand o yourself a favor and skip the sushi. It is not very good. I definitely are way too much. That's what I get for running 12 miles and skipping a meal. Fried chicken was fantastic.
They have a coi pond as well.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Tessa Heathman

I have never been to a buffet that was this well put together. It was so clean, the food was so freshhhh and delicious, the endless options there of sushi, sashimi, hibachi, a very large amount of sea food, every item you would see at another buffet, american cuisine for the picky eaters, a whole salad bar and fruit bar and so much more.
This might not look like much from When you pull up and park, don't let the cover fool ya, it's gorgeous inside they even have a koi pond with a water feature. Plenty of seating.
The cost for the buffet was way less than I was expecting to spend. Lunch and dinner have different prices.
Unfortunately I was so impressed by everything that I forgot to snap photos but managed to snap pick of the koi pond on the way out.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Becky Wurzel

This buffet had a huge selection of excellent and fresh food! Best buffet I've ever experienced.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Alexzandra Ribich

Very little flavor even with the spiciest chicken. Rice was undercooked and so was sweet sour chicken. Pork egg rolls smelled bad off. Ruined the appetite to even try more. The price is crazy for the food flavor.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 4

S Evanson

Exceptional buffet. Everything had the right blend of spices, the perfect texture, the perfect doneness.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Seafood, Fresh Fish, Soups, Sushi and Maki Rolls, Fish, Salads

Colin Batho

The service here was ok, only stopped at the table a few times, the place had a good atmosphere, but the food, the food was so bland and seemed like it was sitting for far too long

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 1

scott warren

For the price food offerings were not that great!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

Julie Wythe

Our opinion... a bit below typical food at this type of restaurant. TONS of space inside and a lot of food choices. Our server was friendly and prompt. Several small kids running around at the buffet tables as well as the seating areas. Went on a Sunday afternoon, so was $23.99 each... was not worth it in our opinion.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 5

Vazgen Ananyan

Awesome selection, good quality and cool fish

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Scott Harris

Not a bad Chinese buffet. But it is better than most. They had a lot of choices and it was clean.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 3

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