Royal Buffet

492 Elden St, Herndon
(703) 481-8585

Recent Reviews

Kareem K

I like this restaurant! They give good food, they have a nice menu, The cook in that restaurant is very trained, I like very much trying all their dishes. The dishes are consistently fresh, the service towards the guests is helpful. I often go to this restaurant and I was never unsatisfied. I recommend it to all my friends.

Sijah AlJizzani

It's closed, don't waste your time.

Ronald White

Appears to be "OUT OF BUSINESS/CLOSED" despite Google Maps reporting open and closes at 10 pm.

Fred theflo Oliver

Went for lunch and I enjoy it immensly would and will go back again soon.

Brad Q.

I can't imagine why this place is 2.5 stars. The food was fresh, high quality (loads of shrimp dishes) the best Hot & Sour I've had in a buffet. I guess competition is posting reviews or something I didn't try let people down. There's a wide variety and the value is crazy. It's less than driving through Popeye's. Fresh fruit, pudding, Dumplings, and ice cream etc. Try it

BillKalbo

Standard cafeteria fare. Nothing special except volume for money. I recall that one dish was interesting but can't recall what it was. Chocolate ice cream didn't taste like chocolate.

Valentino Rivas

Would absolutely recommend trying this place. Fantastic atmosphere, delicious food, excellent service. Fantastic work.

Sara Barrientos

Came here for a quick lunch but not enough variety. They don’t really have the basic Chinese food. Like how do you have a sweet & sour sauce but not the chicken? and also if you’re vegetarian this isn’t the place to come to. My bf is vegetarian and all he could eat was noodles because the tofu was soft tofu sitting in straight hot sauce. I do not recommend this place. Its not big like it looks in the pictures

Trey K.

Don't eat here the food is trash the chicken is disgusting just the worst buffet in Herndon when I got home I threw up and I had bad stomach craps the place is steamy as eveR it is very glooomy find a better buffet

Stuart Barnett

I visited this often and staff are nice food is good.

Jim A.

Some of the reviews I'm reading about this place are cracking me up. People who are paying $14 for an all you can stuff your face with buffet are writing bad reviews because the server didn't smile when cutting their meat, or some of the food offerings "don't make sense". Ridiculous. This place is exactly what you would think it would be: A big buffet with most of your Chinese food staples and a lot of other foods thrown in to please kids, older people, or people who just want to try something else. You come in, you stuff your face, you pay, and you leave- it's nothing spectacular, but it's not bad. The baked crab is good, the lo mein is actually pretty good (except today, it was absolutely burnt, you could smell it from far away and after eating a few bites, I felt like I liked an ashtray- bad move serving that when they had to know it was burnt), some of the sauteed veggies are good, and I like their fried chicken wings. Years ago, the butter shrimp was the best thing on the buffet, but for some reason they changed the recipe and it is now just salted, fried, shrimp that's not nearly as good as the old recipe. This is the place to come when you are hungry and in a hurry. If you are taking a date here or expecting a high quality dining experience, you are in the wrong place. The one review that starts with the guy saying he was "too scared to try it, until today" is ridiculous and should be removed- there is absolutely no useful info in it. "No direction" in a buffet? Who cares?!

Matthew S.

I passed by this buffet many times but was too scared to try it, until today. The price you pay is what you get here. The food is just okay but nothing great. It is a typical Chinese buffet but I have definitely been to better ones. Some of the pickings are utterly bizarre and others make little sense. It was not that it did not taste good, it was that the buffet has no direction. The dessert selection is poor and I avoided it at all costs. There are other Chinese buffets in the area worth trying, and while not bad, certainly do not feel I would return for another visit.

John Debnam

Nothing fancy. Cheap all you can eat with variety of Americanized Chinese food with a few other generic options for all you can eat. Servers are helpful and check up frequently.

John S.

Neighborhood Buffet: steaming inside, fatty meats, impatient server to cut roast beef for second helping. Best yet: Smelly Nelly buffet waitress got 6cent tip. No hibachi and charging $14+. I should have gone to...

Roger Arnold

I visit this lovely spot quite a bit! This is my favorite restaurant to pass a nice evening. I visit this spot many times. The food is great, the workers are welcoming and the payment is good. I enjoy going in this place for a nice lunch.

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