Seaport Buffet
“I ate a giant goddamn pile of snow crab legs, and it was amazing.”
“I saw one sad elderly lady managed to grab a single small leg for her plate and accidentally walk away with a pair of tongs.”
“Great seafood choices, of clams, shrimp, crab legs, and raw clams.”
Seaport Buffet
Takes Reservations: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
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Came here for my boyfriend's niece's birthday and it wasn't bad. They had a wide variety of food and they had sushi. It wasn't good sushi but it was passable. The biggest draw here were the crab legs- people were fighting over them, tongs a-ready. I hate crab legs so I was merrily picking my lion's share of the roast chicken, tuna salad, sushi, veggies, shrimp, and soft-serve ice cream. Going there for dinner on Saturday was pricey at $17.95 per head but if you're a big eater, the price will be worth it. Come at lunch for nearly half the price (not valid on Sundays).
Seaport Buffet is probably one of the nicest, if not the nicest Chinese buffets I've ever been to. Clean and spacious, this Sheepshead Bay staple isn't bad at all.
A friend of mine wanted to come here for a get together at lunch. The lunch prices are about $11 without soda, and be aware that they do include gratuity, making the final price ultimately about $13 for a Friday lunch.
The lunch options are a little more limited that the dinner I assume, but still adequate. I have to say that the food here is actually quite good. There are flavors beyond grease and butter. I was rather impressed with the wonton soup, seeing that I had a cold slowly materializing.
Service is okay, not overtly friendly but not nearly as rude as another Bronx buffet (ahem). The bathrooms are clean, too, which makes a difference.
Horrible. Don't come here if you like yourself. Came with my family because a family friend talked about how there was a buffet right next to Randazzo's Clam Bar. We decided to give it a shot! I know from the moment we stepped in that we messed up. There was only one small section for food which were filled with oily foods like fried chicken, horrible crawfish, fried shrimp, just typical fast food chinese restaurants where you would only get the most typical things like sesame chicken. There was a sushi section where they were giving out MEASLY california rolls. Also there was a dessert area filled with complete crap. How could you even serve that? It wasn't even presentable. The food was absolutely horrible. There were customers who were fighting over the snow crab legs, like they were legit pushing and shoving and hoarding it. The other customers brought their own food containers and were shoving whatever they could get into them. The food was absolutely horrendous. Oily and filling (in this case, filling means feeling like sh*t), low quality food for $18. Listen, if that's your thing, come here. I would rather go and pay $30 dollars for a decent dish at Randazzo's Clam Bar next door. Also, the waiter or whoever was taking care of us, STOOD there and waited til we tipped him. He didn't say anything, he just glared at us until we put more money! What the living heck. Leave. Don't even come to this place. I'm giving this place 2 stars because the food was OK, so mediocre and I was so thankful it didn't give me a stomach virus.
Reviewing buffets is always a grey area. Most people rate the quality of food and give them poor ratings. I think most buffets in this price range have the same quality of food. How else would they be able to keep the business model up and running?
I like Seaport Buffet. The food was right up there with other buffets I've gone to. I gave them 3 stars because the variety of food was a lot less compared to other places I've gone to. It's your basic selection of food.
Price was reasonable.
Adjust your expectations of buffets and I think you'll enjoy them more. After all, if you want quality buffets, you can check out Las Vegas for $35 to $50 per person and even then it's not top notch quality.
I would return.
I like it here, the many times I came with the family for special occasions or holidays.
Large space, but during the holidays, it can get crowded! To the point where there is a line inside, to get seated! Guess no one likes to cook during the holidays.
Staff is similar to all Chinese buffets or restaurants — fast, efficient, no smiles or convo, simply taking your plates and getting your drinks refilled. This isn't a complaint; this is something I'm used to and doesn't bother me. But if you expect one-on-one service, intimate conversations or jokes with your server, it ain't gonna happen here. Be prepared. As for claims that they rush you out, they never want you to stay long because they want a large volume of guests to maximize the tip. I have never been rushed out per se, but our family tends to eat and run anyway.
Food is mediocre, generic, Chinese American fare, but there's plenty of it and it keeps you full.
Highlights: (or the junk I typically eat at these establishments)
Spring rolls
chicken and broccoli
String beans
Sweet and sour chicken with sauce
Shrimp cocktail
chicken nuggets
French fries, fried chicken wings
Lo-mein
Fried rice
My favorite dessert — soft serve ice cream, on a sugar cone, and dipped in chocolate sprinkles. The times I've gone it was creamy and rich. Really enjoyable to eat. I usually fill a soup bowl with chocolate sprinkles and I constantly dip each new bite. YUM!
They have an assortment of other desserts, like cut up fruit, jello, other tiny cakes, maybe cream puffs, cookies, but I always avoid them because it never tastes good to me.
For seafood lovers, it's optimal to go during dinner hours.
I consider this to be a Chinese fast food buffet. If things aren't deep fried then they are stir fried, oiled up, baked, tossed with MSG or just a ton of soy sauce. It is one of those places that are nice for lunch once in a blue moon because you are craving those foods that are unhealthy and bad for you, but you just like the taste. This is one of those places you come to fill your gut and then feel bad about having that second plate of lo mein. Don't come here expecting a five star buffet and you won't be let down. I never understood the deal with crab legs, but everyone else I was with enjoyed it and would wait for more to come out. I cannot see myself coming here for dinner.
It's definitely not one of the buffets you would have up on the top of your buffet list or any list. Like most Chinese buffets, it has different food options for you to pick, from fried stuff to seafood to sushi (not much to choose from) to fruits to dessert. Not many options but this buffet place is pretty cheap, so what else can you really ask for? I would suggest to go for lunch because dinner time it gets packed, like you get a number to wait for a long time kind of packed.
The staff there looks bored, lazy and tired. I don't know why but it makes the whole place seem so dead and not lively when you eat there. Some plates might not be washed thoroughly and might still have stains on it so look before you grab one and start piling up the food on the plate. The only thing I really eat here is the seafood because everyone eats it which almost guarantees that it was cooked recently or often, whereas the fried food and noodles, etc I don't want to even guess how long it's been out or how many times they've recooked it.
To get your money's worth, just keep eating the clams and mussels and eat only a piece of everything else if you really want to eat other stuff. If you want snow crab legs go at night for dinner because during lunch they don't serve that. The seafood is really all I need from this place. Not the freshest but once again, for lunch on a Saturday was only $11 and it's close by where I live, so can't really complain. But what there is to complain is their sushi, it's just so poorly made and dropped there, and it doesn't look fresh nor appetizing.
I used to come here all the time when I was a kid and it still looks the same right now (even the kinds of food stayed the same – not a good thing). The dessert section definitely needs an improvement in choices and options. I usually just go straight to the soft serve ice cream machine for my dessert fix.
*** Large space, Great service, Decent selection of food ***
Like many Asian buffets, you will find your common selection of Asian-American fusion type foods. I recommend this place if you're looking for an all-you-can-eat experience. My only issue was the insanity for the snow crab legs; there needs to be a more efficient way to deal with customers who are not so patiently wanting the crab legs.