Reviews of Star Ocean Buffet (Restaurant)

1320 Salem Rd SW, Rochester, MN 55902, United States

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REVIEWS OF Star Ocean Buffet IN Minnesota

Susan Lundberg

It was great! Enormous and clean and fresh. Staff was prompt and helpful. Since I have a slight shellfish allergy, I had to guess on some of the sushi rolls, but otherwise everything was well- marked.

Nick Longenbach

Boss took us IT folks out for lunch here as one had never been. Food is usually good as long as you don't expect too much as the quality is reflected in the price and the fact that its a buffet. Knowing this it was as expected and maybe a little better. Nothing was cold or dry and there was plenty of everything. Staff was attentive to empty plates and drinks so kudos to them. Price is reasonable for a buffet and the location has plenty of parking.

Pete Hainlen

I've been to buffets and then there is Star Ocean Buffet. I don't know if an entire ocean could even contain the vast selection of food here. And it is good food! There's Mongolian, sushi, and every other "regular" type of Chinese buffet entree you can think of. All of this, an open and quiet atmosphere, kind and attentive wait staff, and decent prices make this a regular stop for me.

Mark Storlie

Expensive not a good variety

John Dean

Very nice salad bar. I thought the hot food was very good also. Used plates were taken almost instantly and beverages refilled when empty.

Ralane Wilkerson

A lot to choose from - more than a person could eat. Very tasty!

Mike Hilson

Great food and service. Awesome variety between Chinese and American also!

Jaime Rivera

Good variety including Japanese sushi, Mongolian hibachi, and American-Chinese buffet with dessert line and soft serve machine all included. Clean and well stocked. Choices to fit all diets. Mongolian food is cooked on the spot so there's always a cooked-to-order type option. They refresh the buffet based on what people are eating, so more popular times have more freshly made food. Sushi has some additional fresh fish options during dinner and weekend, buffet does not change, but prices are different for lunch and dinner/weekend. Finish with a fortune cookie, and a visit to the Koi pond on the way out, which is always fun.

Angel Constantino

i always love seafood. this restaurant has a lot of delicious food choices. i always love their crawfish and crab legs plus their steam bun :) hope some day they will add lobster like the one restaurant i always go in the city. but overall star ocean buffet is cozy and excellent restaurant.

Dustin Quimby

I came for the lunch on a weekend. The sushi was very good for all you can eat. The Mongolian grill was good, but needs more sauces. The buffet is just ok. The table was cleared efficiently, but it was difficult to get drink refills. Our waiter asked for a tip before we left. I felt the value was good for the sushi and grill, and I will go back. Based on other reviews it is possible we caught them at an off time for the buffet. I will update my review if it is better the next time.

jason grey

Incredible selection and you can not beat the price. (Can get coupons in the shopper) sushi was comparable to that of higher end local establishments. Wait staff is very friendly. The only other buffet in town that has sushi does not even compare to this place! I would eat here every day if I could! wonderful atmosphere! I could go on and on forever! Hands down my favorite buffet in town.

Chelsey McKinney

The Best Asian buffet I've been to in a long time.

Paul Kohlmeier

Love it, probably our family favorite buffet for Chinese! A stop that the kids request when we are up here.

Haris Begic

Great food all kinds of choices

Jolene Lien

Amazing, delicious food. Very clean and awesome selection of food. Highly recommend!

Keith Butler

Emily Morgan

Food excellent. My favorite eating place when I come to Rochester.

Omar Sanchez

Great service good food

Verlina Houston

Love this place and we'll be going back again that was my first time ever going and it was so good and the employee that was so good good customer service I will tell anyone about that place when my family come back in town again that's what we'll be going to the Star Ocean Buffet it was all you can eat buffet

Harley Roberts

It's not old country but it'll do

Blake Robinson

Good stuff cheaper during lunch

Tony Michaels

Standard fare for a buffet like this They do have a Mongolian Grill and a beautiful Koi pond

Jim Barnhart

They have the best sushi for a buffet in Rochester. Not great but better than most. Large selection of other food as well.

Noah Diercks

Great lunch price and very good food!

Larooa Garbo

Huge variety in food! Even have some great healthier choices in their buffet including salads and fruits

Kristy Olson

Loved it! Great selection of food and delicious!

Jeremy Kite

Good food for the price.

Sarah Lundberg

Food tastes and looks very good but sadly 4 of the 6 dishes I tried were room temperature/lukewarm at best which was super disappointing, not to mention concerning because they were meat dishes :/ The food that was not hot LOOKED nice and fresh, so maybe it's an issue with the steam tables. This was the 1st time I've eaten here, so maybe it's a fluke.... willing to try again maybe during a busier time.

Kaila Hillier

Food is always fresh. The atmosphere is amazing clam and relaxing. It is a Chinese place and also has some sea food. Their sushi is amazing.

tonia swiggum

It was a pretty atmosphere but food wasn't the greatest, just okay.

Ricardo Garcia

Food was good for a buffet and love the seafood selection.

Cynthia V. Langstaff

Super great place to eat, excellent service!

Abdirahman Mohamed

Amazing very delicious

S CMemken

Selection is good. The food is good. Salad bar is one of the best in Rochester.

Angie Kolden

Absolutely the best food!

Joan Dobbert

Food was delicious. Staff was attentive. Lots of selection including foods I have not seen offered at other Chinese buffets. The cost was minimal compared to the quality. Has a beautiful koi pond my children loved.

Zariyah Chude

Oh my goodness, YES!! this is our first time here and we are overwhelmed with the food choices, atmosphere, service, and PRICE!!! We live an hour away but will be coming back when we want a buffet! All i did was googled buffet and I'm certainly glad I did.

Marrissa Van Guilder

Food is okay. Some food was cold, fried chicken had no flavor , mashed potatoes were instant , fried rice was dry. Service was decent but had to wait along time for refills on drinks even though the place wasn’t very busy and you could see them just standing around talking. Staff isn’t very friendly. Overall for the price we paid for 3 people $36 was not worth it at all. Won’t be going back any time soon

Alex Gakh

Great place for family and friends.

CHRISTIN LEUE

The food was good, fresh and the drinks were kept full. Definitely recommend!

Glen and Linda Craven

I am not a fan of buffets, but I was very impressed with the large selection of food and the price is perfect!

Bryce Moon

Horrible food! Like chewing on bubble gum! Not worth A quarter if the money! Felt better after eating at McDonald's! Will not ever go back! I would advise going to a dumpster toteato before her!

Micah Amundsen

I mean, it's a Chinese buffet. It's not great. But it's one of the better ones I've been to. If you're in the mood for quantity over quality, this is the place. The Seafood Cheese is my favorite.

Kevin Yeadon

Wide variety of great food clean and nice place to eat

mr duck and miss duck

Lots of variety. Good food, and service.

Tiffany Grebenc

It can be a little on the pricey side, but well worth the money. The food always tastes fresh and is hot. They offer a different variety of foods than most Asian buffets and their sushi is delicious. It is always clean and the staff quick to help!

Crystal Lazetera

Food made me sick never going back

Mia Addes

Good food, large selection of items and the food was very fresh!

Alleena Lee

Great food choices. Friendly service. Fresh food and clean restaurant.

Jerry Balko

Not spectacular, service was slacking didn't even get fortune cookies.

Tanya Carlson

Food was good and plenty of seating for our large group.

Kênh Giải Trí Tổng Hợp

I would give them zero star for their service. I will never come back to this restaurant. The girl who is receptionist always looks angry to me and was so rude for me and my husband. I will tell my family, friends and everyone I know don’t come to this restaurant. I just wondering why did she not talk to me with happy face?bad service I ever seen in my life. I had been there many time but this time is my last. I hope they can fix their services first before they can service for the next customers.

Rhonda Sara

A lot of choices and reasonably priced

Judy Baker

Over priced. Food bland. Nothing exciting. Not worth the money.

Mardella Riemersma

Eat there often as there is good variety. Only complaint is that on Sundays you pay $14.99 for the buffet as they serve more shrimp and seafood dishes...however they have a place to serve crab legs but it is always empty and remains empty for the whole hour we are there eating. This has happened the last 4 times we have eaten there on Sundays. They may as well not even serve them! Frustrated!

Maria Navarro

Food was fresh and the service was great

Curtis Menne

All you can eat asian cuisine including a Mongolian style grill and sushi! What more can you ask for? They have a large selection of asian, american, and creole food?! Yup, they have pretty decent crawdad even if it isn't spicy how I like it. But, how many places do you get crawdad these days?

Ty Tjosaas

Pretty solid buffet lots of seafood options

Lokal Rezension

Highly recommended spot to try Chinese cuisine with your family/friends! Wow, wonderful ambience!! Staffs are wonderful!!!

Beth Larson

Great food - large selection with reasonable price. Good for the whole family, everyone found something they wanted. Will be returning.

Larry Whatley

They need to change their frying oil. Their fried foods have an old burn oil flavor.

Janet Oliver

Excellent food and service

Edith Vasquez

We had a great experience clean place and good selection of food.

Tyler Ring

Very nice, clean, and good tasting foods. Staff was friendly, but didn't come to table often. Had to all twice for drink refill. Other than that highly recommend

Ann Schneiderbolton

Great good. Great service.

Eliza JA

I've been to Star Ocean twice. The place is really decorated nicely. Love the koi pond that they have with the water coming down the wall. But the food here was just okay. Not always the freshest. I could not believe that they limited crab legs to only four! Four?! Seriously? I like the idea of limiting because I've been to places where I can never get any because they are gone as soon as they are put out. But Star Ocean was so slow in putting out more that I still was never able to get any. I felt the price was rather steep too.

Ari Kim

Great food, great atmosphere. Good sugary Asian-American cuisine. They have sushi and hibachi as free-of-charge options too! I'd say fifteen dollars is a decent price for this buffet.

Melissa Lindberg

They had a ginormous buffet, everything was always full except the crab, but that's like that everywhere. Everything was good and fresh.

jim Denke

Sushi bar is relatively impressive - fresh, tasty, and a fair selection. Food was good, and for 10 bucks, who could complain

Matthew Adams

Well, not even 3days ago I had a friend take me to what he says is,"top of the line", for buffets. After spending 40$ a piece?!, it was a great and phenomenal experience. So my life was changed by that expensive dinner. Then my wife catches wind that I went to this extravagant restaurant, so to ease the pain I brought her here. And to my surprise, for a fraction of the price,(and better table service) it was the same experience!! What this buffet doesn't know,that they're better and cheaper then most. Even if they doubled the cost of admission, it'll still be better then most.

Roberta Junge

Yummy from the word go. Nice Buffet wide selection of great foods not only Oriental, but American as well. Their salad bar is extraordinary. Staff is very friendly and very attentive. Be sure to stop by the koi pond on your way out the door they are fascinating little creatures to watch.

Gary Grenawalt

Good food with a large selection, not just any Chinese buffet.

betty buxa

Good food, service. Handicap accessible.

Gina Sorsen

Love this place! Lots of options, decent prices

Andy Po

Good design etc.

Chris Young

Great selection and huge venue. Kid loves the fountain. Also love the sushi. Entry fee is similar to buying a couple rolls at other locations.

Courtney Cosman

Food is good, going in with the expectation you get what you pay for. Don't order soda, Soo watered down, just stick with water. Would still consider a nice buffet!

Niki Damerel

Really enjoyed the atmosphere of the place. Nice variety of dinner items, fresh-looking salad bar, good seafood options. Will go again versus other places in town.

Megan Casper

We love the Star Ocean Buffet! It was one of our favorite places to eat in Rochester. They have a little of everything. The sushi is delicious and the habachi grill comes included in the price of the buffet. It is the only place I've ever been that offers unlimited seaweed salad. So delicious!

Tim Schmerbeck

If you don't find an abundance of wonderful food to satisfy you at this place, you must be either not hungry or not feeling well.

smooth operator

Yummy and clean and cheap too. Nice staff. Good food.

Dan Nixon

Good variety for all you can eat.

Charlie HOLLENSED

Very nice reasonable price great selection

Bunsophal Lek

Good foods, great service

Chris Ducker

Good food. Kinda spendy

Shelli Brady

Good food first time there.

Shunmei Tama

Just like many buffets, fill your belly up fast and leave. Convenient, good selection although they're average, you cant expect top quality. It's good food, gets the job done at a reasonable price. =) go with friends!

Clarissa H

Love this place! Generous parking and great location. Interior is beautiful, clean & spacious. Dining staff is friendly and helpful. So many awesome food options, very tasty and is always fresh and hot. I appreciate that soda is included in their already reasonable pricing unlike other buffets in town. Sushi and Mongolian stir fry is amazing! Only o e small downside....they dont have green or matcha ice cream.

Jim Ransom

Ok food and service could have been better.

Sarah Palacios

Very rude of management to say that we need to pay for shrimp because it's a dinner item and we paid lo lunch price. It's a buffet. We came at the time we could thought we'd wait to see if any of the different options came out on the buffet. That was absolutely ridiculous and very rude. She literally came to our table to tell us " you waiting for shrimp?" We said "yes" and she said then "you need to pay for it you only pay lunch price." Again ridiculous and rude.

Dianna Lowery

Love the coconut shrimp

Judy Broad

Wow! Wow that is all I can say this is my new go to in Rochester. It used to be HuHot but this is who and everything else all wrapped up in one. I was kind of afraid when my friend said we were going to a new place but I was certainly not disappointed when we were there. Excellent food and tons and tons of it. If you go away hungry from here you have a problem.

K M

One of the best Chinese buffets I've ever been to, and I've been to many. The food was delicious and they have a lot more variety than most typical buffets. They kept our drinks full, table cleared of dishes, and the dining area has a very nice ambiance complete with an indoor waterfall and coy pond!

Katy Benedict

Best Chinese buffet I been to.

Joshua Dunn

$9.99 Mon-Thur 11a-3p lunch buffet is absolutely outstanding here! Very large dining area with and even larger buffet selection with a sushi bar as well! Totally worth it and highly recommend it!

Gowtham Reddy

Good Chinese food

Christopher Nichols

Food was fantastic! Service was also good and steady. I did the Mogolian first and it was very good and cooked well. Next had a few sushi also very good and well prepared. And after all that had some of the Chinese cuisine items all very good. There was so seafood and some American items I just didn't try any of them on this trip.

brandon villagrana

Great food and service

Douglas Main

Large selection of offerings. All was great tasting.

Roberto Narciso

Went there on a Sunday they were out of crab legs, and it was about 4pm too early to be running out of crab legs. I come here for the seafood, especially the crab legs. For $15.50 per person, I expect what I paid for. The coffee is really weak, what's up with that??????!!!!!!. This is usually my go to for Chinese buffet, but they need to be prepared for seafood for the prices their charging...

Tyler Wheeler

When you first enter, you get to feast your eyes on beautiful imagery and ambience. Then you pay a very fair price, then you are seated. The whole place has gorgeous view and makes you feel as if you are transported to another place. The music is soft and cultural, the staff are very attentive, and the food is phenomenal! You have so many options: Mongolian made-to-order, sushi, salads, desserts, seafood, and more! As you leave, you get to pass by a beautiful koi pond with a waterfall. I would eat here anytime!

Michael Neeley

Large variety with good selection, including several types of fish and a few oriental dishes I'd not seem on a buffet before. Add to all that, a Mongolian Grill!! The food was kept refreshed and the areas clean. Table service was polite and attentive. Among the best buffet style restaurants I've been to.

Rochester The Smoke Shop

Okay selection good service

Richard Wondrow

Nice atmosphere and a huge buffet. Decent price and they have an indoor fish pond.

Carlos Nieves

Great food and amazing variety

Pamela Newman

Great date night. Food was good even for an hour before closing.

Rob L

An unexpected surprise! Very clean, excellent food for a buffet.

Lucy Reiland

Chinese and American buffet food.

Eric Bischoff

Great food! This place is great! I come into town for business, and have been going to another place in town, not anymore, I've found the best buffet in Rochester!

nathan schrom

Fantastic selection and sushi is awesome!

Bobby French

Good overall selection, asian,American and habachi grill ...

Kaeli Buffalohead-Kent

The building was nice but food wasn't to my expectations

Sam Thompson

Great Buffett, quick service and clean. I would stop here again there was quite the selection of food.

Nicol Richardson

I only give this place a two star because of how nice and clean it is! I’m from Florida, stop in to have lunch with my husband! Well let’s start with the food was cold and old! They advertise that the have a sushi bar haha yeah they don’t they have maybe three different kinds of sushi there and we weren’t to happy with that either. My local grocery store makes better sushi then this place! Overall I would say keep going not worth the money!

Kim Ferguson

the food was very good in there

Christian Livingston

Amazing selection from Sushi to Mongolian Grill to Standard Chinese buffet fare.

Steven Burnett

Food was good. Probably one of the best buffets in town

Cheryl Carter

Well originally our experience started out great with some really good food at a reasonable price. UNTIL I FOUND BUGS IN MY SALAD!!!! I informed the staff and they were very unresponsive to my concerns. I even took the bugs to them to show them what I had found. Absolutely disgusting!! Not even an apology or any empathy towards my findings and concerns. I found this unacceptable and downright gross!! What type of restaurant has BUGS in their food and doesn't even apologize for the disgust and frustration!!!

Kammy Reeves

Great selection. Fresh, tasty food. Clean. Reasonable price and friendly employees!

Jaeyun Sung

Ambience and service are nice, but the food taste is really mediocre at best. Their stir-fry is really terrible — really, how do you mess-up stir-fry? If you know what delicious Chinese food tastes like, I wouldn't recommend going there with high expectations.

Aaron Kite

Had a good selection of food, however service was HORRIBLE Server got our drinks mixed up and then took forever to return back to refill our drinks and spoke very little english.

Ty Ejiogu

Nice place. I can't how good the food is here. The food is also very fresh and warm. The best in Rochester as far as Chinese, and or Asian buffet.would have given morw stars however, they do not sale root beer soda. And that is like a sin. I love my root beer. Overrall this place is the best

Georgia Carr

Me and my family we love it my kids that are 3 and 5 years old that is her favorite place to eat the service is excellent and friendly they know us they even know what kind of Pop we drink and what table we want to sit at we haven't go in there since they opened up I give it five stars if I could give it more I would give it a hundred Stars

FEAR PORN

Good food, large selection and reasonably priced.

Jennifer Norgren

Pretty good variety. Dinner is a bit pricey but not the worst. Wish they would let you pay to feed the fish. Really enjoy the sushi and hibachi grill.

Josh Hetrick

Price and service were good, and for buffet food, that was good too. Good place to go if you're hungry and like variety.

Dana Kramer

Large variety of food. I love the potstickers! My friend loves the sushi. I enjoy going here. Would definitely recommend.

Billy Hanson

Always hot & cold dishes that are supervised and kept managed and organized. Something for everybody!!

sam mack

Most of the reviews I read prior to eating here stated that the food was hot and fresh. I expected that to be the case at 5:30 last night but I was very disappointed. A few dishes were above Luke warm while others were actually cool. If not for the stir fry chef where they cook it in front of you, Id have been asking for a refund.

Gaeland Priebe

Huge Chinese buffet and Mongolian grill, and sushi.

Maureen & Mike Gustine

The seafood~clams, crab etc were very poor quality the Monday we were there. Mongolian beef was flavorless and tough. The waitress was not only cheerless, she had no affectation of pleasant professionalism. Brought me a cup of tea with leaves floating in it and acidic film on top after sitting for 15 minutes with an empty cup. Prices went up. I can't eat $15 worth of food. The duck was delish!

Mike Brown

Best Chinese buffet in town.

Terrence Rowe

It doesn’t do any one thing fantastic, but it does everything okay. It’s a solid Chinese Buffet, but nothing unique.

DJ Rodenwald

Cant complain. Very clean restaurant. I try to avoid fried foods so it's really nice that they have a fruit/salad bar. Also love the sushi there.

Joe LaJesse

When walking in, I loved the wall art/decorations. The place was totally redone inside since old country buffet moved out. The service was also good. Our empty plates were taken away and drinks were refilled often. That's where the good review stops.... The food tasted old/cold/crusty. I tried some seafood also. That is what scares me the most. It tasted off, and was also cold/old. The steak was bland and cold to the touch. Everything else pretty much was the same. My whole family's bellies were gurgling before we even left. We had upset stomachs the next day. I would avoid this place if you like being healthy!

bigwillystyle2012

I love this place. Food is always fresh. Lots of variety. Love the sushi. The staff are awesome. Our waitress was awesome. A++++

Carol Erickson

Great Food- good price- friendly staff

Kw40065 Email

Came into the restaurant at 8:30 PM. The food was old, cold and nasty. They stopped taking care of the buffet and even while we were sitting there with 30 minutes to close they started putting up the chairs around us. I love Chinese buffet but this was the worst food I have ever had in Chinese buffet.

Jonathan Holmes

Very good selection, everything was fresh and the place is kept clean. Lots of healthy choices, our new favorite buffet.

Kathleen Chilson

Enjoy the Mongolian grill!!

Shaun Haulk

The food was very good and the selections where nice. The price was a little more than expected but worth it in the end for some quality Americanese. Lunch prices are almost 1/3 cheaper though so will probably make it a lunch stop over a supper stop.

Telana Knapp

great food and service

E W

Best Chinese Buffet in town. Great seafood on the weekends and sushi is awesome daily. Worth the extra couple $ per person.

Ahmed Farooq

It look super nice and has some amazing food. It also has a huge menu to choose from.

James Streiff

Staff is polite and keeps drinks filled. Sushi is good as well as the rest of the buffet food. I haven't tried the Mongolian grill there but a lot of people used it.

Martha Ignace

This is the place if your looking for great food and lots to choose from and a very reasonable price. Oh my goodness!The salad bar is out of this world.Ever thing is so fresh.The restaurant is very clean and friendly.The fish aquarium is beautiful. I love this place.I will be back!

Noah Gernes

2nd time trying star ocean buffet. Okay selection of food. The cream cheese ragoons were soggy, most of the proteins are breading and sauce no meat. Will not be back. I suggest kingdom buffet over this one

Gary Clark

Best Buffet in Rochester. Food is absolutely great and the staff is even better. Trust me when I say go no where else this is the best Chinese buffet in Rochester.

Chad King

What can I say all you can eat Chinese food

Chris Nelson

Great good, nice seating, prices are a little high for what they offer. But they do offer things you don't find elsewhere during the supper hours...

R M Kakar

So much variety and selection for a great price. And a much better atmosphere for dining. Dinner is even better than lunch.

grace rowley

Great service! Food was pretty good too.

Jonelle Hill

It was not fresh the cucumbers were old The chicken tasted old and the fish was greasy and soggy but the watermelon was juicy and delicious

Jose Ruiz

Good food and good service

Paul Ruyts

The largest buffet selection in town

jordan hinz

This was my second time eating here hoping for a better experience this time around. Unfortunately no improvement. As buffets go, this place is well under average quality. The majority of the breaded proteins is just breading. And the sushi taste like it just came off of the grocery store shelf after sitting for a day.

Bridgett Sharp

Excellent Service and Food. Variety of Selections. Environment and Music are Superior to other Restaurants In the area.

Jenny Martin

Everything available on buffet! LOVE!

Business Hours of Star Ocean Buffet in Minnesota

SUNDAY
11AM–9:30PM
MONDAY
11AM–9:30PM
TUESDAY
11AM–9:30PM
WEDNESDAY
11AM–9:30PM
THURSDAY
11AM–9:30PM
FRIDAY
11AM–10:30PM
SATURDAY
11AM–10:30PM

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