Asia Buffet

The Best in the Cape !

Just okay....drove over from Fort Myers in search of a great buffet. This isn't it. Better than most around.  Food was a little bland, not very fresh,  but large selection.  I'll come again till I find that perfect one.

Yelp gives two stars for a 'meh' review.  I give Asia Buffet 3 stars and still, "meh".  Parking is plentiful.  Dining room is fairly clean and nicely decorated.  Service is good and attentive (I mean, they're really just re-filling drinks and bringing the check).  Restrooms are very small and dark (bad lighting, they try to be cute with some blue LED's in there but if you're in a stall, it's very dark)  Restrooms are hit or miss, sometimes very clean, sometimes filthy.  The buffet area is quite large with tons to choose from, a hibachi grill, sushi (so-so) bar, salad, desserts, ice creams and the usual Chinese fare.  You really have to know what to get here.  It takes practice.  I like the hot and sour soup, the hibachi, salmon, egg rolls, and a few other items.  One of my favorites, General Tso chicken, really leaves a lot to be desired here.  A lot.  And then there's the crab legs.  Ahh, yes the crab legs.  Well, they are good, plump, juicy and all you can eat  Therein lies the problem.  For some reason, Asia Buffet is a magnet for people who want to go out for a seafood dinner but don't (or can't afford to) want to pay for it.  So they come here and eat NOTHING but crab legs.  On several occasions, I have witnessed diners literally load up plates full of crab legs and leave none for the other diners until more is cooked.  On my last visit in fact, the lady in front of me loaded up three plates of crab legs (all for herself) until the tray was completely empty, leaving none for me or the guests behind me.  As it turns out, she was seated at the table right next to me and so I asked her very politely if she thought it was reasonable to have three plates of crab and stiff the rest of us, and did she think they were going to run out?  I mean, really, by the time you finish one plate, you could go back and get more, but now I have to wait because all of the crab is on your table.  She told me very rudely that unless I was paying her bill, she was free to do as she pleased.  (Some people really should stay home and eat)  I digress, but I do think this is something the management should address just so that all guests get their fair share.  One other thing that bugs me are the signs everywhere warning you to eat everything you put on your plate or else any waste will be weighed and you will be charged $x.xx amount on your bill.  I get it, I really do.  It's to discourage the gluttonous pigs that sometimes frequent these buffets to keep their gluttony in check, but I personally don't need the signs.  But then again, if you've seen the clientele in here sometimes, they do need a reminder.  All in all, Asia Buffet is a good value, I will probably return again when I'm on that side of town, but it's not something I will go out of my way for.  Try it, you may like it.