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Not sure what I expected when I walked in but it was well worth it. Lots of great seafood (crab legs, shrimp, snails, oysters, prawns), Asian foods, others, and a huge dessert option (my kids' favorite). Definitely come here for the good food. More...

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Great Buffet.There are Many seafood and sushi, as well as drinks and dessert.I like it.

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Our go to buffet with the family. Great with big groups too, just call ahead! Gets really crowded during weekends and dinner, so expect to wait a bit if you don't arrive right when they open. Great selection of food from seafood to meat dishes. Don't skip on the sushi bar! Soups are made to order! Would highly recommend going for dinner, that's where you will make your money's worth with the seafood option. More...

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With Kome closed, this was the only asian buffet in the area! Thus for my mom's birthday, we decided to come here. Unlike Kome, where birthday person gets meal for free, my mom only got 50%. Still, it was still a bargain. We arrived at 11am, and thank goodness we did. By the time 12pm came along, the place was packed on labor day!!The selection was pretty decent! The desserts section was definitely better than kome! I love the wok area where you can make your own noodles!! I loved the dim sum and soup selection. Just too many to name!!!!I definitely will come back here again!!! More...

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Moonstar Buffet was one of the best seafood restaurants I have ever experienced.  Not only do they have an array of choices, they did it so well.  Almost every item was so fresh and flavorful with a touch of gourmet.  What more could anyone ask?  I understand seafood could be pricey, but it was worth it. More...

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It's cleaner now than before. More varieties and delicious foods Friendly environment great ambience. Not loud music  Family Oriented servers.

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Man.....we left looking and feeling preggers!! Amazing variety of food. Everything fresh and delicious. Will definitely be going  back when in SF.

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I can't remember how many buffet I eat for so many years,but Moonstar Buffet is a best buffet when I get it !!! I really recommend you came here or take ur family or fairies here ,this's worthy of praise place and you will be getting great food here !

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Food was better than any Chinese buffet I have ever had. Service was not as attentive as I expected for the dinner price paid. Do not arrive after 7 pm; the staff is slowing down and no more fresh food is brought out. Come hungry! More...

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I gotta admit that this place is pretty damn good for an AYCE joint. I've been here several times and it's always worth the money. I haven't a better spot yet. The variety is good. The quality is way better than any other place. It's packed every time I've been. If you're looking for sushi- this place won't disappoint.  Even the sashimi is better quality than some restaurants. The variety of the hot food is damn good too.  Chinese, Vietnamese, Filipino. Desserts always suck at these types of places. At least they have scooped ice cream- which seems hard to screw up. I def recommend this place for ayce sushi and Asian food. It's worth the drive if you're not from the area. More...

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Have you seen the movie,  "My Big Fat Greek Wedding?"  That pretty much sums up my family. We came not us a pack, but a platoon group. We vacated rows of tables, and dined in to celebrate my cousin's retirement from the US Army, where she dedicated her life to serve our country.  I'm so proud of her.I've dined at Moonstar a few times and this review is long overdue.  I'm impressed with their sushi and sashimi selections.  A ton! Needles to say, I did a few rounds of sashimi "pickin" before hitting the dessert bar. In my humble opinion,  their sashimi selections are excellent.  I recommend indulging yourself to a few rounds of Hamachi and don't forget their fresh oysters and squirt a few sriracha while you're at it because it will give  you a nice kicker.I didn't spend too much time with their cooked food, mainly Chinese dishes,  but their fried chicken wings are legit. Very good! I was also surprised they offer a good selections of ice cream. I do suggest, try their Halo-Halo. It's the inphamous Filipino dessert mixed with island delightful fruits. Lastly,  kudos to their team of highly efficient staff. They were all attentive and provided great service.  Considering, we came as a platoon, taking endless photos, with aunties and uncles, moving from one table to the next. Cheers! More...

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This is my second time here at Moonstar buffet. They offer a good variety of food. My favorite are the beef & mushrooms, hot & sour soup, cucumbers, french fries, and watermelon. Like all buffet, their seafood aren't fresh. And I love seafood; sushi, sashimi, raw oysters, you name it. But I didn't eat any of that here because as a seafood lover, I understand that buffet can't afford to serve fresh seafood like Hogs Island Oyster or Swan Oyster Depot does. Seafood are expensive. My opinion is that if you can't serve fresh seafood, why not serve less seafood and more fresh food?My uncle says the porridge and noodles here are delicious. I haven't tried it yet but I'll take his words for it. Moonstar is great for parties, family dinners, and regular hangouts. Overall, I believe the variety of food here can make a lot of customers happy. They just need some improvement on the seafood freshness, which is like 35% of what they serve. More...

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It is getting expensive and food is less. But if you are for sushi and sashimi. It is better buffet than somewhere. There is only one buffet nearby here since Komi closing. No too many choice

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This review is long overdue. This place knows how to handle big gatherings like birthday parties! Seems like each time I come here there are multiple parties going on. I had my son's one year birthday/red egg ginger party here with about 80 guests for weekend lunch. I went in person to reserve my date a few months in advance and the manager Annie was great and helpful. I put a small deposit down to hold the date and signed a contract that was simple and Annie explained everything to me nicely. They also included a selfie station, face paint station, balloons, red egg and ginger, check in table backdrop and a dedicated person the day of to make sure everything is running smoothly in our package. We also got a small discount from the listed price for walk in patrons. The dedicated helper was FANTASTIC and made the biggest difference! She was great at taking photos especially for groups at the check in table. She also helped put up our decorations and cut and cut the cake we brought in. She made sure everything was running smoothly. She then quickly transferred the photos she took to my iPhone via Airdrop. She also printed up a few as well. The food is good and the guests kept going back for more until they told us to leave LOL so sorry I can't remember the girl who helped us that day...We were soooo glad we came here because they handled everything so well since they do parties all the time. I would recommend this place to others for parties for sure! Many friends and families have held their parties here and now I can see why! Well done! More...

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Best Asian Buffet in the Bay Area! Wide selection ranging from dim sum to sushi, roast duck to endless crab, and cotton candy to tiramisu. Quality food, large dining area, and an excellent place to take friends/family to pig out! More...

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Love this place. This is the most organized and well thought out Buffet places in the Bay Area.  I have been coming here ever since it grand opened in the late 90s.  The decor is still clean, modern, and ambiance is pleasant. Has a few popular Dim Sum (ha gow, siu mai, buns), variety of hot Chinese foods, a variety of ham meat gets slices by the plate and serve to you, a tiny Italian food section (pasta and buttered bread), a section where you have a chef cook different kinds of seafood porridge and noodles in front of you (abalone, fish, and pork), a section of Japanese sushi (raw and cook), a section of Filipino BBQ and grill, a section of dessert (ice cream by the scoops, peeled fruits, and tiny pastries), three round about sections (salads, seafood, and soups). Has a Sticky Pix Kiosk at the entrance for you to take a selfie and send it to your email or to your phone.Self serve fountain drinks and coffee.One of the great places to have a party. More...

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Most amazing seafood restaurant anywhere. Sashimi is fresh, sushi is amazing, tuna poke was to die for. Every dish  we sampled we were impressed. .. shrimp tempura, yummmmm. Garlic shrimp.. perfect. More...

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5 stars so many choices and the sushi was crazyGood can't wait to go back ... it's about 35$ per person which is pretty high but I honestly think it's worth it

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My family and I always come here on special occasions, Father's Day, birthdays etc. It's better to call and make a reservation because it gets full fast. The food is good, sushi is good and the desserts are yummy. More...

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This place has large parties figured out! You have a personal party helper ready to assist your party with anything from greeting guests to taking photos, to cutting cake and packing food. The area is decorated with an assigned balloon color, photo backdrop, small dessert table and letter board, face painting, and a photo booth with customized filters. Parents hosting the party get to take food to go because they know they don't have time to eat. They will sing your celebratory song with staff, drums and bells, cut the cake, and package the remaining cake for you. I highly recommend this place for party buffets! More...

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Delicious food! Birthday person in party of 4 receives 50% off. Waiters and waitresses can sing a Happy Birthday song in Chinese (for another 15% of the entire bill, i.e. approx $20 for party of 4).

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Clean fresh food place fills up fast good customer service

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Lots of food, fresh, always kept filled. It gets busy when the tour buses come in. But its not really bothersome as they only have about an hour or so.Good place to come for buffett!

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I ate their moon star buffet before. I really like the chow mien its easy to bite it. Some places has chow mien but its tough to bite. They also have these chocolate marshmallows , jelly, rice crispy, and delicious ice cream if i eat anything cold i will sweat. They also have cotton candy i ate it before it was wonderful fluffy. I'll take a picture of everything next time i go. I'm coming here on Saturday at 11:00 am with a cane. I won't take no pictures of myself and post it on yelp that's not clever. I'll keep it to myself. And all this and one for all im gonna take a picture with the staff they look so professional lol. More...

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I went there for lunch today.  I'm surprised to see so many varieties.  The food are delicious.   One complain is that the pig feet still have lots of hair which are not eatable (minus 1 star).  Will definitely try out their dinner soon. More...

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The atmosphere was crowded and chaos.Japanese counter food are full of different styles. Highly recommended when you are HUNGRY

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I haven't been here in years and the most recent time I went after that large gap was back in 2018. My sister had her daughter's red egg and ginger here and our host was so fun and exciting! The event came with complimentary red eggs and a Polaroid picture of my niece. The food is pretty good, with lots of different cuisines and pretty decent sushi options, though their fried food was pretty burnt so when I ate them it was just hard and crunchy. Barely tasted any meat. They have create your own dishes such as pho and congee. The best part is that they have garlic bread!!I think there is an additional fee that is charged if you grab more food than you can finish, so I'd suggest only grabbing one or two pieces of each dish if you plan on trying a bit of everything. More...

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The best Chinese buffet I have found in the Bay Area so far. Highly recommended to try it out

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The boyfriend and I had been looking for new buffet for sushi and sashimi,cause that's out thing. His friend recommended this place and after losing two favorite buffets this was a relief. We went in and we're not disappointed. Definitely exceeded our expectations and they even had fresh oysters,yum! There is also a variety of hot food but I did not taste it. The desserts bar was full of pastries. I've visited on two separate occasions and apparently they have different treats for different days. First time I went they served crepes,second time they were giving cotton candy. I loved it a def recommend. Prices vary for Mon-Thurs and Fri-Sun More...

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I'm pretty hard on Chinese buffets but this is the best Chinese buffet I have ever been to in 40 years. It's my first time and I'm sold. The food is fresh and the variety is awesome. I see why everybody is always talking about this place. The servers are great. Much nicer and more attentive than other Chinese buffet that I have gone to. I will be back for sure. More...

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You will eat your brains out!Asian buffet style, serving all kinds of dishes.  I went for lunch, to see what this place was all about and I must say it was rather overwhelming with all the food options they offer.  From shrimp dumplings, vegetables chow main, baked pork chops, to the sweet and spicy soup.  It may be impossible to leave this place still hungry.  I really loved the porridge station, to the wide variety of fresh rolled sushi.  Listen guys their is an abundance of food here.  And it's not bad at all it's actually really good!  You get a 2hr time limit to pig out as much as you can.  I honestly went in their thinking I could really hang but found myself tapping out within 25 minutes.  I felt like the waiter saw defeat in my eyes because she kept pushing the bill closer and closer to me every time she walked by my table, like get the f out already. . This place offers a huge section of desserts to a really cool chocolate waterfall fondue that you can dip marshmellos or strawberries in.  This place is great for big parties and people who really just want to eat as much as they can.  Price is about 17bucks for lunch (dinner may be a little more) staff is friendly but I feel they push you to get out.  And take out is a option, they charge by weight.  They have a cool bday celebration thing they do too. More...

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I love this seafood buffet very beautiful and fresh food, great service, thank you!!!

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Their food was very good and a reasonable price! My favorite was the scallop with noodles but I found everything to be very high quality. We came around five and were seated almost immediately. The place was packed starting around 5:30/6. More...

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Great experience for the money.  Nice variety of food such as pig feet and jelly fish.  We were told there is a 15 minute wait, but it was a lot quicker.  Surprisingly A lot of food for our 15 months old baby to pick at.  Steam broccoli, yams, noodles, bean sprouts, seaweed salad (yes, baby enjoys a tiny bit seaweed salad) He loved playing with different colored jello and stayed well entertained. More...

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Good food, reasonable pricing.The service is good too. They offer points reward loyalty program, but they don't provide enough information how their points are rewarded. Although they said it's 1 pts per dollar spent but I can't seem to confirm my pts versus dollar spent, I been there 3 time and the points don't add up. And I have no contracts for enquiries! More...

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This place gets packed really quick so come early. If you're driving, be aware of the big pot holes / bad road conditions in the parking lot. The food was great. It was my first time at the buffet and I was impressed with the crispyness of the pork belly, and the sushi. Lunch buffets here are really affordable and you can't get a better value anywhere else. More...

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This is my second time having the lunch buffet.  It's been very busy both times.  I'm here mainly because I like the variety and the reasonable price per person which includes beverages.  You'll pay for your meals at your table, not when you enter like in Vegas.  Parties of six or more have a gratuity automatically added, so check your bill.  The staff does deserve at least 15% or more.  I hope the cooks and food servers behind the buffet counters receive a share of the tips collected.  I saw one worker checking the temperatures of the food.  If you've ever become ill at another buffet, you know how important it is that hot food stays hot and cold food stays cold! Moonstar's employees are right on top of that. They keep the tables clean, so your plates don't pile up and you can get more to eat on clean dishes.  There is a two hour limit, which is more than enough to stuff yourself.  Table staff are considerate, they don't rush you out the door, even though hungry patrons may be waiting to be seated.  Moonstar Buffet is a destination for many folks after they've attended memorial services and are in need of comfort food. It's a short drive from Colma.If you're celebrating another more joyous occasion or are just plain hungry, this is the place for you.  Be sure to bookmark Moonstar's for when you're in the South SF / Daly City area! More...

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This is probably my fav. All you can eat Buffett! Great food selection and staff is very friendly! Prices for adults are perfect! Only reason why it wasn't a 5 star is because I brought my littles only with me which one is four and the other is ten and for some weird reason they were both the same price. My four year only doesn't really eat much maybe not even a half of a plate. But still paid 15! More...

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Food was good 4/5 Service was okay 3/5I would deathly recommend the fried foods the crab sautéed was really delicious pork belly on point deck was good the clams were delicious oysters were right in general there is good food I would deathly come here again

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SUMMARY: Your average Asian buffet with pretty decent food and spot on service.  3/5 for the food (some were 4's) and the service was definitely a 4.  BACKGROUNDWe came here for a friend's 1 year old baby birthday and they invited a lot of people to join in on the celebration.  While the wife and I are not big buffet people, we were turned around once we walked in.ATMOSPHERE (5/5)Wow this place is big.  But not so big that you got a million people fighting over a small amount of food. The place is well kept actually and the tables and floors were kept clean.  I was actually impressed by this enough to rate it a 5/5. The bathroom though needs a little work as it's starting to look worn.FOODLike I mentioned above, the food overall rated a 3/5 for most items we tried but a few were 4's.  But allow me to describe the layout as I remember it:  at one end is all the fried foods and some shellfish. That end has some dim sum, soups, and the soda fountain machines. They also have tea and coffee.  In the middle section they have some other cooked items including a made-to-order stand, as well as some grilled items like pike and longanisa (sp?).  Then the other half of the buffet consists of lots of nigiri sushi, sashimi, and the like.  Finally at the other end were the dessert stations including a flowing chocolate fountain for dipped strawberries.Some notable things we really liked:- Snails (at the fried food end near the soda machine)- Some of the nigiri sushi like the plain ones (tuna was esp. good)- Tuna sashimi was good but not excellent- Tempura (kind of hidden but I got a bunch)- Garlic fried shrimp- Marinated cucumbers- Mango and taro pudding and the flan (wife's fave)- Taro ice cream Some others we really disliked:- Chicken mushroom- Crab in blackbean sauce (waaay too salty and overcooked)SERVICEOk let's be honest: Chinese restaurant? Expectations for service immediately goes down a few notches.  So we were absolutely pleasantly surprised from the time we checked in to the time we finished lunch. We actually had some really great table service for a party of over 120 (yes, over 120).  Our finished plates were promptly cleared and they even refilled tea, which I thought was a total trip for a self-service buffet.  They even very politely reminded all the tables that the buffet time limit was being reached in a very professional tone.  What really impressed me too is how they took care of my friend's baby celebration.  Everything was set up properly, the drum person came out, and they facilitated the picture taking with my friends and their baby with all the guests.RETURN VISIT?Well it's a hike for us to get out there (gotta cross one of the bridges), but if there's another event there, we'll be happy to return.Good job, Moonstar! More...

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Omg delicious food all around! The booths were a tad small for my two guests and I but we made do. 2 hour seat limit was just enough time for us as well.

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Fantastic asian buffet, probably arguably the best in bay area.  I Ate on sunday night about ~32/pp.  Great crab legs, seafood and sushi.  Everything fresh and authentic.  Wife and mother in law was pleased. More...

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This is a good Chinese buffet. Went here for my nieces red egg and ginger party. There basically was a lot of parties. Lots of Chinese food choices and a little bit of Japanese. They also have hosts that take pictures and basically take care of the party needs it's pretty cool. They provided a table for gifts, giveaways and name stand. Good food! More...

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This is a review of the service. I had my red egg & Ginger Party here for my son. This was after KOME abruptly closed down after I had already sent out invitations and paid their initial deposit. .. I frantically looked for a new venue and thought Moonstar would be a perfect fit. Candidly I was hesitant to go their simply because of the lack of variety and higher cost that KOME but we were in a crunch so we booked it. Right off the bat I could tell it would be a better experience as they gave us an official contract (KOME didn't... just a piece of no-logo receipt), their deposit was only $100 Cash, and they had value adds like: colored balloons for your party, a designated event coordinator on the day of,  face painting for kids (free), and we even had a photo/video booth that was included with our sons name on it! They also provided the red eggs and the ginger. None of it cost more that the reg cost per person, it was all simply included! As for the day of... Vicki was our coordinator and she was amazing! She took a gazillion pictures for us... from having us take photos with everyone as they cane in, to shots of or guests in passing, to getting drinks and food for ya because we were too busy to do it, then she airdropped all 150 images to my phone. I couldn't have asked for better service. As for the food, we honestly can't recall because our event was so crazy busy we only ate one plate... but we're going to be there again this weekend and I can't wait to try it again More...

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So my family and I came here after we came back from the beach in San Francisco. Sadly Kome closed down so we came here. The food here was really great but the chocolate fountain was amazing. The food was delicious I even saw they had a hot chocolate machine which was pretty cool, my husband is such a sushi fan so he had all the sushi. The bathrooms were not bad at all very decent clean, only thing is they have to make sure there customer's have access to toilet paper cuz for me it was difficult to even get toilet paper. The price was not bad kinda pricey but it's better then paying close between $70-$80 when Kome was still in business. They have a great wine display as soon as your being seated passing the paying station, pretty big but not as big as Kome used to be. Bottom line it was over all pretty good, we'll definitely be back. More...

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