Buffet Yangtze

I’m rating this for what it is. This is a buffet. It’s a Chinese buffet. So if you don’t like buffets don’t come. But if you do like them or you’re not sure then this is the place to come in Calgary. I’m not a buffet person, I should say that. But if buffets were like this I would enjoy them!
They had dim sum, sushi, great vegetables, great salad bar, a variety of soups, appetizers, different kinds of noodles, rice, a variety of meats.
Fountain sodas are a 1.50 I think. There was such a wide selection, food was always being replenished. I was disappointed that there were no egg tarts. There was a table with a couple who had a plate of like eight egg tarts. They must’ve taken them all. When I asked an employee, she said it would be 10 minutes. Since I was on a lunch break with coworkers I couldn’t wait. But they looked good.
I would definitely come back here. The bill was about 13 or $ 14.

I haven’t been into this restaurant for like 10 years.
Last Friday me and 2 coworkers got together and had an awesome meal and great company as Christmas is coming soon.
The lay out is almost like vegas buffet.
The bar is pretty got live fish tank.
The manager is so friendly and so Über nice.
The menu… holy cow… got lots of seafood (shrimp, oyster, fish, crab, calm) different chicken entrée, omg the salt n pepper squid… I ate so much! The shrimp skewer! Number number num…
Of course salad, sushi, roast beef cooked to your liking.
Downside, sweets not as appetizing. But who needs it your full by the time your done. The fruits… omg so sweet.
The keep on filling the dishes. If it’s empty it doesn’t stay empty too long
But because it’s so busy get as much food as you like… I mean your fave ones.
For 22.95 on weekends still good price for the food they serve I think it’s worth it. I think I ate like 2 orders full of salt and pepper squid… hihihi.
Ice cream was good there were 3 flavors I only grabbed mango n chocolate.
They also have soup. It’s a definite something to check out.
Since deerfoot mall is in major reno. They relocated… they are now right across Walmart. Close to sport check. Yah… I have to walk all thru out the mall.
One last thing
…don’t eat anything if u know your going there… get your monies worth which isn’t hard… hihi

The GOOD.
I did actually enjoyed the food or most of the food especially the shrimps and vegetables. I found that the dishes had a variety of flavour which unlike most buffets are bland and all taste the same. The wonton soup is delicious and the Singapore vermicelli noodles. To be honest I could live on appetisers but I like to try the other foods to as I say they were okay. The deserts were okay and that ice cream is delicious.
The BAD
Your drinks were not included in the buffet which surprised me but whatever.
They had like a stirfry bar and I had no idea what I was supposed to do with it and when I asked the staff none of them could answer me in English and had no idea what I was saying. So I couldn’t attempt the stirfry bar because I have no idea what to do.
They run out of clean dishes so it took for ever waiting for more dishes to have more food. It was extremely busy and the staff couldn’t keep up with the turnover neither in the buffet or the tables. At $ 22 ahead I would expect the service to be a little bit higher than what was given and also you had to request fortune cookies which is really quite annoying. My husband said it definitely wasn’t worth the money it was okay.
The UGLY
We went on a Saturday evening myself my husband, my eight month old daughter and two friends. It took us 45 minutes to get a seat and when I requested A highchair for my daughter they brought over a dirty one. So I did have to clean it with my baby wipes. The floor was so covered in food everywhere around the tables it was gross. The staff are clearing plates with one hand and then giving you a drink with the same hand that touched all the plates that were nasty. The prime rib was tasteless and the beef ribs were in edible and if you want to crabs legs you had to dip your hand into the crab water to grab the tongs and the chef wouldn’t help you. I suppose I expected a little bit more for the price per person and them to be a little bit more on the ball. Just if you are going here remember it’s a fast paced environment and it’s not somewhere where you can sit and enjoy your meal.

We went there last night, first time since re-​opening. Very disappointing! Waited half an hour even though everyone was given a number when we got there. We were number 10. However, there were people coming after us who seemed to know the guy calling the numbers for seating, and after a brief conversation with him, got in right away. Food was mediocre, bland and some tasted downright weird. Many of the plates were not clean, in fact everything in general did not seem clean.

Yesterday night was a no colors kinda night. Meaning, all my food was a shade of orange. I swear… buffets are going to be the death of me. I haven’t been to one for quite a while, and have been meaning to try out this buffet since it relocated. In my sad attempt to justify coming here, I convinced the bf to walk the long way to the restaurant from the other side of the mall. I don’t think doing so made any difference to our overall fitness… The restaurant has its own separate entrance and appeared much larger than its predecessor.
We were seated quickly to a table that was wet, and both the bf and I were concerned if the glasses on our table were clean or not as they were also wet… The restaurant was filled with families with young children. When the bf went to go get his food, there were several children that attempted to play tag around our table and climbed over his chair; I simply glared at them in distaste for the rest of night. The floors never seemed to be cleaned either, as I saw walked past the same large streak of dirty water beside their
The food selection was «okay». All the expected «chinese» items were there, albeit they weren’t refilled regularly (could have just been the fact that we were there at 7pm?). Their attempt at «japanese» food made me very sad. The rolls that were available weren’t labeled, and they had the oddest combinations ever. I think one of my rolls had apple salad in it.
Their attempt at prime rib was. a bloody mess. The slices were way too thick cut, and there was no one to serve it. Their ribs were okay as per the bf, but I looked at them… and they were very burnt; not appetizing looking at all. I did love their shrimp skewers though. I think I had a dozen of them… no need for extra sauce or anything.
Their dessert selection did not impress me at all. During my first round, I saw about 5 selections available, but by my third round there were only two pastries available to choose from. They do have ice cream here… but the ice cream scoops were nasty, they were floating around a milky container of water. Fruit selection wasn’t that great either… they had a bountiful amount of honeydew available, and oranges… and lemons. The only non-​orange item I ate as the honeydew at the end of my meal.
I got my fill of guilty deep fried pleasures that I would typically not eat. For a total of three rounds, my tummy was filled to the brim. Quality isn’t that great, but you get what you pay for though.

Ridiculous prices for kids. The price is the same for a 5 — 10 year old! Obviously they don’t have kids because what 5 year old can eat like a 10 year old. The food is so bland, everything, service is good but that is it. With unaffordable prices for kids, bland food, who wants to spend a lot of money here when you can get better, more affordable prices elsewhere.

First of all, I like the new look from their ‘new’ location. Classy & clean looking.
I give this restaurant 5 stars for their lunch buffet, but I would only give 3 stars for their more expensive, and lesser quality dinner buffet. Their lunch buffet includes dimsums of decent quality, while their dinner buffet lacks those dim sums, while adding meat selections that are sub-​par in quality and taste.
Pretty impressive quality of food with their low cost = 5 stars for me!

BE WARNED!
My family and I came here on Sunday for a birthday dinner and three out of the six of us had the «Special» lobster with ginger sauce. The three of us are now throwing up constantly and have bad diarrhea, accompanied with high fever. I have contacted the Calgary Health Authority and the Alberta Health Services and if we do not get better by the morning, we will need emergency attention. I called the restaraunt and spoke to a guy named «Mike» who seemed not the least bit concerned. I would never eat here again and I strongly suggest you do not either. I will make sure to write a review everywhere I can about this ordeal — especially since they just re-​opened and should have cleaned up their act!

Today is their grand opening
Just reopened in Deerfoot mall by sports check. Bigger more tables and more food than ever.
Great value for every occasion. You can’t beat the selection and price. Great staff.

High-​volume, low cost Chinese buffet that is targeted at the gluttonous, but has an edge with some more high end items such as crab legs and sushi. Yes, I have been know to be gluttonous on occasion. It’s also the kind of place you take weird distant relatives to because you’re not sure what they like to eat, but you can still find a few nice things for yourself without wasting money on the weirdos. FYI, they’ve been fined tens of thousands of dollars for health code violations in the past, which seems like a rite of passage for this type of restaurant. I’d take a few shots of hard liquor to disinfect when you get home, just to be sure :-)

As far as Chinese buffets go this one is fairly good. The selection is decent and the food tastes good. I like how they have seafood and sushi during dinner. oh yeah and salmon sashimi as well. I think I eat about $ 20 of sashimi every time I go there. They probably hate me by now :)
I would’ve given them 4-​stars had they have cleaner washrooms and a better dessert selection.
The service is good, always filling up your water (we all know why :) and friendly. We ending up going 20−30min before closing once and they didn’t put anything away until we were totally done eating. This was a big deal for me.
—EDIT – January 26^th, 2015—
They recently relocated to the opposite side of the mall. In regards to my last statement in my original review, I’d have to retract it. The last time we went was 40 minutes before closing and they didn’t want to seat us. It was 9:20pm and they were already starting to put items away. Not a big deal and it doesn’t deserve a star reduction but I thought I’d mention this for those who are thinking of a late supper.

I’ve never been to this restaurant to have a meal, and I never will.
I work in the Recreation Department at a long term care center. I was going to bring some of the residents here for lunch on a Friday. So I called them to let them know I’ll be bringing seniors in wheelchairs. They told me not to come because it was their busiest day and they would loose money if we came.

Ok before I start this review I must say that I really have no idea what «bad» chinese food tastes like. It’s so foreign to me that I would never be able to identify a bad bowl of chicken fried rice… secondly, I was starving when I went into this place so maybe that’s why I loved it so much.
So one day, my boyfriend and I were driving around and we realized we were literally starving, and we needed food asap. We drove over to the Himalayan — our favourite place — only to find that they close up their lunch buffet at 2:00. It was 1:45 and we didn’t want to be «those people» who walk into a place and expect food right before they are trying to close up. So after tons of searching, we finally found a buffet (we really wanted a buffet) that was open to 3:30. It was Yangtze and although it was a far venture out there, we were famished… and were desperate for a buffet variety lunch.
Upon arriving at Yangtze we got seated right away. It was busy, however enough tables were open for people to get seated as soon as they arrived. Their selection was very big! All kinds of rice, noodles, sushi, soups, dumplings, salads, sweets… even french fries for people who may not want chinese food. I tried almost everything on the menu. I really liked the food too. Everything was stocked immediately after it was empty so my boyfriend and I went back for seconds and thirds. We were stuffed after, grabbed some dessert (basic stuff like cake, icecream, fruit), and then went to pay. It cost $ 13.49 per person on Sundays, and I believe I saw cheaper prices for different days of the week. We got our moneys worth I would say, however if I had a choice I would go back on a cheaper day haha.
The servers were also always on top of things (filling up our water, getting rid of our old plates), but they seemed to be preoccupied with that kind of thing that they overlooked sweeping up the floors where people had dropped food and such. The place could use someone to clean things here and there like the blinds, or the floors when they get a bit messy. That was the only thing that had put me off about this place.
Other than that, if you are craving Chinese buffet with a ton of variety and aren’t expecting anything 5 star, I would give here a try.

I have never given a Unilocal of despair before, but my daughter did warn us. She refused to go with us when we went out for dinner. She’d been the week before and pronounced the food horrible and the restaurant evidenced the decline by the number of people in the place.
For over ten years we’ve visited the Buffet in it’s vairous incarnations and eaten a truly decent array of food. And it was always busy and bustling.
Last week we went to Yangtze and all three of us were not only disappointed by the food’s temperature, taste and freshness, but also the fact we spent more on the buffet than we expected to for a week night.
To it’s credit, the restaurant now has a Teppan for fresh cooking, and the barbeque pork was fairly tasty.
Not sure if we’ll venture back, because if our daughter was right, the quality of food was not worth the money we paid.

This is one of mine & Rob’s favorite «on occasion» places to go. Because it’s located at Deerfoot Mall, and we live in downtown, we don’t go much more than maybe once a year.
The first time we went, we loved every second of it, but the last time we went in late 2010, we noticed an «off» taste to the Sweet & Sour sauce, and we both felt pretty queasy for a few hours afterward. We still very much like the place itself, so we agreed we’d likely go again this Springtime.
They have a dazzling décor style, and I’d say the waitress who dealt with us was pretty nice. I find the fishtank at the front of house to be appealing, and seing as how I was born under the «sign of the Fish», that alone drew me in for a closer look.
All in all, it’s a pretty great place to go for a Chinese Lunch or Dinner buffet, and there is quite an extensive variety for every pallette :)

Food Quality: ⁴⁄₅
Dining Area: ³⁄₅
Parking: ⁵⁄₅
Service: ¹⁄₅
Value: ³⁄₅
The food here is pretty decent for a Chinese buffet in Calgary. Lots of selection and the fresh tray come out often. Having said that, the dining area is pretty small for a buffet so you’ll have to wait in line to get in if you show up late. Also, the staff here are RUDE if that matters to you. The staff are much nicer at places like Asian Buffet but then the food’s not as good. Your call.