Hokkaido Seafood Buffet

This place is fantastic! There are so many choices of sushi, hot foods, soups and desserts! The service was excellent. I am looking forward to bringing my friends and family very soon, they will love this place too! more

I took my family there to celebrate my wife's birthday and they did not disappoint. the service was great and the food selection was abundant and everything was was really tasty. Everyone of my adult children (4), my grandaughter, wife and myself enjoyed their meals and walked away full and happy. more

Very Satisfied with their food and customer service skills. My wife and I were recommended so we decided to try it out. Out of this world. Sushi is amazing. Try the California roll. more

Based on the rave reviews, I took several business associates here for lunch. What a major disappointment!!!! I have to ask myself - ""what scale of measure did the rave reviewers use?! This place is horrible. The sushi was warm [don't the owners care about maintaining a set temperature for cold items? It appears not] and not the least bit fresh. There were signs over hot dishes that were labeled wrong - where the sign said ""frogs legs"" there were dried out pieces of chicken. All the Chinese hot dishes like pork buns were dried out and not the least bit fresh. If I was staring to death, I'd eat live rats before I'd eat at this fools restaurant again. Do not waste your money. more

This place is really small but it has a charming atmosphere. For those who love sushi, you will be able to taste a variety of rolls, also for those who don't like sushi, they provide regular japanese food too. You have a choice of seating outside with heaters and blankets! Or if you prefer inside, you can choose between the tables or sushi bar. The staff is very knowledgable and provide good service. But don't get caught off guard, make sure to make reservations especially on weekends or you'll miss out on this cute little restaurant and their delicious food. A very fun place to eat! more

I stumbled upon this place one day when I was searching for something to eat. I had the best seafood and it was super affordable. Thumbs up from me. Pros: Great seafood, service and prices more

My wife and I had a great time. The seafood was fresh and our waiter was nice. more

Wow, where do I start. I do not remember enjoying a buffet so much outside of Las Vegas. Usually I walk into a buffet and cruise around to see a monstrous salad bar but when it comes to seafood the options are few and far between. But at Hokkaido they have an unbelievable amount of sushi and sashimi selection, fresh nice cuts of steak that they grill to order, and my two favorites crab legs and lobster tails. The prices are very affordable when you consider that there are Japanese restaurants that charge you the same amount just for the lobster tail. I ate so much this last time that I did get to the huge dessert bar, but next time I told myself I will pace myself. Pros: Super Lobster and Delicious Steak Cooked to Order! Cons: I wish it was closer to my home but worth driving an hour more

This place is very good. The high caliber of dishes is really impressive. This is not your typical asian buffet. The food quality is really high with an upscale decor (for a buffet). They have live spiny lobster, alaskan dungeouness crab and grilled NY steak yesterday. Don't see this at your normal asian buffet. The sushi is also very good with a variety of choices you see in your most expensive Japanese sushi restaurants (ie. amaebi, salmon roe, unagi, etc.). The amazing thing is the price you pay vs. what you get. The meal we ate should have cost at least twice as much for what you get. Pros: So Many Choices and Quality of Food is very Good Cons: Impossible to try all items in a single visit!! more

Went to have lunch at Hokkiado in Newport. 10/19/08 Was expecting the place to be similar as the one in Long Beach on Cherry Ave. A few complaints I have is that the food was not as good as the one in Long Beach. My family was overly upset that they didn't get the same satisfaction as when we ate at the one on Cherry Ave (in Long Beach). The fried rice was hard, it looked like hard maggots. It seemed as though the fried rice wasn't even cooked well. My family doesn't care about the quantity of food, but we rather go for "quality" instead. This restaurant needs to keep up with the one in Long Beach. If you haven't tried the one in Long Beach, you don' t know what you are missing. It's bigger, and it's seems more inviting and warm when you walk in. It's not as dull looking as the one in Newport. Family members of mine who ate at this restaurant in Newport also said that the food wasn't good but perfer the one in Long Beach. I was planning on having my son's birthday dinner there in Newport but I am glad that i tried it out first and I won't ever go to this place. If you like eatting at a high priced buffet such as this place with "low grade of food", then this place is for you. Certainly not for my family and I. Pros: the place was clean Cons: food wasn't up to "quality" par more

Went to have lunch at Hokkiado in Newport. 10/19/08 Was expecting the place to be similar as the one in Long Beach on Cherry Ave. A few complaints I have is that the food was not as good as the one in Long Beach. My family was overly upset that they didn't get the same satisfaction as when we ate at the one on Cherry Ave (in Long Beach). The fried rice was hard, it looked like hard maggots. It seemed as though the fried rice wasn't even cooked well. My family doesn't care about the quantity of food, but we rather go for ""quality"" instead. This restaurant needs to keep up with the one in Long Beach. If you haven't tried the one in Long Beach, you don' t know what you are missing. It's bigger, and it's seems more inviting and warm when you walk in. It's not as dull looking as the one in Newport. Family members of mine who ate at this restaurant in Newport also said that the food wasn't good but perfer the one in Long Beach. I was planning on having my son's birthday dinner there in Newport but I am glad that i tried it out first and I won't ever go to this place. Pros: the place was clean Cons: food wasn't up to ""quality"" par more

We went with a large group at 7PM on a Saturday night 2-2-08, expecting to pay $15.95 per person as the web site indicated, but when the bill came it was $23.95 ea. Others in our group had paid the lower price last time, so apparently this restaurant recently jacked up the price by 50%. At these new prices, I can not recommend this restaurant. It was our first visit (we frequent an asian buffet in Lake Forest, with a smaller but similar food selection, much more reasonable prices, and better service). The service at Hokkaido on the night we visited was problematic: they kept running out of silverware and plates, and the guy at the mongolian BBQ station was extremely slow and took the plates out of order. Mine took at least 10 minutes before it was ready. If cost is not an object and you don't mind a noisy and chaotic environment with mediocre service, you might enjoy it. Otherwise you may want to bypass this place. Pros: Good sashimi Cons: Wrong price on web site 2-2-08, we paid 50% more more

We went with a large group at 7PM on a Saturday night 2-2-08, expecting to pay $15.95 per person as the web site indicated, but when the bill came it was $23.95 ea. Others in our group had paid the lower price last time, so apparently this restaurant recently jacked up the price by 50%. Pros: Good sashimi Cons: Wrong price on web site 2-2-08, we paid 50% more more

This restaurant has excellent quality food with so many varieties of Japanese sushi, Gourmet Chinese, Teppanaki/Mongolian BBQ, and more!! The chinese is very authentic and thus majority of the customers are Asian. The best thing is that the price is very reasonable at only $10.99 for lunch M-F and $15.99 for dinner and weekends. Where can you find such a great meal at these prices these days in Orange County....let alone Newport Beach!! Other seafood buffets in OC offer similar selections but at much higher prices!!! Seafood is very extensive at dinner and weekends with huge varieties of high-end sushi/sashimi, crab legs, jumbo prawns, oysters, clams, steamed fish, shrimp cocktail, and much more!! This place is a must for anyone that loves sushi, seafood, chinese, and buffets in general!! Check it out.... Pros: price, high quality food, great food selection!! Cons: you can over eat fairly easily at this place!! more

This restaurant has excellent quality food with so many varieties of Japanese sushi, Gourmet Chinese, Teppanaki/Mongolian BBQ, and more!! The chinese is very authentic and thus majority of the customers are Asian. The best thing is that the price is very reasonable at only $10.99 for lunch M-F and $15.99 for dinner and weekends. Where can you find such a great meal at these prices these days in Orange County....let alone Newport Beach!! Other seafood buffets in OC offer similar selections but at much higher prices!!! Pros: price, high quality food, great food selection!! Cons: you can over eat fairly easily at this place!! more

Great seafood buffet with many varieties of sushi, chinese, teppanaki/mogolian bbq and more! The price is very reasonable and much lower than other OC seafood buffets. Pros: Great food. Awesome selection. Prices are very reasonable!! Cons: None that I could find more

Great seafood buffet with many varieties of sushi, chinese, teppanaki/mogolian bbq and more! The price is very reasonable and much lower than other OC seafood buffets. Pros: Great food. Awesome selection. Prices are very reasonable!! Cons: None that I could find more

Hokkaido isn't a special place to go eat buffet. Nothing makes this more remarkable than a casino buffet,... more

Hokkaido isn't a special place to go eat buffet. Nothing makes this more remarkable than a casino buffet, or any other one. But it does get the j... more

yep, i have to agree w/the previous reviewer that hokkaido is like todai, but cheaper & lower quality. the... more