I have traditionally avoided buffet restaurants because I find the quality to be terrible, but my attitude changed once I ate at the Harvest Buffet in Little Neck. The quality, freshness and variety at that restaurant is incredible. I figured that I would try to find something comparable in the New York City area, but East Buffet is NOT that restaurant. On a scale of 1 to 10 with Harvest Buffet being a 10, I would rate East Buffet as a minus 1. Most of the food is old and cold and simply unappetizing. The sushi bar offerings are limited and again appear not to be fresh. The items from the grill were not being prepared in any appreciable quantity. In general, the food quality is terrible and there is not much variety. This is a restaurant that I will never again visit. The cost is the same as Harvest Buffet, but clearly the value is NOT there.
Pros: large dining hall
Cons: cold stale unappetizing food with little variety
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