Oriental Express-Ashford, AL — Restaurant in Ashford

I cannot praise this restaurant enough. For the last 2 months I have eaten here at least once or twice a week.

I have had their lunch buffet several times, even though I am not a buffet style fan, I have enjoyed this buffet. I think it is the perfect option if you are unsure what you want or want to try multiple things. The food has been fresh and delicious. They cook in smaller quantities than you normally encounter at buffet style restaurants, so less food waste and the food isn't lingering for long periods of time.

I love to order off the menu, which is what I usually do. Everything I have has been excellent. The portions are large enough for me to have two meals. I typically order an appetizer and an main dish.

I feel like this restaurant has the best shrimp rolls, dumplings, and chicken on a stick I have had in this area. The hot and sour soup is also extremely good.

The Kung pao and szechuan dishes are exceptionally good. While I am used to there being more mala (spicy numbing hot) the flavor of the sauce is balanced and delicious. I have yet to have something with too much sugar in the sauce, a problem I have noticed with a lot of Chinese American restaurants.

I very highly recommend this restaurant. I would warn that this is not a fast food restaurant, so have some patience. The food is more than...

The food is great always fresh and hot made to order kind service👍🏼 and for this i am greatful! Thank you #OrientalExpress! Only one issue i have had to put a negative on and this being their tastly Pepper Steak. Always a fam fav untill. Apx 6,8 no back The recipe was made completly different in every way possible. no back The beef in this dish went from chunky slices to schreaded paper thin something it didn't taste normal nor appear normal in tast or smell. Perhaps it was a replacement due to the their offering supplies may had been out of the 'original' recipe supplys for the order this(its a mystery that I don't know) but the second time I ordered it and the third time it was still like shredded paper so I never been my favorite this again ☹. I did bring it up to their attention via phone conversation and they the owner were kind with the management kindly replace one meal with a different meal but even so I'm not sure anyone understood the issue. So unfortunatly for myself I no longer order this dish anymore for fear having of the orig is nolonger. Aside from this i truely...

I've ordered here 4 times now, the first time it was great, beef and broccoli was delicious! Second and third time it was still okay, but not great. Consistency seems to be an issue here. Today I ordered delivery thru UberEats, the beef broccoli was absolutely disgusting, everything was floating in sauce that had an odd texture and flavor almost like uncooked flour maybe? There was very little beef to even speak of, and it wasn't the thin strip beef like usual but weird small chunks. Broccoli was extremely overcooked and nothing but mush, today there was water chestnuts or some type of flat whitish things in it? Again this goes to consistency. The cheese wontons were burnt and had almost no filling, I'm previous orders they were pretty good. Two stars because the first time it was great, but has gone downhill even further with every order. Not getting another dime from me. This is...