Four Season Buffet — Restaurant in Burlington

It had been ages since we'd gone to a buffet so we were so happy to be able to try out the Four Season Buffet in Burlington, WA. We went for dinner and left feeling very full and very happy. So happy...that we came back again about one month later and tried the lunch buffet!

Dinner: They had a large assortment of seafood at their buffet. Prawns, crab legs, clams...etc. It's a Chinese buffet so a lot of the food is done Chinese style, but they do have a few non-Chinese options. There was sushi, garlic bread, and some Cajun seafood. Our daughter took a few pieces of sushi but my husband and I decided to skip the sushi. (Too much rice. Too filling!) One thing I really appreciated at this buffet was that they put out plastic, disposable gloves for customers to use. This came in really handy for eating things like crab legs where your hands might get really dirty and greasy. With the gloves we were able to eat our messy seafood and then move on to the rest of our food without having to stop and visit the washroom to wash off all the grease from our hands. My favourite part of the buffet is the grill where you can choose your meats, seafood, veggies, rice or noodle, and sauces; they cook it up right in front of you. I chose a big plate of veggies and sauces (skipped the rice and noodles) and plenty full from it. I did not miss the rice or noodles. Mmmmm...yummy, fresh and piping hot!

The dessert section had fruits, jello, a few cakes and pastries, and a soft serve ice cream machine that serves chocolate, vanilla or chocolate/ vanilla twist. None of the cakes or pastries looked very appealing to me. I took a few pieces of fruit, one piece of jello and a bowl of chocolate/ vanilla twist. Our daughter liked the jello but to me it was meh...Chocolate/ Vanilla ice cream...can't go wrong with that. From the fruit, I'd say that the watermelon was my favorite. Watermelon was very sweet and juicy. The other fruits were OK. Nothing bad about them, but the watermelon really stood out.

Lunch: Cheaper and we actually enjoyed it more than dinner so we'll be sticking with the lunch buffet there from now on. They still have the grill at lunchtime. That alone made it worthwhile for us to come at lunch. We found that the sushi selection was better at lunchtime. There was more variety. I was impressed with how they prepared the Inari sushi. Usually, Inari is stuffed to the brim with rice. Here, they just put a small amount of rice into the bean curd wrap. This was great as it allowed me to enjoy the taste of the Inari while still leaving just a bit more room in my stomach for other foods! I felt that I had put a lot of deep fried foods on my plate when we came for dinner. Especially deep fried prawns. There seemed to be less of that on my plate this time; I was quite happy about that. There was still tons of seafood to choose from. I didn't miss anything from the dinner buffet. I'd say the only thing I missed was the watermelon! When it came time for dessert, the selection was quite similar to last time, except that there was no watermelon. Still lots of fruit though. In fact, this time there was longan and mandarin orange slices (canned versions, not fresh) which they didn't have last time.

Service: Good (We had sufficient water on our table, and they were attentive enough to clear away plates in good time for us to go and grab new plates each time we were ready to get more food.) Parking: Plentiful and free! Location: About 3 minutes drive from Costco, Kohls and several other outlet stores....

We haven’t been to any All you Can Eat for a while so we came here after hearing good reviews from friends.

The restaurant is located in a strip mall, the Open sign was not turned on, once you enter you see a large Koi Pond water feature, then go through the second set of doors.

We arrived at 4pm and the place is about 80% full. There are lots of families here. We were seated in a booth within minutes.

The restaurant is tidy the food stations are very clean, there is a staff member that is constantly monitoring the food and keep filling up the food stations. Another goes around and clean up any spills. The other servers on the floor are fast in clearing plates and very friendly.

There is a carving station with roast beef, saw a giant rack of ribs, friend chicken, different chicken dishes, beef and broccoli. Deep fried Crab Legs, Steam fish, spring rolls, fried wontons, french fries, pan fried dumplings, steam buns, dim sum, egg drop soup.

There is also a sushi station and pick your own items to hand to the Teriyaki station for the chef to make you some fried noodles, etc.

There is a big station of fresh fruits and cakes, dessert bars, jello, soft serve ice cream cone.

Not since the days of old Vegas Buffet have I seen so many variations of shrimp.. this review is mostly on the shellfish.

I tried the following: Cold Shrimp Deep fried Shrimp Butterfly Shrimp Stir fried Shrimp Walnut Shrimp Cold Kimchi Shrimp - super spicy if you like heat Seafood Boil Clams with spicy sauce Cold mussels in sweet soy sauce Couple bites of chicken Sushi rolls Oyster Motoyaki Dessert with Soft Serve Ice Cream

Everything was great, love the constant turnover of food so nothing really sits.

We will definitely...

Food was ok but not the best. I was excited to try their seafood boil. Waited in line for about 20mins, they brought it out and it was gone in 20seconds. 🙄 the people were fighting over food. I was able to get a couple crawfish and shrimp and then would have to wait another 20mins for the next batch. Ridiculous..!

But that’s not all..! We were finally done eating and asked for our checks. Our server brought them to us (lady with pink hair) and literally stood behind our backs and watched my family fill them out to see if she would get a tip. After noticing she wasn’t getting a tip, she was furious. She told me that I need to leave a tip on my check, but I didn’t really pay attention and kinda brushed it off. She then took my sister check and told her the same “ You have to leave a tip” my sister explained to her that that’s not how tips work.. you gotta earn it. We told her that our drinks were never refilled (even though their sign says free re fills) she wasn’t happy to hear that and threw the check back at my sister who was sitting next to me in shock…

But that’s not all..! There was a small plate on the ground next to our table that had fallen. The server came around and kicked it out of anger, the plate hit one of my brothers..😳

Lady with pink hair either needs a new job that is not around customers, or she needs re training. That is horrible service, especially to have the guts to demand a tip… when you just don’t deserve it. You need to work hard for a tip and I’m the type of person who always leaves a tip especially if you work hard for it, but I definitely don’t hand them out just like that. Horrible experience and definitely won’t be...