Emperor Buffet - Rancho Mirage

First time visiting. Went on a Thursday around 5pm. Not crazy busy. Judging only from my past buffet experiences this buffet can be better which is why I gave it 3 stars. It’s missing ambiance; I felt like I was eating at a place where the people didn’t care about customer service, music wasn’t playing and we had to waive down our waitress for drinks every time. Also as soon as we walked in I immediately smelled the bathroom. They do a good job of not letting it permeate to the rest of the restaurant but I can still smell it. The food was just ok for me. I may return only if absolutely necessary but I do recommend for 1st time visitors.

Table was dirty the window had soda and finger prints all over, the soy sauce bottle had hair and sticky stuff all over it I have came here for years and never seen it like this, when I asked for a copy of my receipt AFTER I PAID $67 all the lady’s at the front got extremely offended and rudely said go find my server even though I watched this same lady swipe my card so she grabbed a random one and said “it’s really not my problem here”. My wife and I have also witnessed the older cook who walks around glaring people down scream and push a lady at the front door. So if you want some good food on a dirty a table and get treated like a burden then welcome to emperor buffet ! Hope this place falls off the map.

Food is okay. Atmosphere needs help. They also need to do a better job cleaning.

Change of ownership May2023. $31 (food+tip) for 1 person lunch now too expensive for low quality food. Not a bargain anymore worth coming for.

Large variety of foods! Nice buffet. I went on Mother's Day (it was a set price of $27.99). I really liked the pork steamed dumplings, shumai, fried bananas, fried shrimp. The Mongolian bbq was also very tasty. Since you can add what you want and its cooked to order, this turned out great! The service was particulalrly fast. The ambiance was a little hectic (but probably standard for an all-you-can-eat buffet). Noise leave was on par with a large restaurant. I'll definitely come back. Lots more to try!