Best Buffets in Austin
Buffet-style eating continues to be a part of the tradition since early times because eating from a common area is a way for you to be connected to people. Buffet restaurants exhibit the idea of neighborhood eating on a lavish scale. Individuals choose these establishments because they feature a range of menu items at fair rates. The best Austin buffet restaurants have home-style, delightful dishes that many people can afford.
Fonda San Miguel
2330 W. North Loop
Austin, TX 78756
(512) 459-4121
Fonda San Miguel, which opened in 1975, is recognized as one of the finest interior Mexican restaurants in the country. It features classic regional Mexican cuisine prepared with authentic recipes and the freshest ingredients. – web.facebook.com/pg/FondaSanMiguel
El Faro
1779 Wells Branch Pkwy.
Austin, TX 78728
Lets start saying that El Faro is a family-owned restaurant and we are proud to share our traditions from Mexico with our loyal clientele that have become an extended family over the 10 years we have been in this location. At El Faro, you will always find the best Mexican food made with fresh ingredients, cooked with our family’s old recipes. Take a look at our different options during the day and our special menu for the weekends. Our all-time favorites Enchiladas, Carne Asada, Pollo Asado, Chile Relleno, Salsa Bar, Crispy tortillas shells, soft corn and flour tortillas, rice and refried beans, Arroz con Leche – elfaroaustin.com
Buffet Palace
4608 West Gate Boulevard
Austin, TX 78745
512-892-1800
Buffet Palace is an upscale all-you-can-eat Asian restaurant. Buffet Palace offers the best food, best atmosphere, and vest services at an affordable price. Each restaurant is designed to create unique modern Asian but a comfortable family atmosphere that seats up to 350 patrons. Buffet Palace serves the best of Japanese, Korean, and Chinese cuisines on the buffet. The main attraction at the buffet is our griddle station where our chefs prepare not only Asian pancakes and delectable dumplings but stir-fry many Asian classics, such as bulgoki. – buffetpalace.net
East Buffet
6425 S. IH-35 Frontage Rd. Ste. 165,
Austin, TX 78744
(512) 520-8035
Austin’s newest AYCE super Chinese buffet serving fresh Chinese favorites, seafood, handmade sushi, and more! The owners at East Buffet have been in the restaurant business for more than 20 years and are especially keen on creating an exceptional dining experience. With only the highest expectations for themselves, the team has created an incredible variety of dishes combined with friendly services. East Buffet has become one of the best and most popular buffets in the South Austin area. We love to welcome you in to have a taste! Come join East Buffet for a Chinese fusion experience in Austin. As you enter the doors through a traditional Chinese archway, greeted by friendly staff, you’ll know you’re in for a great meal. Expect to return again and again. – eastbuffetatx.com
Moonshine Grill Downtown
303 Red River Street
Austin, TX 78701
512.236.9599
Moonshine patio bar & grill takes you back to a simpler time. Comfortable and familiar, relaxed and easygoing, moonshine greets guests like family. Serving up great cooking with an innovative take on classic American comfort food, moonshine’s menu satisfies even the big city tastes. Mr. Hofheintz establishes a mercantile, creating a trading goods store historically known as the “Waterloo” compound; Austin’s first namesake. Later, the Reissig family adds a little libation by building on a saloon & domino parlor. Please join us at Austin’s Favorite Brunch spot. Enjoy our all-you-care-to-eat buffet and Sunday drink specials. – moonshinegrill.com
OP ITALIAN
110 E 2nd Street
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 608-4490
Fresh-made pasta, fresh seafood, slow-cooked meats, and wood-fired Neapolitan pizza are the traditional comfort-food classics that Italians have been roasting, baking, curing and making in their own kitchens for generations. OP Italian Austin is a revitalized concept that is making the classics new again, all in a modern setting. With an open-kitchen concept and lively corner wine bar with communal and lounge seating, OP Italian Austin combines the past and present to provide good food to good people. – opitalianaustin.com
Jack Allen’s Kitchen Oak Hill
7720 Highway 71 West,
Austin, TX
512.852.8558
Local in source, Texan in Spirit not only in the kitchen but in the community, is what Jack Allen’s Kitchen is all about. Executive chef and owner Jack Gilmore, along with partner Tom Kamm, set out to provide Central Texas with fresh, locally sourced food that puts smiles on faces, while simultaneously giving back to those who need it most. Local in source, Texan in spirit, not only in the kitchen but in the community, is what Jack Allen’s Kitchen is all about. Since 2009, our restaurant has been bringing Southern-inspired flavors infused with the spice of Southwestern cuisine to four locations in the Austin area (Oak Hill, 360 and Anderson Ln in Austin and in Round Rock). Chef and owner Jack Allen Gilmore’s dedication to local farmers and purveyors yields us the best from each season. Texas’ rich history and abundant local bounty serve as our daily inspiration, and it is our great honor to bring that directly to your table. – jackallenskitchen.com
Stubb’s Bar-B-Q
801 Red River
Austin, TX 78701
512-480-8341
Live Gospel music and a world-renowned buffet, featuring such items as southern-style grits, migas, fried catfish, and our famous BBQ brisket. Enjoy the perfect Bloody Mary created by YOU at our world-famous “make your own” Bloody Mary bar. Brunch served every Sunday with seating times at 10:30 am and 12:30 pm. In the 1970′s, Stubb’s restaurant became the heart of an explosive music scene. Stubbs was ground zero for musicians like Joe Ely and Stevie Ray Vaughn. Other famous musicians who would “play for their supper” included Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Robert Cray, George Thorogood, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Linda Ronstadt and the Fabulous Thunderbirds. Although small in size, Stubb’s Restaurant was always filled with good friends, great music and plenty of Stubb’s Legendary Bar-B-Q. – stubbsaustin.com
Clay Pit
1601 Guadalupe St.
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 322-5131
Clay Pit is a nationally – acclaimed, high-energy, contemporary Indian restaurant located in the historical “Bertram building” in beautiful downtown Austin. We are a locally owned business proud to fill the niche for great Indian food in a sophisticated, casually elegant setting. The highly acclaimed menu at Clay Pit showcases traditional Indian dishes like Chicken Tikka Masala, Saag Paneer and Tandoori favorites, alongside contemporary menu items like our Curried Mussels appetizer featuring fresh mussels simmered in a garlic and red wine curry sauce; signature entrees such as the Khuroos-E-Tursh, a stuffed chicken breast in a cashew-almond cream sauce; and sumptuous desserts including our Chai Spice Crème Brulee and Mango Cheesecake, which has been featured in Bon Appetit magazine. – claypit.com
Little Sheep Mongolian Hot Pot
2400 Seton Ave.
Austin, TX 78705
512-953-9722
Yum China Holdings, Inc. is China’s leading restaurant company with a vision of making every life taste beautiful. From a single restaurant in 1987, the company now operates over 7,500 restaurants over 1,100 cities and towns spanning every province and autonomous region across mainland China. Yum China (YUMC) became an independent, publicly-traded business company on November 1, 2016. Following our separation from Yum! Brands, we now have the exclusive right to operate and sub-license the KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell brands in China, and we own the East Dawning and Little Sheep concepts outright. – littlesheep.com
