Terrace Buffet

The Terrace Buffet is a restaurant inside Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
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5 years ago

Terrace Buffet

Restaurant @ Meadowlands Racetrack

I'm here as we speak. Almost everything I've tried tasted off. I rarely if ever rate anything but this Is just bad. The coconut chicken tastes like they boiled chicken in milk. The crab tastes like it was dead long before they even cooked it. Everything else is bland or tastes funny. Never again.

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5 years ago

Terrace Buffet

Restaurant @ Meadowlands Racetrack

This isn't the first time the service has irked me so there needs to be some improvement. During my most recent visit to the buffet, I did not even get a chance to finish my first plate of food yet before I received the check already. Not only did the waitress constantly passed by our table at least 7 or 8 times in counting to see if there was any form of payment laying around, but she wasn't even remotely discreet about it. She didn't take the finished plates away nor did she once asked us if we wanted a refill on water either. I also noticed that she was keeping an eye on all the tables next to us, and every time she thought a table had dined and dashed, she became visibly agitated and muttered something under her breath; they only got up to get more food.

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5 years ago

Terrace Buffet

Restaurant @ Meadowlands Racetrack

This place has something for almost everyone. I should note that this place has primarily Asian dishes and is a buffet. My favorite is the hibachi. You choose the meats, vegetables and spices you want and they grill it for you (yes you change plates between raw and cooked food). I'm honestly not a buffet fan, if you can get something freshly prepared for you. I've been there twice and both times I stuck to the hibachi grill. My dining experience was ok, nothing to complain about. The major service is to serve drinks and take used plates. You get a new plate every time you come up (forgive me if this is a duh for many of you).

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5 years ago

Terrace Buffet

Restaurant @ Meadowlands Racetrack

Worst experience ever. Had my party of 8 smushed into a "party room" that smelled exactly like the bathroom and was so humid, i asoed the staff if they could raise the ac and got an audible eye roll. we felt like sardines the way we were crammed in there. Screaming kids running all over the place and no parents watching them, very overwhelming. Food was sub par at best and most of it tasted bland and had the consistency like it had been sitting out for hours, and we waited more than 30 minutes for refills. Then another guest at my table watched the staff fling food off the marble counters back into the hot dishes. Another guest found a hair in their food. Needless to say we all lost our appetites fairly quickly. Got an attitude from the "manager" (as she introduced herself the first time but somehow she was demoted in the 45 minutes we were there and when I asked to speak with her and clarified she was the manager she barely looked up from her phone to tell me she wasn't the manager and pointed at another guy). This has to be the worst establishment I've ever been to.

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5 years ago

Terrace Buffet

Restaurant @ Meadowlands Racetrack

First time at this buffet. They have a huge selection of food. The selection of food that I had was very good. The wait staff was very friendly and always came around removing plates and refilling soda. The only thing I had an issue with was the floor. The floor was greasy and sticky. Tables where clean. I would visit again, great food

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5 years ago

Terrace Buffet

Restaurant @ Meadowlands Racetrack

One of the best hibachi grills in NJ in my opinion. Chefs are always friendly, fast, and patient. As hard as they work over those extremely hot grills, they never complain. Servers are the same, very fast and always on top of things. Great management and service here!

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5 years ago

Terrace Buffet

Restaurant @ Meadowlands Racetrack

LOTS! That's what this place has going for it! There's fresh Sushi to all of the normals foods for a Chinese buffet. There's also a Hibachi section. Lots of traditional American foods as well. There is something for everyone here. While of course I wasn't able to try everything on the menu, everything I did try was fresh and warm. No complaints about any of the food. I will definitely be coming again. Only negative Ide say was how long it took to be seated. I arrived around 8:15pm on a Saturday Night. It was insanely busy, there were handing out tickets to everyone and seating as soon as available. Not taking off any stars as this would be expected. Simply loads of options which everything I tried tasted great! I only managed a picture of my desert plate. But everyone who loves Asian cuisine try this buffet!

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