Empire Buffet

Putnam, CT · Buffet restaurant

Rating
3.7/5
★★★★☆ 3.7
Reviews
20
Rank in Putnam
#30
of 45 restaurants
City Percentile
25%
rating percentile
Address
Empire Buffet, 62 Providence Pike I, Putnam, CT 06260
Phone
(860) 928-2101
Website
www.empirebuffetrestaurant.com
Status
Closed · Opens 11:30 AM

Empire Buffet is a restaurant located in Putnam, CT. It is one of 45 restaurants listed in Putnam. Its 3.7-star rating is slightly below the Putnam city average of 4.2 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

Hours

Saturday11 AM–9 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★★ 5.0 Joanna Dejesus · Jun 2025

When I first walked in, I was like wow kinda small but this little establishment is packed with flavor! Crab legs on Sundays so delicious! To top it all off they have soft serve ice cream. My favorite buffet so far!

★★★★☆ 4.0 tim eldredge · Nov 2025

Food was pretty good. Some items weren't replenished quickly. Overall food was good, proper holding temps. Place looks cleaner than in past visits. $15 each on a Sunday night wasnt bad for what we had. Server was attentive. We will go back. Seems to be steadily improving.

★★★★★ 5.0 Jon O'neil · Mar 2026

随着元朝的瓦解,各叛军开始争夺国家控制权,从而获得建立新王朝的权利 mmm A delicious Chinese meal, very succulent indeed. I ate so much food when I went to sleep I was contacted by Confucius. He told me I was the only one to save the world, He said I had to infiltrate the Town Hall and find birth records of a high profile target (I cannot say or Mossad will get us) and deliver the records to a diplomat and fly them out to Tibet (that's where the portal to Saturn lives). Then I woke up and went on with my day. Strange times indeed

★★☆☆☆ 2.0 Louis Najjar · Jan 2026

Very disappointed this visit. Have been coming here for years and the food was always great. They open at 11:30am and we arrived at 11:45am on a Sunday. We were the second guests to arrive but soon after, many more came in. All of the food was stone cold. Room temperature! The cook forgot to turn on the heating elements for the buffet tables. He apologized, but the food was still cold and there was nothing we could do about it. I was disappointed in the young waitress who made the excuse that we simply arrived too early. The door was unlocked and the sign said they opened at 11:30am. At what point do you decide to heat the food up before you begin your business day? Poor excuse but I believe she was afraid to admit a mistake had been made. It would have been nice if they would have offer

★★★★★ 5.0 Scott G · Oct 2025

Good amount of negative reviews but my wife and I didn't experience any of that. We got there at about 5:30 so the food was very fresh, the servers were very attentive and very quick to service us, they were kitchen people who were focused on their job and making sure that the food didn't run empty. The food was very tasty, I tried something new that I had never had before which was peanuts and sesame seed in some kind of a sweet sauce that was fried and tasted really good. My wife and I enjoyed our visit 2 people.. dinner.. $45 total.. this includes a 20% tip.. you gotta hit the place when thry are busy.. thats the freshest food

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating

Services

Buffet restaurantChinese restaurantTakeout Restaurant

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