Fancy dining setting, nice jazz music in the background and the buffet was excellent. The prawns were tasty and there was many dessert options.
Had a late lunch and place is still full.
Well laid out buffet selections. Fresh seafoods taste fresh as it should be.
Cooked buffet choices are typical Chinese cooking sans the too much oiliness.
Overall a satisfying meal that fills, especially after a long flight.
和男票一大家子来的家庭聚餐。环境和人气真的没得说，面向dockland的一条停满游艇的河（叫不出名字）。店里服务员大多都是越南的，态度很好。周末要预定哒～
周末晚餐是68一位，3岁以下免费。吃的种类不少，主要以海鲜为主，还挺新鲜的，虾的个头是炒鸡大了！甜点也很好吃，尤其是焦糖布丁。像烧腊一类的，烤鸭叉烧也有，水果不是很多，但是自助肯定要多吃肉肉呀。
I went down to Melbourne to see some relative and I wanted to book a dinner for my big family and I came across New Quay buffet which was reasonably price . This place exceeded my expectations and gave me a great experience. The variety of fresh seafood is great and they even got some Asian cuisine.
Fresh seafood (fresh oyster, salmon sashimi, prawn, scallop, abalone, crab, etc) and an extensive range of desserts are what I like the most about New Quay International Buffet. They don’t try for the quantity but the quality. Mostly Asian cuisine or Asian style so don’t expect a lot of steak, grills, or good bread.
Definitely a great buffet restaurant to try out! Food is amazing and seafood are always fresh. Good location along the Docklands and customer service is top quality.
It’s too pricey for me, but the seafood is really fresh. I had countless oyster and shrimps. Definitely be back- when I have extra money to spend though.
Such great value for money best buffet around friends took us and we had a great night fresh and tasty 😋 will go back. Staff all so happy.
Best value all you can eat buffet in town. Nice location along the Docklands Boardwalk and warm ambience in the restaurant. Great selection of food ranging from sushi and dumplings to chargrilled salmon and meats. Dessert was also impressive with small tastings of a vast array of cakes and unusual ice cream flavours. Must try the black sesame. Delicious!! Our 2nd time here and the food has improved. Will be back a 3rd time without a question.
First time at this restaurant. I like it. Service is superb. The staff arranging and manning the stations are attentive and quick. The staff assigned on our end are nice & efficient. It can get hectic esp on weekends, we went on a Saturday noon. A bus load of tourists had lunch with us. Full house but turn over of food was quick. I do not know if they serve oysters here but then again with scallops, salmon, mussells, prawns etc etc - you won’t miss it. Food all in all is above average for a buffet setting. Very good quality for what you pay for. We’ll go back for sure. Note for management though: please put a label on the food so we know what we’re getting. :-)
The food always good and fresh especially seafood very generous,I am not a Buffet person but this is the only one I back and forward,
The service is great too definitely recommended.
This place years ago was an amazing place, we came but about 3 years ago and it went down hill, however they have rebounded and this place is better than ever, food is amazing, quality and freshness is great
I've been here numerous of times, it's a well priced buffet unless you come on a holiday or even valentines day. The food is pretty good but nothing too special, though i do love the fact they have a seafood bar! Service here is average, can't say i've had great service here. It can get a little hectic.
Total No. of Visit: 4
A medium-price buffet that has average quality and selection... does its job, and I'm pretty happy with that.
What do you get from New Quay?
When you are extremely hungry in CBD, planning to eat a horse (metaphorically) and craving for seafood, this is the place. Great family environment with affordable price.
Selection Range: 4/5
Not a bad range - a bit of everything from freshwater crayfish, abalone and prawn to roast duck and beef sided with different salad. Just not the luxury stuffs.
Taste: 3.5 / 5
Acceptable and satisfied - there are some great dishes but mixing with some food-court-standard food. It is definitely more towards Asian style though.
Service: 3.5 / 5
Early dinner section is definitely better - food was topped up much faster. Late sections and weekend tends to be a little slow on everything but they do get busy (and be patience, they will get it topped).
Nice affordable buffet at Docklands. For the price you paying you getting lots of variety of seafood. Staff is friendly and only come here if you like your seafood because there more seafood choices then meat. Re-filling may be abit slow but there's time when I was there and I love abalone and crabs and chef brought out fresh new batch and I appreciate that because it wasn't busy those night but they still had all the seafood and didn't cut back any just because they are not busy and trying save to money. 😀
Their prices have definitely increased since my last visit but the food quality has not faltered. Service is still very friendly but the place does get busy. I would highly recommend booking for any number of group of people as you'd like to be sure you can secure a seat. I always visit during dinner as I think that's when their food rotation is very active.
They have a great sushi selection including sashimi and a few rolls, their salad + seafood section includes oysters, crabs, prawns, even abalone and scallops. My favourite are the crab noodles and Peking duck. Fried food and meats are plenty, with Asian roasted meats, as well as ham, beef, chips and calamari rings. They used to have donuts but I think they've changed to lava cake which looked very decadent. There is an ice cream selection and a whole double fridge with little petit-fours (jelly, sponge cake, ice cream, cheesecake, profiteroles) vast selection. Do visit on a weekday to pay a slightly cheaper fare and get a taste.
This is my favorite restaurant in Australia!
Best fresh seafoods, great ambiance, good price, attentive service!
Don't miss the creme brulee! It's the best I had in Melbourne!
This buffet joint is ok, expected lots of variety but it is just ok. Came here for lunch. On the day there were lots of tourists from China, so quite pack. I had tried all the dishes. Highlights for me were the sashimi salmon, fried chicken wings, crabs with noodles and most of the desserts. Check out the photos. Would I recommend to friends? Yes I would as it has good price point to food ratio.
Alice In Wonderland X Icebear
+3.5
Great buffet to take your family, especially if they're Vietnamese because most of the staff here can speak it.
TRY:
*the seafood! Our pick includes the oysters, crab, salmon sashimi, abalone and crayfish in ginger shallot sauce.
*to get in early for hot seafood options as the Asians can get greedy and we've witnessed people loading up their plate with all the abalone from the wok. Quite entertaining really but papabear wasn't impressed that his fellow countrymen wouldn't share and he had to wait until the next batch was ready. By standing next to the grill making small talk with the chef
*the creme caramel and creme brûlée. The only two desserts worth noting! All the other cakes are pretty but dry
DON'T:
*forget to tip your waitress. Whilst tipping isn't required, the staff here are so friendly and helpful and they went above and beyond to help us as we had an autistic guest and when they realised the elders spoke Vietnamese, they went out of their way to keep checking up and making sure that everything was fine!
If your a sweet tooth like me then you'll love the dessert bar :) There's always the 2nd stomach/ blackhole for more sweets right :) But beware they dont fill up the dessert bar often as they used to, if you want to try everything before they're gone you might wanna have few nibbles halfway during your meal :)
I have been going here for about 7 years now
And the quality and service never disappoints. A nice location, good views and great food choices and options for all. It is a bit focused on seafood but a really great spot. One of the more consistent buffets in Melbourne.
Nice experience seafood buffet in Melbourne there have well ranged of seafood selections and most of them are fresh. But some of them are just normal like crabs. Also another highlight is the sweet dish taste very good!
An all you can eat buffet with an emphasis on fresh seafood! Food was varied and plentiful, however dessert was lacking that sweetness except the cheesecake.
A lot of people were complaining about the fact that there was no tags to identify each dish, but I actually think it's better with no tags. This way you choose foods based on smell and looks rather than your brain telling you "you wouldn't normally eat that", and if you like it you go back for more and if you don't than you leave it on your plate!
Buffets are the best place to try new things without the worry of wasting money, and who knows you might even find out that you actually like a particular food you thought you hated!
George David Michaelides
+3.5
Bit like walking back in time when you enter this place, but that's not always a bad thing, fairly cheap buffet with above average seafood... perfect for stuffing your face before a game at Etihad
Great value buffet during lunch. They have a decent array of dishes, most of which is asian cuisine. In saying that however I usually load up on the fresh prawns and salmon sashimi as it's always consistently good. Interested to see what dinner has on offer.
Had been there several times, Nice buffet well priced, with a good range selections including sashimi, hot food, salad, seafood. Will definitely come again.
If you want all you can eat Chinese food! This is the best one they have in Melbourne. Chilled out and beautiful view of the dock however some days don't have much variety and other days it's okay. It's a little bit of a hit and miss however I quite enjoyed it every time I go.
New Quay Waterfront Buffet is at the top of the Docklands walk, having great views of the marina and overlooking Etihad Stadium. On Friday night, for dinner, the food on offer was an array of seafood and meats. Seafood was what I came here for. There were chilli crabs, clams, abalone, scallops, shark fin soup, fish, prawns, oysters and lobster. Yes, LOBSTER! There were bbq lamb, satay chicken, chips, fried rice, salad, sushi and cold cuts - meats and seafood which catered for everyone in my family. For around $63 per person, it was definitely value for money. The array of desserts topped off a great night. Going to buffet was a good idea to celebrate four February birthday celebrants in our family.
Everyone loves a good buffet and this was quite good. So much variety in the dishes, seafood, salad and dessert. Definitely value for money.. food was delicious!
Buffet style all u can eat fresh prawn , scallops, abalones , fish , salmon , dessert and etc .Price reasonable around 62 aud a person . Great food and service is good and clean
Not the best buffet going around but it's well priced at under $30. The Peking duck pancake and salmon sashimi were my favourites, other options were okay with a dominance of Asian dishes. Good variety of bite size desserts, nothing was a stand out but all enjoyable. Nice location on the waterfront. Slightly over attentive service, offering tea and coffee prematurely during mains.
$29.5 lunch buffet has reasonable varieties to choose from. I am not a big fan of seafood, but the fresh Salmon and steamed scallops are my favourites here. Beijing Ducks run out very fast, but personally I think the taste is average. There are plenty of cold dishes and pan-fries. I would hope they can introduce more on Yum Cha or sushi dishes. It seems this place is especially popular among Chinese tourists. Overall, it's an affordable buffet at a nice location in Docklands.
Decided to try out the buffet and have fallen in love with it. Great value buffet. Love the seafood especially the crab. Great chicken skewer which goes excellently with their satay sauce. Quite a reasonable variety of dishes as well. Good service through more serviettes would be good to have.
A place with great customer service (although there aren't that many waiters) and a so-so selection of foods, although they don't have much variety, there are a handful of very delicious dishes that they have. Been here on multiple occasions with the family and i am always looking forward to the Peking Duck Wraps that they make, there is always a line to wait since the service is slow but the outcome is well worth.
New Quay is predominantly a seafood buffet. We went here for the dinner session for a friends birthday. The staff are very friendly and professional. The food tastes fresh and is quite nice. Lots of options for desserts and seafood. Not the best buffet we have been too, but not the worst either.
TIP: Don't forget to book! New Quay can get quite busy. Do try the sushi & Don't forget to try some of the desserts!
I've been here three times. The flavour of the food is excellent and the services are also very good, but not much choices. The dessert is not as good as the seafood and BBQ.
Pretty good quality salad and dessert selection. I come here for the seafood, which is one of the best in Melbourne. Apart from the aforementioned, everything else is not worth it.
Great range, fresh, tasty, very friendly service/atmosphere, nice venue, good location, very well priced and value for money. Highly recommend this to anyone.
Good dining experience for who love seafood.
Pros:
• Great location with very nice view of Docklands harbour.
• Wide selected range of seafood including blue swimmer crabs, crabs, tiger prawns, oysters, scallops, abalones, clams, salmon sashimi and so on. Fresh and tasty.
• Friendly and effective staffs
• Others menu including best Asian selected dishes: Peking ducks, sushi, lots of salad, some BBQ and wok.
• Drinks is cheap as well.
Cons:
• Only concenstrating on seafood. Not too many choices of meat.
• Only 1 choice of soup (although crab soup was very yummy)
• Dessert is average.
Overall, I will definitely come back and recommend for who enjoy seafood.
Wide selection of international food and seafood. I wouldn't recommend trying the crab that comes with the crab noodles, but the fresh seafood is worth coming for.
New Quay Waterfront is home to an impressive selection of seafoods. From prawns to bugs to crayfish, this outlet is definitely worth eating at. Alongside this, there is also a great selection of hot foods, Japanese style sushi's and sliced fish, as well as delicious desserts. A must try for the avid buffet-er.
$58pp Dinner buffet on 30.12.15
Wide range of cold seafood, eg shrimps, mussels, crab legs. but oysters were not very fresh. Salad choices were limited too. Hot food are more of Chinese style. Steam fish was fair, scallops went out very fast, the refilling was slow.
Dessert section took almost 1/3 of all food choices. I got 80% of the desserts to try. Girls can always eat more when it comes to desserts.
Overall:
Average price for average food quality and average amount of choices.
The location is good and you can have a walk at the harbourfront after a full meal!
I took 100 work colleagues for lunch and everyone commented on how good the quality, variety and quantity of the food was. No complaints. Staff were friendly and accommodating.
For the price you pay, fresh seafood is hella worth it! Variety may not be wide but i absolutely enjoyed the prawns and salmon sashimi and even the charsiew and peking duck.
Loveeee the buffet here! Lots of seafood and other nice dishes, especially the stir-fried noodles with mud crabs! This buffet is way better than other ones considering the similar price range.
Have been to New Quay for a good handful of times now. Generally a positive experience and really enjoyed myself gorging on all the food. Selection may not be extensive but food itself is still delicious.
For a buffet it's pretty good. They need to replenish the pekking duck quickly though XD
Love the green tea ice cream, oysters and pork with crispy skin.
I hateeeee the music XD
The downside is the price, it's very expensive.
We had a great time eating here. Although there was a 2 hours limit, but we chatted and stayed till 9pm. Guess we were allowed to stay on as the place was not full.
Plenty of choices, mixture of cold and hot dishes, western and eastern food, I’m sure there’s something to suit everyone.
My favourite was the red bean soup for dessert. It’s absolutely delicious and perfect for the cold weather.
Waitresses were attentive, and will change your plate every round. Overall we had a wonderful dining experience! Thank you!
Came here for Mother's Day lunch. For $78pp, there was plenty of seafood options, which were largely topped up quickly as they depleted. Mostly Asian inspired buffet options for mains and dessert. Everything we tried was pleasant and fresh.
Very attentive service with dirty plates whisked away when one has barely finished, but staff were really polite in how they asked so it was bearable. Comfortable seating and the restaurant has serene waterfront views. A gratifying experience overall.
International buffet restaurant in Dockland, convenient location and great view.
Personally I like buffet restaurants. New quay provides variety choices of dishes and desserts with quality as its price.
It’s a great place to spend sometime with friends and family as the price is not expensive compared to others and the service was great and staffs were very attentive.
Saturday lunch out with my friend after 4th lock down finished.
Very excited to eat in with harbour view from the table.
I love seafood so this place is heaven for me!!
Lots of choice of seafood. Salmon sashimi & sushi, prawns, mussels, shells, octopus. And more.
Mini size dessert is great. We can try lots of them. My favorite was puddings.
Staff on the floor were very attentive.
Overall great experience.
Thank you !
Thoroughly enjoy the seafood option here, Oysters, Prawns, Crab, Muscles. Here you will find mostly Asian Infusion meals. Which I enjoyed, Duck, Pork Belly, BBQ Pork and Steak.
The dessert portion was a bit of a let down. They need to make the portion just tad bit larger with area surface, essentially it was a cube of cake. Bought.
The Creme Caramel or Vanilla Panacotta was entirely a let down with no essence of sweetness. Bread and Butter pudding tasted like burnt milk. The only decent dessert was the ice cream which was purchased outside of the restaurant. However the custard pudding did suffice. However I did enjoy the experience the restaurant gave with the employees giving alot of presence in the restaurant, topping up water, clearing of tables. Great hospitality to the staff.
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