Imperial China in Lethbridge

Good food and service here. There are fewer options to choose from here. The price for the buffet, I find with fewer options to choose from is a bit more expensive than expected. Food

Great Food. Staff is Welcoming and Friendly. Restaurant is Clean and Inviting. Definitely Would Recommend... Food

Really GOOD FOOD

Wish they had a few more items

Went here for takeout. Food portions were decent.

Food tastes real good. Service good

Food and service are great, always clean.

Great buffet

Very nice buffet great tasting

Very busy, I prefer pickup and not dine in here.

The food was terrible. Im not sure what the ginger beef really was, but there was no ginger taste to it, I couldnt eat them . The ribs were mostly fat, and the chicken balls were mostly batter. The waitress was awesome, but the food is not worth a return trip.

Lunch buffet was so simple and tasteless, and all had MSG. Probably the worst tasting Chinese food we ve had.

Worth the price, awesome service. Pleasantly surprise.

One of the best chicken chow mein in town. Will be back.

Delicious meal! Shared among 9 people at work. Thank you

Price is higher. Food is good.. some dishes excellent...some bland. Overall...decent place. I like the won ton soup. UPDATE: I have been back since a few times. The last two-- disappointed in selection. I dont know why sweet and sour ribs are not a staple...or chow mein. As these are two favorites of mine, I was not satisfied in the meal- especially as the pricing is quite high. Food was hot and plentiful though. Three stars now.

Imperial China has by FAR the best buffet in Lethbridge. I am an avid Chinese food lover and was introduced to this restaurant recently. I was more than happily surprised by the food and service. The food is fresh, well seasoned, not overly greasy compared to other restaurants and offers a great variety of options. The staff always smiled when making eye contact, and were eager to provide a great experience. The only downfall to this location is the parking lot, it can be difficult to manoeuvre in a large vehicle. Other than that the restaurant is clean, service is great, and the food is excellent.

Great food, great staff. Clean restaurant. Food served fast. This is the third time weve been there, and it has always been the same.

Buffet is quite simple with weak flavours and most things deep fried Not as good as it once was. Food : 2/5

Best Chinese food ever!!! Absolutely amazing. Everything was delicious and they easily subbed items out for allergies. Great customer service. I will 100% be going back.

Best chinese in Lethbridge with the best buffet with the freshest food

The place is nice and the people who work there are friendly however Im thinking they put too much msg in their foods as five of us who ate there became sick after.

Fresh and fast lunch options.

What a terrific buffet experience! After a failed experience at a different establishment we found this place and we are so glad we did! The food is hot and fresh with the staff constantly checking and stirring the items. The staff are so friendly and welcoming. They are swift to clear empty plates and clean tables. The restaurant is kept very clean and bright. We will definitely come back here for our Chinese food cravings!

Ordered annual Xmas order..same order as last 4 yrs $300 + tip this year received half the order for the same price..on way back and will update $300 for this???? This is 2 dinner for 6

Food was good but not fantastic. The place was hopping at lunchtime though! So much so that their parking lot was overflowing with people. Service from the staff was excellent. I would recommend and would go back again.

Thank you so much for the excellent meal and service on Dec 24. Ordered alot for 5pm and it came straight from the kitchen. When it got home it was still piping hot and delicious. Fantastic service. Wonderful meal.

The food is great and the staff is friendly.

Great place! Huge buffet, lots of options, all you can eat, always fresh. Best Chinese food I ate in lethbridge forsure . And staff is very friendly(:

This is one of our favorite take out chinese food places in lethbridge. The food is great and the portions generous. We always pick up the food ourselves so we do feel a bit awkward not tipping when the card machine asks how much do we want to tip. We pay 15-20 percent when we dine in but not when we pick up. Except for that we love the place.

Nice clean place. Stop here every couple months always good food .

Food is good price is not 19 for lunch and 22 for dinner

Vary like the restaurants i adore in new jersey

Excellent food and staff!

The food was very tasty

Didnt like the food much, staff or whoever just sits in the back not even working seemed weird too and kept staring at me like something was wrong and laughing while I was waiting in line to order, not sure why me honestly but it felt rude

Great and friendly service, food was very good.

This was the worst Chinese food Ive ever had in my life. Such a waste of money and the customer service was absolutely horrible. I will never be going back. Wow so disappointing

Went for dinner buffet. Food was tasty and served hot. Well be back.

Best Chinese place in Lethbridge. By far!

Today I got a takeout buffet from imperial china then went straight to Mimi s and got one there as well. Side by side I d say minis had much more flavour in the ginger beef and a better selection for cheaper. In defence of imperial they have really good fried catfish and the fried shrimp has very little batter. But I m comparison the container at Mimi s is bigger, the selection is better and price is cheaper by around 15%. They are both good but I d say my moneys on the new Mimi s . Love all of ya sorry bout the 3 stars and have a great life. Kid-friendliness: Very kind

This is a great Chinese food buffet location in Lethbridge. My only complaint is that those who sat to eat their meals had to wait for those who came in and grabbed 3-4 tin plates to eat AT home, not at restaurant. Sorry completely wrong for locals to do this. This restaurant is catering to in house customers. I truly feel for this restaurant as they should not have to cater to those who do not sit to eat. My suggestion for those who fill countless plates they should be charged dbl buffet cost. Just saying, great family run business and Id be back again...if there is anything left over.

Everybody was very friendly and very helpful I have msg problems they took time to help find food that I can eat.

Went to Imperial China on April 23rd with 2 friends for buffet dinner. The food was terrible! Cold. Old. Dry. My friends and I barely ate anything. I m not usually one to complain but I decided to say something to the staff. I stated that we had barely eaten anything and we were unhappy with the food. The lady said ok, just leave then. Then as she walked away she said and don t ever come back! I think this was extremely rude. There was no need for this comment. Did not need the staff to tell me not to come back as I will never be going back. 0/10 recommend.

Nice Buffet great service.

Small buffet and big price, other place downtown is better.

Good food

Take out food is great, dine food not as good.

The staff are super nice and very attentive. Good is good and consistently good

Very open dining buffet is priced too high

First time ordering in 1.5 years and its not the same. There wasnt much taste to anything. Ginger Beef was supposed to be spicy, but there was no spice. My chicken fried rice looked like white rice with a little bit of chicken thrown in. The man on the phone who took my order however was very nice and timing was spot on.

most Chinese food Prices are always expensive and youre lucky if its 50-50 quality on what you get.

Big gut ache after!

Worth the visit

Best Chinese in Lethbridge! Fresh and excellent, hard to get through on the phone but worth the wait.

They did not bother answering the phone to take an order, so we went to Mimis instead. Too bad because we were staying right nearby at a hotel and could have walked over to pick up the order.

Best place in town! Kid-friendliness: This is our kids favorite place to eat! Food : 5/5 |

They are very rude like they want to rush you out their food isn t even that good I have my own Chinese restaurant enjoy gardens it s way fresher n quality of food is excellent if you want Chinese in Lethbridge try enjoy gardens their portions are huge

Standard Chinese food, anything deep fried was overcooked, ginger beef was spicy, shrimp was spicy so if you cant eat spicy food this is not for you. Tables are uncomfortably close together. Service was prompt and relatively friendly. I would never have the buffet again and would be Leary about ordering take out due to the amount of spice

Good buffet..awesome service, beverages were always full. Food was hot and fresh.

Not enough variety but very clean and reasonable priced. Food was very good.

Good food. Waited a while to get seats, even though there were a lot of empty tables

Service great food fresh did not have to wait for fresh hot food to be put out in buffet

I walked into the restaurant and was greated nicely, the atmosphere reminded me of a school cafeteria. Its all gray and dull. The food was subpar for $25.50 at supper. The wings stood out as good, ginger pork had a nice kick. They had a good selection but for what you pay... its just not worth it!

Ordered take out best Chinese I ve had in a while!

They only provide one container for both hot and cold food for takeout unless you pay for another. Didnt take any cold food as I wasnt going to risk getting sick.

Good food, affordable, and impeccable service. A well run operation.

Very friendly! Only my first time. But it was the best Chinese food I have had in some time .

The food is really good. The service is awesome! I wish that their smorg had more of a selection

The food here was really good. Being a buffet the selection was smaller than some places but each item was delicious. The staff were friendly and quick to refill drinks, clear dishes & see if anything else was needed.

We had the smorged

Excellent food

Excellent buffet..lots choices and hot and fresh.

Great place for buffet. Always fresh, always great!

Best Chinese buffet in town hands down,

Delicious fresh food and friendly efficient service. I highly recommend it.

Delicious

It s the best Chinese food I ve had in a long time. Everything was fresh, hot and delicious!

We had a good meal, The service was excellent. but sadly I didnt find anything that stood out to me on the buffet. I will go again because of the service.

Good food and staffs but, just not our best choice. A very good place to eat though.

Srandard Chinese food buffet with about 20 optiions

Absolutely disappointed in the quality of food there and the service. Will not be returning. We ordered drinks and I had to go to the fridge to get my own drink, food was displeasing, 2 out of 3 left full plates behind and they are over priced for the quality.

Good food

I do not know what happened to this place. Two years ago it was amazing. We went a few weeks ago and it was horrible the mall Chinese food is better. We were so disappointed the desserts were even dried out and gross and the prices for the smorg wete ridiculous for such gross food.

I order the mixed vegetable ( I didn t know it comes with rice) and Shanghai noodle with beef. Not the best but is average. The portion is huge.

Very clean place. Ive never been to this place before. Very basic buffet. A surprise was them serving ginger fried pork. Could be a statement about the price of beef. It was almost preferable to the beef. Washrooms were clean also.

Nice little lunch buffet. Staff are always so friendly and the food is fresh and tasty.

Very happy staff members! Food was hot fresh ready to enjoy. I Suggest the buffet lots to choose from.

Amazing food, nice staff. Try this place its great.

Good food always leave full

Always worth it .. when you drive 80 mph to get there

Not lots of veggie options, but the place is busy and the buffet is the main draw. Arrive as hungry as possible.

Amazing buffet! The spicy fried shrimp is insane. This was the best Chinese buffet I ve had in a long long time.

Good food. Fresh and hot

Great food and great staff. My favorite Asian food.

Neat environment, courteous waiters and good food.

This place is definitely worth a try for the buffet the salt and pepper shrimp is the best. Also salads, fruit and pies for desert are available youll enjoy it if you go the service is great as well

Absolutely the best smorg in Lethbridge!!

Don t waste your time and money coming here. The food is below average. I m in love with Chinese buffets but this one is the worst so far. Desserts were good, but no any ice cream though.

Definitely the best buffet in Lethbridge! The place is clean and the staff are so nice and friendly! If you are looking for good Chinese food this is the place to go!

Great food... great owner and staff. Wish them lots of success and love

Food was excellent but need more vegetable options -ginger beef was abit too spicey ! Also Quite pricey for 2 take out ! Vegetarian options: Just more vegetable dishes - there was only 2 and the rest is pretty much meat besides salad bar ! Also - those who eat in have more options to pick from compared to the containers given for take out !

Love there buffet! Best in Lethbridge I think. My favorite is the salt n papper shrimp on the supper buffet...yummo! Food

Very good food and workers

Amazing. Food is the best I have ever had in my travels. Being a truck driver I have eaten in many restaurants. Owners and staff are absolutely amazing. Before covid the wife and I would go there at least 6 times a month. Would eat there but food is amazing and very bad for weight control for me. Love it.

Just picked up for a big Boxing Day meal. It was so good and quick! Tell your friends.

Nicest Chinese food Ive had in ages

Good food, fast service. Lose 2 stars for: $17+ for delivery is excessive. (You would pay regular delivery charge PLUS losing the 10% discount for pick-up PLUS 5% GST on those two additional charges) When I order $80 worth of food, you should be able to deliver for free.

Best oriental/western food in Lethbridge. Take out or dine is is exceptional. Like most buffets, the buffet here its hit and miss. If you oder feom the menu fresh. Its great

Without a doubt the best Chinese food in Lethbridge! Beef Curry was awesome and my wife loved the Special War Wonton. Definitely our only go to for Chinese food. Thanks Imperial

By far the BEST buffet in Lethbridge & surrounding areas. Our favorite place to eat!

Great food last night.

Ordered chicken fried rice, ginger beef and shrimp with vegetables for $51, the chicken fried rice was white rice and not much more, the ginger beef was bland and a soggy warned over after thought, the only good was the shrimp with veggies, and I thought a small portion size. Better to go to Save-On-Foods and get their prepared dished much better portion, price and taste.

We ordered different dishes like spec chow mein, almond chicken, beef n broccoli, honey garlic pork...all were exceptional! hot, on time....would recommend this restaurant to any chinese food lovers!

came halfway through buffet and most was gone. waitress saw that my wife did not eat much off the plate she served up but did not offer to bring her something else. still charged us the full $17.50. definitely high for what was offered. no shrimp or other premium dishes you find when cost is so high. ginger pork and sweet and sour porkchops were very mushy. they did replenish the dishes for my second plate but it was more of the same.

The food was good and the servers were very friendly.

Food is bland and oily. Have tried 2x and both times supremely disappointed

Great Chinese food lunch buffet!!

Left full good choices of food

Great service, nice staff, the food whe had was great from the buffet. Well worth the cost of food.

So wonderful. Fresh delicious amazing food and the nicest people ever. Had no idea it was there. Decor was clean and tidy just not plush or fancy. Will absolutely be back. Just glad I dont live closer in order to keep my weight down. $56 for 3 at buffet was reasonable.

I am a delivery driver in the area! This is one of the cleanest kitchens in the city!

The food is always incredible!! The staff are polite and damn good at their jobs! Frankly, we waited until they opened for their buffet to go for Chinese...first time since the beginning of COVID. Worth the wait!

Would love to get food from here but the lines always busy and when its not, they dont pick up. Ive called several times, wait some time in between and still, no answer but then I call 5 minutes later and the line is busy. This is disappointing

Location to hotel was good so we tried it out. Food was OK. Staff was very pleasant. Probably wont return.

Quick professional service with a smile and a laugh

The best Chinese smorg in Lethbidge.

Ordered a $200.00 order for family and friends and found many hairs throughout the food, but mostly in the Chow Mein. Called in to advise them of the problem and was told that I dont know the difference between a bean sprout and a hair. Not only did they brush off the concern, but add some insult to the mix. This place is not worth your time or money. My only regret is that I cant give a lower rating than 1 star.

Friendly family restaurant.

Great service Excellent food My 3rd visit. Probably the happiest, most attentive staff in any restaurant I have visited. The usual Chinese food fare but well done, except for fried Basa (Catfish) and Chicken wings which were awesome! Fresh fruit, Caesar salad, cheesecake and 2 kinds of pie! Oh My! My favourite for sure. Senior discount.

Food and service are awesome!

Good buffet (lunch & supper). Lots of people stop by. Friendly service.

Ausome food great staff

Easily the best Chinese Cuisine in southern Alberta. Exceptional staff and food. Needs a 10 star rating.

It was very meh . Normally I get New Dynasty but since they were shut down I figured I would try these guys. $16 for a one person combo, normally at ND it is $25 for two, so just comparing price point it was a little high. The food was ok, nothing to write home about. The girl who took my order over the phone messed up my order. And again the amount of food was a little scarce. I hate comparing but ND used to give so much food I could have lunch from it the next day. And the quality of the food was middle of the road. Honestly, I probably wouldn t recommend this to a friend and won t be returning.

The best chinese food in the city!!!!

Good food and they work with good safety standards during covid

Good foods and services

My Family came to town, we ordered $120.00 worth of food for delivery. 7 dishes in total. two were chicken fried rice and two were chicken Chow Mein. In all 4 of these dishes the existence of any chicken was almost non existent. The food was fine but pricey in comparison to other Chinese food places but we had heard goods things about Imperial and gave it a try. Sadly disappointed.

Great wonton soup

Best place in Lethbridge to get Chinese food! Hands down.

Love the food for the most part, will admit the dry ribs can be hit or miss sometimes.. but overall good.

Answer YOUR phone or get a second line.

Excellent

Have pick up or deliver right now. No in restaurant eating. Food was good, easy for pickup.

Best in town. I don t know how they keep the lemon chicken batter crispy even when it s delivered in a styrofoam container, probably the right temp oil or something, but it s crispy! Great!

You won t be disappointed!

Ate here on a trip from Singapore. Some good Chinese food. The fried rice was good and the chicken and veg were good as well! Even when eating take away the food didnt get soggy and stayed nice.