New Star Restaurant in Pembroke

601 Pembroke St E, Pembroke, ON K8A 3L7, Canada

★★★★☆
(325 reviews)
Categories: Chinese restaurant Buffet restaurant Delivery Chinese restaurant
Website
facebook.com
Address
601 Pembroke St E, Pembroke, ON K8A 3L7, Canada
Plus Code
RWH3+57 Pembroke, Ontario, Canada
Time Zone
America/Toronto

Business Hours

Sunday
12–8 PM
Monday
12–8 PM
Tuesday
12–8 PM
Wednesday
Closed
Thursday
12–8 PM
Friday
12–8 PM
Saturday
12–8 PM

Services

Service options
Delivery Takeaway Dine-in
Highlights
Great tea selection
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible car park Wheelchair-accessible entrance Wheelchair-accessible seating Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Offerings
Alcohol All you can eat Beer Cocktails Coffee Salad bar Small plates Spirits Vegetarian options Wine
Dining options
Lunch Dinner Dessert Seating
Amenities
Bar on site Toilets
Atmosphere
Casual
Crowd
Family friendly Groups
Planning
Accepts reservations
Payments
Credit cards Debit cards NFC mobile payments Credit cards
Children
Good for kids High chairs
Parking
Free of charge street parking Free parking lot Parking

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Reviews

4.3
★★★★☆
325 reviews

Most Mentioned

buffet (60) price (32) egg rolls (7) fresh food (6) wonton soup (5) desserts (5) food and service (4) chicken balls (3) dining (3) chow mein (2)
5 stars
195
4 stars
71
3 stars
28
2 stars
14
1 stars
17
★★★★★
December 17, 2024

Love the food and customer service! Polite staff, peaceful eating and great seating. Comfortable place to be

★★
December 14, 2024

I was disappointed with my order. When I called for take out, the lady said 35 mins because I am busy. I was good with that. I got there and there were 4 people in the entire restaurant. I thought that was odd after her telling me over the that she was busy. Picked up my order, opened the bag when I got home only to see they don’t put the sweet and sour sauce on the chicken, in fact, there was no sauce in the bag. I was also disappointed with the wonton soup, tasted different, not like any wonton soup I’ve ever had anywhere else. My point is, she said she was busy and clearly didn’t check the order to make sure everything was there. Not ordering from there again.

★★★★★
December 2, 2024

You know it's a well run restaurant when year after year it's the same owner and the same staff. The food is as good or better than at the old location. Thank you John and staff, keep up the good work.

★★★★
October 28, 2024

Incredible service. Owner was super friendly. Staff were nice. Food was old and hard. Best thing was wonton soup. Nicely decorated, clean, etc.

★★★
October 28, 2024

This is a difficult place to review because the quality of food is all over the place. The buffet just doesn't taste the greatest... the Wonton soup has nothing in it, the various meat options are tough, and the desserts seemed stale. When you order takeout, there is clearly more care in the dishes. Not only do they taste better, but it's almost like it's a completely different item. Eat the buffet wonton soup and then order one for takeout and you will see the difference. Thank you for dinner.

★★★★
September 24, 2024

The best Chinese buffet in Pembroke. There are only really two, but nevertheless, this is the better one. I was in town visiting a friend, and live about 4 hours away. This place is better than the Chinese buffets in my town too, so genuinely pretty good. Wide selection, large spacious dining room, quick table service and turn around, and a fair price. Will make a point of going everytime I'm up that way.

★★★★★
August 21, 2024

Went through Pembroke a few years back and stopped here for their Lunch Buffet. It was reasonably priced, staff were really nice and the food delicious. If we are every back in town, we will stop in!

★★★★★
February 19, 2023

New Star Chinese buffet restaurant offers a wide variety of dishes from Chinese cuisine. The restaurant usually has a casual and relaxed atmosphere, catering to local residents and visitors. The buffet setup allows customers to choose from a range of appetizers, main courses, and desserts. You can expect to find popular Chinese dishes such as sweet and sour chicken, General Tso's chicken, beef with broccoli, fried rice, lo mein, and various stir-fried vegetables. Additionally, there may be options like egg rolls, dumplings, and soup. The owners of New Star restaurant often strive to provide affordable and satisfying meals, attracting diners who enjoy the convenience and variety of buffet-style dining. While the ambiance may be modest, the focus is generally on the flavors and diversity of the food. I highly recommend this new location of New Star located on Main Street in the middle of Pembroke. Available for takeout & dine in.

★★★★★
December 15, 2024

Fantastic service , buffet with great variety , fresh and hot , excellent quality

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 1, 2024

Great food and pleasant staff

★★★★
November 22, 2024

Great staff, great food and extremely clean! We do take out regularly. Highly recommend. My favourite is the Singapore Chow Mein.

★★★★★
Local Guide
November 22, 2024

Amazing!

★★★★★
Local Guide
November 22, 2024

Great food, great service.

★★★★
Local Guide
September 22, 2024

Nice little spot. Was just fine for the most part. Coukd be cleaner in washrooms.

★★★
Local Guide
September 22, 2024

Excellent customer service and very clean restaurant, but unfortunately, the food was not so good, maybe its because it was the end of super time so the buffet wasnt fresh and was almost empty for certain foods choices.

August 22, 2024

This place is hit and miss. My last experience was terrible. Voiced my issues onsite and was left feeling very unheard. I m sure so many would agree about hit and miss. You can do better Newstar!

★★★★★
August 22, 2024

Enjoyed the lunch buffet on a Thursday. The food was exceptional! The pepper chicken was very flavourful and the egg rolls were the best I ve ever had! I look forward to my next visit.

★★
August 22, 2024

Be aware that delivery is cash only. Have never heard of such a thing in this day and digital age. Especially when the menu is pretty expensive.

★★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

This is a good buffet. The service and food are very good. Not too much salt in everything which is nice. The deserts could be better.

★★★★★
Local Guide
July 22, 2024

Friendly staff. Willing to help where necessary. Dietary restrictions: Not very gluten free Food : 5/5 |

★★★★★
July 22, 2024

The food was awesome as I have come to expect. Never been disappointed by the amazing people that run this restaurant.Actually a damn good deal for buffet even in todays overly expensive world.

★★★★★
Local Guide
July 22, 2024

Kind and courteous staff. Very good selection of buffet items. EXCELLENT value for the money! This is now my go-to Chinese restaurant anytime I visit Pembroke. These guys are great!

June 22, 2024

We arrived at 5PM to find cold food left from the lunch buffet. The chicken balls were mostly breading and the meat inside was dry and tough. The French fries were like leather. The egg rolls and spring rolls were the worst we had ever tried. Two people went home with headaches. The servers did not take away empty plates. We would not recommend this restaurant.

★★★★★
Local Guide
June 22, 2024

The food was amazing.

★★★★★
May 22, 2024

Friendly staff and great food. Huge selection to choose from on the buffet. We regularly get take out as well. Highly recommend

★★★★★
May 22, 2024

Great food, owner very nice

★★★★
April 22, 2024

I am Vegan and love that I can get such a great variety of food. Its always tasty and I can eat almost anything I like! Also very nice owners.

Local Guide
April 22, 2024

Omg food was not fresh, Salty salt, salty. It was just disgusting. Its definitely not worth the 20 dollars

April 22, 2024

New star? You mean no stars.. because giving a 1 star review is generous.. all of the food is honestly dog water, dirty barnacles, fish paste etc you get the point.. its gross in all categories.. smell, texture, flavour (when its present), appearance and quality all completely miss the mark, even going in expecting a lower standard based on first glance at the generic display of buffet items, you will be astonished to realize the food couldn t have been worse than your most disturbing nightmares, i would rather spend my 50$ at the chum bucket ffs, all jokes aside the food is hot garbage, side note.. the egg rolls tasted like black licorice for some odd reason which was beyond disgusting, ***DO NOT RECOMMEND***

★★★★★
Local Guide
March 22, 2024

Fresh food, reasonable prices, great service.

★★★★★
February 22, 2024

We knew this was my mom s go to place for Chinese in Pembroke so when it came time to feed the crew at her 80th birthday party, we chose New Star. What we didn t know was how well we d be treated (the owner is fantastic - he helped us with the menu AND saved us money!) and how good and hot the food would be! (the Lo Mein noodles were the hit but it all was delicious!). If you re in the Valley and have a craving for Chinese food, look no further than New Star!

★★★
Local Guide
February 22, 2024

Just ok.. goodies were all stale. Dont plan on going back anytime soon.

February 22, 2024

No good

★★★★★
January 22, 2024

Very friendly service. Food was great, good portion sizes too.

★★★★
Local Guide
January 22, 2024

Was ok for the price. A few items were not replenished when we made a few trips up. All in all its a good buffet for the price.

★★★★★
Local Guide
January 22, 2024

Being as we get our Chinese food for new years eve the restraunt is super busy but they keep their word on when our order will be ready.call super early because new years eve is usually 5-6 hours behind but its worth it.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Always a fresh buffet with friendly staff. Great food and reasonable prices

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Excellent fresh food and service is top notch, the owners are always giving customers and food 100% and they are very friendly too, it s our go to place when we re in Pembroke

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Not as fancy as a Mandrian, but has great prices. All you can eat for $21.95, good selection in the buffet.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

I enjoy the take out and buffet. Always great food and service!

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

I was disappointed to see 5 empty spots on the buffet table. Two times , I was told there were replenishments on the way. We left after 45 minutes, and there were still 2 of the 5, empty. Food was not up to the standard which we are accustomed to at this restaurant.

★★★★
December 22, 2023

Kid-friendliness: My son will only est there for Chinese he loves it

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

I tried their dinner buffer. The food was tastes good. But not much selections on buffet. The staff behavior is very good and place is neat and clean. The price also reasonable.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

The staff are wonderful and friendly. Great food and came here frequently, but now it costs $30 for supper with tax and tip. I can go to a sit down restaurant such as East Sides or Finnegans and be served a great meal and dessert for that. Yes, food costs have increased, but a self-serve buffet has traditionally been slightly cheaper. Their overhead is decently lower than a regular restaurant as you do not need as many servers, and they are not continuously open for service throughout the day. Too bad, I just go alot less and they make less money, and Im sure there are others who feel the same.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Very great the food and service .

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Very good service and friendly atmosphere the food is fantastic

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

New location looks good

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

1st time going to the New Star Restaurant. Its a nice restaurant, Great service, Good price for buffet and the food was VERY good.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Love the new space! Very friendly staff. Even my 6 month old loved it.

★★
December 22, 2023

The food, when it was available, was good. Unfortunately many of the bins at the buffet table were empty on each of 4 trips to the buffet. We continued going to the buffet hoping to get the dishes that had been empty, with no luck. The restaurant had just reopened in a new location, so hopefully they were experiencing growing pains. The $22 per plate cost was not justified given that we were repeatedly unable to fill our plates because of the empty buffet table. We were never able to get over 1/3 of the dishes that should have been on the buffet.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

So friendly! And buffet was always full and fresh.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

The service is fantastic the food is absolutely awesome. Vegetarian options: There were a number of vegetarian options. Each was quote delicious point Parking: There is a lot of parking.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great restaurant! New location. Everyone loves the buffet options. As a person with dietary restrictions it is harder to figure out what I can and cannot eat. Luckily I dont have an allergy but just an intolerance so if I thought the dish may have gluten in it, i just stayed away from it.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Great service and very friendly. Food was hot and fresh.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Amazing fresh food and great service.

Local Guide
December 22, 2023

This is just my opinion. You can put lipstick on a pig and it still is what it is. If they did not practice cleanliness in the old spot why would they change. For me I will never go back. P

★★★★
December 22, 2023

way better now in a new location. food nice and hot. good service. suggest opening 15 min early for 1 hr lunch people. Food : 4/5

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

As usual a great place to eat but they could use more help re servers

★★★★
December 22, 2023

A decent buffet at a decent price. The host and server were personable & friendly. Id go back!

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

The food was delicious the staff was extremely friendly and kind the price for the buffet was good , it was our first time here on our date night we were satisfied and we will return in the future

★★★★
December 22, 2023

Singapore noodles are to die for

★★★★
December 22, 2023

Good food, but as others have mentioned. If you are going for the lunch buffet that starts at 12, dont expect all the food to be put out until 12:30.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

it was my granddaughter birthday...

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great fresh food Friendly service New place lacks a bit of decor Windowsills needs a good wipe down

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

It was a good experience, and their selection for buffet was very broad. Also, at the same time, I was able to get some plain rice to finish off my meal.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great service and wonderful food

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Had the chicken fried rice and found it to be incredibly bland. Only chicken and rice, no veggies or egg. The only flavour was the immense taste of salt. The fortune cookie was stale, never had one so bad until now.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

New Location is just Great!!! Always hot and ready and delicious!!! Food : 5/5

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Very clean and tidy.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Vegetarian options: They have alot and so good Parking: Location is good Food : 5/5 |

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Very tasty and neat. Well attended when we were there.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Friendly and pleasant staff, great service, nice selection of food.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Excellent food, as always! Ty

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

John and staff are very accommodating and friendly, excellent service and amazing food.

★★★
December 22, 2023

Did not enjoy the food. Wait staff very friendly and kind

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Great food, amazing top notch service!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Fresh veg and meats, nicely prepared, and attractively presented as a buffet. Wonton soup was tasty with large pump wontons. It was obvious from client conversations with the owner that he knew most of the locals and they were regular repeat customers. Highly recommended. Buffet was low $20s

Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Food was, at best, lukewarm. The egg rolls were a cold, mushy paste, and the battered shrimp were inedible. Twenty dollars a person was too much.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

There food was amazing

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great place to eat. Staff is Second to none. If your looking for a buffet this is the place. Would recommend if you live in pembroke or just visiting. Food

Local Guide
December 22, 2023

This wasnt good at all! Waitress tried to be nice. Way over priced! Didnt enjoy it at all. Should have stayed home and saved my 100$

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

The food and service is always excellent The place is also very clean . We have eaten in and also done take-out and always been happy with food and service

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Fast friendly service great taste

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Great fresh food and service!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Amazing food and service. Very friendly staff

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Service is always prompt and food is great!

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

I love this. Place number one in Chinese food

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Quite ordinary in terms of quality!

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Nice selection of Chinese food on the buffet. Good price and very friendly staff.

★★★★
December 22, 2022

Buffet was good. Had sanitizer and plastic gloves to wear to handle spoons which helped ease fears

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Delicious food, amazing friendly service! One of my favourite places to eat!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Great food and great staff. I never have a bad experience, considering the price point of their buffet and takeout. Still great!

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Excellent service and great food.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Awesome food , great service from John and his team. Always big portions, and fresh food . Thanks New Star incredible

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Delicious offerings, amazing service and average pricing. Looking forward to the new location for a better dining atmosphere.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Picked up take out tonight. So delicious ... vegetable fried rice (incl cauliflower, etc!), Almond Soo Guy chicken, beef and broccoli. Picture shows remaining food, yummy leftovers.

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

First time for take out, success, will order again! Real good, large portions Fresh. Was ready in the 20mins as stated

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

This is a family favorite. The wonton soup broth is better than any Ive had elsewhere. Really great variety on the buffet, friendly and warm atmosphere. I guess the building is dated, but Ive heard they are moving locations soon. I hope the cozy vibe continues!

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Always great food

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Wow wish I had checked this place out long ago. Egg rolls and spring rolls are very tasty as is everything else we had. Awesome meal. Good price good food good service. Thanks

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Food is fantastic and very friendly service..

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

My wife and I usually order the the dinner 3B just so we can have leftovers. Lots of great food. Love it, not one complaint for the staff or the food. Just wish they would make ginger beef lol.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

All Ways good and fast service

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Some of the best service and the best sesame chicken ever! You can actually taste the layers of flavor, Rather than just a sweet sticky sauce. My relatively picky daughter ate everything

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

If you like Chinese food, this is the place.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Oh my God if you like Chinese food and youre in the Pembroke area this is the place to go.

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Pretty good

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Very good food and service thank you

December 22, 2020

Very disappointed! Rice tasted like heavy smoke and the lemon chicken was not lemon at all. Called to complain and we were only offered more rice. My husbands birthday supper was ruined. We wont be back!

December 22, 2020

Dont waste your money. Service was terrible for takeout, was not checked on once. I was advised 15 minute wait for a single order and took 40 before the waitress stated they were packing my meal. The chicken fried rice is oil and soysauce with chicken bits, sweet and sour chicken balls are 90% dough, and chicken chow mein contained no flavor. I could have done this at home and probably do better!

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

Best buffet in Pembroke

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

Best in Pembroke!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Affordable Chinese restaurant in the region but the rice and vegetables in sauce were lukewarm, the restaurant needs renovation

Local Guide
December 22, 2020

No thanks - smoky greasy taste to rice, chop suey and chicken balls - will go elsewhere next time - fast n friendly service though

★★★★
December 22, 2020

Fresh good selection well stocked buffet. Place was full but never a lineup .Great taste.

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

Great food, great service

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

Fantastic staff and amazing food can t go wrong with this restaurant!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

#1 is great. Very tasty and filling. Excellent pricing. Veges taste fresh. Will be going back

★★★★
December 22, 2020

Despite the looks of the restaurant inside and out, the food and staff were amazing!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

So good! Must have upgraded the desserts, because tonight they were perfect. Food perfect, busy but service fast and friendly. Treated with respect. New years, was one of the best nights at new star, keep up the great work. The flavour was on point tonight. :) yum.

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Food is hot and refreshed often. A couple good dessert at the end but they are hit and miss

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Greatest won ton soup

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Excellent food and service

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Love this place

★★★★★
December 22, 2019

Always very good with great service.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Good food ...reason for 4 stars could be a bit cleaner and modernized

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

I always eat too much here

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Good buffet

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Decent price for all day buffet. We have ate here a few times. Of course it is best to go at a busier time, more buffet options. Very tasty food. Staff is friendly

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Decent selection for a good price

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Super fresh food, always refilled when getting low and always served hot.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

So good! Get that buffet!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Great service and great food.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Awesome love it there

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Yum.

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

never had a problem with this place...taday well..everything was old....not stirred...2 items in buffet had been in steam table so long it was burnt to the pan...fried rice was crunchy...i love this place and very disappointed..we mentioned our unhappiness and was only givin a blank stare..this happoned just before 1 pm...so there should of been fresh food still coming out...but no one touched the buffet.....

December 22, 2019

The food was cold, and was only changed after I let them know and it was during a super rush. Not satisfied with the food, some of it was good but majority was cold.

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Like this Chinese. They are best in Pembroke. Only drawback is their buffet gets depleted quickly and sometimes are slow on the fill up. Good food!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Its been my go to for buffet Chinese food for many years. Friendly and tentative staff always busy at meal times. Its an older facility but great food.

Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Disappointed. The place was dirty and a lot of the buffet options were left empty for the entire time we were there.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Popular place in pembroke

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

This is the only Chinese place that I will eat at the food is absolutely delicious and I know the owner personally. The staff is always very friendly.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Another great meal

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Excellent food and prices. Live this place.

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

The food is meh.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Great food and service. Lots of parking. Senior discount.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Excellent food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

The buffet was excellent, and priced very reasonably, and they have freaking onion rings! Its not top shelf chinese, but pretty freaking delicious for all you can eat.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

Really good service and good food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

The BEST Chinese food in the Valley!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

Great food great prices excellent staff !

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

We had a delicious dinner buffet at a reasonable price loved it.

December 22, 2018

Well, not my favorite.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

Good food served buffet style. Excellent value. 2017 - update- Remains an excellent value. Food actually has a different taste between each other Dec4/18- Remains a good value although the price seems to have gone up.

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

Air duct or vent on the celling are dusty you would believe it. Not acceptable for a Restaurent at all. Dont you realise you have open food right below it. Were not in the city that s for sure. 5 stars lolll

Local Guide
December 22, 2018

Prob the worst buffet Ive ever gone to. Slim picking, either bland or too salty. The fruit is canned fruit, you can def tell. We will never go back