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I thought I'd check out Cathay House's lunch buffet with a few friends. I hadn't been to Cathay House for many years. The luch buffet was great for only $4.99 per person (Monday to Friday). There was a decent variety and the food was tasty, much better than some of the other Chinese luch buffets I've tried. Some of the things I didn't like is that you're seated and they bring you water, but no other beverages are offered, even though I could see a coffee maker, but it was off limits to customers (I mean it wasn't one that you helped yourself to) and they only give you one tiny paper napkin and some of the food is pretty messy, so it would have been nice to have access to more napkins. I wound up having to go to wash my hands in the bathroom and the bathroom leaves much to be desired! I would definitely avoid it if at all possible! It's old and grungy looking. But all in all, the food is good and it's worthwhile.
The Cathay house has a really respectable sunday brunch which we tried on mothers day. They had a nice selection of both North American and Asian food. Everything was tasty and fresh. When they seat you, you are given a paper with the time of arrival. They set a very realistic 1 hour limit for your $6.99. If you are... more
Half of the reviews on Trip Advisor rank Cathay House as a 4 or 5 out of 5, while another half rank it as a 1. How is that possible? Having eaten at Cathay House at least forty times in the past thirty-five years, I have yet to experience the plethora of negative experiences cited by the low-end reviewers. The... more
We took a friend out for her birthday to Cathay House's Sunday brunch buffet. If the establishment would consider replacing the old sticky carpets (with hardwood type flooring for example) and were more on top of cleaning up around the buffet items (spills etc.), I think this would go a long way in spiffying up the joint. There's some cool... more
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