24 essential Orlando buffets for when you're really, really hungry

Austin’s Buffet and Bakery

2300 W. State Road 434, Longwood, 407-260-2178
Feel at home inside Austin’s Buffet and Bakery. The menu features classics like baked chicken, fried pollock, fish cakes, cornbread, mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, and much, much more.

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Santiago’s Bodega

Multiple locations
This Spanish restaurant has one of the most impressive all-you-can-eat brunch buffet spreads in town, with giant crab legs, prime rib, pasta, bottomless sangria and more.

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Hokkaido Chinese & Japanese Buffet

12173 S. Apopka Vineland Road, Orlando, 407-778-5188; also 5737 W. Irlo Bronson Memorial, Kissimmee, 407-396-0669
This family restaurant serves Chinese and Japanese dishes, including sushi and sashimi, fresh seafood and dessert, all at affordable prices.

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Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse

8282 International Drive, 407-370-0711
Inspired by the tastes of southern Brazil, Fogo de Chão has a huge buffet that offers churrasco-style meats, salads, soups and a delicious egg bake with asparagus, broccoli, peppadew peppers, Swiss cheese and pão de queijo.

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Boston Lobster Feast

8731 International Drive, Orlando, 407-248-8606; also 6071 W. Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway, Kissimmee, 407-396-2606
This buffet is a seafood lover’s paradise – it comes baked, fried, smoked, boiled, steamed and even raw. Aside from featuring “all you can eat” Maine lobsters, there are crab cakes, mussels, oysters, clams, shrimp, smoked and blackened salmon, octopus salad, baked mahi mahi, blue crab, sushi and so much more. And yes, they’re the owners of that car with the giant lobster on it.

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El Potro Mexican Restaurant

Multiple locations
Aside from offering traditional Mexican cuisine, El Potro has a bomb lunch and dinner buffet. Try their tamales, tacos, enchiladas and burritos, and top it off with condiments from their salsa bar.

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Crazy Buffet Orlando

?7038 W. Colonial Drive, 407-522-1688
Patrons have called this buffet “crazy good” for its selection of Japanese and Chinese dishes, as well as sushi, raw oysters, stone crab, crawfish and a whole pho bar.

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Woodlands Indian Cuisine

6040 S. Orange Blossom Trail, 407-854-3330
Considered one of the best vegetarian buffets in town, Woodlands offers traditional Indian cuisine and a mini dosa with every meal.

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La China Blue Chinese Restaurant

4083 W. Oak Ridge Road, 407-802-2068
La China Blue has an all-you-can-eat buffet for $6.99 per person on the weekdays and $8.99 on the weekends, as well as take-out and delivery orders.

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Ahmed Indian Restaurant

10042 University Blvd., 407-574-7177
Near UCF, this Indian restaurant offers a lunch buffet every day from noon to 3:30 p.m. with selections like bhendi masala, goat curry, butter chicken, chicken tikka masala, vegetable biryani, aloo pakora and much more. They also offer a wide variety of chutneys as condiments.

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Koywan Hibachi Buffet

945 W. State Road 436, Altamonte Springs, 407-628-8866
Koywan has been described as “buffet heaven” for its large selection of sushi, sashimi and other hibachi favorites.

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1900 Park Fare

Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
Come for the custom omelets, mini pancakes, Mickey-shaped waffles and the rest of the breakfast buffet in the morning to see Winnie the Pooh or Mary Poppins. Or, stop by at night for an evening with Cinderella, Prince Charming and a dinner buffet filled with seafood, salad, pasta and beef specialties.

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Boi Brazil Churrascaria

5668 International Drive, 407-354-0260
This authentic Brazilian steakhouse offers A LOT of meat, as well as an all-you-can-eat salad bar, gourmet area, a la carte desserts and a variety of wines. Don’t forget to try to their traditional Brazilian cheese bread!

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Boma - Flavors of Africa

Walt Disney World's Animal Kingdom Lodge
This buffet, which is meant to resemble a lively African marketplace, features vibrant cuisine from over 50 African countries as well as some American classics.

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Café Osceola at the Rosen Shingle Creek

9939 Universal Blvd., 407-996-3663
Find an elaborate breakfast, lunch and dinner buffet at Café Osceola along with some of the most beautiful desserts you’ve ever seen.

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Ichiban Buffet

?5529 International Drive, Orlando, 407-930-8889; also 5269 W. Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway, Kissimmee, 407-396-6668
This Asian fusion buffet has sushi, hibachi grill dishes, lobsters, crab legs, clams, shrimp and so much more. And it’s super affordable at a $9.99 buffet price for adults during brunch on Saturdays and Sundays.

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Cafe Mineiro Brazilian Steak House?

6432 International Drive, 407-248-2932
With an all-you-can-eat buffet, Cafe Mineiro offers premium meats, garlic shrimp, linguine alfredo and a fish stew known as moqueca capixaba.

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Camila's Restaurant

5458 International Drive, 407-354-2507
Meat lovers, rejoice! This restaurant’s all-you-can-eat buffet has thick steak slices, Brazilian staples and a delicious pineapple mint juice.

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Cape May Cafe

Walt Disney World's Beach Club Resort
This New England-style restaurant hosts a Disney character breakfast in the morning, but at night, there’s a mouthwatering seafood dinner buffet with clams, mussels, crab legs, shrimp, ribs and chicken.

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Chef Mickey's

Walt Disney World’s Contemporary Resort
Join your favorite Mouse for a buffet of American cuisine featuring Mickey waffles, buttermilk biscuits, fresh fruit and hickory-smoked bacon.

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