Originally Posted by
mosburger
Were you in Singapore or Shanghai? We found the food at least satisfactory.
As for the buffet dinners, I think China is a different World from most other countries.
Even a self respecting and honourable Japanese restaurant might not survive for long without this option, especially if targeting extremely cost conscious Shanghainese customers.

All you can eat/drink (from the menu) is more common than buffets IME, but I agree that even the best Japanese restaurants in town tend to have some sort of value option.