All-You-Can-Eat Buffet in Edmonton: Why Indian Buffets Are the Best Value

There's a reason the phrase "all you can eat" never goes out of style. One price, no menu anxiety, and the freedom to try everything on the line. But not every Edmonton buffet is created equal — and if you've only ever grazed generic steam trays, an authentic Indian buffet is a completely different experience. Here's what makes it the best-value table in the city.

Why All-You-Can-Eat Dining Never Gets Old

An all-you-can-eat buffet solves the hardest problem in dining out: choosing. When everyone at the table wants something different — one person craves something creamy and mild, another wants heat, a third is vegetarian — a buffet ends the negotiation before it starts. Everyone builds their own plate, at their own pace, and goes back for whatever won them over.

Buffets are also the most forgiving way to try a cuisine for the first time. Instead of committing to a single entrée off an unfamiliar menu, you can take a spoonful of six different curries, figure out what you love, and load up on round two. For big appetites, growing teenagers, and anyone who's ever under-ordered and regretted it, all you can eat is simply the safest bet in Edmonton.

And there's the practical side: no waiting for the kitchen, no staggered arrivals of entrées, no splitting the bill by item. You sit down, the food is already ready, and the price is known before you take your first bite. On a busy weeknight, that predictability is worth a lot.

Why an Indian Buffet Beats the Rest

Most buffets fail for the same reason: food that was designed to be served fresh sits under heat lamps and slowly turns into itself. Fries wilt. Pizza stiffens. Roast beef dries out. Indian food is the great exception — and it's why an Indian buffet consistently outperforms almost any other all-you-can-eat format in Edmonton.

Curries like butter chicken, dal makhani, and korma are slow-simmered dishes by design. They're built to sit in their sauce, and many actually deepen in flavour as they hold. Add a tandoor turning out fresh naan and charred tandoori meats throughout service, and you get a buffet line that tastes like a kitchen at full tilt — not a steam table on autopilot.

Variety is the other advantage. At New Asian Village, one buffet line can span North Indian curries, South Indian specialties, tandoori favourites, and Indo-Chinese dishes like chilli chicken — four distinct food traditions in a single sitting. Try matching that range at any other buffet in the city.

Inside the Buffet at New Asian Village West Edmonton

New Asian Village has been an Edmonton institution for roughly 40 years, and our West Edmonton restaurant at 17507 100 Ave NW serves a full all-you-can-eat buffet — available for both lunch and dinner, seven days a week. Owner Sonia Devangodi, one of three sisters who each run a New Asian Village location, keeps the line rotating so regulars never eat the same spread twice in a row.

On any given visit you can expect:

• Rotating curries — signatures like Butter Chicken and rich, slow-cooked kormas make regular appearances alongside changing chef's picks.
• Tandoori classics — marinated meats fresh from the clay oven.
• Freshly baked naan — brought out hot, not stacked cold at the end of the line.
• Vegetarian and vegan-friendly dishes — favourites like dal makhani and palak paneer mean plant-based diners are never stuck with just salad.
• Dessert, including a soft-serve ice cream dispenser — the undisputed favourite of every kid (and most adults) in the room.

Prefer ordering off the menu instead? The full West Edmonton à la carte menu is always available too, with every curry made mild, medium, or hot to order.

Getting the Most Value for Families & Groups

A few tips from four decades of feeding hungry Edmontonians:

• Bring the picky eaters. A buffet is the easiest way to introduce kids or first-timers to Indian food — they can start with mild butter chicken and naan and branch out at their own speed.
• Pace your plates. Start with small tastes of everything, then commit your second plate to the two or three dishes that won. Save room for the soft-serve.
• Come with a crowd. One flat experience with something for every diet — vegetarian, vegan-friendly, spice-lovers, and the "mild only" contingent — makes the buffet ideal for birthdays and team lunches. For bigger celebrations, ask about catering.
• Weekday lunch is a sleeper hit. The same all-you-can-eat spread runs at lunch every day of the week, making it one of the west end's best midday deals.

The math is what keeps families coming back. Feeding four people à la carte anywhere in the city usually means compromises — shared mains, someone settling for their second choice. At a buffet, nobody settles. Every person at the table eats exactly what they want, exactly as much as they want, and the total is the same whether your teenager has one plate or four. For groups of mixed ages and appetites, that's the definition of value.

Hours, Location & How to Visit

You'll find the buffet at New Asian Village West Edmonton, 17507 100 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB T5S 2B8 — minutes from Callingwood, Terra Losa, Lymburn, The Hamptons, Aldergrove, and Belmead. We're open seven days a week, 11:30 AM – 10:00 PM, with the buffet running at both lunch and dinner and a full bar alongside it.

Planning a weekend visit or bringing a large group? It's worth reserving a table ahead of time. Call us at (780) 488-6666 with any questions, or drop by — the tandoor is always hot, and the soft-serve machine is always running.