If you are looking for something new to try, ask someone who is not only knowledgeable about food, but also has an adventurous palate. Conversely, if you are a timid diner and like to stick with your favorites, get advice from someone with similar tastes. You should enjoy the buffet experience, so consult the proper resource. If you are an out-of-town visitor, consult your hotel's concierge. Ask about the variety of food served at the restaurant, you may want a strictly all-Indian buffet or you may want a range of cuisines.
Tourism websites have a wealth of information for travelers and residents alike. The restaurant scene is changing everyday and these sites do the best job of monitoring those changes. Visit the official tourism site for the city, Only in San Francisco.com, and you can search for restaurants using criteria such as city neighborhood, price range and cuisine. Newspapers, such as the daily San Francisco Chronicle, and the weekly SFWeekly, often have restaurant articles and reviews. You can also search for information on their websites. SFWeekly.com not only has a restaurant guide, reviews, but restaurant coupons as well.
On-line discussion boards are a great way to discover buffet restaurants. Check out the San Francisco Bay Area pages on Chowhound.com and Yelp.com for data supplied by novice eaters and experienced foodies. These sites have user-generated content for almost every restaurant and cuisine in the area and can be a great place to discover the latest hot spot or the next great thing in buffet dining.
If word of mouth, digital or otherwise, isn't cutting it for you, go online to find a buffet restaurant. You can search for buffet restaurants and find places such as the lunch buffet at Amber India Restaurant or the seafood buffet at Moonstar, a restaurant that offers a wide variety of cuisines such as American, Japanese and Vietnamese. You can also search for San Francisco restaurants with buffets and you will find information about the champagne brunch and buffet held each Sunday at the Cliff House or the Brazilian buffet at Espetus Churrascaria.
