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| - Regency Palace is a Chinese dim sum and buffet restaurant located inside Dragon City Mall in Calgary's Chinatown district. Open from 10-10 every day, it's a spacious room that gets fairly busy during lunch and dinner hours, but nowhere near capacity levels. The décor is simple and a tad outdated, while the atmosphere is typical of a buffet, with hordes of diners that span all ages and demographics. I visited during their weekday lunch buffet and found the service to be just okay. My server seemed uninterested in her job and lacked basic serving skills - once my water was filled as I had started eating, she never came back to refill it until I was ready to pay the bill.
The price of the buffet was fair and slightly cheaper than at Buffet Yangtze, where I had dined a few weeks before. Don't let the price fool you, however, as the food is not nearly as good when it comes to quality and taste. For a place that deems themselves a "seafood restaurant", their seafood selection during the lunch buffet was slim. I did enjoy the chicken drumsticks, the pork, and the wide noodles here quite a bit, but found many of the items far too greasy or just bland in taste. I didn't try their dim sum selection, so I can't comment on that. Of worthy note - a lady near me ordered a Rum & Coke and had to call the server back because there was no alcohol in the drink.
If you're in Chinatown and want to drop under $20 to stuff your face with a myriad of different foods, this place might be a top contender. However, if you're serious about real Chinese food and don't want to leave with oil stains on your shirt, you're much better off exploring Chinatown for something more refined!
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