Yin Court in Havering

Meeting up with partners' families

Been going to Yin Court for years. The all you can eat concept is great and the food is extremely tasty and fresh, never had a bad dish. You just keep ordering and as long as you eat what your order there is no problem in ordering more. You can’t take it home in doggie bags though for obvious reasons. I highly recommend this place. Ignore the bad reviews, most likely rude customers getting offended when being spoken to in the same rude manner they are speaking to the staff.

this place has deteriorated - food was really bad, frozen deep fried nearly off you name it they got it..

Not going back ever. Used to be ok few years ago but OMG what a dump and food was rubbish..... sad but it's had its day.

Food was decent. Reasonably priced. But actual place is old, run down & tatty. It was quiet on a weds evening but even a bit of back ground music would have helped lift the atmosphere.

Really nice food very reasonable price

Lovely all you can eat here been coming for years 😋

Great food and very welcoming owner and staff. Good efficient service, the food came up hot and very tasty. Can't fault the food at all. Pricing I would say for the the all you can eat buffet is ££ to £££. So ££ for those who can eat a lot, but not everyone has a huge appetite so for them £££. The décor is very tired now, but I don't suppose Covid helped with extra money needed to update. That said it's clean and the toilets were clean too. Always best to book, but drop-ins are accepted if they have space. Would I recommend, yes absolutely. They do take away too.

Always greeted with a smile and all served great food. A great selection of dishes with fresh vegetables. Best chinese restaurant in Upminster.

We have been here a few times, each time the main lady who runs it is rude has zero customer service experience and is desperate for a tip, if you don’t tip her she starts talking about you to her colleagues, I asked her daughter who was one of the waiters if she spilts the tips and she said she keeps them (main lady) I had mouldy food which I complained about and she had the cheek to give me a funny look and walk off no apology nothing. Will not be going back thanks to this terribly rude woman. Shame because the food is nice!! AVOID!!!!

Nice fresh food but lacked atmosphere and staff not very welcoming. Ordered off menu and food arrived fresh and quick but upon entering staff just stared at you and it continues all through the meal which makes you feel very uncomfortable. The restaurant itself could do with a major refurbishment as its very old and dirty looking. Carpet and chairs especially as they have staines and oily look to them!

All round fantastic restaurant, with great service and good quality food.

Lovely place to eat with friends. Didn't take cards when we visited.

Buffet is great, all freshly cooked to order.

Lovely food, very friendly attentive staff. Good prices, great choices would reccomend.

Most disgusting place I’ve ever ate at in my life. Wouldn’t serve the food to my dog, but be careful if you don’t finish all of the huge portions of rancid food because they’re gonna scream abuse at you and demand you pay double. Coke comes with the amount of fizz as still water. Decor is something from a caravan in 1948. Save your money and go absolutely anywhere else.

We only ate starters and ice cream as we didn't like the food and they tried charging us double for not eating some salt and pepper chicken, already £100+ absolute joke avoid at all costs

Noodles on top of the freezer and left to the whatever can spoil it ..😶 Food contanination comes to mind ! Who wants a chow mein ....🤢

Four of us went here last night, Friday, apart from us it was empty at 21.00. It worked on a one price. All you can eat menu for £25.50 per head, and you couldn't fault the food, it was delicious. BUT how much Chinese food can you eat? For us it wasn't value for money. A glass of wine at £8.00 from a bottle which probably cost them £5.00. No sorry, won't be returning soon, but I can see if you have a large appetite and can eat and eat. This is the place for you.

So, I had left a 5 star review back in 2021.. I have been a customer to Yin Court for approx 7 years. I've had work do's here; I came with family, introduced new friends, and probably single handedly introduced this restaurant to about 25+ people. Well, that will be no longer. I have explained this to all those I have once recommended this to, and now the principal will stay amongst them all. I went on a wednesday evening approx 6.30pm there was 1 other couple in there at the time. This restaurant is not a busy restaurant and often I have gone to Yin Court to find we are the only customers in there for hours! The younger lady (not the regular owner) served us, we had a little one with us (4 years old) who took (no exaggeration) 3 chips and 2 prawn crackers from my plate.. the lady who served us saw this directly looking at us when he took it from my plate.. They have a "dont waste food policy" which I think is fantastic.. therefore if i had left 2 prawn crackers on the side & they took it away it would of been thrown, however the little one decided to eat 1.. no big deal. It came to paying the bill as to which she charged us 2 adult buffet and 1 kids buffet; I questioned it and said, he only took a few chips and crackers, does he really need to pay? I'll pay for his drink (obviously) and she said "he had food on plate he pay" I politely requested if she can re consider as the money isn't a problem, but the principle is.. £12.00 for a few chips and crackers.. she did not budge.. the couple opposite laughed and agreed it was ridiculous.. I paid because it was late and I could not be bothered to argue over £12.00.. However... I attended Tuesday just gone (6pm) so another non peak period for them, the regular was there this time.. me and the Mrs decided we wanted Chinese and we also (obviously) had the little one.. he won't just sit there and watch us eat.. so I mentioned PRIOR to eating, is it okay if he nicks a few chips and crackers to keep him quiet, she replied with "no; if he eats he has to pay" I looked at her and said seriously? I've been coming here approx 1/2 times a month for the past 5-6 years and he cant have a few chips? He has already has his dinner its just to keep him quiet.. she said no.. she put the crackers on the table, I then decided to not go and walk out.. as I got up the little one touched the cracker and was saying he wanted one.. she said "it's okay he can have one" I replied with no.. you can't have one.. Yin Court, had lost a £35+ sale that day; and now after that fiasco, lost a regular customer of 7 years. I still had a appetite and decided to go to Cosmos at romford, as to which I did not even mention about the little one, we ate, (see photo provided of what the little one ate) when it came to paying, without me even asking to waiver his she came out with "just 2 buffets 3 drinks, I saw what he had and I'm not charging for that" Now, this is what he actually chose to eat as a plate meal whereas Yin Court would have been a pick me bits off our plates.. Now ask yourself, would you be happy to pay £12.00 twice for what the photo shows? I think not. Best of luck in future.. but from us it's farewell.

The rudest staff I’ve ever come across. Absolutely shocking place, do not waste your time…attitude problems.

I have not been to the restaurant for ages. It seems to have some poor reviews lately, but I must say the service was friendly and excellent and the food was really delicious with quite generous helpings (Four lovely skewers of chicken sate). It is great to have so many old favourites on the menu, like chicken with cashew nuts and yellow bean sauce. I will definitely not leave it too long for another visit.

I had my food delivered i paid 36 pound for what I call the worst food iv eaten the special chow main had no meat just loads of onion the prawn toast was so hard the spare ribs were dry and rock hard I phoned to speak to manager who was not there the lady I spoke to was so rude called me a lier I asked them to send driver back I would give him the rotten food I wanted a refund she put the phone down I then called another 3 times again she was rude put phone down and refused a refund avoid this place the food is disgusting and the staff are rude

The interior decoration of the restaurant was a little tired, but the food was spectacular! We had the buffet, which allowed us to order from a wide range of dishes, we have been to similar styled restaurants before, so started with appetisers, followed by crispy duck & then the mains. Every dish we had was really good and freshly cooked. We will definitely be going back 😄

Food was delicious. Staff lovely & attentive. All you can eat for a set price but you can't take a doggy bag, to stop P-takers. The toilets are in dire need of redecoration. They really let the place down.

Basic "all you can eat" restaurant but the food was yum. Its a why not restaurant when you don't know what to do. Would return

Very nice good service great food and great atmosphere they have a eat as much as you like for a fixed price. See website for prices.

Fresh cooked food good service place needs a lick of paint but other than that no complaints

Just been on 30/4/23, food was amazing along with great service, restaurant was busy and they even brought a birthday cake out for someone, £83 for 3 people including 3 beers and jug of tap water whenever we asked, can't go wrong!

Lovely Environment and delicious taste. Yummy🥰🥰🥰

Amazing food and amazing service. Coming here again!

The food was really fresh and tasty and the staff are lovely. Would definitely recommend. Book before you go because it gets busy.

As we walked we were offered a table , I won’t say greeted as the young girl, who was dressed in a pink jogging suit & slippers, looked like we were putting her out by entering the tired looking restaurant! The food is a set price for anything on the menu. We ordered a bottle of Prosecco and was given wine glasses to drink it from. At £28 a bottle you’d expect the correct glass! We ordered some starters which came up quickly, it was obvious everything on the plate including the ribs had been pre cooked & then deep fried when ordered. We then ordered a few mains. One being king prawns. They looked insipid & after having one I decided not to eat them. The curry & noodles were nice. The food comes out on cold plates as was the the dinner plates your given. I used the loo & wished I hadn’t, it was awful. Desperately in need of pulling down & re building. Which then made me think what was the kitchen like ! Based on my experience I won’t be recommending or returning here ..

Had a lovely meal for an 18th birthday, food was really good, and lots of it. Staff were attentive & helpful. I couldn't fault it.

My son and his friends went this evening and he said the food was good and staff were friendly. Not sure why this place is getting bd reviews as my son said it was good.

So I get why there's a mixed bag of reviews. The pre payment method seems harsh, the all you can eat doesn't feel like an all you can eat experience, the service is a tad sketchy, depends on the day I'd say. The food is typical Chinese fayre, tasty and no issues for us. The decor of the place is tired and would definitely benefit from some attention (toilets). The food hygiene rating might reflect the decor but didn't realise it was a 3 star until we rocked up. Would I go again....I think I'd wait for an extra star first as the service and prepayment system just gave us all something to laugh about..

Very poor experience, food Hygiene rating is only rated as 3. We went for dinner with our two children, restaurant was empty. We was asked to pay upfront before we ordered, we was told this was because we may run off without paying, found this very insulting, apparently this is the new policy. Food was ok. We was overcharged for a adult meal rather than a Child’s meal. Sad as we used to come here now and again, food hygiene rating has dropped over time, was good before but now we won’t be returning! £96 for 2 adults and two children

All you can eat concept here. Food was very good and the staff were friendly and approachable. The place was becoming busy as the tables were filling up during our meal. Reasonable value for our choices.

Very good buffet, lovely service, but the star of the show is the ribs in honey. Delicious.

As a family we visited this restaurant tonight. All staff was extremely rude from the start. Over chancing us for children's meal. When I questioned them on this. Staff was swearing and shutting at me with my children crying. Would not recommend to anyone. Will never return!

Very rude staff, food average that's the 1 star review, 8 yr old charged as an adult who only ate one spring roll, ditto for our 4yr old charged £10, £5 for a 2yr old who tried prawn toast but didn't eat it, When we booked that's 7 adults we said the kids won't be eating & they said that's fine, then charged us for them, "I saw food on their plate " was the reason & a member of staff was watching them the whole time fronm a distance, I did say to the manager they were just trying it & not eating, & when the next course came out she just slammed them on our table & then started to complain about us! to other customers, it really ruined our family members birthday evening, we've been going to yin court on family birthdays for years, but will never return ever, next family birthday we will order take away from New Beijing & eat around our family table

The food is normal. but the service is terrible. I do not recommend.

Very rude member of staff suppose to be all you can eT buffet but the member of staff said we ordered to much then when she brought our food out it was slamed on the table there was 7 of us so not a small party don't think I will go there again

Honestly don’t know this place gets these awful reviews, been here several times and every time the staff have been lovely, the foods been delicious and warm and we’ve always enjoyed our experience! Absolutely love coming to this place, have introduced several new people here and they always say we should come back soon! Thanks again Yin Court x

Great cheap chinese buffet, food is always hot and the staff don't hover which is nice, it's a basic menu but it's a basic place, but me and the other half love going ❤️

Nice fresh cooked food great choice, one price then eat anything you like ...like a buffet but all cooked fresh and served to you. Salt and pepper prawns were fab we had them as starter then again with main. Would recommend this place to anyone looking for wide choice and tasty food. Lovely servers very helpful.

First visit lovely food would definitely go back again

Excellent food and superb delivery time for a busy Saturday night. *****

Went for an early evening meal (5pm) on Saturday 23.7.22 with four friends. I went with trepidation, having read some of the awful feedback on here, and was wondering why on earth we were going here….. We were greeted by the nicest lady, who seated us and explained the menu….. Each individual item we ordered would be enough for 5 people, and she explained that if we ordered 5 different rices that would be enough for 25 people!! So the best option was to order a little at a time, which was freshly cooked and served with a smile, and if we wanted more food, order again, and more freshly cooked food would be served. I understand, entirely, why they’re loathe ro supply heaps and heaps of food, only for it to be thrown away. This is a business, and people ordering too much food, heaping it on their plates then leaving it to be thrown away isn’t only really wasteful, but eats into the profits they make. The premises were clean and tidy, the extra staff who began to arrive were cheerful and helpful, and the cost was minimal for such nice food. There was hardly any waste, and we were so full that when we were offered ice cream, had to decline. I’m not from the Upminster area, but am really looking forward to going back in October and paying a return visit to forward to a return visit to Yin Court. Thanks for a good eating experience xx

I can't help it . Absolutely love it here A buffet with a difference You order of the menu and its freshly cooked . Mmmmmmm taste the difference Have the ribbs no sauce Oh my god yummy as

It was awful. food was diabolical. they tried to scam us for over £40 when we went on a thursday as it the buffet was £19.50 for 1 person, plus the drink which is £3.50. 3 people ate the food and 3 people got drinks which would be £23 for 2 people and £19.50 for another plus our friend who only got a drink for £3.50, the bill ended up to £97.96. i counted it up as the meal cost £78 and the drinks £9.96 which adds up to £87.96. that’s £10 more than the actual bill. they tried to charge our friend who is only 14 £20 for eating 1 dumpling. they shouted and argued with us threatening us to be on the facebook page as we proved them wrong. staff is awful, rude and disrespectful. no atmosphere at all. DO NOT RECOMMEND. worst chinese on the entire planet. talked bad about us to the fellow workers like idiots. i really don’t know how the restaurant is still running and should be shut down. toilets weren’t clean wee on the floor and then the taps didn’t have any warm water or soap therefore coudlnt wash my hands when returning to our dinner. WHAT A WASTE OF MONEY

What a melt ! The woman working there tried to charge us £40 more what a joke ! Bog standard Chinese I’ve never had something so underwhelming!! To make it worse the toilets taps give out cold water 💧 so unsanitary aftet I’ve just had a wee and have to now eat my grubby food with dirty hands 🙌 how this so called reastruant has passed health and saftey standards will forever confuse me like how, a crack den is more sanitary. The people working there are a bunch of rude ignorant bunch of k**** who always belive there right. To make matters worse the food was stone cold and tasted like dog poo. I’m genuinely so confused how this place is still up and running 🏃‍♀️ never come here , my experinve is a traumatic one as my frineds are now crying 😿 I’m appalled. FOOD WAS UTTER RUBBISH !!! DO NOT COME U WILL PROBABLY HAVE A SIMILAR SITUATION

Food was marvellous and was ready precisely when they said it would be. Restaurant staff are very pleasant.

This without doubt is the worse Chinese restaurant I have ever been to disgusting we have had food posing for two days terrible terrible terrible beware and avoid at all cost

We have been here a few times, staff have always been unfriendly but food was always nice so did return afterwards. We went as a family on Sunday evening, empty restaurant, I cannot even begin to explain how rude the staff were, one lady in particular, older, Bob style haircut. Spoke to us like we were an inconvenience, not placing, but dropping the plates down on the table one so much so the food came off. Staring at us while we ate and ‘huffing’ muttering under her breath if we asked for anything else ( a drink etc) previously would return for the nice food but we have decided this behaviour is unacceptable. Absolutely no people skills at all. If you want a friendly place to go and eat with your family this is most definately not somewhere you will want to go.

Excellent as always. Thank you

Shocking! Have been ordering from Yin Court for 10 years but sadly this will be the last. Food went in the bin.. squid was inedible, all the food tasted like the oil was seriously old and the whole order (over 40 quids worth) was disgusting. I sometimes read reviews and think to myself get a life but felt compelled to leave this one.. having called the restaurant, not to get a refund I might add, just to let them know, they couldn’t really care less. Well that’s fine, plenty more takeaways/restaurants in the area that do care so will use them instead!

Said on the door cash only, alarm bells for me started to ring. No ice in the drinks even a vodka and orange…warm drinks. No prices on the menu, not running hot water in the gents. Toilet floor looked like it has never seen a mop, cob webs on the floor near my sons seat. Chipped food bowl was used for the veg. My family was hungry and they just wanted to eat so I had to stick with it. No atmosphere, no low music. Staff not the best for being over friendly. Over priced big time. Should of gone to Mandarin Palace as it cost the same. When paying the bill the lady said cash only. When we asked the young lady when we sat down originally she replied that she does accept card - even though it does say cash only on the door. We pointed this out the the lady taking the bill and she came back with a card reader and paid by card. Really weird place. Food was warm and not what I have experienced before. Now my son is off school through been sick. Well worth my time and money.

I did not make this order request today. Please cancel this order as it was not received - this was an error so a full refund needs to be made ASAP thanks!

The sweet and sour sauce was super super sweet and the same had been used in the crispy chilli beef aswell. The beef was not crispy. The chicken noodles were very dry and hardly any chicken in them. Service was great - we were starving and the food came very quickly

Awful service, extremely late delivery. Staff didn’t care when called to chase order. Order at your own risk.

Never turned up constantly told driver on the way waste of time

Food is hot sometimes a little too hot not as in spicy lol. Menu a little limited bit good value for money. Sometimes the ordering can be a bit hit and miss but try what you are brought.ypi may find you like it

We have eaten in the restaurant many times pre covid, but have been ordering deliveries during . We've never been disappointed. Good food and good service!

Love this restaurant, the food is always excellent

Great customer service and food, listened to our notes fully! Generous portions for the price, will defo come again. Thank you

Food was late and order was wrong. Was told we had to wait over an hour for replacement but wasn't suitable. No refund offered!

Great food, have also eaten in there and love it to

Portion sizes are small - if in a group and you order the same dish they will do a size for the party but it never equals out (Just a standard dish) Food is OK all made to fresh but you can tell its cheap produce being used. Coke/diet coke was flat. Service is good but I wouldn't rush back.

The noodles were a disgrace. I hate to complain but they smelled like soap and tasted worse. £50 dinner I was really looking forward to and I’ve thrown most of it away. That’s the last time I’ll order here. No excuse to allow food that bad to leave your establishment. Such a shame because the duck is always great.

Unfortunately the restaurant were not able to prepare the food as we had requested and did not follow our requests. When we complained, they stated that they do not read the comments section. Please do not order from here if you have any dietary requirements at all. We will never order from here again. The staff on the phone were exceptionally rude and unhelpful. The food was ok but as they didn’t prepare it properly not all of our party could eat the food.

I have visited this Restraunt sometimes twice a month for several years now with different friends or family members and now they also visit this restaurant with their friends.The staff are always extremely friendly and the food is cooked to order.I have never ever had a dish that wasn’t great.The service and the cost of eating there out does all the others Restraunt’s that do “Eat as much Buffett” Extremely good value for money.

It wasn’t a bad Chinese however the flavours were dull and the chicken smelt a little funky. Egg fried rice had no colour and the chilli beef was soggy. Wouldn’t order again.

Had to search for the squid.. but the rest of the dishes was really nice

Lovely lady served us. Food was ok, but its a eat as much as you want menu

Bad customer service and late delivery

Good food, great value and great service.

No idea where my food is at this point

The food was not that bad but not worth waiting 2 hours for

Lovely food house wine not to good but great service

Very nice meal and all fresh too. Decor needs updating so don't dress up for this restaurant. .

Food tasty as always, arrived quickly and still hot.

One thing I do like about Chinese restaurants is that they know how to make money. ALL YOU CAN EAT.! Is what you see, but in reality all the small portions you can eat till your belly is full and that's just the starters you won't have space to eat a main as they have this sussed out. Food is very nice and the service you receive is good, the staff are polite and friendly. Overall a good joint to eat at and would recommend it. 👍🏾

The chips were stale, however the food all around was okay and not too bad.

Myself and my partner have been here twice now, the first time was a Sunday evening, very quiet (Sunday there was only one other couple in the restaurant), the staff were lovely and welcoming and very sweet, the food is your basic run of the mill chinese (expected for a buffet as u need to cater for everyone) but the food is cooked to order its a not a help yourself (tbh I prefer this rather than just "help yourself"mentality, its basically a buffet with service which I think is a nice touch) The food comes boiling hot (so be careful) Service is quick but efficient We next went there on a Saturday, ALOT busier and there was fairly rude loud table, but they were far enough from us to be too botheredFood was again, quick and efficient and again delicious, Service, yet again just as nice on a less busier day, Lovely place (basic decor, but like I said we like that), Apparently they have a karaoke, but not sure how it works but does sound fun tbh.

Chinese restaurants in and around upminster all seemed a bit hit n miss, we chose Yin Court as all the recent reviews were good, and i was pleased that we were not disappointed. We ordered the mixed hors d'oeuvres, pork dumplings and 2 main dishes, all very tasty and nice sized portions. We collected, and was pretty much ready on time, still lovely n hot when we got home again. Will definitely order again.

This place is nice because you can have lots of smaller portions, plenty of variety,very fresh, lovely staff, reasonable prices.... Dropped a star cos it needs a bit of a tlc and a lick of paint.

Gorgeous food great price, great portion one set fee and can order anything you like off of the menu. Decor Is a bit dated but I go for the food

Eat as much as you like from the menu, food cooked fresh. Very tasty.

Terrible, placed order at 6 and at 7.30 I was still waiting for my order. Called them several times and they said it was on the way. Not ordering from here again

Delivery slightly late but food worth waiting for. Thoroughly enjoyed it

Great food. Poor delivery time. Rather then keep saying its left just and out for delivery say there is a delay as food was hot so had only just left the restaurant...

although the menu has a fixed price ,you can eat as much as you choose , we found that by ordering dishes as we wanted them , the food is always fresh and hot , all cooked superbly and the staff were quite happy to make visits to the kitchen , to bring out what ever we requested.

Very good prices and staff. The crispy duck is very nice. Weekend price for all you can eat is 18.50, what a deal! Will keep coming back!

The food was on time but was disgusting the ribs where all fat the cucumber and spring onion looked like it had been left on the side for days was jusy vile the whole meal wont be ordering again

Freshly cooked tasty food. Recommend the mixed starter, duck course, and if you're still hungry the mains aren't bad either!

Awful service. Wrong order delivered. Then came back and swapped it. Missing items. Called restaurant who wanted to argue about what I was missing. Still waiting for said items to be delivered. Will not bother with this place again.

It was disappointing all round. We only ate half the meal, the ribs were nice but the pork and beef were not very palatable at all, unfortunately we threw the rest away.

Great food arrived right on time

Very tasty & super speedy delivery