★★★★★ Google pic review
Great for meeting people
Love how different Buffet is and how easy it makes it to meet new people and actually do things
What members say about Buffet
Buffet holds 4.74 out of 5 from 47 ratings on the Apple App Store, with 14 of 15 written reviews at five stars. Every review below is reproduced verbatim, with the reviewer’s own name and date.
What members love about Buffet
Three themes come up again and again:
- It turns an introduction into an actual plan. Reviewers keep reaching for the same words — “seamless,” “a breeze,” “so easy” — about the exact step other apps leave you to do alone.
- It works beautifully if socialising doesn’t come naturally. A set event, a set time and a small group do the heavy lifting that an open-ended chat thread never does. One member calls it “really great for an introvert like me.”
- You end up seeing your city properly. Members mention discovering venues they would never have found on their own — a side effect that comes up almost as often as the people.
And a few describe outcomes well beyond a good night out. One reviewer simply writes: “I met the love of my life.”
Every five-star review
★★★★★ Zero_Day_Root
Neat concept
Neat
★★★★★ Tobiasberry
love this app!!
Super easy to set up and it gives you a ton of options for how you want to go about meeting new people and new events. Coolest app fr
★★★★★ DariaHoff
Buffet is an absolute game-changer!
🌟This app makes meeting new people and finding a place to hang out a breeze. No more worrying about where to go or who you'll meet—the app's intuitive design takes care of everything. It's so easy to connect with people. The app suggests great spots to hang out and even gives conversation starters to break the ice. The interface and matching system create the perfect mix for memorable experiences. If you're looking to expand your social circle effortlessly, Buffet is a must-have!
★★★★★ JABernstein
Intuitively designed and thoughtfully curated
What a great way to make new friends and share meaningful experiences. Buffet is a great tool, really I’m just waiting on expansion into new cities!!
★★★★★ JohnnyBoyIV
Try New Things
I love that you can try new things and meet new people all in one space. Such a great way connect with new experiences.
★★★★★ bobbyg09
Great way to meet new people
As the title says, this has been an awesome way for me to meet new friends, and a reason for me to try out new places. How has no one thought of this before? It’s like tinder - for friends!
★★★★★ FridaySummer65
Really cool idea!!
Love this app, it makes connecting with people really easy and fun!
★★★★★ collegecounelor
love this app
This app rocks ! I met the love of my life- so easy to use and lots of fun too❤️
★★★★★ AzizaLouri
fresh way to meet people
a fun spin on the usual dating/friendship/networking apps. can’t wait for this to expand to more areas!
★★★★★ Lil-Flower-Child
Great Idea
I’m someone who really enjoys activities and I feel like this app has got a feature for me to explore different places in LA that I was not before familiar with! It’s also fun because I’m making new friends on here which I wasn’t very open to before.
★★★★★ SethChicago
Great start - eager to see new cities
It’s really helpful and something people can actually use. Eager to see them expand in other cities.
★★★★★ Shadow33811
Really helpful app!
This app is really great for an introvert like me because it makes connecting with people and making friends based on shared interests and activities super easy. It doesn’t feel like other apps where it can often feel a bit superficial and weird to connect with other people. Hopefully they expand outside of LA soon - it would be really cool to use this while traveling!
★★★★★ gainnnzzzy
Really awesome app!
I love how seamless it is to make plans with people on the app, also super easy to use and love the design of it!
The full picture
We publish every written review, not just the good ones. There is one critical review, left in mid-2024 against a much earlier build, and it is included here in full so you can weigh it yourself.
★☆☆☆☆ 43Whocares
Illogical and only 35 people on
Maybe this will will get better. But only 35 people in LA. Got date suggestions like “farmers market” when I def didn’t click that, and def hate lamely walking around a farmer’s market for expensive produce. Also got date suggestions for easily 25 miles from my home and the date’s home. The app is not intuitive and basically just set me up w all the people in LA regardless of age, which is not always appropriate. Needs a lot of work to make this app make any sense.
Its central complaint was that there were too few members in the city at the time — a density problem that any young app has by definition, and one that a growing member base solves on its own. The app has since been rebuilt around the curated weekly events described on how it works, which is a different product from the one that review describes.
Where these reviews come from
Every review on this page comes from Apple’s public customer-review feed for app ID 6451276445, pulled in full and reproduced without edits. Reviewer names are the App Store display names shown publicly on the listing. Nothing here was solicited, paid for or incentivised, and nothing has been left out — you can check every word against the App Store listing.
Apple’s aggregate of 4.74 covers all 47 ratings, including the many left as a star rating with no written text.