Dream Restaurant vs Buffet Boss
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dream Restaurant
Build and expand your own restaurant empire. Serve customers, earn money, unlock new locations and recipes, and compete with other restaurateurs. Hire staff to help manage your growing business.
- Build and extend restaurants
- Serve customers
- Earn money
- Unlock new restaurants and food
- Hire waiters
- Compete with other owners
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In Dream Restaurant world, you can build and extend your restaurants, serve your customers, earn money, unlock new restaurants and new food, hire waiters and contest with other restaurant owners in your town!
Buffet Boss
Manage a restaurant, serve customers, and become a top entrepreneur. Cook, bartend, and manage staff to build your empire and overcome challenges in this realistic simulator.
- Build a restaurant empire
- Manage staff and service
- Cook and serve dishes
- Upgrade machines and tables
- Open new restaurants
- Invest and become a boss
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MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE TOP AND STAY THERE Welcome to the world of Buffet Boss, the ultimate mobile game that puts you in the shoes of a restaurant entrepreneur. With Buffet Boss, players can build an empire and rise to the top of the restaurant industry as they earn promotions and become the ultimate chef, bartender, and manager. ► UNLIMITED HOURS OF FUN In Buffet Boss, players will have to manage their restaurant and make sure that their customers are happy by providing fast and efficient service. You'll have to learn how to cook a variety of dishes and become a master chef and bartender. As you earn promotions and become more successful, you'll have to deal with the challenges of running a busy restaurant like dealing with overcrowding and making sure that you have the right staff. ► BRING YOUR SKILLS TO TEST The game offers a realistic simulator experience, allowing players to experience the challenges and rewards of the hospitality industry. * Keep your staff working well and make sure you have fast service. * Try to make your customers happy! * Open new restaurants and serve even .more hungry customers. * Upgrade your machines, bars, tables. * Make investments and become the Buffet Boss! To opt out of CrazyLabs sales of personal information as a California resident, please visit our Privacy Policy: https://crazylabs.com/app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dream Restaurant at none against Buffet Boss's 5. Dream Restaurant also leads on update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly) and ratings volume (10K vs 2.5K). Buffet Boss's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Buffet Boss sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Dream Restaurant asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Dream Restaurant against 4.7 for Buffet Boss. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10K and 2.5K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 53% of Dream Restaurant's written reviews are positive against 61% of Buffet Boss's.
Dream Restaurant ships an update weekly, Buffet Boss fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dream Restaurant | Buffet Boss |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (10K ratings) — better | 4.7 (2.5K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 53.1% of reviews | 60.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10K — better | 2.5K |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 272 MB | 239 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Rollic Games Oyun Yazilim ve Pazarlama Anonim Sirketi | Chillspot Oy |
Customer experience
Dream Restaurant
Buffet Boss
User reviews
Dream Restaurant
From 10K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Engaging gameplay
- 👍 Fun and addictive
- 💰 Rewarding progression
- 🎨 Visually appealing
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitches and bugs
- 📢 Too many ads
- 🔄 Progress resets
- 🕰️ Waiters disappearing
Buffet Boss
From 2.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 🚀 Quick progression through levels
- 💰 Generous rewards for watching ads
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
- ⏱️ Levels can be completed too quickly
- 💤 Lack of new content updates
Bugs and requests
Dream Restaurant
Reported bugs
4 issues- Waiters not appearing after purchase
- Restaurants and upgrades disappearing
- Freezing and crashing issues
- Ads not closing properly
Requested features
4 requests- More restaurant options
- Ability to customize restaurants
- Offline earnings improvement
- Reduced ad frequency
Buffet Boss
Reported bugs
3 issues- Incomplete task tracking
- Issues with money collection mechanics
- Freezing and crashing on some devices
Requested features
3 requests- More restaurant levels and content
- Ability to save progress across devices
- Option to disable ads or pay for ad-free version
In-app purchases
Dream Restaurant
No in-app purchases
Buffet Boss
- No Ads$2.99
- Tickets Small Pack$2.99
- Tickets Big Pack$3.99
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- No Ads and Tickets$4.99
- Starter Pack$9.99
Questions
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