Updated October 12, 2026: Opal Grand Buffet is not yet advertising a confirmed opening day at The Waterfront in Homestead. The restaurant’s official site continues to say “coming soon,” and the shopping center’s tenant directory carries the same status. Neither page currently provides restaurant hours, reservations or buffet prices.
Is Opal Grand Buffet open in Homestead?
No opening announcement appears on the two official pages checked for this update. Opal Grand Buffet’s official website identifies the project as coming soon at The Waterfront in Homestead. The Waterfront’s tenant listing also says “Coming Soon” and describes Chinese food, seafood and desserts served buffet-style. Its phone and restaurant-hours fields are blank. The shopping center’s general operating hours are not Opal’s hours.
That status is the most useful answer for people searching for the opening date: as of Oct. 12, the restaurant has not published one on those official pages. Earlier reporting described an anticipated late-summer or early-fall opening, but that was a forecast, not a confirmed date. The project remains listed as forthcoming; the available information does not establish that it has opened or that it has been canceled.
What has the restaurant announced?
In May, Axios Pittsburgh reported details from the Opal Group’s announcement: the planned 16,000-square-foot restaurant would combine Brazilian churrasco, Southeast Asian grilled seafood, sushi and handcrafted desserts, with multiple serving stations and a central bar. The report said the space was expected to seat more than 400 guests and include a private event hall for more than 200 people. Those are plans reported at announcement time, not a current menu, confirmed service format or guarantee that every detail will appear at opening. Read the May 27 Axios report for the original project announcement.
The announced scale would give the Waterfront a large new dining and event destination in Homestead, while putting a vacant 16,000-square-foot space back into use. But practical details diners need—when service begins, how the buffet is priced, what dishes are available each day and whether reservations are offered—remain unpublished on the official pages.
What will Opal Grand Buffet cost?
No current adult, child, lunch or dinner buffet price is listed on the restaurant or Waterfront pages. An earlier version of this article included a $43-per-person figure. We removed it because it could not be verified against the official sources reviewed. The number “43” on The Waterfront’s listing is labeled as a location marker, not a price. Readers should wait for an official menu or pricing announcement rather than rely on that figure or unsourced estimates.
Where to check before making plans
For the latest confirmed opening information, check the restaurant’s website and The Waterfront’s directory before traveling or organizing a group visit. The restaurant site currently links to careers, but does not offer customer hours, a full menu, reservations or a specific opening date. The center lists 149 W. Bridge St. as its general address; the restaurant page itself does not yet show a customer phone number or separate service hours.
This update keeps the original article URL so the opening-date, menu and price questions stay together. We will revise it when the restaurant or the shopping center publishes new, verifiable details.