Buffet

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Buffet Island
Food - Restaurant/Cafes
in/near Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Staffordshire,
England Heart Of Inc Birmingham

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Recommendation added: 20/09/2007 09:40
By: katygriff (YSUK rating +352)

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"I am a big fan of all Chinese food and my friends were talking about a new place called Buffet Island that none of them had been to but apparently it was the next big thing. We decided to go one Saturday night to see what all of the fuss was about and we had the best time. I can honestly say if you love Chinese food then you will like it here and although I am reviewing the one in Stoke-on-Trent I do believe there is a chain of them so you should be able to find one near to you.

The address of the one I visited is as follows;

Liverpool Road
Newcastle-Under-Lyme
ST5 9HP

You may think it is quite a vague address but it is a huge building so you can't really miss it as you drive down the road. The building has Buffet Island written in huge letters above the building and the car park is quite big and we went on a very busy night and still managed to park two cars which was good.

When you walk in the gorgeous smell of Chinese gets you and immediately makes you starving if you were not hungry already and trust me make yourself hungry to go to this place. It is very busy in there. To the left there is a waiting area with some chairs and you do have to report to the guy at the front to let him know you have arrived. Oh yes please do book especially if you go on a weekend.

The guy will then call your name when your table is ready. There is a bar in the waiting area so you can go and get a drink while you wait. We were called quite quickly though so didn't have to wait that long. There are so many tables around and they are nicely decorated and I think the majority were all circular so if a lot of people go you can all see and talk to each other easily.

The waiter took our drinks order and told us to go and help ourselves. The buffet choice is huge with everything you could really want from a Chinese. I watched all of the staff and they change the food quite regularly so there is never any left out for a long time so it is all fresh. The buffets are all in order so you should find rice's together and curries together and that sort of thing.

There was so much to choose from that I went up a lot to try different things. There is even a sushi bar cooking fresh sushi which was yummy. Then another part of the restaurant, you choose your meat and they barbeque it for you while you wait. The chefs are great and ask them anything they want and they will help you.

I have to say that every bit of food I tasted was cooked to perfection and the rice was just stunning. Although I had to stop myself eating too much of it as I wanted to save my stomach for the best part of any meal – the pudding.

Ok so the pudding selection here is the best I have ever seen in any Chinese restaurant and that is no joke. The chocolate fountain was obviously my favourite as I love chocolate so much and they have so much fruit and then marshmallows you can have with it. There is even really small dishes you can take and fill them up with warm chocolate. Then the best bit for me was that they make fresh pancakes and I love pancakes.

If you do not fancy any of that then you can always choose from the varieties of cakes and fruit they have as there is so many. I did admit though that I had eaten too much of the sweet stuff as it was that nice.

Price wise for a buffet of this size I do not think it was that bad. It came to about £15 a head which was the buffet and a drink so not that bad at all considering how much you are allowed and do eat!!!

Just a quick thought on the location it is within easy reach from Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme.

In conclusion I think Buffet Island is fantastic. I obviously cannot talk regarding all of the others in the chain but this one is lovely. The decoration of the building is great, the staff are friendly and helpful and the food is delicious. I would recommend to all those who love Chinese food as one of the best places I have been to in quite a while.

Thanks for reading.

xxx"