Upon entry, you pay ahead. Unlimited drinks or any drinks is an added cost. Once upstairs the 2nd host hands you dirty glass cups. We asked for clean cups was given less dirtier cups. We didn't bother using the cups. There was a drink menu for alcohol, but no waiter for a slow Monday night. We had to get up and ask for a bottled water and a beer. Most of the food was bland! The kimchi was old. The noodle soup was water with a hint of color, you would think with all the noodle displays, they would serve all the options? Nope, just one option, the different noodle selection is a display. The food is warm, which I find cold. I expect my food to be piping hot. I can go on, but overall SUPER disappointed and unstable. By the way, the manager was the 2nd host handing us the dirty glass cups. Not worth the hype. read more

food is really good and you see them prepare it, nuggets are yum. good service no complaints. good ambiance and will go to it again. ps. sign made me giggle read more

Jrc Global Buffet - sign that made me giggle - Buffets Near Me - Ilford, XGL

They are a very uncivil group of employees. They started clearing everything at 9.35. When they said it would be till ten and their website says it would be till 10.30. When challenged, no one was there to answer. No one was in charge, and the manager had left! My special needs child could have only chocolate cake as a dessert, and he had nothing to eat. Never again. This is after spending £120. Bunch of crooks. read more

They don't take Amex and they also didn't take my credit card that is accepted everywhere else because it's one that requires you to sign since I'm American and they also wouldn't Take my British money since it's "old". They said they stopped taking it a year ago. That should have been a sign to leave!!!!! The food is quite awful. The salmon sashimi is sooo chewy I couldn't chew it. The noodles were tasteless - sort of like wet noodles with no taste. Everything was bland and my scallops and prawn at the stir fry station was very salty. The sushi is made with wrong rice and not good. If you want to eat a lot and don't care if it has taste or not- come here. If you care about taste then avoid. It's seems cheap to pay 18 pounds but if you don't eat ... it's quite expensive isn't it ?? My best purchase was the 3.80 I spent on a pint of blue moon. read more

This place was okay, not too bad. The staff here are friendly, and they seem to have a lot of food options, but not that many different cuisines. It's called Global Buffet, but I felt like there were mostly Asian cuisines. I remember seeing Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Thai, American and an entire fried section of fried foods from different cultures. For the Chinese cuisine I liked that they had fresh roasted duck, that was tender and delicious. They had quite a few options where some looked appetizing while some didn't. The Indian section seemed the biggest to me, and I really enjoyed the food. The 2 most memorable dishes for me was the chicken tikki masala and the lamb mimosas. The Japanese section consisted of sushi (which was not my cup of tea), fried foods such as katsu and friend green beans (didn't bother trying), and a grill area where we could choose from lamb chop, steak, scallops, octopus, or prawns to have freshly cooked for us. I got the steak and lamb chop from the fresh grill section and I enjoyed the lamb chop, but I can't say the same for the steak. I wouldn't bother with the Thai or American section. Their dessert selection was huge as well, but again, only a couple items were actually good. I liked the creme brûlée and the macarons. All in all, it was an okay place for a £20 buffet. read more

Well this branch of JRC Global Buffet seems to be 1 out of 6 branches quickly expanding across the UK. Located in an up-and-coming building in Ilford, it seems demand for buffet is high here. The first warning to you all is that, personally I don't think Ilford is that safe of an area, so please don't be walking around by yourself at night here, especially if you're planning to enjoy a long buffet dinner at the weekend. OK that aside let's move onto the buffet place. It's really nicely decorated mind you for a buffet place. Very posh looking at the entrance and they have a good system going. You tell the first gent how many people in your party, wander to the second desk to pay your entrance fee, and the third person leads you to your table. Price wise, it's ok for what you are eating. Obviously lunch is cheaper, Monday to Friday 12-3pm it costs £7.99 but some of the stations such as the teppanyaki and sushi station are not available for lunch. Friday evening and weekend prices are currently £15.99 (the prices went up by £1 at the end of February 2014) BUT if you go on your bday and can show ID you eat for free! Drinks are not included, they have huge jugs of water for you to help yourself to, or you can order drinks or tea at the bar but you have to pay separately. Now - food. They have many cuisines, Indian, Chinese, Malaysian, Japanese, Italian. A lot of the food are the usual fried and greasy foods to try and fill you up as fast as possible. The Teppanyaki station was the most popular, with you being able to order prawns and scallops etc fried to order. Unfortunately, it seems each person can only order 2 scallops and 1 prawn each time you queue, and it takes 30 minutes for you to reach the front of the queue. One of the worst things I saw at the buffet place was 1) the people there. I came with my family and a friend. My bf was ashamed at the behaviour being exhibited by some of the other Chinese people there. Literally, as soon as the staff put out a fresh sample of boiled prawns, they proceeded to take the WHOLE LOT onto their plate, leaving 2 prawns. Are you serious? Have you never seen food before? 2) the problem contributing to this horrendous behaviour is that the staff are not ready and willing to top up food that has gone empty in the buffet. When I went there (mind you this is like 5.30pm before dinnertime) the sashimi left at the Japanese section was a paltry 2-3 pieces dotted around the plate looking like leftovers. My mum was pitifully picking one piece up, looking at the staff, and picking another piece up. The staff looked like they wanted to go to the fridge to get more out, but didn't in the end. REALLY? We come here to eat food not look like we're begging to be offered scraps of meat. My BF had enough of these despicable behaviour and proceeded to tell off the Peking duck chef first, telling him to cut out more meat, there was none. Then he proceeded to tell the Japanese staff to put out more sashimi. Really, there should have been a dedicated manager doing all of this, my bf should not be ordering the staff around doing what they should be doing already. My bf didn't eat sweet food plus there wasn't anyone to tell off because noone manages the sweet section. They had a chocolate fountain that looked really gross and all the plates at the side were empty (the dips!!!) apart from green and red grapes...er...it looked really bad when kids were putting grapes in the chocolate and I can safely say I will never eat from there. If you went to Malaysia or Hong Kong and saw no food at the buffet, no one would ever come back. There are so many good buffets there this one would go bust in no time if it was in either of those countries. Oh, to add insult to injury, my bf managed to find a staff putting out crab near the end of our time there but we were all too full to eat it so he enjoyed it himself. Needless to say, he had a stomach ache afterwards, which none of us had. Is it really a godsend that he found some "good" seafood at the buffet? To summarise, come here for a buffet experience, although you might get a bad experience and not a good one. I will not come back again, even though their desserts were really nice. My colleague tells me her experience was better, albeit she went there early (i.e. when they start the buffet). Maybe, just maybe, but once was enough for me. read more

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New place in Ilford. Great selection of food from fresh seafood to salads. All cuisines. Thai, Indian, Chinese, Japanese and more!! Self service as it's a buffet style. Took me back to when I was in America. Nice decor makes you feel like your in a nice hotel buffet or some sort. Worth giving it a go. read more

Jrc Global Buffet - Mmm large variety of cuisines. Nice decor too. - Buffets Near Me - Ilford, XGL

This restaurant is currently a family favourite. The variety of well prepared food from around the globe is amazing. There is a bar for alcoholic drinks available, and a self service bar for tea coffee chocolate fruit juices and slush puppies. The deserts we found were not as pleasing, but after weighing up everything this food restaurant has to offer, I can say that this place presents amazing value for money. A big thumbs up from me. read more

My first time here. Not too impressed. Wide variety of food. Average taste. The best one probably the freshly cooked teppanyaki. read more

Jrc Global Buffet - Buffets Near Me - Ilford, XGL

Great choice of delicious food. However, the price is quite high, but reasonable for the variety of food that is available, especially as its a buffet. Would highly recommend it. read more

Came to this restaurant for lunch 2nd Jan 18. Rather disappointed. Most of the food stalls were closed. The worst experience was there were no toilet tissues. The restaurant should alert prospective diners in their website or at reception that everyone should bring along their own toilet tissues. Desserts such as fresh fruits were not fresh at all! The papaya was tasteless. The cakes ( gateaux ) were very soft. They appear like they were Christmas leftovers. The reception is dark and uninviting. The escalators are rather long so if it is not running you need to walk up the escalator steps or walk up the stairs. read more

This buffet is me and my best friend's favourite place to eat and just chill. The workers are friendly, the food is amazing and the decor is awesome. What I love the most about this buffet is the wide variety of foods from different parts of the world you can try out, there's Chinese food, sushi, English meals, etc. I highly recommend if you're in the area, give it a try! You won't be disappointed. read more

I give it 2 stars because of my previous experiences which were very very good but on the last occasion I got to see how low this places standards has become. Went for a group meal on a Friday in early December and I found that they Charles the price up from £16 to £20 but refillable drinks are now part of the deal which is good. Nearly 70% of the dishes that are usually there were not, most of the dishes were unavailable which was hugely disappointing. There was very little to choose from and very little effort was made by the management to replenish what was there anyway. For £20 (which is steep by any standard) I expected this place to be even better than before and keep in mind we went on a Friday which is supposed to be one of the busiest days so turnover for food should be much better than what we and other diners got. Very disappointed and probably won't be going again. read more

Great!!! I would recommend this place to everyone. Well worth the price since your spoilt for choice and most food are halal especially the fresh grill section. I love the sushi and dessert. Wow! Anytime and I'm ready to eat here! Lol! Any invites for me!!? read more

Please Avoid like a plague!!! Tasteless,cold and very unhygienic establishment. I paid £40 me and my child. Food was cold, not topped up, tasteless bland menu, deserts had flies yes Flies around them , chocolate fountain was disgusting very dirty unhygienic area. Staff were rude so was the managers, left the place hungry. Complained to the CEO I got 100 questions said they will look at the cctv footage, what I was wearing and my child. After 20 emails CEO stop answering company is a joke. Money grabbing establishment which cheap food and bad service after paying £19.99 per person. PLEASE PLEASE AVOID AT ALL COST!! my experience has left me shocked CEO of the company treating a paying customer like a thief. They talk to you as they are the judge and jury, for goodness sake I came for a meal not to be treated like rubbish. Your opinion means nothing to them. Shocking place , should be closed down manners don't cost anything. Please read other reviews of bad experiences there it's 100% true. read more

I cannot believe I am the first to write a review here. As far as buffet goes, I am not a fan period. But I make an exception to formerly known as Cosmo. This is a different kind of buffet, its the one you may find similar to US. This is a world buffet, something for everyone, and the turn over food is high, so its fresh all the time. Food is not bad either, really like the teppanyaki, which is cooked in front of you whilst you wait, and pondering did I make the right choice, what the heck, I can come back for round two, three ... Four. Atmosphere is lively. Almost every tom dick and harry eats here. Which is why I love it. Its cheap, you pay extra for drinks, the layout is modern and up to date. Had really good laugh. The Croydon branch I would say has better and more selection I feel. Service is efficient and fast and you don't feel rushed. Evening times can get really hectic and sometime require booking. Slightly out of peak times is best I would suggest. read more