Closed and find for good. My kids loved the place due to the desserts and ice cream but that was about it.

(Also serve Thai food but limited to three categories) What a splendid place to go with a crowd, good food in a pleasant environment. For around £15 you can attack the buffet as often as you wish selecting from a great range of freshly cooked dishes from around the globe. You DO have a time slot so there is a limit to the amount you can stuff into your face but there is ample time to get your fill. On the minus side (but in common with many eateries) drinking is expensive, we paid around £14 for a bottle of wine to save the £4 per glass price tag. In the main dishes were clearly labelled with allergy advice and the staff were uber keen to advise and assist where there was any doubt. read more

This is one of my favourite places to eat out in Leeds, for several reasons - whenever I have a friend visit from out of town I recommend Red Hot Buffet for dinner, and this is why: As this is a restaurant, let's start with the food - choice is the key word here. If you love multiple cuisines and have trouble choosing just one, this is the place to go. From Japan, through China, Thailand, India, Turkey, Italy... I was stunned to see just how many different dishes are available, including even some traditional British favourites and a mouth-watering choice of desserts. The food itself is of good quality for a buffet and in some cases cooked in front of you. There is also a large selection of drinks (both alcoholic and not), and everything is reasonably priced. The staff are very friendly and visible, and the restaurant itself is very well designed and atmospheric. The only thing I would say is a little off-putting is the venue's size - it is designed to seat *many* people and can get a little crowded during busier times, if you're looking for a quiet dinner then this is probably a poor choice. Considering all of the above, this is easily one of the best buffets I have had the pleasure of visiting in the UK - I thoroughly recommend Red Hot World Buffet and wish you as positive an experience as mine have been in the past! read more

Went here with a foodie friend a few months ago to celebrate his Birthday. It was very much as desribed and there was a vast selection of wonderful food) Great atmosphere and not badly priced either, pretty busy and this caused a bit of chaos at times when trying to get to particular sections. Would be great for kids and I will def go back, hopefully it will be less busy next time! read more

D'ya know what? It was completely '5/10 one thumbs up with a small smile' and I'm quite happy with that. A HUGE choice of dishes with a wide variety of cultural references all served in a mahoosive canteen that seats approximately 1-2 million people. It's loud, super busy, mega crowded and there's no feeling of being in any way personally significant whatsoever BUT this is the Super Epic Mega Mart of buffet dining and what else would one expect? As previously mentioned I am gifted, beneath this mild mannered exterior (cough cough) with 4 whole stomachs so I very contentedly munched away on plate after plate of tasty nibbles, sushi, curry, chinese, mexican and puddy puddy puddings. I drew the line at adding a roast dinner to that as it seemed an horrific thing to do to your body at a giant buffet, but those people I did see receiving slab after slab of roast beef and gravy seemed very happy with it. A surprisingly adequate £14 house red and thoroughly indecent amount of food later we hauled ourselves onto the number 50 and deep breathed all the way home. This is not a venue for romance but if you have 5 hungry friends and want to test your pancreas to breaking point then by all means dive in, you wont be disappointed :) read more

Well worth a visit if you're in Leeds. We went here a while ago and have been about 3 times now. The first time we went it was all so overwhelming to be honest. We walked in and the staff greet you and then start talking into their walkie talkies to the staff downstairs. They are very well dressed too :) We walk downstairs and you go through a 'plane terminal' which I absolutely LOVED! It was so different! We sat down and my daughter was crying as she had a bad cut on her finger and the makeshift plaster the school had done was coming away, so the staff came to help us remove it and she was so scared but they put her mind at ease :) We walked into the buffet area and was so spoilt for choice! It accommodates for ALL people. You have salads, and little nibbles, you have Indian, Chinese, sushi, Italian, Mexican, English I THINK there is Thai and/or Japanese in there too. You also have your desert section too which includes ice creams, cakes etc etc etc. It really is fantastic and I would go again. They price is about £15 and I find that out of my budget when I can go to buffets for around £8.99 but I guess with the selection they have it's only right that it should be £15. Will be going again when my mum comes up to visit :) read more

I finally got to try the Red Hot World Buffet last night. After being told only good things by people I know who've been before, I couldn't wait to get in there and tuck in! On arrival I grabbed a drink at the bar and took a seat to wait for my workmates. I was half expecting the drinks to be particularly expensive, but they were pretty standard prices which was nice. A couple of people in our group were a little late but the staff didn't mind and were very nice about it. Again, points for that. When we headed downstairs to be seated we walked through the plane interior they've put in, which to be honest I find a little odd at first but then decided I liked after a couple of drinks! The place is pretty well decorated and all seems very clean. So now the most important part - was the food any good? I'm happy to say that it was worth the wait (mostly anyway)! Since I've not been before I tried to have a bit of everything, and almost did. I missed out on Italian and English (really couldn't be bothered with that!) and deserts, but tried pretty much everything on offer from the rest. There were a few dishes that were actually probably the best quality of that particular dish anywhere - the chicken in black bean sauce was particularly excellent! However they weren't all great. The Mexican was very disappointing - I'm a big fan of mexican food and there was barely anything on offer there. Also I was a little disappointed by the range of curries - they only had one or two... I have to say I did hold back a little on cramming as much into my face as possible, although eating slowly and chatting a lot filled me up quite well so I certainly had my fair share! Oh and the staff were very good. They took the plates away quickly, but didn't hover and take them before we were finished, and were always pleasant and willing to bring us more drinks. They even brought out a cake and had a sing when we asked if they could for someone's birthday! Overall, definitely a place to try at least once. Considering the range of food on offer the quality was surprisingly good. I certainly have to go back at some point to eat until I bleed! read more

Pretty much all you can eat for a tenner. An unbelievable deal. You've got a lot to choose from; Italian, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Mexican, English and an array of puddings and salads. I tried the Indian dishes mainly with beet root salad. The Eton Mess was delicious. There was also some kind of pear chocolate soufflé type cake that was really good as well. Red Hot gets very busy it seems regardless of time of day and has attentive wait staff. It's in the city centre across from PC World so good if you want variety. We visited for lunch at £10 all you can eat with a separate charge for drinks. You also have a choice of mixed drinks, beers, tea, coffee, etc. There's lot to choose from and while it's good it's not somewhere I'd want to go a lot but it's worth a go for lunch. Will visit again sometime. read more

I visited this restaurant the other day while I was in Leeds for the day. I used to go to the Cosmo restaurant but it's closed down due to flood damage caused by a burst water pipe. However I wasn't impressed with the Red Hot World Buffet, there was a good selection of food, but there was hardly any taste to it. E.g. the four cheese sauce served with the pasta tasted very bland (like milk)? It was the same with all the food I tried. read more

Hmm OK think Quantity for the quid, instead of quality.... I hate and don't get the bloody Snakes on a Plane entrance to the dinning hall. Red Hot's is good for works Christmas dinners....unless you're wearing a hard plastic crown and some weirdo starts talking all medieval to you (2011) or getting weird looks as you're wearing a Christmas jumper on 4th of December ( 2012). I tend to avoid Red Hot World Buffet as they pizza served isn't very good but lots jelly for desert. read more

Solid choice if you are in the area and want to stuff your face LOL. We were surprised how big it was inside and the selection was fantastic, so no fear about finding something to eat. Food was pretty good- I don't recall having anything bad. There was Indian, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, British and a ton of deserts to choose from. Atmosphere is nice and they even had Christmas crackers on the tables which was nice. read more

This was my 2nd visit and I was expecting good service and pleasant food, much the same as the last time I went. It was very busy on the Thursday night I went, but it was the start on the Bank Holiday Easter Weekend. We had to wait about 10 minutes for a table to become available. So we bought a couple of beers. We were seated in between 2 huge groups of people directly behind a support column. The noise was very distracting and as I wear hearing aids any sort of conversation was almost impossible. I had a little bit of everything and because it was so busy the food was fresh. I had to ask twice for plates to be cleared as the table was tiny and the staff seemed too engrossed in talking to each other. With hind site this wasn't the best place to go as I was catching up with a friend. The staff are pleasant (when they were available) and the food was ok but far too loud and I thought we were just queezed in. After drinks it was around £30 each and it just isn't worth that for what it is. I am afraid that the Red Hot Buffet is not for me. read more

What a shame about this place - after showing such promise when it first opened! I was there for the opening evening and it created such a thrill for myself & the whole group of people I was with, and not just because it was free! The place had such a unique look & feel about it, loved the different feel of the seating areas and the food quality, choice and presentation was top notch! Unfortunately I heard repeated bad stories from friends & colleagues about the standards & choices that it actually took me a while to head back there, so it's only been in the last few months that I've been back and tried it again. Obviously the unique look of the place is still there, but you don't get any choice where you want to sit - you're herded into a specific area that they choose for you. I don't know if I've just hit at a bad time, but they've actually stated to me a time that I have to leave by (I don't know if I should take offense at this as they may be casting judgement at my being a little big boned!!). There's still a good range of food, but it seems more slapdash that properly presented.. apart from the desserts & ice creams, which I have no complaints about! All in all, it's not like I'm going to totally avoid the place, its a buffet with multiple choices, but then it's also not the only choice in town either. read more

I visited this place a few years back (in 2011), so this review is purely based on that experience. Ever since I had a fantastic buffet in a 5 star hotel in Hong Kong, I've wanted to go to another world buffet but in the UK. Now it is unfair to compare a buffet costing nearly £30 per head to one significantly cheaper, but surely Red Hot could do decent food still. Upon arriving for the dinner session, it's always promising to see a queue to a restaurant - meaning its popular! The restaurant is nicely decorated, although abit on the dark side and we were seated fairly close to where the fun happens. Firstly, the food was aplenty and the starters were definitely my favourite. There was lots of variety and everything was set up very nicely. The main courses were definitely the WORST I have ever experience. The Chinese dishes were sickly - it tasted like something out of a Sharwoods jar. The pizza was ok. My chicken and noodles were ok. Chicken wings had the consistency of being cooked and left in the tray for hours. Dry. The spaghetti bolognese was ok. After a main course disaster, there was one thing that I noticed. The majority of the cooks in the kitchen weren't "authentic". I say this because you NEED a native to be cooking a certain cuisine. So an Italian chef cooking the Italian food etc.. I think you get my drift. Otherwise the food is sub standard. I had a non-chinese chef (who was rude!) cook my CHINESE noodles and chicken. Now I don't need to be a food critic to tell you that that's a recipe for disaster. I am not a racist, and I am all for people to live in harmony but to get the best out of your food, you need the right person to cook it. I'm going to visit again, as alot can change in 2 years and I will give them another chance, but my 2011 experience was below average. It has the foundation of a brilliant restaurant, but please hire the right chefs for the love of g*d!! Amen. read more

My first visit here was quite some time ago and i didn't no like it but it failed to exactly wine me over so when my friend suggested we meet for Monday night T, i agreed halfheartedly. The restaurant was quiet when we went in (6.20pm) and we were seated right away. Our waiter said he'd be looking after us and even wrote his name on my friends place mat. We ordered a soda & lime & a lemonade which came fairly quickly- other than that- we didn't see him again! The food is well presented into its various sections but that I'm afraid is where I lost interest. The 'salad' bar was very samey, the 'Indian' station wasn't manned, the pizza/pasta section has a queue, the server on the tepenyaki section barely understood english an the desserts were all a bit of a let down. This is a total breakdown of what I tried- Artichoke salad (nasty taste of burned onion) Tomato & mozzarella salad (had clearly been left there a while as the tomato slices were dry!) Mexican salad (mostly white cabbage & a very acidic dressing) Olives (ok quality) Vege spring rolls (almost cold) Chicken & veg dim sum (hardly able to differentiate which was which & the outside was slimy) Crispy chicken (never seen 'crispy' in its life!) Sushi (fell apart as soon as I put my fork in) Quesedilla (was pleasant enough) Pepperoni & chicken tikka pizza (all dough, a very tart tom sauce and both cold) Vege noodles cooked to order (although I'd specified 'spicy' they were bland and the veg was still cold) passion fruit cheesecake (too sweet & no taste of the passion fruit) Choc 'mud cake' (quite hard unless I ate with the hot choc sauce) Melon & pineapple (nice enough- how could you get this wrong) Creme brulee (not hard to mess this one up & it was OK) So, I'd tried quite a lot and concluded this: If you want to stuff your face with substandard barely warm but nicely presented food then this is your place. Even after a 15% discount (with the Light elite card) the bill was still £13.94 each. Far too expensive to pay & come away feeling all you've ate is rubbish! read more

This place is good fun, you really will be astounded by the amount of food on offer. As with most buffets I find it so hard to choose that I end up with very odd combinations. I'd say it's a try it once kind of place, like a 'you gotta see it to believe it' kinda thing. Saying this however, I have now been four times, all with different groups of friends. To steal the excellent food blogger Leedsgrub's phrase, it's a bit like a 'food theme park'. A few downsides: they need coolers on the desserts as the jellies can melt. Also, on my most recent visit we were sweltering at our table. Not sure if something was wrong that night as this had never happened before. It can feel rather chaotic as well at times with people crashing into each other but that's to be expected at any buffet I guess. Overall well worth a visit. read more

I have been here many a times and every time I lvoe the experience of being there with the staff and other people. The food is excellent, my fave part of the place is the calamari rings and sushi as I am not a fan of hot food, but for either a work do or a family outing I would certaintly tell everyone to go here. Top ratings for a top restaurant. read more

First time I went I was not hungry and second time had a emergency so had to rush off. Loved the idea of it and it always looked great so trotted along to try it properly this time. We entered and staff were confused if we should go through, sit here, sit there, wait, but finally we sat where we were originally told-phew! Then the waiter took a while to take our drinks order. We went to get our starters and lot of dishes seemed almost empty or empty. Had to ask for lettuce and potatoes, then didn't bother to ask for the rest of the things that I wanted to try. The food tasted great, but sadly cold. For main wanted a rogan gosht, but after putting my rice on my plate the curry pot only contained sauce and no meat, so went to the next curry pot-empty. All in all there was only one dish available -veg curry. Which I went for because A) i was hungry and B) i was in a hurry. While eating my friend turned to talk to someone and the waiter tried to take her plate! Yikes, let us finish at least. The desserts looked stunning, but didn't taste that great. I've been before, but this was the worst of the lot. Don't know if it was because it was Thursday lunch time. But regardless of what time of the day it was, food should remain topped up. Hope on my next visit i get to taste some of the food i payed to try. read more

I am a very big fan of this buffet and have recomended this to countless friends who have gone and enjoyed it. Thefirst couple of times I went I realy enjoyed it and would of given it a 5 star rating but recently it has got a lot worse the food blanderthan it usully does and other diners are a nussens but that is not the resuraunts fault. Even though i said some vegative things about red hot buffet I would give it 4 out of 5 stars. (Sorry for any grammer or spelling mistakes) read more

I went when the place wasn't very busy so there weren't massive crowds of people. Can imagine you'd feel like shooting yourself in here on a weekend. Buffet usually equals rubbish food, but the food isn't actually too bad for a buffet here. Had worse though I do not mean the food is amazing or really good by any means. It just gets the job done. I'll actually say the food is pretty bland and boring, and sometimes cold. I wasn't a fan of the service. It sucked. You get what you pay for I guess and there's better value and food around in Leeds. This place is decent for a fun meal with the lads and friends, but not for a date. I find this place too fast paced and the crowds are annoying. Crying babies, chav mums, noise, people pushing you and at night you get drunken rough types. Aggghhhh! read more

I visited on Saturday for our works Xmas gathering. The staff are very friendly and helpful and the selection of food is fantastic but I'm afraid that's where the positivity ends. Aside from the pizzas The food was very greasy and it seems that ( aside from dishes that had a prominent ingredient) everything tasted the same. Disappointed really as I'd heard good things in the past but we won't be returning read more

Around The World in 80 Yelpings: I have to say i had built this place up quite a bit in my head before we arrived. When the "works do" organisers pass round a menu that big and tell you its free you know your onto a winner. Having been though i can say fairly safely that the £15 it will cost you on a normal night isn't that far off what i'd be happy with (provided you've starved yourself enough to get the value). And thats just it, as with all buffets, if you dodge the pitfalls of bread and potato (and hold yourself back from the entrancing ice cream station) you can make a good four five plates of really great food before your beaten. Every station was manned by cheerful waiters and waitresses and though the young lady serving our drinks looked a little harried thats to be expected when they keep up the pace of incoming patrons. And there is one of only two things i can find to fault with the place (and this is nit picking). It was pretty cramped at half seven on a friday. You were living in constant fear of loosing your plate to the surrounding hoards. That and with the crowds you did feel the drink service suffered, indeed their attention in general suffered a little as we genuinely struggled to book on the phone. But still minor gripes. Its serve yourself after all, so i really only had myself to blame! The food was good, with an amazing mix. Plan your timing right and you'll get sat well. (The mirrors on the walls go a good way to faking the space the restaurant lacks and look pretty awesome to boot). In conclusion then, try the sushi, try the taco, eat a tonne of ice cream. Order your drinks early and forgive not seeing a waiter in a while, they're awful busy. For £15 you really will get all you can eat, even the fiercest of office supervisors seemed content with our experience and i was in an ice cream fuelled heaven!! read more

I don't really want to give another negative review it seems all I do nowadays is look down on things, but saying that here is another negative review. Took my wife and 2 year old child here last week on Halloween we were seated rather quickly and a member of the friendly wait staff explained to us what we had to do and took our drink order. Sadly this was the last we saw of her and I guess that's normal but we had at least 6 other members of staff come clear our table and yet another member of staff give us our bill(more on that later). Now the idea is simple- sit, order drinks, gorge, and then leave looks like heaven right??? We went for early dinner which was 13.99 which is by no means alot of money and 3 pounds for a coke which well lets face it if it doesn't have some liquor in it at the price then the least you can do it have refills which I didn't get any while we were there. Not to mention they charged 3 pounds for my daughters coke and it was half the size. They have the buffet set up quite nicely as soon as you walked in they have your salad station and a severe lacking of veggie food but I eat meat so this didn't concern me much, then as you walk around the buffet area you are hit right in the face by the stunning looking but flavour lacking dessert buffet. They have an Indian station which they will cook for you but you have to get their attention to get them to do so, so I left it and got some chicken Tandoori. Good, tasty, a little spicy so no complaints sadly I should have had just a plate of the wings because everything else was dry, flavourless and just plain not nice. Rubbery late night take away pizza, burgers that needed a lot of help, super greasy curry and a chili that i couldn't tell what meat was actually used in creating it. It just wasn't a good show they put on, the only redeeming part was a young man that came and talked to our daughter and handed her a bag of treats for Halloween. Now onto the bill as stated above my buffet 13.99, my wife's 13.99, our cokes 6.00 and then the surprise our daughter which is 2 to which she had a few bites off our plates and a couple of swigs of her 3.00 coke, her buffet came to 6.50. She is 2 its not like she went up to the man cooking the Chinese food and asked for a big heaping plate of noodles she had maybe a few chips, and some jelly. To top it off they added gratuity to our bill which is fine as they do all the clearing up for you and we have no issues leaving a tip but it was 10 percent and I just don't know who the 10 percent went to. As stated above we have 6 members of wait staff help us and then a different member give us our bill, It was just all a bit random and I don't think I will be going back again. read more

i have been here 3 times and it just gets worse with each visit. the first time i was fairly imlressed good seldction of foods good service and a decent price. the next time the waiter was rude took them 20 minutes to bring us our drinks and the selection of foods had decreased dramatically they seemed to rely on lizza and chicken wings which when pulled apart didnt even looked cooked. the best past about this place is the desert section the raspberry cheesecake is amazing. if i was going for an all you can eat in leeds again i would personally go to the spice quarter just round the corner. fresher food cooked infront of you. read more

Amazing place. Ive been there few times, food was always hot and tasty. Very often you have to wait in the que to get table, but its worth to wait. Worth to recommend read more

This place was like hell. That's not to say it's terrible, it's just striking how much it's like hell. Everything is bathed in a hellish red paint, it's full of fat people, very reminiscent of the pigs eating in the hit anime movie Spirited Away and generally the fast paced music just made me feel uncomfortable. However, the food is pretty alright. If you get some things, then they'll be great, I enjoyed the tacos and burgers, but some other things, for example the Chinese food, are terrible. Oh, and as said before, save room for dessert as this component of the meal probably has the best selection, including very well made Crème Brule. Very odd, and I probably won't be rushing back. read more

I think red hot buffet is amazing! You pay about ten pounds and eat as much as you like-including curries, chinese, pizza, mexican, pasta bakes, and loads,of desserts! I ate so much when I went and it was all so yummy. The desserts are particularly amazing and theyre smal so you can try loads. Ive just taken one star away as some of the staff were really rude! read more

Enjoyed here more the first time I went, but I think once u go the first time the experience is just average, for the price to the choices u have worth the money read more

Red Hot Buffet is in the center of Leeds, it's easy to ignore it if you don't know it's there. A friend suggested it to us but due to popularity we had to book before we went. When we got there the staff were very friendly and we were moved swiftly into the restaurant. It was fairly busy which made it slightly hazardous trying to navigate up and down all the stairs when people were rushing round after children, this isn't something I'd say brings out the best in the restaurant. I thought the price was good for the availability and range of food available, the food wasn't brilliant but I didn't have high expectations for the price and volumes of food they were dishing out. Altogether the food was good, a mixed bag really, I don't think I want to go if it was busier than what I experienced. However when it came to paying the bill me and my friends found out that there was an extra charge for service, I thought it was a bit cheeky as I did think the price was a bit on the expensive side for the quality of food. Overall: I would go again but only during a quiet period when it was less busy. I think there are other places in Leeds for this money which you may enjoy more. read more

I've been twice, once when it was really busy another when it was much quieter. It does feel a bit like a conveyor belt but the food is varied and there is something for everyone. It's not amazing quality though for the low price you don't expect it really. I'll go again, it would be fun to go with a group of friends. read more