This is an all you can eat buffet Chinese restaurant in the centre of Bath, in The Podium shopping…read morecentre where there is a car park underneath the complex. Lunchtime is a good time to go as it is about £6 for the buffet where you can go up as often as you like.debilitating if you have to go back to work afterwards!!! For dinner, it is about £12 with drinks extra. There is a very good selection of dishes from starters such as sesame prawn toast and spare ribs to mains like the usual sweet and sour and black bean dishes which are all really tasty. In the evening there is also duck with pancakes which is beautiful as well as soups and desserts. The desserts are surprisingly good for a Chinese restaurant with ice creams, gatueax, jelly and cheesecakes on offer. You'll come out stuffed and satisfied!

a classic all you can eat Chinese right in the centre of bath!!! the decor and place are pretty…read moreaverage standard Chinese restaurant style..gold n red etc.the buffet is pretty massive and has a very wide yet random selection of foods not a classy place but good banter especially before a night out or for that hung-over pig-out! and holds true to its all you can eat motto. 3 stars solely for the shear jokes of al u can eat competitiveness!

JRC Global Buffet is basically an Asian fusion style buffet. They have dishes from all over Asia,…read moreincluding your standard Chinese staples, pho, sushi, Indian curries, Thai noodles, etc.. The food itself is fine, nothing "great" or authentic by any means, but it's better than other similar asian food buffet I've tried in the USA. Price seemed very reasonable, especially because this is an all you can eat establishment. The service was great. They kept the dishes all hot and well stocked and clear your old plates very quickly. If you are looking for something a bit different to try when staying in Swindon, I'd definitely recommend JRC Global Buffet. I thought the selection was very nice. They have lots of offers from all over Asia and each "country" has it's own station with various selections. There is also a grill station where you can order various meats to be grilled to your desire. None of the food was spectacular, but it was all pretty good and what I'd expect from a buffet. As a word of caution, they do not offer many dishes outside of the "Asian realm" so if you don't like that kind of food then you'd be better off elsewhere. Aside from various potato dishes, some fried items (chicken, onion rings, friend shrimp), and the grill station, most of the food is Asian. They also have a very nice dessert area with ice cream, sweets, and a chocolate fountain. Service was great for this style of restaraunt. They don't bring anything to your table for you (not even the water which you need to pick up from the bar), but they clear plates quickly.

This restaurant had a good selection of differing Asian cuisines to try and was not too hard on…read moreyour wallet. I really enjoyed many of the curry and noodle dishes. It is a buffet style and so you can sample things without being wasteful. I will come back the next time I pass through the UK.

A perfect choice for my final meal in Bath, Hong Kong Bistro is right down the street from the Bath…read moreSpa Rail Station. Several tables of Chinese people enjoying their food, I hope it's not offensive to point that out, because I usually see it as a sign of good Chinese food. Service was excellent, though I had to feel bad for the lone woman working the restaurant, taking orders, running drinks, bringing plates of food, cleaning tables. She was seriously hussling! Excellent portion of truly delicious food, I went with the Chef Special Noodles, which was a large pile of noodles with thin slices of chicken and beef and pork, plus a couple of prawns ("shrimp" in American). Veggies were crisp and tasty and the sprinkle of toasted sesame seeds really set it off. They had several bottles of win on their list and a half-dozen or so bottles of spirits on the wall, plus a few different beer choices. With a Tiger beer, a great deal for just under £7. I would absolutely return.

Food was edible but was almost flavorless. Food was spicy but that all there is to it. Sautéed beef…read morehad more heat than flavor. Ordered and got our food in less than 10 min so there's that.

My friend and I went to Pearl of India (used to be called eastern eye?) this past July. We had…read moreflown in late and we came in at 10:30, about 30 minutes before they closed. They took us in and had amazing service. The food was great and we got tikka masala, mango lassis, and a lamb dish by recommendation of our waiter. The restaurant is really breathtaking and they have the history of it being a ballroom on their pamphlet. Their kindness extended beyond dinner and I hope to return again soon.

Some of the best Indian food I have had in a while. The chicken tikka was moist flavourful and not…read morebright red. The service was good and the room was excellent, we felt like we were in a Georgian ball room with high ceilings and skylights.

I've always been a bit put off by FlavourZ, primarily because of the very dodgy smells that come…read moreout of the kitchen if you walk round the back of the restaurant (near the bus stop opposite the Colston Hall) - if you've ever got a whiff you'll know what I mean. Despite this, recently I was dragged along with a bunch of friends for a meal here, and clearing away my preformed judgements about the place, I was actually fairly pleasantly surprised. Their obvious selling feature is the quirkiness of having many different cuisines under one roof - and it's kind of pleasant to not be confined to one style for once. However, being a jack of all trades also means they're not amazing at any of them - but the cheap prices perhaps make up for that. Although I was entertained by the experience I wasn't won over, and the poor service didn't help.

I've always thought that this place doesn't look too appealing from the outside. A meal here,…read morethough, won't disapoint. Hearty is the word that sums up this place. A hearty menu, hearty portions, and hearty bar staff (doesn't the word hearty sound a bit odd now?). In other words this place isn't overly up market and they aren't afraid to be friendly and offer decently sized portions. They don't let themselves be constricted to one continent, let alone one country here, with Mexican, Inidan, and Chinese amongst the extensive range of cuisines available. This obviously means it isn't quite as authentic as going somewhere spealist, but they're never too wide of the mark. If you are looking for the real deal then perhaps head somewhere else. Flavourz (I think they let themselves down with the name a bit) offers a taste education in a friendly setting, and with big portions.

A really nice atmosphere at this buffet restaurant. The service from everyone was excellent. The…read morefood was just ok for me. Some of the meats were dry, but the Asian dishes were very tasty. The cocktail was a bit watered down for my liking. But definitely worth visiting if you're hungry.

Cosmo is the best buffet I have ever bin to NOTHING compares to it not even zar zar bizarre (which…read moreI hated). The food the staff and the vibe is incredible leaving me stuffed every time I go.

Wow that food was absolutely amazing such a big variety of food the staff were quite nice and…read morewelcoming. The drinks weren't as good as I expected but other than that I would recommend coming here. Such nice decorations as well you really did feel like you were there when getting your food. Also, if you don't finish all your food you don't need to pay extra so you don't have to eat everything on your plate.

Za Za Bazaar featured one of the most diverse buffet spreads I've ever seen. There were a total of…read moresix different stations with dishes from all around the globe: Indian (with both street food and curries), European (including British and Italian), Tex Mex (including burgers, tacos, nachos, and Caribbean food), Far East (stir-fries, sushi, noodles, pan-Asian), Salad, and Dessert. Some of the standout items for me came from the Indian station, including dishes like dahi bhalla, Amritsari fish (breaded fish, which was much more flavorful than the fish and chips at the Great British station), tandoori naan, dal tadka, vegetable korma, aloo gobi, rogan josh, and chicken tikka masala, all of which were boldly and authentically spiced. Other items I liked included the reggae wings (jerk chicken wings) from Jamaica; the pico de gallo, guacamole, and smoked salsa from Mexico; and the soft-serve vanilla ice cream from the dessert station. Still there were so many other items that I barely got to try including Thai Green Curry with Chicken, Black Pepper Beef, British beef stew and mushy peas, and several made-to-order stations including dosas, piri-piri chicken, pasta, risotto, and noodles. Everything was quality and delicious, the night market atmosphere was fun and lively, and most amazingly, the buffet was just 13 GBP for a weekday lunch! That's not even enough for a single entree elsewhere in Britain, but here you could get plate after plate of foods from all around the world to your heart's content!

Great food and friendly service, I would recommend set menu 2. Crispy duck is delicious.read more

It's no longer called imperial garden, but when it was I went there regularly, great food and…read moreservice. They had an all you can eat buffet (not sure if they still do this) and it was well worth the money

Oriental Garden is brilliantly lit inside (You'd never guess I suiffer with S.A.D would you) and…read morehas a real positive vibe inside. We only came in for a quick drink and try a couple of sushi plates while we were there. One of the ones were a dish called California Maki, which for £3 is probably the cheapest price you'll ever play for caviar (it's sprinkled on top) infact everything was delightful, from the service to the quality of food. Drinks are particularly cheaper than other restaurants too, under £ for any pint of lager you so may wish, excellent. I shall defiantly venture back with food on my mind this time, watch this place.

If you go here then it has to be for the lunch time buffet from Monday - Thursday which only costs…read more£5.95 for as much as you can eat. Ok it won't be the best Chinese you'll ever eat but its tasty and well worth it. I've done the old lunchtime buffet more times than is healthy and as long as you get here not too early and not too late the food will be great. The service is also very polite and very swift. As soon as you clear your plate they're so quick to clean it away I had to tell them I hadn't finished once. Never the less - its £5.95 and you can take all the time you require to eat all the Chinese food you want. To me its a no brainer.

This buffet style restaurant serves a wide variety of Asian and south Asian food, including…read moreChinese, some Indian and a bit of Korean food. Your strategy should be to take very small amounts of things that look promising to you back on your first plate and decide based on that whether you want to take a larger portions, because the dishes seem to very widely in authenticity & flavor. I recommend the grilled gyro meat; the chicken korma; the Korean style spicy fried chicken; the tandoor style chicken wings; indian style shrimp; the brown, stir fried thick noodles; the white rice; the roasted turkey; the Eaton mess, coconut pudding,and fruit. The lamb ribs were tender but very plain. Chicken Tikka masala was tender but slightly acrid & mostly tasted of garam masala. It cried out for fresh lemon and yogurt. I did not see Raita. Dishes I would not recommend: lamb rogan josh - salty and v over cloved; sweet and sour chicken - sticky breading & v sweet; crispy satay - had a single noted unfamiliar flavor; ice cream cones tasted of whey. Tried bits of several other sauced chinese dishes that I found very lacking. They were very fast about clearing away plates and dirty, silverware and the bathrooms are clean. It's a bit noisy and I wish parents would not let their children run around rummaging through the food and the chocolate fountain. If you're going with a group of people that don't like different things, I think everybody would be able to find something they were happy with. Kids seem to like it a lot. For two of us with only water to drink, the bill came to 48 quid I think. It was the only place in the area where we could get Indian food at five in the afternoon. I might go there again, but I would be even pickier about what I tried.

The JRC buffet in Croydon, London remains the best global food buffet I have had in the UK. Cosmo…read morein Oxford in comparison, falls short in all departments but does nevertheless offer a good option for dinner. For less than £15 you can have an all-you-can-eat buffet including pizza, Indian, Chinese, fried foods, salad or freshly prepared teppanyaki, stir-fried noodles, grilled meats, and desserts. Drinks are made to order except fizzy drinks that are bottomless for just £2.85.  The variety on offer is good but the quality is average e.g. the beef and turkey roasts were dry and likewise the vegetables were shrivelled up as if out for too long, the chicken and sweetcorn soup tasted okay but was a bit watery, some of the black Bean mussels had dried out so that the mussel was dry on the inside, the sushi rolls had barely any filling and the teppanyaki tasted bland. The dessert fairs better than the savoury food with an impressive chocolate fountain, a range of ice cream flavours and an array of pre-prepared bite-sized items including rocky road, chocolate cakes, strawberry mousse, mini Swiss rolls and jelly. The fruit on offer was pineapple, watermelon and grapes whereby the pineapple was watery but lacking sweetness and the grapes were sweet whilst contained seeds.  All in all the food and drink was aplenty, of a satisfying variety and displayed well but the quality was not quite commendable.