Young Cheng Buffet｜陽城小菜馆 Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food here has always been very tasty."
• "Not been a fan of buffet style restaurants, but the food was surprisingly good when our aunt took us here."
• "The food overall is tasty and fresh."
• "Sweet and sour pork and char siu pork were especially good."
• "Great Chinese buffet, the food is fresh."
• "Food was quite nice and did the job of filling me up."
• "The steamed potato pancakes in the savory sauce were delectable."

Cons:

• "The buffet food is COLD."
• "Chicken wings were pink inside and satay chicken was cold."
• "Food was decent, some of it stale."
• "Food had lots of oil in it."
• "Some of the food tasted as if it had been reheated and not 100% fresh."
• "The sauces were barely sauces as they were so thick and dry from how long they have been out."
• "The beef was rubbery and tasted very weird."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff really organized and seat you quickly to available seats."
• "The lady who took us to the table was very friendly."
• "Staff was friendly, didn't get any bad vibes from them."
• "We were serviced by a wonderful young boy (mixed raced, had an ear piercing) excellent service and advice."
• "The staff are very helpful and polite and the service is fast."
• "The service was great everyone was helpful and they all spoke English."
• "Staff is much friendlier compared to other nearby all you can eat places."

Cons:

• "They said to me in an impatient and disdainful tone, 'We haven't opened the door yet, don't come in'."
• "Staff was relatively unfriendly."
• "Extremely bad service especially the hostess at the cash counter."
• "Unfriendly staff."
• "The service attitude was very poor."
• "Usual rude service with staff not smiling and aggressively pointing when asked a question."
• "Rude staff, all you can eat is limited to only 5 pieces when u want prawns..."

Price and Value

Pros:

• "Absolute bargain for the £12.50 all you can eat buffet."
• "£13.50 is a bit expensive for the variety but most of the food was good."
• "The food is alright for its price of £13.50 a head."
• "Affordable buffet £10.5 each without any drinks."
• "For that price you get the largest variety of food I've seen in a buffet in Chinatown."
• "The initial price point seems reasonable."
• "12£ per person drink not included. Good price for all you can eat."

Cons:

• "They charged £2 for a multipack can of coke."
• "£13.50 is a bit expensive for the variety."
• "The buffet is outwardly well-priced, but you must be wary of the business model at play here as a discerning consumer."
• "It was quite pricey."
• "UPDATE: Was a decent priced buffet at £10. However on my last visit the price had been raised almost 50% to £14.50."
• "The buffet (very expensive at £14.99 pp in comparison to other places nearby)."
• "I would NOT pay 15 quid to eat in."

Atmosphere and Cleanliness

Pros:

• "Nice place but is always very busy."
• "This place is located in Chinatown in London very nice area and really close to main streets."
• "Pretty decent priced buffet."

Cons:

• "The space is too compact, can get very busy."
• "Terrible place very dirty too food all over floor."
• "The atmosphere is that of a canteen and both plastic plates and cups (not disposable) are not worthy of being placed in a restaurant (due to hygiene)."
• "The decor is awfully depressing with its colour scheme."
• "An small, dingy place which was not clean."
• "The most miserable restaurant! Zero hygiene. Very dirty toilet."
• "The place is not clean at all. The washroom is terrible."

Payment and Policies

Pros:

• "Said cash only on the window but they accepted cards."
• "The actual restaurant looks marginally better."
• "Prompt service, freshly made food at reasonable prices."

Cons:

• "They only take cash, clearly for tax benefits."
• "They only accept cash which suggests, of course, tax evasion."
• "They made you pay up-front, which seemed more like a fast food joint than a sit-down restaurant."
• "Being constantly watched as if I was going to run without paying."
• "They charge you for tap water as they put ice in it."
• "Chared £2.50 for TAP WATER!!!!!!"
• "Got kicked out of the restaurant before finishing food."