Swinton Buffet Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was delicious and good amount to choose from, desserts were really tasty."
• "Always a massive choice of fresh food."
• "Absolutely amazing food."
• "The food was nice for the price, which was mainly chicken, but also had beef and prawn."
• "It's excellent value, the food is consistently really good, and a really good selection."
• "I loved the food especially the chicken fried rice the cakes and fruit where amazing."
• "Food was replenished/changed regularly. Will definitely be visiting with family again."

Cons:

• "Don’t even bother coming here or wasting your time or money, hardly any food other than chips and leftover scraps."
• "Mostly all the food cold."
• "No food in the trays, the food that was available was discussing 🤮 The place has a very horrible smell and everything you touch is sticky."
• "The food was the worst I've ever tasted. Everything I tasted I left."
• "The food is the worst I’ve ever seen."
• "Food was quite bland and desserts were very cheap I.e. cheap ice lolly’s and cheap cookies."
• "Food not fresh and not nice tasting."

Service

Pros:

• "The people in there where extremely nice especially the chef he would wait for you to finish before he would restock the food they also had very good manners."
• "The waitress was extremely kind!"
• "Staff regularly spraying and wiping over the tables."
• "Came in fathers day was very happy with service Lovely staff they're very helpful."
• "Staff are lovely helpful and friendly and the prices above excellent."
• "Customer service is good."
• "The staff were lovely and pleasant."

Cons:

• "Very poor service, hardly any food out and the drinks especially the lemonade is as cheap as I don't know what, tastes awful."
• "Trying to order a drink took a while only 1 staff serving drinks."
• "The staff lack in being friendly and the odd smile."
• "To then be confronted by rude management when we asked for a refund, he was completely unwilling to communicate with us or help us and kept walking off and barging past us."
• "The staff were miserable."
• "The staff more interested in changing the music playlist than attending to customers."
• "The staff are rude, one of them literally gave a look of disgust to my face."

Cleanliness

Pros:

• "Seems very clean."
• "The place itself is plain and simply decorated but it's clean and tidy."
• "Decor is simple but very clean."
• "Food is delicious with clean and welcoming appreciative staff."
• "Quality fresh cooked food very cheap with a decent selection and very nice friendly staff."
• "The restaurant is clean and tidy, with a 5 hygiene rating on the front door."
• "Nice place good food can't ask for any more for the price lovely older lady helped me with my kids and kept place nice and clean was very kind."

Cons:

• "Tables were not cleaned before we ate."
• "The toilets as they were so dirty and we arrived there just as it opened also there were cobwebs all over the walls that have been there for some time."
• "This place needs deep clean or total refurbishment(most likely recommended), carpets are so dirty that your feet stick to the floor."
• "The kitchen staff were bringing food out of the kitchen wearing outdoor coats not very hygienic."
• "Horrible, dirty and empty fish tank as soon you walk in!!!! why???!!!!"
• "Very dusty."
• "Dirty horrible floor and toilets."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Despite the concern of not having booked a table, we were able to get a table."
• "Great Chinese buffet with some international offer within food dishes."
• "Ignore the pub like interior and focus on the food - because that's the magic."
• "A friendly environment which could do with a repaint but you won't really be bothered by that when you're enjoying your food."
• "Even when it's busy or full we have never waited more than 10 minutes to be seated without reserving."
• "Delicious, cheap, all you can eat! I can't wait to go back to this place."
• "All you can eat buffet was nice though and staff friendly."

Cons:

• "The building is tiered, chairs are dirt and the whole place looks like a soup kitchen."
• "The atmosphere very depressing."
• "The place was dark and eeary smelt like stale water."
• "It was like sitting in a fridge."
• "The atmosphere is overly crowded and you can’t even hear yourself think… everything is just cheap."
• "Weird vibe - somewhere between doctors waiting room and church hall."
• "The atmosphere none exciting."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "This place is great for your money's worth and a must come."
• "It's a good place for a cheap all you can eat Chinese buffet."
• "Cheap and cheerful for quick chinese buffet food if that's what you want."
• "It's cheap enough to pop in on the way home and the food is good enough to feel you've got a bargain."
• "Equally excellent value for money, at just £9.90 on the Saturday evening we popped in to try the place out."
• "Great value at £4.99 for a Sunday lunch."
• "The best quality of the restaurant is the price."

Cons:

• "Drinks were massively overpriced."
• "The drinks are so expensive. 2.20p for a soda water!"
• "Food was shocking."
• "Disgusting and wasted money."
• "The price reflected in service and quality won’t be going a second time, paying before eaten is an all new for me too not exactly restaurant quality."
• "Under staffed not great food."
• "Worst Chinese buffet we have had in Manchester."