The Taste Oriental Buffet Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Good selection of food (includes desert). Tasty food."
• "Food was very good, Tasty and succulent."
• "Some of food is cooked really nice."
• "Really tasty food. Good variety and plenty of it."
• "All the food was fresh and delicious."
• "The food was very very good, the vegetable not overcooked etc...."
• "The food was excellent (included duck which I've never seen before on a buffet)."

Cons:

• "Over priced for basic food."
• "The food was not good quality at all and tasted quite greasy."
• "The food was mediocre and not worth the price."
• "All the food was cold except from the 'chilli chicken' but that was soggy and vinegary."
• "The food was absolutely shocking, worst meal we have ever had."
• "The food was stale and dry and tasted as if it had been left out since the day before."
• "Food was bland, lemon chicken no taste dry and stringy."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff were also very attentive, constantly replenishing the buffet and making sure everything was well-stocked."
• "Staff were really friendly, welcoming and constantly clearing used plates from your tables."
• "Staff were friendly and helpful."
• "The staff always greet with a smile before seating you and are usually quick to clean up any used plates and bowls from your table."
• "Staff were very pleasant."
• "Really lovely waiting staff."
• "Staff were friendly and attentive without being annoying."

Cons:

• "Very disappointed, service was poor!"
• "The staff hover over you waiting for you to finish and snatch your plate away."
• "The manager had no respect or education and I took the cup out of my hands."
• "The waitress/waitor did not know what they were serving which had a large impact on our experience."
• "Service was slow for drinks."
• "The waitress was very ignorant."
• "Service was shocking, dirty plates not collected from table, no one asked if 'everything was okay'."

Cleanliness

Pros:

• "The seating area is spotless and very professional."
• "Spotlessly clean."
• "Tables are nicely spaced out and always clean."
• "It was clean and the staff were very friendly."

Cons:

• "Moreover, the place is very dirty. Not a nice experience."
• "From poor hygiene to cobwebs (in the hallway towards the toilet) my only regret is eating there."
• "Also there were grubby hand prints on the inside and out of the door to the toilets."
• "The door leading to toilets is stiff and the handle is broken the loft board directly above the door is also missing so there is just a big hole in the ceiling."
• "The corridor on the way to the toilets has a very unpleasant smell."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "All you can eat only £9.9, kids under 10 yrs old only 5.9 from 12:00pm to 8:30pm everyday."
• "Value for money. Plenty of options in the buffet section."
• "Definitely made a change, along with reasonable pricing."
• "Great value for money."
• "The prices were very affordable and allowed me to get my belly full without breaking the bank."
• "Consistently tasty food and friendly staff. Value for money buffet."
• "Good value for money."

Cons:

• "But £3 for a coke. Totalling £28 made me think F (let you work that one out )."
• "Their shrimps weren't cleaned out so it still had the poo in it and the cost of their drinks was silly just for them to scam us with the size of the drink anyways."
• "The buffet is £7.50 which is a good price before you take into account the food quality."
• "Quite pricey for the selection and service."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "We both thoroughly enjoy this place."
• "The place had a nice atmosphere, nice and airy and not too busy."
• "Great atmosphere."

Cons:

• "It's also very dimly lit."
• "The decor is very odd also, it's like they've aimed for glitz & glamour but any bit of wood or metal in the place that could possibly show a food stain has them in abundance."
• "Then as we sat down to eat the music changed and not only was it incredibly loud which made a conversation difficult, it was full of swearing and other obscenities including sexiest and racist slurs."