Address: Unit 30B The Riverwalk, Lambton St, Durham DH1 4SL, United Kingdom
Phone: +441913757333
Rating: 4.2
based on 184 reviews.
Food Quality
Pros:
"The food that night was incredible."
"Everything is delicious. My favourite is the sweet and sour chicken with the white rice."
"Food quality excellent the best desserts I've seen or tasted in a buffet style restaurant."
"The dishes are cooked really well and the food is full of flavour."
"Everything's was cooked in perfection with quality ingredients."
"The food is always really good, always kept fresh with a quick turn around of dishes."
"Food here is absolutely delicious. From crispy seaweed & poppadoms to fried rice's & all kinds of curry dishes to your fresh salads & ice screams, you are spoilt for choice."
Cons:
"Over cooked food hard to swallow hardly any food to choose from now."
"Only downside is that the food wasn't amazing... don't get me wrong, bits were super nice but obviously it's a buffet so expect quantity over quality."
"Food was maybe a 2, nothing special and pretty tasteless."
"Food was poor tasted like yesterday leftovers chicken double cooked beef like mush from yesterday and pretty tasteless."
"Food has no taste, lunch menu are very poor, not much choice of food, barely any dessert."
"Food was terrible, chicken not cooked, eggs not cooked, rice hard."
"Each dish tasted like fish even when there was none in it."
Service
Pros:
"The staff were very friendly and helpful and couldn't fault the service."
"The staff were already really friendly."
"Staff were friendly and hard working, special mention must go to staff member Stuart who was very helpful."
"Staff were so friendly & kind."
"Servers were really friendly, nice and attentive."
"Service was great and staff helpful."
"The staff are very polite and helpful."
Cons:
"The staff are ignorant aswell trying to ask them something and they just walk past you."
"The staff seemed really sullen basically barging my daughter out of the way."
"Service was awful...you no sooner finish your good and they telling you to go."
"Food was okay but the lady who served us was really rude, made us feel super uncomfortable."
"We encountered an error with our drink order, and the waitress made no attempt to apologise or offer a replacement or alternative."
"The worker besides the reception is awful."
"The staff were very rude and passive aggressive."
Price and Value
Pros:
"Very reasonably priced."
"Really nice for the price."
"Great price too!"
"Less than £10 each for lunch, brilliant."
"It's so good for the price of it."
"The cover charge is extremely reasonable for an eat as much as you want serving."
"Very good food and great value, especially the lunch buffet at £9.50."
Cons:
"Now £14.95 (Sunday) but no prawns."
"Everywhere is more expensive these days."
"Price has gone up but choice has gone down."
"Food has no taste... £36, not worth it."
"Then when we payed we were all charged 10% table charge."
"Buffet cost 14£ pp."
"Only negatives are no wifi and drinks are a little pricey."
Ambience and Location
Pros:
"Amazing views."
"Very clean and tidy with a nice view of the river."
"The environment is good, too!"
"The ambience was amazing, with a great variety of Chinese food."
"Located on the river bank near the bridge and it will be a beautiful view in sunny days."
"The view of the River Wear makes this our number one dining place."
"This buffet restaurant is beautifully situated on the banks of the river wear with Durham cathedral partially visible in the background the view is very picturesque."
Cons:
"Looking a bit dated and scruffy inside."
"The water provided was warm."
"The atmosphere was relaxed, low lighting which we prefer, chilled out music, and comfortable sofa."
"Seems to have gone a bit downhill which is a shame as it used to be top of my list to eat. food selection seems to be a little bit sparse to previous visits."
"Very poor selection for a Saturday evening, lots of empty trays where the food hasn't been topped up."
"A bit different, because of covid you don't serve yourself."
"Many people who are looking for the place do not realise it's right next to the river."