JRC Global Buffet

Spoilt for choice with a wide range of food but with this being a mass order of different foods I feel some of the quality is not up to par with most restaurants.
My favourite things here were the frozen slush drinks, the desserts and the freshly cooked prawns.
But value for money and a good place to go with friends but remember you pay for a two hour slot inside!

The last time I came here it was cosmos I have come back and it’s new owners. I am really happy they now include drinks in the price when you are eating out with a family it saves you so much money :)
I am stuffed I had the fresh cooked lamb and prawns the seasoning they used was divine. I love the set out of the restaurant and family feel. Definately worth the money as my 2 year old are for free as she is under 90cms.
Big thumbs up from me in terms of variety there were so many drinks included in the unlimited including Chinese tea, regular tea and various hot drinks. It also include 6 juices which is great if you don’t like your children drinking fizzy drink. Great place if you are having a lazy Sunday and want somewhere laid back to eat.
I will definately be back
Thank you :)

PROS — Free on your birthday. Really good duck pancakes (ate over a dozen of them), dim sum was good and that’s about it.
At £15.99 per person during dinner, what you are getting is subpar. They had food from all regions: Chinese, Thai, Japanese, Indian, Italian (or should I say, Mediterranean) and American. Aside from the dim sum in the hidden corner across from the sushi bar and the DIY duck pancakes set in the center, everything was… ehh. The sashimi served at the Japanese station was still frozen and sushi below average. The curries at the Thai station was cold and most items had not been refilled. The American station was basically everything deep fried (onion rings, chicken nuggets in the shape of smiley faces for the kiddos, potato wedges, doughnuts, etc.) — so I passed on that. The Chinese stations (there was more than one) were everything you would hope to see at a generic buffet that serves Chinese food — everything that could be deep fried and coated in a sweet and sour sauce was there, as well as some basic veggie stir-​frys. The Mediterranean station served salads and pizzas but who goes to a buffet to eat pizza? The Indian station was tucked behind the dim sum station (aka the only station worth checking out) and was filled with an assortment of curries and naans (I didn’t try any Indian).
The dessert station was interesting. It was divided into sections; the candy bar (a wide assortment of candy), the kid friendly «shots» bar (which was probably derived from squash), the cheesecake bar, the sweet-​bites bar and the fruit bar. If you turn a deeper corner towards the wall you will find an ice cream bar and next it, a chocolate fountain. I was really looking forward to desserts as I saw macarons. I grabbed a plate full of macarons because come on, these bad boys cost a fortune at bakeries in London. Took a bite– or tried to. It was so hard, I could have thrown it at the wall and made a dent (like that one scene from Charlie’s Angels with the muffins).
There was also a grill bar. So you go into queue and they limit you to picking two proteins from a selection of seafood and meat. If you pick scallops for your two proteins, they will give you three scallops. 30 minute wait yielding three freshly grilled scallops. You can do this as many times as you want but 30 minutes for three scallops???
Drinks are not included with your £15.99 entry. Water is the only thing free at the bar (you have to go to the hot pink bar and «order» your drinks). Everything I ate made me so thirsty so I made frequent trips to the bar and finally giving in to buying a big bottle of sparkling water and a coke.
The ambiance was nice. Lots of families with kids though. If it weren’t for my partner’s free birthday meal, we probably would not have gone. However, this was my first London buffet and I’m eager to try better ones!