COSMO in Manchester

Always is good to be there Great food nice staff 🥰

The atmosphere was good, the food was not too pleasing on this day. The dishes on offer were limited. I have been here in the past and had a better time with good meals on offer

“Amany” ! She is a Best staff in Cosmos Manchester !

I had a brilliant meal at Cosmo! Extraordinary service from Amany. Asian food corner was delicious. Coconut passion fruit cake is a must have, not too sweet. Cosmo's soft cream was spot on. I always enjoy my visits, but this one was particularly memorable. Can’t wait to come back for more deliciousness!

Great food service and atmosphere,always very clean ,love the place 😊

My friend asked me where I want to go for my birthday dinner and I said let's go to Cosmo because I like buffet and Cosmo is a big chain, they are in all the big cities in UK but I've never been to any so let's go to our local one. We were sat down by a gentleman who had a serious face, not really a smiley person for a front of house. Later a dark hair lady waiter came and charged us for our bill before we could go to take food which was completely standard but we never saw this dark hair lady again. We were the first table in that section and right after we sat down more people were sat in that section and a blonde hair lady with dark eyebrows started covering that section. she was very friendly to everyone that came in after us, possibly a bit too friendly as she advised the table of 6 next us that instead of paying separately they should all let one of the lady who had NHS discount pay for all, this way all of them could get 10% discount compared to only 1 person getting it. The blonde hair lady waiter also told that table of 6 that for one of the children she should have charged price of adult but she charged price of kid instead (I am not 100% sure as I may have heard this part wrong). the blonde lady was nice to other tables in our section as well checking if everything was okay, clear the plates, ask if they needed any more drinks, etc. the standards you know. But our table just seems invisible to them since we made the payment. Not a single person bothered to check if we needed more drinks, if everything was okay, or clearing any of our plates. At first I thought maybe they didn't want to take the plates away as they weren't sure if we were gonna use it again. but then I stack two plates up and still no one bothered taking them away, because our table is so small we didn't have space to put a new plate down so I put the dirt plates on this shelf over my head behind me. Still no one came to take. Then I decided to stack 3 plates on top of each other on my table and leave for 5 minutes to see if anyone would take them. I was back on my seat 5 minutes later with a plate of dessert and the dirt plates were still there, my partner said no one came while I was gone. I sat there for a few more minutes with plates stacked and the blond lady going around tables next to us, different people bringing drinks to the tables next to us, the gentleman showing seats to new customers in our sections, at least 3 staff walked pass my our table and no one bothered to do anything. throughout the whole meal we were bringing dirty plate to the designated area ourselves which was not a big deal because of the price and it was 3% service charge what can I ask for that? however what upset me is that other tables are getting all the attention and not a single staff member spoke to us after they took our money. at first I was joking with my friend saying maybe because we are both Asians but then I looked around and saw everyone sat in our section were white. However I am sure this was all in my head and it's just me overthinking it. Food was good for the price but we were 2 people sat in between 2 tables of 6. The spaces left between tables were so narrow that the guys knocked our table twice while trying to get out to get food and spilled our drinks over the table, which we cleaned it up ourselves with tissues as we were invisible to the staff.

Very dirty ,poor food ,poor variation, service not good , organisation poor , the music poor. Very dirty (toilets dirty ,floor dirty, the plate's not washed properly, glasses not washed,table papers only once ) Poor food ( no chicken only wings or frozen) (No lamps chunk's,only fat and only one type of lamps) (No beef only one type steaks and you not allowed to ask for two part ) (No fish at all only frozen prawns or sekuid) Poor variation ( pizza 2 type , Indian food only chicken tikka the rest 0,the vegetables only the ppr and broccoli and potato, salad really bad not delicious,the Cake old type and all the same ,and the big issue there is no fruiiiiit unbelievable not water melon no banana no tangerine no kiwi no blue or blackberry no plums no fruit only ananas from the can , ) Poor music (no variations or nice and relaxing music). The service (no smile no Hi no bye no grimace,all grumpy). The organisations poor as well you not allowed to change the table or seat where you want . 20£ it's to much for buffet like you guys . And one ⭐ star it's to heavy to hold. Am really disappointed I planned to come there to enjoy 2 hours and have a nice time with my friend but I was unsatisfied. Am not try to blamed you but just let you know guys your service it's to poor to be in UK . Try to do better and try to find a good manager who can do better. Thank you for everything.

Avoid,really didn't enjoy the quality of the food, most dishes lukewarm and poor quality.Toilets looked like they hadn't been cleaned and no toilet seat or locks on the door.

Great food bit omg was it busy.

Genuinely horrified by this place. I've visited other Cosmo's around the country and this is by far the worst. Horrendous atmosphere, more akin to a school canteen. They have security staff which, just shouldn't be required in a restaurant. Anywhere in the world. If you"re traveling to this place, stay in your car and keep going to Liverpool. Genuinely a MUCH nicer experience.

Visited for the first time on Saturday, went for a friend's birthday 🎂. It's was very busy, paid for all you could eat and drink. Such a choice, curries, rice, salad to Sunday dinner, and lovely desserts🍽 soft drinks. Alcohol is an extra charge. Friendly staff, very professional and helpful. Very clean and stylish interior Would recommend going during lunchtime in the week if you want somewhere quiet.

One of my favorite restaurants in Manchester

Good food and good service as well. The lady call Amani have serve my table, alway with the big smile and sweet. Definitely come back

This is our third time coming to cosmo. Food variety is great. The quality of food is always good. All the southeastern dishes are very tasty, some are even better than what you get in china town. We came on the first day of half term and a very sunny day. I think that’s the reason cosmo was fairly quiet. Service was superb. Everyone was friendly and polite. We will definitely come back again !

Not bad, very cost-effective, one person can eat four plates until full

Amazing good food and fabulous staff.

I always end up too full visiting here, but the food is fantastic for "buffet" style food. Extremely good value for money, and we always look forward to going here.

Amany was our server she is really amazing and polite with a nice smile in her face and great service she made our visit great and we enjoyed everything and she recommended us nice drinks as well thank you all for your amazing performance much appreciated

Wow wow wow so nice totally worth every penny

The price is reasonable for the UK and the taste is okay.

Have been to Cosmo in other regions and have to say was disappointed with this one in my hometown. It's never a great sign when you walk in and the downstairs bar is covered in cling film and has broken cupboard doors. Upstairs we were seated promptly and charged for drinks and food before being given our 'food curfew' time and set loose. This is where it goes further downhill. Cosmo is charging one of the highest buffet prices in the city centre and for this, combined with a time limit, I want the service to be great. It wasn't. Trays of food were painfully empty for prolonged (>15mins) of time. The chocolate fountain wasn't working, an ice/water machine was cling filmed up! If you're not in a rush this is fine but when you have a time limit for a 3 course meal then all these things become an issue. The quality of food was average with few stand out dishes but, to be fair the bottomless soft drinks at £3.95, were reasonable, given the location. We went on a Saturday for a birthday and there are promos for this and also the blue light discount however, neither are accepted on Saturdays (Sundays oddly are okay though). All in all it was an average to below average experience but with an above average price. My thoughts are that it won't last long at this rate as there are better, cheaper options locally.

They accommodated me as a walk-in without pre booking. The staff were excellent. A whole lot variety of meal.

Lovely atmosphere, enjoyed all the means I had. Will sure be back there soon

This is a busy place unfortunately not for me , overall food was good staff friendly

Went Sunday, very busy.. plenty of choice but some dishes needed filling up quicker

Excellent food a dining experience The Thai waitress subrani was amazing I had a very nice chat with her as I am half Thai and can speak Thai fluently myself The manager Caitlin was amazing as well I came abit late and the food was getting taken off the buffet I told her I could eat fast and just load my plate up She said...sure go ahead and she didn't even charge me and said it was on the house as they were clearing it up She noticed I had been on my feet looking for work,and she let me eat for free She and her team have done an amazing job with the turn around The food is so much better, the layout is way cooler and there is so much more variety and choice these days It's way better than what it was like when it was red hot world buffet I know this as I worked here when it was red hot world buffet Great job and great service cosmos I will most definitely be returning soon Excellent at cosmos on deansgate by the traffic lights 🚦🚦🚦🚦🚦🚦

Definitely not for Indians. Ambience is good but I did not like the food at all as not spicy and for sure 100% not for Indians.. I liked the deserts.

Amazing food service and atmosphere

Good food, nice stuff, food diversity.

Food was lovely especially the mains ! So much choice and all very fresh but the pudding was slightly disappointing, The staff was very helpful and any drinks ordered was brought very quickly. To out table, looking forward to a second visit !!

No coffee because the machine was still broken...

Staff was very nice was a bit packed felt like you was fighting for food which a lot of it was cold and not all that good not for me

Variety options and good ambience and kids got many varieties

Loved it....does what it states on the tin

Average at best- not really much there half the things are empty- toilets are disgusting without any toilet roll 1 cubicle without a toilet seat. For a restaurant not the best of hygiene.

One of the best buffet restaurants in Manchester. They have many branches in the UK. 26 restaurants across the UK and Ireland, with 18 in England, 4 in Scotland, and 1 each in Wales, Ireland, and Northern Ireland. The environment is very good looking. The foods are delicious and exquisite. A lots of varieties of foods and drinks are available. The drinks are bottomless. The people working there are very polite, helpful and charming. The chefs are very expert. All different types of cuisine from around the globe are available here. One must try most of them. They refill the foods continuously. Live kitchen is available. The sitting arrangement is very good, well spacious, comfortable and well distanced from the food area. Price worthy. Highly Recommended.

Not enough hot food. Even though it’s buffet once the food is finished no more serving. They seem to enjoy a monopoly of their own restaurant and the is no competition to push their restaurant to be the best.

Good experience, smart staff, good service and good food with lovely varieties.

Always an amazing experience ✨️

Been here for the 4th time now, always a treat to be here ;) Would recommend trying a bit of everything rather than large portions of your favourites!

If you want a buffet then it is a good tasting selection, some food was at a decent temp while others were not. This is to be expected for a buffet style restaurant. By buffet standards decent food for a decent price, bottomless drink is definitely only correct way to go though.

Very busy....hard to reach the food! Very good table service 👏 👌 👍

My first time visiting here and it was a Sunday afternoon and super busy with families. The food was all good but lots of things ran out (although they were replacedfairly quickly), and some things could have been warmer. It's just a bit cramped, with too many people trying to get to the serving stations.....and too many kids using hands to help themselves! But the staff that served us were great and its good value.

It's absolutely amazing this place, the food atmosphere and price is excellent 👌

Very delicious, many styles, good value

Update from yesterday! Wow what a change! From 3 to 5 stars from us :) We love all new changes they made to Cosmo :) Little vegan/vegetarian station + more choice on fruits and waffles, croissants,desserts,apple pie, Staff were really friendly when we stock in the lift and it was overall very good experience. We could tell manager was over looking if everyone is ok what was nice. The only thing I would like to see improvements on is more vegan dishes and desserts but we will definitely be back ^;^ We used to go there all the time but last few Sundays we were very disappointed how some dishes were unavailable including simple noodles and we had to wait for a while for them to come out… My family eats meat and they said that quality went down and I don’t eat meat and I felt exactly the same way. You can taste that dishes don’t taste the same as they used to. They could do more vegan dishes and desserts for sure.

Food is fine, you can get refillable drinks but they give you tiny cups and stuff ran out in wasn’t sorted within about and hour

Good food and good service from the team

This is the worse buffet I have been to if I could have gave zero starts I would have. Cross contamination with food. Extremely over crowded with people it felt like animals had been let out to eat. The whole set up is literally manic. I went here for my daughter's birthday (Saturday 22nd Feb 25) from we entered it was manic. Why allow people to make a booking an have them waiting around for over 30 minutes because had we been late that would have been our table gone. The corner where they ushered people to wait was over crowded and loud nowhere to sit. I had an over stimulated autistic child. By the time we got up there it was the worse atmosphere I have ever been in.. for the price it definitely wasn't worth it, not at that time. There wasn't really much food there. The handling of the food was atrocious if you have allergies I definitely wouldn't go. I witnessed someone pick up fish sushi an just throw it down next to the cucumber sushi which I wanted but because I don't eat fish that contamination threw me off. If I hadn't seen that I could be in a very serious situation today cause I have allergies myself. I paid money to eat nothing because I couldn't chance it with all that my eyes seen. If that wasn't bad enough they have a carvery section where the man was using the same knife to cut all the meats. I don't eat pork. Food in places it had no business being. Food in the curry... It's a disaster waiting to happen The system doesn't work there is no space in-between anything your just on top of people. The only highlight was the fact that they were very enthusiastic an happy to sing happy birthday for my daughter. To be honest I feel like I need to take this further because I was being disgusted with all that I seen going on.

Very busy but food was great, hot and fresh. Quick, efficient service.

We were waiting at the desk to be seated. As we were just about to be sorted another customer walked past us, straight to the counter and the lady behind the counter who clearly knew that we were next in line decided to ignore us and deal with the man who pushed past us. We left immediately. I can't rate this place as we never made it in because of the poor treatment we received before we were seated. Needles to say we certainly won't go there again or recommend it to anyone.

lovely people who work there so nice, food is amazing but would be better if it was halal 💔💔

Every things was perfect. Staffs were very nice and kind. Thankful

Being Valentines day, we visited here and was Bitterly Dissatisfied and Very Disappointed with this place We had to pay upfront (unlike most similar buffet restaurants) for food that looked old, and dried up. You had to also reach across allowing your jacket to into the food on your plate. We had to ask for plates to be Warmed Up with every serving, as the stacks of plates their for the customers are All FREEZING COLD with the new further down the plates with a WET SURFACE. The layout is also terrible, and thank God this was my 1st and very last visit, to this utterly appalling dining experience (if that's what you call it) Had it not been Valentines Day, I would of got up and walked out before paying upfront- but I didn't want to disappoint my wife, who to my shock and horror said similar to me, after we left. I really felt I had been ROBBED of £43, for two plates each of food, most of it, dried up and utterly disgusting. Never again.

Great food good atmosphere and reasonable prices

Way too busy no organisation food wasn't that great various things were like rubber and not edible felt like being packed in like sardines wouldn't recommend to anyone.

very mediocre. some of food was okay, some was nearly inedible. not very tasty desserts except soft ice cream which was nice. overall decent value for money if you are very hungry and don't care much about flavour.

Very kind staff tasty dishes from different place on the world. Indian and Chinese kitchen are great. Will visit again😊👍

We absolutely love coming here, our new favourite especially for my son.

My favourite buffet in Manchester.

My first time at Cosmo and I felt like It was too busy too overcrowded, but what I really did enjoy was the food it was nice, very taste I could have options for myself while being on diet. But will go there again.

great value for money, loads of room to move around, very helpful staff

I visited recently and had a pretty good time overall. The atmosphere was nice and the Margherita pizza had great taste, but I felt the drink options were a bit lacking and the service could be friendlier. The cleanliness of the toilets was also an issue, as one was missing a seat and the other wasn’t up to standard. I'd love to see something like sponge custard added to the menu! I’ll definitely consider coming back, but there's some room for improvement.

Honestly a great selection of food, really nice and helpful staff. spent £25 each but for the amount of food you get it is worth it!!

Visited many places like Cosmo.As a visited to Manchester for the weekend.The food is fine didn't really like the lay out though and some of the staff was brilliant but some also need to be more polite and friendly. When you go to a counter it should be Hi what can I get you. Instead we got a Yes came across quite abrupt

In fact they are 10/10 + 10 I wish to go back and I can't wait to be there on Valentine's Day.

Wouldn’t recommend to anyone. Had one plate off food and my stomach was on fire got home and was rushed to hospital with food poisoning

Came with a table of 5, the food was great apart from a few little things, it was half 7 on a Monday by 8:15 nothing was getting replenished and all the food was just getting less and less, the chocolate fountain was turned off also the ice cream machine was out of order, The meat for the carvery there was only a small bit of beef left that was stone cold I would deffently go again but would have to be early, service was about 90% the only downside was the 13% service charge on every drink but the lady that served them was very polite and always smiled, will try again and update my review according.

It was amazing. Me and my family went there for a birthday. The food gave me a bit of a stomach ache but overall the food was very good. To be honest at some parts of the visit were very icky mostly because kids were sticking their hands in the food ( Ik what ur thinking : let kids be kids) the waiters just stared at them and didn’t do anything about it. That was probably what gave me a stomach bug.

During my dining at cosmos I was served by Shkurta she was very delightful and careful to engage with, her lovely customer service was excellent and she was very patient and kind while attending to customers. I do recommend cosmos because of her and the staffs customer service.

You really need to try this place. We went on a busy Saturday early evening on spec and were treated with grace and understanding. What a great place. I'll be back again this week.

Food was nice but dishes a bit limited in variety...fast service and staff was lovely. Only thing bringing this place to its knees is the toilets eye-wateringly bad!! Floor was slidy and there was an tired af looking non concerned attendant out side who clearly didn't care

a wide range of food options for a reasonable price. the staff were kind at explaining how it worked as id never been before.

Let's start with why input atmosphere at 4 stars while the theme was great and everything was clean it was quite busy but still could find a table quickly as expected the buffet had many options from different cuisines the food was always fresh and warm the variety was great I personally reccomend the sweet and sour chicken with egg fried rice and for dessert the soft serve ice-cream which is great with many toppings Cosmo is a great buffet with skilled and kind chefs :Note all the good meats are behind a carving station of sorts which is cool to be a VIP and have someone cook and slice meat Infront of you 5/5

I've been there a couple of times and I love it always. The food is amazing and the staff is always friendly

Great place to eat with kids. They have everything you could want. Delicious 10 out of 10. Lovely. Highly Recommend x

Skhurte was the absolute best. Made our visit more enjoyable. Thank you

Great choice of dishes, the Sunday roast surprised us pleasantly and was very tasty. The freshly baked pizza was amazing. Dessert selection was lousy. But it's the best buffet restaurant in town.

On 30 December went to this buffet, the service was poor and totally dissatisfy , especially when I requested two glass cup( for water), the server whom's name called Shaa, She seems not care even she take my order, even she shows not good attitude at all.I had waiting a long time then told another lady but they still not bring us any glass cup. So at the end we spoke to the manager then they bring us a cup. What abad service and spent more than £50. Really feels unhappy by such poor service.

Good place been over a dozen times,good choice of foods and the kids love it

Food was nice Servicing was outstanding staffs were lovely and professional The atmosphere was astonishing warm and cozy I felt like staying back and not wanting to go but I could not .

Used to love this place and so did the kids but have been today and there was not as much choice as usual even though it's a Friday evening me and the kids left disappointed.

Welcomed by staff on arrival, however it was exceptionally busy you couldn't move anywhere to get food also staff trying to restock with trolleys causing hold up. 2 bottomless drinks machines all ran out of syrup so no soft drinks available took a while to sort out I had to report to 3 different members of staff. Don't think there is much choice compared to other wordl buffets however it is reasonably priced. The atmosphere is very very loud alot of hustle and bustle. Chocolate fountain was not on and the ice cream machine was out of order.

I have had the worst experience the food was extremely awful, there was hardly anything to pick from as this was during dinner time so there must be a lot of options to choose from but hardly had any food left, the food that was left tasted awful is definitely not worth the hype and money!!! do not waste your money and time going to this restaurant there are other good restaurants in Manchester

Food here is always great. Last time I was here, they had Nigerian peppered chicken which I felt was very thoughtful and customer focused.

Cheap prices you get what you pay for the food which is normal

Absolutely incredible food and great place for the family, also great value for money 👍

Amazing food here, very friendly staff.

One of the best buffet restaurants there is. All the food was fresh and tasty. Fresh made carbonara was probably my favourite. The staff was lovely too! The restaurant was clean and tidy. A lovely experience overall

Went today after the Christmas period, didn't book just turned up was a bit busy. Good was lovely you can tell they make the food fresh, chicken dishes all nice and soft and succulent rather than hard and rubbery. And finished with a ice cream yum! Definitely go again.

Impressive variety of food that I couldn’t try everything! The taste is also nice! I recommend teppanyaki, pizza, salt&pepper chicker, Chinese omelette, Caesar salad, sweet&sour chicken, pork in bok choi Desserts are also yummy, especially the vanilla soft serve Service is okay, they definitely try their best given the large amount of customers during peak hours Atmosphere can be cleaner but nothing prominent. Very worth for your money in the middle of city centre location. I went twice already and will go again

Just not very good. Food tasted like a lab experiment and my Korma looked like it had been pulled out of somewhere it shouldn’t.

Not much vegan foods. Bit like a cattle market. Slow service!!!

Lots of choices. Plenty of food. Not my scene really food quality is pretty poor really. It is what it is and for the price ok

No drink is offered under the basic buffet price, it is not good. I referred to a video on instagram that said soft drinks are inclusive, while it wasn’t and additional £4 is required for soft drinks. Well, at least a repast should be included!

We had our yard Christmas party here was amazing food great staff great drinks great no complaints about anything or any of our parts thanks

Really nice place with good food! Staff are so kind and welcoming! You pay as soon as you sit down when you are also offered drinks. Managed to use my blue light discount which was a great bonus! There was lots of food on offer which you can help yourself to. The different cuisines were separated clearly. Food wasn’t hot but warm which isn’t a problem. The only downside was the bottomless drinks - one of the drinks was just soda with no drink syrup (iron bru) but this was only a minor thing. The place was very clean also.

I stopped by recently for a meal and was genuinely impressed! The food was top-notch, especially the Lamb with Cumin and Mussels in Sichuan Sauce—everything was so tasty and beautifully presented. The atmosphere was vibrant, and the staff were super friendly, making it a really enjoyable outing. I can't wait to come back and try more dishes! Definitely worth a visit!

The staff were fantastic, patient and very polite. I’d go as far as to say it’s some of if not the best service I’ve ever experienced at a restaurant. However the food was a tiny bit of a let down compared to what I was expecting. The flavour on most of the dishes I tried was there the Indian and Chinese cuisine was fantastic and definitely exceeded my expectations. But unfortunately the carvery area which was the area I was most looking forward to, was quite watery. Whenever I plated it up I would have a bit of a puddle on my plate and whenever I took a bite into the turkey it was like biting into water. I wasn’t keen on the gravy either but I understand as they have to make a huge batch it’s not going to be everyone’s preference. But I can’t take anything away from the other areas that I tried. However, I would definitely come here again and I’d say you 100% get value for money at this place and I can’t wait to come here again soon.

I did really enjoy this place but I have to rate one star. First I will talk about the good things. I would say the variety of food was very good and the chocolate fountain tasted amazing. My fave dish was the hong kong styled noodles and the staff were pretty friendly and inviting for it being so busy. Its also not that far from the Arndale and is like a walk away and for a buffet standard it was pretty cheap, around £23 each on a busy Saturday night. The reason I marked it 1 star is because I am violently ill with diarrhoea and sulfur burps. This was the only meal I had on Saturday because it was filling but I am in the worst pain possible. I believe it's probably worse than period cramps and my hot water bottle will not help. I also have thrown up several times on Sunday and even on Saturday but I thought nothing of it as it was one time then. I may just have a sensitive stomach but I don't think there's another explanation other than this buffet, if you want to go there and take the risk then feel free, a lot of others have not had the experience as me, be warned.