COSMO Doncaster in Doncaster

Hour wait to get seated for a table of two walk in. Yet table of four walk in get seated almost ten minutes after arriving.... I had to tip a pool of water off our plates and dry them with my t-shirt, my plate was badly chipped. No cutlery available - my wife had to eat ice cream with a cocktail stick and dessert with hands lol. Every item of food stone cold. No dairy free desert options other than grapes. Rubbish, not worth the money any more

Dessert section is terrible but the pizza etc is lovely. The Chinese and Indian section is elite level buffet food 👌

A large selection of dishes from all over the world.

pretty chill unless during rush hour, still love to see the fine guys bump into me though. could have more food options and definitely work on the indian section because NOTHING was spicy or maybe its my tolerance, would love more steak options and pizza options, and deserts could include donuts, LOVE THE FREE GRAPES, 3 people costed 56 though

Went for a date with my boyfriend since we both loved the food last time, a little more pricey but still delicious.

The food options for vegetarians is quite limited I feel. The only proteins were an egg nori sushi item and salt and pepper tofu. Carbohydrates are lots of potato options and the dessert section is good.

Great food and choice. Excellent service x

Truly amazing, great food, great choices, great service and great price ❤️

Most of the staff were brilliant Food was amazing Atmosphere was brilliant Would come back again

It's been a while since i've been here. The service was slow. 30mins before drinks arrived at table from arriving. Don't think the pitchers was worth the money. The food was average. Nothing special and some cold. Deserts were very limited and dissapointing. The bench seaters are falling apart. leather ruined. The WC's also need a good clean. They never seam big enough for the size of the place. Not worth the money. But my partner was happy overall.

Quality food clean happy all round

In Cosmo you take everything to eat for the same price. You can eat how much you want

They've got lovely food but never hot or even that warm it's always cold more like room temperature, the services are marvellous 😀 very nice polite kind caring services 💯 thanks

I had 5 plates full of food and it was delicious

Not been in years and the food is still amazing and staff are polite

Go here often but the last couple of times, service has been slow with drinks

first visit to cosmo doncaster and it was fantastic will definitely be going back again

I recently had a fantastic night out! The food was top-notch, especially those chicken wings - absolutely delicious! Everything was perfectly clean, the atmosphere was buzzing, and the service was spot on. I can’t wait to come back weekly!

All you can eat dinner food was good with a friendly service very busy had a reservation for 7pm you are allocated a 1&3/4 hour time slot for all you can eat. The restaurant is upstairs there is a lift which was fine to use. Parked on top of the French gate centre, long walk to the restaurant through the shopping centre using various lifts and escalators some escalators were turned off on our way out but lifts were in operation. You pay for parking on the way out at the pay stations you have to enter your vehicle registration number and entry time so be aware of that you can only pay by card the pay station we used didn't give receipts but took photos of the screen as proof of payment the fee was £4.20

Found this place by accident, but loved it! Friendly and approachable staff, well organised and lots of food choices - we left very full and very happy!

Excellent food, wonderful ambience, and friendly helpful staff.

We went to the doncaster branch was very welcoming especially Simon who interacted with the kids when they got bored and had them laughing 😃

Visited here for the first time on 15th January at around 7pm The lady serving us was absolutely lovely and really attentive, without being intrusive, so top marks for her but unfortunately that's probably going to be the only positive thing about our experience 😔 We have visited various places of this kind and this was,in our opinion, the worst one by far!! The food was all lukewarm,if warm at all The food placements were all out of sync as if nobody working there actually knew what cuisine came under which category For example.....British section had pizza,lasagne,spaghetti bolognese with some prawn toast labelled as "eggy bread" Along with many other sections just not being labelled properly My favourite is Chinese starters so I was disappointed to find that this section only had chips,rice and some duck with uncooked pancakes that were impossible to seperate and resembled sheets of plastic My wife's favourite in these places Is the live grill but unfortunately this part also fell way below average,with the steaks being the thinnest smallest pieces of steak we have ever seen anywhere!! The desserts were mostly dried up cheesecakes but the chocolate fountain was nice and the ice cream was OK too but you can't really go wrong with a chocolate fountain and individual tubs of ice cream that are clearly shop bought!! So disappointed as we were really looking forward to this place but we won't be returning.

Dropped off hard this place. Was fantastic when first opened.

Fui a este restaurante la semana pasada no por primera vez fui bastantes veces a las 5 en punto. La comida era tibia. Literalmente casi todo lo que tenía, las costillas que ni siquiera podías sacar del hueso. Los trozos de pollo en una salsa eran duros como la roca, las patatas fritas eran arroz frío, mi compañero tenía curry indio que era tibio y el pollo en él era duro. Teníamos el pato rallado. No había cebolla de primavera y pepino, terminamos saliendo bastante. Probé el helado que era como un alce, el pozo de la fuente de chocolate que era como si alguien le hubiera añadido agua. Muy decepcionante, pregunté por el gerente y me dieron un descuento, pero realmente ese no es el punto para decir que acababa de abrir a las 5 en punto. No estoy seguro si volvería a ir.

Poor quality food and cold .over priced for a all you can eat

We had dinner at Doncaster Cosmo on Saturday evening. Everything was spot on. The staff were so polite and helpful. The food was scrumptious, and there were so many choices, and the place itself was full. Despite the quantity of people in the restaurant, the queuing for food was minimal. Highly recommended 👌

The only thing letting the place down ,was the customer's, rude and obnoxious, kid's having a free for all, pushing and shoving,

Great place for a meal, so many different types of food. The staff all seem friendly even at the busiest times

Honestly, I am very satisfied with COSMO.. both the tasty and assorted dishes, as well as the kindness and service of the staff. I recommend the COSMO restaurant to everyone and my family and I come here as often as we can.

I liked being able to walk around and try the selection of food before putting some on my plate, some meat a bit chewy. A lot of people kept leaving the lids up on the food, but it didn't help keep the food hot. Went to the toilet seat was loose, and it could be dangerous.

Second time here. First time was when it had just opened and it was really good at the time, 2nd time food was quite salty. Stopped cooking quite early before 9pm with still two hours before closure. Leaving mostly dried dishes or scraps from the desserts would not recommend.

Great value some Indian dishes lacked authentic flavour other great staff 11/10 highly recommended

Great Dining Experience with really good service.

OK. Prefer Wetherspoons though.

Good place to try out different types of cuisine's

Not been for a while and now I remember why, it's just not worth the money. Undercooked Pizza how do you do that? No really they have massive pizza ovens. The chicken in the curries was overcooked. The duck was poor, kebabs bland the list goes on. We were a party of 6 and the only meal that was reasonable was the apple crumble but still had to have luke warm custard. It may have been hot when I got it, but had to wait over 5 minutes for a spoon. How can you not a cutlery at a self service buffet. Spending over £150 including drinks really not worth it. Won't be back if you want any advice GO ANYWHERE ELSE IT WILL BE BETTER Greggs is down the escalator and you get stamps.

Desgraciadamente esta no es una buena crítica visitada con la familia en la hora del almuerzo de Nochevieja A la 1. 30 pm Muchos platos se habían agotado , el pato aromático era cerdo y cuando pregunté por qué el chef me dijo que la ensalada había terminado el gerente me dijo que no y el chef necesita hacer más y que debería decirle al personal que dije que tenía y el chef dijo terminado también cuestioné por qué era cerdo y me dijeron que es a la hora del almuerzo, sin embargo, cada almuerzo que fuimos antes de que fuera pato y no declara ningún pato en el almuerzo en el menú , No había platos y en un momento 13 personas estaban esperando por ellos, las cosas no limpiaron cortezas cucharas de servicio en el postre y no se dijo cucharas para el desierto la alarma de incendios había sonado y detuvo el agua caliente, pero habíamos estado allí casi 45 minutos, así que debe de haber sucedido antes de darles tiempo suficiente para ponerse al día La salsa en el pollo agridulce era como agua El korma era acuoso e insípido Y la comida sabía sosa y parecía tirada junto con las carnes más baratas. El pollo era masticable y graso. No había pavo o gammon disponible como se indica Esperó 30 minutos para pizzas a pesar de que había dos en la parte de atrás Para cuando nos fuimos después de una hora la mayor parte del tiempo lo pasamos esperando platos cucharas y hablando con el encargado todavía no había pepitas tampoco La tarta de queso también parecía blamonge. He escrito dos correos quejándome y sin embargo, para escuchar algo de vuelta Terminamos en otro lugar después porque teníamos tanta hambre como todo sabía horrible No recomendaría especialmente por el precio

Food was very dry the only thing nice was the desert and fruit

Always felt good there. A good place if you like variety.

The food in this place has gone right down hill used to be lovely hear and felt like it was worth it. No always seems like its scrimping

Very good buffet restaurant, nice food.

The service is lovely, but the food is okay at best. The whole place is extremely outdated and the bathrooms were falling apart (not working properly, tiles falling off the walls, sinks not draining). It was clear that the food was made as cheaply as possible, and the only fruit they had was either brown grapes or tinned peaches - nothing was fresh.

The place is ok but the environment is not really friendly they want you to pay first for your food which to me is as though they don't trust you to pay for the bill.

Don't expect the best food in the world, mains were great but desserts were rubbish

Came today for my son's 18th birthday and we all really enjoyed it . All good piping hot staff all friendly everything we are was nice

The food is amazing there are so many types of food. Plates never run out and when you first come in the waiters are so quick to attend to you from reception. We got a sit quickly even before our time. The waiters are so friendly and are always wiling to help.

¡A quién no le gusta el concepto y la idea de todo lo que puedes comer! La comida era preciosa, pero algo de ella era solo promedio y algo que siento que podría hacerme sentir como en casa.

We found this place after finding it on TikTok the night before and decided to go. We were absolutely delighted with the place! It had a wide variety of foods such as curries, pizzas, Asian cuisine and desserts, there is something for everyone. We'll definitely be back here!

2nd time visiting... Fantastic place with loads of food varieties.

Came to cosmos a few days ago having never been before. Heard nothing but great reviews but my experience was less than great. Waiter was speaking that fast and his English wasn’t great so we couldn’t understand him. He watched over us whilst we made our drink choices (talk about pressure) we had to ask another staff member how it worked (this was the only smile and happy interaction we got) our drinks arrived to the table a good 20-30 mins after ordering. All food stations weren’t available, but what choices we had were ok and the food was hot. Desserts were awful. Very dry cakes. The cheesecake wasn’t even set properly, and not very much selection was out. When paying our bill the staff weren’t very happy that we wanted to split the bill across 2 card payments. Overall not the best experience for my first time visiting.

Felt like a meat market not much food for peskatarians unless u want chips and chick peas not all things out ie dim sum so rubbish if your veggie

Fantastic staff. Well looked after and good variety of food. Massive shoutout to Anita who was so helpful

Esta es sobre mi visita número 15 en 10 años más o menos , la gama de comida siempre es impresionante, la mayoría fresca y de primera calidad, está el plato raro que ha estado sentado allí un poco largo pero sobre todo todo todo todo bueno , soy vegetariano y siempre encuentro algo que me gusta , los postres siempre son increíbles , tanta elección , el único postre que no me gustó fue el helado en tinas pequeñas , se habían derretido casi todos, así que no lo comí , sí se lo dije a un agradable miembro del personal y dijo que lo mencionaría. En general, un gran lugar para visitar con la familia y amigos o incluso por su cuenta si lo desea. Fui con un amigo un lunes por la noche y no estaba muy ocupado , no reservamos solo aparecimos , nos dijeron que si no habíamos reservado teníamos que ir y pagar de inmediato , así que nos mostraron una mesa luego fuimos a pagar, es la primera vez que hacemos esto, pero debe ser una nueva política , Gran noche en general, buena comida y vale 20 libras para una gran noche de fiesta, volveré después de Navidad para mi cumpleaños con suerte 👍

Brilliant place to take your family and friends. Great atmosphere. Love it

Mid week family good quality buffet restaurant with various foods from around the world, completely priced.

Told they stopped serving at 3pm. Still food available at 4pm. Which is the time they said it closed. Still open and people turning up.

First time we went the food was lovely this time it was not. Pad Thai was cold, lemon chicken dry n hard to swallow, steak chewy , pannacotta no taste to it, lots of other food the same either cold or chewy. The 2 good things were the Berry Eton mess and cajaun tortilla chips.

First time trying COSMO, Myself, my wife and children really enjoyed it. The selection was very good and the rotation of fresh food was also very good. My youngest son is a really fussy eater and even he found plenty to eat! Would definitely go back!

Haven't been for 5 years took some friends we all enjoyed it good value plenty of choice very nice and helpful staff

My boyfriend and i came for a meal and we are both 15 however the lady who served us charged my boyfriend £22.99 instead of £11.99 like she should as we are children. In her words it is because ‘he is taller’ therefore insinuating that he will eat as much as an adult, I think this is unacceptable. On the other hand it was all round good service and apart from that incident the staff were kind.

Siempre una noche encantadora en la noche de citas. Comidas siempre encantadoras. Siempre es muy agradable y agradable con un montón de opciones

I've always liked cosmo all the food was lovely but I've noticed they have changed the crispy duck for an absolutely disgusting 🤢 cheaper meat yuk. Please change it back because the other crispy duck was much nicer. Staff are all lovely and hard working and very pleasant always smiling ☺

Travelled from bradford as it was recommended to me by a friend. I was so disappointed by the buffet. I'll start with what I liked from the various dishes. The pork bao buns were lovely, really fluffy and delicious, and I would definitely recommend these. The sushi was delicious, especially the tuna sushi, which was fresh and yummy. That's it. From the huge selection of dishes, these were the only two that I actually enjoyed. What I didn't enjoy was the prawns. Why, why on earth were all the prawns in your resteraunt served with shell on? By the time you removed the shell, you've removed all the flavour from the prawns, which was on the shell! I can't describe how much it irritated me that i was removing any seasoning on the prawns every time i removed the shell. The sweet and sour chicken was so sour that there was no sweet to balance it. It tasted like vinegar had been poured all over it. The duck was so dry that i couldn't eat it. The pork spare ribs were so dry it's like they had been sat there forever. The rice noodles were flavourless. The fried rice was the worst fried rice I've ever eaten, just no flavour at all, and I've eaten a lot of fried rice over the years. The rice was hard, and pair that with no flavour it was just awful. The steak they made on the grill for you was flavourless, and it was doused in oil, if only they added some marinade, even salt and pepper. The prawn crackers were stale, which made me gag. The beef in black bean sauce was okay. Again, not much flavour. The chefs must be afraid of seasoning at this point, I thought. To top this off, the staff were arguing at the counter. A woman and a man were having an argument over cleaning the tables, and it just made me uncomfortable being right next to them. The toilets were horrendous. It's like they googled the worst bathroom fitter and got him in to do the job. 1 tap was hanging off the wall and didn't work. The sealant was up the mirror, and even the ladies who came into the toilet next to me were talking about the state of the toilet. The chairs were falling apart, and the leather was damaged. The tables were so scratched and dented, and it made it feel really unclean. A few times, we came back to the table, and the old plates were there, and staff weren't clearing them as fast as they should have been. It wasn't overly busy, so staff should have been more on the ball. Desserts weren't bad, just not the best. They were very basic, and my bavarian slice dessert was still very much frozen in the middle and couldn't be eaten. The mango cheesecake was not very nice, in my opinion. I don't recommend this place in all honesty and I wouldn't go back again and waste money. For £56 I could have ordered from the local Chinese and had a better experience. Just to add, the mocktail was diabolical, filled with ice and two sips later it's finished. Couldn't even drink enough of it to really feel the flavour. Just packed with ice so they can save as much money as possible.

It was excellent, the food was amazing. Had a wonderful time with my wife there. Great value for money

really nice food .nice place , sometimes its best to book as it can be super busy . Update : went with my family for my daughter birthday ,and it wasn't a nice experience, the lady behind the counter was not friendly and kept scowling at customers . Had to pay before eating felt like they thought we would eat and run .Pana Cota my favorite was not as nice I don't know why . Security outside would not let us walk back to were we parked we had to walk all the way round .

Food was bland and some had been overcooked. The place itself is clean, just the food let's it down

So I booked a table online, we attended the restaurant with my parents, and when we were about to leave I went to pay. They told me our table payed already so I went to ask and my father said he payed. When I got home I received threatening voice mails from Cosmos management saying I didn't pay and that they will call the police. I had to pay over phone 1 more time . It's ridiculous that I payed £77 twice. I won't be going back.

We went after half term at lunch time. The mains were ok but as it wasn’t busy some of it wasn’t very hot and there were no grills on. The dessert options were amazing and the chocolate fountain a real treat! The staff were so friendly and welcoming.

First time and I loved it,Every kind of food you want,from Chinese to Indian and English food.

Le he dado 1 estrella porque el personal era muy amable y acogedor. La comida era horrible. El cerdo chino y la carne de res eran gomosos y en su mayoría consistían en grasa. Los currys eran insípidos. Incluso el agua sabía gracioso. Sinceramente, no creo que me gustaría entrar aquí de nuevo. ¿Parece que se trata de cantidad sobre calidad y quizás están haciendo demasiado?

Didn't get a chance to try the food. Evidently you needed a reservation for a table, otherwise they couldn't say how long you'd be waiting. Eaten at buffet places in many cities, larger than Doncaster too, this is a first. The grimace made by the young lady on the reception too. Not a good look. Shan't be back. My money has been taken elsewhere.

We have been lots of times and take the kids too, great variety and usually always warm food too

What ever you want to eat its there if you want curry in a yorkshire then this is for you 👍

Been before around 4-5 times can’t go wrong with the staff there friendly and really helpful but me and the Mrs went yesterday and as we was eating something kicked off (looked to be two blokes fighting) babies was involved aswell which was quite distressing. Another thing the Indian food was absolutely awful chicken was crunchy and cold sauce was watery naan was like dough not to mention the price which was £55 for 2 of us which in my opinion is ridiculous as we had to wait nearly 2 hours to be seated but yeah I won’t be going back just thought I’d warn others.

Was fine until a fight broke out like zoo animals

Great selection of food, love it here. Been loads of times, great for families. Something for everyone.

First time visiting cosmos in Doncaster and it wasn't the best the place was a little dark for my liking and the food was ok nothing much to write home about. But all in all not a bad place to grab a bit to eat if your shopping or waiting for a train.

very disappointed a lot of the food was only just warm , not for me

No I am First time want to eat buffet there And one person how much.

Lovely choice of food for all the family

Anteriormente había estado en Cosmo para almorzar en Aberdeen, que era fantástico (ver mi otra reseña), así que estaba ansioso por ir a la sucursal de Doncaster cuando estaba en la ciudad. ¡Qué decepción! Explicaron que la oferta completa de sushi y Teppanyaki no estaba disponible para los almuerzos. No me disuadió, pensé que habría muchas otras cosas que ofrecer. Siendo pescatario luché. El único plato de pescado que encontré fueron los dedos de pescado... y no eran nada de lo que escribir en casa. Probé los fideos y luego miré alrededor en busca de algo que tener con ellos. Estoy seguro de que si eres carnívoro, encontrarías algo, pero terminé poniéndoles ensalada de col... Esa fue una combinación interesante. Ciertamente no pasé hambre pero, después de la increíble experiencia en Aberdeen, me quedé menos que impresionado.

Excellent selection of food especially on a weekend, good service, has a licenced Bar, Very good for functions.

Great service team.. not worth £24PH.. drinks are way over priced!

I thought this place was amazing. There are loads of options at the buffet and the service is amazing. Everyone is really friendly and the good is great. Highly recommend.

Went today from out of town- ended up with food poisoning. Won’t be going here again - absolutely gutted I spent £40 on a meal that ended up just making me and my partner very very ill

Karishma was so lovely, really great all round

Great all you can eat food is very good indeed throughly enjoyed it wil definitely go back.

Love eating here, great choice of international food.

Good selection of food plenty to choose from, resturants nice and clean, booked for a birthday meal after visiting here with my family, upon arrival was asked to pay upfront by the lady at the reception which I found not very welcoming at all especially on a family birthday meal however the gentleman serving our table actually said that we would be fine paying after we had eaten as expected, everything else was spot on.

Looks great, staff are really friendly and helpful and food was delicious

food was good, what it said on the tin, however there was no fizzy drinks available all night and the server who cleans the plates away would not win any awards for politeness. slamming plates and glasses and spilling food over the table and on members of my party without so much as a sorry. after spending over £200 not the service i expected tbf. wont be attending again in a hurry. Disappointed to say the least.

Party of 9 who attended for the first time last night as a family for my sons 16th birthday. Food was excellent, plenty of variety, nice and hot and replenished. Desserts were limited in choice and a little samey I.e. the cheesecakes in different flavours etc. The staff were really friendly at the greeting desk, although our waitress who removed the plates was quite stern looking and not very approachable hence we looked for our own spoons for dessert instead of asking, she was understandably busy but still...we were disappointed that the refillable drinks weren't available and didn't fancy paying over the odds for bottled drinks which we don't usually have due to the gas being off,and we were promptly informed of this during our short wait fir a table before being seated. The atmosphere was quite busy, and we found that members of the public seemed to leave their manners at home and social awareness, not the fault of the staff at all and I'm grateful we were sat to the side out of the way. We will more than likely return at some point as the food is great and there's so much to choose from in a range of cuisines and added bonus all are labelled clearly, but maybe we will try another branch in another city near by to us. Great value for money too.

Wouldn't feed the dog this food absolutely vile will not return everyone else thought the same everything seems scruffy everyone touching things not good at all

great night out with family. 26

We go to Cosmo often, but we got there around 7:00 p.m. I was horrified, we paid the same as everyone else, but every second pot was empty and no one came to refill it, and the food that was still left seemed to have been reheated for the tenth time, so we were very disappointed.

We visited on September the 8th in the evening. Unfortunately the refillable drinks were out of order and all bottles of soft drinks had ran out so we opted for water, this couldn't be helped though and the staff were very apologetic. We had the misfortune of being sat by a large table of unruly guests, they spent their time piling plate upon plate of all the prawns they could find, more than anyone could eat! They also let their under 5 yr old children run riot unsupervised around the restaurant. The staff had to ask for them to put shoes on the children and even had to come over when one of the children hit another customer! We also witnessed the children with their hands in the chocolate fountain! Why they weren't asked to leave is beyond me. The food was lovely but unfortunately the evening was totally ruined by these guests

Know this review is a very bad one but I will say I've been many times before and had a good time. We arrived as a family of five and were shown to our seat.The waitress explained that the drinks machine was broken and they only had bottles..These things happen so we ordered j2o and diet cokes..The waitress then came back and apologised that they had run out of cutlery and it would be 15 mins before they got more.The drinks arrived but no glasses.I requested some to be told we weren't allowed any as they were restricted..The expected my 80 year old mother to drink from a bottle..I asked to see a supervisor who on the threat of us getting up and walking out finally relented..We gave up waiting for cutlery and went and took some from other tables..Then just as we thought we might get round to eating something we noticed big groups of people waiting for plates..They were obviously terribly short staffed..We was sat near the till and as I ate I watched a constant stream of people going to complain..Frankly it was a total shambles from beginning to end..When I went to pay I started to complain but then just said "you've heard this thirty times already haven't you?" She looked at me and just nodded so I just felt sorry for her and just paid..Frankly £130 wasted and I won't be returning again.If management are reading this I suggest you get your act in order because Sunday was the kind of shambles that turns thriving restraints into ghost towns.

Always had a good time here but this time a shambles..drinks machine broken so could only buy bottles,that happens but they actually refused to supply a glass with them,called a manager who relented.no knife and forks for first twenty minutes.Eventually got them to find they had run put of plates..Terribly short staffed that meant used plates weren't taken away..The queue of people complaining is testament to the shambles it was today

Worst visit ever. We come to cosmo at least 6 times a year, between 5 and 8 of us every time. To was my dad's 81st birthday and 55year wedding anniversary and. We were stood at reception for 6 minutes before someone came to book us in. Once seated we were told the refillable drinks were out of order, we usually have 4 drinks each minimum. The drinks we ordered took 14 minutes to get to our table . We went to get food and no plates, we stood near the food with other customers and waited 9 minutes before some plates were brought out. This was extremely disappointing. Worse visit we've ever had in over 30 visits.