Explorers Pizza And Pasta Buffet in Staffordshire Moorlands - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Pizza and pasta are far to be good. Pasta is over cooked and pizza do not have quality ingredients. Price is too high in my opinion based on the quality of the food.

The price has gone up from £17.05 last year to £21.00 this year and the quality is no better, in fact possibly worse.... Boo!

£21 for adult, £12 for kids, that includes food an drink for that cost. Compared to the other food options I would suggest this is ok. At least you can eat as much as you want. There was plenty of pizza and was decent tasting. Again you've got remember where you are. My only complaint is the staff. Not that interest in helping. We got wedged behind the salad bar which essentially blocked anyone getting to one side which seemed odd given the restaurant had other tables left. Felt that was the easy option rather than take us to another table further into the restaurant.

The pizza and pasta verity is terrible. Would go to another restaurant maybe 3 different types of pizza and 2 pasta “cheesy pasta” which taste like pasta without cheese and the pasta bolognaise is the same. This could be a great place if they have more verity. £62 for 3 adults

We usually come here everytime we visit Alton Towers, but won't be visiting again. I felt so unwelcome and awkward - we walked in and the conversation between the two women at the till must have been far more interesting than serving us because they might have well have talked over me. Really rude stinky attitude from both of them when I asked the age a child entrance is (It's not on the sign, and I was spoke to like I was trying to lie). They just pointed at a table in an overcrowded corner, which just made me feel like an inconvinience to them. The rest of the place was nearly empty, so can't see why we HAD to sit there. I know it's theme park food and whilst I don't expect a 5 star meal, this time it was just awful. Greasy, terrible pizza and not much pasta options to choose from. For the price of £42 (yes, 42!!) For 2 adults, I'd expect a half decent meal. A real shame, but I couldn't walk out quick enough.

Amazing the food is so delicious and you also get unlimited pizza and they do pasta and unlimited drinks they also do sides like garlic nan etc and you just go up and grab whenever you like. even though it may be expensive for 20 pound per adult, for alton towers especially i don’t think it’s that bad you can eat everything you like so is worth if you have a big appetite. But overall, pretty good

Beautiful building, so clean, the food was amazing and there’s really something for everyone there! you can tell it’s popular due to the line coming out the door!

Absolutely disgusting so called food served here, cold stale frozen pizza, pasta left so long it went stiff with no sauce at all on it. This could seriously make someone ill. Salad bar was the most edible, even though some of it tasted like vinegar. Drink was lukewarm and tasted flat. We left and ate at the Secret Garden restaurant as we were staying onsite and that was so much better. We should of realised when we first entered the pizza restaurant because the place was deserted and we had to pay upfront which is £17pp. Save your money and eat elsewhere, not this place that sells stale frozen pizza.

12 years or over isn’t classed as a child which is not displayed on the big sign outside. So for a family of 4 it’s 80 pounds for pizza that tastes the same as frozen pizza !

Not the best. £17 each for a buffet that had little selection and didn’t taste great. Don’t get me wrong I know it won’t be the best with it being a buffet however I expected more, especially when it used to be good! Pasta selection; there is hardly any. Salad bar is okay, would be a bit better if it was a bit more fresh as some of the salad was going a bit soggy - may be due to the fact it’s 25 degrees but still worth mentioning. The pizza lacks flavour and is a tad dry. Not much selection if you’re a vegetarian too only one very dodgy looking pizza which tasted off. The staff are also just at the front stood about which is a but off putting. It may just be today with the weather however I wasn’t impressed and will be looking for alternative places.

Absolutely just what was needed. Good value for money for a family of 5. Quick turn around on pizzas and salad. Good selection for a fast food restaurant. Clean, lovely friendly staff.

I had previously read very mixed reviews on this pizza pasta restaurant, my friend and I decided that we would visit for ourselves to make up our own minds, I was pleasantly surprised, there was a good selection of pizza, salads and pasta, and there was lots available, only slight criticisms would be maybe the pasta was a tiny bit on the bland side and would it be possible to have other drink refills such as apple juice or squash as some people might not be keen on fizzy 🥤

Awful! Soggy pasta and doughy pizza. Staff didn't seem to know the basics. Very expensive considering the quality of the food.

Since last year the price has shot up to £17.05 for an adult / teenager which seems possibly a bit steep for the quality of the pizza. It certainly wasn't terrible by any standards, my son thoroughly enjoyed his and my daughter liked the pasta. Would we return? Maybe as being captive in a theme park the last choice we had (in Oct 22) at the burger place was terrible. Like last time only the drinks used paper cups.

We chose to eat here whilst visiting the theme park. Reasonable costs compared to other places and Excellant allergen care for my granddaughter who is coeliac. On tasting the food though and using the toilets I’m wouldn’t visit again The pizzas were thin and cardboardy with no real taste of anything. The different choices, pepperoni, cheese and tomatoes, Hawaiian, vegetable all tasted the same. A fresh pizza came out whilst I was at the counter and it was great to have a hot slice! The garlic bread, pizza style, was much nicer than the pizzas and I had a few slithers of this. There is also a couple of pasta choices, I tried the tomato pasta and although also cold it was ok We had paper plates, the table was too small for the number of people, even though we had four children in our party! Plastic glasses for the choice oc fizzy soft drinks, the only drinks available!! When I went to use the toilets, which are three individual cubicles, one for those with disability and two others. A horrible smell hits you as you walk in. The toilet seat was up in the cubicle I had to use and it clearly is not cleaned underneath routinely!!!! It was £15.50 per adult and £7.95 per child

Was actually surprised at how nice the food was, a few different Pizzas & a Bolognaise & Carbonara pasta with a varied salad, could hv done with olives & picked onions but that's personal choice. Toilets on the other hand are disgusting, I mentioned the sink was filthy/thick mould around taps to a staff member & returned the next day to see it hadn't been touched!! Not good enough

Paid over £30 for 2 adults and a 2 year old. Absolutely terrible value for money. I know you pay more in a theme park for food but you expect it to at least be bog standard. Pizza was tasteless, there was only 2 types of pasta on and both had barely any sauce on so was like eating plain bland pasta. We had to go to a hot dog stand after leaving because everyone was hungry afterwards. Very very poor.

As a family we went here for lunch, it was fantastic value for money. £12.50 for an adult and £7.50 for children upto 11yrs old. Pasta range was very limited, about 3-4 variations, But they had plenty of pizza to choose from. Adults and Kids are well covered with different tastes. Salad Bar was small but had all the main choices that most people would want. The meal includes a re-fillable drink, with a decent range of choices.

This restaurant is a nice break to the day running around the park, plenty of pizza and pasta coming out fresh during our stay no hard cheese on what would be old pizzas great drinks selection including cordial juice at the water machine

We paid 70£ at the entrance , the pizzas were dry and hard , the pasta was horrible , my one year old was looking forward for the pasta it was dry pasta with no sauce on it all 3 pastas when I asked where...

We visited the buffet yesterday. It was so busy, which is fine. Went to queue up to get some food, I saw 5/6 people picking pizza up and putting it back, someone coming up with a dirty plate and using the pasta spoon, touching their...

We were shown to a table then realised there were food scraps under it. Also no container with crockery on the table. Further along, we noticed tables that were in a clean area and made up. Surely it would have been better to take us...

Good choice, all fresh & hot with a nice variety of both pizza, pasta & salad. Worth the money to fill up on a family meal

Fantastic for the price but the food is very average. Reminded me of Asda cafe if I am being honest, but as I say it is good for the money. Would of liked some wedges to go with the pizzas. When I was there the...

I came here looking for some lean cuisine but ended up getting the worst possible wrong sting ever. If you are planning to come here DON’T, go to just chicken where you will be served lean succulent chicken with the juices mixing just perfectly with...

I went yesterday and it the staff were great but it took a while to get a table as it is a busy restaurant. The food was a amazing it is a great buffet the is lots of different pizza options and salad. Over all...

We visited Pizza & Pasta twice during our stay. The first time we went mid afternoon, so it was pretty quiet, whilst the second we went just after the “normal” lunchtime and it was still chaotic. We did find on the first visit that the...

This place gets very busy at lunchtime, but the food is worth it. We thought the pizzas, pasta bolognese and salad bar were all really tasty. Unlimited fizzy drinks are included in the price. The queue at the hot buffet was frustratingly slow. If they...

My son has an allergy to gluten and fortunately the pizza and pasta buffet did gluten free options. When we ordered the pizza for my son it took 40 minutes to arrive to us and when it did it was cold. I’d like to thank...

The pizza was quite nice but prices were too expensive. £43 for 2 kids, 2 adults. Definitely didn't eat £43 worth of pizza!

We visited the PizzaPasta Buffet 8th October. There were 13 of us (Table1) including 3 under 12s and 4 teenagers for whom we had to pay full price. Having looked forward to finishing our meal with ice cream we were very disappointed to find out...

Having seen some of the reviews i must say I thought this place was great. Exactly what you need in the middle of your day, all the staff are extremely helpful and friendly special shout-out to Zander who really was so nice. The food is...

You get what you pay for here, don't go expecting the Savoy Grill but if you're looking for plenty of hot half decent food then it's exactly what you need. Came here on Tuesday thinking we'd struggle to get something as my girlfriend is gluten...

Popped in today with two hungry teenagers. Although it isn't the same due to Covid restrictions, it was still very good. The staff are doing very well to overcome issues with the app and very happily used menus instead. The food was good and there...

After a long couple of hours in the park queing up on rides, we decided to get some food, pizza and pasta lovely, well after being in the que for 30mins we finally got to our table. We were told to use a app! Well surprise couldn’t get no internet 4g! Finally after sorting this out food came 15 minutes later well when we got our pizza it look and tasted like slop was this even cooked properly? No everything was just chucked on with no presentation! Nachos were ok but for a sloppy pizza nachos and 2 little drinks for 22.80 really! So disappointed with this

On our second day in the park, after smelling their garlic bread for the third time whilst riding the River Rapids, I convinced my bf to queue for 25 minutes to eat here. I was so excited for some delicious pasta and garlic bread only to be instantly disappointed by the whole dining experience. I'm all for app ordering, but unfortunately had no internet in the restaurant. My internet had been fine in the rest of the park - typical! It was a hard job getting anyone to take my order the old fashioned way. One girl server repeatedly said she'd get "that boy" (her words, not mine) to take our order. But, the young chap kept far away from our table and instead aimlessly wandered around with paper cups. Once we did manage to order, with someone completely different, the young chap only brought over my bf's paper cup and forgot my bottle of coke. The tomato and basil pasta sauce was watery and plonked on top of bland, dry pasta. The bf's pizza was mostly cheese with a very thin, doughy base. They totally forgot my drink and I had to flag down the young chap just before we left to eventually get it.Honestly, I didn't think you could get pasta that wrong - I left pretty much all of it. Luckily, the garlic bread was passable. Would not recommend!

Kids pizza was a cheap frozen tasteless waste. The onion rings had NO taste of onion. The adult pasta Bolognese was submerged in water, bland cold pasta and watered sauce with cheap meat. Avoid at all costs as your wasting your money and time .

This place has gone so expensive, not worth the money I’ve paid for. The pasta has no taste, so dry not enough bolognese sauce. When I ask for more sauce the woman took my plate I said just give me a bowl of sauce due to infection control but insisted to take my plate back and gave me the same plate of pasta. Unbelievable!The toilet has no hand towel nor hand drier, people coming out of the toilet with hands still wet. No alcohol in site. COVID is still around!!!This pizza and pasta place should be sorted out if not just close this place not worth people’s money

The worst meal i have ever been presented with. waited over 40 mins for our pizzas to come out and then i had to wait even longer for my gf veggie pizza. when it arrived it looked just like a plain margarita with cold veggies placed on top. I immediately asked to see the management team and they promised me a refund. for the total cost of the meal. which i am still waiting dor

The buffet system is now a sit down set menu due to Covid19 restrictions which was fine. The menu was varied. I had a Margarita pizza which was light and very cheesey. Eaten here when it was a buffet also a couple of years ago. You order via an app. Only thing was the tables are placed fairly close together with other visitors which was a bit of a worry due to Covid.

Understandably it is no longer a buffet service due to Covid restrictions, my family eat at this restaurant every time we visit Alton towers and usually love it. Today we visited, we were seated and asked to order food online (which is fine), we ordered, then waited almost 40mins to then be served with cold pizzas, and some awful excuse of Bolognaise. The pizzas were well below standard for the price of them. I would’ve complained but after already wasting an hour of our park time I didn’t want any more time wasted. Totally gutted by today’s experience and what an absolute waste of money!

We visited on Wednesday evening in half term (was fairly quiet and much quieter than we saw at lunchtime). Due to covid security the restaurant is no longer a buffet and you choose the pizza or pasta which you want. All orders are online and you choose and pay on the app. Our pizzas were all good and even in the days of the buffet we probably only ate one pizzas worth of food ( just you had to choose one option - if there is a group and you agree you could always mix and match). Drinks were served in bottles and are not bottomless but you could always bring a water bottle. The staff were really friendly and helpful. Despite the change we still had a good meal.

The food was excellent and the service was great. The kids pizza was served as half a pizza in a small pizza box.

We came here for lunch during scarefest on the 31st. It is no longer a buffet, so you can purchase either a whole 10” pizza (£10), a pasta portion (£5) or half a pizza on the kids menu (£5). They also had some sides, but no desserts. Drinks are 500ml bottles of fizzy pop costing around £2.50 each. You scan the QR code on the table and order + pay through your phone.We bought a pepperoni pizza and the tomato and Basil pasta. The bill came to £15 and we brought our own drinks (recommended). The pizza was really good, slightly over priced in my opinion but nice. The pasta wasn’t as good, but edible. Very similar to school canteen pasta. It was nice to sit down in the restaurant as it rained and we only waited 5mins due to the huge amount of seating that is in there. Only criticism is that the table was very sticky which wasn’t pleasant.

I loved this place as a buffet. The pizza is good quality and it's fun to choose a variety. The current take away set up is less fun and doesn't feel like as good value. I understand the reason for the change but perhaps management could consider the Toby carvery model where it's still a buffet but not self service? That would be my preference.

I don’t normally leave reviews for quick service theme park restaurants but I have to mention how amazing this restaurant was with my son who has coeliac disease. The server went through the options in depth and reassured us about limiting the risk of cross contamination. My sons gluten free pizza was cooked fresh to order and it was amazing. Good value for money for theme park prices too!

The food that was out was fresh enough and wasn’t the worst pizza I have ever had, however there isn’t much in the way of variety. If you’re thinking Pizza Hut style buffet then you might want to reign them expectations in. Caters for meat eaters and veggies, but only expect 3 different types of pizza. Would harm to be a bit more adventurous and throw some different pizzas out. Do something a bit different!

As a party of 7 we visited here over Scarefest and we were were pleasantly surprised. All 7 of us have different likes and dislikes and with 3 children as well dining out can turn into a stressful time.Firstly the staff they were amazing we were lucky and were seated within 10 minutes, one of our children mentioned they couldn’t see cheesy pasta a couple of minutes later a huge bowl of it was served to our table.The food was lovely and excellent value it is a buffet so you are serving yourself but the pasta and pizza was tasty and always hot, it appeared that the staff were replenishing the food very quickly.I admit I’m not a pizza fan but I thoroughly enjoyed it here.The only downside were the toilet facilities a very busy restaurant and only one working toilet wasn’t ideal.If I visit the park again I would certainly visit here for a meal it was great.

We have eaten here a couple of times when at the park for the weekend purely because this is all that is really available to sit sit down and eat.The restaurant is a bit of a mess due to kids running around with food and parents not cleaning up their mess before leaving. I really do feel sorry for the staff, who are friendly even though they have to clean it all up. The pizza is ok, the pasta is the type little kids will like so no trouble for parents to get their kids to eat something.The ice cream is not great.At least the drunks are refillable.

This restaurant is worth a visit with an annual pass. About £11 for a meal (£14 no pass) and you can fill up for the day. The pizza was tasty and the salad bar well stocked. I was very happy with my meal and ice cream at the end was a great addition. Staff were also friendly and helpful!

If you are looking for gourmet food then perhaps Alton Towers isn't the place. However, if youre looking for something to help energise your active day and not having to worry if there is enough food then this restaurant is a pretty good start. Go online and pre book (even 20 minutes before you get to the restaurant) and its cheaper. Either way its a large restaurant where the pizza is made on mass but still delicious. The buffet area is large and plenty of access points so its not a case of queuing in a long line. The pizzas are piled up high so you are never waiting for a pizza as they never run out. Theres always several of each type at any one time and they just kkeep piling more on. The cheese is stringy and delicious. There are a couple of drink fountains for refills of the same drink available around the park and each side of the restaurant has a salad bar too. You pay a you enter so there are no issues with waiting to pay and considering its busy, staff do a good job to keep it clean and tidy. Despite it being a large restaurant with lots of seating, its extremely popular so my advice is get there for when it opens or outside of the lunch/dinner times as otherwise there can be a wait. They have a few toilets which to be honest aren't as clean and tidy as the rest of the facilities in the park but if you want a sit down and like pizza then this is an absolutely great restaurant and the one I go to every time. I have eaten at various others and whilst they are nice, this one represents the best value and provides the energy for the rest of the day. But maybe don't go on Oblivion straight after.

Pizza is good and many different types and Ice cream is delightful. However finding a clean plate was something of an undertaking. The price is far to much for what you get too!

It was my first time to Alton Towers yesterday and it was my birthday so my friend and I decided to visit the theme park and after a while we obviously became hungry and looked on the map to see what we wanted and we were quite excited about a pizza and pasta buffet. When we got there we were greeted with a queue and a rather nice smell which gave us great hopes. We paid and were shown to a table and then decided to get our food.Basically they have pizzas sat out with fresh ones at the back piled on top of each other waiting to replace the older stuff when it’s gone or unwanted. The pizza at the front looked nowhere near as appetising as the front so I took my food from the back. Some of the pizzas had really bad toppings and way too much cheese that I couldn’t even notice if they had sauce on some slices, a steak pizza with two or three toppings on each slice? What is the point of that? There were only two pasta options so it isn’t really a pasta Buffet and more like a pizza one with pasta and salad as side dishes. The food itself tasted okay but it wasn’t anything to scream about. My friend went to the toilet whilst I was still eating and when she came back around 20 seconds later she wasn’t happy in the slightest I asked her what was the matter and she told me that there was only one toilet for men and women to share and when she went in there was excrement all over the back of the toilet and the seat as well as up the sanitation bin and of course the smell was horrendous. Other people were turning away from the facility and she decided to complain to a member of staff who didn’t seem to care or apologise and just said “oh right well I don’t know who’s meant to be cleaning it today.” My friend wasn’t happy about this and we were put off our food. If that is the attitude of the staff towards their public toilet what we do see and use then God forbid what the standard of the kitchens was like. (And from how I am feeling this morning it mustn’t be very good as I have had a sensitive stomach as well as nausea all day which has to be something to do with this food as I hadn’t had anything else)We also told a member of staff on the way out who insisted on laughing whilst looking away not wanting to meet our eyes as we told her how disgusting it was and that it needed to be cleaned as soon as possible. Think it’s shocking how the standards are in such a busy and popular place like Alton Towers are. We then had to walk quite a way after eating here to find a toilet seeing as we couldn’t use the one on the premises. Not too much of a problem for us but certainly would be for anyone with kids. Definitely wouldn’t come back to this establishment unless it was improved drastically with the quality and care of the food as well as the hygiene and for staff to be trained on how to give great customer service and not act like lazy teenagers.

Visited here on Thursday with my two boys and have to say it was really good for the price £29 for the three of us eat and drink as much as you like. Wasn't over crowded the staff all lovely the pizza was surprisingly good for mass produced much better than my past visit when I went to the rollercoaster restaurant. My only gripe would be put more pasta options on. Apart from that the salad was good and fresh. Free refills on drinks and also ice cream included. Would definitely use this place next time we visit.

Visited on a very wet & rainy day with our 3 year old. It was £17 (there abouts) each! Since when does a 3 year old eat £17 worth of pizza & pasta?!? Our toddler loves her food but that’s ridiculous & I’d rather have chewed my fingers than give in to this kind of daylight robbery... sorry, but I would.It was such poor weather too, we wanted a place to eat indoors with the little one but was told we could pop next door where pizza is sold by the slice but we would have to stand outside with it. Complete joke! No idea how special this pizza was or if the service was so unbelievably good that you really wouldn’t mind remortgaging your house for it... we didn’t stay to find out. Granted you expect to be fleeced at Alton Towers for food & refreshments but I think this is a bit much being fair. Wouldn’t put us off going to the park again & obviously not forced to buy the pizza (lols).

Hadn’t planned on eating out but due to the large number of wasps around the park we decided to opt for this given the reasonable price and fact that we get a discount as Merlin Passholders. Lots of young staff standing around talking and doing nothing else, still got attacked by wasps, including landing on our plates of food but staff refused to shut the doors to keep them out.

It was okay. But it was the best food at AT. Excellent with Allergy. Service was excellent. Had a couple of pizza slices and salad. AP discount about 12 pound. Not the cheapest but you could fill up.. we just didnt need to.

- Poor frozen style pizzas - some not cooked

At £14 per adult and £7.50 per child this is great value (charging adult prices for 12 and above is a bit steep though). All said, our family of 7 ate for a little over £60 (after passholders discount) and left satisfied and ready for round 2 in the park.

Myself and a bunch of friends decided to go here on our visit as it was the best value for money at the park...

Great food lots of choice staff go above and beyond very clean also. Only criticism is 12 year old being classed as an adult this age is a bit young but as a whole we had a lovely meal.

One of the more value for money places to eat at Alton Towers .. plenty of choice with pizza toppings and free drink refills included. I give a low score for the pasta dishes and was unfortunate enough to have mac and cheese. I can only describe it as wallpaper paste with no cheese at all, so bad it's the only memory I seem to have now. It was the most disgusting thing and had to get a new plate URGH!!

Good restaurant you get exactly what it says. All food was nice and hot and tasty. Maybe 1 or 2 more pasta options would improve it a bit as there was only 2 options when we went. Friendly staff and liked the all inclusive drinks and ice cream too.

Lovely choice of food, great service, well laid out, would recommend. Didn't have to wait long either and didn't feel rushed.

For £14pp, this was excellent value, pizzas are constantly coming out fresh. You also get free refills, the unlimited salad bar, ice cream bar, pasta and pizza. This was an excellent choice and affordable, it kept us full for the rest of the day.

I went to this restaurant because I'm a student a budget friendly Pizza and Pasta at a theme park is always the right choice; I went in, and told the person at the desk (Zak), that I was vegan, immediately, he said that they have vegan cheese and can make food specifically for me so that I would be able to eat it. He came over with the allergens booklet, asked me what I wanted to eat, and it was ready within 15 minutes and so, so tasty!

£14 for a pizza buffet may seem a lot, but you soon start to think you're getting your moneys worth. My brother recommended this place to us before we went and I am thankful. You can absolutely rinse them for that £14 with unlimited pizza, pasta, garlic bread, salad, soft drinks and ice cream! They have sauces for the savoury food and sweet food. They have a wide variety of pizzas, including vegetarian options, and the names of the pizzas are listed so there is no confusion. Whenever a pizza ran out, the staff were straight on the job replacing it. At one point, they had four pepperoni pizzas waiting in a queue. They were fresh and hot. There's nothing worst than being at a pizza hut buffet and the pizza you like running out with no quick replacement. I probably ended up having two and a half pizzas in total, with salad, pasta, ice cream, and four drinks. The only extra thing you need to pay for is alcohol. It's fair to say I felt stuffed afterwards, i'm just thankful it didn't come back up on the wickerman! Well worth the extra money and i'm going again whenever I return to Alton Towers next.

Good bit - The staff where friendly but I am not there to talk but to eat.

Ate here on Saturday whilst visiting Alton Towers theme park. The lunch was an unlimited pizza, pasta and salad buffet, at £14 per person including unlimited soft drinks. It was very tasty, we thoroughly enjoyed it.

£42 for 2A and 2C but we got to sit down and ate plentifully. Arrived at midday and busy enough but not overwhelming. Nice greeting and shown to our table. Pizza and Pasta was nice. Not massive selection bu good enough and plenty of salad bits also. Ice cream after for the kids. Would actually return.

Quite possibly the best food offering within the park, and also one of the best I’ve had whilst visiting a theme park. Seated very quickly, buffet service very quick and pizzas/pasta all piping hot and a lot available at all times. Nice range of salad choices and delicious garlic breadsticks. You can even have free soft serve ice cream with a range of sauces. Highly recommend if visiting the park... is a bit pricey at £14 per adult, but you could certainly get your money’s worth.

Massive queue but worth it. A constant supply of fresh pizza, pasta and salad to choose from and ice cream for dessert. We all enjoyed it and for a place so busy it was kept very clean

Unlimited Pizza, Pasta and Salad. Great value, with another 20% off by showing our merlin annual pass. Good food, not the best pizza ever but on par with Pizza Hut. I think there is one of these in every Merlin Park.

The food was very good, I wouldn't say it was the best pizza ever but it was decent and well priced. There was a massive queue, being a Saturday night during Scarefest but that's not their fault. The staff were nice and helpful. The staff in the kitchen were fast to replenish what ran out. I loved the macaroni and cheese the best but I liked it all. Would likely return

The food here is nasty and cheap. I will never eat here again. I would add one good thing, the staff are amazing and helpful Nothing else can be said.

What can I say ? Revolting pizza - the base was deep fat fried which has left me with severe indigestion 12 hours later. It all tasted the same although there were quite a few toppings to choose from. It used to be brilliant value for money but I feel once again Alton Towers have been cost cutting and sacrificed quality.

My partner and I visited during lunch hour (very busy) we didn’t wait long until we had a table, food was lovely and a good price, it was all explained to us as we sat down which was helpful. Everything was good, apart from the toilets, which there was a lack of and they had a foul smell coming from them (sewers), I felt sorry for the people eating directly next to them!

This is how it should be - quick service, tasty pizza great choice of fizzy, was so happy they had a water dispenser as our baby only drinks water and milk. Friendly staff Great quality for £13.50

Apprehensive to go in at first as expected the food to be less than average but after waiting only two minutes they managed to conjure up a table for 5 which is an awkward number to seat. So top marks for finding a table quite quickly. Pleasant young waitress with a SMILE which can be unusual to find these days ! Kids mum is a vegan and no problem they cooked a vegan cheese pizza and brought it to the table which looked very nice and their mums are the only ones that m enjoyed it. The rest of pizzas not to forget the unlimited salad we’re tasty and we were all stuffed and waddled out looking to avoid any serious rides. If you have a premium pass then you get 20% off the bill so. Happy days!!!!!

Was visiting during Scarefest 2018 and we had to wait for a table to become free due to the volume of people within the park. I think we waited 5-10 minutes at most before we were seated. This was not an issue at all. The food is all you can eat buffet pasta and pizzas and also soft drinks for £13.50 each (Adult Price) you just pay first get a plate and just help yourself to as much as you can eat and you can keep going back for more. Great selection of soft drinks (Oasis, Diet Coke, Coke Zero, Regular Coke, Fanta) and for and extra £2 you can upgrade to alcoholic drinks. Not sure if that is unlimited but I can’t see it for obvious reason. The pizzas are cooked regular and never run out there is a great selection and even including Garlic Bread. The margarita pizza was one of the best I have ever tasted. Will be going back here when we next return to the park.

Do you like pizza ? Do you like lots of it ? Do you like salad and pasta ? This is where you need to eat when at Alton towers then. It’s all you can eat so fill up and take your time

We enjoyed the food after a busy day at the park but there really could of been more pasta choices. The kids love the sweets and chocolate fountain.

The pizza meal deal £13.50 includes all pizza, pasta, salad bar and soft drinks. The food was constantly being cooked and served, so the hot food was always fresh and piping hot. Decent salad selection and the soft drinks are included in the price. The best food I've had ever from a theme park.

Really enjoyed this buffet restaurant. The fresh pizza was so yummy. Plenty coming out hot all of the time so we didn't have to wait. Great salad bar too.

Ok value for money depending on how much you eat and an easy way to fill your kids up. Don’t eat just before you ride though

Have been here before when visiting Alton Towers but this was the worst experience yet. On arrival we waiting until the server found us a table through her walkie talkie even though there were 2 free tables in front of her. We at the table and waited for the waiter to come over to take payment. We were ignored whilst he served 3 other tables which came in after us. I was even at the stage where I was waiving my credit card to catch his attention. When eventually he arrived he apologised as said he didn't see us !!!!! The pizza was good but the pasta bolognnaise was cold. At the drinks station the Oasis on both stations was giving out water rather than juice. I told the nearest waitress who didn't seem bothered, told me to put the cup on the side and take another cup saying she would refill it shortly - which I didn't see happen. I know they are busy with the amount of people coming and going, but service with a smile would be greatly appreciated. Very rude and not bothered with the general pubic at all

To be fair to the staff who work there, they are dealt with a difficult situation: a small restaurant in proportion to the amount of people who want to eat in there. You have to queue for a table, someone leaves, they clean the table quick, they sit you down and give you a plate in exchange for payment. Not much room it's so busy. Not many staff knew what was suitable for vegetarians but it was solved in the end. Eat as much as you like for your money and a salad bar for those wanting a light lunch.

Came here for lunch and was seated immediately.

The food is really good and for all you can eat and at a major theme park reasonably priced, however the service was terrible, there were numerous tables ready to be cleared but just left causing queues outside in the pouring rain, poor team work within the staff leaving one person to try and clean tables and then one person finding tables to seat customers simply not good enough and spoils what is a good place to eat with plenty of variety in pizza choice and a good selection of pasta and salad.

Appauling dirty staff picked food up off the floor and placed it back for customers to eat. Toilets oveflowing into the restaurant.

Was a good restaurant until we found out this place has some pipes the world foods for this year so be prepared to be disappointed

Who would have thought that here would literally be The best gluten free pizza? Staff very friendly and made me a whole vegetarian GF pizza. It tasted so good I thought it was ‘normal’ . For those of you GF people you know the feeling of chewing a cardboard-like biscuit with tomato masquerading as a pizza, then it’s worth going to Alton Towers just for this Pizza!

On a day trip where one of our party required Gluten free food we hadn't held out much hope of finding any within Alton Towers but we asked on the off chance and got a positive response. We were immediately found a table and a server named Chloe came straight away with a manual showing what was available with a Gluten free base. The order was taken and she advised that it would be a while whilst it was specially prepared and in the meantime she would personally prepare a salad to ensure no cross contamination would occur. Meal arrived separately and it was on a base better than we have had at more expensive outlets and tasted good. Obviously this is a busy "all you can eat" buffet but bearing that in mind Explorers was pretty good and as far as Gluten free is concerned very surprising.

Table straight away found for us but dirty floor asked to be moved. Sticky table but clean floor. Salad bar nothing appealing just had nacho. Pasta all over the outside

Every time we visit Alton towers we eat here. Good value and good food. You have to pay first before you get cups and plates, which took a good 10 minutes and staff seemed to be ignoring us but apart from that it's worth a visit. Beware toilets are very limited so probably find another toilet before going here to eat.

I was stuffed with food and spoiled for choice at the buffet with there being pizza of all types and drinks to quench your thirst

This has to be one of the best buffets I have been too literally you are never waiting around for pizza to be cooked they are stacked up constantly as is the pasta it's a great place to eat. This is the place I would recommend to eat every time you visit Alton towers.

£13.50 for as much pizza, pasta and salad as you can eat as well as refillable drink. Like most buffet places food sitting under heat lamps so not as warm as I would like my food to be. But as pizza goes they some nice varieties so that was a plus. Definitely a good place to go at the end of a long day of rides just before returning to the hotel.

As we (hubby, sister in law and myself) love pizza and pasta, we couldn’t go wrong here! Nice choice of pizzas and pasta, along with salad, and with it being all-you-can-eat, it was nice to be able to go back for seconds. Lovely talking to Julie too - thanks to all the chefs there, your lovely food kept us going for quite a long time! Definitely worth a visit :-)

You can’t go wrong with all you can eat buffet and it is quite difficult to get pizza and pasta wrong, so this is a safe choice and if you’re hungry enough you can make this worth the money.