Flaming Dragon Restaurant in Cardiff

Always get great food and service from here. They even prepare their delicious naans right in front of you. Highly recommended.

Food is not good.pre cooked food is served after microwave. 😡😡😡

Good experience, the dishes are plentiful and good. A good place for a quick meal.

Authentic Indian food. I tried vegetarian biryani, it was good.

I complained about being served old food, but no action was taken. The staff admitted that the chicken was one day old when we asked. Overall, it was not a great experience, and I would avoid this restaurant in the future.

Me and my friends came to visit the restaurant like in their closing time already. We entered and ask if they are still open as it is almost midnight. I think most of the food are kept and the stove are off. When we said that it was so sad as we really wanted to have indian food. They immediately accomodated us. They switched on everything and took our orders. The manager and the staff are very friendly and nice. And the foodddddd, it is AMAZING!!!! I’ve been to india couple of times and I can say it is a real homecooked taste, felt like I am literally in India. The restaurant is clean and pleasant. The staff are organized and efficient. Since we really liked the food, the next day we decided to go again and tried the other dishes they have, and guess what? It didn’t disappoint! It is all DELICIOUS! We will definitely come back when we visit Cardiff again. Kudos to the whole team of Flaming Dragon Cardiff.

had a good and decent food at cardiff city centre🍲🥘, recommended guys

The chef was friendly with great customer service skills and food was nice.

Excellent customer service,great quality of food and reasonable price.

The noodles were good but when we ordered Biryani it was stale which made us disappointed. The taste was very average and the place was very cold.

I had chicken biryani last week . It was really good . Worth every penny .

Great place and worth the price, very welcoming

A surprising find where you can get a substantial meal for £5 for the biryanis, or even barely over £3 for the fried rice dishes. And yet it's a smart clean environment. A must for any budget, backpacker type travelers swinging by Cardiff.

Food was sooo nice. I have personally tried the chicken Fried rice & chicken noodles and was extremely affordable. Their biriyani was also well known must need to try them next time. 😋

It was my secound visit because it's reasonable price, spacy and quiet.

Good food and nice customer service♥️♥️♥️

Price worthy CB.I really enjoyed the food.

Best affordable Indian food in Cardiff. Kerala style biriyani, chicken fried rice and chicken noodles were worth every penny.

The food was really good. would recommend the Chicken biryani & Chicken Noodles! Reasonable price and a nice eat-in location. Went a second time. Waiting time was minimal. Very good service. Lamb cochin curry and chicken curry.Good quantity and food.

The chicken biryani is really good.

One of the best and the cheapest place you can try out Asian food. Good quantity of food is being provided for the price. I’ve come from all the way from Luton to try out their chicken biriyani worth for the price I can say 💯

Biriyani good like kerala, price surprised, quantity good

The food here is sooo much delicious 😋 Must try once in your life..

"Flaming Dragon impresses with its unique blend of Indo Chinese cuisine. Their menu boasts a wide array of dishes. The restaurant's cozy ambiance and attentive service make it a top choice for those who enjoy a little heat in their meals and also budget friendly." 🔥🍜🌶️

Délicieux et pas cher, je recommande vivement à n'importe qui les plats de ce restaurant. Il y en a pour tous les goûts. Le cuisinier est très sympa.

Best place to reach out for homely vibes and aroma is the exact peak which delivers the quality.... Satisfied with a place to hangout for best feast... Services are also appreciated ☺️.. Especially with a smile of honor......

Best Indian restaurant in cardiff... me and my husband recommend the best place to visit if you are wanting for an Indian dishes.... highlighted is the biriyani 😋😋 must try.....

The taste was very good especially i like pani puri and cheaper in cardiff and the kerala chicken biriyani was delicious same taste of biriyani which made in kerala really fulfilled.

Kerala chicken biryani is very good and price is very cheaper, good quantity and quality and we tried pani puri that also have an indian touch and very tasty.

First time I’ve visited this place & from first glance was very impressed staff were friendly & food looked nice then ordered the egg fried rice chicken tikka masala onion barji popadom chicken tikka masala with Bombay aloo was nice food & reasonably priced but was slightly disappointed with the portion of chicken tikka masala & Bombay aloo I received from there plus the food wasn’t very warm , I will try there again and hope to have my problems amended then.

One of the most delicious bucket of rice I had ever

Visited Cardiff for holidays, while looking for Indian options bumped into this place. Decent ambience, great food, pocket friendly prices compare to other available options, friendly and smiling Chef and staff. Would definitely recommend this place and plan to visit again whenever in Cardiff.

Nice buffet restaurant. Overall the food is good, not even close to the best chinese I've tried but is ok for the price.

Visited the flaming dragon restaurant with friends . The food was not to bad but the service was slow .

Un grupo de 12 de nosotros comimos aquí en bastante tarde previo aviso. El personal fue servicial y amable aunque tomar algo de tiempo para tomar bebidas.

I had dinner here once on a friend's birthday. The food was good although the options were a bit limited. the service was great and the environment was nice too

Este lugar es algo diferente, se paga un precio establecido para la comida y comer tanto como quieras. El problema es que hay tan muchas opciones, desde sushi a india a China a mexicanos, y así que continúa ... metí yo por alrededor de £14,00 y eso era antes de los postres!! Un fantástico lugar para un grupo de amigos o para una celebración, no para una comida romántica y tranquila. No podemos esperar a volver pronto.

I have been to the Flaming Dragon quite a few times and it doesn't disappoint. The food is always very tasty and it is good value for money.

Visité este lugar mientras en Cardiff, con un grupo de amigos y salir del grupo 7 de nosotros que fuimos 4 terminó enfermar y tener una intoxicación alimenticia. a medio camino a través de mi segundo plato empecé a notar todo el pollo y pato probado.

Drawn in by what seemed a reasonable price and good reviews. Food was below average, dirty tables, little space, surrounded by students, constant repeat of same cd, service slow even though quiet when we first arrived. Staff found it difficult to even get a spoon! Shall not be returning!!

Visited on a works day out. A very nice 'all you can eat' buffet. All the dishes were very tasty and hot. Not disappointed at all. I definately would visit this place again when I'm back in town.

1 noche en Cardiff y vimos este lugar junto a nuestro hotel. parecía bueno desde el exterior y no nos decepcionó. El personal era educado y servicial y atento. La comida era deliciosa. Supongo que no es más que el buffet chino regular pero que es su fuerza. comida y precio decente, ¿qué más se puede pedir?

£11,90 cuando fuimos esta semana, y la calidad de la comida era genial. Sí, su 'china británica" - pero si eso es lo que estás en el estado de ánimo para luego ir aquí! costillas, s&s;, curry, arroz frito, langostinos tostadas, etc. Un montón de platos inusuales demasiado, y postres.

Visited the restaurant with my wife and 3 children last night, excellent choice of dishes, that were all hot and the staff kept checking to ensure hot and that their was plenty of food. Drinks were good value, the restaurant was incredibly clean, the staff on duty were really nice and friendly, nothing seemed too much trouble, a nice choice of deserts too which pleased our children, as did the lolipops when we was leaving. Many thanks we will be back soon.

Not edible, so much salt and sugar in everything. It's all like desert, all meats are overcooked and left under hot lights for ages to get worse and worse. Sushi is a joke, salmon was brown. Everything looks and tastes like dangerous, seriously, I've eaten in a place called China China which got shut down for health and safety violations and it was 10x better than this place. Staff need an attitude review, after complaining and being disagreed with my girlfriend said "customer is always right" to which the manager replied "I don't know where you come from but that is not the case in this building". We had eaten none of our food and were expected to pay. We left our details and are expecting to hear from the civil court.

For my first time at the flaming dragon i came for my 16th .It has very good good seating area.The staff are always clearing away any visible dishes and asking if anything if needed.The food was nice it was warm and the food in the pots were kept hot.The layout of the restaurant is really good the lanterns and lights are really pretty and the water well.It's a cheap price and it's near the town which is really good would recommend this restaurant.

I ate here for lunch after going to the cinema. The location of this Chinese is good as it is right by the cinema and shopping facilities. It is decorated nicely and appears clean. We only interacted with one staff member who was friendly enough and we had orange juices which were rather nice. But that's where the positives stop.I got myself some noodles - which is my favourite dish - and was disappointed to find them dry, hard and luke warm. I couldn't eat any more of those so I tried the chicken dish I had. After one bite I thought it didn't taste right and when I looked at it, it had a discerning pink tinge... I wasn't comfortable to eat any more of that. The only things I managed to put away were some chips and rice - which were also luke warm and unpleasant, but tasted not bad.When we left the bill was £30 (for two people) which wouldn't be too bad, but we were not impressed since I could eat barely anything.It's a shame, since it looks so nice and all, but I will not be going back there and wouldn't recommend it.Something additional to consider is that people do have different views of buffet food. I was not impressed at all, but my boyfriend said he didn't mind it and that you can't help food drying out at buffets. So maybe it depends on the standards you expect. However, I've eaten at Chinese buffets before and they were a lot nicer than this one.

City centre location, across the road from the Motorpoint Arena. All you can eat buffet. Great price, delicious food.

Lots of foods, good value and quality. Good rangrle of chinese currys amd desserts, plenty of space inside for families and friendly staff

plenty of choice and a good cook to order section..and nice surroundings with attentive service when you need it .A nice dessert section but looked a little over used when I was there.

I visited Flaming Dragon this evening with a group of 7, restaurant is nicely decorated but the hygiene is not impressive in the slightest. Waiters cleaning cooking oil by removing pieces of charcoal covered food with marigold gloves is not my idea of good hygiene. The food was bland and luke warm, spicing and seasoning was all off.I will not be returning again especially after paying £12.99.Least Impressed, please think twice before visiting.

We ate here before going to a concert. The restaurant looked good and the price looked to good to be true so we decided to give it a try. We received a warm welcome and told we could eat as much as wanted for as long as we wanted. There was great choice and most of what we tried was a very good quality. We pigged out out and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. We will definitely use this restaurant again when in Cardiff.

i was nervous about going here after hearing all the bad reviews but it was fab. loads of choice, loved the sea food. food was kept warm, and it was all clean

Visited on Easter Saturday evening. Was very busy but we were found a table for 4 within a couple of minutes. Have been to Chinese buffet restaurants before but this was by far the best. Have never seen a buffet with so much choice.Good value at weekends and bank holidays at £12-95 per adult.Even cheaper on weekdays.There are also big reductions for children.

this was the first time we have tried the chinese buffet style experience and were very pleased. We chose to go before 6.00 p.m because it would be quieter and were surprised to find it was still reasonably busy and that the price was only £6.95 per person.We were greated at the door by a very friendly member of staff who showed us to our table, fetched us a drink and explained how the "system" worked.All the food was clearly labled, piping hot, fresh and very tasty.There was at least 50 different dishes to try, meat, chicken, fish andvegetarian options. Fresh fruit, ice creams and much more. We are back in cardiff at the end of june and will definitely be goingback again

what a fantastic choice first class service was great and it was difficult to choose what food to have as there was so much but everything we had tasted great

lovely food with a great choice, friendly staff and good atmosphere,excellent value for money and very central

Went here with my family for lunch after shopping. The food was tasty with plenty of choices ranging from tasty starters to authentic chinese dishes. Dessert section had plenty of choices including sweets, fruit, cakes much more.I would definitely recommend to anyone near by!

We visited @ about 5-30 on a Saturday before going to the theatre. We received a welcome and it was not too busy. A large choice was available at the buffet and I particularly liked the freshly cooked king prawns. The everlasting hot drinks are very good value. My only problem was deciding when to stop going up to sample more dishes.

Food quality is quite poor, some of the meat we had didn't taste quite right. Bog-standard frozen fare with watered-down sauces and limited choice, as compared to other buffets I have been to in the UK. Attempts to be authentic (won ton noodles, brisket) but not good enough to impress. Banana fritters and freshly made pancakes are good though.Waiting service is generally ok but we were treated quite rudely by the manager who was impolite when asking us why we did not eat our won ton noodles (meat was off!). Unfriendly and I expected better of a manager. Overall would recommend this if you are looking for something cheap and basic to fill up your gut. Anyone who has experienced real Chinese food/better buffet restaurants in other UK cities will find this disappointing.

The prices seem reasonable: they are not. The location is perfect, close to Shopping Mall, Cinema, Casino, etc.I went there for lunch on a Saturday, at 1pm, just when you would expect a crowd of people, just before New Year, when the Shopping Mall wasoverflowing with crowdslooking for bargains.Imagine my surprise to see only 10 people in a buffet restaurant built to handle maybe 200!All food items were stocked full, and were hot. The dishes and tables were all clean.That is the best you could say.I started with "Chicken Mushroom Soup" which tasted like unsalted gruel. The large pieces of lumps of white meat had no flavour. It had been thickened withlarge quantities of tasteless cornflour.I then tried tasteless fried rice, "courgettes with ground pork" - hard yet boiling hot,Fried squid-no appreciable flavour, chicken curry - no flavour white lumps, weak watered down curry sauce, and ten other items which I can't even remember the names of.Everything I tasted, I left uneaten after the first taste.The water I asked for was full of Chlorine.The banana in some kind of sauce in the desert managed to be hard and tastelessThe jelly was alrightI have eaten in well over 200 Chinese Restaurants in the World, from Chinatown, Londonand San Francisco, to individual Restaurants all over Cardiff, and the rest of the World.Even if uninspiring, the Chinese food has normally been decent, but this was the secondworst I have experienced in 45 years.The staff were not pleasant, and at any price, I think this place should close.

At the start it was going well the food seemed ok for the lunch prices *wouldnt be happy to pay dinner prices* an older waiter approaches our table to take the plates and questioned why we had not cleared out plates... He didn't ask nicely he was very rude. When we told him we were full his reply was "what is wrong with our food?!" It's safe to say I will not be returning !

great value,good selection.good location for visiting the motorpoint arena.clean, dishes replenished constantly.

What a disaster, prime location next to cinema, major shopping mall, and serving food like this! Shame on you. The staff were completely disinterested and didn't seem to have a care in the world. The food was very ordinary though it was warm and replenished regularly. It just seems so big in there, perhaps because there was no atmosphere and very few diners...It just seemed so tatty.

I went here a couple of nights ago and I had never been here before. The interior is nice and we sat next too the interior water feature. The staff was helpful and told us, as we haven't been there before, what to do. The food was nice and was replaced often. There was a large selection of food available and a bar next to the entrance. There is also plenty of seats, so there isn't much chance of not getting a seat. I would come here again, and would recommend it to friend and family.

As far as buffets go, the flaming dragon restaurant fits into a selection of pretty standard oriental buffets in Cardiff. The food is okay - there is usually a good selection of chinese dishes and it's nice to see staff frequently replenishing the food. The downside of the restaurant is that the floor plan is too big for the amount of people that walk in. The place feels empty. When the venue first opened, there was a really nice water feature, situated between the main seating area and food selection. Since our last visit they have turned this feature off. The gap between the seating area and food now looks like a complete eyesore and isn't very pleasant when eating. I believe the venue is now around a year old but the interior is already starting to show major 'wear and tear'. If the restaurant would consider these options i'm sure it would hugely benefit: 1) Always make sure there are staff for 'show' cooking 2) Introduce offers on website, e.g. student discount 3) Bring back the water feature! 4) Invest in some tlc e.g. the decorated walls are starting to look worn and quite frankly, naff.

having first discovered the flaming dragon in bury, lancashire i looked forward to the opening of the cardiff restaurant. we have visited it a few times and had a reasonably pleasant meal. when we last visited, on the way out, we noticed the servery where customers could choose king prawns, steak or salmon - nobody was manning this and we asked if those items were actually served, we were told they were. therefore when we went back last friday we headed straight for the steak. what a disappointment! this set the tone for the whole evening, as in general the food was lackluster and bland - not what we had expected at all. i had to ask for knives and chopsticks the staff seemed generally disinterested in this restaurant which seems to be going downhill. such a shame as it just round the corner from the cinema and we went in to take advantage of the 10% discount (which we then found out doesn't apply to fridays)

Looks great from the outside, and nicely decorated on the inside. Food quality was very good, with a massive choice and all fresh. Cost me around 10.00 which includes a drink, guess this place gets busy over a weekend or nighttime. Would go again next time I am in Cardiff.

We came out of the Motorpoint Arena and it was open.There was an amazing choice of different oriental foods and we really enjoyed them.My husband visited the toilets and came back looking really ill. He said they were in a digusting state,we mentioned it to the head waiter and he said he would sort it.But at no time in the next 15 minutes was anything done,so we paid up and left really disappointed.

Been here on a number of occasions and each time the food has been good on the whole. The starter selection is probably better then the mains though but sometimes lacking in quantity. A lot of the mains are very 'samey' nothing really to write home about! The deserts are all either cheap frozen stuff or out of a tin. Atmosphere is good and value for money ok. Not the kind of place to go if you are looking for really authentic chinese food, you could probably get all this lot in Asda.

I visited this restaurant with high hopes thinking that this would maybe match up to other buffet style restaurants before but boy was I disappointed the food was cold which was a turn off and I thought that a lot of the dishes were weird concotions things that I would never mix together in a million years, the staff were also miserable will not be making a trip back here shame really as I think that Cardiff Town centre could do with a good quality Chinese buffet restaurant but so far the two that we do have in the centre are quite bad

If you are looking for vast quantities of cold over salted Chinese food this is the place for you. As usual buffet food that is really poor quality.

I recently ate here. It was a completley different experience to a takeaway. I especially like the cake and Broccoli stir fry.

Having never visited this part of Cardiff before, what a gem of a restaurant. All you can eat Asian style buffet cuisine for £12 a head. Excellent choice, friendly staff and very nice restaurant. Try it, you will like it !! and across the road from the Park Inn by Raddisson Cardiff City Centre hotel.

We were a party of 20 celebrating a relative's 60th birthday and were very impressed with excellent polite service and delicious food and wine. Very good value of money - I recommend it.

Visited here with 3 other firends and initially though it was very good, well laid out with loads of choices. However, shortly after eating I became very ill with hot and clod flushes, retching, and just a awful feeling of being unwell. Now before anyone says too much drink I had 1 glass of wine with dinner. My only suggestion is staphylococcus Aureaus food poisoning but this is only my personal opinion and I have no proof of this.

Having been to many other Chinese buffets I feel that this one has a limited range of different foods, however this doesn't mean that I ever go away hungry! The atmosphere at decor in here is very nice and the service is good. However drinks are very pricey so be careful, a pint of diet coke is £2.85! One of the best things about this Chinese buffet are the stations where the chefs cook the food for you, like fresh pancakes for dessert and teriyaki salmon and steak - and this is the reason that I keep being dragged (not too reluctantly) back here by my boyfriend! If you're looking for a Chinese buffet this one is pretty good! And for £12.95 per person on the weekend is a little cheaper than some of the others out there.

If you are looking for great tasting authentic Chinese grub then this is the place. OK so the selection isnt that great but is quality not quantity. We have been to the other Chinese buffet places in Cardiff and they dont even come close. This may sound odd but you can tell how good these places are by the amount of Chinese people there are eating in them so this place kust be good. The only gripe : whats with the Elvis music????

When it first opened the food was brilliant, possibly the best chinese buffet I have been to. I returned several times since then and the last 5 times I have been (me and my friends were hoping that it would be as good as it had been when it first opened) it has been awful. Watered down sauces in particular the satay sauce, dry food thats been left standing for ages. On our last and final visit we complained and they did change some of the trays but by the time they brought them out we were ready to leave. In summary all effort was made with quality of the food when they opened and then they started cutting costs and corners, will not be going there again.

Me and my boyfriend visit the Flaming Dragon lastnight, and I think it defo worth a visit. We have been to plenty of Chinese buffet over the years in the UK and me and my boyfriend both think flaming dragon serve the best quailty chinese food. I am chinese myself, and the food they serve here is actually what chinese people eat. most of the other buffet places which normally full of deep fried per packed food!!However must say the sushi here were bit of a let down. My boyfirend (he is welsh) loved this place, and found they use high quailty ingredients (i.e. prawns and steak).So if you like your real chinese food, this place is a MUST GO!but if you only like your curry sauce and chips, then i dont think this place is for you!!The staff are also very nice, which is something that you will NEVER find in Cardiff Cosmo!!Will visit again!

Avoid, If you like buffet style restaurants then Cosmo offers more choice and far superior quality. We went to Flaming Dragon on a Sunday afternoon and it was deserted, the food was old and cold with a very limited choice. Easily the worst buffet style restaurant we have been to.

We have been to Flaming Dragon many times and had enjoyed every visit. However, after yesterday we will not return. The restaurant wasn't really busy. When I was collecting my food from the buffet a female worker rudely pushed in front of me to check on the food. This happened several times. On a table near us were 4 young lads, probably around 16. Although I'm sure the staff must have problems with some customers, these lads were made to pay for their meal up front at the table. The staff were constantly watching them. The lads put any waste food onto one plate and put the other plates in a tidy pile. This plate was collected by a waiter who had a right go at them about the waste. 5 minutes later the manager came over and had words with them too. They then each wanted a coke, the money was taken up front. For the rest of their time there, there was always at least one staff member hovering around by their table watching them. At no point did the lads misbehave or answer back, in fact they were well behaved. I would hate to think that any of my children would be treated like that. These events have put us off visiting the restaurant again.

I dont do buffet restaurants but this is very good, they have there own chefs who will cook you fresh steak, prawns, salmon or other dishes as well, the staff are great and the place is always very clean, will be back.

A buffet style chinese but unfortunately the food had been out so long as to be dry and unedible.Would not go again

The food was horrible, cold. There was no curry sauce or chips left (very simple things) and we asked 3times in a 20minute period for these things before they were finally brought out. Also there was a sign saying that the noodles were vegatarian but on further inspection we found chicken. Will never go back!

Monday 21st Nov 2011. 4 of us were heading into the city for a teatime meal. We passed it + it looked lovely inside so when we checked the price was only £6.90 up to 17.30 it was worth a try. It was quiet and we were showed a window table + offered drinks. All food was fresh + hot + tasty. We all tried a bit of everything from the side dishes, ribs, noodles to the curries and beef dishes. Desserts were colourful but we all had bowls of ice cream. The waiters + waitresses were very helpful + friendly. Would go there again. Recommended.

In our experience Flaming Dragon was much like any other Chinese buffet restaurant with a few features that stood out. A lot of the dishes were in containers with lids which seemed good as it was nice and hot but not all dry. The woman at the sushi counter was quite helpful when we were trying to decide what to get and the place was modern and fairly nice inside. Unfortunately the food was a bit disappointing. Although the choice of dishes was good and the pots with lids did their job, the quality wasn’t great and everything was just a bit mediocre. The service was a bit naff as well, the place was very quiet but we still struggled to get the attention of a waiter and had to keep going and asking for drinks. On the whole it was ok but not the treat that we usually expect if we go out and for the money there certainly better places.

Great choice of food but a shame that on Sunday lunchtime, part of the buffet was not available. Food was tasty and hot which was good. The desserts did not look appetising as were very brightly coloured and synthetic looking! Always drink tea with an Asian meal and it is the first time I was given a teapot with a solitary tea bag in it! Should have been loose tea! Still fun place to go and would go back.

Amazing food and staff are always helpful and attentive

Picked this restaurant for a Sunday afternoon meal as it has only recently opened and as we have tried several buffet Chinese in Cardiff it was worth a try.As a family group of 9 I felt it would be difficult to find a room for us at 2.30/3pm on a Sunday, but was pleasently surprised that I could book a table.The restaurant wasn't too busy, so we a free run to the food stations, a mixture of Chinese and western dishes.All the food we tried was well good, and worth the £7.95 per head.