JRC Global Buffet in Redbridge

There was a great variety of food and it was all delicious. There was not a big selection of deserts when we went. However, the Souffle pancakes were great!

Food ok to be honest I feel that buffets are now over-rated. Not enough that you actually love and others have told me I missed certain dishes so maybe I'll try it again 🤔 Forgot to mention prawns are safe to eat here and taste good 👍

Visited the restaurant today for dinner the food was a totally disaster all the straters are very cold and no one is re filling the food almost all the food are finished and it's not worth for giving 25£ the fried rice was not cooked properly and the noodles too. Their is no staff to ask some water. Totally a disaster dinner for me never going to come back.

Very noisy, unstable tables, cooking areas very dirty, sticky and very oily. The chef is not changing the gloves touching sea food, beef and lamb. Very very unhygienic. Cleaner is sweeping the floor when people are eating. Never again going there not for me.

Food is not fresh atall which doesn't make sense for such a busy buffet, All fish and red meat is of very very very low quality

I went with my family yesterday and instantly started regretting it literally after taking the first bite off the food. Halal and non hala" food are placed next to each other's. Seems like pork and halal chicken being cooked on same grill. I felt disgusting and we all came back pretty much without eating anything. If anyone is a bit fussy about halal and haram food then trust me this place isn't for you. For the taste I will give them 3/10 Cleanliness 4/10 Toilets were absolutely disgusting. Wouldn't recommend it to any of muslim community. Over priced as well. Never again.

I will definitely not coming back. Went out today for mothers day and it was an absolute caos. We booked for 4 PM and exactly at 5:30 it was the time to leave. I paid £50 for one adult and once child. I left the table to get more food, when I came back a member of staff took the glass and I requested another one and one member of staff said no one took a it was not their fault. And I said I would not pay foe another glass and he could check the camera 😅 at the he gave me another glass and told to keep an eye on it, and I said its easy just tell the other for not take it from our table. The food it was not that great, I will said it average taste, the margarita pizza was good and I think who likes seafood it will definitely enjoy it.

+ It is good and there are a lot of different things to try. - The price had been increased.

VERY cold food, they should add a microwave or something so people can heat up their food. Especially the pizzas

Food and the place is very nice, but the music in the place is so loud you can’t even have a conversation with whoever your there with just felt like everyone including myself was having to shout to have a conversation. Not sure why the music has to be this loud!

Most staff are very cordial. Food is nice. The atmosphere is good for a large family outing

I have been twice for end of year work celebrations and really enjoyed the restaurant both times. JRC Global Buffet was selected as the venue as it caters for a wide variety of tastes and dietary requirements including vegetarian and halal. They really do offer a global selection too, North & South American, European, Indian and Oriental. For the fussy eater this is a great restaurant due to the amount of different foods on offer, there is bound to be many things everyone enjoys eating. There is a multi storey car park a short walk away (Clements Road). If you found this review helpful please click on the heart icon, thanks.

They have great food options from around the world. All the food was fresh and tasty. Will recommend anyone for a buffet here.

The quality of the food was not as good as it normally is and they now charge £4 for a refill drink for the price don't think it is good value for money

Nice place to have a dine out. Good buffer food services to cater for many tastes and preferences at all you can eat style! The price is competitive too. For birthday outings, the celebrant eats free - subject to proof of date if biirth.

I went to JRC for my birthday, I was pleasantly surprised. it is huge and very clean, and so much different kind of foods to choose from, and you can eat as much as you possible can. the staff are very friendly and aim to pleased. price is great. I will come again, see you soon.

HORRIBLE! DISAPPOINTING!!! really bad service from the lady at the front desk, repeatedly telling people they better finish before 1h 30min and has an ugly attitude (asian lady). Food was not good, well to be honest there was barely any food went 2hours before they close; barely any food left. paid £29 per person which included drinks and what so ever for a huge family. NOT CLEAN AT ALL! there’s like no staff members there are dirty dishes everywhere and toilet STUNK! food trays was empty and they weren’t filling nothing up so once it was done, it was done for good. I found a shrimp shell in my custard bun snd almost choked on it. Rude behaviour from staff. customer service is HORRIBLE! go to Wembley they treats you better. paid more than £120 just to get this food and service.? might as well travel to wembley and pay extra. Train better staff and chefs. unclean floors and food trays. DIRTY EVERYWHERE. DO NOT GO! save money head to wembley or another restaurant.. it was empty but asian lady told us we should have booked first! well there’s a reason why it’s empty now. won’t last long with this kind of behaviour.

I have been here several times before but the quality of the food has dropped significantly. All food served are extremely oily. Food stations were not refilled as most were empty. No great desert options now. Not going again.

⭐ 0/5 - Horrendous Hygiene, Disgusting Toilets & Terrible Service I had an awful experience at this place, and I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone. Firstly, the place was filthy. There were layers of grease by the grill, on top of it, and oil residue built up everywhere—it’s clear this hasn’t been cleaned properly in years. There’s no one regularly cleaning, and food remains on the floor, creating a serious slipping hazard. The toilets were disgusting—I physically couldn’t even walk in. There was ice cream spilled all over the floor, and instead of cleaning it, a staff member just put a “slippery floor” sign and walked away. The smell was so bad it made me gag, and I had to run out. Absolutely unacceptable. On top of this, £25 per person for such a dirty, unsafe environment is outrageous. I felt uncomfortable and unsafe eating there. Drinks were £4 for a refill, and to make it worse, both Diet Coke and regular Coke tasted like chlorine—completely undrinkable. To make matters worse, no one was collecting the plates. It’s a buffet, and yet there was only ONE lady cleaning the entire area—meaning dirty plates piled up everywhere. The staff clearly don’t care, and it shows in the lack of hygiene and poor service. This place needs a serious health inspection because it’s one of the worst dining experiences I’ve ever had. Avoid at all costs!

The service is not the best they look in a rash all the time they run around and this is not pleasant at all, having to almost run behind the gentleman that was going to show our table, bad start The place was not full, but the food trays were empty, the hygiene not great either, I went with my baby to the toilet and it was disgusting you could smell the urine from far, the plates were not well cleaned It was dark and cold inside as if they didn’t want to put heating on or lights Plus they only give you 1 hour and a half to take your food and go back to seat As I said we went with a 3 months baby and you don’t get time enough to eat is just very short time baring in mind that every time I’ll go to pick up something to it was empty

Food is mediocre. Service is non existent. They were meant to close the kitchen at 9:30pm, started removing everything at 8:30-9pm

Theres no food ,nobody top up the food , they cook seafood and beef on the grill at the same time next to eachother , paid £65 for an hour they start kicking people out , very dissapointed .

The experience is amazing I would recommend to anyone, I'm gonna take my kids as well because it's kids friendly.

I haven’t been to this buffet for almost two years now. When it opened we went a lot but gradually the service , quality of food all went down hill. I thought may be we should try out over weekend it’s been a while but I came to check reviews first and I can clearly see there is no change as most of the bad reviews resemble my experience years ago so clearly no change and I can see the comment from JRC buffet is copy paste to all reviews. Which again tells me how serious (NOT) they are towards their customers review as they can’t even bother to write personalised response. So it’s just a tick in the box. Very disappointing to see ! Well reviews save me money and I shall be heading towards other places in ilford which offer better service and good food for same price or even less.

For £28pp you are being served frozen fridge food and some very bland fake Chinese / curry. It’s an absolute rip off. The dessert section was served with jelly shots, fake jaffa cakes and fake Maryland cookies. It’s like I’m eating at a children’s party. Front desk staff had the cheek to ask us to measure the height of our 2yr old to see whether he qualified for a PAID meal! He doesn’t even eat 2 chicken nuggets worth. Oh, just to add, refillable drinks is £4 extra.

So much better than the one in Wood Green. I highly recommend coming to this location instead. Although they had an issue with the alarm system which was going off pretty much our entire dinner which was extremely disappointing and distracting.

Very disappointed , the restaurant had no highchairs only booster seats which was very unsafe for my son , very dirty and unclean , we got seated at a table to find food all on my chair . Staff was unhelpful when I booked for 11 adults and 2 babies they placed us on wrong table woth not enough chairs .

Disappointing Dining Experience – Not Worth the Hype We had dinner at this restaurant on Saturday, and it was an incredibly disappointing experience. We arrived around 7 PM 🕖, expecting a decent spread, but to our surprise, most of the food was already gone. What was left seemed like scraps—leftovers that hadn’t been replenished, giving the whole place an unappetising feel. Just see the video I attached, which shows how the leftover food was presented at 7 PM 🕖—it speaks for itself. As a foodie who has travelled extensively and experienced a wide range of cuisines, I had high hopes. Unfortunately, this place fell short in every way. I tried a variety of dishes, including Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Indian, and Thai cuisine, and every single one was below average. The Japanese and Korean dishes were bland, the Chinese food tasted stale, and the Indian and Thai options were equally disappointing, lacking both flavour and authenticity. 😕 Even the desserts couldn’t salvage the experience. The ice cream was mediocre, and the marshmallows with chocolate were uninspiring—just basic and tasteless. The only thing I genuinely enjoyed was the fresh, sweet 🍇 grapefruit, which says a lot considering it’s hard to get fruit wrong. Overall, this was a terrible dining experience. 👎🏾 It’s not worth the money, and I certainly won’t be returning. If you’re a food lover looking for quality and variety, I’d recommend looking elsewhere. This place simply doesn’t deliver.

This time we went the buffet was disgusting,service was bad.dessert table was empty, food wasn't fresh ,and everything was reduced never again,waste of money.

Upon entry through the main door it was absolutely freezing, also the escalators weren't very smooth, as we left -one wasn't even working. After we checked in etc the staff member speeded off, rushing us to follow him. Anyway,once seated we went and got our drinks there was a nice selection, lovely and cold drinks. The food selection choices were absolutely amazing, we were all extremely happy with our meals. And the desserts (Eton mess, profiteroles, cakes) were all delicious! A staff member in pertiular was always on hand to take our dishes, quickly and efficiently. You do only have 90 minutes at the table, which was understandable but we would have stayed longer. Only critic, the music was too loud so we did find it hard to speak/hear each other

The food was cold and the service we got it was not good at all and there was people there taking big portions if prawns and not leaving nothing for others my family will not be returning at all toilet is dirty and poo all up the wall never again

This place was far from a global buffet—it offered only a handful of dishes, and most of the options were either empty or unappetizing. The food was greasy, overly fatty, and had an unpleasant, outdated smell. On top of that, the customer service was completely disastrous and unprofessional.

Literally the worst buffet I've ever eaten. Greasy, oily and stinky. Overpriced and drinks are not included. 0/10

I came with a group of friends on Friday 24th January 2025. I am unhappy with the security guard on duty that night. He told us a few times we have to leave by 10pm as the place is closing. Yet the sign in restaurant says it closes at 10.30pm. Yet he never said anything to the table next to us. On leaving when my friend wanted to use the lift for her elderly dad in a wheelchair this same security guard kept saying they could use the lift because it was windy and that he would have to go down the escalator. On smelling BS, I politely asked the security guard why would the wind affect an internal lift? He didn't reply. I asked him again and he then got his key out and manually opened the lift! I believe this security guard breached his Safeguarding and Duty of Care and Customer Service at the very least. He certainly needs retraining and a stern warning.

Nice atmosphere,well presented food. However, the food was very plane and bland. Variety was too overwhelming, but it had no quality. Bathroom needs upgrading. It was quite expensive for family to dine out.

A disappointing visit, whilst an amazing selection of world foods well presented, the quality was poor with bland taste. Tried a range of dishes, similar results. Not cheap, better world buffets can be found. Bathroom needs some attention. Will not return.

best thing that has ever happened to me in my whole life this food is so yummy if u want an outing just come here everything is js so nice nd delicious !!! its so good and affordable u can eat as much as u want its just the best like words cant even describe i come here every year its just beautiful and they have so many different cuisines from different countries from japan to india everything is so nice inching the fruit and dessert JUST COME HERE!!!

I got food poisoning from Ice cream... disgusting buffet.

Had a banging time food was good, ambience was cool.

It was a really sad experience , last time when I dined at this restaurant it was 2 years ago and the food was testier .

Pros: The place looks good The food is delicious...and as much as you can eat! Food + soft/hot drinks for 4 people = 128£. Large variety of products: Thai, Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese, Italian on one side - pizza, pasta, salads Access to enough soft drinks and hot drinks Cons: The bathrooms are dirty The layout of the tables it's a bit odd in some parts of the restaurant. It's that feeling that they only focused on the main part of the place. The main entrance of the building, before using the escalator to go up, is dirty. The escalator itself making squeaky noises and looks unhygienic and dusty. Overall, the external entrance is not inviting at all. And the internal one, the reception, is a 3 out of 5.

Eat till my belly popped. Great food all round. They offer free entry if it's your birthday,iD required. Highly recommend 💯

I went there with my wife food was no fresh even non veg have no any taste over all 10/1hhhhhhhuuuuuhjsjsjskshsjsnsjejsksjsksnsksksksksmsmsksksjfjfjrjriririrututjtjtjfmfmcmfmfmfjfmdkfkdkdkdkdkkdkdksseyryritotptptltkfkfmfmfkkfnvnvjfjfjfkfkfkkfkfkkk

Marketing, leaflet all a lie. My child had to pay & he just had 1 nugget.

The food was glorious, staff were extremely helpful and friendly. There was a bit of a wait at the beginning as we didn't get seated until after 1700 when we booked for 1630 and had to leave the table at 1915 but all in all it was a good night.

Yesterday i went with my wife for dinner, item was limited.They promote they have more than 300 dishes but i find nearly 100+ dish. Live grill section was decent and quick. I had been there at 7:30 pm and unfortunately no soup was warm and they didnt refill it.Otherwise overall experience was good.

Go there if you want to waste your money. Not recommended.

Really a bad experience towards food and specially for assistant manager sonia when i get to adress the issue about the food instead of resolving the issue she was soo rude. I suggest to change assistant manager with who knows their duties well and how to attend the customers.

Today a party of 12 of us came and we had a poor experience with the food and staff. The buffet was all empty and they refuse to refill the items and the time was only 9.30, When we asked to speak to the manager then Sonia came and she was very rude, and they also said we needed a drinks token which we didn’t get told at when they paying, we just got told to go to the bar, when we were asking For a refund they refused, we paid £300 for them to say we will give you free soft drinks, absolutely appalling not sure how it’s still open definitely needs trading standards in and hygiene inspectors. If u want to spoil your evening then go to this place, will never be returning we left hungry and cold Food was served.

Sonia was very rude she don't have talking sense to speak with the customer. Rude Sonia, manner less Sonia, if you want to grow the business ,then remove the rude staff like Sonia

Disappointing Experience I was really looking forward to dining at jrc global buffet, but it turned out to be a big disappointment. The service was incredibly slow, and the staff seemed more focused on chatting amongst themselves than attending to customers. When I raised my concerns with the assistant manager, Sonia, I was shocked by her dismissive attitude. Instead of addressing the issues with professionalism, she seemed uninterested and even rude. I expected someone in her position to be more understanding and solution-oriented.I rarely leave negative reviews, but this visit was truly disappointing. I hope they take feedback seriously and work on improving both their food and customer service.

Only reason for 4 stars is that the ladies toilets were unusable...every toilet was blocked with water up to the rim of toilets. Not what I was expecting in such a large venue serving food to have such bad restroom hygiene. Everything else was good but hardly any desserts.

Good, family and friends dine restaurant

It was ok, not much food options as their other branch in Watford (which is the best one by far). The dessert and ice cream table could've been better. A lot of the food trays were empty, so I didn't really get what I wanted. I will say they gotta top up the food more often, but it was good. I also had a plate of seafood (sushi, deep-fried octopus balls, muscles, fish). The drinks were TOO watered down. I tasted more water than Coca-Cola.

Very good value. Service was quick and there was plenty of options. We had a large table and this is a great place so everyone can choose their own food.

This place years ago was really good but during the years they rised prices too much and removed soft drinks from price. Time spent there is strictly watched so if you are 2 min after your time you will be asked to leave. Not polite.

Amazing food,cheaper,excellent staff

Very poor.. paid £94 for 2 adults 2 kids … most are halal but not everything u need to check… been to so many buffet and never been such disappointed , poor selction, not tasty (apart from the sushi that really was nice and worth trying) all workers are not interested and no smile apart from one from the sushi man (obviously he was loving what he was doing) I never been disappointed with shrimp abs never thought Inwould but this proved that never say never it was rancid زفر بشكل مو طبيعي بكل حالاته بالمرق والشوي والشوربه والبيتزا. ومجلد !!!

Very disappointed, the deserts were lacking and what was there was not made well, especially the Eton mess which was just meringue no cream at all. Not worth the money when marketed as a buffet and you really can only have a main and nothing else!!!

I am really disappointed with this place. Why.... Read below Toilet floor area very slippery and not safe..Manager blamed "people" straight away but clearly they have the wrong type of tiling for a area that can be wet. The lighting in the toilet was very poor too and just did not look like it was cleaned well for a Saturday when it's busy. Chicken wings peri peri - were cold Grilled prawns were not deveined and the Japanese grill section was not topped up well at all Chocolate fountain was out of use (on a Saturday evening) Fruit platter section had very little option. There was more fruits on display then available to eat. Overall these things really tarnished the good bits which I am too annoyed with to mention now

I am really disappointed with this place. Why.... Read below Toilet floor area very slippery and not safe..Manager blamed "people" straight away but clearly they have the wrong type of tiling for a area that can be wet. The lighting in the toilet was very poor too and just did not look like it was cleaned well for a Saturday when it's busy. Chicken wings peri peri - were cold Grilled prawns were not deveined and the Japanese grill section was not topped up well at all Chocolate fountain was out of use (on a Saturday evening) Fruit platter section had very little option. There was more fruits on display then available to eat. Overall these things really tarnished the good bits which I am too annoyed with to mention now

The place was nice but You could add homemade burgers

I went there a couple of times recently. There are more varieties compared to Jimmy's and Cosmos. It is a bit pricey compared to its counterparts. The food is good and there are different cuisines to enjoy. Overall, it was a good experience.

First time coming here. Arrived at 12 and food and restuarant were good. Only thing was extremely loud rave music played throughout the whole time by bar staff( female) and male manager who was Eastern European the whole hour and a half we were there which means we had two different types of music blasting at us at the same at high volume. Very unpleasant. Won't return.

Spectacular everything is delicious

Recently I was visited over there unfortunately there food taste was horrible & main thing is after having food I had food poison & food was not fresh at all.

Good food and service. You can't complain about the food with that amount of money you paid.

Food is pretty decent, hit or miss. Place is getting run down over the years. The place is a bit sticky as well.

Food was 0/10, for the price especially.

Lots of food is finished Evan we arrived at 7pm It was my friends b'day we ask for lighter from the barman he's ask for £3 deposit it's ridiculous really disappointed never going back again

I was so disappointed with the food on offer when I visited with my wife. The Chinese buffet section was not all Halal food. The best thing about the restaurant was the drinks and desserts.

Really surprised for a no limit buffet. Food was really tasty and fresh with a massive choice of international cuisines. Would definitely go back.

I have been here quite a few times. The people at the front desks are really helpful and kind. The taste and quality differs based on the time you are there. Food is best at lunch or early dinner time. I highly recommend.

ON A SATURDAY NIGHT!!! Absolutely Disgusted. Went with my friends for a reservation at 8:30pm and they stopping providing food by 9:20pm. Desert stations were empty by 9:10pm. A buffet restaurant closing services and supplies so early on a Saturday night?

So after attending this restaurant last week being a Muslim the labels were put incorrectly above the food and I ended up eating pork to then making a complaint to then finding out that this restaurant claimed they are halal certified today I found out after speaking with the manager they are actually not halal his words were they get what meat they can get there hands on sometimes it’s halal sometimes it isn’t now considering this restaurant is used my many Muslim brothers and sisters this is very wrong considering they claim to be halal but not using halal meat I shall be taking this further to head office and possibly the local newspaper and I hope this reaches many Muslim brothers and sisters and stop using the restaurant as it’s a total disrespect to our religion knowing we only eat halal food.

i feel like you could easily become a good dessert shop just drop everything else stick to deserts

Had a wonderful time here, variety of food to choose from and very delicious.

The receptionist was rude, really bad behaviour!!! I’m not going here again!

It was my worst day , it’s because of the receptionist, I don’t know what’s wrong with that person, receptionist had a really bad behavior c I’m not going there

Food was alright but nothing special and receptionist was really bad, really rude behaviour

Food was so so and receptionist was bad and rude behaviour!

The receptionist was really rude and the food was ok !

Went there last night after a 2 hour drive, 2 Adults and 3 kids. Going up the escalators it was dirty and smelt so bad. Once in we paid and got our table and the place was very empty. The food was really bad, so not sure what the good reviews were about. There was not much food variety for a world buffet and the food trays were consistently empty and mislabelled. I have been to plenty of world buffets and can say this is the worst buffet I have experienced. It was all dirty and greasy and the place smelt quite bad. They definitely reduced the food dishes variety and desserts as there was empty shelfs and trays and the price did not reflect that. Definitely not worth £109 and I do not recommend this place if your looking for some good quality food.

This food was very stinky dirty and expensive you people should get better hygiene and it’s so bad, it smells like a bathroom and then there was a fire alarm

Ate here for a family birthday, after we had eaten our food, we saw a cockroach crawling up the round pillar (next to our table). We told the manager and they said that somebody brought the cockroach in their bag to get a discount. Cant make it up. Wont be back.

I booked this restaurant to celebrate my neices birthday. There was 10 of us. And I was really disappointed. The service was terrible. Very transactional; you felt they just wanted you to eat your meal and leave. At 9.30pm we were told 4 times that the kitchen and bar was closing at 10pm, probably because we had finished eating and just conversing finishing our drinks. We had cleaners standing by just watching us and this is all despite the restuarant closing at 10.30pm. It seemed like the food was sitting out for long as it wasn't piping hot. For £27 per head minus drinks, I would strongly advise anyone considering to just book a restaurant where you can order a 3 course meal and receive proper customer service. It's not value for money! And don't get tricked by the birthday offer of having the person whose birthday it is eat free. Trust me, its not worth it. Staff were unwelcoming and toilets filthy. I have no intention of going to this place again.

We went to this buffet and everything is almost empty. We are so disappointed because all the trays were empty . No one was refilling the trays even though they already saw that it was empty. For the price is very disappointing. I will never go back again in here. We wasted money coming here. We also queue in the teppanyaki and no one was there to cook and serve food.

The worst experience we’ve had in many many years ! The place is so so dirty ! Dirty restaurants and dirty toilets ! Vomiting and diahorea after yesterday’s visit . I wonder if the council can pay a visit ! Is just so unhealthy dirty 🤨 and you are paying £32 per person . It was a joke !

We recently been to this Chinese Buffet with family and friends, and we just left so disappointed. Everything inside was looking dirty and the kind of people there just not much to say. About the food, the second day we all was feeling so bad vomiting and diarrhoea.and is not that cheap also, with that amountof moneyi can easily eat to any nice restaurant clean with good food. Here is not worth it. So will never again going back. I definitely not recommend.

We have been going here year after year and im still satisfied with the food and the staff. I will definately be coming here next year.

Great place, but terrible music choice.

We recently visited JRC Global Buffet and had a fantastic experience. The vibrant atmosphere complemented the diverse culinary offerings, including delicious Mexican tacos, flavorful Indian curries, and fresh sushi. The highlight was the live grill station, where juicy skewers were prepared right in front of us. Each dish was well-executed, and the attentive staff ensured we had everything we needed. With such a wide variety of options, there's something for everyone in the family. Overall, JRC Global Buffet provided a delightful dining experience, and we can't wait to return! Highly recommended!

Nice place to spend time with family

I like to much,the food is amazing and the ambients is so nice

Very nice service,every thing well done cook and fresh

Love the verious options they have. Indian, Thai, Chinese, Italian, Singaporean, Japanese and many more. We went in as a couple for a birthday celebration and got 1 meal free (you just have to book 24 hour advance for birthday and have your ID with you). They open at 5pm which is when the food are made fresh so you better go at 5pm. Overall a great experience.

Food was excellent with plenty of choices. Friendly staff and great atmosphere

experience was lovely, there was a great range of food available at all times including seafood and staff were friendly and approachable!

Great food, recommend this place so much!!!

Good selection of food available. Eat as much as you want.