JRC Global Buffet Southampton in Southampton

This place is now closed permanently

I've always enjoyed eating here, however I looked at the website and was saying open, I then drove 1h to find this place closed. So are you open or closed, please update your business in Google.

Nice selection of food, very clean and tidy. Staff very efficient and polite worth the money per person

Shop open only to people with access to the Site.

Website needs updating. Completely shut down and ruined a lovely family day out

Love the selection, clean and friendly only complaint is the carnivore portions are tiny, I want a full steak not just a bitesize bit of beef.

Good choice of food, like most of these buffet chains.

Lovely atmosphere! Wide varieties of food at reasonable price!Great customer service from entrance to the bar.

Booked online, got the confirmation email, sat in gridlocked traffic for an hour and when we got there it was closed. Checked online when stood outside and it said it was open. Phoned them and there was no option to speak to someone. Turned round and sat in gridlocked traffic again on the way home. Pretty awful customer experience and we didn't even get inside the doors.

An all you can eat buffet with food choices from many countries. The staff were very friendly and helpful. The restaurant is huge but there were very few diners. Spotlessly clean including the toilets. More people should go... there's plenty of room.

great food selection and atmosphere. food was fairly fresh and restocked regularly. missing one star as waiting staff were slightly unhelpful

All good tried was extremely bland. Was not the best experience and would not be in a rush to return here. The seating area had ample space but the food didn’t live up to what was expected

Not really worth it for the price. Food wasn't particularly hot and all the meat was very tough as it had been sat out for a long time. Would be better off having a nice pub or restaurant meal.

Very good selection of food from around the world. The whole place was very clean and the staff were all very friendly and helpful. Would recommend JRC Global Buffet.

We arrived late on saturday. The main food was ok a little hit and miss but overall ok. The desserts were brilliant the best we have had from a buffet restaurant. Highly recommend just for the desserts :)

Great place, wide variety of meals and the food is good. Rekaxed atmosphere and help yourself to as much as you like and what you like. Nice bar

Really nice , friendly staff, tasty food. Will definetely go again soon and I would recommend

First time at Southampton branch, but definitely we will not come back again. For a Saturday day the restaurant was quite and the plates was sat on the table long time and nobody collect them.I do understand that on some point the kitchen is closing but you can't closed with 2.5h before closing time, or if you do it don’t accept anymore bookings, because thoese who are coming after 7pm, actually they have nothing to eat. Disappointed for £17/person.

Food was ok but not a lot of choice, my main complaint was it was like a crèche with kids running around between tables screaming and no management telling parents to control them

Lovely lively place with a massive selection of food and drinks.

Only for the ambience, one can go there. The food was not enjoyable at all, the mea items were raw or old and there was absolutely not taste. The soup was cold, Indian Thai dishes were not even coplked properly. Staff were quite unprofessional, they were friendly, but we're engaged in their chores whilst guests were eating such as moping the floor and walking through the dining area.

Has gone down hill since I last came 4 years ago.. Over cooked food, and not a variety of food

Awesome selection and refillable soft drinks A+++

Mostly, the food was good, although I happened to notice some of the deserts were almost empty for approx an hour, which was a shame. Also, we and many others had to track down some plates! The restaurant had run out completely, and no staff member wanted to help us, so we had to grab the guy who was taking people to their tables.

Southampton restaurant. A poor man's Cosmo. Straight away we were greeted by front of house who asked me to look for our reservation on her piece of paper because she was too tired. ( I should have realised then). It then took 25 minutes to wait in the queue to get drinks as there was only 1 member of staff behind the bar. Each time we went up for food we had to wait for clean plates to be bought out, and the selection of food was a lot less then Cosmo. They advertise a huge selection of foods from around the world on their website, but there was no Greek, French, Mexican or Brazilian food on offer. Dirty plates we stacked up on the end of lots of tables with nobody going around to collect them. A bad experience!

Food ok, could be a bit more veggie and vegan foods, also white fish

Came today it was nice and quiet. The staff were kind and the food well presented. The food tasted nice. They do have some options for vegetarian or even vegan. Just check the allergen advice. They also offer bottomless fizzy drinks.

Good selection of good food 😋 well worth a visite

£20 a head and £3.80 per refillable soft drinks. Lots of different food like Mexican, teppenyaki, Indian, Italian, English, Chinese, Lebanese and Greek. Puddings on display were lovely especially the little squares of strawberry cheesecake. Ice-cream was more of a mousse consistency. Tables cleaned regularly. Food was tepid not hot but tasty.

A very clean place we were show to are table, the food looked very good , we all had small meals so we could go back and try something else. Food was cooked very well , the desserts was very nice. Staff was walking around all time cleaning and wiping down tables.

There is such a huge choice of food here for those unsure of what to eat for dinner to those who want a bit of everything. There is a set price per head and then drinks are paid for separately although the soft drinks are free refill. There are dishes from all over the world and tastes to suit everybody. This restaurant can get busy and there is a set time for you to eat your meal but food is fully stocked and tables are well tended to.

The food quality was appalling and very poor. It was not fresh. The dishes were empty mostly and they did not refill them. They kept saying they would close. There were not much options to choose. Pizza was soggy. The dishes tasted same. Deserts were also stale I would not recommend this to any of my friends and family. It is not worth the time and money to go there.

Most disgusting place we’ve ever eaten. 10 people. Start of our holiday 🤢🤮everything cold. Indian curry full of grease. No Chinese curry etc macaroni was congealed and vile tasted. One thing was ok was Thai seafood dish. And chocolate fountain was nice. My auntie didn’t say a single bite!! Really really poor food and layout and place looks nice

Food is completely inadequate for human consumption. Flavours I have never associated with anything pleasant. Service non existent! No explanation of how to get drinks or anything.. Went once years ago, seemed fine but now it horrendous and should be given a very wide berth. Genuinely surprised they’re still open. Only a handful of tables in on a Friday at 6pm, word has clearly spread on how shocking it now is, shame it hadn’t spread as far as me. DON’T GO. Please, if this review stops even one person from having to endure what can only be described as cruel and unusual, then I’m happy.

My experience at the JRC Southampton buffet was underwhelming, to say the least. We chose this venue to celebrate my aunt's 55th birthday with a large group of 26 people, but unfortunately, the food left much to be desired. One of the most disappointing aspects of the buffet was the lack of flavour in the food. Everything tasted bland and lacked distinct or memorable taste. It was as if the dishes were just running through the motions without any real effort put into the flavour profile. Even the spicy or savoury dishes fell flat and failed to excite our taste buds. Added to the disappointment was the fact that all the food tasted the same. There was a lack of variety and creativity in the dishes offered. The same generic flavours seemed to be repeated across different dishes, making the dining experience monotonous and unexciting. It was as if we were eating the same dish with different names. Despite the occasion being a special birthday celebration, the food and dining experience at JRC Southampton left me personally feeling disappointed and unsatisfied. The food's lack of flavour and repetitive taste failed to live up to our expectations. We left the buffet feeling unimpressed and regretful of our choice.

Guys this place looks good, talks the talk but sadly does not walk the walk. 4pm on a Sunday afternoon. Limited food offerings, the food that was on display was stone cold to luke warm, tasteless and dry. Payment was strictly on entry, yet did not include drinks. We had to queue at the bar for drinks which was another £4 per soda. Other than taking your money and clearing your table I am not sure what the staff actually do? Expectations way higher than they should have been. Honestly guys please just avoid, save yourself the disappointment

We came here for dinner as a family and were sorely disappointed. The decor was nice and the staff were nice enough but the majority of the food was cold or luke warm at best. The curries had less taste than a watered down jar sauce and much of the meat was either boot leather tough or suspiciously slimey. We ended up all eating vegetarian after a few bites because I'm not convinced we won't end up with food poisoning. I imagine its a good place for young families with unlimited chicken nuggets and chips but we definitely won't be coming back. It feels like they bought an ambitiously large space and are now serving the cheapest possible options to reap back some kind of profit.

Went for a weekend lunch with the other half. Looked impressive on the way through to the table but once you actually helped yourselves and ate, it wasn't great. Nothing about the food was spectacular. I know buffets in general are not the best cuisine, but everything just seemed cheap, cooked from frozen and just not worth the money. Once you actually looked around the place too, it was pretty dirty. The glass panel next to us was so dirty, as were the table bases. Seemed to take ages clearing plates too which is quite a big thing in a buffet restaurant. Will not be returning.

Went last Friday in trepidation after reading several negative reviews, but was pleasantly surprised tbh. It isn't a bargain, but there was a good choice of tasty food and the kids came away happy. Probably helped it was relatively busy so turnover of food was good. All staff I interacted with were friendly and polite.

The food was terrible, tasteless, bland very dryed out, no sauce with the curry where it had been sat their so long it completely dried out, their wasn't enough to put on the plate, no refilling being cared for, hardly anything left to choose from, every the cakes were stale, went their for my son's Birthday celebration, staff were unwelcoming and very rude and intimidating, very upsetting, experience, expensive, complete waste of your money, so disappointed, worst place I have ever been, don't go there !

Terrible rude staff, poor service dirty tables, disgusting toilets, sat at 7 pm Hardly any food No breads Food all dry claggy Poor selection No sauces Meat was really poor quality Salad non existant Every thing was nearly out It was only 7pm no restocking Nothing for the kids Bloody aweful

Food standards have slipped in recent years which was most disappointing compared to previous visits, however, what was most disappointing was visiting the restaurant with a group of 14 young people who all had mild to moderate disabilities, ranging from autism, social anxiety, global developmental...

The Valentine's "offer": went with friends as was their favourite restaurant (until last evening!), booked for 7.30pm, long queue thus wait for 30 min or so, got some drinks fairy quick (though choices were limited), the food containers were almost empty, but they were bringing...

Went for a dinner here yesterday, food is perfectly fine however for my 11 year old sister we were charged for an adult which is £20 rather than a child which is £10 because she is a tall girl and was a little over the...

I have visited this restaurant since it opened on and off. I have noticed a recent improvement in the quality of food and service. Please bear in mind that some of the poor reviews are almost seven years old now so maybe it's time to...

I used to go there a few times per year, it wasn’t excellent but kids would have some fun and it was interesting to try different things in the same place. Went there 1st time after lockdown(s) and I felt depressed; almost empty, much less...

Went here this month for the food to be stone cold and when I complained got told send an email for a refund. I never got any response back. The servers do nothing but wonder around. I’m not losing my money so will be taking...

It's ok here but some of the food looks old like it's been under a heat lamp since 2020 & adding Mexican food to the menu would be the best!

I had read many of the prior reviews and having watched the Channel 5 documentary on the Watford branch, I thought we would try Southampton as we were in town. Its not very good would be generous. The majority of food was luke warm, certainly...

Last night 8 of us tried to go for a meal to celebrate my birthday. On arrival my daughter explained she had a gastric band and was unable to eat more than a saucer size of food therefore she wanted to purchase a child's portion...

Planned a night out for 8 people and ended up having to leave as I have had a gastric band and asked from a child portion having explained that it's impossible to eat a large amount. Only to be laughed at and accused of wanting...

19pounds per person for dinner, shrimp is nice, red curry beef is good, green curry chicken tastes weird, NO SALMON, how it can be called a sushi if there is no salmon? sushi is sucks. service is good. need to pay extra fee for drinks.

I love this place, always have and always will. I mainly go on my own, nowadays. I never have anything to complain about. The only thing that bothers me, but not enough to not go back is that the menu is the same everyday, everyday...

Food was cold…selection was limited as food wasn’t being topped up. Would never return here extremely disappointed and when we complained to the manager they literally said nothing and just used the excuse that there was new staff so they were slower than normal. Food...

£19 a head at lunch time, high chair available and was fairly quiet compared to the amount of seating available. Chicken tikka masala was bland and tasteless, aromatic duck was dry (when you could get some) Calamari rings were rubbery and tasted as if they...

It was fine!!! Pretty bad reviews but was fine! I tried many of the dishes but I just had to keep going back to to Teppanyaki scetion for the freshly cooked whole prawns! I then used the Thai Spicy Seafood as a sauce and it...

Visited here as wanted a buffet as was on holiday - hygiene was disgusting which put me off the food anyway but the food was not topped up enough and was like warm. We paid as the desk before we went in & didn’t eat...

Came for a meal after visiting beauliue for the day. After reading a few of the bad reviews we were hesitant to visit but thought we would give it a go when we got there there was a guy complaining that the food was cold...

We went there for my grandsons 11th Birthday, and what a big disappointment it was, there was 11 of us, out of the 5 children with us we had to pay full adult price for them because they have a height chart and not age...

Great variety all in one place Spacious and easy to locate Food arrangements very nice and well labelled especially for allergies Food however was not hot or even vaguely warm so although tasty a little disappointed Food covers to keep temperature level were not in...

I took my daughter here yesterday for lunch. The restaurant looked impressive and the staff were friendly but the food was just awful. I don’t have particularly high standards but everything we tried was either dried or hard or watered down. The soup was insipid,...

ABSOLUTELY AWFUL. The customer service was rubbish. You have to clear your own table, where you take your plates and cutlery to the designated area. They charged my 2 year old son, who doesn't eat that sort of food, only because he's 90cm tall. The...

We came here today to celebrate the baptism of our son. We made a booking of 25 people but we arrived, one of our guests was running late, so we approached the desk to be seated anyway. The lady who dealt with us, who I...

Bad experience at JRC Global Buffet Southampton. I think charging full price for children over 150cm is too much. I have a 10yrs old who was 152cm and does not have a big appetite.they should change it to age maybe from 12yrs old for a...

I went this evening with my girlfriend and the staff are lovely and welcoming However, I was quite disappointed with the quality of the food. Most of the food was either bland, dry or both. Also the desert section was confusing as the jelly had no taste and at one stage I thought it was for decoration and shouldn't be eating it. The cakes where all hard and dry. Pretty much it was a poor experience and will not be returning

There was a girl today who helped me out and spoke to me so kindly today whereas other staff members were talking away amongst themselves and not bothering to help. In the distance I saw the same girl who helped me out get spoken to by another staff member and she walked off upset? Seems like a very unprofessional thing to do to talk to staff like that for customers to see and hear. I then saw her outside Marlands balling her eyes out saying she's been sacked via email! How much of a joke is this place..Will not be coming again with my friend. I think the manager needs to man up and learn how to talk to their staff and not be unprofessional and email their staff they've been fired while on shift !

Good food nice staff and good seats nothing to complain about :)

Fantastic food and desserts, plenty of choice for both, plenty of seating, staff helpful and efficient, if back in the area will definitely be back, definitely recommend coming here

I mean you shouldn't expect much from a place like this but it is gross. The food isn't enjoyable. But when you're spending nearly £20 per person to eat here you feel like you have to eat lots of the food. Would much prefer to go to a decent restaurant and get a delicious meal for the same price.

Great family place to dine in. Fantastic choice of world cuisine. Food delicious and tasty. Can recommend with all my heart.

varieties of asian and western food

Food is of excellent quality, brilliant value for money, refillable drink for only £3.50 What make this place superior to other world buffet is the staff, nothing to much trouble attentive yet not intrusive, massive respect for their elders. Taken grandchild of four month right to parents in mid 80s. All came away saying that they look forward to going again

All you can eat for £17.50 starters main and deserts brilliant

It was great BEFOR lock down. Now it's not open from 12pm any more, just from 5pm at a higher rate. We went there all the time 12pm-3pm. Shame we have to find somewhere else to eat.

Excellent food & service. Plenty of choice at whatever you required. A great pity that the help yourself drink dispensers were not working as the que for the bar were annoying? Good value for money and the children enjoyed it.

Great variety of food and as much as you want to eat. Very busy best to book

The food is perfectly cooked and there is a good range of food to try. When we went there did seem to be some dishes unavailable but overall it was a lovely time.

JRC global buffet has definitely lowered their standard compared to when they first opened. My family went to the evening buffet (6pm for reference) and the food was stone cold and very bland. Overall experience was poor and there was not a good variety of food and the temperature of food was definitely worth only 1 star but I'm giving 2 stars due to the staff being prompt and tables were cleaner than most buffet places. Definitely won't be returning any time soon.

Yummy yummy in my tummy...all you can eat

Great choice of food. Eat as much as you can. Not too busy which was great.

Absolutely disappointed with food quality for both taste and experience.

Food was amazing😍 and staff was the best.i recommend the food

Food was good but lacking in choice for a dinner time sitting . But still came out stuff

A nice place to eat a buffet, recommended.

We enjoyed our meal here, a good selection of foods available. Everything we chose was delicious, well made, and the presentation was great. Not sure all of the advertised cuisines were available, but this may be due to our visit being later in the evening. The staff were friendly and helpful. -1 as I had called earlier in the day and was assured there would be plenty of tables available (3 in our party), didn't need to book. On arrival we were told that the kitchen was already closed and that no 'new' foods would be put out - we were given the opportunity to see the buffet, and decide if we wanted to stay. Despite this, we founds lots of food to suit two picky eaters (not me lol!). Also, the tea machine wasn't working?! (Use a kettle!)

Very good choice plus no sickness or bad belly

We went there for our first time, about 3 weeks ago. It's the best buffet I've been to on the south coast. Food was great and really good price

I was worried after reading some of the reviews but glad we went. Lots of food selection and food constantly topped up. Staff are polite. Soft drinks are unlimited too.

Most of it was very good today, although the Indian selections I had were all very bland. Love the other sections though, so many to choose from, Chinese, Thai, Indian, sushi, English, pasta, deep fried and kids stuff, salads, sweets, ice cream, cakes, chocolate fountain. Oh and the tappanyaki style grill where they cook steak, prawn, squid or scallops to your liking. Always wish I had a stomach 3 times bigger to I could eat more and more of my favourite things.

Visited last night. Southampton branch !! Absolute rubbish !! Management complete waste of time.. lack of food choice, cold and uneatable. Paid full price for half the amount of food. Toilets were unbelievably dirty ! Had to be shut down to clean after complaining to staff, no staff signing paperwork since Tuesday to say they had been cleaned.. very poor hygiene especially with covid around !! Won't be visiting again. Overall visit was a joke.

The quality of food was poor, the food was lukewarm and cold.. potato was raw in the middle. Squid rings rock hard. Onion rings floppy and moist. We payed before entering and then once in they told us there was no Spanish or mexican food,...

Hot Chinese main made with Chinese ingredients & not Italian ones as every British national store uses in their takeaway meals. Excellent gateaux: profiteroles etc which I bloated myself through eating. Staff polite & helpful. 5 star service all the way round. One & a half hours duration could be longer. I'd prefer two hours in which to eat a meal but all my friends consider me a slow eater so I cannot remove a star solely for that.

Much worse quality of food compre my last year visit. Deserts the same like in Iceland 100% 1:1 also pizza. Sushi sorry but 99% rice 1% meat ir veg in every single place. Curry like in jar from Asda. My favorite beef in Peper sauce sorry but drama soo hard and tasteless

A buffet with a wonderful variety of international foods, easy to book, and spacious seating arrangements. The live cooking station is a favourite of my friend, having fresh food cooked immediately is fantastic! can be busy over weekends, but quiet on the weekdays. The free meal offer for a birthday person (with one paying adult accompanying) is a good deal :)

Absolutely disgusting place and food.... came here on Global buffet Southampton for my mother birthday surprise. This place ruined absolutely the birthday.. Food was totally passed away and tasteless and out of date probably(from the taste u could notice),expensive for non reason... Spoke with manage Helious and the Manager acted and answered like he didn't care about nothing... I will report this place to the government for hygiene and food quality purpose.... Food not even to consider to give to Animals... I would like to have my money back and my day and surprise ruined of my mother(I have payed for my mother, this supposed to be free for birthday persons). This place is a Joke

Plenty of choice, very reasonably priced, alcohol was expensive though (£6 a pint of lager) .

This place gets worse everything time we come. The last time was our daughters birthday and she had her heart setvon going there. We got there about 20 mins after it opened. The food was cold, everything was the same. After the 2nd plate we gave up and went to desserts. No chocolate fountain just bags of crisps, the chocolate profiteroles had barely any chocolate if only. Mentioned it to the staff, they didn't care. Over £60 down the drain. This used to be our favourite restaurant the first couple of years ago, but its gone down hill. Floor stuff walk round like miserable zombies. Front desk stuff are rude and act like they are better than you. And the management just ignore you and complaints.

Abundant choices of food. Though some of them are not refilled quick enough.

Not recommend. Food was cold. Expensive!

Great price great food and a nice place