Nines Global Buffet in Cambridge

Perfect place to eat when you don’t know what you fancy but you want to eat! Always amazing service - prawn crackers were a bit naff though, can’t all be perfect!

best place with family and friends, asian food choices are yum, their steak chef kiss.. Worth it and worth to go back again☺️

Most of the food stations were empty. So unless you just want Chinese or pizza, no choice. Paella bar closed. Roast bar closed. Pizza bar had about 5 pieces of dry, curled up pizza. Choice of Indian was tikka, and that was about it. Atmosphere like a school canteen. Sure it's all you can eat for £16, and many people piled their plates high. But I was very disappointed as we'd come here at my son's request for his 14th birthday.

Used to go here when it was lucky star weekly No longer go as most of the food is tasteless

I really liked this strawberry cake. Everything else is sub-par

I gave 5 stars because everything was worth the price we paid. Great abundance and unexpected variety of food. It is an all you can eat buffet. When I went the dishes were fresh,and tasty. In here you will find food from different regions of the world. Nothing will be shining in your plate, but the classics from Asia, India and Europe are there. But I need to flag the fact that many friends and colleagues told me that the quality of the food is randomic. Sometimes it is good, some other times really bad.

Terrible experience, not much choices , food not tasty , dirty plates

We have booked this venue for my nephew’s and mine birthday celebrations. I remember visiting this chain at different location and being very positively surprised with the whole concept that I have actually presented at my University well before this place existed. So very well done to the owners for spotting business opportunity. My tutor thought: “no one would want to go to a multi culture menu restaurant.” Little did he knew! So this visit was a bit less pleasant. Very long queue for the over the counter/deli dishes that took ages to cook. I always go for those as they are super fresh. Some food was overcooked or maybe less popular and stand in the heat for too long (especially shrimps were so overcooked that there were uneatable). The best fresh pizza! Freshly cooked shrimps and beef! (To my liking raw and slightly medium raw shrimps) In overall I felt rushed with the allocation of 1.5hr springing time to wait to order drinks and then wait ti order my food. By the time it was a desert time our time was up. So my suggestion is: get one person waiting for the drinks and grab whatever is prepared. We have far away table as we were party of 8. Which I do not mind as the rest of the restaurant was far too crowded and noisy! Overall nice experience. I will be back more prepared what to eat and what not next time.

Very nice customer service and food

Absolutely appalling, everything and I mean everything that I chose was cold except for the freshly cooked steak and dumplings. Won't be rushing back sadly, its a lot of money for cold food oh and my daughter found a black fly sat on one of her dumplings 🤮

Good variety of food and puddings value for money and disable friendly

Food was luke warm, walked in and the receptionist couldnt even sketched a smile, she looks pissed and tierd. The rest of the staff seems nice. Food was.. average, dry chewy ( I mean not expecting any quality with a buffet in UK). Good selection of food though.

I like the environment, really felt free for all kinds of the food. So many delicious food- roasted duck, pizza，chicken wing，prawn, dumpling… the bubble tea also tasty. Good service, easy to park

Good food, self service world buffet, reasonably priced.

I am not one of those people that crap reviews for the sake of it or out of spite etc.. I genuinely thought this place was awful when it comes to the quality of food. I heard a lot about it and has high expectations, specially the fact that they have a sushi section. The food felt like it's been microwaved or old. For example the sushi rice tasted old kind of like the ones you get from Tesco at the end of the night when they're discounted because no one wants it. The options also sucked it was all very cheap sushi. The dumplings tasted awful too, which I was looking forward to. Ironically the only thing I enjoyed was the vegetables. I think for the money we paid that day as a group we could have had a decent 2-3 course meal each somewhere else. I've been to a few buffets and all inclusive trips that serve buffets and can honestly say it's one of the most disappointing experiences I've had at one. Atmosphere was rubbish too and the workers seemed like they hated working there, which I can understand I guess. I honestly feel bad leaving such a bad review but have to be honest.

Good value for money, kids (and picky eaters) can try loads of options and enjoy different cuisines.

we were the first customers for the day when we came by. pretty good. could use more choices though lol

Salty food wasted my money I could have gone to a good restaurant for less

Great place for dinner, variety of food choices.

The food at the buffet is appalling, really low quality fried crap, the live cooking counter is the only place with no processed cheap junk, although the staff at the counter seemed to be baffled at the idea of all you can eat, making comments on how much our table was ordering. I do admit I am a bit of a glutton, having had most of the fresh food to myself but after over hearing the comments, I took it upon myself and accepted the challenge to see how much I could really eat. I got the impression the guy didn’t really like me at the counter but I powered through. The bathrooms smelled like **** so I’m pretty sure I wasn’t the only one who accepted the same challenge but unlike the weak people who needed to use the bathroom after the challenge, I was efficient and powered through. 2 hours and 20k calories later, I left with a smile on my face to the dirty looks of the woman who once warmly welcomed us and was on my way. I do understand the economics of running a buffet but did expect a better experience. If you love the smell of **** and **** fried food, this is the place for you.

No complaints. Food was good, used plates cleared quickly and friendly staff.

A place worth recommending, everyone will find something for themselves and will be satisfied. Nice service, although the receptionist is a bit confused and doesn't listen to the customer. But this is just an exception among all the advantages.

Disgusting food!!! Many times me and my family been there but now food is so disgusting, cold, dry, reheated, sushi room temperature, greasy, one cake was of. Managers or supervisors looks like don't want to be there!!!!!! Never again there!!!!!!! Disgusting, wasted my money!!!!!!!!!

5 star place to eat. Can't give service full marks as it's self service but always love Nines. Great food and plenty to choose from.

Food average at best and when I was in there tonight I saw the manager Bereat two member

I'm quite satisfied, about the food was fresh and warm, my beef steak was delicious and cooked very well. Just about of selection pudding was poor, but I hope the next time I can found all the best selection even during dinner.

Great variety of food and wonderful atmosphere

If your seeing this that means you should go here they are so friendly and kind I love it

I found this very disappointing today. The choice of buffet was limited. Not all the stations were open and the food on offer (lots of fried food, Thai, Chinese, indian and pizza) was pretty unappealing. It's only good value in my opinion if you feel like you are getting something decent for the amount you pay but I didn't enjoy the food, none of it was very nice so I wish I'd spent my £60 elsewhere. The quantity aspect shouldn't make up for the quality. Also, the toilets smelt really strongly of urine and handles were broken off etc. I won't be going back I'm afraid.

It is okay but not worth the money seems like most things are frozen the food is very pale also ice cream was the best part hopefully its better for you guys!

Not as horrendous as the reviews make out so better than expected. Food was tasty and plentiful but just a bit ‘meh’ especially the atmosphere

Was good but not any more no more choice -popular dishes removed ToSt duck re heated and put out over and o et. .Staff look tired and worn out like their over used uniforms whole place needs a revamp

Food coma!!! Delicious, hot and well worth the money!!! Although getting a little pricey these days...

There are a lot of non-British meals. It is the best homesick restaurant for residents or long-term travel, and it is great value for money! Definitely recommended! In addition, don’t set a hometown flavor that completely matches your own, because everyone’s hometown flavor will definitely be different to some extent ~ But...it relieves nostalgia!

Very busy lunch time Sunday. Missed the larger choice of the evening and no Sunday roast. Strangely had Yorkshire pudding. Food we did have was nice though albeit mainly Asian, but no Sushi. The chocolate fountain and ice cream wasn't on either so puddings quite poor.

I been here many times. I really like this place. Comparing with many restaurants, this restaurant with buffet is amazing. Highly recommend this restaurant. 💯

2nd time here and totally disappointed. Food was cold. Before coming here it said not all food stations may be open. Well ony the pizza station was open. To a great degree I felt totally conned. Spoke to the Lady at reception about it. She really did seem at all concerned about any comments I made reference the quality or food at all. Definitely would not recommend or visit again.

The buffet is supposed to close at 10, yet this evening closed at 9:30. We arrived at 8, nothing had been restocked and we were told that was it for the evening. Shouted at by a waitress for trying to get a glass of water using glasses they had on the counter and not offered other drinks. Half a selection of cold food, greasy over fried pieces of chicken, and no desserts to be seen. Absolutely terrible and not worth the insane £24 price tag.

Shredded pork was very dry like eating sawdust ,pancakes thin and split easy, Everything else was good ,price good too clean plates taken away as soon as we were finished..

Food was delicious. Not that hot but it was very tasty. Desserts were delicious and well presented. Never been here before but my friend has been a couple of times. I loved that there was so much to choose from. Definitely recommend going. I would definitely go again.

Having eaten in here before an appointment at the local hospital. Food was cold and not very appealing. Myself and partner ate a few dishes. When we got back into the car and started driving to the hospital I become very sick and had severe stomach ache. My partner then became sick. When we got to the hospital for my appointment. The doctor stated that I was very pale. I explained I had been sick. He took blood tests then advised. I had infact got food poisoning. Which would have been attributed to the food we had just eaten. I have emailed the restaurant to advise if this. And guess what no response. We’ll most certainly never be going here again.

Visited on Saturday as daughter wanted to come here. We didn't have a booking and due to them closing we only had around 45 minutes. Plenty of choices but they started to remove the food from the heaters around 25 minutes before closing

I think that this place is a good buffet to indulge in once in a while. The food is good, but of course the main appeal is the wide range and also the accommodation of so much - it just makes it great.

We checked in at nines Cambridge ( for dinner )and we had 7 people with us, including children. As some people might know eating with children can be a hard process especially with 1 toddler to care for as well. As we finished our food and proceeded onto dessert, the assistant manager approaches us and demands that we leave the table as she needed it for other guest. Taking into consideration that the restaurant was going to close in approximately half an hour we was totally stunned. With out a warning she started clearing the table and taking our plates of us including our drinks. This unfortunately lead us to not finish our deserts. This absolutely shocked us . We trying to explain that and Assistant manager wont do any apologies. She said there is a limited time for the table ( 1 hr and 45 min ) but it’s clearly saying only for busy hours.( she cleaned our table around 8.30 pm ) But she didn’t understand. This day was meant to be a nice surprise for me as it was farther a day but turned out quite the opposite. I would like to say thanks for the manager as he did understand and he apologies about that . Please don’t treat to the people like that as they come to have a nice time , specially spent lots money( per person 25 pound + extra money for drinks ) .Definitely we wont go anymore and not recommend go to this place . There is many deference food trays you can see ( very nice display ) .But the food you can’t feel different taste. All the food taste bit same .8.30 pm they start the cleaning process ( while people eating) and you can have only few deserts at this time . Finally Our feel like we spent 154 pound for nothing . It’s much much Better to order the Chinese takeaway instead of eating this food .

Around 18:00 on 16/06/24- women was rude, told us it was a 20 minute wait, completely forgot she served us. Was even ruder when we reminded her we were waiting while she was letting everyone in who arrived after us, because she forgot about service us she told us another 20 minutes. Was giving us looks for most of our meal once she realised her mistake and when we corrected her on her tone and how she was speaking to us she soon put her head down. Don't put miserable people on front of house, especially if they can't manage or handle it.

Great all you can eat costs £80 for 2adults 2 kids weekday evening. Bit expensive but lovely food. The staff hover you to take plates and it’s annoying other than that it was good.

DO NOT EAT HERE. We travelled all the way from bedford for my birthday. My whole family got serious food poising. Absolutely disgusting and over priced, for some reason drinks aren't included? Need I say anymore.........

Food is good but when paying to get in is atrocious came with two children of the age of 1 and being told they cant have anything to eat unless payed for which is an additional £10 on top of what your paying never coming here again and wont be bring my child again

No standard at all, not even 1 star. Food is fit for only the bin. Don’t waste your time and money here.

It is one of the best places that I have been to when it comes to very good meals. The option of the buffet was the bomb (sic). From the starter to the main courses and desserts, you have so much to choose from. It's worth my visit, especially as a family eat out option. I'll be back!

Great variety to choose from. Enjoyed our visit.

Great place to celebrate my nicece 4th birthday 🎂. It was a pleasure celebrating with her here.

We were in the area visiting somewhere local to this restaurant for the day and never been before. It was my husbands birthday and we visited this restaurant. I found the staff rather abrupt and unfriendly, the food really was not pleasant. There are notices mentioning about food wastage and charging £5 per plate that isn’t eaten however the food on offer is very hard, cold and inedible. Lids kept open exposing the food to flies and reducing its tempature. On a plus side there is a lot of different foods on offer and live stations, just not to a great standard. I did also see a member of staff going round cleaning the food that had been spilled and they seemed to tidy plates away quickly. Overall It was not good value for money and found it expensive for our Children under 8, over £80 for two adults and two children under 8. It was busy but the atmosphere wasn’t great, tables so close to each other can hear each others conversation. sadly would not visit again nor recommend.

Disappointing. We went for lunch on a bank holiday Monday. The website says "Please note that not all live cooking stations are open for lunch, and the dishes available may vary." However, *none* of the live cooking stations were open - no seafood, no roast, no sushi, no teppanyaki, no paella, no dim sum, no chocolate fountain. There were a couple of pizzas being cooked (about one every half an hour) Basically it was just an expensive Chinese lunch buffet. The food available wasn't bad, but massively overpriced given everything else was closed. Can't see us going back any time soon.

Food is really good, especially for the price. Could have a better selection on desserts but not a big deal. Staff are on it and I've never seen anything run out or be empty. They pick up plates at a good pace and nothing really to complain about.

I always love to eat here. We come for special occasions, date nights and all sorts. Great food selection.

Lovely place, nice and clean but the food was poor, flavourless, dried out, was not an enjoyable 1st experience after reading all the brilliant reviews ...sweetcorn soup was amazing tho!

Great place to go and grab some lunch or dinner. We were there for lunch and definitely you can find something for everyone. The food selection is great and there is plenty to choose from. For 2 adults and a child, the price was around £45 for the "all you can eat" experience (at the time of writing). Drinks are not included so that will be extra. Overall service was very good, and the table attendants are very helpful and friendly, helping out at clearing the table of any unwanted plates, etc. All in all a wonderful place to dine in and if we will be in the area, most likely we will revisit.

Food is absolutely awful, my wife left her chicken, it stank and was red in the middle, there is a sign by the buffet saying even though the chicken looks red its because of the seasoning they use... no no no, it was uncooked, if she would have eaten it she would have been ill. The salad with aneamic prawns on top looked like it have been there all week. The last time I had steak that bad was about 20 years ago on a stag do in magaluf. Cost me £15 for cheap lemonade and an apple juice poured from a big apple juice box with £1.30 written on it. The sweets looked rank, I didn't even have one. Came for my sons birthday, should have taken him to pizza hut instead

Website shows incorrect opening times. Travelled from a distance on Monday for lunch with my elderly mother for it to be closed for lunch Mondays and Tuesday even though the website states opens at 12-3pm. Very upset after checking the website the previous night when planning my lunch with my mum. Wasted a day off and paid for travel and parking for nothing

Wow, what a restaurant! I will certainly be coming back. Look at all the choice, there is certainly something for everyone at this restaurant. The staff were happy, helpful and attentive.

Fantastic place to go eat as much you want, pretty good price also for the lunch time

Great food, great service, great atmosphere 👍

Good selection of amazing cuisines

After going to Nines, multiple times , was very disappointed. The person at the cooking station was absolutely RUDE! We always drive through from Peterborough to go to Nines; but no more ! Other customers at the time witnessed how rude he was Friday 12/4/2024

Arrived was seated straightaway, but felt rushed, table was cleared 3 times including our bottomless drinks while we were getting food. Had to keep asking for our glasses back. Anyone would think they wanted us to leave.

It is a nice place if you are very hungry, The staff are friendly

Rather disappointed. The waitress rushed us to our table and left. We didn’t get told about drinks or service. Asked someone in passing who said go to the bar . The food was not bad but not egg allergy friendly. I asked for plain rice but told no. There was vomit in the disabled toilet. So I had to use the main one up some steps. This was decidedly grubby and yes it was 2:30pm . But I expect these facilities to be checked .

Nice place just a little expensive. Too bad the restaurant closes early, not everyone eats at 6 p.m. I had booked for 8 p.m. when we arrived we were told that it closed at 9:30 p.m., whereas on the website it was noted as 10 p.m. At 9 p.m. the desserts started to be picked up. Illogical thing since we end up with that in the first place. And for me the dishes should only be removed once the customers have left. We had to eat quickly which is not pleasant when you want to have a pleasant time.

Great choice of foods from Spanish to Indian and just about everywhere else, very good value for money and close to car park

Not worth it. Not much vegetarian/vegan option.below average food quality

Found it very expensive for very dry food Everything was just Luke warm and dry , the plates were cold also But the most annoying thing for me , everything was so pepper infused !! Why does almost every dish have to have peppers in? Not everyone likes peppers or are allergic, so was a lot I couldn’t eat and really wanted noodles as they didn’t look dry! Afters ? Well 🤣🤣🤣🤣

I am a regular customer to nines global buffet and the food is still lovely

You know in advance what you are getting into with these types of concepts: lots of food and a very wide selection, but mediocre quality, lots of people and a noisy environment. It's fun to do in itself, but you have to be there for it.

Mediocre buffet with a variety of options. Nothing looked too appetizing in the fried section, to be honest. The highlights for me were the chicken tikka, roasted duck, Japanese seaweed salad, chicken feet, and prawns (from the grill station). Avoid the sushi and the dumplings, they’re not good at all (this is advice from an Asian, perhaps I’m a little too harsh). The line for the grill station was always long and slow. DO NOT order the steak from there as it is tough and lacking in seasoning. Go for the seafood options instead. The dessert section, especially the cakes, was quite nice. However, the fruits were soggy and horrible.

Very cool place. Wish the time was more

Don't waste your time and money. It's not worth it. For 26 pounds, all the food was not tasty. Great selection, looks nice, but I left hungry.All the cutlery was dirty, I couldn’t choose clean ones. 08.03.2024

Its cheap and great food selection and all you can eat. Unlimited refills on soft drinks. Great value for money.

The food is not tasty, the chefs have no experience, I ordered a lamb steak at the grill, I had to throw it away because it was rubber, the tools and plates are terribly dirty, you have to look through them to find them clean, how the hygiene services allow you to work, it's a terrible mess and the price is really magical 25 & without a drink near London is 15 however, it is very different, I would never recommend such a restaurant to anyone

No dim sum despite the advert!!!!!!

Really disappointed this time! Usually one of my favourites to visit after a cinema trip but its really gone downhill. Its good for kids if they just want the standard chicken nuggets, pizza and chips! Egg fried rice didn't show up for ages - seaweed this time for some reason was very lackluster and not salted properly, no pepper chicken, a lot of the standard Asian dishes just missing, and we were one of the first people in! No myriad of desserts, just soft serve, jelly cubes and not the usual array of tiny cakes! Big cake slice was awful powdery. The expense too is getting silly, I've been coming here since I was at college, a long time ago! And it's just gotten more expensive, £50 for 2 on a Friday evening is very steep, especially for the quality, this isn't fine dining. The bar staff make excellent cocktails, one of the good points.

It was nice, food was good as always but it is getting more expensive, I get it is a buffet but £25 on a week night is a bit much

Quite pricey but plenty of choices of food. Cakes, buns, ice cream, and chocolate fondant are highly appealing to all the children.

Disappointing Experience with Rude Staff I recently visited this restaurant and unfortunately, I had a disappointing experience. The rudeness displayed by the staff members left a lasting negative impression. From the moment I walked in, I was greeted with a complete lack of hospitality. The staff seemed disinterested and unresponsive, making me feel unwelcome. Their demeanor was far from friendly, and it was evident that they lacked proper training in customer service. Furthermore, the rude behavior continued throughout my entire visit. When I asked a simple question about the menu, I was met with condescension and impatience. It was disheartening to be treated with such disrespect as a paying customer. In addition to the staff's behavior, the overall cleanliness of the restaurant was subpar. Tables were left uncleared, and the floor appeared dirty and neglected. It was clear that proper attention to cleanliness and hygiene was lacking. I believe that a restaurant should not only deliver quality food but also prioritize exceptional customer service. Unfortunately, my experience at nine’s fell short on both fronts. I left feeling disappointed and discouraged. I hope that the management of nine’s takes this feedback into consideration and works towards improving the behavior of their staff and the overall cleanliness of the establishment. As a customer, I believe it is important to be treated with respect and to dine in a clean and welcoming environment. I sincerely hope that my review helps others make informed decisions and encourages the restaurant to make the necessary improvements. Remember, it's important to remain factual and respectful in your review. Feel free to make any changes or additions to the review based on your specific experience.

Food was fresh and delicious, great variety which is what you want at a buffet. All the staff we interacted with were friendly and helpful. 1 star knocked off because they charge the same price for a 90cm child (roughly 2.5 years old) as a 140cm child (roughly 10+ years old).

Lovely food loads to choose from cleanest buffet I've ever been to good value for money

Good variety of international food at reasonable price. Advance booking is recomended

I had booked a table for my Birthday, On the 2nd of Jan afternoon, most live counters were not open for lunch and many items like the crab claw was over ... would recommend to go by 12 if going for lunch.

value for money, plenty of tasty seafood and their self serve ice cream is the creamiest.

Sorry, I’ve been in several buffet restaurants in the UK, but this is nothing especial. The food taste is not really that great I think it’s below average. In terms of service I think it’s not too bad they always pick up your old utensils and plate to keep the table clean and tidy. On the negative side they have a lady receptionist who speaks very bad English who struggles what she would like to articulate. Poor girl she should not be assigned in the front end. I don’t think will come back soon.

Don't really know where to start the food was awful rhe service was even worse I complained to her about the rice how hard it was she just shrugged her shoulders and walk off I ask another who in charge of food as there's was empty tray he said someone in the kitchen that was that it seem the managers don't care no wonder their so many bad reviews lots of training need doing start with the management work your way down please people don't waste your money absolutely horrendous will never go back until vast improvements are done

The only bad thing initially was the time limit, I rushed my food but as the food as available instantly the allocated time was more than enough

We had a great time lots of lovely food brilliant value good service staff we will be going again soon

There are range of food options. But I can guarantee that you wont find one that is not dripping in oil. They deep fry everything in same oil and put some sauce on them. Very lazy way to serve a buffet. Worst buffet ever. And unfortunately cambridge has only one like this. Waste of time and money. I will never ever go there again.

Not as much of a spread in the afternoon as it is evening but cost the same? Food was average but not much GF options. Not in a rush to go back.

Realy great place for lunch with the children

Birthday celebration for my brothers birthday and it was OK not brilliant but company was.

There were not much choices in their menu

We really enjoyed our dinner. There was a wide variety of food and all of it was delicious ! I recommend it without doubt and you will definitely not regret visiting it.

Went for lunch and the food was good, but be advised there is no sushi or dim sum for lunch. My only concern is that I went with a group of 15 people and they refused to let someone in who wasn't going to eat.