Panda Mami in Cheshire West and Chester

I had visited Panda Mami two days ago with some friends,and our experience was memorable, the food was truly delicious and my favorite was the chocolate fountain! I had the pleasure of being served by a wonderful Romanian host , and I couldn't be more impressed! From the moment we walked in, she greeted us warmly, making us feel right at home. She patiently answered all our questions. Throughout the meal, she was attentive without being intrusive, ensuring our drinks were always full and that we had everything we needed. I highly recommend visiting Panda Mami, not just for the delicious food but also for the outstanding hospitality provided by this lovely Romanian waitress.

All you can eat, night out with the lads, food was amazing and staff attentive, great place would totally go again.

Good food all you can eat good atmosphere. Enjoyed the Meal. Thanks!.

We booked a table online for a Saturday evening. We arrived early to find quite a few people waiting. We sat until our turn which was actually the time we booked for. The staff were very attentive and the food choices plentiful. Drinks are ordered and brought to the table then you can help yourself to food as often as you want. There is a griddle area cooking prawns, chicken, beef and corn etc. A conveyer of moving plates of suchi and similar is a nice feature plus pizza and lasagne available too. Most of the dishes are Chinese and Indian based starters and mains with deserts, fruits and ice cream and a chocolate fountain to finish off with. An enjoyable experience although we did go at a busy time. A more relaxed quieter time may be less stressful but it didn’t spoil the evening.

The prawns were under cooked during one of lunch visit. They have to be careful with this. The lamb dishes have suddenly disappeared from the lunch menu

One of the best buffet places we know, well worth a visit.

Amazing food and variety! I've been to only 3 or 4 A.Y.C.E places and this eas the best, food was really nice and has more pudding choices than any other I've been too! Unfortunately the ice cream machine stopped working before we could grab some! 100% would come back again! Atmosphere was good, tables are quite close to each other but you have enough room to get around, staff were great and clearing tables quickly! There is also a car park right next too it and it cost £5 for up to 2 hours which isn't too bad

We visited Panda Mami on a Saturday night around 7 pm. Even though we did not have a reservation, we were given a table within 15 minutes. The restaurant is split over two floors. We were seated on the upper floor. It could be better as once you have collected your food, you must go past the queuing people waiting for a table and up a spiral staircase. There was a good selection of different foods, including Indian and pizza. The Chinese selection was excellent, and there were also plenty of desserts. All of our food was very hot and fresh. Drinks were served quickly. The cost is around £23.00 per head, which is reasonable. The staff were busy but polite. Overall, we would visit again. My only advice would be to book in advance.

First time eating here for my birthday and the food is great plenty of variety and taste great to. Well worth the money and the staff are great to and it's well worth the money, definitely recommend this place.

Fool was delicious everything. And had so many many halal and vegetarian dishes to had. The service was excellent. All staffs were so friendly and helpful. Specially 🇧🇩 bangaldeshi one waiter brother he take care of our babys need and everything. We enjoyed our meal and full chester through their hospitality. They deserve to go back again

Nice food. Larissa was helpful.

Excellent food and service. Massive variety, well worth visiting.

I've put a 3 because we were disappointed as when we got there for our booking for my daughters birthday around 1pm we were told the was no sushi and other things as they only put them on in the evening this does not state on the Website be booked for the sushi as my daughter had been before and loved it. Apart from this food was lovely and staff great but will go else where next time

I have been avoiding Panda Mami for several years, as the last time I went I was bitterly disappointed. Went back there today at the request of my kids, and the place is unrecognisable! The food was fresh and delicious, there was a wide variety of choices and the service was great. Will definitely go again.

Absolutely wonderful food all freshly made , brilliant service, lovely atmosphere a brilliant place for all occasions 😊

Nice place, interesting food, rice, pasta, various fish, meat. I really liked good spicy chicken with spicy noodles. I recommend dropping by for dinner. The service was pretty cool. Prices also quite ok.

First time coming to Panda Mami and overall rather impressed. Fantastic selecting of Chinese and English food, including desserts. A few Thai dishes and Indian dishes were joined by a small sushi conveyer belt and a grill where you can order thin steaks and fish to be cooked, all included in the price. Value for money is good for the selection and the drinks aren't too expensive. My main issue with the food and the reason I gave it 3 out if five is that the duck was honestly the worst duck I have ever had. Halfway back to the table I could smell it and it didn't smell appetising at all. It wasn't crispy and was shredded to the level of sawdust. It honestly made me feel sick after I tried a tiny amount in a pancake. Overall decent experience but I won't rush back. The service was decent and friendly and the value for money was good. **Update - Response to Panda Mami** I appreciate you taking your time to respond to my review. We will definitely be returning as the selection was excellent and one dish didn't ruin our evening.

First time here won't be the last good food staff friendly and helpful great place to eat 👍 😋

Plenty of variety and everything I had (little of most mains) was very nice

An excellent place to eat everything until you are full, the service is very good and the atmosphere is consistent with an oriental food buffet.

Wide range of food something for everyone pizza chips chicken nuggets to lasagne Chinese Indian lots of different puddings chocolate fountain cakes sweets

Excellent food, very friendly staff and a lovely atmosphere. The food was hot and fresh, the choice of Chinese, Indian, Thai, Italian catered for every taste. The Sushi and grill cook was a delight! The dessert choice were wide ranging and were both hot and cold. All in all a lovely dining experience. 😁😁😁 Five star 🌟!!!!

Food is absolutely lush here, so much different choices there will absolutely be something for anyone here. Staff are quick to remove finished plates/cutlery/glasses and staff are also quick to serve any drinks etc that is requested. Love this place. For the price it is absolutely fantastic.

Service very poor, receptionist was very rude answered the phone whilst dealing with us had a full blown conversation for about 7 minutes. Ordered drinks at table didnt arrive for 20 minutes had to go get them myself. But on the positive side food amazing , hot. Tasty great choice and was very clean .

Been this afternoon, one word excellent.

Great tasting fusion food its all there. Crunchy, sweet, spicy, sour, sticky, fat, acidic, salty you name it. If you leave wanting more then you are doing it wrong as its eat all you want too your hearts content. 👌 Very hard working , freindly staff as theres plenty of hussle n bustle on the weekend. The desserts are on the cheaper side of the entire menu apart from the ice cream machine and chocolate fountain which is always kept flowing for the younger ones and those with a sweet tooth. Great great place to fill up. Wonderful.

It was a very busy place on Sunday lunchtime, so I'm not surprised at the noise level. The food was very nice indeed, and the service was attentive. Will definitely go again.

Never been so pestered when trying to enjoy a meal with my family.. I actually told the guy if u ask me again if I'm finished or try to take my plate even though I had not finished my food.. I'm not paying. I won't go again simple. They stand there staring at u waiting for you to finish. I'm paying I'm finished when I'm finished. Id never go back.

The best Chinese buffet I've ever been to, good quality food and great selection

Went there yesterday and loved it. Great food, loads of choice. Took a few minutes for us to be seated and I wish the empty plates had been taken away more quickly because the tables are relatively small and there was no space for empty and full plates. However, all in all, we had the best time there at lunchtime.

Absolutely brilliant buffet, wish it was closer to us.

Great selection of lovely food.

I went for an all you can eat lunch in the middle of Chester for £13.95...need I say more!

2nd time going today and can honestly say I won't be going back, 1st time I went I was really disappointed, food was bland, dry and some of it was cold, thought it mightve been a one off so left it a few months and went back today. Never again, all the food was left with lids up, going cold and dry, bearly any food in the trays, no boiled rice only fried. Waiting staff bearly giving you chance to finish your food before taking the plate, I really was hoping it would be different this time but it wasn't. I've been to better places for cheaper so I think I will just stick to those and I will definitely not be recommending this place to anyone

Bit of a let down! Had no sushi or the frying station wasn’t on the deserts were poor normally full of deserts chocolate machine wasn’t on had marshmallows with chocolate splashes on them so only can imagine been left from the previous day

Food lovely very busy . Had to wait as certain dishes ran out. Lots of food wastage from people piling plates high then not eating it, sad to see.

3 stars for the service. The seater lady was nice and smiling, friendly, welcoming. Asked for a quieter seat, but been informed that is not possible (however half of the seats were still free!). She seated us between lots of kids. Atmosphere 2 stars. The simple reason is that we felt like in a matchbox or a sardines tin. They tried to use every inch of the floor to push together as many people as possible in the restaurant. Literally when someone passes by our table we can see the front or their buttocks all the time. Frustrating! No natural lights, only the entrance gives a tiny hint of light. The food counters are scruffy, this place hosts about 200 people with one seat, but the food containers were empty, needed to wait for the stir-fry noodles and fried rice for 10 minutes 🤷🏻‍♂️ Not the end of the world but they could be more prepared. ADVICE Expect a lot of people by the time the restaurant opens. Book a table or be between the first ones who enter at opening time. Kids.. kids and again: kids…. Touching everything, sniffing the sweets and put them back on the counter. Parents let them to behave as they like. Adults.. scathing their hair, wiped the belly button, cleaning their teeth with their finger nails, then touching the food 😂🤷🏻‍♂️ Food Food wasn’t extraordinary. It was rather plain, boring and everything was very salty. The worse sushi I have ever eaten. It was room temperature, dry, tasteless. Also here I had the worst ice cream in my life. Cheap, watery just like the syrup (strawberry and chocolate). Looks huge and looks wide selection at the first sight but in reality only some basics. The York restaurant (Panda) did much better in my opinion. Go, Try and enjoy if you can! Oh the prices are in the sky! Great location, only a few streets away from town centre.

Excellent all you can eat buffet. The whole family enjoyed it.

No water refills even though we asked multiple times

Everything was delicious. It's a really fun place to eat for any age group. There's disabled access and a lift up to the toilet. Drinks table service and staff are quick to remove plates you're finished with. A good variety of savoury and sweet, with the chocolate fountain and ice cream machine sure to excite kids.

We enjoyed our visit the other night x food was lovely. Bit expensive for more than one visit every few months or so. If it was £10-15 each I’d come more often x x my daughter enjoyed it to even the food and usually she very picky ha ha. Maybe put how spicy a dish is cause I accidentally ate a chilly still nice though. I’m sure we will come again. Thanks to all staff you were all great.

Such good food was so full after eating and staff clear the tables very quick my first time recently on my birthday

Nice and clean buffet. Plenty of options. Most plates are Halal as well.

A really fun dining experience. Plenty of food options, including an incredible array of desserts with chocolate fountain, a fry up on demand counter, and multiple options of most buffet food you can think of. The buzz in the restaurant is exciting as every makes the decisions of what to eat next. Truly all you can eat. Plates are cleared quickly. We were a large group but were looked after well. Staff were active and friendly. Kid friendly. The dessert options were a smash hit! Worth the experience!

absolute terrible experience! We booked a table for 7pm and upon arriving were told that we wouldn’t be able to be seated for up to two hours, the lobby was full of other people in the same boat. why have a booking system if it isn’t upheld? Totally ruined the day.

I can't believe this is the first time we've been here, it's only 30 minute drive away. The staff are really friendly and attentive. Food is so nice, really good quality, I'm a lover of king prawns, they have plenty of them, the king prawn satay was delicious. Pepperoni pizza with stuffed crust was lovely. All the desserts were amazing especially the Eaton mess! My daughter and wife loved the chocolate fountain. Highly recommend Panda Mami, we will definitely be back!!

🐼 A nice find in the centre of Chester (they have branches in some other cities), just round the corner from our hotel. Very big, spacious and clean buffet restaurant. We didn't expect for there to be a 🍣 conveyor belt sushi section as well as the grill / live cooking station with a selection of meat, fish and veg cooked for you 🔥 Otherwise, there are mostly Asian dishes but in addition some Indian curries 🍛 naan, poppadoms as well as an Italian station with pizzas 🍕 and some cheeses, cured meats. To finish off, a fun chocolate fountain especially popular with the youngsters 🍫🫕 Reasonably priced, 22.99€ for weekends and evenings, cheaper M-F lunchtime. Friendly and attentive service.

Wow!! This was much better than I expected the food was all really tasty and all hot and fresh absolutely loads of choice when it came to the main dishes. The sweet and sour chicken was one of the best I’ve ever had anywhere and I’ve tired a fair few including some expensive restaurants in china town Manchester.My only slight complaint if that some of the other customers would just push in front of you whilst you was trying to que for something. 100 percent be returning even tho I live an hours drive away. Please open one in Manchester.

Excellent customer service, so much food to choose from hot and Fresh.

Love this place ! They have it running to perfection, no matter how busy the restaurant, the food is truly amazing and so much to choose from , it’s a buffet style restaurant so all you can eat , the variety of puddings are lovely , and plenty of sweets plus a chocolate fountain for kids & big kids 😁 service is top , shown to a table asked if you have been before, drink order taken , and plates cleared as soon as they are finished with..it’s a busy place , I can see why , the atmosphere is so relaxed you can dress up or go casual , toilets are up a level they do have a lift for and it all is wheelchair accessible

Food not really special. The work is also not very hygienic. The tongs they use to grab the chicken are also used to grab the fish, shrimp and steak. We will never go back. There was barely anything for our vegetarian daughter-in-law to eat.

Superb! Food choice was diverse, all piping hot, attentive service. Competitively priced with reasonable drink prices also. Look forward to returning!

Went there today with my two sons and daughter and grandson really enjoyed it fantastic food great staff my two sons and grandson have additional needs it was so lovely there thank you

First visit to Panda Mami to try the afternoon buffet. Quiet on a Wednesday, staff friendly and restaurant clean. Plenty of choices, several curries, lots of Chinese dishes, Thai, pizza plus lots of others, I tried several and not disappointed by any. Many dessert choices plus ice cream. Great value at £13.99, drinks also reasonably priced. Recommend and will visit again when next in Chester.

Very limited food option and very pricey. Wouldn't recommend.

When arriving we were greeted and served very fast by a lovely Italian gentleman. He made sure to explain everything adequately, and made sure all was to our liking. Service speed was no issue, and all staff were very lovely, bar one woman who exchanged a few digs from across the room which made me feel rather uncomfortable. Food was amazing as expected, the only issues I found was some of the food where the chips were located were cold, and the Indian curries lacked flavour and tasted very watered down.

Fantastic choice of Chinese food Indian and my favourite sushi! Also, pizza and the salad bar were very nice! The choices were endless and lots of starters to choose from. The chocolate fountain was a huge hit woth the kids. Definitely recommend as there is something for everyone! We will be back

Gorgeous food, tasty, hot and lots of choice, staff always friendly and fast service. Our daughters favourite place to eat.

Lovely food, great service & amazing value for this day & age. £13.95 per head all you can eat at lunch time, I think you'd get more choice at night time but nonetheless was enough food to choose from. Thr greek salad was beautiful! Drinks reasonably priced too! Definitely recommend it, absolute bargain & lovely staff too.

General Manager from hell. Hilariously poor service offering in CH1. I would be horrified if the owners of this place refer to themselves as ‘restaurateurs’.

Great selection of food sum cooked Infront of you or prepared for you. Spoilt for choice you will leave with full tums and want to return.

Nice enough front of house but food quality was cheap buffet quality made cheaply. Good selection though and a decent dessert section so you’d definitely find something you like. Food had a huge amount of salt content and did spot children at the end picking up handfuls of sweets from the buffet and putting them back 🤢

Something a little different to what wew normally go for i.e sit downntable service. Hwiever, we would recommend this place. Last night was our first visit and we really enjoyed it. We have several neurodivergent tastes to think about when eating out and this place had something for everyone. The food is lovely! It was a good price as well for 5 adults eating out. The staff were helpful and polite. It was quite busy and a bit noisy but to be expected on a friday evening. Thankfully the table we were on was not too close to ther tables.

We were a group of 11, had a good time. Food was good, tasty, huge variety. Some of the popular meals were a bit on the low side cause it was busy, but got topped up. Owner checked on us and reminded us of timing near the end so we can for a last go. The 2 for 1 on cocktails was a nice surprise. The cocktails were tasty, but a bit weak on the alcohol - preferred that myself though. Would highly recommend, great value for lunch time.

Visited here for the first time a couple of weeks ago. The manager was very charming, helpful, genuinely a nice gentleman. There is plenty of choice from many different cultures. The sushi is freshly prepared in front of you. Personally I would have preferred the choice of chopsticks for the Chinese food it seems alien to me to use a knife and fork to eat with. My only criticism was that the duck for the pancakes was so incredibly dry I couldn't eat it,disappointing. Otherwise a good place for all you can eat, good value for money, good choice .

TERRIBLE!!! food was below average, cheap and tasteless. Service was diabolical, like robots. Grabbing at dishes before you'd finished eating. £100 for 2 adults and 2 kids, could have spent £30 in maccies and had a better meal. Will never return and would strongly advise anybody NOT to bother with this place.

Excellent quality food and so much choice

Food was delicious, lots of options. Service was good but due to the weather it was uncomfortably hot in the restaurant, no air conditioning. Still had a great dining experience

Service was fab but the food was a let down for me, Tikka massala didn't even taste like one, Sweet and sour was too vinegary but the only thing I actually liked was the char sui pork.

Went above and beyond for my daughters birthday, lovely food and a good variety to choose from, nice atsmophere very clean highly recommend

We've been a few times before but had an exceptional time last week. Fantastic service, manager was very attentive and made for a great time!

Went on Sunday, the one in Nottingham is quite good when we last event went. This one is small, very cramped getting your food, the seating is on two levels and we were upstairs. The Tikka Masala Chicken was in the thinnest sauce I've ever seen. No pilau or basmati rice. I wasn't well that night and being in a hotel it wasn't good at all. My wife was thankfully OK. The main difference in food that we had is she didn't have the Masala or Tandoori Chicken. If I'm back in Chester I won't be returning. To date this is the first time I've been ill after going to an all you can eat.

Standard, over priced and food cold.

Enjoyed the lunch with the wife today, good value lovely food

The food and service were excellent. Buffet style restaurant that was well stocked with all dishes available to the end of service. Restaurant was clean and tidy and our table was cleared at regular intervals.

Went for the first time yesterday and what a place! Food is well presented and so tasty and hot! Staff on hand to take dirty plates away quickly ready to go up for another plate or 2… very well managed. Definitely worth the visit when in the area!

The food was amazing a great use of sauce as well . The portion sizes was just enough and the profiter roles are amazing . The only thing is that we got asked what we want to drink in the first 2 minutes of being here .

Would definitely recommend if you like buffets. Very good. This time the ice cream machine was out, which was annoying but the food and everything else was lovely

Visited Friday 7th June. However just sat down and unfortunately the ceiling across from us promptly fell in drenching a customer fully with dirty water from the toilets above. The smell was horrendous and will all promptly left. Very disappointed as my party of 4 guests were really looking forward to dining there.

First time at Panda Mamia today, was not disappointed. Firstly the manager greeted us with the utmost respect, sat us down, took our drinks order and told us that we had 90 mins to eat. Went straight in for the starters, poppadums, prawn crackers, garlic bread. Too many to choose from and delicious, the mains selection is huge, I had beef in black bean sauce with egg fried rice and 6 slices of pepperoni pizza, I ate until my tummy hurt, I don’t eat desserts but the ice cream looks amazing, as do the sweets and the cakes and not forgetting marshmallows that you can dip in the chocolate fountain. The cost for my myself, wife and son was £70 and it was absolutely worth it. Definitely recommend.

Came for my birthday for a lunchtime meal. Check-in was nice and swift and shown to table quickly with drinks ready in a few minutes of sit down. Food I felt was varied and very tasty, it was a shame the charocal grill wasn't on but we knew b4 hand it's not on for a lunchtime. The deserts were great 👍 We will return for sure

Great choice even though a little pricey. Very tasty and good service.

I had the weekday all you can eat lunch at £13.99. the selection is decent, across several cuisines. He service is friendly and efficient. The food offering was solid and you really can't expect too much at the price - it's just a bit of a pity that there wasn't a single dish that I liked enough to have a second helping. All in all, OKish.

This is the second time visiting this restaurant and both times its been spot on!! The staff are lovely,so helpful and happy. Very attentive during our time there. Then there the food... bloody delicious! It's fresh, it's hot and it tastes great! The Teppanyaki for us was the best bit. The chef was fun and interacted with us, and the food was once again delicious. Choice of food throughout the restaurant was great, and we never qued once. By far a better world buffet experience than the more popular chain Cosmo where we have had nothing but bad experiences! Panda Mami every single time, please 😃

I always bring my Goddaughter here for her birthday treat, we absolutely love it! The selection of food on display is unbelievable & it's always top quality, plenty full & tasty. The desserts are the best bit especially the chocolate fountain. Lillie has autism & the staff are lovely to her, even bringing her a birthday cake & singing happy birthday. Great value for money, lovely staff...definitely worth a visit 💗

Excellent choice and very reasonably priced

The food was cold and i had food poisoning when i got home, i found pieces of meat in the vegetable noodles and one pair of tongs are used for multiple different food items, most of which with different allergens. The desserts were also all unlabelled so i had no idea what half of them were. Would not recommend, especially not for any vegetarians or vegans. And not for the price too! £23.99 per person for room temperature, dry, flavourless food is insane!

Food average service fairly good but when you come to pay they charge full price £23.99 plus drinks for a ten year old saying she is over the height limit, Really. Went to a similar buffet our young one charged half price. Will not go again to Panda Mani. Most disappointing.

The food was lovely and there were lots of choices as it is an all you can eat place. The price was great, however the place itself was a bit small compared to other restaurants I've been to. I would recommend.

Good selection and quality of food, and good value Monday to Friday lunchtime

Group of 11, no issues at all. Food was brilliant, Hot, tasty and plentiful.

Had 9 of us there tonight, there was a new bloke in a suit couldn't praise him enough ,polite caring very helpful and communicated well with customers couldn't ask for a better person to deal with and good with the kids , food great thanks

70th birthday celebration We were taken care of. Party of 17 adults and 5 children. Everyone enjoyed the experience. Full marks for service

Great food, unfortunately some of the staff need to learn to greet paying customers with a smile and to communicate a little even if they don't want to be there. Otherwise a wonderful experience.

such a lovely place been here a few times but some of the staff are a little stingy. one of the chefs gave my boyfriend a dirty look when he asked the other chef for a steak knife that they don’t provide and they didn’t know where they were? £13 each is very good for an all you can eat, but at night time the price is £23 each for a few more things to eat, not really a good deal. otherwise nice decor, food is amazing!

Loved it. Every course of a Chinese meal you can think of, all fresh. Amazing

Excellent staff to food was beautiful a totally great experience

Fantastic food ,very friendly staff . Will go back again 👍

Saw the poster in the window from the city walls, advertising all you could eat for £5.00 less each than we were actually charged! We questioned the bill to be told the prices were on the door, which all our party failed to notice! Shame all the pricing was not the same!

Their food is really very salty, their shrimps are smelly and their tempura is watery😑🙄 and they are too expensive