Tai Buffet in City of London, Westminster

This is a very good value vegan all-you-can-eat buffet restaurant serving at least 35 different dishes to choose from when I visited for lunch on a Wednesday. The choice is excellent with a variety of hot and cold dishes including gyoza, tofu, noodles and a lot of soya based fake meat. The dishes vary but overall the quality of the food is very good - not overly salty, oily or too spicy and with some good quality ingredients, especially in the cold salad bar. The serving dishes were heated and covered with a temperature indicator so they could be sure the contents stayed warm. The restaurant is basic but very clean with nice toilets and friendly staff. One big plus is that the food is prepared just behind the serving bar so you can see EVERYTHING in the kitchen. Not many places can boast this, and it goes to show how confident they are about their hygiene. The jewel in the crown is that you get all-you-can-eat for just £9.90 for lunch – which is a spectacularly good deal. They could easily charge £15 and it would still be an absolute bargain. Even the drinks are reasonable: water, coke, tea, etc for just £2 and beer and wine for £4 per glass. For central London this is very cheap indeed and you couldn’t get much cheaper from a bargain supermarket. This place really deserves 5 stars all round and I hope word gets about and they stay in business as I intend to visit again the next time I am in London.

Wow great bargain quality food. The noodles, the veggies, the buns, the Mao Pao, and so much more with friendly supportive service and options of buffet or takeaway box. Great price and worth the visit for quality food at a super quality price.

I went all the way down to this restaurant from South East London and it was not open. It didn’t even exist. I thought I’d found a vegan Chinese buffet. Disaster

The premises are no longer in business . The food is decent standard, plus its vegan and it is a very good price for the help yourself buffett. Good service staff helpful and polite

Quite a good buffet, tasty and vegan and cheap

AMAZING! 😍 The food was so fresh & delicious, great selection with lots of very tasty mock meat dishes, fresh veggies, rice, noodles, spring rolls and more. 10/10 🔥

This is a amazing buffet Thai restaurant with lots of options from there delicious veg beef mince to there tofu, I’ve got to say their roast potatoes are nothing like I’ve had before and there amazing and crumtious, also if you have the veg spring rolls or prawn toast be sure to put duck sauce on it, it’s amazing, also very accommodating for halal & vegetarian eaters.

Great service and delicious vegan food for just £10, eat as much as you want. The ideal for us Italians. I'll be back.

My girlfriend and I are cheapskates and enjoy honest, and delicious food. We are both vegan and are always looking for tasty food, that is also relatively healthy. Tai delivered on all fronts! It also helped that the staff were extremely welcoming and friendly.

I've been here many times and the only negative of this place is that it is REALLY scruffy inside!! But if you can put up with it being scruffy, then the food is really nice. Everything is freshly cooked and completely vegan, and there is a wide choice of delicious freshly cooked food. I love the food here, but I just wish it wasn't so scruffy!

I recommend this buffet, the food is good and the owner is very polite and helpful. I choose meat free. It's very good price so if you have young children it makes it so economical.

Tai Buffett - Shepherds Bush Had an excellent meal here at the Tai Buffett, really didn’t know what to expect as it’s a vegetarian buffet and I’m not vegetarian but looked so good we gave it a try. So happy we did as it didn’t disappoint the food was delicious very fast and plenty of choice. This is very good value for money the staff were lovely and friendly and we will be back.

Decent food. Cutlery and glasses looked abit old. Owner seemed like he was having a bad day.

Although it isn’t a beautifully decorated restaurant, don’t let this put you off!! It’s the best vegan buffet for value I’ve ever come across. The crispy sweet and sour and the tapioca pudding is delicious! The staff are always friendly and happy to help. Only thing I would change is that it’s cash only- apart from that it’s great!

Wow we had a lovely dinner here and we will definitely be back. We didn’t know what to expect with an all vegetarian Chinese buffet but we were not disappointed it was amazing. Great food great flavours and lots of choice, for the money you cannot go wrong. Everything was freshly cooked and the staff were lovely.

Economical, decent for what you paying, I would recommend to go to Aroma which is opposite has many choices

AMAZING FOOD, and not expensive. and it's VEGAN !!! very calm place to eat at lunch, i'll be sure to come back as soon as i'm in London

This place is honestly the most amazing buffet I have ever eaten at, fully vegan and lots of choice! Food is tasty, and best of all its 10 pounds! ( 9 pounds before 16:00 and take away is 6 pounds, cash only ) of course the interior of the place has some paint etc that doesn’t look great, but hey for 10 pounds its great! they also have toilets downstairs. overall a must visit if you are are in London!

I've been dining here for over 5 years. It's a great place for vegetarian / vegan. Great value for money. Staff always look well after you. Superb

Food really yummy and a nice selection of vegan food. I have been already several times and the quality of the food has been always good and tasty. Moreover, the owner and employees have been always nice and polite and made me feel really comfortable. Super recommended.

Excellent food ,a big variety of food

I'm really glad I came to Tai. This isn't a place of fine dining so adjust your expectations accordingly! It's a cheap all you can eat that's also vegan, and sometimes that's what hits the spot. The food was tasty - the major let down is that allergens weren't always listed. Service was decent too (if not exceptional, but that's OK! I just wanted to eat some food!).

We had dinner, the food was excellent. But most of all I want to thank you for your honesty. I left my expensive camera with not much cheaper photos, and we flew out of London early in the morning. I wrote to a relative to go and ask, maybe they found it. After a thorough examination, she was given the camera. Thank you for your generosity and honesty!

Great food. Fresh and hot (except the salad section!). Lovely staff. Toilets are downstairs but there's two. Cash only but the buffet is only £10!

Great value for money With 10 pounds you eat till you drop

Yummy food, so much healthy options and vegan

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The worst Thai food I ever ate . The food was horrible and there is smell of a toilet and rotten food. I highly recommend not to try it

Look, it is what it is. It is a bargain price, great for the day after a late night and the apples soaked in blackcurrant squash are something I think about more often then I care to admit. Honestly though, kinda love this place. I’ll be back.

This was a great experience! You can go to the veggie buffet as often as you like and fill your belly. We allways appreciate to find nice old school asian buffets at very affordable prices like this one. That this one is vegetarian too is a win. It's down to earth, it's not fancy, but tasty, friendly and affordable! It's trully great!! Thanks :)

Been going here for years. Really nice food and such a good price.

Tai is a hidden gem in the heart of the city, offering a delightful vegetarian Thai Chinese buffet experience. With a tempting array of dishes, the all-you-can-eat option at just £10 is a steal. Conveniently situated near Shepherds Bush station, it's easily accessible. The staff's politeness adds to the pleasant atmosphere, and the open kitchen lets you witness the culinary magic in action. Although not grand, Tai compensates with its diverse and mouthwatering menu. A must-visit for those craving flavorful and affordable vegetarian delights!

All vegan, but food very beige. Tasty though but definitely not healthy. All you can eat buffet at a very good price.

Vegan buffet at a very nice price. Extremely nice people and a lovely homely environment. Loved it ❤️❤️

Owner was super friendly, and food was delicious.

Do not expect a nice enteriőr as the buffet price for an all you can eat dinner/lunch is under £10. Prepare yourself for a poor "lookalike" inside. But the best thing besides the acceptable price is that everything is VEGAN!!!! You can have different mock-meals with seitan, tofu such as sweet and sour chicken (no chicken), curry, black bean (no) chicken, (no) beef, etc. I really enjoyed the sweet and sour chicken. Also I was glad to have different salads, purple cabbage, cabbage with carrots. The cukkini with mushrooms was nice too. The veggie ball tasted a bit sweet so I rather ate it as dessert. The apple with cranberry sauce tasted nice as dessert or a slice of apple on the top of the meal. The staff makes all the meals in front of your eyes but not like a cooking show. They just don't hide it. It is worth to prepare that you can only pay cash before your dining. If you want a drink you can have e.g. freshly made carrot juice (cca 0.3l) for £3.5. If you are a hungry vegan and don't want to pay over £10 for your meal and want to be filled go to this buffet. Update: Still good! 🙂we took our friends there and they enjoyed the meal too. Did I mention you can take away too? (£6)

We love this place it's cheap it's all vegan and it greasy Chinese food!! £10 all u can eat and it's just wonderful!! If it wasn't so far away for us we'd be there much more!!

Feedback for Tai vegetarian. Soya beef red curry. the dish was not like the photos. There were no potatoes or carrots as described in the introduction of the dish and shown in the photos. And there was no coconut flavour. just orange liquid and chunks of soya beef. The vendor also pushed for rice as he said the dish was not complete without rice. He also sold the rice at a double price to compare with the menu. He charged £4.80 for plain rice, on the menu it is £2.80.

I have placed an order online and went to cancel literally 30 seconds after I placed it. Now I can’t get a refund and I can’t even cancel the order because the restaurant DOES NOT PICK UP THEIR PHONE!! I have been calling for 20 minutes now trying and trying again with no damn luck🥲 please for the love of god answer the phone.

Our 1st visit Good food great selection at a fair price

One of the best vegan asian buffet in town

Sadly....they dont accept card payments but cash

Happy to find that my tree nut allergic daughter was able to eat everything on the menu. Nice starters especially the mock duck pancakes and lots of colourful fresh veg available on the cold section. Starters were basic and okay. Happy to find somewhere that does vegan prawn crackers. .Mains were okay. The noodles were chewy and either old or over fried. The sweet and sour was tasty. Limited selection of desserts let’s the place down. Okay food for £10!!

Lovely place, such a treat for vegans/ vegetarians to have a buffet where you can enjoy everything. Nice, attentive service and delicious food. Will be back!

£10 pp buffet. Food is good for the price. Was excited to try the soya beef and the noodles but apparently all the food on the left side is cold , didn't taste good in my opinion. I gave that cold food plate back to the staff to be thrown away and grabbed myself another plate. Later I saw them putting hot food on the "cold food area" so I wonder if they just leave that food there to get cold? Anyway, had the natural orange juice, very nice too. A lot of choice , all veggie . Weird mood in the place, staff looks unhappy. No decor.

Best vegan food I've had. All you can eat for 5 pounds. I recommend the sweet and sour vegan chicken especially - delicious 😊

Don't know what the hell I'm eating just eat for the sick of eating a hahah.. the taste is horrible

They deserve no stars food tastes and meat not good at all is Moore veggies than meat don’t go there it ain’t good

Was für ein Glück, dass wir reingegangen sind.. Es sah schon von außen so lecker aus. Wir dachten es ist ein "klassischer" Asiate, Super freundlich bei der Beratung. Diese brauchte ich auch, denn alles ist vegetarisch /vegan!. Jedes Gericht hat anders geschmeckt und war so lecker. Tolle Auswahl! Absolut empfehlenswert. Einfach darauf einlassen und probieren....

Super Leckeres Essen. Und Service und Ambiente für den Preis super. Alles toll gewürzt, zuberei wird vor den Augen der Gäste.

We weny there today with my son. We received horrible service from the male that stands by the till. I ordered small take away. He watched me and my box. I was looking to add sauces at the end and he said I have enough in my box . When I reached for napkins he just rudely asked me to take just 2 . I literally lost my appetite . At the end of the day people are paying his wage , he does not need to behave like that . As I visit this place regularly I have seen in the past visit how he treats his customers . This time was me .

I go there regularly and always love their food and service. Such good value and tasty too! I would and have recommended this place to people

Staff is very confrontational with customers. I merely asked a simple question if the price is included with drinks. He replied in Chinese - that translates wishful thinking. Which is very rude. I asked him why did he say that? He denied. He thinks I do not understand Chinese. To a point he even hurled vulgarities. Horrible service. I have never been treated like that from a restaurant. He uses f you to us in front of my elderly parents. DO NOT VISIT THIS RESTAURANT. Cheap price, horrible service! DO NOT GO HERE unless you don’t mind being treated like crap.

Tried it once and was enough. Stop saying duck soya and chicken soya !! Just say soya because there is no such a thing as a soya animal🤣 and Iam a meat eater ! Spring rolls had no filling and noodles had a really weird smell, results ? Quite obvious, one night of vomiting.

"Funky" is the best word I have to desrcibe the taste of the food, of which I couldn't bring myself to eat more than a couple bites. Only people I would reccomend this to are those who've lost their sense of taste due to COVID-19

Would be an alright place to have a cheap and plentiful meal but they don't accept cards (only cash), in this day and age that's just not acceptable. Will update the review once and if they do.

Visited on a Saturday evening. Not too busy. The quality Vs the price was good. I found the vegetable dishes to be very satisfying. The vegan meat was ok too. The vegan meat was reasonably enjoyable as I didn't feel guilty for eating an animal like I normally would

Rude staff, poor food with very little taste. Don't go here if you value at least any sort of decency in food or human behaviour

It's cheap and cheerful. All vegan. Some dishes tasted quite fresh and some did not. Not bad, could be better. The staff were fun.

Fantastic and affordable vegan buffet. Sweet and sour dish was especially delicious. Would recommend

unscheinbar daherkommendes lokal... aber hinter der eingangstüre offenbarte sich der "deal of the day" - reichhaltiges chinesisches vegetarisches buffet, vielfältiges speisenangebot... PAUSCHALPREIS, essen bis zum abwinken, für 9 englische pfund eine veritable entdeckung... gerne wieder

This has been the worst place I have ever eaten from. The buffet was vegan and there was no warning stating that this place is vegan. To top it off the food was so unseasoned. I only had a plate before I thought that I should leave because the food is horrible. I went to pay and the person behind the counter demanded its a cash only place and charged £9 for one plate. Even though I only had 3 items from the buffet which were all horrible. I will not recommend this place to anyone. Avoid!

Passing by and didn't see it was a vegetarian place. Sorry to say that the food was insipid and tasteless. Not a place I'll be going back to.

Very impressed with buffet includes dessert too and fruits .Definitly would go again soon !

You will not get better value for money with Vegetarian and Vegan food. The drinks are also competitively priced. Service is very good.

Phenomenal, if you're vegan (or not I suppose) and can access this place, please go, lovely staff and the food is great and totally worth every penny. 10/10. I recommend trying the sweet and sour, the (cold) marinated square slices, and for dessert-tapioca in coconut milk.

This place becomes my favourite Turkish restaurant after one visit, the food is so tasty, portions are generous and the service is outstanding seeing the staff helping each other shows great leadership you can see how much they enjoy working there and they have respect for one another and it is really nice to be in that positive atmosphere 👍🏽 😀

We tried this buffet restaurant. Couldn’t even finish our first plate. Cold food, unwelcoming staffs.

Such a great spot! Only £8 for an all-you-can-eat buffet. It seems like most things are fried in a lot of oil so it’s definitely not the healthiest option, but that’s no problem for me 😋 Lots of vegan fake meat options which are delish, but also plenty of veggie based options if you’re not into that!

Sorry this was a very bad experience the food had no taste, me and my wife couldn't even finish our plate, the only good thing was the fresh fruit, so basically we just had a buffet of fruits.

Always great to come back to this place! The price of the all you can eat is very affordable and although the variety hasn't changed much throughout the years, it's still a good quality! Definitely recommended :)

Odwiedziliśmy to miejsce wraz z chłopkiem i wyszliśmy bardzo niezadowoleni… Owszem jedzenie tanie ale cena adekwatna do jakości jedzenia. W środku brudno i nieprzyjemne zapachy, obsługa biega przez cały lokal z brudnymi i gorącymi garnkami . Osobiście ponownie nie odwiedzę tego miejsca.

Absolutely sensational food for the price it's being offered at especially for buffet standards. Easily confused with Thai food this is actually a type of Chinese cuisine, I couldn't recommend it more. The staff are so warm and welcoming and extremely accomodating, food all tasted sublime i was left highly impressed and with 2 of us eating until our hearts content, inclusive of a fresh pressed juice and a tea at a mere price of £20 I was extremely happy and will definitely be going back 😍

Love this place. Travel a lot to this restaurant for half hour of pure pleasure. All plant based. A good way to eat healthy and cheap.

This has been number 1 on my list of restaurants to visit in London for some time. And after months of saying I would I finally did. I can now happily say this is an incredible buffet with amazing vegan Chinese food. Firstly you can tell this food is made with effort, from the chicken curry to the mixed vegetables, everything just tastes good. I haven’t always been someone who has eaten Chinese food but I reckon this buffet has alternatives to most Chinese dishes served at takeaways. I enjoyed everything I ate here and being quite a picky eater I can’t fault anything at this restaurant. Not to mention staff were lovely and this buffet comes in at a cheap £8. I would 100% recommend this place to vegans!

Best vegetarian/vegan place in the area as other places you'll pay loads more and this is really good food for an all you can eat buffet fully vegetarian/vegan just around the corner from Shepard's Bush station. Great value and quality food. It's cash only but there is a free ATM just 1 minute walk down the street.

Really disgusting food don't any idea about Thai food.

Good choice of different dishes nice presentation and friendly staff I've been a few times and it's very reasonable.

Mostly vegan, not as salty or greasy as most buffets at this price point. A cheap and fast option for the area.

Perfectly fine for a passing-by vegan lunch. Went on a Saturday lunchtime and there's a wide variety of hot and cold dishes, lots of different veg and proteins. My main complaint would be that all the 'hot' food was lukewarm at best. Its also cash only which is fine but the sign was pretty small so easily missed

Amazing vegan buffet and great price

Always a pleasure to go. The staff are friendly, they check up on you every now and then and welcome you with smiles. The food is great, always hot, fresh and full of flavour. There is not a huge spread but there is plenty for what you want, sweet and sour "chicken", curry "chicken" curry "Beef", noodles, rice, vegan mince, roast potatoes,spring rolls, sesame toast, onion rings, bean sprouts, tofu and cold vegan beef with lots of veggie options. Desert is tapioca Pearl's and fruits. All vegan and all delicious! £8 per person, all you can eat.

Dedicated meat eater but my vegan stepkid wanted to try it. Can't fault the quality of the food, friendliness of the staff and cleanliness of the restaurant. I'm leaving on a very full belly. Really enjoyed the sweet and sour vegan chicken with rice. I would definitely drive the hour to come back and I would highly recommend this place. You will not be disappointed

We ate here in a night in December, so the food was fairly cold due to the door being open. The food was mediocre. It was cheap, but I wouldn’t go to this place expecting great food.

Nice takeaway veggie buffet. Great selection of dishes and great value. A little greasy but overall really tasty

Very delicious Vegetarian Thai Buffet, there is no limit on how much you eat or how long you sit there, they are very friendly and their quality is constantly great.

We always find there the items we need.

Worth a visit for something different

DO NOT COME HERE, IT WILL MAKE YOU CRY

and I believe it is gluten free too. Healthy eating for only £7.99 buffet lunch. Food was freshly prepared and topped up whenever it runs out. Tasty and delicious.

A good vegetarian Asian cafe/restaurant. Average cost with Tea £9. Don't raise your hopes too high, but it is value for money

This place is amazing, just like the Camden one was:) amazing customer service. A similar one will open in Camden next month :)

Great service and nice food if you're vegetarian. I still love meat :)

Cash only is very inconvenient. Very poor service, poor hygiene. You don't feel welcome. The fact that it's cash only is one enough reason to review with 1 star

Tasty and great selection of vegetarian dishes

The good thing about this place is that you can see the food before you go in. It was nice on my visit but I wish it was friendlier. Most photos on my blog. I believe they used to have a restaurant in hongkers like 15 years ago in cwb.

really good vegetarian cuisine shame about the dessert selection

Not recommended at all tried it couple of times and just regretted

Sauces are amazing. Buffet takeout is a steal. A real treasure. Has the power to make vegetarianism seem doable

Good place, not much variety but you will be able to eat as much you want