The Chinese Buffet - Bolton in Bolton

Restaurant was clean, inviting and nicely decorated. Staff were attentive and friendly and accommodating when we asked to move to a quieter part of the restaurant away from a table of screaming kids. The ordering process was simple to use on the app and food was unlimited and delivered quickly by a quirky robot. However the food was very disappointing and bland. We tried a range of dishes and didn't enjoy any, they were edible but not tasty and were very small. Everything was super processed, oily and not worth the £30 per person. The Veg noodles had no Veg except a few onions and bean sprouts. Dessert was also disappointing, ice cream was icy in the middle and cheesecake had a strange texture.

highly recommend to anyone it is amazing and the staff are awesome the food is amazing the staff are friendly and helpful 😀

Had a fantastic meal here tonight. Went with my husband and daughter age 10. We loved the robots . It was part of the experience. Food and service was amazing. First time here however I did my research before we went and also downloaded the app ready . My husband got his meal free for his birthday. I get it’s daunting for the non techno’s. But ask someone to download the app before you go then the staff will Talk you through the rest. The portion sizes are like tapas but you can order as many as you like. If you want 10 portions of duck pancakes order them . It’s designed so you can try different foods without the full portion sizes in case it’s not for you . If it is then happy days order more . We tried lots of dishes we wouldn’t order normally as a takeaway in case we didn’t like them so it was a good experience . Just do your research in to how it works before going and complaining etc… all the staff are lovely especially the lady that retrieved my daughters phone from down the couch .

Had a lovely evening with my partner food was amazing but the service is what stood out by Mia she went above and beyond for us changing our okayed and cutlery when needed attended to any need or want we had she is truly amazing and made our evening the best experience thank you so much Mia for all your service

Went today with a birthday code (free for one with one paying customer) first time since the robots appeared…Gloria and the staff were great…service second to none…everything we had was nice…smaller portions than if you were picking food yourself… But that’s not a bad thing as some people just get carried away with food plates resembling Mount Everest…and then not eating most of it…with I have paid for it attitude but you can have as many and as much as you like..3 portions per person so 6 per couple…but literally as many times in 90 minutes (lunch) and 2 hours at night… This concept is great all round…less waste…less staff …more seating…and reasonable prices…no complaints what so ever…and a birthday treat at the end…thank you all Will be back soon

Absolutely awfully. Firstly you can only eat if you download the app s9 older people are screwed. Staff extremely unhelpful and as miserable as sin. Once seated we order 3 beer as it was on offer, beer arrived flat as if the bottles were refilled from a beer tap. Portions extremely small definitely not as advertised in fact we got duck pancakes it came with 2 pancakes and only enough duck to fill one, only one veg with it and the tiniest portion of hosin sauce with nothing to scope it out with. All meals were cold or at nest luke warm. The worst is yet to come my husbands last dish chicken curry was raw, let's hope he's not sick tomorrow as he ate some of it before he realised. Beef was awful. I complained to the manager about the experience and mainly the chicken his response "that's how we cook chicken here" I refused to pay for 2 meals. Paid for one and left but I wish I'd have paid for nonre so if this is read I'd like a full refund before I take this further. Avoid at all costs.

Shocking service food had been reheated tool 45 mins for us to connect to the app staff just said keep trying or you will have to leave 3 people walked out when we was on our way in saying how bad it was i wish we never went in its also not a buffet you a dish and they bring it to you so its just a meal

Group of 4 eating out for a midweek social catch up. Once we got used to the app we were away and really enjoyed the wide food choice. Although servings are on the small side you can order many dishes at once.

Went with my mother for her birthday and Gloria is the best manager you can have. She is so friendly and welcoming, she treated us like family - the rest of the staff was great too. Will be visiting again soon.

Travelled from Sunderland for my son's birthday as he loves the robots. We were late due to sat nav errors and then phone dying but we were allowed to keep the table and even provided with a charger. Great food and reasonably priced just even for the novelty of the robots. My son loved it!

Amazing food lovely staff. No issues with anything go every couple months and will be back soon. Would deffo recommend. I would ignore any poor reviews amd deffo try . As everytime ive been ive not had any issues.

Good food. Small portions. Would rather staff take their time than rush orders. Poor quality ingredients. Good desserts. Hard jelly

We were a family group of eleven. The food was tasty and the portion sizes were fair. The problem was that food arrived only warm. We were seated at 2pm and they stop serving at 3:30pm. I suspect they were sending out food cooked in advance and not fresh. Either that or the small bowls were cold and the food temperature dropped between service and delivery to our table. The whole experience of ordering food and timing it to arrive was stressful. It says they have reimagined dining - I suggest it is not an improvement. Kids liked the robots, so it has novelty value. I wouldn’t choose to return.

Poor service and food not great. Tried charging us adult for my two children. They measured them, even though I’m an adult I do not measure 150, Do I still pay adult price? Food not great. Not enough staff as robots not working properly kept stopping delayed food waiting over half hour for robots in the end it was staff brought food. Got less food then I would in a normal Chinese buffet as waiting that long.

Turned up for my Xmas day dinner to find it closed even though I pre booked and paid deposit no contact at all .

We come here at least twice a year for our daughters birthdays, this year they turned 7 and 11. We've just been on the 16th December 2023 and again cannot fault the team at TCB Bolton. They have again gone above and beyond for our eldest daughter. She loved her mickey mouse mocktail. We absolutely love Gloria, and look forward to seeing her each time we come. I still can't believe she remembers us even though we only come twice a year. My youngest daughter is called Bella and she loves sharing her name with the BellaBots. Food is delicious with a good selection of foods and is a good price for a meal out, considering you can eat till your satisfied or stuffed 😁. The staff are very good at clearing away the dirty dishes from the table too, making room for more food. Definitely recommend 100% especially if you have the free birthday code.

Fantastic night with great food we had a booking for 22 people and from the first call to make reservation to leaving on the evening the staff were brilliant we had the banquet with so many of us

Shocking place tried to con me making my 10 year old son pay adult price wouldn’t recommend poor Custmer service

Food lovely, service good. However, they now have have app ordering, and robots delivering the items. Instead of having a lovely family dinner, we were all peering at our phones in an effort to order. No family conversation, just heads down looking at screens. We don't get together that often, it was my 60th.

Beware what you are charged for children! Visited the Bolton branch for an end of term treat with my two primary school aged children, 6&9. Had on another occasion been to the Bury branch. No issues with the food or service in either branch and the robots added extra fun to the whole experience. What has annoyed me to the point of writing a review is the pricing for kids. One of my children is particularly tall albeit aged only just 9 a few weeks ago. She eats hardly anything but because she is over 150cm, we were charged an adult price for her. Our nieces and nephews who were 9, 10, 11 and 12 but all measuring under 150cm were charged as children….our nephews eat more than the adults! Surely there must be some discretion here?!

This is probably one of the worst experience I’ve ever had at a restaurant. I made the booing for half 5 I got there on time and they told me to wait for 20 minutes I was pretty annoyed that they said this since I as starving but I thought it wasn’t to bad 20 minutes passed by and there was many other people waiting with me in the lobby who had reservation before me and still hadn’t of gone so I went up and asked and they said 5 more minutes so I sat down and waited. I ended up waiting for one hour which is absolutely ridiculous but I’ve not even got into the worst part yet. They sat us down and told us how the restaurant works. I’ve been here before a couple of years ago and it was amazing it was a proper buffet were you got up and got your own food and the food was amazing. I thought it was going to be the same but it had all changed. there are these robots which seem fun and cool but they are pointless and terrible. The service is horrible. I got told that I had to go on the app and book food. This new system is awful. I ordered my first lot of food the starters which said on the app it would take 12 minutes it ended up talking 45 minutes to come which is ridiculous. the portions were tiny for my starter I had 3 chicken nuggets my son had 4 cocktail sausages this should not take 45 minutes. So whilst I’m eating I have to order more food which I ordered 9 other things this took another 50 minutes to come. I complained to the manager she said she’d sort it and she never did. once the second lot of food came the portions where again tiny. I forgot to mention how there where hardly any. choices for food there was about 10 starters 15 mains and 6 deserts and for how much I paid not worth it. Anyways I think it should just go back to how it was I find the robots cool but there not practical because there slow they could keep them but only for taking your dirty plates away not for bringing your food because of how long it takes. and for how long it takes the food wasn’t even good the main course was all right but the deserts were terrible the jelly tasted of plastic and the ice cream had melted by the time it came to our table we ordered fudge cake which never ended up coming and again for the price this place is awful. I will gladly say I’m never coming back again until they go back to the old system they had.

Went as a family on a Saturday at 5pm as a walk in. The food was lovely, staff were friendly and helpful, restaurant it’s self was nice and clean. We enjoyed every meal we ordered from the starters to desserts and so did the kids. The drinks are a bit pricey which was the only downside. Would definitely visit again.

We were visiting Bolton today and we had a plan to visit TBC Chinese. This is my son’s favourite place. We used to go to the one based in Huddersfield but has been shut. On arrival we were informed that we arrived too late(2.36pm) as the last people that can be seated is 2.30pm. I’ve explained that on the website there are slots available through all afternoon + we travelled from Halifax, we cannot go back at 5 pm as that was the time that restaurant was re-open. I don’t have to explain how my little boy was disappointed. This was only 6 min…. Why slots are available throughout the day? This mislead people. TBC was our favourite place but we won’t be visiting this place ever again… Not people friendly, no sympathy…. I’ve tried to upload photo with slots provided but for some reason I’m unable to do that.

Did not enjoy a single dish. Quite simply the worst Chinese I have ever had. Bland, terrible quality, cold. Told the staff who meekly apologised and said they didn't know why... Dirty, cobwebs from the ceiling. Minimal effort to clear plates. The entrance to the toilet is clearly access to a staff smoking area as it smells. I will never visit again.

Walked in and asked if we could sit at certain table and was allowed to . Great you can order tap water for free :) The soups were excellent few of the tofu dished were cold but fine Deserts were great. The only downside is the dance music and the app you need torescan the qr code maybe a tablet on each table that has the current qr code loaded onto it would be useful the points on the app are useless as well with a 2 month expiry .

App don't even work. Sat there for half hour and food order didn't go through. Charged for drinks then left waste of time

This place has really Gone downhill. We have now been back 3 times since the help yourself buffet ended. We have been disappointed each time but thought it may have been a one off - it wasnt. Lots of food arriving cold. Really tiny portions (which is ok if it was freah and tasty) Orders missed despite ordering on the app. Some of the food did not smell fresh (in particular the pork ribs). The duck pancakes were grey meat - pancakes stuck together… just so many corners are cut now they have lost what the appeal was.We genuinely used to love going here but we will not be returning. Such a shame.

Our family of 5 adults went for lunch for mums birthday. We chose this restaurant because we had heard about Bellabot, the robot that serves customers. To be honest, we were not expecting terrific food, it was just the experience that we were looking forward to. A friend of ours had visited the Liverpool branch and said it was an amusing experience. Upon arrival, we were greeted and seated immediately in beautiful, clean surroundings. The waiter clearly explained the app and the ordering process. He took our 2st order to speed things up and then we got going. The dishes arrived in small portions, just the right size so you can try many different dishes. The soups were incredible. Then Bellabot kept arriving with various dishes which were all very tasty. The proportions of meat to sauce were famous. Much better than you would get in a traditional Chinese restaurant. The waiter was always available if any problems arose. The meal was iver and we were very,very full. There is a surcharge if you send too much uneaten food back to the kitchen, which is a brilliant idea. You only order what you can eat So its 6 hrs later and I'm still full. For £12.50 /head (free if its your birthday) its an absolute bargain Bellabot is so polite.

Visited earlier this week after a recommendation and have to confess it was the robots that sparked my interest but actually it was the food that was the star of the show. Amazing quality all freshly cooked to order and the staff were lovely friendly and helpful. The robots were fun and provided a distraction between courses which were very quick to arrive. The app is simple to use the drinks inexpensive and value for money overall was exceptional.... can't wait to go back

Horrible place to be honest I wasnt expecting such a dirty place . To start the toilets were out of tissue,hand soap,and the hand dryer wasn't working I told the staff about the toilets but on one bother to refill the tissue. Food wasn't bad but for the price you charge the food should be cheaper , And to top it all off they never charge you before you seat as they do at Tops in Manchester this restaurant chooses to charge afterwards so to my surprise they charge me for two adults as my son is only 11 and he's quite tall for his age . Very unprofessional for my host to just tell me that is not her fault? Anyways parents if you have a tall child be ready to pay £21.99

Upon arrival staff helped me to download app, food was lovely staff very helpful nothing was to much trouble. Thank you to all the staff that worked Thursday 29/10/20 excellent service thank you.

Absolutely love the idea of ordering on your phone, No food waste, Food was delicious Staff as always very very polite, helpful and friendly Will definitely be back with rest of family

Upon arrival on a Tuesday evening we realise there wasn’t one other table occupied, we had the restaurant to ourselves which should have been a sign. We was told the normal Buffett service wasn’t operational obviously due to Covid so everything would be ordered on an app and cooked fresh, FRESH being the key word here. I was excited music to my ears! The mixed starters came out, not one of them would have been over 30degrees in temperature, they were just about Luke warm. The prawn toast wasn’t edible is was that hard and soaked in fat. The whole selection was like something you’d get out of a supermarket and microwave yourselves at home. (But at least then yours would at least be hot) Please don’t even get me started on the crispy aromatic ‘’meat’ which certainly wasn’t duck. This came out on a tiny plate with 2 pancakes! which were of course hard and fell apart and not steamed. Moving onto the mains it just got progressively worst, tiny bowls about 3 inch in diameter, full of cold food. The ‘char sui’ was infact pork covered in brown sauce. The prawns in the vile tasting curry were cold. The crispy shredded chilli beef I couldn’t describe as anything other than discusting, as you cut through the sweet and sour chicken it was hard and filled with warm oil. The salt and pepper chips were cold dry hard chips. At this point I HAD to complain, I explained the oil in the fryer couldn’t possibley be hot enough hence why it’s not cooking, so the lady said she would tell the kitchen and recook but unfortunately the rest of my party couldn’t physically bring themselves to eat anything else it was That bad.We explained two memebers of our party had ate nothing other than crispy seaweed to which we was told there was nothing they could do about it (overall they deducted £6 from our £110 bill) Also will add, even after complaining they were very keen to ask if we wanted more drinks, where a Diet Coke is priced at over £3 THE worst Chinese I have ever eaten in my life, possibly thr worst meal I’ve ever paid for.

If I could give this zero stars I would table service shocking ordered chicken curry for my daughter looked nothing like a chicken curry the food came in the littlest bowls. Daughter didn’t like the curry so didn’t eat it they ho we was paying for it the lady came to ask why we didn’t eat it we explained she didn’t like it. Was told well next time we don’t order to much as we will get charged £3... at the *buffet* it’s there in front of you if you put it on your plate and you don’t like it it’s gets left ! won’t be attending again. Oh yeah and the profiteroles are sour !

Food wasn’t cooked ! Not impressed, would not go again it’s a shame I normally go often been sick 4 times

Had a brilliant meal here today, staff were all really helpful and nice with the new COVID structure, I much prefer the new way of Chinese tapas to be honest and would prefer it to the old way, order a few small portions and get to try more different things because you don’t overface your self, can’t fault the place half price on a Friday and the food was brilliant and again the staff deserve to be praised.

It was a busy bank holiday was seated late by 10 mins first order came out quick then delay in second. Tip: use the service button on the app every 15 mins you last placed an order, and you seem to get your food pretty straight after. portion sizes are small but were good had 25+ dishes (7 were duck and pancakes, 2 per portion btw) and you can order 3 at once. Rest of dishes came within 10 mins and twice after had to use service button but hey its new service and technology is to blame more than anything.however table behind was allowed to book a table for 9pm and after receiving a round of starters they then ordered more stuff and when they questioned where the food was after 10 mins they were told kitchen was closed for hot meals at 9pm and rightly walked out with the restaraunt refusing to open the kitchen. The people claim they rang up and was told the kitchen would be open past 9pm but it wasnt. i feel bad because hot food came for me and i think that flipped them over the edge. overally good experience i think their team did well most food was great wish pancakes for duck was warm but ah well.50% off on fridays in september so book a table (deposit required but goes towards bill, also request bill before payment to recieve full offers automatically as i went to pay now and noticed not all deductions were made) and get your moneys worth

Booked table for 17.15 was seated at 17.30 ordered first lot of starter's at 17.35 they arrived at 18.20 and this was after i questioned where they where. Now i know its not five star food but god help me the starter's wouldn't fill a toddler even though you order 3 per person at a time. The mains where exactly the same a tiny little pot. Be prepared to either go away hungry or be sat in the restaurant for atleast four hours. I wouldn't bother again well not until they either start doing better portion sizes or its an actual buffet again pathetic any way im home now after having to go to mcdonalds on the way home

I visited THE Chinese buffet in Bolton for it’s reopening yesterday. We had a fantastic time, the staff explained the whole ordering process to us and talked us through downloading and using the app. The food and drinks service was brilliant, everything came so quickly and due to it being table service, we spent a lot more time with family rather than heading to the buffet for food, and we could still eat as much as we wanted. I would highly recommend a visit! We all thoroughly enjoyed ours!

The app is a brilliant new way of ordering food and drinks! The staff are great and are constantly moving everywhere! They are bringing our food all the time and drinks are the same! Very different experience to what I am use to but was still a great one. Only criticism would be that when they bring new food out they clear the table at the same time but apart from that was great! Also was gutted there was no sushi available!

Always good food and brilliant staff! Everytime i go i enjoy the food and come out full, fresh food and always hot ! Will be back !

Fantastic all you can eat buffet!!Lots of food on offer and it always gets filled up so there is fresh food out. Food is always hot and the live station that is on through the evenings is brilliantIf you like Chinese food then this is the place to be

We visited Friday lunchtime having prebooked a table. We arrived and ‘booked in’ at reception. We were shown to our table within a reasonable amount of time. The food was ok, not too much choice and was lukewarm. During our meal I missed a phone call from the restaurant - they’d taken my deposit because I hadn’t arrived for my booking ? They quickly rectified their mistake and asked if all was ok with the food. We advised ok but only lukewarm - their response ‘well I can see steam from the warmers !’. We usually attend the Cosmos buffet in Manchester and it is far superior for roughly the same price. We won’t be returning here again !

Love this place, been a few times over the past couple of years. Around 30 mins drive away from me so don't go all the time, mainly for family birthdays who live in the area. This restaurant does not disappoint, all the food is so fresh and hot, you'd think they'd plated it up for you. Would recommend. My favourite has to be the chicken and sweetcorn soup, followed by the chicken curry and rice. Then the desserts, so many to choose from, so leave room!

Visited this place with my boyfriend for an early valentines meal before the theatre. Being vegetarian and pescatarian, we often find it hard to find Chinese restaurants which cater to us, but this place had a good selection of veggie and fish meals. The food was fresh and staff were attentive. The price does seem high but to think we got 4 decent courses for what we paid, it works out very reasonable. Would recommend.

This place is getting worse and worse, the food was dry and unedible. The wings had a funny taste, the chips where stale and dry, you could cut your throat on the dried out chicken they have for pancakes. Food had been left that long onions and peppers had all dried up. Made a complaint and heard nothing back. I would avoid at all costs!!!!!

This place used to be much better.. The food is ok for an all you can eat but the place was teaming with kids. It was more like "feeding time at the Jeremy Kyle show" than the sophisticated meal I was looking forward to. You get what you pay for.

We went today at 1pm says it's 10.99 during day then 15.99 nye but we was charged 15.99 each we had 4 kids roughly samesize in hight they charged my friend junior prices for her 3 and me adult price for my lad ended up costing me 65.00 for 2 abult 2 kids and half the food was cold and when we told waitress she said we'll it all at the right temperature

I visited here for lunch with a family member as an end of the year treat. What a disappointment.! The price had been inflated to £10.99 as it was their Christmas special lunch.What was special about it? There was very little choice and the food was bland. ( would have been better off going to MC Donald's which I hate.) It is obvious that the restaurant is trying to make as much profit as possible at the customers expense. If anyone that is reading this visits or comes from Blackpool the Gurkha restaurant is awesome and would put the Chinese buffet to shame. P.S. Phillipa was the only good thing about the restaurant, very charming, polite and worth every penny of her wage.

This is very expensive, the food is good I have been to a few all you can eat chinese and this is the most expensive, the city buffet in liverpool is only £8.50 all you can eat, this is £15.00 I will never go again

Really like this all you can eat Chinese. Lots of dishes to choose including sushi which was only basic but nice. Liked every thing else here. Would definitely recommend

We went there for lunch today, 19th November 2019, on a whim as we had been disappointed with the quality of some of the food when we last visited some 18 months ago. Thought we might just have been unlucky then as we had been regular customers going about once a month for a few years and had been really happy at all other times. Today's visit has left us concluding that we will never visit again. The staff member who served our drinks was friendly and polite but that is as good as it got.

Nice variation of foods here, salad bits, soups, currys, meats, and best of all little pots of cheesecakes, trifles the lot. Only concern is they don't do salt and pepper chicken and they don't do bottomless drinks like other all you can eats.

When we first arrived, it was busy which is always a good sign. We did pre book, therefore we knew we would get a table. We had to wait a good 5-10 minutes before anybody noticed us. I understand that it was busy, but a few members of staff did look over but didn't come over. Anyway, when we eventually sat down the booth we were given was in fact really nice and we got drinks really fast. Then we went up to grab some food. Baring in mind it is 16.99 per person for the buffet, i really think this is too over priced for what you get. There isn't much option, and you could just tell that most of the food was lying there for quite some time before we went. We had a few starters and they were ok, but not worth the price. I went with my family and my mum had the prawns which i thought were lovely but then she discovered that the poo sack was still left in !!!! this is unacceptable for any place what serves prawns. it put me off my food straight away. The food taste like mush, and everything was just not up to standard. Another issue was the kids running around the place. We spoke to the staff who said that they do try and tell the children not to run around and do try and tell the parents but its just not good enough. this resulted in children throwing desserts around and for my sister to fall over, and hurt herself. This caused abit of a riff in the restrauant. i do believe that the managers at the establishment did handle the situation correctly, and they were very sorry about the situation. But they really need to sort there food standard if they are going to charge 16.99 per person. I will not be returning. If you want standard chinese food, which is overpriced in a wacky warehouse, feel free to visit.

Visited a few times with family introduced a friend we went and really enjoyed however today we have been to the lunch buffet. The stench coming from either the chicken curry or Singapore vermicelli (next to each other) was vile we spoke to a member of staff who said it was the chicken curry and it was normal we avoided that stuff and tried to pick at other stuff we couldn’t do it sat chatting finished our drinks and left will not be returning !! Ruined

Visited the Bolton site was very pleased with lady manager named Gloria from Bury branch 5* plus service.

We were invited by friends for a meal here, and we had a great time. Eat as much as you want, with a great choice of dishes, the self service, help yourself idea is great.

We visited here on 23rd August. I was actually surprised at the cost especially for a Saturday. All you can eat buffet for £10. I was happy with the choices available.

Yes. it's a great weekend place to dine for very little money and the choice offers something for every taste.

It was surprising to read the reviews saying the food was terrible / it was cold / it was expensive etc.

This place used to be good and value for money however our recent lunch visit on Thursday the choice was uninviting, the food all was tasteless looking at the food on offer it looks like they've gone to just give you cheap foods at lunch time, chips in 3 troffs onion rings in another rice in numerous troffs and potatoes in another there's a lack of chinese food and starters , everything was bland no way was it worth £10 then overpriced drinks on top, not worth the money anymore , more expensive less choice and bland food

restaurant was more then quiet. i got a small bowl of sweetcorn and chicken soup, which was cold, when we told the waitress, we was informed that they had forgotten to switch the heater on the machine, so I waited and had the calamari and that was still frozen/cold in the middle. it put me off eating anything else. thought i ould get a coffee, the cup was small, just a little bigger then an egg cup, an to my amazement this was cold too.

Went here yesterday really looking forward to Chinese buffet. Having been before had great expectations ... Unfortunately we were disappointed .. lack of choice food tasteless and service poor. Will not be returning . Don't waste your money .

We went yesterday evening 7pm we only got to the front door downstairs and saw the prices !, £15.99 per person omg! We all turned away and went for a curry in achari where their main meals were around £8.99 we had a fantastic night ! Don’t get me wrong I have been to the wok buffet before but it was only around £11.00 then .

Went last night for late Father’s Day treat. Surprisingly it wasn’t very busy but the food was hot and great and the staff very attentive. We were the last in at 8.30 pm. Come on people, where are you.

Another visit to The Chinese Buffet left us wondering why we'd not not re visited sooner. A change of staff and menu, but the same great service and variety of dishes - though the sushi was a bit disappointing there was still more than enough tasty dishes to keep everyone happy. The bonus was the 'buy one get one for £5-00' deal currently available - a real bargain especially on the evening service which offers a greater choice of dishes than the lunchtime session.

Firstly, my 11 year old was charged as an adult. No explanation of this, but apparently someone had assessed him too tall to have been charged as a child. STUPID. And an incorrect judgement.

For years the lift has caused concern.

AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID

What can I say other than "don't bother"..

Visited The Chinese Buffet to celebrate a family birthday and was delighted with the quality and variety of the food on offer. Also the decor provided a very pleasant place to spend a few hours on a Sunday afternoon. The staff were attentive and cheerful also and happy to provide tap water. Would recommend.

I was really hungry and decided to pop in for some chinese and I was amazed by the food on display I loved the seafood and chicken which was quite tasty.

Friends/family birthday afternoon meal. £14.99 per person, large selection of various dishes. Duck with pancakes, hoisin sauce, sweet & sour chicken. Plenty to choose from. Dessert which included gateau, ice cream, fruit, profiteroles and little doughnuts. Pint of Diet Coke £3.10.. Would visit again.

Visited on Saturday night (7th) and had a lovely meal. We were seated at a round table (as requested) and the waitress was extremely attentive. Drinks were served quickly and were very good. There was ample selection on the buffet for all courses. Enjoyed duck pancakes, crispy seaweed, prawns, ribs and sushi as starters, terriachi salmon and calamari from the freshly cooked grill, along with duck in oyster sauce, pork satay and sweet & sour chicken. Good desserts - I had ice cream with mandarins and chocolate from the fountain and a small tiramisu. Very good!! The restaurant was busy but not full and there was a good atmosphere. Recommend!

I was told this place is nice very spacious, friendly ideal to take family,

I have been reading the negative reviews about this place and can only assume that the majority of people who are more than happy with the place don’t make comments on here.

This place has a one star Food Hygiene Rating. What does that say about this place. Round the back in the car park it's crawling with rats.

Lots of choices and opinions for you no matter what time you go. Food well cooked and plenty of flavour in your food. Also large choice of drinks. Would highly recommend and go again

We visited for my father in laws birthday. We called the restaurant prior to be told that we didn’t need to book and could just turn up. We turned up to be told we had to book and there would be a 15-20 minute wait to be seated, we unhappily sat and waited. We ordered drinks to which they came in dirty glasses. After over 30 minutes of waiting we finally got seated, once at our table we discovered there was absolutely no food left at the buffet and kept being told by staff ‘it was all being refilled’. The only thing that was full was chips and rice everything else had ran out. Staff were extremely unhelpful and the service was quite frankly unacceptable for such a highly recommended buffet. How can a Chinese buffet have no food left? After waiting over half an hour for a table we were then expected to wait further for any food to be made. We ended up leaving to go somewhere else. Awful would never go again.

On the 1/3/2019 I attended this Chinese buffet and to be quite honest I won’t be attending again this service here is absolutely shocking, for starters I tried booking it online and ringing up on the phone and booking a table , I was told on the phone that I was not able to book a table and that I would have to come into the restaurant and that there would be space available.

If you like your body do not go here the food is terrible and NOT fresh tastes like s**t i was extremely ill after i ate here please do not go!!!

We got married at Bolton Albert Hall and had our wedding meal here afterwards. We cannot fault the top class service we received here from start to finish. Paul Mok is a wonderful and patient man personally attending to all my whims as bridezilla of the year!!He even emailed me back sometimes at close to midnight attending to my worries and concerns. The food and service on the day was a fantastic and would do it all there again in a heart beat. The room was absolutely beautiful and luckily we got the same day as Chinese New year so the whole place was decorated in beautiful lanterns. Thank you so much to Paul and Apple who made our day so special!!

Visited today with my family 9-2-19 ... arrived at 3.35 ... was seated and ordered our drinks ... was waiting for my daughter and daughter in law to arrive ... our drinks came and a waitress can over and said ... sorry I forgot to mention we close at 4.30 ... we said ok as 45 mins is plenty of time ... well was awful ... empty dishes the only main dish available curry food was barely warm ... even the ice cream was in edible not set ...avoid not worth the money or visit

I wish people would look at the Hygiene Ratings before going to this place. It's gone from a 4star to a 1star overnight. Something must be really bad. And it's not the building as I was told over the phone. If you go to the carpark at the rear it's crawling with rats..

We used to go here years ago and decided we would go here again for my boyfriends birthday. The soup that we got was like glue! Gloopy thick and tasteless. The seaweed was the worst thing I think I have ever tasted, soggy and salty almost like chewing on a damp mop.

I work all over the country and usually have a Chinese every week. This was the closest to the hotel I was staying in so I tried it. There were only about 5 proper dishes, it was really disappointing. Very limited selection compared to other buffet style restaurants. Staff really couldn’t be bothered, and the food was really salty and pretty bland. I wouldn’t go back

A few weeks ago, two of my friends and I decided to try the local Chinese Buffet in town. As it was my birthday the following day we saw this as a little celebration.

we visited the restaurant at night. I think this is the best time as you have more to choose from and you have the live station to choose from . the live station cooks fantastic fresh food which tastes out of this world. ( It also cooks fresh Pancakes. The sushi bar is awesome with Kiwi Muscles and all the sushi you can eat and to top it off if you still feel hungry there are a wide range of sweets, jelly's, fruit and icream.

jedzenie bardzo smaczne, przyzwoity wybor ,smaczne miesa i desery ,bardzo sprawna obsluga ,w niedziele warto zarezerwowac stolik wczesniej ,

My finance and I have come here now several times and it never disappoints.

This was my favourite local Chinese restaurant but unfortunately it has slipped down my list of late. I have rated it excellent on several occasions but I can’t do so today. The food is ok but when it’s not very warm it doesn’t go down that well. The chef on the teriyaki counter didn’t seem that interested. He wasn’t that smart and he didn’t use any seasoning on the food he coked for us. Perhaps there is a good explanation for this downturn and I would be interested to hear it. I’m not giving up just yet.

Visited here for evening meal and I am very disappointed at the lack of food choice. No salt and pepper chicken wings on the evening menu only lunch time menu?? On the websites Friday evening menu it says they serve salt and pepper chips and chow mein but they didn’t have it. No prawn dishes either?? It was all just basic minimalistic Chinese food.... Tried the sweet and sour chicken and it was hard and chewy. Tried beef in black bean sauce and it was extremely peppery and tasted nothing like it should!!!! My partner had the chicken curry and he nearly threw up... very small selection of children’s food, nuggets and chips. The Ice cream machine wasn’t working. Next time we will be staying in ordering a take away from a proper Chinese for half the price we paid!! It’s nothing like it used to be, we won’t be returning.

I have never seen a building go down as quick as this one had. The food has gone from being top notch to something fit for a landfill. The cleanliness of the place is disgusting. Dust,dirty tables,cracked tables,unsanitary sofas.

anybody fancy coming to this restaurant? i highly recommend not, food is disappointing. service is beyond terrible, food often cold. NOT GREAT.

We came here a few weeks ago and the food had changed, we left feeling very disappointed. We came back last week just to give it another try to see if things had improved but sadly it hasn’t. The choice of food has dropped dramatically, ribs were fatty, food was tasteless. Hubby had curry which he said wasn’t good, I had some mushrooms which were tasteless too. We managed 2 small plates of limited choice food and left with no desserts as the ice cream machine was broken. We used to love coming here for meals but sadly we have both said that this would be our last visit. I don’t know what’s going on there but they’ve ruined what was once a brilliant restaurant.

I know from experience that a Chinnise Buffet restaurant is normaly not as good as a normal Chinnise restaurant for food and taste quality. When it is massed produced if losses alot of it's flavour. I normally visit a well known Chinnise whole sales restaurant at Brent cross in London and the food is incredibly compared to this restaurant. I wonder if you actually taste what you are serving to your guest's.

Used to come here a lot and absolutely loved the food, there used to be so many options and the quality of the food was good.

Had lunch here with friends and family after the graduation ceremony at Bolton University. Clean, cheap and cheerful. Can’t complain.

Came here as a treat with my husband and Step Daughter for lunch. We have been many times before and enjoyed it. This time however it has changed a lot. The dinner plates have got a lot smaller and the menu doesn’t have as much food on as it used to have. No crispy seaweed or crab claws to name but a few. Whether this is a permanent change of menu or just a one off I don’t know. I don’t like any spicy food or curry so was limited as to what I could eat. The service was top class as always though. Whilst disappointed in our visit I may return again in the future to see if things are still the same

Myself and my daughters and baby grand daughters called here for our dinner.