Fusia Noodle Bar

Visited this place on many occasions, including two weeks ago during lunch hour. Love the buffet bar and seating facility. Ample food to eat as much as you like. Drinks are additional. Toilets were clean and well lit. No after shocks to the digestive system, despite eating plenty.
Desserts look a little cheap for a restaurant, but by the time I had eaten my refills, I had no place for cakes, or ice cream. Great place to take family and friends.

Lawd have mercy! For a place that started off with so much potential, who knew it could all go so horribly wrong. Fusia was a nice addition to the Centenary Square area of Bradford, and prices were reasonable, food was good, value and service was exceptional. In the past three or so years, I’m afraid it’s all gone down hill from there. What started out as an all you can eat buffet, with lean and tasty Chinese cuisine, three distinct courses; starters, mains and desserts, refill drinks, good customer service and smiles and pleasantries and all that has now ended up as an inflated prices buffet with time limit (who the frig puts a time limit on food) of about 90 minutes or an hour depending on your day and time of day, no refills, and quite frankly sub par food.
Ok so the details, the establishment itself is rather nice, clean pale wood and cream leather stools, set together in formations of long tables or tables for two, you don’t ever really feel out of place in here eating by yourself if you’re grabbing a quick power lunch and you’re on a time limit. And on the other hand, the long benches make good for larger groups. Nice clean lines, gives a nice light bright atmosphere to the place, especially with the large glass window that fills the restaurant with light on nice days.
Back in the day you ordered a soft drink and you paid more for it, but you could refill it, grand idea, not any more, the food was always piping hot and fresh, and trays were regularly turned out, lately, if it’s running low and looking a bit oldish, you have to ask for them to refill the trays up, won tons and spring rolls and such all seem to leave a healthy residue of grease on the plate, which as my dear friend discovered, is whisked out from under your snout before you’ve had chance to place the fork down. My veggie mates never used to have much trouble finding something to snaffle, but the last ditch attempt we had left her eating broccoli and vegetarian starters. Dessert used to save this, but the ice cream machine complete with plethora of syrups and bits and bobs has now been replaced by really crap ice-​cream in boxes, all piled up on top of each other, open, stuck in a freezer with residual previous scoop marks from other flavours. Nice (!) Other dessert items include Jammy Dodgers, mini Swiss rolls cut in half, jaffa cakes, all kinda stale if I’m honest, and the saving grace, fresh fruit.
And the wholesome family relaxed vibe got shot out of the water, when I actually witnessed two members of staff rushing a family out who had been there 60 minutes as their time was up, they actually looked more surprised than peeved, they were relaxing over food, and enjoying conversation, the place wasn’t packed, in fact it was on the empty side which made it even more astounding, and they were bringing back plates for their children, of which were paying customers too, so it took longer to get everyone ready to eat than say a couple. Eventually the anger set in as they left without finishing their plates and loudly vowed never to return.
For a place that three years ago was buzzing with people, lately it’s empty, a couple of people fill tables as opposed to the usual busy atmosphere. Shame, as it really was lovely when it opened, now it’s pants.

I dont think this is average — it is lovely and the food is yummy but, i havent tried wagamama so have nothing to compare it to.
Yes they do the buffet style but they also do a set menu which you can go upstairs and eat — the upstairs is a much quieter pace than downstairs which is more rushed and everyone feels on top of each other. The buffet style menu is a lot cheaper and you have to help yourself but it is nice and adequate for a quick bite on a shopping day.
The place gets very busy so something must be making them come back to it — i have been a few times now and would definitely visit again.
The staff are very polite and go out of their way for you.
There are chairs outside for a smoke or if you want to sit and eat outdoors but if people smoke out there i wouldnt recommend that.
lovely and yummy.

This is an asian food restaurant with a fast food twist. They only do a buffet style service, so you help yourself, but there are lots of staff on hand to serve drinks and replensish as required. The food was tasty and their cook-​on-​demand stirfrys were excellent, if under-​utilised by the clientele. The puddings had been raved about by the local rag, charging me up excitement, only to be dashed down when the selection seemed weak. What does one do in the face of such adversity I hear you ask? Sweet talk the chef into battering and deep frying mince pies and inventing a new dessert of course, what else? Mince pie fritter and vanilla icecream anyone? Yes please!
The bar next door was average, I think every venue in Bradford struggles to shake off the subdued air of this rundown city. There just doesn’t seem to be quite enough vitality, energy and appetite to explore the ingredients needed to kick start Bradford into life.
I wouldn’t really be able to live with myself if you visited this restaurant on my recommendation. The train to Leeds takes 15 minutes from either Forster Square or the interchange and Wagamamas is 5 minute stroll from Leeds station. Now you’re talking noodles