Pond Quay

There are two camps of thought about all you can eat bufffets: 1) amazing value because for £6 you can begin sedately with some chicken and sweetcorn soup, move onto finger lickin spare ribs, tackle the main courses, having as much sweet and sour chicken as you like (and if you are anything like me, this is a LOT) chow mein, beef in black bean sauce… are you hungry yet Then you can cleanse your palate with a fresh fruit salad or get even fatter and have a cake from the selection.
2) You are being ripped off because seriously, after one full plate does anybody have room in their swollen stomachs to risk making another round? This food is rehashed rubbish and has been left out for a long time to catch a nice dose of salmonella.
I am a devotee of the first ideology and I think that followers of the second school of thought are weird. I am sorry but are you mad? Did you see the sign? «All you can eat»…ALL YOU CAN EAT. Years of training have given me the ability to expand my stomach size by 300% and I can have firsts, seconds, thirds and Dessert quite comfortably thank you very much. I have often performed this talent at Pond Quay where the lunchtime buffet is served on Mon-​Fri from noon to 3pm. The staff there know me well– I am the greedy girl who ignores slightly judging looks from the waiters and waitresses as I stand up and saunter over to the buffet table for my third and fourth time.
The food here is good, not amazing, but tasty Chinese cuisine. My only complaint is that children are charged £4.95 and adults £5.99 for the buffet. There is not enough discrepancy between these prices and believe me, I can eat at least 27 times more than my munchkins. Pond Quay is a a pleasant, clean restaurant, nice décor, red paper lanterns and friendly staff. It also has a takeaway service and delivers after 6pm. The Mother in Law loves it.