.... on a Sunday night? Both (Jumbo and No1 Oriental) have a reduced price on a Sunday evening, I presume this means the menu is not as good. Anyone been to both who could advise which one to choose?

Definitely Jumbo...been to both a few times and Jumbo has the best selection, they change the food regularly so you never get stuff thats been sitting uder the heat lamps for too long!

Definitely Jumbo - went to No. 1 on a Sunday once and it was rubbish. As you say, the food wasn't as good or varied as normal and the staff were very rude - they made it very clear they wanted us to eat up so they could go home. This was at 9pm, they're supposed to be open til 10.30!

I'll swim against the tide here and plump for No. 1. It may not be as good decor-wise but there's a wider choice of food, which is of a higher standard IMO.

.... on a Sunday night? Both (Jumbo and No1 Oriental) have a reduced price on a Sunday evening, I presume this means the menu is not as good. Anyone been to both who could advise which one to choose?

I always presumed that they lower the price slightly at less busy times to attract more customers. I've eaten there on a Saturday & at quieter times when it's slightly cheaper & didn't notice any difference in the standard of the food.

No.1 is ok but not so good if you are a veggie & it's a bit like eating in a school dining hall.

Originally posted by Siân
I always presumed that they lower the price slightly at less busy times to attract more customers. I've eaten there on a Saturday & at quieter times when it's slightly cheaper & didn't notice any difference in the standard of the food.


I used to go to No.1 a lot, the food definitely changes when it's different prices. And on Sunday its definitely below par - spaghetti hoops and sausage rolls are not good chinese food!

Originally posted by Fantomas
I used to go to No.1 a lot, the food definitely changes when it's different prices. And on Sunday its definitely below par - spaghetti hoops and sausage rolls are not good chinese food!

Sure you hadn't wandered into a childrens birthday party by mistake? Was there jelly and ice cream for pud?

Thanks everyone - I've booked for Jumbo, so I'll let you know what it was like. I phoned No 1 and asked what the difference in menu choices was on a Sunday night and was told "no crispy duck, sausage rolls instead..."

Originally posted by clogginchris
Thanks everyone - I've booked for Jumbo, so I'll let you know what it was like. I phoned No 1 and asked what the difference in menu choices was on a Sunday night and was told "no crispy duck, sausage rolls instead..."

I wasn't kidding! And yes, Andy C, there was jelly and ice cream for pud!

never been to no1, but can vouch for jumbo being great

as for different prices, they have a buffet during the day, and at night it is a grand buffet, more choice

Jumbo was very good - not a sausage roll in sight!Followed by an absolutely sublime concert by Kate Rusby at the Lyceum. Great night all round.

where abouts is jumbo?

"I used to go to No.1 a lot, the food definitely changes when it's different prices. And on Sunday its definitely below par - spaghetti hoops and sausage rolls are not good chinese food!"

I'd have to agree with that, they had chicken nuggets and chips once too :( A friend showed us jumbo instead, which we will try and compare, i have an inkling it will be better.

I think Jumbo is the one near the crucible?

yea jumbo is near crucibles.

both of them are really crap but thats my opinion...:gag: :|

If anyone ever goes down to London I highly recommend Aroma chinese restaurant in Woodgreen. its a buffet restaurant opens 7 days a week. The price aint bad and its got a tapenyakki section! theres aromatic duck or chicken during the weekdays which is a bonus :D

Ill stop waffling now!!Go and try it out for yourselves!!:D

Originally posted by geno
where abouts is jumbo?

43 George St
Sheff S1
0114 275 6044
accross from Crucible.

;o)

They have one in Huddersfield & one in York too :thumbsup:

I've tried both jumbo and No.1, have to say jumbo is by far the best one...

JUMBO

went on Saturday for first time.
Food (presentation, variety, taste, veggie option, freshness 10/10
Service 10/10
Cleanliness 10/10
Decor & layout 10/10
prices 11/10!!
comfort 10/10
nearby parking 10/10


What ruined it for me was a smoker. Just one.
Lit up & fumigated the whole restaurant & then left!
Inconsiderate :rant: stards.

30% of customers had little kids too.

186 City Rd,
0114 2781919

accross from Crucible.

Errr.....thats the address for the jumbo takeaway on City Road.

Jumbo's is on George Street, just near the end of Chapel Walk.

I've only been there once (on a Thursday night a few weeks ago) but highly recommend it.

I thoroughly enjoyed it - the food was gorgeous, with plenty of variety including veggie options, and was a very reasonable price. It was something like #7.00 per person, and for the amount of food consumed, this was unbeatable value.

My only reservations were that there were a few too many people squashed in for my personal comfort level, and I did feel slightly like I was on a conveyor belt - in, eat, out - but the quality of the food made up for it.

I'm really looking forward to going again soon! :thumbsup:

StarSparkle

JUMBO IS EXCELLENT. NOT BEING A CHINESE FAN I FOUND THERE WAS ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE I COULD EAT ESPECIALLY THE FRUIT AND ICE CREAM FOR AFTERS !!!!!!!!!!!

yeah jumbo is great
BUT isnt the food a bit greasy?
thats just m,y observation
another plus my asian mates found is that the Chicken is "halal" which means that they didnt have to just stick to the veggie options like at other places

went to jumbo for first time yesterday , was excellent , really cheap , good quality food and nice atmosphere .... at no1 they let the food dry up , aren't half as friendly and its like eating in a school dinner hall , all you can hear is other ppl's voices echoing around ! Will not be visiting no1 again but definately going back to jumbo :o)
And even though jumbo sells chicken nuggets and chips , at least theyre chinese chicken nuggets :o) v v tasty

dammit i still aint got the hang of this smiley thing , i meant :) was trying to write it like this : : O )

Does Jumbo do crispy duck?

only discovered no1 this week. went thurs lunch first time & was pleasantly srprised at the slection & quality.(can only compare with Amraj indian @ peaks which is crap by the way)
then went on sunday b4 going to sharks match & alrhough it was busier nothing much else was different.
although they had mini sausagea & sausage rolls & curly fries on sunday, and they had removed the deep fried chicken balls & deep fried mushrooms & onion rings from the thursday menu.
excllent value mage 2 plates on thursday, 3 on sunday followed by ice cream.

Yes, Jumbo does have crispy duck (with pancakes) but only in the evening.....

Jumbo's every time.

Thanks for that DJ, will definetly go and try Jumbo now, only ever went to No1 as we knew that it did crispy duck. Now that I know Jumbo do it, think we will change.

Does anyone know what the times are for the different prices at 'Jumbo' ?

Whens the cheapest?

Cheers,
RPG.

JUMBO is the bst one by the way... any way the times are since when i last went i thonk 4.30 - 530 maybe or 430- 600 is happy hour i think they may have awebpage www.jumbo.co.uk or www.chinescuisine summit like that try google jumbo sheffield

No1 Oritenal is the best, im not too keen on chinese food but really enjoyed it there, and was worth the money.

whats the veggie options like?

Went to no.1 for first time on Sunday evening and was dead disappointed with the veggie options. Stacks and stacks of pork/beef/chicken/lamb. Only two veggie items on main menu. Won't go there again. Jumbos is better for veggies by far.
I liked the No.1 building though-quite classy I thought.

New Chinese Buffet opening on West St by Tesco in Sept. Could it rival Jumbo?

personally, i dont like either jumbo or no.1.
its all very greasy and tastes the same - and its not very chinese!
the yummiest place ive found (though not a buffet) is the dumpling/chinese fondue place (cant rememeber the name) on london road. They haevnt been there that long yet - but already closed for refurbishment recentely. Does anyone know if they have opened again yet? The fondue/hot pot is just brilliant.
I imagine the thai buffet near waitrose is good - anyone been?

I agree with hoegarden, wouldn't ever venture into Jumbos or their likes either. Far too much MSG, syrup and grease for my liking. If you're at all interested in authentic Chinese cooking, head down to The Golden Dragon on The Moor. I always think a good barometer for a decent Chinese is how many Chinese people eat there. The Golden Dragon seems to be the choice of Sheffield's oriental community.

I went to The Bahn Thai (near Waitrose) last year and it was excellent.

having said that... anyone know if the new one on west street is open yet?:rolleyes: :rolleyes:
oops sorry - read the earlier post now and see it opens in sept. tsk.

Someone must have been by now. Any good? How does it compare to Jumbo's and No1 Oriental? Thinking of going tonight.

Well...

We're going there tonight, so we will let you know as soon as we've sampled the grub/ atmosphere/ service lol. what it's like.

PT

Whereabouts on west street is it? Went to Jumbo at lunch cos we didn't know where to find wokmania...

Can you report wether they serve crispy duck or yuk sung as a starter please?

Thanking you... have a lovely evening!

Isn't it about time forum members when on a buffet testing week?
It's not too expensive and we could move around the tables Mad-Hatter's-Tea-Party style.
As for cripsy duck; I thinks its terrible. I just don't know what people like about it. Over-cooked meat and almost cooked flour sheets.

Originally posted by mrchinnery

As for cripsy duck; I thinks its terrible. I just don't know what people like about it. Over-cooked meat and almost cooked flour sheets.

Wash your mouth out! :o

It's orrible and not even Chinese.
Honest, it's not Chinese. They don't have have it in China.

Well, we went to Wokmania in the end last night and weren't disappointed. Slightly more expensive than Jumbo's, but the quality of the food was significantly better. Maybe not quite as much choice though, but certainly sufficent. Most of the dishes that are at Jumbo's are there. Free refillable soft drinks were a good idea.
For Veggies, not a great deal of choice. In terms of dessert, there's an ice cream machine and fruit. Overall, very impressed.

we might even have been there at the same time, lee!

I thought it was passable, although the rice was a dried mess...

the diet cola post mix ran out and ended up serving soda water.. Yuk!

true, the veggie selection was poor, but no matter where you go, unless it's specifically veggie, you will find a fairly poor ish selection if you are a vegetarian.

the leaflet said "fruit, jellies and ice cream for dessert", but all there was on offer were three types of fruit (apples bananas and oranges) and the ice cream with sprinkles

all in all not horrendous bad... staff fairly helpful, and polite.

Accessible premises, (better in that respect than no1 buffet) and the accessible facility itself was well spacious.

PT

the new one on west street....

anyone been? wots it like????

Looks really sleek, the chairs are big and comfy, they had TV screens showing Takeshi's Castle(!), they're not mardy about bringing you a jug of water, the air conditioning's great and the food's pretty tasty as well. Including whole fruit for after.
Go during lunch and it's a mere £5, or £4.50 if you're pretending to be a student.

Oh and there's free refills if you order a fizzy drink (no, not lager - more like diet coke etc).

ooooh sound sbetter than Jumbo already :D

The only thing I didn't like was the fact they automatically put a 10% tip on the bill, it would be nice to make the decision yourself, especially since they charged me 1.95 for a semi-cold latte and it's listed at 1.50 on the menu. Oh and the staff aren't quite with it yet, but it's all new to them so I guess they'll get better in time. Food was lovely tho, such a bargain at lunch time.

went last sunday, and it was shocking.

yes the interior is nice, but the service was crap - they put a number block on ya table so people know table is taken

had gone to get food and they had tried to sit someone else at our table!

the food was over cooked and the lack of choice was a bit bad.

and the tip thing, this should be advertised before you eat, which i saw nothing sayin about it :(

not going again. jumbos and no1 are far superior.

wokmania all the way,tasty,fast,comfy

and it doesnt look like a school cafeteria

The 10% service charge is incredibly cheeky. We weren't told about it beforehand, and when we queried it with the girl on the till she just went "Well I've only just found out we do it too" great service.

A lot of the food was either overcooked or undercooked, but they do have a whippy icecream machine ^_^

Alas i come bearing grave news. Having sought after a new chinese buffet in Sheffield i was looking forward to the prospect of Wokmania, the interior looked very nice and the free refils idea merely drew me in more. When we arrived it looked very nice inside, with big comfy chairs and plasma screen tv's with Takeshi's Castle on! However things started to spiral downhill. We sat at a table and went to get some food....

The selection was mediocre at best, with a few products having run out and not been refilled. I had to ask 3 different waiters if we could order some drinks, and when we did my friend accidently ordered John Smiths instead of the advertised Tetleys, and upon realising the error of his ways corrected himself. However when the waitress came with our drinks, she served us our soft drinks, and my associate a can of John Smiths, warm with a glass. Now i cant believe a restaurant would have cans of something they dont sell, and not keep them refrigerated if they did. Now i dont want to accuse anyone here, but there is a Tesco Express next door..... do the maths.

The first plate was average, the noodles slightly cold, and some of the chicken curry was just plain filthy. There was something in it i dont even want to think about what it could have been, that I had to spit out.

Now the second plate was where the fun started. My friend, the same who had been charged £2.50 for a can of John Smiths from Tescos, found a broken bit of glass in his food! Obviously a complaint was made to the manager, both the waitress and our manager gave the impression that we had some ulterior motives and somehow placed the object in my friends meal, but this was not the case. The manager seemed befuddled and told my friend his meal would be taken off the bill. I was not happy however as this incident had put me off the meal and none of my mates had any more food.

The manager's attitude was not very professional i shall say that, he said he would have a word with the kitchen staff, and i made a light hearted joke about taking a back hand to them, with appropriate hand action. Then he retorted with, and i quote, "No i dont want to mess with them hong kong phooey guys back there!"

I felt that this was not only racist but demeaning to us, and showed that even though this restaurant is fairly new, one would expect the the manager would be level headed and handle a matter such as glass in someones meal, with the utmost seriousness.

This was the final nail in the coffin, we left immediately after paying, me and my 2 friends who had to pay, did so grudgingly and left immediately, quipping we would never return. This was no lie or mere jest, No. 1 and Jumbo's will have our custom from now on.

:o
ok dont think we'll be goin there then

Ive not been to the new sheffield one, but the one in doncaster has very little choice and I think it was more pricey than jumbos.

Went for lunch today - looks nicer than jumbo, the service was better and liked the refillable soft drinks BUT food only alright and not very hot, not much choice - especially in the way of starters and I've felt a bit grotty all afternoon...

For 4.99 I'm not grumbling but I won't be rushing to pay the £8.99 for the grand buffet....

I went last week. Now listen, Sheffield is beginning to get very cosmopolitan and has a fantastic selection of restaurants and places to eat. As a middle-class professional person, rather than a restaurant critic, I don't claim to have a refined palate but I enjoy well-cooked food and reasonable wine. These notes reflect my own experience when visiting restaurants in the Sheffield area. Now, what can I say about Wokmania!!!!????!!!! Innovation is not usually associated with the Chinese restaurant scene, but at last something different is starting to happen and whilst not strictly innovative, it is at least new to this rapidly growing city. Very friendly and unpretentious chinese restaurant with great food. The food was really excellent and always more than I could eat. I am not an endless heap of stomach that just craves craves craves the devine fullness of a hapless meal. The service was great. The décor is contemporary, but the dishes are creations from the chink past. The menu states that it traces the diets of the great armies of Kublai Khan when they left China and headed across other asian areas. The Crispy duck just quacks in the mouth and the beanshoot vegitarian bake with Noodle Tangle is simply holistic. Weldone Wokmania!

The Crispy duck just quacks in the mouth

and it was still crispy?

Vile vile vile. We went last Saturday and we're never ever going again. I did complain, well I made a comment in passing and the manager overheard. He then came to sit with us so he could listen to our views. I explained that the food was bland. I asked him to try the schetzwan (no idea how to spell that) as it was as spicy as a banana. I also mentioned that for £9 you can get a good quality and gorgeous main dish from the Simply Chinese up the road. Although you wouldn't get as much for your money in the Simply Chinese you will certainly get something of much higher quality. The manager was quite sympathetic and explained that he had asked the kitchen staff to tone the food down as he had received complaints that the food was too spicy. He also mentioned that the food in the Leeds restaurant was a lot spicier and it just seemed that sheffield wasn't quite ready for some decent food!! He thanked us for our comments and gave us a 15% discount off the bill, which I was happy with as I hadn't even intended to complain.

To be honest I think it is our own fault for going there in the first place. I have also been to Jumbo and No 1 and although I think that these places are great for a cheap lunch with work mates, I have never been impressed by either of them.

If you want quantity over quality go to wokmania. If you want some decent food go to Simply Chinese!!

+ Good atmosphere / comfortable
+ Soft drink refill
+ Whippy Ice-cream

- Poor service
- Poor food quality
- cheeky 10% service charge
- poor food variety


If I want to go to a Chinese buffet again, I think I will go to Jumbo instead... but if I want a proper Chinese dinner I will prefer Simply Chinese :)

Went there with colleagues last week after getting p***ed off with No1 treating me as a thief when I dine on my own (payment in advance please? No!)

Wokmania:

- Not nearly such a wide choice as No1 and to be honest many of the dishes were a bit bland.
- Poor service to get a table and worse still trying to get drinks.
- Mr Whippy was broken
- No cutlery in the tray
- Tables arranged such that you have to move people to get back out to the food from many of the seats

+ Nice decor
+ One of the noodle dishes was actually pretty good

The automatic 10% "service" charge was an insult: I wouldn't have left anything given the service we recieved and I'm on company expenses!

*Edit: Went to Jumbo's Monday night. Not greatly impressed with that place either. Looks like No.1 "we treat you like a thief if you're on your own" comes out on top..... :suspect:

went past the other day in the taxi from work and it was all lit up with blue strip lighting... looked huge inside. i'm pretty open minded to most things so will more than likely give it a try. it's in a good location to get business but I hope that the troubles with service are just cos the place is new and the staff are getting to grips with things. I'll let u know what i think might go tomorrow night... anyone know how much this is gonna be around 7ish?

went last week with the bloke, they r really comfy chairs lol cud of fell asleep on them, the food....well i thought there wernt enough variety but my bloke seemd to love it, it is a nice place, romantic, with the lights low hehe, id recommend it, but if you are a fussy eater like me i would say just go to maccy D's and grrab ya sen a nice dirty cheeseburga haha! :hihi:

ohhhhhhhh the 10% service charge really put me off from going into wokmania. doubt i will go there ...... not even once.

Evening buffet costs £8.99 we went sunday party of 10 they sat us at a big square table had to play musical chairs to get our food, it was ok though.

Anyone been to this place yet? Understand its a Chinese Buffet type thing, like Jumbo and No.1
Its between Nandos and Tescos - went past it last night and it looks quite "glam"
Any comments?

http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?s=&threadid=60282&highlight=wokmania

Thanks! - Seems a bit hit and miss......

[MOD NOTE] Thanks for the link Hook - Threads merged.

We went to Wokmania on Friday, I have to say there we didnt have a 10% service charge on our bill, just the food and drinks. Though I have to say the food wasnt the best. Soup was nice, but the other starters were a bit rubbish, not much choice. Also the choice of main dishes was also a bit pants!!! There were only about 3 or 4 to choose from, and the ok sauce and sweet and sour dish were not the best.

Also for the rest of the day I did have a funny tummy, which still inst quite right. Wouldnt recommend it unless you have a very strong stomach, and are really really hungry and dont mind bland chinese food. Guess thats a no then.

Well, read all the comments prior to going to it this lunch time. What can i say

sometimes the internet does tell the truth!

give it credit where it's due, the seats are nice (and thats about it)

BUT

1) Too close together you have to negociate a path to your table.

2) Asked for a table near back to get out of draught, was shown to one on 2nd row.

3) Food is bland, very bland except for the Beef in Black Bean which tasted like it was beef in black pepper and very strong.

4) What is OK sauce??

5) Service atrocious, not asked what would like to drink, sat and waited then went and got food, nearly finished first course before attracting Pink shirt (now this is important) wearing waitress and asking for 2 coffee's bearing in mind 1 was available in 2 sizes i wasnt asked or offered the large sorry grande size........... 2 minutes later a Black shirted waiter came to take our order. Are pink shirts not allowed to write???? or take an order, if not then why not say so when i asked her??

5 (cont)) Halfway through 2nd serving, Black shirt comes back to say they were having problems with coffee machine would we wait 5 minutes or like to change our order. said would wait.............................and wait........................... just about to attract another pink shirt to cancel drinks as just about finished food when they appeared. Latte in a what can only be described as a cup found in a market cafe and a cappa that had never seen a sprinkle of chocolate in its life.

5 (still here) The coffee was good i'll give it that but delivered way too late and took far too long to inform us there was a problem with the machine.

6) At least the 10% service charge has been dropped - bit like the resturant has from my list of places for Lunch.

Its not nice - avoid

Uh, was reet hungry - thought "why not try wokmania?" Have tried it - won't be going again. the word ultracrap springs to mind. Extremely slow service - waited half hour for drinks, and the food was not good - Jumbo. . . . . . I'll be back

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I'm not frightened of the darkness outside, it's the darkness inside houses I don't like

Originally posted by sheffbag


4) What is OK sauce??




Ok Sauce is proper yummy, they have it at our local take away, and it is one of my fav dishes. Though that gloup they served as ok sauce in Wokmania is not anything like proper OK sauce. gross! :gag:

10% charge (service?)

according to inland revenue service charge should be complimentary from the customer,

and if they do charge on the bill, the 10% they charge, they will have to be tax/vat to IR.

so basically it advetises at £4.99 pp but actually it is £5.49



BTW what are your fav foods in these buffets?

SErvice charge i believe has been dropped, i certainly didnt get charged it this week when i went.

Just one more thing as well the lady behind the till who took the money didnt know how to do a reciept and it took 3 min for them to get someone else.

Right about the chinese tea comment, i saw them pass a tea pot over saying it was chinese tea and i could see the twinings tea bag sticking out

What a horrible place!
I went on Wednesday for a friends birthday.
1. had to wait 15 minutes outside as the que was enormous
2. got a table right by the door so i was still bloody cold!
3. waited half an hour for glasses for a drink even tho i asked 3 different waiters for some.
4. people were standing waiting for food as all the dishes were empty so the que was getting bigger and bigger.
5. picked up 2 plates that looked like they still had dries food all over them!

so after an hour of just eating rice as there wasnt much of anything else i eventually got a drink of coke 2 wash it all down with.
never ever again shall i be going there. awful place.

i think we can safely conclude, this place sucks!

Terrible food compared to Jumbo, especially the sweets!
Should've invested money in a good chef than the decor!

Myself and another forumer, and two of his friends, dined here this evening.

The place looks very nice, although the TVs that people rave about weren't working. We were shown to our table, and as we were sitting down the waitress removed the previous diner's plates. Very nice. She said she was going to fetch a cloth to wipe the tabe, and wandered off.

The table was never wiped, but never mind. The choice of food was average - if you were vegitarian, I think you would be very dissapointed. Quite a few dishes were empty and they seemed quite slow to replace them. The food also didn't seem to be very warm.

I felt the tables were too close together, as people had to move so that I could get out. Not ideal at a buffet.

For pudding, you can have ice cream. This is served in the world's smallest bowl - in fact, I thought I'd picked up an ash tray by mistake.

When we asked to pay seperatly, this caused much confustion, and a calculator had to be procured to compute complex algorithms (despite the fact that we'd all had exactly the same meal and drink).

I don't think I shall go again.

Should jelly ever be hard and chewy? :gag:

I found it amusing that the the woman taking our order insisted on writing down exactly what soft drinks we wanted (incorrectly I might add) and then just gave us a glass and told us to help ourselves! :loopy:

And the "Coke" button on the machine was just dispensing fizz.

Went again yesterday because my girlfriend wanted to give it a try, it was actually worse than last time.

The food choice was terrible, and we had to get somebodies attention to actually get some drinks. The diet coke, coke and sprite had run out of syrup and despite telling the staff nothing changed.

The TV's were just showing fuzz, not that I watch them, but it just looked incredibly crappy on the wall.

When we went to pay it appears they've removed the 10% service charge, but the numpty on the till cashed off the bill while trying to figure out the student discount, had to pull a calculator out to try and work it out, got it wrong and then couldn't manage to divide that figure by 6.

Unless I'm dragged I won't be going back, it ain't worth a £1 let alone £4.99. And paying £1.60 for refillable soda water? Fantastic Value.

Originally posted by Meaks
Should jelly ever be hard and chewy? :gag:

I found it amusing that the the woman taking our order insisted on writing down exactly what soft drinks we wanted (incorrectly I might add) and then just gave us a glass and told us to help ourselves! :loopy:

You did well the woman we gave our drinks order to disappeared and then a black shirted person came up to ask us to confimr our order!!

Originally posted by Meaks
Should jelly ever be hard and chewy? :gag:

I found it amusing that the the woman taking our order insisted on writing down exactly what soft drinks we wanted (incorrectly I might add) and then just gave us a glass and told us to help ourselves! :loopy:

You did well the woman we gave our drinks order to disappeared and then a black shirted person came up to ask us to confimr our order!!

I wonder if anyone form Wokamnia has read this thread and is willing to comment on it

Originally posted by sheffbag
You did well the woman we gave our drinks order to disappeared and then a black shirted person came up to ask us to confimr our order!!


We did have to wait a while for our glasses, and originally we only got one :rolleyes: Perhaps she excpected us to share? :o

Went today. The visit wasn't nearly as horrible as people are describing in other posts. We were seated quickly, immediately asked what we wanted to drink and the glasses arrived a minute later. Plenty of choice of main courses with maybe 10-12 different ones out, a reasonable choice of starters, reasonable soup, fresh salad which was limited in choice but good and fresh. Two complaints. The hand dryer in the bogs had bust which was a bit inconvenient but they were trying to mend it. Other complaint was the staff were if anything over-eager at times. All in all pretty positive experience and no automatic 10% service charge. I don't think I'd have been happy to pay £8.99 for the evening blowout but £4.99 was pretty good value. Seems like they're trying hard to put things right. Glad I didn't visit a couple of weeks ago though.

so a couple of things,

why is certain things breaking down (hand dryer, coffee machine, faulty tv), when its a new establishment (reconditioned equipment?)

i believe they rushed things to start to open, as i remember them advertising for a early sept opening, but then was delayed as cetain bits haven't finished yet.

as for the automatic 10%, i bet they were really smug, to think they were the only one in the west st area, so thought they could get away with it,

but i bet a fair amount of complaints piled up.

:mad:
tried wokmania saturday night all i can say is " dont judge a book by its cover" looks great from the outside lots of peaple inside and a dozen or so queing to get in,but what a shambles when we got inside a girl just told us to wait in line within 5 minutes you could'nt move in the bar area also blocking the entrance/exit while all this is going on bar staff are walking thru the seating area carrying trays of glasses for the bar which they can't get to why isn't the glass washer behind the bar? bad planning.
The food well i can't coment on the food really because their wasn't any, the buffet was only 30% full (start/main) and the sweets were never refilled in the 45 min we were their.
It was very obviouse to all that the kitchen counld'nt keep up with demand their only seemed to be one guy bringing food out to the buffet,the food i did try was dry and cold,we sat their for 45 minutes before any staff came to ask if we would like a drink.
When you vist the other buffets in sheffield you order your drinks when get to your table and their waiting for you when get back from the buffet wokmaia has a lot to learn about service.
The staff (students)walk around in a daydream i counted one lad walk around the buffet 8 times without clearing any tables and if the tips are included in the bill why make any effort.
We complained and they knocked 10% of the bill.
I'll stick to the other buffets better service better staff
students can organise a **** up but they can't run a buffet.

I was thinking of going

i was thinking of going when they first opened
but after reading the first few posts, i thought NAH,

looks pretty, but sounds naff,

i think they need better staff with experience.

they should have put a post in the "jobs available" section.

maybe customers will at least get seated and served :D

Not eaten there but I have another bad story that put me and my mate off going in there again. Just bad service and bad attitude.

We basically turned up at 4.50. The new Buffet price range starts at five. I'm not being funny or trying to pull your leg, but we looked at our watches to check it wasn't 5. Cos we wouldn't of gone in / or paid 7 quid or w/e it was and only wanted to pay the 5 quid lunch buffet. My mobile phone, which due to my job, I double check and reset the time every couple of weeks (to GMT) said it was WELL before 5. A good 10 mins. My name, a very sensible guy, doubled checked the time and agreed it was well before 5. I'm not talking about 5 mins, or 3... I'm talking 10 :/

We walk in, and go "Can we have a table for 2. It's still the *whatever* price tariff?" and the lady goes "Oooh, No no, it's 5 now". ........

We just thought :/

It wasn't busy, she wasn't busy and she was trying to claim it was 5. Not happy or poliete, 0 people skillz. So we walked out. They lost 10 quid there :/ WELL PLAYED. We didn't argue, although we easily could have. It just kind of put us straight off. When you get ****ty service like that at the door, u know ur in trouble :P Will be going to Jumbo's or that one by pond's forge :)

It was actually at that point when we checked our phones and came to the above times ^ Ie. 4.50...

WILL NOT BE GOING BACK EVER.

Wow you are a glutton for punishment - I have read all the reviews on here and it is very off putitng - I wont be going I think !


Originally posted by Hook
Went again yesterday because my girlfriend wanted to give it a try, it was actually worse than last time.

The food choice was terrible, and we had to get somebodies attention to actually get some drinks. The diet coke, coke and sprite had run out of syrup and despite telling the staff nothing changed.

The TV's were just showing fuzz, not that I watch them, but it just looked incredibly crappy on the wall.

When we went to pay it appears they've removed the 10% service charge, but the numpty on the till cashed off the bill while trying to figure out the student discount, had to pull a calculator out to try and work it out, got it wrong and then couldn't manage to divide that figure by 6.

Unless I'm dragged I won't be going back, it ain't worth a £1 let alone £4.99. And paying £1.60 for refillable soda water? Fantastic Value.

Originally posted by 2c4s
Not eaten there but I have another bad story that put me and my mate off going in there again. Just bad service and bad attitude.

We basically turned up at 4.50. The new Buffet price range starts at five. I'm not being funny or trying to pull your leg, but we looked at our watches to check it wasn't 5. Cos we wouldn't of gone in / or paid 7 quid or w/e it was and only wanted to pay the 5 quid lunch buffet. My mobile phone, which due to my job, I double check and reset the time every couple of weeks (to GMT) said it was WELL before 5. A good 10 mins. My name, a very sensible guy, doubled checked the time and agreed it was well before 5. I'm not talking about 5 mins, or 3... I'm talking 10 :/

We walk in, and go "Can we have a table for 2. It's still the *whatever* price tariff?" and the lady goes "Oooh, No no, it's 5 now". ........

We just thought :/

It wasn't busy, she wasn't busy and she was trying to claim it was 5. Not happy or poliete, 0 people skillz. So we walked out. They lost 10 quid there :/ WELL PLAYED. We didn't argue, although we easily could have. It just kind of put us straight off. When you get ****ty service like that at the door, u know ur in trouble :P Will be going to Jumbo's or that one by pond's forge :)

It was actually at that point when we checked our phones and came to the above times ^ Ie. 4.50...

WILL NOT BE GOING BACK EVER.


that i could understand though,

cos when you enter at 4.50, you have ten minutes before the 5pm dishes come out, so you automatically become the 5pm slot, and they will expect you to be in there at after 5 where the other dishes are out ,

that has happened to me at ponds forge one, it told me if i leave the table before x time i won't be charged for the greater later time (price) if i leave after, then they will charge me it,

so nevertheless i left 10 minutes before that time

to 2c4s


i take back everything i have said.


went past today

and nicked a menu.



1 thing i got to ask everyone,


the menu is not impressive whatsoever,.

why did you go??

curiosity? or just trying something new?


why i take back what i said to 2c4s


on the "conditions" on the back of the menu.

it says

customers eating the luchtime buffet ( £4.99) must enter before 5pm (you entered at 4.50pm,) and leave before 6pm otherwise the super buffet (hahahahaha 'super') £6.99 will apply.

you could have taken the menu and complained straight at them.


ps. has anyone read the review on this on today's star;

not a good place to eat ay? cold, rubbery, no drinks.

but the reviewer still gave generous stars all 3/5

virtually nothing for veggies in there... was really disappointed. complained and got meal free. still felt like I was robbed though!

Am maybe going here on works do, am a very fussy eater, what is the range like here for bland eaters like me?!! Thanks :)

see thread below
http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?s=&threadid=60282


not nice - avoid!

Not much...vegetarians are stuffed as well as they have a very relaxed attitude to labelling the dishes that don't contain meat.:gag:

PLEASE AVOID!!!!!!!!!!!!

ALL three chinese buffets are bad but this one is the WORST out of all of them!!!

not good for fussy eaters either! nothing there to choose from!


:rant: :rant: :rant: :rant:

Thanks for the info guys, think I will give it a miss! x

Originally posted by lala69
the new one on west street....

anyone been? wots it like????

i took our young,n for her birthday last night,i was very impressed very clean,excellent food,unlimited soft drinks and even though it was busy we were seated within minuets (unlike the jumbo) we ate plenty and it was just under 20 quid.........very good place:thumbsup:

I went last week out of curiosity. Not overly impressed, nothing major happened to me but a few littel things were annoying.

1. When asked about a drink, I found that the person wasn't allowed to take a drink order!!!???!!

2. Then a qualified individual arrived 5 mins later when I was already eating. I ordered coke, no coke she said, so i went for Sprite.

3. Eventually again an empty glass was plonked on my table and I was told to fill it myself at the machine. Now that I don't mind, I am in a buffet, i can get free top ups. But why, when I am eating, bring me an empty glass? Would it be too much to bring me a full glass. Otherwise why ask me what I want ?!!?!?

Up I got again and got my drink. My already luke warm food, got even colder.

When i used the toilets, I found that the hand driers didn't work and there were no towel alternitives, not very good for a restaurant, especially a buffet type, very unhygenic.

Then whilst I was trying to pay, some guy in front of me asked for a reciept, bet he wished he never had. He rightly asked for one at the beginning of the transaction, the muppet behind the till, ignored this request, then when he was asked again at the end, it was as if he had asked for the square root of 635.95. Others had to be dratfed in to find the reciept button. It was found eventually, but it nicely rounded off my small collection of noticeable annoyances.

Needless to say, I will not be going back there. How difficult can it bee to run a buffet !!! Come on people, get e grip!

Sam

suppose i must be one of then non fussy easily pleased types:)

Originally posted by SlinkyMinky
Then whilst I was trying to pay, some guy in front of me asked for a reciept, bet he wished he never had. He rightly asked for one at the beginning of the transaction, the muppet behind the till, ignored this request, then when he was asked again at the end, it was as if he had asked for the square root of 635.95. Others had to be dratfed in to find the reciept button. It was found eventually, but it nicely rounded off my small collection of noticeable annoyances.


They seem to have trouble with the till - when we went, four people had had exactly the same (a meal and a soft drink) and we wanted to pay seperatly. This should have been a simple request but it took three members of staff, two calculators, a sheet of paper and a pencil to work out how much we each owed. Thank goodness we didn't ask for reciepts too :|

I noticed them advertising in the Star - they want people to hold their Christmas parties there. Not likely :help:

Originally posted by Andy
They seem to have trouble with the till - when we went, four people had had exactly the same (a meal and a soft drink) and we wanted to pay seperatly. This should have been a simple request but it took three members of staff, two calculators, a sheet of paper and a pencil to work out how much we each owed. Thank goodness we didn't ask for reciepts too :|

I noticed them advertising in the Star - they want people to hold their Christmas parties there. Not likely :help:

surley if 3 people all had the same meal you could have worked it out yourself........:confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: bill divided by 3.......:)

Originally posted by kirky
surley if 3 people all had the same meal you could have worked it out yourself........:confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: bill divided by 3.......:)

2 of the people were paying by card ;)

Originally posted by Andy
2 of the people were paying by card ;)


6.60 by card:hihi: :hihi: :hihi: :hihi: :hihi: :hihi: :hihi:

Its much better than Jumbo!

I thought it was nice, but as far as food goes I'm easily pleased. You get what you pay for, innit.

I think some people on here have been overly critical, I went once to check it out on a saturday afternoon. The place is nice and comfortable, the staff friendly, tho alittle unsure of themselves (natural with a new restaurant, staffed most likely by students). The food on offer was varied.

Some of the food was bad, some lacking in taste, but all in all for 4.99 I had a good variety. Its cheaper than a takeaway, perhaps not as good a quality, but more choice.

Originally posted by hotbertaa
I think some people on here have been overly critical, I went once to check it out on a saturday afternoon. The place is nice and comfortable, the staff friendly, tho alittle unsure of themselves (natural with a new restaurant, staffed most likely by students). The food on offer was varied.

Some of the food was bad, some lacking in taste, but all in all for 4.99 I had a good variety. Its cheaper than a takeaway, perhaps not as good a quality, but more choice.

i think what people are trying to say here is, the place makes you think youre going to be getting something that quality because of the appearace and location of the place. becxause its shiny, new and posh, people are expecting food & service that matches the restuarants look.

with that being said youre better off going across the street and getting a pizza at brb.

everytime ive been past its been packed.

didnt spot anyone using chopsticks... mind you that would add about 30mins to the eating time and i suppose us english lot are just lazy :D

The wife`s supposed to be going on friday and was just wondering how much and quality of food

There's a couple of big threads in "going out" section, which go into better detail.

I was not keen on the place, myself, TBH. Poor choice of foods, very limited dessert menu.

PT

now thats agood place to eat no complaints here mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Quite a few people have been... (http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?s=&threadid=60282&perpage=15)

The general opinion isn't great, although things may have improved. :gag:

You'd be better off going to Tesco's and getting a tin of Pedigree Chum.

Mod: Threads merged - please use search before creating new threads

Originally posted by J-Blaze
You'd be better off going to Tesco's and getting a tin of Pedigree Chum.
Whats wrong with Pedigree chum like?

Originally posted by J-Blaze
You'd be better off going to Tesco's and getting a tin of Pedigree Chum.
It's cheaper at ASDA :thumbsup:

So is Wokmania! :D

I went last week, and apart from a couple of dishes being cold (bearing in mind they were replaced within 2 mins after i was ther) and the original speed of being served for drinks, I thought it was worthy of its cost.
Granted I wouldn't go there for a special meal but as a "cant be bothered to cook" option if you live in town it is perfectly acceptable!
By the way, the ice-cream is great.....especially with the Hundreds & Thousands and the Strawberry sauce!! Mmmmmm!

I went for a friends birthday, and foound the food disgusting, the service appauling and the atmosphere crap. I shall not be eating there agian

Most people moan about this place (including me :) ) but it's always packed... how come? I live near west street and I pass by this place everyday, at various times, and it always is sooo busy !

I was wondering, has something changed since my first visit two months ago? Anything improved?

Went on an evening for the most expensive buffet, and it was terrible, no choice -wouldn't go again. Other friends went on a lunchtime and they said there was loads of choice and it was great. Think i'll be sticking with Jumbo.

Originally posted by MeGe
Most people moan about this place (including me :) ) but it's always packed... how come? I live near west street and I pass by this place everyday, at various times, and it always is sooo busy !

I was wondering, has something changed since my first visit two months ago? Anything improved?

I suspect it's busy simply because it's convenient, and central, nothing at all to do with the "quality" of the "food"....

And sadly, no; things haven't changed at all. Nothing has improved.

I wonder if the Bains Maries that they use to keep the food "warm" are actually any good, because the three times I have been in there, (I went back twice to give the place a chance to show improvement, but I don't think i'll be going back) the food was on the cool side. Yuk!

The one benefit of wokmania is that the soft drinks (sodas)are "bottomless" i.e. you can have as many refills as you like of the cola, fanta and sprite.

PT

I HAVE NOT BEEN YET BUT HERD SOME GOOD STUFF ABOUT IT

Just tried to find Jumbo's website and can't (won't mention what DID come up on my google search!!!)

Does anyone know what time the menu increases today please? I know its 4.99 until some point late afternoon but just wondering what the "rules" are - probably going about 5pm...

Thanks in advance!

not too sure but i know that this has been brought up before. check the archive you may find out there

I was wondering if anyone went to wokmania on wednesday ,i did and thursday i was a walking timebomb ,came home from work and went to the toilet to shout the toilet god (HUEY), then my mate rang me up to tell me he had come home from work with the same ,
I rekon you should only go there if you have iron guts.

AND when you pay LOOK at the bill as they automaticly put a gratuity fee of 10% of the bill without telling you ,our grat fee was £5.15 ,as you can imagine i wasnt happy so asked them to take it off.

codeman

I have to admit the same thing happened to me and a friend when we went a few weeks ago.

Toilet wise that is!

i'd be tempted to tell Health and Saftey if you all felt that bad. especially after reading some of the reviews on "The Going Out" Forum on here! :gag:

My friend and I went last Friday, all went well until we both cut into a lovely piece of uncooked chicken dumpling, nice and pink on the inside! :| we didn't eat it obviously but both of us felt rather ill afterwards from the other food, I was literally bawking down west st on the way home and she actually threw up... Put off for life!

Its Enviromental Health you need to contact

Yeah!!! Two of my friends have been really ill all week because they went there on Wednesday!

We need to inform environmental health about it.

This may not be what you want to hear but I've heard that there rats running around the restaurant earlier this week.

Sorry.:(

supposed to be going there for a meal tomorrow :huh: might change my mind now.

i have said it before and i will say it again

food (such as prawns, pork, chinken,etc) allowed to stay out under hot lamps for any length of time , plus if you add to that ,its been cooked in advace and its been waiting in the kitchens to come out.

Lets all stop and think for a second, buffet good idea?

id prefer to pay an extra tenner and eat in a proper restaurant!!

Originally posted by scottf
id prefer to pay an extra tenner and eat in a proper restaurant!!
Here here...pop up the road to Hui Wei and eat a proper meal.:thumbsup:

Originally posted by Carmine
Here here...pop up the road to Hui Wei and eat a proper meal.:thumbsup:

Might be an extra £20 on there though- its a but more pricey (but well well worth it :D :D )

Originally posted by scottf
Might be an extra £20 on there though- its a but more pricey (but well well worth it :D :D )
Here here once more.:D

Originally posted by Sheffair1
supposed to be going there for a meal tomorrow :huh: might change my mind now.

Don't go! (http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?s=&threadid=60282) :shakes:

Just avoid the place. I was really ill after eating there- threw up when got home and then could eat anything without seein it in reverse for 3 days!!! That was just after it opened.

A mate of mine was the same, and another was veggie who accidently ate something with meat in it there coz the food wasnt properly labelled! She wasn't well - or happy either!!

Blimey, I was going to go there tonight, but by the sounds of it I'll give it a miss!

I went there recently.
Loved it.
No stomach ache,
Because I am not a lady.

Well done Guderian but i think you are out numberd mate

codeman

Well, we had a party there yesterday.....food very average... the service was shocking :mad:

Been to wokmania a few times - have found it ok, not great but ok for the money and the ice cream...

However went with my friend last night and have a really horrible upset tummy today - literally doubled up in pain:(

Will stick to jumbo in future...

Well ... i was gonna try the new place on west st but htink ill give it a miss, where abouts is jumbos ?????

I went to Wokmania about a month ago. I'll admit I may have been half-cut, but from what I remember it was pretty good. We went at about 6pm so it was 7 quid each, which was very reasonable for the amount of choice on offer. I liked the refillable drinks idea. The food was all very nice. Service was quick. Plus we both got student discount so the whole thing for the two of us came to about 15 quid, which is dirt cheap for the amount we ate and drank. Very good value for money, and no service charge either (I can't believe they used to do that, it's a buffet! There is no service!).
All that said, having read all the horror stories I'm starting to think we were just lucky! :s

I went to Wokmania about a month ago. I'll admit I may have been half-cut, but from what I remember it was pretty good. We went at about 6pm so it was 7 quid each, which was very reasonable for the amount of choice on offer. I liked the refillable drinks idea. The food was all very nice. Service was quick. Plus we both got student discount so the whole thing for the two of us came to about 15 quid, which is dirt cheap for the amount we ate and drank. Very good value for money, and no service charge either (I can't believe they used to do that, it's a buffet! There is no service!).
All that said, having read all the horror stories I'm starting to think we were just lucky! :s

wokmania in sheffield is the worst all you can eat i've ever been to. closely followed by the wokmania in leeds.

Have been twice before, and definitely wouldn't recommend it. It is just extremely average. No1's is definitely better (and cheaper!). Wokmania think that if they make it look nice and trendy enough people won't notice the fact that the food is not up to standard!:loopy:

Took the wife and kids there on Saturday, everyone loved it!!! Good value even with the optional 10% service charge (which we were told about before we paid).

It's decentish nosh for £4.99 per head (less for kids). I really don't know what some people expect for that sort of money. For us it's a good alternative to Macdonalds. We have been to both No 1 and Jumbo and in our experience it is about the same for food, better for decor and service.

I think wokmania is better than jumbo, u can have refillable drinks :) n if u dont wanna pay the 10% service charge just tell them :P

The bad point is that they always play the same video (chinese ppl playing games) and sometimes u get on your bill drinks u never ordered (check it, lets say it could be a mistake) in the other hand they play good music though.

Enjoy it n go for 4 rounds of food at least :thumbsup:

It's orrible and not even Chinese.
Honest, it's not Chinese. They don't have have it in China.

So true!!:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

I think wokmania is better than jumbo, u can have refillable drinks :) :

You are in the minority then.

IMHO, the refillable drinks are the only redeeming feature of that place.

PT

we have been a few times always been happy with it never felt like s##t like i sometimes do when i go to them places:thumbsup:

went a few weeks ago to wokmania on west street...for £9 you cant beat it,, thoroughly enjoyed and taking my gal pals to it for the hen night...good atmosphere...good food...and felt over dressed...

I've not been but the place has had some criticism off many on here stating it doesn't compare with No.1 or Jumbo.

Sorry to be negative, but it was terrible when I went a few months ago on a Sat night. Won't ever be eating there again.

i think wokmaina is fantastic, great value for money and loads of food to choose from!!!!

I won't try it as a visit to the doncaster one was so bad I could never bring myself to go again.
Rubbish with a very big "R"

i must have been a lucky one...

We went a few weeks ago (some arrived at five to five, some not til quarter past 6) and ordered 5 meals... An extra person turned up so we told them but when we went to pay they only charged us for 5 meals at the before 5 price :clap:

Went again last night and again the food was good (better by far than Jumbos), seats were comfy and it was a very good value for money night again - personally I can't fault the place :)

... for lunch today.

Don't bother going. It's sh*te!!

Better off going to No1 or (dare I say it) Jumbo!

Heard a lot of bad press about this place. Tried Jumbo and it was ok No 1's a bit canteenie but nice food.

MOD: threads merged, please search before posting, there's a whole 9 pages on how **** Wokmania is ;)

Which Chinese buffet do you think is the best one and why?

Cheers.:thumbsup:

A few weeks ago, we went to the Number one Oriental Buffet - across from Ponds Forge International.

We were quite impressed. Good food, good service, nice environment etc.

Would definately go back.

Stagey x

Come on Sid, this one has been done to death......
Ever heard of the "search" facility :hihi:

None of them. I go to the Dim Sum restaurant on London Road, much preferable to buffet.

NONE of them are good!!! Go to a chinese restaurant instead to get some quality chinese food!

ill tell you the worst one wokmania(i think its called) on west st and worst in hygiene is jumbo

Both No.1 and Jumbo are good places. I'd also recommend Eskitinum who do Indian/Chinese & Thai :thumbsup:

chinese buffets are ok but i would go for noodle inn or vietnamese noodle bar on london road. still cheap but you get quality food for your money.

I've only been to number one and although all the 'bits' are yummy i thought the main meals were a bit 'processed' they seemed a bit like a micro meal, not too bad but not brilliant

No.1's is like a school canteen! Wok Mania is ok but how they can charge for service is beyond me, even the drinks are self serve. Never done Marble Arch buffet but their food is really good and as the buffets more expencive than alsewhere, I'm guessing it'll be good.

NONE of them are good!!! Go to a chinese restaurant instead to get some quality chinese food!

ill tell you the worst one wokmania(i think its called) on west st and worst in hygiene is jumbo

I totally agree. I was really looking forward to trying it. The food wasnt bad, it was just very generic and not the authentic chinese experiance i had been looking forward to. I live near a really great takeaway though, so maybe my standards are going thru the roof! :hihi:

as any1 been here, i heard about all you can eat for a fiver, whats your opinions, i like chinese food, but i prefer madras and hot stuff, anybody been here, thank you.:)

been to jumbo loads of times its worth a try its realy good

Hi we have been to Jumbo's it good but I always think the food could be a bit hotter. Go to Wokmania instead on West Street, just as good but you get top ups on soft drinks which makes your bill cheaper than Jumbo's when you take drinks into consideration.

yum Jumbos is fab!!!! As much as ya can eat yum yum yum!

so have there been any notable improvements over the last few months? I have not dared to go in due to all of these posts but maybe it has started to improve?.........

I went when it first opened, didn't really like it, the food was pretty greasy and they charge gratuity...plus there was a massive group of us and one of my friends was told she wasn't allowed to sit with us if she wasnt eating, this was incase she ate some of our food...she ended up asking them to watch her to prove she wasnt going to eat anything!! No1 is far better!

I went when it first opened, didn't really like it, the food was pretty greasy and they charge gratuity...plus there was a massive group of us and one of my friends was told she wasn't allowed to sit with us if she wasnt eating, this was incase she ate some of our food...she ended up asking them to watch her to prove she wasnt going to eat anything!! No1 is far better!

cheers RAR but I read through the whole thread hence why I was asking of peoples opinions lately, it may, hopefully have changed since your rather distrubing visit when they first opened.

ohh, i wasn't replying to your question!! :hihi: i was replying to the original one!!

Its really good value. Some of the food was a bit dry - but that is to be expected. I went at a dinner time, and it only cost me a fiver. Cheaper than goin to McDonalds for dinner - and you get to sit down, nice staff and takeshi's castle on the screens!

I think Jumbo's is great. Slightly better than No.1 and MUCH better than Wokmania. Decent selection of veggie food too.

Jumbo is great, similar to No.1 although i hear Wokmania is fairly poor but yet to try it. Also give Eskitinum a try which is a combined Chinese/Thai/Indian buffet place. Cost a little more but much more authentic.

Hi,
Jumbos is great, go there!!!!!!!!

Been today and enjoyed it.
will go again.:thumbsup:

im not a fan im afraid, i find the chicken curry tastes funny in sheffield chineses.....!

and the desserts on offer arent good!

however i like the fact they have bombay mix :) :)

I really like Jumbo - I love the malasian chicken satay, the spare ribs and the broccolli and garlic. I think its well priced (although I object to paying 50p for tap water) and I like that funny green moussy-jelly -blamange like dessert. Doesn't matter how starving I am when I go in I can never eat more than two plates full though which always disapppoints me!

I really like Jumbo - I love the malasian chicken satay, the spare ribs and the broccolli and garlic. I think its well priced (although I object to paying 50p for tap water) and I like that funny green moussy-jelly -blamange like dessert. Doesn't matter how starving I am when I go in I can never eat more than two plates full though which always disapppoints me!

The secret is not to have much rice - it fills you up!

I never have rice - ever! I do weight watchers and thats the worst for points! Thats the joy of a buffet can just pick all the low(ish) fat stuff!

Jumbos is great! No 1 is ok but feeld like you are in a school dining hall!

And, what is it about these places, all the staff seem to loiter around, waiting to pounce and take your plate before you've had your last mouthful?

Still good value for money though!

Chinese buffets were a novelty three years ago.

Now they're just crap.

I really like Jumbo - I love the malasian chicken satay

Try the satay from a street hawker in KL, Malaysia.
You will never want it in this country again.
Imagine little sticks of chicken BBQed over charcoal and served with peanut sauce.
Yum yum

I've only been once, but it was horrible, everything was realy greasy.

I never have rice - ever! I do weight watchers and thats the worst for points!


Is rice fattening? Maybe I'm just being ignorant - but surely its all the lardy meat & sauces that puts the weight on - not the rice???

Not that I'd have thought an all you can eat place would be the ideal place to go on a diet material - but there you go!

The secret is not to have much rice - it fills you up!

Here's another secret. You get charged differently for different times, I think it's like from about 7 when they roll out all the duck and nice stuff like that.

If you get yourself seated during off peak you get charged at the lesser rate. Now if you were to get yourself seated say, i dunno, 10 mins before peak kicks in, you can bide a little time mangeing down on some noodles or summats, then tuck in to the fine fare.

Bit cheeky but, hey. It's a cold, dangerous world out there. You've gotta do what you gotta to survive.

Went there last friday.

I thought the food was good. My housemate thought he got food poisoning!

Main point being this:

There is a card on every table saying:

To appease the tax man and VAT man, we can no longer accept cash gratuities for our staff. As such, a 10% gratuity will be automatically added to your bill. Please speak to a member of staff if you wish to have this removed

I gotta say i was very ****** off!

I am usually (i would like to consider) a great tipper. I generally go for 10% for a normal service, however if the service has been outstanding ill go to like, 20%...the only times ill not tip is iff there was any problem with the service or its a self-service place.

I never tip at "Jumbo" the other all you can eat chinese place in town.

I would not normally have tipped that night, as in my eyes, all the person did was show us to a table. We got our own food, we got our own drinks...

Yes, i could have asked for the 10% to be removed from our bill but i just felt so tight...

...Why should i be bullied out of an extra 10% for no extra service...?

I will NOT be going back there again...(neither will my mate for other reasons that i wont go into here)

I agree with u. I usually tip generousley but it winds u up when they add it to the bill automatically. It should be up to u how much u tip depending on what the service/food etc was like. I haven't been there b4 but I think it may put me off now!!

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s'ok... 't'were an old one really...

but oddly enough exatly the same sentiments ;)

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I agree with u. I usually tip generousley but it winds u up when they add it to the bill automatically. It should be up to u how much u tip depending on what the service/food etc was like. I haven't been there b4 but I think it may put me off now!!
Eeuw - and so say all of us!

that's me not going either. :suspect: :mad:

Went there last friday.

I thought the food was good. My housemate thought he got food poisoning!

Main point being this:

There is a card on every table saying:

To appease the tax man and VAT man, we can no longer accept cash gratuities for our staff. As such, a 10% gratuity will be automatically added to your bill. Please speak to a member of staff if you wish to have this removed

I gotta say i was very ****** off!

I am usually (i would like to consider) a great tipper. I generally go for 10% for a normal service, however if the service has been outstanding ill go to like, 20%...the only times ill not tip is iff there was any problem with the service or its a self-service place.

I never tip at "Jumbo" the other all you can eat chinese place in town.

I would not normally have tipped that night, as in my eyes, all the person did was show us to a table. We got our own food, we got our own drinks...

Yes, i could have asked for the 10% to be removed from our bill but i just felt so tight...

...Why should i be bullied out of an extra 10% for no extra service...?

I will NOT be going back there again...(neither will my mate for other reasons that i wont go into here)

I agree with you 100%.

Why should you tip, when the staff have done very little but show you to your seat, and take your used crockery away?

You serve yourself, so what sevice, exactly are you paying for?

The food isn't much cop there anyway..

I will be avoiding that place like the plague.

PT

I agree. I live above the place but never tried it until about 2 weeks ago. The food was rubbish and wasnt exactly hot. And that 'optional' tip was the last straw for me.. I knew there was a good reason I always chose nandos at the last minute.

I knew there was a good reason I always chose nandos at the last minute.

Yay Nando's! :banana: :)

it is good but not the best i have ever tried

does anyone know the number for the new resturant on west street andany info on it

does anyone know the number for the new resturant on west street andany info on it


its an all u can eat chinese

Id have `em bankrupt in a night.
Theyd have to throw me out.

Id have `em bankrupt in a night.
Theyd have to throw me out.


lol.. ul notice after about ur 85th main course
that they start to get very very very salty.

then u drink like a camel, and fill their little pockets for the late night casino visits... :suspect:

thats usually the norm...

does anyone know phone number

lol.. ul notice after about ur 85th main course
that they start to get very very very salty.

then u drink like a camel, and fill their little pockets for the late night casino visits... :suspect:

thats usually the norm...
I once ate the entire country of China, its people, its fauna and flora, its geography right down to the earths crust AND its airspace including aircraft and i was STILL hungry half an hour later.


Yes ive been at the coffee again..

does anyone know phone number

u wan chip with that

Yes ive been at the coffee again..


good lord hes been on the shang-hai:suspect:

The No.1 Chinese Buffet is much much better than the one on West st. Sure, the West St one looks fancier (ie less like a school canteen!), but the food is better at the No.1 place!

does anyone know the number for the new resturant on west street andany info on it

I think it's called Wokmania although i dont have the number. I have not been but have heard the food is not to the same standard as Jumbo & No.1. I understand the only plus point is refillable drinks.

Theres a chinese in south Leicestershire called "wok this way"


ok ill go...

does anyone know phone number
Not sure but hope u don't wing da wong won :hihi:

Not sure but hope u don't wing da wong won :hihi:

:hihi: :hihi: DK IS BACK :clap:

Theres a chinese in south Leicestershire called "wok this way"

One in Ranmoor too :thumbsup:

Wokamania?

Wokmania is bad. :gag:

http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=124570

The No.1 Chinese Buffet is much much better than the one on West st. Sure, the West St one looks fancier (ie less like a school canteen!), but the food is better at the No.1 place!

Thanks for that, we've been thinking of going to the 'All U can eat' for a while..maybe we'll try No.1 first :)

Thanks for that, we've been thinking of going to the 'All U can eat' for a while..maybe we'll try No.1 first :)

I personally think Jumbos is better ...

I personally think Jumbos is better ...

Where is that?

Where is that?

Opposite the Crucible, just off Arundel Gate.

thanks every one went last night food ok but disgusted to find out they automatically put a 10% tip on ya bill, i wouldnt mind but its all selve service so whats the tip for.....

Opposite the Crucible, just off Arundel Gate.
so close to the cinema...thats even better :)

rrrgh all the food at all you can eat chinese ;)

Does anyone know which is the best chinese buffet for families.

Thinking of going tomorrow evening with 5 year old and 4 week old baby?

Been to no1 oriental buffet some time ago but it was quite drab, food ok though.

Not tried yumbo or wok mania. Any suggestions or reviews appreciated

Cheers

The staff at Jumbo almost fell over themselves to help when I used to go in with my niece as a tiny tot. Someone always to help with the highchair and the like (and someone to stay with her while I went up to get food, when she was too small to come up and choose some food for herself).

I think their food's better than the other two buffets too.

Can't speak for taking kids, but I've been with the b/f to No 1 Oriental tonight and would have to say that although you're not packed in as tightly as Jumbo, I prefer Jumbo out of the two. Food selection definitely better and the staff much more efficient and eager to help. At No 1 they seem to move really slowly.

I reckon wokmania, I like the food there and i bet your kids will love the ice cream machine!

Anybody know what the times are on a Saturday for the 'all you can eat ' at Jumbo's?

I've not been to an 'all you can eat' Chinese before but have been recommended to try this one.

That one's really easy- any time from 11.30am til midnightish I think.

I like Jumbo too- and they're open all day every day which is kind of handy.

An all you can eat Chinese?!?
God Id end up on a stomach pump.

An all you can eat Chinese?!?
God Id end up on a stomach pump.

See what you miss out on by being somewhere inferior to Sheffield? We've got a number of them now, and an Indian too!

See what you miss out on by being somewhere inferior to Sheffield? We've got a number of them now, and an Indian too!
All we have here is a damn shed that sells inferior chips! We have to have chinese delivered from miles away, which i suppose is a good thing because as far as chinese food is concerned I have no "Off" button. Id just eat myself into a coma.

love jumbos, brilliant , fab, YUM

Oooh I'd love to go to an all you can eat chinese. I love chinese food.
:)

Oooh I'd love to go to an all you can eat chinese. I love chinese food.
:)
The only way to stop me from eating everything in sight including the staff would be to knock me unconcious.

See what you miss out on by being somewhere inferior to Sheffield? We've got a number of them now, and an Indian too!
cha cha's has closed

Theres Estikutum on Staniforth Road for indian buffet - much nicer than Cha Cha's was, and also does Thai and Chinese too.

That one's really easy- any time from 11.30am til midnightish I think.

I like Jumbo too- and they're open all day every day which is kind of handy.
Thanks...just thought it might be at certain times like the 'all you can eat' is in my local town.
Looking forward to Jumbo's :)

:rant: We have just been to the Wokmania on West street, and they have one of those chocolate fountains there yum yum I hear you say:gag:
Whilst we were eating our meal the supervisor decided now (during service) would be a good time to clean the air conditioning filters which were directly above the chocolate fountain and along side open food and also customers.
As we watched on in dismay we couldn't believe our eyes, my husband approach the supervisor to complain to which she replied the fountain would be turned off. A further twenty minutes later and after two members of staff stood by, 5 people had eaten from it. It was then turned off but I do wonder whether the chocolate that was scooped out would be returned after we had left.:gag:
The supervisors defence was that and I quote "I have not been here long and I didn't know any better.
My children were disappointed not to have been able to eat from the fountain but needless to say we WON'T be going there again