White Lotus Goomet — Restaurant in England

Went here with some friends, and I can honestly say it was disappointing. The place has definitely seen better days. One of the walls needed re plastering as there were chunks of it missing. There was a large teppanyaki area that wasn't being used. We'd gone for the all-you-can-eat buffet which turned out to be a menu and they cooked the dishes to order for you. Which on the one hand was great because everything was cooked. But on the other hand I like a buffet where you can just have a little bit of everything. So we all ended up ordering separate dishes and some of the dishes didn't arrive so we had to repeatedly ask the staff about them. The staff never came near us, so every time we went needed something we had to keep waving at them. It wasn't as though they were busy, when we got there there were two other tables in probably with about 6 people on each and a table of two but halfway through our meal those two tables went. But we still had problems getting the staff to come over to us. When the food eventually turned up it was nice, very tasty. But I'm afraid I won't be going again, the service was slow and it wasn't the all-you-can-eat buffet I was expecting. Plus the decor has definitely seen...

First time ordering from Goomet and have to say its the best Chinese food we have had in a long time. Have stuck to our usual for years but got an Uber eats deal so thought we would give it a go. I've read some really bad reviews of this place but our experience was second to none. Great food, lovely and spicy with loads of bird eye chilli's in the salt and pepper options and Singapore vermicelli which we love ❤️. But my big likes go to the ribs....... oh my gosh, THE RIBS!! just like how they always used to be. Loads of meat that stripped straight of the bone absolutely gorgeous. Not these strange mini ribs with loads of cartilage that many Chinese restaurants serve and still charge full price for. I would highly recommend Goomet for a takeaway option but I'm really looking forward to visiting for the buffet as soon as we can....

First of all although this review is a bit of a mixed bag, our experience at Goomet was overall good.

There were too many menu options which we all found confusing. There was Japanese, Tepanyaki, Chinese and probably some others that we failed to comprehend.

Once seated in the Chinese section of the restaurant having mistakenly sat in the Japanese section, we ordered a jug of water. However this exotic choice was a bit much for the staff as they don't have any jugs......

The food took a while to arrive but it was definitely worth the wait. Everything was well cooked and very tasty. Another long wait between starter and main was a bit much. However the food experience was enjoyable and good value for money.

To summarise: good, tasty cheapish food but a lack of clear communication. However staff were friendly...