COSMO All You Can Eat World Buffet | St Enoch, Glasgow — Restaurant in Great Britain

Cosmos. In Glasgow. Now, usually, when I hear "all-you-can-eat buffet," my immediate reaction is to picture some sort of early 90's video game budget title – all blocky graphics, repetitive music, and a general sense of "why am I even bothering with this?" And the clientele? Well, let's just say it's rarely the kind of crowd you'd find at an E3 showcase.

But Cosmos, bless its cotton socks, isn't quite that. It's not Elden Ring, obviously. You're not going to find me there meticulously crafting a gourmet build, debating the optimal spice level for my attack bonus. This is a place where you can wear your most comfortable, stained hoodie and no one's going to bat an eyelid. Which, frankly, is a godsend after a marathon session on the sofa, desperately trying to beat that one infuriating boss level, if you catch my drift.

The sheer, unadulterated volume of food on offer is quite astonishing. It's like they've somehow managed to cram every single genre from every single console generation into one enormous room. RPG, FPS, strategy, even a bit of platforming for the adventurous – they've got it all. You want sushi? They've got sushi. You want a roast dinner? It's there. You want to mix and match like some sort of deranged modder, combining elements from entirely different game engines? Go for it! No one's stopping you.

And the best bit? It's all there. Immediately. No waiting around like some sort of bewildered noob at a pre-order launch, being lectured by a clerk about the benefits of a season pass. You see it, you grab it, you devour it. Efficient. Decisive. Just like a proper speedrun. Is it high-fidelity, ray-traced cuisine? Don't be ridiculous. This isn't about intricate story narratives and emotionally compelling character arcs. This is about grind. This is about quantity. This is about being able to sample a bit of everything and then, crucially, go back for more of the bits that gave you the most XP. It's honest. It's unpretentious. It's the culinary equivalent of Grand Theft Auto – a bit rough around the edges, but it's massive, endlessly replayable, and you can cause absolute chaos with no real consequences.

So, if you're in Glasgow, you're hungry, and you want to feel like you've unlocked every achievement in the world's kitchens in a single sitting, then yes, give Cosmos a punt. Just remember to loosen your waistband before you hit that start button....

I've been to Cosmos a few times solely for family events (between 5-15 people) to enjoy a meal together as everyone typically has different tastes.

Every time we have visited, the food has been very bland, especially the macaroni as other reviewers have said, but I also found the pizza particularly unpalatable as the taste and consistency of the cheese was of [as I can best describe it] slightly-off milk. Avoid any dairy products it seems. The non-dairy selection can be described as "okay" at best. Edible at least.

Even if you have a reservation you are also asked to wait outside until a table becomes available during busy hours, even if you booked in advance. (The funny thing is they will charge your card as a "no-show" £5/pp if you miss your reservation).

I have suggested new venues for our get-togethers as this latest visit really takes the cake and has us avoiding this place completely.

As we are a large family composed of several households, we pay seperatly for our meals for each household... BEWARE, they have a £2 charge additionally for every card payment. My household total (1/3rd of the reserved group) on the reciept was £51, scanner appears, £53... What?

I don't normally kick a stink about £2, but the audacity to charge a per-card payment fee without any notice on the website or outside the restaurant rubbed me the wrong way and comes across as incredibly devious... AND ILLEGAL.

"Businesses cannot impose any surcharge for using the following methods of payment: consumer credit cards, debit cards or charge cards."

I should mention there were three family groups in this occasion, though we mostly have gatherings of four/five groups, customers that they will never see again. All for what, an extra £6? Was it worth it?

Just another way companies are trying to nickle and dime you for a little extra during a cost of living crisis.

Top three pro: Validated Parking. Neat little robot. Wide selection of food

Top three cons: Per-card fee Poor food quality Reserved customers beng treated as walk-in's

Overall: Visit somewhere else, it's not even like this is a cheap restaurant so you have plenty of other options in the area.

TLDR: Improve your dairy ingredients, have tables ready for reserverations that you have days in advance and remove that god-awful anti-consumer, illegal £2...

Unfortunately most of the issues surrounding my meal were with regards to customer service.

Before arriving I was informed that 2 of my booked guests were not coming due to health issues, when arriving and making the gent at the door aware of our booking we were very sternly warned about a policy regarding the fact that missing guests would be charged something like £5 a head regardless on whether they turned up. Whilst I appreciate this is policy it was a bit unneeded.

However, the main issues were with the serving staff and a supposed manager who saw to our concerns. First off on our booking we had asked to be seated in either a side table or booth (due to personal reasons), we were in fact seated in the middle of an aisle which was extremely busy despite there being empty booths and tables elsewhere. This was after we had waited some 15 minutes for a table we had pre-booked as it seems the place had overbooked as nearly 4 sets of customers were waiting to be seated.

Once we were eventually seated, our drinks order was taken. When the gent was taking our order we specifically asked if the "unlimited" drinks option came with a still drink as my younger brother does not drink fizzy drinks, we were seemingly fobbed off and told yes - which as it turns out it does not. We had asked the same gent 2 times if we could simply swap the more expensive drink we paid for to get my brother a fruit shoot, twice we asked, twice he vanished. A third time we got him I had then asked for a manager as he unfortunately seemed unsure or unable to understand the situation. The "manager" then came over, listened to our - what I thought to be simple request - and then much like his colleague vanished into thin air. It was only when we had approached a female colleague that she had sorted this for us very quickly. However when a glass was brought to the table for my brother it was then dirty..

All of this on top of the fact that food was subpar for what we were paying, there were also no metal spoons? For whatever reason..

No idea whether the drink was refunded or not - we didn't ask for it to be but whenever someone spoke with us they insisted we were asking for that, we just simply wanted a fruit shoot to replace what was paid for..and also more expensive..

Unfortunately we will not be...