Galaxy World Buffet Restaurant — Restaurant in Scotland

So we booked for 730 and arrived at 720 with no problems. The staff were well organised with the COVID measures in place which made getting to our table easy. There were another 4 tables being used by families when we arrived and all distanced as we would now expect. The ordering system of a hospital style easy tick menu was given to us and on the face of it the portion allocation seemed quite generous. The picking system was explained well and drinks ordered. We were left to tick away. Drinks arrived in good time and the order slip was taken. A short ten minute wait for the starter to arrive. All very good so far. Unfortunately this is where it starts to fall apart. Our food was delivered on and in melamine plates and bowls which was quite a surprise. Plastic crockery! In a restaurant! So I got to thinking why? Perhaps this is to do with the hygenic regime required in COVID era. But I’m not convinced. The starters were spring rolls, sesame seed bread and chicken skewers. All were below what you would expect. Straight from the freezer. To accompany these we ordered 4 sauces, curry, sweet and sour, gravy and sweet chilli. Whatever these were made from meant that after 5 minutes or so after arriving, the sweet and sour turned into gum. With the others following suit. Not good. Plates were taken and mains arrived. Thai curry and chicken mushroom, 3 rice dishes and noodles. All well below even an average takeaway standard. It wasn’t a surprise now when after 5 or so minutes the main dishes went the same way as the sauces. Too much of something turning the sauce to gloop, not good. Now I’ve taken a look at the other reviews of the galaxy. And the owner has advised another customer that they should have said something at the time with a similar experience to ours. So I called the waiter and explained all these shortcomings. I asked him to ask chef what and why the gloopy sauces. After 5 minutes he duly came back and advised that it was a new chef and he didn’t tell the waiter the what or the why. Pretty disappointed with that. Through in a couple of drinks and a 40 pound Bill was presented. So all in all 2 stars awarded but only because the COVID measures were as they should be with good ppe for staff, but only one star for food I’m afraid on this...

If you’re ever in Aviemore and fancy paying extortionate weekend rates for the privilege of chewing on concrete disguised as chicken, then Galaxy World Buffet is the place for you. Prices were hiked by £5 to £26 a head just to mark the busy weekend – a masterstroke in business strategy, apparently.

The food? Well, "food" might be generous. Most trays were already empty. What was left could be used in the building trade: the chicken was basically hardcore – perfect if you’re laying the foundations for a conservatory. The sauce was thinner than Evian, and one of us found a thick black hair tangled in the remains of the "cuisine." Delicious.

But the real star of the show was the manager, Siu. After I told her, quite honestly, “this is the worst Chinese meal I’ve ever had,” she went full Dragon’s Den on me. Apparently, she gets “thousands of people like us” every year trying not to pay – which is odd, because judging by the food quality, I thought we were the only idiots left still eating here.

She asked what we thought it was worth. We generously offered £5 (as each of us had less than a single plate). Instead of negotiation, she whipped out her phone and called… 911. Yes, in Scotland. When we pointed out that was the wrong country, she tried 101 instead. We stood around for half an hour while she ignored us, all the while repeating, “I’m a businesswoman” like some kind of Poundland Alan Sugar. At one point, she even insulted me with: “big man, I bet you got loads of money” – which, to be clear, is completely irrelevant to eating drywall in curry sauce.

To top it all off, she threatened to put us in her special “no pay curry.” Charming.

In the end, we paid up, because frankly I didn’t want to star in Aviemore’s next episode of Police Interceptors. But hey, she told us she already has loads of bad reviews, so here’s another one to add to her collection. Consider it my free contribution to her business strategy.

Avoid. Unless, of course, you’re in the market for a new set of dentures or fancy testing out your jaw strength on...

After entering we were pleasantly greeted by being pointed towards a pair of chairs in the corner. After a 15 minute wait we were then pushing for a drinks round....of water, which was like pulling out teeth.

Following the pleasantries we set off for the food. By god. I have never seen food like this in my life. Raw ribs, near frozen prawns and chicken. Even when I dared dabble in the dishes from India it was like I was tasting antarctic weather conditions.

Deciding I would then opt for the desserts as they couldn't possibly do anything wrong, I was surprised, yet again. The hotplate for crumble and custard was off and the hot desserts were colder than a polar bears paw. The selection of cold pastries and cakes in the fridge were - warm - I have never, and will never again have hot chocolate éclairs.

When I went to the till to square up for the salmonella and miserable memories I was wasnt even greeted. Instead a piece of paper was pushed in front of me and a card machine without a peep. When I advised, I worked with the industry and that the food if served like regularly could leave some seriously ill, I was told "Al let the kitchen know"

Staff were a no show, food was a no go and i would suggest...