Star King Headford road

eagle10

Chinese buffet.
Savage.
Just go there now.

hairyfairy00

Know all the guys that opened it, one including my boss! Food is damn good, they have a full bar also.
Try the steaks cooked on the teppanyaki grill, all i can say is..........

El_Drago

How much is it for the open buffet?

hairyfairy00

Lunch is 12-4.30pm for €8.99 and dinner is 5-10.30pm for €15.99, their ad is on the front page of the Galway Indo on the top right.

JONJO THE MISER

Wohoo at last a all you can eat buffet, its all you can eat right?

JONJO THE MISER

They haven't seen me yet, the way they get you in these buffets is they try and up sell you soft drinks and the like, not going to work on me, im going to eat a lot the days before i go in so my stomach will handle it and then im gonna take that buffet down.

Das Kitty

They really made a nice job of the building I have to say!

I must try the food some day, do they do take-away?

Amik

Stumbled across this place during lunch on Friday.

H-U-G-E thumbs-up from me! Gorgeous interior you won't be embarassed to take your wife to (amazing something like this could be built during the recession) and all the food was tasty, very large selection too.

Galway was missing something like this. Will be a regular!

dmcg90

Where is it on the Headford Road?

NauP

dmcg90 wrote: »

Where is it on the Headford Road?

Galway Shopping Centre

dr.bollocko

Was in there on openin' day.
Twas grand. Will do well I reckon.
Nothing particularly astoundingly incredible I had but it was all reasonable quality and the choice was v. good and the staff were very nice. Fecking army of staff in there they have..

Asmodean

Is that the building that used to be doma?

dr.bollocko

yep.

RichT

Asmodean wrote: »

Is that the building that used to be doma?

Yep ..... and Kates before that.

ben.schlomo

And the Roundabout before that

leex

ben.schlomo wrote: »

And the Roundabout before that

...and the Rendevous a long time before that!

biko

Was actually there today, was good value at 8.95 I think.
Sushi was bland but the chicken and noodle dishes was good. Didn't have dessert but there was a chocolate fountain.
Drinks are extra but you can get water free.

snubbleste

A chocolate fountain? Like a real one with the gooey cocoa being dispensed ad nauseum? I'm so there..

biko

Very similar to Wokmania you find in UK.

bobbytables

Was in there this afternoon also. It's seriously good value for money. I went in there starving, so tried to have a small bit of everything. Having been in Jimmy Chung's in Dublin I think this place is better.

The Good
It's cheap
There is loads of different types of food
They have a chocolate fountain (and it's savage) .... extra points when combined with their chocolate ice-cream, etc
The staff are really sound, constantly cleaning and there's enough of them
You can have as much as you like (you pay in advance)
Their dinner buffet has BBQ, Steak, etc (but I didn't have it)
The decor is an vast improvement on the building (mind you I haven't been in there in about 10 years)
They have beer (on tap) & wine (drinks are extra, pity )

The Not-So Good
I was in there toward the end of lunch, but some of the food could have been hotter
Mind the step on the way in
They currently don't accept cards, but they're just waiting for the banks to sort them out with terminals (understandable).
It's not gourmet, you will have had better Asian food elsewhere, but the overall package is still great value. Compared to that feckin tube station of a restaurant in Dublin (Jimmy Chungs), it wins hands down.

My recommendation: Try it at least once. Also if you plan to go on a serious session in town, this would serve as cost effective soakage beforehand.
Would I go back: Yes!, but I'll need a while to fully digest what I had today first

JJayoo

This thread makes me happy/hungry

JONJO THE MISER

Will try this place Monday and report back.

eagle10

Was there again today 7 of us great feed sound staff.

Wishing them all the best

Lexii

Ooo this place sounds nice. I popped Tesco's earlier & noticed it on the drive out. My google-fu lead me to this thread & from what I've read I think I'll have to give it a try next week

When did the place open?

PennyLane88

looking forward to trying that place - housemate went last week and loved it

kraggy

Who owns it? The business I mean, not the premises.

moonflower

Does anyone know what time it's open til and what the prices are?

Predalien

Open until 10.30 and lunch is 8.95, dinner is 16.95.

soundbyte

kraggy wrote: »

Who owns it? The business I mean, not the premises.

The guy that owns Emperor City and the Four Aces casino.

moy83

Predalien wrote: »

Open until 10.30 and lunch is 8.95, dinner is 16.95.

It was 15.95 for the lunch we had there today . I thought the food was not nearly hot enough

Predalien

Oh right, I'm just going by the prices I saw listed at the door.

hairyfairy00

kraggy wrote: »

Who owns it? The business I mean, not the premises.

A few guys are in on it, Jackie (4 Aces Casino) and Rocky (Emperor City) are 2 that are involved! They are delighted with the response so far, i haven't been in work since this thread started but i know when i tell them about it they will be happy with the feedback from you all

kraggy

Are they Chinese or Irish?

hairyfairy00

They're Chinese!

NauP

moy83 wrote: »

It was 15.95 for the lunch we had there today . I thought the food was not nearly hot enough

No lunch prices on Sunday & Bank Holidays.

In there today, had to have a little nap afterwards.........

Stench Blossoms

Wanted to try this place but they don't do take away.

Don't know of any other Chinese buffet in Galway so I'm sure this will do well.

eagle10

Stench Blossoms wrote: »

Wanted to try this place but they don't do take away.

Don't know of any other Chinese buffet in Galway so I'm sure this will do well.

I think there is a restaurant/buffet over an pucan its called chili garden it would not be as diverse as star king also on certain days the place across from the spiniker offers a buffet

bobbytables

Stench Blossoms wrote: »

Wanted to try this place but they don't do take away.

I had thought the same before I visited them.

"All you can eat" places are funny IMO, because you go in there with this notion that you're a remorseless eating machine capable of putting them out of business in one sitting. Instead you end up having one dinner size portion, rub your belly, leave feeling somewhat defeated by the establishment and a little ashamed of your feeble capacity to execute your original plan of attack.

Of course that lesson is quickly forgotten by the time you return

Hoki

bobbytables wrote: »

I had thought the same before I visited them.

"All you can eat" places are funny IMO, because you go in there with this notion that you're a remorseless eating machine capable of putting them out of business in one sitting. Instead you end up having one dinner size portion, rub your belly, leave feeling somewhat defeated by the establishment and a little ashamed of your feeble capacity to execute your original plan of attack.

Of course that lesson is quickly forgotten by the time you return

Your not doing it right if thats the case :pac:

Tried it on Sunday, unreal. Needs more duck though, as soon as they brought out a new tray of it , it was gone in a flash. The peanut butter sauce with the chicken skewers is dee-lish! Deserts went down a treat, i never felt fatter when walking to the car after, i will be back.

snubbleste

Ad in today's freesheet:
'The biggest eat all you want buffet in Ireland'

They also have pints this Friday & Saturday evening for €1.00 (:eek:) - guinness, carlsberg, budweiser.

Ficheall

Was in there yesterday. Recommended. I didn't try challenge myself with the 'all you can eat' thing - just had a nice dinner and dessert for my 9e. Sated.

bobbytables

snubbleste wrote: »

They also have pints this Friday & Saturday evening for €1.00 (:eek:) - guinness, carlsberg, budweiser.

Great and all that sounds, I don't think that's necessarily a good idea. I haven't seen the advert you are talking about, but I'd imagine you'll have all sorts arriving in the door with the intention of hogging tables for the night at that price. I wonder is there a time limit on how long you can stay for.

I think if it wants to do well as a restaurant, it should focus on that instead of also trying to be an alternative to the pub/off-license. Even if they wanted to divide floor space up between cheap drinks and food, that would be better. Otherwise it's just going to attract the wrong crowd (Fast Eddies, anyone?) and make it difficult for the rest to enjoy their meal.

I will go be going back a second time though based on my first experience. This place looks like it's going to do very well for itself.

I can see many other restaurants around the city (Asian, in particular) following the "all you can eat" model with the exception of maybe Asian Tea House and one or two others.

Interesting times for the restaurant business in Galway.

Stench Blossoms

Was there last night.

Thought the food was great and they had the offer of the €1.00 pints as well.

fatguy2k1

i just want to add to the praise that this place is getting. went there last night and it was just lovley. the cheesy band was great. loved the food (bar the cheesecake i got. it was frozen or something)

i'd say they need to add lables to what each of the dishes are, which is the only gripe i had withe the place. i'll be back wearing these:

muppetkiller

I must give this place a try...pity it's in such a bad location.

snubbleste

muppetkiller wrote: »

I must give this place a try...pity it's in such a bad location.

The biggest shopping centre in the west with a large amount of parking spaces adjacent to major national routes is plain undesirable for such a business.

muppetkiller

snubbleste wrote: »

The biggest shopping centre in the west with a large amount of parking spaces adjacent to major national routes is plain undesirable for such a business.

lol valid point...

Jack Daniels I

i went earlier with the girlfriend and was not impressed at all.there was a really poor selection of food and none of it was labelled.it was busy enough but they didnt seem to be topping up the food.i sampled abit of everything but ranged from meh to disgusting.for dessert there was a selection of ice cold horrible cheesecake,containers of tesco own brand ice cream,cheap poundsaver marshmellows for the chocolate fountain and 2.20 euro for a small glass of coke!there was no staff to remove our plates between courses.anyone whos been to Jimmy Chungs in Edinburgh or Dublin to a lesser extent will know that this place is miles behind in terms of food quality and service for a buffet.great idea for a buffet in Galway but even the admittedly lovely interior is let down by the dog food they serve in there.cannot believe some of the positive reviews in here.i felt robbed for 32 euro for 2.i could of had a three course meal in the lovely Royal Villa for 36 euro for 2.this is my view hope others have a better time than we had,oh and mind the step!

thesandeman

Was talking to people last night who had an incident with the step as well.
Not seen it yet.

inkwell

snubbleste wrote: »

The biggest shopping centre in the west with a large amount of parking spaces adjacent to major national routes is plain undesirable for such a business.

The biggest shopping centre in the west? :eek: If it really is the biggest one.. I dont get it - honestly. Why in Ireland which is not poor country you dont have decent shopping centers but some cheap old hangars with no proper shops. Whats in there? Tesco, Penneys and 2eu shop?

My friends were there ( in Star King) and were not impressed at all, I trust their taste and not going to risk. They said its for people who value qantity over quality!

BESman

inkwell wrote: »

The biggest shopping centre in the west? :eek: If it really is the biggest one.. I dont get it - honestly. Why in Ireland which is not poor country you dont have decent shopping centers but some cheap old hangars with no proper shops. Whats in there? Tesco, Penneys and 2eu shop?

My friends were there ( in Star King) and were not impressed at all, I trust their taste and not going to risk. They said its for people who value qantity over quality!

The Headford Road shopping centre is the best in Galway in my opinion, are you for real like? It has the biggest Supermacs in the country, along with Dorothy Perkins, Wallis, Xtra-vision, O'Briens off-licence, Burton, THREE phone shops (Meteor, O2, Carphone Warehouse), Bank of Ireland, Miss Selfridge, Hanley's, Easons, Kozzy's and a pharmacy, healthfood store, opticians, motor store, Subway and a bowling alley! Its handy to get around, loads of free parking, no hassle.