Buffet restaurants and all-you-can-eat menus have become incredibly popular in recent years. Offering unlimited grub for a reasonable fixed price and often serving a variety of different cuisines, they’re a great choice for families or large parties. Those with an insatiable appetite can refill their plates as often as they like and those who prefer a little taste of everything can get just that.
We’re lucky enough to have quite a few of these all-you-can-eat restaurants in Yorkshire and each offers something different. From bustling buffet restaurants in busy shopping centres to independent family-run eateries offering unlimited tapas dishes, there are some superb places where you can feast for a fixed price in God’s Own Country.
Here’s a list of some of our favourite all-you-can-eat restaurants in Yorkshire…
The Best All-You-Can-Eat Restaurants in Yorkshire…
Blue Sakura
2-3 Merrion Way, Leeds LS2 8BT
Blue Sakura is understandably one of the most popular restaurants in Leeds. Boasting Insta-worthy interiors, a superb all-you-can-eat menu and a modern, computerised ordering system, Blue Sakura is a great place to eat.
Rather than serving yourself at a shared buffet, you order dishes to your table at this Japanese-style tapas restaurant in Leeds city centre. Simply scroll through the extensive menu of sensational sushi and perfectly prepared Pan Asian dishes on the provided touch screen and order dishes as and when you please. There are hundreds of delicious dishes to choose from and you can order as many as 30 during your visit. Pair your plethora of dishes with a few of Blue Sakura’s signature cocktails and you’re bound to have a deliciously memorable evening or afternoon!
For lunchtime dining at Blue Sakura it costs £28.98 for adults and £12.95 for kids on weekdays. Friday to Sunday lunchtime dining costs a little more at £30.95 for adults and £13.95 for kids. If visiting during the evening, expect to pay £40-95 for adults and £16.95 for kids Monday to Thursday and on Sundays. On Friday and Saturday evenings, the prices are £45.95 for adults and £16.95 for kids. Toddlers (0-3) can eat for free every day of the week.
Casa Rodizio
1 Micklegate, York YO1 6JG
This exceptionally good Brazillian steakhouse and street food restaurant in the centre of York serves diners unlimited amounts of delicious meats for a fixed price. If you’re a dedicated carnivore then this place is a must! The attentive staff will keep returning to your table with fresh cuts of meat until you signal that you’ve had enough. To do this, you simply turn your provided card from green to red. With tasty offerings like Pork Belly, Fillet Steak and traditional Brazillian sausages being delivered to your table at regular intervals, you won’t want to flip that card too soon!
To accompany the succulent and perfectly seasoned meats, there’s a range of side dishes you can help yourself to on the authentic Brazillian salad bar. Don’t be put off if you’re a non-meat eater though! They also offer a lovely selection of vegetarian risotto and pasta dishes.
For the full Casa Rodizio dining experience, we recommended booking a table during the evening. The set price for the evening menu is £29.95 from Tuesday to Saturday and £24.95 on Monday and Sunday. If visiting for lunch on any day besides Sunday, you can enjoy this all-you-can-eat Brazillian foodie experience for just £20.95, however, the lunchtime menu is significantly shorter and doesn’t include a number of their most popular meats like Fillet Steak, Chilli Beef and Lamb Leg.
Aagrah
4 Saltaire Rd, Shipley BD18 3HN
This award-winning restaurant chain has made quite a name for itself over the years. Known for their deliciously authentic Kashmiri cuisine, they now boast an impressive 12 restaurants and most of these are in Yorkshire. The first Aagrah restaurant opened in Shipley in 1977 but their beautifully decorated restaurants can now be found in places like Skipton, Bradford, Doncaster and Leeds.
At the Shipley restaurant, they serve Aagrah’s legendary all-you-can-eat evening buffet 7 days a week. For just £19.95 for adults and £13.95 for children under 10, diners can help themselves to 3 courses of Aagrah’s most popular dishes. Kids under the age of 4 can eat for free!
Fazenda
Fazenda in Leeds is another excellent Rodizio restaurant. If you are yet to try this style of dining then Fazenda is the ideal place to try it. Much talked about amongst locals and attracting diners from across the county, this superb Brazillian restaurant offers mouthwateringly good meats, creative cocktails and impressive customer service. It’s super stylish inside and being in a waterside location means it offers wonderful views too. Definitely the perfect venue for a romantic dinner!
The food here is really something else so you won’t be disappointed. Head to the sides bar for salads, cheeses, bread, continental meats and hot side dishes and then wait at your table for the staff to bring you skewer after skewer of freshly cooked meats. It’s not the cheapest of all-you-can-eat options but you certainly get what you pay for! Lunch at Fazenda cost £32.90 per person or £26.00 for the vegetarian, vegan and pescetarian menu. For the full evening gaucho experience at this superb Leeds city centre restaurant, it’s £47.90 for meat eaters and £29.00 for the meat-free menu.
Evening dining is by far the best option when booking a table at Fazenda. In addition to the lunchtime menus, additional premium meats are available such as beef tenderloin, lamb cap of rump and spicy wagyu sausage.
A truly fantastic all-you-can-eat restaurant in Yorkshire!
La Fiesta
45 Doncaster Road, Armthorpe, Doncaster, South Yorkshire DN3 2BU
La Fiesta is an intimate contemporary restaurant in Doncaster serving traditional Spanish cuisine. On their menu, you’ll find all those flavoursome dishes that bring back fond memories of holidays in the Spanish sun, as well as a few surprises.
This is a small, independent restaurant so you won’t be met with long queues at their all-you-can-eat buffet, which is now available every day! The buffet here is a Tapas buffet so expect small, individual portions of authentic Spanish favourites like Tortillas, Paella and Calamares Fritos. Initially, you can choose any three tapas and then return for another two dishes as often as you like. Unlimited ciabatta bread is also available on request and you’ll definitely want some to mop up any leftover sauces and spices.
All-you-can-eat tapas costs £24.95 from Sunday to Thursday, £24.95 on Friday and Saturday before 4 pm and £27.95 after 4 pm. Children aged 4 – 10 can eat for £11.95 but are limited to four tapas dishes each. Children under the age of 4 can eat for free.
Panda Mami
19 Bridge Street, York YO1 6DA
Panda Mami opened its first buffet restaurant in Chester in 2016. Ambitious and determined to take a substantial share of the market, these guys plan to have at least 30 restaurants over the coming years. You’ll find their York restaurant on Bridge Street and no doubt many more will pop up across Yorkshire towns in due course, should the concept remain as popular as it has been over the past decade or so.
There’s something for everyone at Panda Mami and the 180+ dishes they serve daily, are all selected by their award-winning chef. It’s one of the most reasonably priced all-you-can-eat restaurants in Yorkshire with lunch costing just £13.99 Monday to Friday. For weekday evening dining, the price is £22.99 Monday to Thursday and £23.99 on Fridays. On weekends, the prices are £23.99 for all-day dining on Saturday and £22.99 on Sunday. For these set prices, you can help yourself to unlimited courses of Chinese, Indian, Italian, Thai, Sushi, Teppanyaki and a traditional British carvery. Live cooking stations mean diners can watch Panda Mami’s skilled chefs prepare a vast medley of flavoursome dishes. With so much to choose from, this one’s great for group dining when preferences and dietary requirements vary between diners.
ChaoBaby Thai Restaurant
Meadowhall Shopping Centre, Sheffield S9 1EP
ChaoBaby has two banquet restaurants – one in Manchester and one in Sheffield’s Meadowhall Shopping Centre. Unlike most of the big buffet restaurants, these guys offer just one cuisine and do they it phenomenally well. All the food here is served by experienced Thai staff and is made using the freshest of ingredients. Thai food has soared in popularity and a good Thai restaurant can easily convert a fan of Chinese cuisine into a die-hard Pad Thai fan.
If you’re new to Thai food then this is the perfect way to introduce yourself to it. With numerous dishes available, you can sample a little of everything during your quest to find your favourite Thai dish. After a day of retail therapy in Yorkshire’s favourite shopping centre, why not pay a visit to ChaoBaby and awaken your senses with the aromatic aromas and flavours of a Thai banquet? It costs £17.95 for adults and £8.50 to feast upon unlimited dishes at ChaoBaby and kids aged 3 and under can eat for free.
Wings International Cuisine
119 Ferensway, Hull HU1 3UW
This all-you-can-eat global cuisine restaurant in Hull has been a local favourite for many years. With live cooking stations and a vast array of dishes from all around the world on offer, it’s everything one would expect from a buffet restaurant.
The food choices are endless so even the fissiest of eaters will be well catered for at Wings International Cuisine. Teppanyaki, sushi, dim sum, roasted meats, noodles, pizzas, kebabs, curries and so much more are all there to tempt hungry diners who can fill their plates as many times as they wish. There are a few unexpected sweet treats on offer too, such as candy floss, pancakes and deep-fried ice cream!
When it comes to price, this one is outstanding value for money! A midweek lunch will cost you between £8.95 and £16.95 for adults and £4.95 and £9.95 for children – the price depends on which day of the week you visit. Evening diners can expect to pay £15.95 for adults and £9.95 for children Monday to Thursday plus Sundays. On Friday evenings it’s £16.95 for adults and £10.95 for children and on Saturdays, £17.95 for adults and £10.95 for children.
As with all our articles of this nature, we’ll be adding to this list as and when we discover, try or are introduced to new businesses. To make a recommendation or request our media kit, please email business@theyorkshirepress.co.uk
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