Greatest DISAPPOINTMENT. Don’t be fooled by the pictures of the food and content of the website of this restaurant, none of it is true. Don’t believe the excellent reviews, they are likely to be fake as well. Don’t waste your money here. Most of the things they mention in their menu are not true.
We booked a table for 6 people and went to the restaurant on a Tuesday evening, and were very disappointed.
ITALIAN SECTION– no such thing. It contained only 2 items; dry white boiled pasta in a white liquid that could not be eaten, and a platter of very basic pizza, a dough base with tomato sauce and cheese on top.
COOKING STATION – only had chicken breast fillets and beef fillets marinated in a tandoori sauce, they grilled this for you upon request.
THAI / INDIAN SECTION- Had several dishes of cubed chicken breasts, the only difference was that each was in a different coloured sauce.
SALAD BAR – very basic.
DESERT STATION- this was the W
Kitchin N1
Oriental Restaurant in Islington
9 / 10 from 34 reviews
Address
8 Caledonia Street
Islington
London
N1 9DZ
Telephone
020 7713 8777
020 7713 8777
Cuisine
Oriental
Oriental
Region
Islington
Islington
Opening Times
Monday
Opens 12:00 - Closes 15:00
Opens 17:00 - Closes 23:00
Tuesday
Opens 12:00 - Closes 15:00
Opens 17:00 - Closes 23:00
Wednesday
Opens 12:00 - Closes 15:00
Opens 17:00 - Closes 23:00
Thursday
Opens 12:00 - Closes 15:00
Opens 17:00 - Closes 23:00
Friday
Opens 12:00 - Closes 15:00
Opens 17:00 - Closes 23:00
Saturday
Opens 12:00 - Closes 15:00
Opens 17:00 - Closes 23:00
Sunday
Opens 12:00 - Closes 15:30
Opens 17:00 - Closes 22:30
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Useful Tips from AIL Users
Ask the chef to make fresh naan. Is so nice.
Saturday hoisin duck special
Dress casual, it's a chilled out place
The tandoori chicken is to die for, and get a freshly made naan.
The desserts are made in heaven!
Get the special Stir fry with beef and seafood.
Its all good, best desserts ever
The chef does a lovely stir fry.
Have the tandoori chicken.
Book a table early, it gets busy. Pce yourself, too much good food.
Chinese Stir Fry, Tandoori chicken
Pace yourself, there is so much good food.
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Chefs prepare food in the island-kitchen in the centre of the dining room, and the menu offers a curious mix of Italian, Thai, Indian and Chinese. The best bit is the Wok Station, where you choose your ingredients for them to be cooked to your specifications. Prices start from £8.99 for lunch and £14.99 for dinner.
User Reviews
Sue
from London
from London
Nov 8, 2017
Evelyn Fernandez
from London
from London
Apr 4, 2016
Top notch food and service. Great food around an open kitchen and lots of other goodies like ice cream as well.
Martin Owen
from London
from London
Mar 24, 2016
This restaurant was recommended by someone on the tour. It proved to be a good choice as there was a lot of variety. It's a very informal dining experience in that you just take what you like, stir fry noodles, sweet sour, chicken curry etc, put it on the cute plates provided and eat. The kids loved the pizza and ice cream, at the same time. Impressed by the variety and international theme.
David Koussetari
from London
from London
Mar 16, 2016
Is a very nice restaurant, buffet. We take whole family here for dinner yesterday and enjoy very much. Good international food and desserts are very nice.
Mukesh Sakarwal
from London
from London
Feb 14, 2016
Good Food Good Service for good price...
Francis Maniam
from London
from London
Feb 1, 2016
We were here for the duck wrap specials on saturday night. The unlimited amout turned me into a hog. Sorry, but it was so good.
James Boddington
from London
from London
Jan 7, 2016
We went on a busy night, Saturday. The seafood special was on. Despite the large number of people dining, we had no difficulty getting our plates piled up with food. It is yummy food as well.
James Zender
from London
from London
Dec 25, 2015
It's great because we could not decide on what to have and presto - right there amidst all the bars and pubs pops up this place with variety and spice. Pizzas and italian are great, had a mountain of tandoori chicken too. Did I mention it's an all you can eat buffet? Tasty, inexpensive and the desserts are very good.
Harish Pillay
from London
from London
Dec 20, 2015
Lots of everything and the kids loved it. We had the lunch carvery as well at no extra cost, beef, chicken, lamb with veg and gravy. Lots of desserts as well. Love it.
Jim Byrne
from London
from London
Aug 14, 2015
We were passing through Kings Cross and this place popped up on our maps. It was the only buffet place so we decded, why not? Well we weren't disappointed as they offer unlimited amounts of tasty food from allover the world for one price. It was good food and the desserts were very tasty as well. ten out of ten.
B. Sundramoorthy
from london
from london
Aug 7, 2015
OMG. The freshest naan bread here, its a buffet restaurant but the chefs are so nice and make the live cooked food so pleasureable.
The chef did for me a lovely nan bread with butter and lamb curry n the side. I don't know how, but the food just keeps flowing and my family loves it too
The chef did for me a lovely nan bread with butter and lamb curry n the side. I don't know how, but the food just keeps flowing and my family loves it too
raj menon
from London
from London
Jul 25, 2015
Been here a few times and its really a hidden gem in kings Cross. Where can you get an all you can eat with so many items on for that price. The food id really very good, the cakes and desserts phenomenal as well. It's never let me or the family down. My favourite item, the fresh naan bread and Curries. That alone costs £15 a few doors down, here i've got 50 more things to eat and tasty as well. Three thumbs up!
Jen Lindsey
from London
from London
Jul 6, 2015
Now, i'm really fussy about where i dine but we went to this place the other day and its really unique as the kitchen is open and you can actually see the chefs cooking, cutting and actually making the food. The kitchen is very clean as well and they have these lovely stations that make fresh food, a chinese wok chef, an american style grill with beef and chicken and an indian style tandoori oven. I really love the tandoori chicken and freshly baked naan.
A long line of salads accompany everything and I also found the salads to be very fresh as well.
A long line of salads accompany everything and I also found the salads to be very fresh as well.
Jenny De Silva
from London
from London
Jun 29, 2015
Wow. a totally lovely place. I went there for lunch yesterday. there were so many things to eat and we just browsed around, had some chinese, indian, pizza, pasta, seaweed salad.
The desserts were incredible as well. Its all about the food and their food is so nice.
The desserts were incredible as well. Its all about the food and their food is so nice.
James Huygens
from London
from London
Jun 23, 2015
This place was recommended by a good friend and we took the whole tribe here last night.
1) Lots of food.
2) Lots of good international food.
3) Lots of good tasty international food.
Our trip here was a great idea as there was so much for everyone, just take your plate and go.
Incredible desserts and lets be honest, what can you get for£14.99 nowadays anyplace?
My favourite, all of it.
1) Lots of food.
2) Lots of good international food.
3) Lots of good tasty international food.
Our trip here was a great idea as there was so much for everyone, just take your plate and go.
Incredible desserts and lets be honest, what can you get for£14.99 nowadays anyplace?
My favourite, all of it.
Jim Saknessem
Jun 17, 2015
Just want to say that I took the family there last evening and it was great. The food is tasty, many varieties, and the staff are so friendly and helpful!
Iskander
from London
from London
Jun 9, 2015
What a restaurant! There were so many types of food that we probably only got through half the offering in an hour and a half. Nice service, very relaxed but the main thing is the food, it's tasty and not expensive.
Anna Guillini
from london
from london
May 26, 2015
The perfect family restaurant. I have just started taking the kids here as it is so family friendly. Their food is buffet style and cooked fresh. They do everything from chinese to italian. There is a massive salad counter for me and lots of meat for the rest of the family. Not to mention a huge selection of desserts as well, all included in the price. The atmosphere is relaxed and you can eat as much as you want. I love it, kids love it.
Arnold Higgenbotham
from London
from London
May 18, 2015
Really, this is a no brainer. I have been going to this place with the entire family as its probably the easiest place to dine in.
1) Easy parking, off street and within walking distance.
2) Freshly cooked and prepared in front of you, just stand there and you'll see the chefs doing this. no worries about what goes on behind kitchen doors.
3) Hotel quality cuisine from all over the world, no need to decide what to eat, for us or our kids.Also you can have as much as you want.
4) Informal dining, kid friendly, friendly staff. just take a plate and take your food,no wait no queue.
5) Inex
1) Easy parking, off street and within walking distance.
2) Freshly cooked and prepared in front of you, just stand there and you'll see the chefs doing this. no worries about what goes on behind kitchen doors.
3) Hotel quality cuisine from all over the world, no need to decide what to eat, for us or our kids.Also you can have as much as you want.
4) Informal dining, kid friendly, friendly staff. just take a plate and take your food,no wait no queue.
5) Inex
Miyuki Lindsey
from London
from London
May 11, 2015
This is what i call a buffet. From the moment we sat down, it was nothing but food and more. I personally enjoyed the live stations and they have three. The Indian chef does fresh naan bread, the chinese chef does all kinds of stir fry, mine being beef and another chef does barbecued beef and chicken. By the time I did these three, I was full. Only another 97 stations to go! I tried a little of everything and headed for the desserts. YUUUUMMY! Going back soon.
Allison Smythe
from London
from London
Apr 23, 2015
I came to this lovely restaurant as our tour group was shopping in the kings cross/camden area. The last few restaurants we went to were quite nice but I think this is the best because we could just go over and pick up whatever food we wanted. I do like chinese food and they had more, food fro south east asia, thailand, china, italy american bbq, smoked salmon and lots of healthy desserts. a chinese chef made me fresh stir friied noodles with beef. \another chef made me naan bread abd so many curries to choose from. I think this restaurant is the best part of our visit.
Janet
from London
from London
Apr 16, 2015
My secretary actually made a reservation here for a business lunch and it normally takes an hour or so, but this time we spent the entire afternoon there! The food was that good. I will not go into too much detail but this reminds me of those huge american delis but with international hot food like tandoori, curries from asia and india, pizza, italian. It was really too much to take in at one sitting so i have made reservations to take the family there this weekend. It was 7.99 for lunch and that's really cheap for buffet anywhere i n Central London.
Hannah
from London
from London
Mar 28, 2015
Honestly the best all you can eat restaurant in London! There's a great variety of starters, mains and desserts, with amazing customer service. Lunch for £7.99 is just amazing! And the quality of food is so much better than the other all you can eat restaurants in the area. I take my mum here every time she visits me and never fails to impress! Going back today and can't wait.
Rosa
from London
from London
Mar 26, 2015
A really awesome selection for lunch, the stir fried noodles reminded me of our trip to thailand last year. A very large and international selection, including salads like seaweed.
Also very decently priced at £7.99. for lunch.
Also very decently priced at £7.99. for lunch.
Lim Ah Teck
from London
from London
Mar 22, 2015
Hello. I am Mr Lim from Seremban, Malaysia. We came on a tour of London and our tour guide brought us to this nice buffet restaurant called 'Kitchin N1' The range of food is very good. I personally liked the 'Pepperoni Pizza' All the chefs are very friendly and we tasted a little bit of everything because there was so much of food! Probably the best buffet in our tour. The chef also made a nice fried rice, just like home.Thank you.
Melanie
from London
from London
Mar 17, 2015
My colleagues were telling me about this buffet restaurant next to the station and we decided to give it a go. Its actually a centre kitchen with food around. The cuisine is chinese, italian, thai, with starters from all over there are also massive salad and dessert sections. The food tasted good and really there was too much to finish. I plan to return soon.
Tina Lee
from London
from London
Mar 11, 2015
I was at this buffet establishment last night for a friend's leaving do. I was really surprised as It is a very big buffet restaurant in the middle of Kings Cross and I had no idea it was there! The food-really good, service- well, its a buffet, so you are pretty much on your own, which is fine by me.
It starts off with a starter section with abourt 15 items, veg and non veg. For those of you who may be vegans, it does have some veg items on, but most of the food is meat and seafood based. YUM.
It starts off with a starter section with abourt 15 items, veg and non veg. For those of you who may be vegans, it does have some veg items on, but most of the food is meat and seafood based. YUM.
Boone
Mar 9, 2015
We visited this buffet restaurant for Sunday lunch. There was a lot of freshly cooked food. My favourite was the carvery section. The service was good, the food great and we will go back again. I only wish they had some outdoor seating as the weather was really nice this afternoon.
Arnold Higgenbotham
from London
from London
Mar 6, 2015
This is our first visit here. It is a very large buffet restaurant with food from all over the world, india, china, italy, europe, malaysia etc. It was the most impressive restaurant on our tour, really tsaty food, fast service and no fuss. We will recommed this place
raman subramaniam
from london
from london
Jan 21, 2014
All I can say is, it is ver good, lots of good food from all over. give it a try.
Tyler S
from Nido @ Kings Cross
from Nido @ Kings Cross
May 18, 2013
Me and two friends went on a Saturday night about an hour before closing.
The service was below average - they were more interested in cleaning so they could leave than attending to us.
The food had obviously been sitting outside for a while, so it was stale and definitely not the best food I've had.
The other problem is this place is trying to do too much, they should pick one or two ethnic varieties instead of having Chinese, Indian, Tai, and Italian.
The service was below average - they were more interested in cleaning so they could leave than attending to us.
The food had obviously been sitting outside for a while, so it was stale and definitely not the best food I've had.
The other problem is this place is trying to do too much, they should pick one or two ethnic varieties instead of having Chinese, Indian, Tai, and Italian.
caroline.oliver
Nov 2, 2009
I have been to Kitchin a few times recently. The reason I went there was to meet a friend for lunch close to where we both work. I really enjoyed the food, the service was simple and the staff were polite. I have been back a few times and the service and the food is the same. I mentioned a dish looking like it had been out too long to a member of staff and they dealt with it by informing the chef and then came to get me when a fresh lot had been made.
The main thing I want to point out about Kitchin is that my colleague is sitting at his desk every day with a cold sandwich and some crisps for about £5. For an extra £ or so Kitchin serves a a wide range of hot Asian cusine and I get away from the office! With it being a buffet you can take as much time as you like with no fear of your food not being done in time!
The main thing I want to point out about Kitchin is that my colleague is sitting at his desk every day with a cold sandwich and some crisps for about £5. For an extra £ or so Kitchin serves a a wide range of hot Asian cusine and I get away from the office! With it being a buffet you can take as much time as you like with no fear of your food not being done in time!
Anonymous
Aug 24, 2009
Hi, I went eating out there a few times now. The staff there offers a fantastic buffet concept. This means that you can get a perfect selection of different cuisines (Italian, Chinese, Thai and Indian) and an excellent selection of drinks around an open kitchen, which is located in the middle of the venue.
We went on Monday evening there. So we were able to get the great 40% food offer. Therefore we paid a really small amount of money, but got a good value for it. The whole family enjoyed getting together at this lovely place near by kings cross station in London.
Best regards
We went on Monday evening there. So we were able to get the great 40% food offer. Therefore we paid a really small amount of money, but got a good value for it. The whole family enjoyed getting together at this lovely place near by kings cross station in London.
Best regards
GuyLondon75
Jun 30, 2009
Had a great dinner at Kitchin N1 last night with my family. We had a huge amount of food and some drinks for a very reasonable price. The portions are large and very tasty. We recently paid around £ 10 per person for an evening meal, which included a starter, a main dish and a side dish.
We were there from just after 6pm til 8pm and there were no tables left by the time we were leaving and there were people waiting to get in! A great sign. Being of Anglo-Indian origin, I am sure I know what I am talking about and therefore I thoroughly recommend a visit to Kitchin N1 soon!
We were there from just after 6pm til 8pm and there were no tables left by the time we were leaving and there were people waiting to get in! A great sign. Being of Anglo-Indian origin, I am sure I know what I am talking about and therefore I thoroughly recommend a visit to Kitchin N1 soon!