JRC Global Buffet offers a plethora of international foods with over 150 different dishes available from 9 different countries including China, India and Thailand.
Diners will be taken on a globetrotting tour of some of the world’s most popular cuisines. From the energy and excitement of the bustling street markets of Asia, to the taste of authentic Japanese sushi, spicy Indian curry and mouth-watering salad bar there is something for everyone. For those who want something a little more adventurous food will be on offer from Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam and Mongolia. The choice is endless.
The ‘all you can eat’ style and open plan restaurant means diners are free to move around and are not limited to one cuisine or to one serving. The dining experience is finished off with the fantastic selection of desserts available at the fruit bar, sweet bar and ice cream bar - all topped off with the constantly flowing warm molten chocolate fountain!
JRC Global Buffet
Restaurant in Tottenham
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5 / 10 from 4 reviews
Address
The Mall Shopping Centre
159 High Road
Tottenham
London
N22 6YA
The Mall Shopping Centre
159 High Road
Tottenham
London
N22 6YA
Telephone
020 8881 1155
020 8881 1155
Cuisine
Other
Other
Region
Tottenham
Tottenham
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All In London Review
Wood Green’s new all you can eat, complete with sushi bar and teppanyaki grill
After looking at the website of JRC Global Buffet, which opened earlier this month in Wood Green, I’m not expecting any different. They offer all the popular world cuisines: Thai, Indian, Chinese, American, Japanese and European. It’s £13.99 for dinner (and £7.99 for lunch). It hardly sounds like a hallmark of quality; how is this quantity of food, of such disparate cuisines and priced so low going to be any good?
Located within the shopping centre, the restaurant has an impressive 300 covers. Self-service counters run the length of the venue, divided by country and with labels to helpfully identify each dish. There are a couple of live cooking stations too, ambitious ones at that, as they’re a teppanyaki and a robata grill. More curiously, there is a burly bouncer standing by the entrance, do lots of people try to run off without paying?
We start with the American section, which is typical formerly frozen stuff like chicken nuggets and breaded mushrooms. The Thai and Chinese sections are similar, with the sort of food you’d expect from a takeaway, like DIY crispy duck pancakes, prawn toasts, chicken satay, and a seafood curry that has us breathing fire for ten minutes afterwards.
But there’s the odd thing that stands out, like some deliciously seasoned prawns, and the sushi counter, which by the time we get to it only has squid sashimi, California rolls and nigiri. There’s a display of raw squid, scallops, plump mussels, sirloin steaks, chicken breasts and lamb chops which are cooked to order on the teppanyaki, probably the best offering. On the other hand the king prawns cooked on the robata grill are chewy as they’ve been left to cook for too long.
There are condiments to match the food from each country, and bottles of balsamic vinegar and Bertolli olive oil are available. There are salads and fruit too, should the overwhelming array of junk food make you feel guilty.
The dessert station has a vast variety of cakes, both canapé-sized and in larger wedges, as well as profiteroles, a chocolate fountain, ice cream, Chupa-Chups and Haribo sweets. A baked cheesecake and a peach melba torte are both good.
Wine isn’t included in the buffet price, but the most expensive bottle is a very decent Sauvignon Blanc for £15.
As the economic crisis shows no sign of waning it looks like we’ll all be skint for a while longer, keeping JRC Buffet as busy as it is tonight. Next time I’m in a gluttonous mood I know where to go.
Reviewed by Leila
Published on Mar 26, 2013
User Reviews
Anh Ho
from E13 0hg
from E13 0hg
Sep 16, 2018
The food was salty and oily, should add more fruit and vegetable to the menu.
Oz
from Wood Green
from Wood Green
Apr 7, 2013
I have been there with 5 of my friends and I have been similar places in Cardiff and Bristol before. The food was definitely nice,different types of lamb, beef, shellfish, pork, chicken, fried stuff dishes, salad and desert bar made me happy . Do not expect Michelin star quality because you pay less than £14 for everything, however it was the best open buffet I have been at so far and the quality of the food was more than we expected. I recommend the restaurant if you like open buffets. And do not forget to reserve a table at least couple of hours ago especially in the weekends. T
somsok
from woodgreen
from woodgreen
Mar 26, 2013
the online offer is a scam. we booked but got reply the offer is soldout. complete adjustment of the website
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