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InShanghai

  1. Durham
  2. Durham Chinese
  3. Durham Buffet

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InShanghai
Address: 30b The Gates Shopping Centre Lambton walk , Durham DH1 4SL, DUR, GB
Phone: 0191 375 7333
State: DUR
City: Durham
Zip Code: DH1 4SL

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Absolutely mouthwatering food, thoroughly enjoyed the entire experience. From being seated, orders taken, food and drinks, payment, atmosphere, staff readiness and friendliness, the entire visit was brilliant. I've never visited this place before but I will most definitely be returning regular. Fantastic day
Nice location buffet with fabulous river view. Eating the foods and watching the rain on the river now. Variety choice of foods. What I need is a bigger stomach Food: 5/5
Most amazing all you can eat buffet I have ever been to! Amazing, helpful staff who did not hesitate to help with problems. Absolutely amazing views, the river and bridge, especially. Amazing scenic walk to the restaraunt. Magnificent food, lots of amazing options of mains and desserts, quite cheap, times slots are helpful. 100% recommend visiting! Vegetarian options: A lot of animal meat in dishes.
Tldr: if you like Chinese food, it's great to stuff your face for a reasonable price. £13.90 pp at printing. Lovely food, great selection for an afternoon buffet. The fact it was busy and keeping walk-ins waiting is a testament to its popularity. Service is casual, maybe a bit lax. However, the fresh food, being continually topped up, drinks brought to table, and various salads and starters more than make up for some deficiencies. We'll be back, if we're ever back in Durham. 3* LOTS of kids, but lunar new year and weekend, suppose it's expected 4* service, take it as it comes, some friendly some nor so. 5* lots of food options
What this place has going for it is its location, overlooking the lovely river and bridge. Make sure you get a window seat. We visited on Saturday afternoon, expecting it to be really busy but it was surprisingly quite. On entering the restaurant the sign asks you to wait to be seated. However, there was no staff member present. We hung about waiting for a few minutes. Just a metre away at the bar, 4 staff were talking and hovering around yet none of them acknowledged us. We watched a busy waitress come and get drinks from the bar twice and serve drinks to two tables before she came back and seated us. We then had a ten minute wait until someone came to offer us drinks. The buffet was OK. Pretty normal english/chinese food. I was surprised that the soup usually chicken and sweetcorn was just egg and sweetcorn and this was disappointing. Some of the food was really nice - chicken chow mein, chicken curry, egg food young. The beef and leek could have lovely but I got the tail end of the tray and the beef was too chewy to eat. Overall I don't think we will go back. £15.99 seems reasonable for all you can eat but it wasn't for us. However, £2.10 for water/cordial and a huge ice cube is ridiculous. Clientelle mainly chavvy families and noisy kids and didn't make for a relaxing afternoon meal.
We went for lunch. But I found the crispy chicken, pork and beef very difficult to chew. All other dishes were reasonable. It is not cheap!! £38 including a pint of coke and a pint of lime and soda. I will try a night time meal sometime to see what that is like!!!
The fans make the restaurant quite cold, making it difficult to tell whether the food is stone cold from the Bain Maries or due to the fans. The food is of poor quality despite being very expensive, and you’re charged if you waste any. If the food were of good quality and served hot, perhaps fewer customers would leave it uneaten. It’s nowhere near worth £20.50; I wouldn’t even say it’s worth £10. I’ve been to many Pan-Asian buffet restaurants that are over £5 cheaper and don’t charge for waste, and they still manage to serve the food hot.
I’ll start this review by saying we have been to Inshanghai several times over the years usually for the grand buffet on a weekend. The food is always topped up quickly with freshly cooked dishes and is delicious. We’ve never had any issues until last Thursday. Maybe it was because it was a weekday and not as busy but the dishes weren’t topped up frequently and felt like fresh food was only brought out once the dregs of the previous food has been used. Even though the food tasted fine, 3 of our party became ill on Thursday night living in different households, the only possibility could have been the food. Price has gone up, £20.50 for the grand buffet on a weekday. Unfortunately we won’t be rushing back which is a shame as we’ve always enjoyed the food and the staff are lovely.
First-trime visit for a Golden Wedding Anniversary. Nine guests, so only a small gathering. We were all very impressed with the ambiance, delicious array of food, drinks choice and excellent fast, friendly service. Fantastic value for money, too, at just under £30 a head for both food and drinks. Highly recommend. Many thanks.Food: 5/5
We ate there today. Prices are in line with similar places, it just feels like everywhere is more expensive these days. We went at lunch time which was quiet and had a smaller selection. We found there to be enough variety, the food was piping hot, constantly checked by staff and very tasty. Amazing views . If you have trouble with going up and down steps it may be better to park near the swimming pool, cross the bridge and walk along. Will return at some point. Vegetarian options: There were veg dishes Wheelchair accessibility: Not really but it's a short flat walk from the swimming pool car park. Better than parking at riverside
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