Cosmo

Rarely do I go to buffets because…
1. Buffets make people think of dirty venues, over cooked food and slobs.
2. No one wants to go with me.
3. My food allergies limit my consumption of food items offered and typically don’t make it worth my money.
That being said, after scoping this place out on Unilocal,I decided to risk it and drag my fiancé (Mr. Picky Pants) to Cosmos because I was reminiscing about this absolutely PHENOMENAL BUFFET RESTAURANT in Hong Kong called Café Too…
Well, while Cosmos doesn’t REALLY hold a candle to Café Too… I was SHOCKED to hear from my fiancé’s mouth that he rated his three plates of food + Mojito an 8 out of 10 stars!!! I saw him dishing up foods he has never tried before and I loved it, because he typically sticks with safe options he knows he likes!
I myself enjoyed this place tremendously… I found plenty of allergen-​friendly items to scarf down and in fact, I am STILL FULL… And I was there 12 hours ago! Here’s what I got…
— Grilled Chicken Kebob: this chicken is so tender and juicy, yet it looks super dry… Don’t be fooled by its looks!
— Chicken Fajita: this chicken was good too but not as good as the Kebob chicken.
— Squid Teppanyaki: I fell in LOVE with this stuff, they cook it right in front of you and you have an option of sauces to choose but I decided to go the naked approach because I like to taste the actual flavors of the foods I am eating. I was NOT disappointed.
— Roasted Mediterranean Vegetables: these were tasty, but the tomato was a bit over powering.
— Cherry Tomatoes: I have to give these their own category because I ate at least 2 pints worth… And they were ALL so juicy and sweet! Not one dud in the mix!
— Roast Turkey: dry. Very dry. I’m known for cleaning my plate but I shocking left the turkey on there because it was slightly inedible.
— Chinese Chicken Dish: not sure what it was called but it looked like it didn’t have much sauce on it so I tried one sliver and YUM! Juicy and tender, just the way I like it.
— Salmon Teppanyaki: I adore salmon but this was a bit bland… Salt (which I carry in my purse at all times) was necessary.
— Roast Lamb: I don’t typically eat lamb but after trying a nibble of Fiancé’s… I think I might start again because that was succulent for sure!
— Anti Pasti Eggplant: soaked in an oil, I kept going back for little pieces of it because a little goes a long way and it was pretty addicting.
— Chinese Vegetables: fiancé really liked these which is CRAZY because he’s not much of a vegetable person! He let me try a bell pepper and the flavors were certainly shining through!
I do believe that’s everything I TRIED. I know noodles, fried rice, etc were also tried but I didn’t get specifics on those… Just remember, 8÷10− that’s an amazing rating coming from Picky Pants!
Oh and as for the bill, can we say TOTALLY REASONABLE! I initially thought our server said that ALL YOU CAN EAT was £50 each and I was a little shocked but since we sat down and committed I was just going to deal. But when our bill came and it was only £31, I was THRILLED and even told myself that I kinda want to go back again before I leave York in a week! Ha Ha. I doubt I will because there are so many good options around, but hey… Let’s just say, I don’t regret dragging my Fiancé with me to this joint… Nope, not at all.

I have visited 3 Cosmo restaurants altogether (Leeds, Sheffield and York). I’m a big fan of these restaurants, they’re ideal if you can’t decide whether to have Indian, Chinese, Italian, Thai or British. I especially like the unlimited refill soft drinks.

The third COSMO buffet restaurant in the UK that I visited (after Reading and Leeds); it had just opened a few months before. It’s located on the edge of old town, on Bridge Street, just before said bridge to the left if you arrive from the railway station.
Having been introduced to the COSMO chain by a friend just a few months before, in Reading, I have been a fan since — I love all kinds of Asian food, and while COSMO’s dishes aren’t top notch, they are both generally decent in quality and representative of, especially, Chinese and Indian cuisine — to a lesser extent, Japanese (sushi appears to be too expensive, so the Japanese selections are marginal). There’s also pizza and some other non-​Asian food for those who don’t like that kind of thing. Well, if you don’t, why visit COSMO? Also, I do not recommend COSMO for vegetarians. This is a place for real people: meat lovers.
The food doesn’t differ substantially from that in other COSMO branches, it’s as streamlined as the décor. So if you’ve been to one of them, you’ll pretty much know what to expect in York. The York restaurant is a wee bit smaller than the others I visited.
All in all it’s decent food at a fair price in a pleasant-​enough restaurant. The diversity certainly merits repeated visits.
What put a damper on things for me at THIS particular COSMO was the food poisoning I got after my visit in September of 2014. Must have been the sushi, everything else I ate was cooked. So I spent much of the following day in fever, sweating out the poison and going to the toilet 10 times. Despite that, I would go there again — though I’d probably avoid the Japanese section the next time.