Cosmo (restaurant)

Cosmo is a chain of 19 buffet restaurants in the United Kingdom. It has branches in Valley Retail, Leisure Park and Croydon, were formerly the largest restaurants in the United Kingdom.[1] The chain currently operates 26 restaurants. 18 are located in England,[2] 4 in Scotland, and 1 each in Wales, Ireland, and Northern Ireland.[3]

Cosmo
TypeBuffet restaurant
Founded2003
Headquarters
London
,
United Kingdom
Number of locations
19
Key people
Tom Chan
Websitecosmo-restaurants.co.uk

The restaurants include live cooking stations where customers can have food freshly cooked.[4]

History

The first Cosmo restaurant opened in Eastbourne in 2003.[3] Between 2003 and June 2012, Cosmo extended their branches in Bristol, Chatham, Coventry, Croydon, Margate, Romford, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Wolverhampton, and Swansea. At the time the Croydon branch opened in November of 2011, it was Britain's biggest restaurant, with a seating capacity of 800.[5] In July 2012, Cosmo opened restaurants in Reading, Aberdeen and Belfast

In 2015, Cosmo was officially voted third in the CGA Peach Brand Track Survey for "Customer Satisfaction" and 2nd for "Value for Money". In 2016, it opened restaurants in Oxford, Dublin and Southampton. Its branch in Oxford won very positive reviews. The Oxford Mail said: "Cosmo definitely has the wow factor" (June 23, 2016)[6] while monthly glossy OX Magazine said: "There is serious fun and genuinely great food to be had" (August 2016).

The restaurant serves up more than 150 dishes from around the world, including China, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, Mongolia, Singapore, Vietnam, England, and India.[7], They widely serve sushi, sweet and sour pork, pizza, salmon filet in black bean sauce and Chicken Korma.[8]

Locations

England

Scotland

Wales

Northern Ireland

Ireland

Former locations

References
  1. Jeffries, Stuart (19 November 2010). "Feeding frenzy: Britain's biggest restaurant opens for business". The Guardian. London.
  2. Jeffries, Stuart (2010-11-18). "Feeding frenzy: Britain's biggest restaurant opens for business". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
  3. Heward, Emily (2017-07-25). "A huge new all-you-can-eat restaurant is opening in Manchester". men. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
  4. Union Square – Cosm weo
  5. "Biggest restaurant in Britain has room for 800 customers a night". The Independent. 2010-09-06. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  6. "Biggest restaurant in Britain has room for 800 customers a night". The Independent. 2010-09-06. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  7. Cosmo Archived 2013-01-07 at the Wayback Machine
  8. Cosmo Archived 2013-01-23 at the Wayback Machine
  9. Zagnat, Olimpia (1 November 2022). "Popular Nottingham city centre buffet COSMO 'shut for good'". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
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