You want to eat until you're properly full and not think about ordering a la carte. Search for buffet restaurants in London and the results pull in more than 44,000 combined Google reviews, but not every name on that list is actually a buffet, so here's an honest read on which ones genuinely serve all-you-can-eat and which are just excellent restaurants swept into the same search.
Short answer: Haidilao Hot Pot (4.8, 13,546 reviews) and Fogo de Chão (4.6, 6,887 reviews) are the clearest true buffet-style picks, unlimited hot pot and unlimited rodizio meat respectively. Jumak 39 (4.5, 2,452 reviews) adds a genuine Korean BBQ buffet. Maharaja of India tops the list on raw rating and review count at 4.7 across 17,835 reviews, but it's an a la carte restaurant, not a buffet.
#1 Overall🕑 Open 7 days
Maharaja of India
4.7★★★★★17,835 Google reviews
Maharaja of India is an a la carte Indian restaurant on Charing Cross Road built around table service and a full menu of curries, rather than a self-serve or all-you-can-eat format. Nothing in its own site content or in customer reviews describes a buffet, so it earns its spot on this search by reputation rather than format.
What people praise
- Consistently praised, attentive table service, with staff named repeatedly across reviews (Nayem, Halim)
- Rich, flavourful sauces and dishes described as some of the best Indian food visitors have had, including from customers who'd tried Indian food across multiple countries
- Naan described by one visitor as the best they'd had
- Central Charing Cross Road location, easy to reach
Worth knowing
- This is a standard a la carte restaurant, so if a self-serve buffet is specifically what you're after, it won't deliver that
Reputation scorecardrank in London
Review volume17,835 · 98th
Info completenesssite · phone · hours
Rating breakdown89% 5-star
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Our take: The rating and review count here are the strongest on this whole list, but it's worth being clear-eyed that this isn't a buffet. Treat it as our honourable mention for Indian food generally, not a buffet recommendation.
📍19A Charing Cross Rd, London WC2H 0ET
#2🕑 Open 7 days
Haidilao Hot Pot London Piccadilly
4.8★★★★★13,546 Google reviews
Haidilao is a Chinese hot pot chain with a Piccadilly branch known internationally for its elaborate table-side service and buffet-style format, diners choose their own ingredients from a spread and cook them tableside in a simmering broth. One reviewer specifically describes ordering the premium buffet hotpot, and the wider service touches (hand wipes, aprons, hair ties) back up its reputation for a full, hands-on dining experience.
What people praise
- Thoughtful service touches while queueing, including a complimentary drink and snack during the wait
- Tableside noodle-dance entertainment praised as genuinely fun
- Named staff (Yang Fan, XiaoLin) singled out for accommodating dietary needs and correcting orders proactively
- Halal options available, and free ice cream included
Worth knowing
- Dipping sauces charged separately at roughly £3.90 per person, on top of the shared-portion ingredient pricing
- Vegetarian and vegan choices are more limited than the meat and seafood selection
- Gets loud in the main dining room given its size
Reputation scorecardrank in London
Review volume13,546 · 93th
Info completenesssite · phone · hours
Rating breakdown92% 5-star
✓ VerifiedSource: Google
Our take: The clearest genuine buffet format among the higher-volume options here, and the rating holds up at nearly 5 stars across a very large review base. A strong pick if all-you-can-eat hot pot is specifically the goal.
📍Unit 4, 5 Coventry St, London W1D 7DH
#3🕑 Open 7 days↩ Responds to reviews
Fogo de Chão Soho
4.6★★★★★6,887 Google reviews
Fogo de Chão is a Brazilian steakhouse in Soho built around the rodizio format: servers circulate continuously with a rotation of grilled meats, and diners use a colour-coded card system (green to keep courses coming, red to pause) to control the pace. A salad and sides bar is included alongside the meat service.
What people praise
- Continuous rotation of named cuts described as tender, well-seasoned and consistently high quality
- Multiple staff members named and praised across several reviews for attentive, professional service
- Grilled pineapple dessert singled out by more than one reviewer
- Genuinely unlimited format confirmed repeatedly, reviewers describe needing to signal stop
Worth knowing
- Runs more expensive than a typical buffet, with reviewers reporting £40-70 per person
- Gets moderately noisy during busy service
Reputation scorecardrank in London
Review volume6,887 · 88th
Info completenesssite · phone · hours
Rating breakdown81% 5-star
✓ VerifiedSource: Google
Our take: This is the true all-you-can-eat format on the list in the classic sense, unlimited premium meat until you signal otherwise. It costs more than a standard buffet, but the reviews consistently justify the price.
📍17 Wardour St, London W1D 6PJ
#4🕑 Open 7 days↩ Responds to reviews
Farzi London
4.5★★★★★3,591 Google reviews
Farzi London is a modern Indian restaurant near Haymarket known for fusion dishes and a tasting menu format. The tasting menu is served as shared plates rather than a self-serve buffet, so it's a set, plated dining experience rather than unlimited refills.
What people praise
- Inventive fusion dishes praised for feeling thoughtful rather than gimmicky, including dal arancini
- Large vegetarian selection, explicitly recommended by multiple reviewers
- Warm, attentive table service named repeatedly (Rajesh, Ashin)
- Central Haymarket location near Leicester Square
Worth knowing
- Several reviewers found the tasting menu's sharing-plate format left portions feeling smaller than the price suggested for larger tables
- Not a buffet, so don't expect unlimited refills on any dish
Reputation scorecardrank in London
Review volume3,591 · 83th
Info completenesssite · hours
Rating breakdown75% 5-star
✓ VerifiedSource: Google
Our take: Like Maharaja, this is a genuinely well-reviewed restaurant that isn't actually a buffet. It's here on reputation, and worth visiting on that basis, just not for the all-you-can-eat format the search implies.
📍8 Haymarket, London SW1Y 4BP
#5🕑 Open 7 days
Jumak 39
4.5★★★★★2,452 Google reviews
Jumak 39 is a Korean restaurant near Leicester Square split across two floors, a la carte upstairs and a self-service buffet of sides and mains downstairs alongside table-top BBQ grilling. Reviewers confirm the buffet slot books out on busy days, which suggests it's popular enough to warrant reserving ahead.
What people praise
- Wide selection of sides, including clearly labelled vegetarian dishes
- Meat described as tender and well-marinated across multiple reviews
- Bibimbap and toppoki singled out as standout mains even outside the buffet section
- Good value for money, with one reviewer calling the kimchi some of the best they'd had
Worth knowing
- The downstairs BBQ buffet area gets smoky during busy periods, and one reviewer felt the layout was less polished than the ground floor
- Staff described as stretched during peak times, per one detailed review
Reputation scorecardrank in London
Review volume2,452 · 78th
Info completenesssite · phone · hours
Rating breakdown75% 5-star
✓ VerifiedSource: Google
Our take: A genuinely buffet-style option that rounds out this list with real value, if you're specifically after Korean BBQ done as an all-you-can-eat format. Book ahead given how quickly the buffet slot fills.
📍39 Panton St, London SW1Y 4EA
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Every score is pulled from that restaurant’s live Google listing, the star rating averages all customer reviews, and review volume shows how many people actually left one. Confidence blends both, and recency checks how current the feedback is. No restaurant can pay to move these numbers, and we’ve been upfront above about which of these five are actually buffets.
What does a buffet dinner cost in London? (2026)
Price per person varies enormously by format, a hot pot or Korean BBQ buffet costs less than an unlimited premium-meat rodizio experience. The ranges below are drawn from what diners themselves reported paying in recent Google reviews, not official menus, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a fixed price.
| Job | Typical price |
|---|
| Haidilao Hot Pot, per person | £20-60 |
| Fogo de Chão rodizio, per person | £40-70 |
| Jumak 39 Korean BBQ, per person | £20-40 |
| Farzi London tasting menu, per person | £30-50 |
| Maharaja of India, per person | £30-40 |
Price-per-person ranges as reported by diners in recent Google reviews, July 2026. These aren’t official published menu prices, so confirm current pricing directly with the restaurant.
Buffet and all-you-can-eat dining across London
All five sit within a short walk of Leicester Square and Piccadilly Circus, in London’s West End theatre and tourist district, so they’re easy to combine with a show or a day of sightseeing. If you’re searching for a buffet near me further out in London, most major high streets in areas like Camden, Shoreditch or Ealing will have Chinese, Korean or Brazilian options with a similar format.
What to ask before you book
- Is it actually an all-you-can-eat format, or a fixed tasting menu served as shared plates?
- Are drinks, desserts or dipping sauces included in the price, or charged separately?
- Is there a time limit on the sitting, especially for buffet or BBQ formats?
- Do they cater properly for vegetarian, vegan or halal diets within the buffet selection?
- Is a reservation required, particularly for the buffet section specifically?
- Is there a service charge added automatically, and is it included in the price you’re quoted?
Frequently asked questions
Are these rankings paid?
No. Rankings come from public Google data. A business can pay to be a Featured Partner (badge and top placement), but that never changes another business’s score or position.
Are all five of these actually buffets?
No, and we’ve flagged this clearly above. Haidilao, Fogo de Chão and Jumak 39 are genuine all-you-can-eat or self-serve formats. Maharaja of India and Farzi London are excellent a la carte and tasting-menu restaurants that appear in this search but don’t serve a buffet.
How did you choose these five?
We compared restaurants that surface for buffet restaurants in London, weighing star rating against review volume, and checked each one’s own site and reviews to confirm whether it actually operates as a buffet.
How often is this list updated?
We last verified ratings and review counts in July 2026. Menus, formats and prices change, so check each restaurant’s current offering before booking.
Which of these is the best value for genuinely unlimited food?
Jumak 39 and Haidilao both run cheaper per person than Fogo de Chão’s rodizio, based on the price ranges reported in recent reviews, while still offering a true buffet or all-you-can-eat format.
Our recommendation
If you want a genuine buffet, Haidilao Hot Pot is the strongest all-round pick on rating, volume and format. If price is no object and you want unlimited premium meat specifically, Fogo de Chão delivers on that promise. Skip Maharaja and Farzi if a buffet is the actual requirement, save them for a different night.
