Revision as of 08:47, 14 December 2010

A list of all-you-can-eat buffets/smorgasbords in Australia.

The idea came from a forum thread.

NATIONWIDE FREE MEALS

• AUSTRALIA DAY January 26 , Contact many Councils eg.- Canterbury Cl. .
• - NATIONAL TREE DAY END OF JULY .
• - HARE KRISHNA .
• VIPASSANA Free 10 day meditation retreats incl. 2 - 3 meals daily & accommodation .

ACT

Family Food Court Restaurant
28 Woolley St, Dickson ACT 2602
Ph: (02) 6247 2477

The Haig Restaurant
Cnr Northbourne Ave & Girrahween St, Braddon ACT 2612
Ph: (02) 6243 8333 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              (02) 6243 8333      end_of_the_skype_highlighting

Crowne Plaza - Redsalt
Seafood buffet on Friday and Saturday nights and full buffet breakfast daily.
1 Binara St, Canberra City ACT 2601
Ph: 02-62478999

Rydges Lakeside Canberra
London Cct, Canberra City ACT 2601
Ph: (02) 6247 6244

Victoria

MELBOURNE

ALBERT PARK - HARE KRISHNA FREE DINNER Sat and Sun .

SWANSTON ST - HARE KRISHNA 'CROSSWAYS'.$6? Lunch Mon-Sat

SWANSTON ST - HARE KRISHNA 'GOPALS' .$10? Brunch/Lunch/Dinner , Mon-Sat. MENU/PRICES HERE .

CORIO Ayces Bistro, Gateway Hotel. Seafood, pasta, roast, Asian

CITY/CBD Green Pepper Indian Restaurant

FRANKSTON STH Free 2 day weekend retreat etc incl. free food & accommodation .

OLINDA Cuckoo Restaurant . - Smorgasbord

SOUTHBANK - Crown Casino 'Sante'.Seafood,carvery,mediterranean,Asian.

EXHIBITION ST Mongolian Khan Barbecue Restaurant.

CHELTENHAM Happy Buffet , Nepean Highway Asian

CITY (Indian) - CurryBowl [1] 108 Lonsdale St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Foodstar - All You Can Eat. Sunshine, Frankston, Berwick, Knox City
Seafood, Asian, Carvery, Desserts, Salads

Conservatory @ Crown Towers Hotel
Level 1, Crown Towers Whiteman Street, SOUTHBANK VIC 3006
Seafood, Eastern/Western. Lunch/Dinner $40-74 menu/prices

Melba @ the Langham Hotel better than the Conservatory at Crown (same price)
1 Southgate Avenue, SOUTHBANK
Seafood Buffet, Great Eastern/Western/Indian selections. Lunch/Dinner $60-100 menu/prices

New Quay International Buffet
4-6 NewQuay Promenade, DOCKLANDS .
Seafood Buffet ~$50 Menu

SOUTHBANK Mesh - Crown Promenade Hotel.
8 Whiteman Street, SOUTHBANK
Seafood, salads, a choice of Steak, Chicken or Fish cooked to order, and a dessert buffet

Melbourne Bar and Bistro
168 Elizabeth Street (cnr Bourke St), MELBOURNE CBD Tel. 9650 6888
$9 all you can eat, Sushi, Pizza, Pasta, Chips, Sausages

Seoulia Korean BBQ
980 Whitehorse Road BOXHILL 3128 VIC
Phone (03)9899 2696

Grant Hyatt Melbourne - Collins Kitchen
123 Collins St, MELBOURNE CBD
Sunday Brunch All you can eat from Sushi, Deli, Wood Oven, Grill, Wok, Steamer and Patisseri $65 -Menu

Yar Restaurant 2 Queensbridge Sq, SOUTHBANK
Japanese/Korean $35-50 set price order anything from the menu

REGIONAL VICTORIA

• WOORI YALLOCK Free Meditation retreat incl.free meals & accommodation .

NSW

SYDNEY

ASHFIELD RSL

ASHFIELD Uniting Church Free restaurant Click here for times etc .

• Click here for address etc, 180 Liverpool Rd .

ASHFIELD Wests ' VILLAGE BUFFET ' .

• 7 Days a week
• Lunch - Free(0-4 year olds)to $17-22 etc,11:30am-2:30pm
• Dinner - Free(0-4 yrs)to $27-$32 etc,5:30pm-Late

AUBURN RSL .

BANKSTOWN RSL Community Club . Ph:9791 6655 or 9709 4711

BANKSTOWN Trotters Buffet Restaurant Ph:9709 4711 Mob:0411 818 636. Lunch $13/Dinner $19 for Visitors. Same address and phone number as below, but this buffet is not on the trotting club website below.

BANKSTOWN Trotting Recreational Club .

• $22 Friday dinner & Sunday lunch and dinner.

BELMORE Returned Services & Community Club Ph:97509982/9750 0638

• +/-$12 lunch
• +/-$18 dinner

BLACKTOWN - Hare Krishna Sunday Free Feast . Not January. Winner of the Budget Buffet Award.

BLACKTOWN (see Quakers Hill)

BLACKTOWN RSL - Best Choice Buffet . , Click here to post a review of this buffet.

• Seafood, carvery, pizza, pasta

BLACKTOWN Workers Club .

BLACKTOWN Workers Sports Club .

BURWOOD RSL . - Within the restaurant there is an enclosed playroom for the children, equipped with 3 x Sony Playstation2.

CAMPBELLTOWN Sizzler Salad Bar.

CARRAMAR Sizzler Salad Bar.

CASTLE HILL 'Zaaffran one ocean',$45 Sunday seafood lunch & dinner,11:30am to 8:30 pm,Ph:9634 2133

• includes salad,chicken,lamb and dessert
• Indian

CHATSWOOD - Genghis Khan Mongolian BBQ .

CRONULLA - Rydges Raffles Restuarant . Seafood, Western.

DARLING HARBOUR - Baraza .

• Seafood, Western

DARLINGHURST - Govindas . Indian $20 Review of Govindas .

DURAL Classic Function Centre . PH:9651 4717

• Sunday Lunch only.$45 adults.

EASTWOOD Ryde-Eastwood Leagues Club Top Choice Buffet Restaurant Click here for a general menu,times/days and prices etc. , Click here to post a review of this buffet .

• +/- $13.50

ENGADINE RSL & Citizens Club PH:9520 8654 or 9520 8843

ENMORE Free Food 'Our Place' Click here for more details. CLOSED DOWN ON FRIDAY NOV 5 2010

• Click here for times,days etc .
• Mon,Tue and Fri 9-10am & 12-2PM?
• Great tasting Bacon & Egg sandwiches

GLADESVILLE - Delhi Junction. eatability review . Indian-Sundays $15,11 am to 10 pm

• Winner of 'The longest buffet hours'-11 hours of possible feasting!
• Advertised for sale in March '09?-,in free indian newspaper, grossing $4000-6000 p.w.- [www.indusage.com.au .]

GRANVILLE RSL .

GUILDFORD Leagues Club -'Woody's' .

• +/- $13.50 lunch
• +/- $18 dinner
• International cuisine
• Eatability review .

GUILDFORD Pizza Hut . $11 lunch,$14 dinner-all you can eat.All You Can Eat-'Works' .

HURSTVILLE - Lim's Charcoal BBQ

• Korean BBQ

KINGS CROSS - Charcoal Plaza BBQ Buffet

• Korean BBQ

KOGARAH Sizzler Salad Bar

LIDCOMBE 'atithi'.

• Friday-Sunday 1.00 to 3.30 pm
• $24
• Indian (Gujarati and Punjabi)

LIVERPOOL - Hare Krishna Free Sunday Feast . Not December.

• Winner of the Budget Buffet Award.

LIVERPOOL RSL PH:9822 4555

MERRYLANDS Bowling Club - Food Choice Family Restaurant .

• Carvery, Seafood, Asian, Fruits & Salads, Pasta & Pizza, Desserts

MT DRUITT Pizza Hut

MT PRITCHARD Mounties - Buffet 101.

• Western food/cuisine.

NEWTOWN.

• 6pm Weekdays, Opposite Train Station, (Free Hare Krishna Meals),
• Winner of the Budget Buffet Award.

NORTH RYDE 'De Malaya Buffet Restaurant' Eatability review .

• Ph.9878 3833 Closed Mondays. $14 Adult WeekdayLunch.Lunch & Dinner 6 days a week.
• Malay (Nasi Lemak,Sambal seafood,Otak-Otak,Bak Kut teh,Laksa)& International cuisine.

NORTH PARRAMATTA - Charcoal Mine BBQ House .

• Korean BBQ

PARRAMATTA 'River Canyon' Restaurant.

• Sunday lunch $39-Seafood etc
• Fri & Sat dinner
• Next to ferry wharf
• Facebook group here.
• July,August & September specials,sometimes.
• Read the reviews here.

PENDLE HILL 'Ambi's'.

• Monday-Friday lunch 12.30 to 3.00 pm $12
• Indian
• Licensed & byo

PENRITH Panthers - Flavours of the World Buffet. Wed. Only

• Italian, German, French, Asian
  
  

PENRITH Top One Family Restaurant - Ask to look around at food before paying. -Eatability review .

• Henry St
• Chinese, Australian

PITTWATER RSL .

QUAKERS HILL Maharaja's Haveli(this website had a virus on March 21 '09)Saturday & Sunday-Breakfast,approx $15 Ph:9626 1913.

• Indian-Aloo Poori to Vada

ROSEHILL Bowling Club - Top Taste Buffet.

• Corner James Ruse Drive & Hassall Street, Parramatta
  
• Seafood, Asian, Salads, Western, Desserts
  

ST ANDREWS Pizza Hut (near Minto)

ST GEORGE Sizzler (KOGARAH)Salad Bar Buffet.

ST MARYS Band Club - Buffetpalace Restaurant .

• Australian, Asian and European, carvery, pizza, pasta, seafood weekends

ST MARYS Rugby League Club .

SYDNEY CBD:

DARLING HARBOUR - Baraza .

• Seafood, Western

DARLINGHURST - Govindas .

• Indian $20
• Review of Govindas .

KINGS CROSS - Charcoal Plaza BBQ Buffet

• Korean BBQ

STAR CITY - Garden Buffet .

• Star City, Pyrmont
  
• Unlimited prawns, seafood, Western
• Buy one get one half price valid until 30-11-2009[2]

SYDNEY Bowlers Club , 95 York St

• Mon-Fri Lunch only
• Approximately $20

SYDNEY Pizza Hut ( George St) . and All You Can Eat Pizza -'The Works' .

SYDNEY Genghis Khan Mongolian BBQ .

• $17? Lunch.

NEXT TO WORLD SQUARE Shinara Grill & Lounge(Korean)

• $30-$40 lunch buffet, 11-3pm
• Buffet prices here
• $30-$40 dinner

NEXT TO WORLD SQUARE, CORNER LIVERPOOL AND PITT, Shark Hotel

• About $13 (including compulsory beverage-minimum $3)
• 12pm-2:30pm Mon-Sat
• 5pm-9:30pm daily
• Italian, Chinese
• Crispy & Fresh Salads
• Tasty Soups
• Gourmet Sandwiches – build your own
• Seasonal Hotel Dishes including:
  • tender carvery & vegetables
  • aromatic curries
  • stir-fries
  • tasty pastas
  • home style favourites
• Only jelly for dessert unless you pay for more

SYDNEY - Cafe Opera - Intercontinental Hotel .

• Seafood, salad, sushi, dessert.

Icons Brasserie(Seafood) $30+, another fancy hotel buffet.

SYDNEY - Sheraton on the Park - Botanic Brasserie .

• Elizabeth Street, Sydney
  
• Seafood, seasonal

SYDNEY Tower Level 2 Revolving Restaurant .Eatability Review . - Click on that link for 10 very bad reports from August 2007 to August 2008.

• Market Street, Sydney
  
• Seafood, Roasts, Grills, Oriental

SYDNEY Wynward Train Station, Kansai Japanese Restaurant

• $28 Dinner only.
• Order unlimited items from the menu(Not a self service buffet).
• Go underground from Wynyard station.

SYDNEY Yutaka .

• Bathurst St, Sydney
  
• Japanese
  

THE ROCKS - Cafe Mix .

• Simply awesome?

WINDSOR Pizza Hut

XMAS BUFFETS GREENACRE Bowling and Recreation Club, Sunday, Approx. 14 December from 3pm >$15 Adult Ph:97597445.Watch the .'Torch' newspaper . for details.

FREE ALL YOU CAN EAT

• ASHFIELD Uniting Church , Mon - Sat. - breakfast/lunch . . Click here for address etc 180 Liverpool Rd .
• ASHFIELD Uniting Church Christmas Day Dinner 11am - 3pm , +3000 people 180 Liverpool Rd .
• Australia Day January 26, BBQ ,Contact many Councils.
  • eg CANTERBURY COUNCIL. next to Tempe Train Stn. (Halal sausages also) . Free Transport from Cronulla,Parramatta & Ryde areas etc (by cycleway) See Maps here .
  • and STRATHFIELD COUNCIL.
  • PARRAMATTA COUNCIL .
    • Warning:All sausages contain flavour enhancers,eg MSG,which are excitotoxins.Legally hidden within the ingredients,sometimes,as 'flavour'-Click here and scroll 2/3rds of the way down the page..
    • MSG damages or kills brain cells - Click here for more info..
• 'BANKSTOWN Bites' 'Food Tours' July 26(approx.) , Saturday (now is not free-2009 was $2 a tour) .
• BANKSTOWN CAROLS - Dec 13 Approx.,Sat. annually, BBQ sausages in white bread slices with choice of 3 sauces, & fruit ,food finishes about 6.30pm .
• BLUE MTNS ( BLACKHEATH ) Free 10 day Meditation - incl. 2 - 3 free meals daily & free accommodation .
• BLUE MTNS & WILTON - Retreat , Fri - Sun , 2 day/2 night , Free accommodation & free food & free meditation .
• CHRISTMAS DAY LUNCH Salvos Bankstown Chatswood Eveleigh Glebe Hurstville & Springwood .
• ENMORE 'Our Place'-CLOSED DOWN ON FRIDAY NOV 5 2010 .
• GREENACRE Xmas Day .
• GREYSTANES/PEMULWUY BBQ Dec 7(approx.),Sunday . 2008 BBQ DETAILS .
• Hare Krishna in Blacktown ,Liverpool and Newtown(as above, in Sydney's restaurant suburbs ).
• LIVERPOOL Saturday ,June 27 or July 5 approx.,.
  • 2nd link-scroll down for previous festivals,etc .
• National Tree Day July 29 approx. BBQ Contact many Councils.
• POTTS POINT Christmas Day Lunch etc 9am - 5pm .

BUFFET'S CLOSED DOWN

1. .ASHFIELD-Western Suburbs Leagues Club and Pizza Hut.
2. .BANKSTOWN-Pizza Hut and Food Star Restaurant.
3. .CAMPBELLTOWN-Food Star.
4. .LIVERPOOL-Food Star.
5. .PARRAMATTA-Indian restaurant.
6. .ST MARYS-Food Star.

BUFFET SITES:

SYDNEY'S EXPENSIVE BUFFETS

SYDNEY VOGUE forum

USA - East Coast blog

JAPAN Restaurant Listings

TOKYO 1995

U.S.A.- What is a Buffet?,and related links

WIKIPEDIA - photo of an OZ Indian buffet,which city is it in?

REGIONAL NSW

MAITLAND - East Maitland Bowling Club - 'Billabong's' .
East Maitlands
Western

MAITLAND Pizza Hut

MUDGEE Christmas Day free lunch Salvos .

SHOALHAVEN Ex-Servicemens Club .

TWEED HEADS Twin Towns Four Seasons Buffet Grill and Carvery .
Wharf St,

WOLLONGONG Bon Appetit Family Restaurant .
61 Church St,
2 hour buffet

WOLLONGONG Novotel .

WYONG Tennis Club .

Eastern Tiger Restaurant Cardiff RSL Club Macquarie Road CARDIFF NSW 2285

Silver Dolphin Restaurant Cardiff Panthers Pendlebury & Munibung Roads CARDIFF NSW 2285

Queensland

Sizzler
Many locations
Salad bar

BRISBANE

CITY/CBD ELIZABETH ST - HARE KRISHNA GOVINDA'S .

• $10 Lunch Mon-Sat/Dinner Mon-Fri.
• $5 Sunday Dinner .

FORTITUDE VALLEY - HARE KRISHNA - FREE MEALS . Mon to Fri 12 to 2pm.

Siana Bar and Restaurant
Brisbane, Eagle St Pier. Above Boardwalk.
Curry Buffet and naan bread. Weekly changing menu of 4 different curries and a rice. Runs from Mon - Thurs 12pm - 3pm. $20

Crushers Leagues Club
Brisbane
Seafood, chinese, salad etc. $25

Spinnakers @ the Belvedere Hotel
Woody Point (Redcliffe)
Roast section, salad section, fast-food style and desert all the time, plus a changing section. Licensed with bar.

Scrumpys
Cnr Albany Creek Rd and Gympie Rd, Aspley
Chinese and deserts

Tobika Korean BBQ
158 Gowan Rd Shop 8, Sunnybank Hills, 4109
~$30 All you can eat Korean BBQ

GOLD COAST

Lagoon Restaurant - Marriott
Seafood Buffet (~$80)
Gold Coast

Il Barocco @ Palazzo Versace
Seafood + Non Seafood Dinner ($42-82), Breakfast Buffets ($23-46)- Menu

Parkview Restaurant - Royal Pines Resort
Gold Coast
Seafood weekends

Paradise Room - Sea World
Gold Coast
Chinese and International buffet

Food Fantasy - Conrad Jupiters
Gold Coast
Roasts, salads, pastas, desserts and more.

REGIONAL QUEENSLAND

• TOWNSVILLE Free Christmas Day lunch Salvos.

Western Gateway Motel
Emerald
Constantly changing buffet Monday to Wednesday nights

Cocos - Cairns International Hotel
Lake St, Cairns
Good breakfast buffets, check for dinners and lunches, Classic Sunday Brunch buffet with included daquiris.

Aqua - Jupiter's Casino
Townsville
Seafood, pasta

South Australia

Gilbert Place Pancake House
Gilbert Place
Tuesday nights – all-you-can-eat pancakes

Chasers Restaurant
Greyhound Park, 55 Cardigan Street
Angle Park
Thursday nights - sumptuous all-you-can-eat smorgasbord.

Wildfire Watermark
631 Anzac Highway
Glenelg North
All you can eat roasts, pastas, seafood, international cuisine, salads and desserts.

Charlie's Diner
466 Brighton Rd
Brighton

174 Grand Junction Road
Pennington

Waterloo Corner Road
Salisbury North

• note only one phone number for all, so state which location when calling for table booking
  

Western Australia

Annalakshmi
Barrack Street Jetty, Perth.
Remember to phone and book your table, it's VERY popular as the food is excellent.
"Our Mission - Eat as you like, pay as you feel"

Bayswater Hotel Bistro
Bayswater

Burswood Atrium
Burswood
Western. Sometimes they have rice too. Very expensive; about $42.00 per person.

Jettys Restaurant
Sorrento Quay
Seafood

Sizzler
Beldon/Kerlmscott/Riverton/Innaloo/Morley
Salad bar

Miss Maud Swedish Smörgåsbord Restaurant
97 Murray Street, Perth
Western, cakes, seafood

Rising Sun Restaurant
Bentley
Dim Sum

Carlton Hotel, Hay Street, East Perth
Great value at $16.90 per person. Asian style, with salad bar, plenty of seafood, best I've had yet!

Hyatt Regency
Hyatt Regency Perth Hotel - Just inside the lobby
Seafood, salads, hot and cold food

Pines Grand Buffet & Carvery
Perth Rendezvous Hotel Observation City Scarborough Beach

FREE MEALS

• CHRISTMAS DAY Lunch , Wellington Sq.Park , East Perth .

Northern Territory

Sky City Casino Sunset Restaraunt
Gilruth Avenue, Mindil Beach Full carvery and seafood.

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