Buffet
A list of all-you-can-eat buffets/smorgasbords in Australia.
The idea came from a forum thread.
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NATIONWIDE FREE MEALS
- AUSTRALIA DAY January 26 , Contact many Councils eg:
- Sydney's Canterbury Council-near Campsie,10-3pm .
- Contact many clubs, eg:
- Sydney's Revesby 'Hero's Hill',12-3pm
- Sydney's Canterbury Council-near Campsie,10-3pm .
- - NATIONAL TREE DAY END OF JULY .
- - HARE KRISHNA .
- VIPASSANA Free 10 day meditation retreats incl. 2 - 3 meals daily & accommodation .
NSW
SYDNEY
ASHFIELD Uniting Church Free restaurant Click here for times etc .
BANKSTOWN RSL Community Club 'Star Buffet' .
- +/-$14.50-$23.50
BANKSTOWN Trotting Recreational Club .
- $22 Friday dinner & Sunday lunch and dinner.
- $10 Sunday breakfast buffet 9-10.30am
- $35 Saturday dinner gourmet buffet(First Sat of the month- set menu only)
BANKSTOWN/BASS HILL Rydges Hotel
- $12
- Weekend breakfast 6.30-9.30am
- Bookings are essential
- Local's only: Must show evidence of address in post codes 2170 to 2200, eg license, etc
- Click here for advertisement (click on it to enlarge/zoom)
- REVIEWS here;Various, incl. Google review
BELMORE Returned Services & Community Club 'First Choice' .
- +/-$13 lunch Daily Mon-Sat(Sunday Delight Lunch is about $19)
- 11.30-2.30pm
- +/-$19 dinner Daily (Saturday Seafood Dinner is about $21)
- 5.30-9.30pm
- Ph:97509982/9750 0638
BLACKTOWN - Hare Krishna Sunday Free Feast . Not January.
Winner of the Budget Buffet Award.
BLACKTOWN (see Quakers Hill)
BLACKTOWN RSL - Best Choice Buffet CLOSED .
- Click here to post a review of this buffet CLOSED.
- 'Steakhouse Rest'- Temporary website
- Seafood, carvery, pizza, pasta(CLOSED)
- Steak
BLACKTOWN Workers Club 'Buffet Palace'
BLACKTOWN Workers Club 'Bungarribee'
- About $13
BLACKTOWN Workers Sports Club 'Buffet Palace'.
BLACKTOWN Workers Sports Club 'Bungarribee'.
- About $13
CAMPBELLTOWN Sizzler Salad Bar.
- About $17
- Menu and prices etc here
- About $17
- Menu and prices here
CONCORDE Brazilian BBQ
- 80 Majors Bay Road
- $38-45 All you can eat meats Menu/Prices
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.
- 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.
- +/- $13.50
- Click here to post a review of this buffet .
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.(CLOSED) 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 .]
GUILDFORD Leagues Club -'Bon Appetit' .
- +/- $14 lunch
- +/- $18 dinner
- International cuisine
- Eatability review .
GUILDFORD Pizza Hut (CLOSED DOWN 2010) . $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
- About $17
- Menu and prices etc here
- 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 'Ploughmans Buffet' PH: 9601 0081 .
- +/- $12 All you can eat
- Prices and times etc - Click here.
- Tue & Sunday Dinner
- $30
- 5.30pm-10/10.30pm
- Newspaper Review & Advertisement May 2011
- Italian
- Pizza, pasta, and ribs
MERRYLANDS Bowling Club - Food Choice Family Restaurant .
- Carvery, Seafood, Asian, Fruits & Salads, Pasta & Pizza, Desserts
- From about $14.50 for lunch from Mon-Sat (April 2011)
- Only $9.95 Mon-Fri Lunch for up to 3 hours(April 2011)
- All you can eat/Smorgasbord of pizzas, pasta, garlic bread, salad bar, ice cream, etc
- Lunch Mon-Fri 11-2pm
- Lunch Sat-Sun 11-2pm, about $16
- Dinner daily 5-9pm, about $16
- Lunch and Dinner - 'The Works' details Click here ['The Works' buffet no longer mentioned in that link from 2011 .]
MT PRITCHARD Mounties - Buffet 101.
- Western food/cuisine.
- 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
NORTH SYDNEY VEGETARIAN HARE KRISHNA
- $6
- All you can eat
- 5:30pm-8pm
- Mon-Sunday
- Free snacks at lunch
PADSTOW Angelo's Traditional Pizza and Ribs
- $18 Tue-Wed-Thu
- $25 Fri-Sat (Bookings essential)
- Pizza and Pasta
- 5-10pm
- 'Menulog' reviews
- Local paper, 'Torch' advertisement/'review'
- Ph.9792 2599
- $15
- Saturday and Sunday only
- Lunch 12-3pm
- 3 course Buffet (limited buffet, and so not an all-you-can-eat?)
- Put your comment at the Eatability review here
- Eatability review here, but it's for their Moorebank restaurant
- Local paper advertisement here (June 2011)
PARRAMATTA 'Hyderabad House'
- Corner of Wigram St and Hassall St
- About $13
- Lunch Mon-Fri 12-2.30pm
- Ph 9635 9577
- Eatability review
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.
- Breakfast and Dinner
- Monday-Friday lunch 12.30 to 3.00 pm $12
- Indian
- Licensed & byo
- About $10 Lunch 11.30-3pm 7 days?
- Indian
- Special lunch details here
- Review: Eatability
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
QUAKERS HILL Maharaja's Haveli(this website had a virus on March 21 '09).
- BUFFET CANCELLED FROM 2010
- Saturday & Sunday-Breakfast,approx $15
- Indian-Aloo Poori to Vada
- Ph:9626 1913
ROSEHILL Bowling Club - Top Taste Buffet.
- Corner James Ruse Drive & Hassall Street, Parramatta
- Seafood, Asian, Salads, Western, Desserts
SEVEN HILLS TOONGABBIE RSL 'STAR BUFFET'
ST ANDREWS Pizza Hut (near Minto)
- All you can eat/Smorgasbord of pizzas and salad bar, etc
- Lunch Mon-Fri 11-2pm, about $10
- Lunch Sat-Sun 11-2pm, about $16
- Dinner daily 5-9pm, about $16
ST GEORGE Sizzler (KOGARAH)Salad Bar Buffet
- About $17
- Menu and prices etc here
ST MARYS Band Club - Buffetpalace Restaurant .
- Australian, Asian and European, carvery, pizza, pasta, seafood weekends
SYDNEY AIRPORT DOMESTIC TERMINAL/MASCOT, South Sydney Graphic Arts Club
- Lunch: Sunday 12-2.30pm $15
- Dinner: Sunday, Monday & Tuesday 6-8.30pm $15
- Family Roast
WINDSOR PIZZA HUT
SYDNEY CBD
- Seafood, Western
- Indian $20
- 5:45pm to, Midnight?
- Review of Govindas .
KINGS CROSS - Charcoal Plaza BBQ Buffet
- Korean BBQ
NORTH SYDNEY VEGETARIAN HARE KRISHNA
- $6
- All you can eat
- 5:30pm-8pm
- Mon-Saturday
- Refuse to pay for any unexpected charges for additional food
- Report every incidence of bad service and bad behaviour, to Temple President(office near front entrance)
- Winner of Budget Buffet Award
- Free snacks at lunch
- North of Sydney Harbour Bridge
- No alcohol, so drink beforehand
- About $25-$40
- Possible need for ID
- Star City Casino, Pyrmont
- Unlimited prawns, seafood, Western
SYDNEY '99 ON YORK'-'RED ROOM' , 95 York St
- Mon-Fri Lunch only
- Approximately $19
SYDNEY Pizza Hut ( George St) Near Town Hall train station.
- All You Can Eat Pizza -'The Works' Click here(DELETED FROM 2010) .
- About $20 11am-9pm daily
- Winner of the 10 hour Buffet Award
- Break the 3 pizzas eaten record!
SYDNEY Genghis Khan Mongolian BBQ .
- $17? Lunch.
NEAR TOWN HALL TRAIN STATION, NEAR CNR LIVERPOOL & PITT, Shinara Grill & Lounge (Korean)
- $10 Lunch?
- $30-$40 lunch buffet, 11-3pm
- $30-$40 dinner
NEAR TOWN HALL TRAIN STATION, CORNER LIVERPOOL AND PITT, Shark Hotel
- Not an all-you-can-eat, just one plate maximum allowed
- 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
- Review by 'Tripadvisor'
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.
- Bathurst St, Sydney
- Japanese
- Simply awesome?
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
Eastern Tiger Restaurant Cardiff RSL Club Macquarie Road CARDIFF NSW 2285
Silver Dolphin Restaurant Cardiff Panthers Pendlebury & Munibung Roads CARDIFF NSW 2285
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 - 2:30pm , +3000 people 180 Liverpool Rd .
- Australia Day January 26, BBQ ,Contact many Councils.
- eg CANTERBURY COUNCIL. next to Campsie 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..
- 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.,.
- National Tree Day July 29 approx. BBQ Contact many Councils.
- POTTS POINT Christmas Day Lunch etc 9am - 5pm .
FREE CHRISTMAS MEALS
- ASHFIELD Uniting Church Christmas Day Dinner 11am - 2:30pm , 180 Liverpool Rd .
- 11:30 am - 2:30 pm
- 2 hour queue before 1pm
- 3000 people
GREENACRE Bowling and Recreation Club, Sunday, Approx. 14 December from 3pm Ph:97597445.Watch the [ http://www.torchpublishing.com.au/read/torch.html 'Torch'] newspaper for details.
BUFFET'S CLOSED DOWN
- .ASHFIELD-Western Suburbs Leagues Club and Pizza Hut.
- .BANKSTOWN-Pizza Hut and Food Star Restaurant.
- .CAMPBELLTOWN-Food Star.
- .LIVERPOOL-Food Star.
- .PARRAMATTA-Indian restaurant.
- .ST MARYS-Food Star.
BUFFET SITES:
U.S.A.- What is a Buffet?,and related links
WIKIPEDIA - photo of an OZ Indian buffet,which city is it in?
ACT
DICKSON Family Food Court Restaurant
- 28 Woolley St, Dickson ACT 2602
- Ph: (02) 6247 2477
BRADDON The Haig Restaurant
- Cnr Northbourne Ave & Girrahween St, Braddon 2612
- Ph: (02) 6243 8333
CITY 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
CITY Rydges Lakeside
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' .
- About $10?
- Brunch/Lunch/Dinner , Mon-Sat
- MENU/PRICES HERE .
CORIO Ayces Bistro, Gateway Hotel.
- Seafood, pasta, roast, Asian
CITY/CBD Green Pepper Indian Restaurant
- Free 2 day weekend retreat etc incl. free food & accommodation
- Smorgasbord
SOUTHBANK - Crown Casino 'Sante'.
- Seafood, carvery, mediterranean, Asian.
EXHIBITION ST Mongolian Khan Barbecue Restaurant.
CHELTENHAM Happy Buffet ,
- Nepean Highway
- Asian
CITY CurryBowl
- Indian
- Review here
- 108 Lonsdale St?
FOODSTAR'S
Sunshine, Frankston, Berwick, Knox City
Seafood, Asian, Carvery, Desserts, Salads
SOUTHBANK Crown Towers Hotel, Conservatory
- Level 1, Crown Towers Whiteman Street
- Seafood, Eastern/Western
- Lunch/Dinner $40-74
- Menu/Prices here
SOUTHBANK Langham Hotel, Melba
- 1 Southgate Avenue
- Seafood Buffet, Great Eastern/Western/Indian selections
- Lunch/Dinner $60-100
- Menu/Prices here
- Better than the Conservatory at Crown (same price)
DOCKLANDS New Quay International Buffet
- $50
- Seafood
- 4-6 NewQuay Promenade
- Menu here
SOUTHBANK Mesh - Crown Promenade Hotel.
- About $30 Breakfast daily 6.30am-10.30am
- About $44 Friday dinner part-buffet
- About $45 for Sunday lunch 12pm-2.30pm includes jazz
- 8 Whiteman Street
- Seafood, salads, a choice of Steak, Chicken or Fish cooked to order, and a dessert buffet
CBD Melbourne Bar and Bistro
- About $13
- Mon-Fri
- All day until 10pm
- Sushi, Pizza, Pasta, Chips, Sausages
- INFORMATION-'The Happiest Hour'
- 168 Elizabeth Street (cnr Bourke St), Tel. 9650 6888
- Korean BBQ
- 980 Whitehorse Road BOXHILL 3128 VIC
- Phone(03)9899 2696
CBD Grand Hyatt - Collins Kitchen
- $65/$75
- Sunday Brunch only
- 123 Collins St
- All you can eat from Sushi, Deli, Wood Oven, Grill, Wok, Steamer and Patisseri
- Menu here
- $35 or $50
- 2 Queensbridge Sq
- Japanese/Korean
- menu Menu here
BURWOOD EAST China Bar Signature
- About $21.50
- Dinner only 5pm-10.30pm
- 7 Days
- Indian
- Bar
- Descriptive advertisement here
REGIONAL VICTORIA
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.
Sofitel Brisbane
249 Turbot Street, Brisbane QLD 4000
Seafood Dinner Buffet from $59
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
Treasury Casino - Blackjacks Buffet
Top of the Queen Street Mall, Brisbane QLD 4000
$29.90 for lunch and $39.90 for dinner.
Tobika Korean BBQ
158 Gowan Rd Shop 8, Sunnybank Hills, 4109
~$30 All you can eat Korean BBQ
Buffet Garden Family Restaurant
109 Mains Rd, Sunnybank, QLD, 4109
Mundo Churrasco
63 Macgregor Terrace, Bardon Qld 4065
Brazilian BBQ Buffet
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
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'S
- Note: Only one phone number for all, so state which location when calling for table booking
- 466 Brighton Rd Brighton
Charlie's Diner
- 174 Grand Junction Road, Pennington
Charlie's Diner
- Waterloo Corner Road, Salisbury North
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
Northern Territory
Sky City Casino Sunset Restaraunt
Gilruth Avenue, Mindil Beach
Full carvery and seafood.