Lotus Lounge

Featured reviews

• G

  Google user

  ·2 months ago

  “Lovely place, food was spectacular, freshly cooked to order. Service was brilliant access was easy & ample parking (pay & display) very close.”

• G

  Google user

  ·4 months ago

  “FOOD POISONING My partner came on Sunday for all you can eat he has been badly since Believed to be the salt and pepper ribs! Absolutely off his feet for the last week! Will never return again and would advise others to be very cautious Also staff are rude.”

• G

  Google user

  ·5 months ago

  “I Lean went to get a takeaway yesterday Sunday . It was full house. So i got a takeaway . I had sambal prawns it was nice indeed. Aldo had banana fritters it was very tasty.The place was clean and food was tasty.. No stomach upset. Thanks .Lean.x”

• G

  Google user

  ·5 months ago

  “The food is Hot, delicious and plenty. You can order what you want, as much as you want. The only meal that is restricted is the Duck you can only order once. They also have deserts Banana, pineapple and Apple fitters. We really enjoyed our meal. Staff are lovely.”

• G

  Google user

  ·7 months ago

  “Lovely family meal. Great food great service. Been here few times . Very good value for money. So very busy.very popular place. Thanks again. One negative we were sat near the reception area. The phone never stopped ringing. Maybe change ring tone or turn phone down lol x but fantastic place”

• G

  Google user

  ·7 months ago

  “Absolutely beautiful no complaints what so ever! Would advise booking in advance 🙂”

• G

  Google user

  ·8 months ago

  “I visited here for a family birthday meal. Party size of 8, which included 2 children, so not large. ✔️Positive ❌Negative ✔️LOCATION; If you do your research beforehand, then place is easy to find. Turn off the main High Street in Alfreton, down a side road. Dead end at the end with bollards where there are bollards. ❌ PARKING; Limited. Unless there space directly outside the restaurant, you may have to park in the Pay & Display a short walk away, or on the High Street main road. Outside there is only space for a maximum of 4 cars. ✔️ FIRST ARRIVAL IMPRESSIONS; On arrival through the doors, place looks really nice and greeting. Small corridor into the restaurant directly down to the bar. No greeting from staff, however our tables party was right in front of the bar so we knew which table we were already seated at. ❌ ATMOSPHERE; This place was cold, it would almost appear the place did not have any heating system on. Sitting in your coat, eating a Chinese is not something you feel comfortable in. Seats weren’t overly comfy, a little hard in fact. Table felt somewhat over crowded too, with food struggled to fit on the turn table in the centre. ❌ MENU; Again, prior research. I looked up the menu before hand, which you can choose from the All You Can Eat Buffett, or from the Al Le Carte Menu. For what you eat, the AYCE is going to be more worth it in my opinion. Plenty of options on the menu, but for me, it’s all about the starters / finger food. Which there wasn’t that many, compared to other local All You Can Eat Buffets. (Cosmos, O-Tokuda, Dynasty). No ‘mixed hors d'oeuvres’, however was split up on the starters to make it look like more options. ❌ PRICE; Thursday evening, price for the AYCE is £20.90 an Adult, £10.90 for under 10. We usually visit O-Tokuda in Chesterfield, my 2 fussy girls will eat there despite it being Japanese. But pricing compared, this place has limited buffet option. I drink water, so free. Children had a pint of orange cordial, which was charged at £2.50 a pint. Compared to the other options on the Drinks Menu, a Pepsi Max would have been £3.30. In my opinion, £2.50 for a pint of cordial is expensive, considering it’s supposedly a more healthy option compared to Pepsi Max. A pint of Carling or Shandy is £4. I don’t drink, but I can see that’s cheaper to most places. In the end, my bill for 4 Buffets, 4 Cordials came to just short of £87! Again, Cosmos is £20.99 an adult, £11.99 a Child under 155cm. Unlimited drink refill £3.95. O-Tokuda, £23.99 an Adult, £11.99 4-11 child, would be cheaper for me with my children’s again. More options to choose from at O-Tokuda too. My opinion, this place compared is expensive for what you get compared. ✔️STAFF; Attentive, helpful, smiling and always checking in. ❌FOOD❌ Main part, which it is always about. Starters, firstly you are limited. Our party size was 8 people, for every 4 people, you can only order 4 dishes, which have to be clear before ordering more. The duck in pancake rolls you can only order once for your party size. This being placed on the buffet menu is a little contradicting despite is being on the All You Can Eat buffet. Soups were tasty though. I first had Hot and Sour Soup (Photo), then a Chicken and Mushroom, also a Chicken and Noodle. The soups for me were best. Our table ordered a mixture so we could try it all. Soy Sauce was thick, not what you usually expect. Mains, plain noodles were spicy, not plain. Rice, extremely greasy and hard. Prawn rice, only 3 prawns. Beef in black bean, squishy and gristly. Char Siu Pork, very very sweet. Chicken with vegetables, sweet, full of grease, chicken was squishy and chewy like chewing gum. MDesserts, Mollys Vanilla from Tesco, saw staff bringing the tubs out to the side. OVERALL, food was not nice. Not one of us in the party size was impressed with the food. Price is expensive for what you get. In my opinion, go to O-Tokuda in Chesterfield or Cosmos in Derby. You get your moneys worth at those place compared, and would have been cheaper than my £87 bill, which wasn’t worth it!”

• G

  Google user

  ·8 months ago

  “It had been a couple of years since we had been to this restaurant and our previous visit was on a Saturday when the place was full. On a wet Wednesday night in January we didn’t expect them to be very busy, but booked a table anyway. It was a good job we had as, once again, there was hardly any tables free! The service was outstanding - friendly, attentive and helpful. The food was all freshly prepared and brought to the table in minutes. Everything was delicious. Definitely recommended!”

• G

  Google user

  ·1 year ago

  “We chose the takeaway option, mushroom soup, house special chow mein, salt pepper chicken and crispy shredded chilli beef. Very nice service, which was very helpful in choosing dishes. we were pleasantly surprised by the taste of the dishes, which were wonderfully delicious. we recommend visiting this place. we will definitely come back to eat inside, the atmosphere of this place is phenomenal (there is also an option to eat as much as you like).”

• G

  Google user

  ·4 years ago

  “Fantastic flavours, all you can eat. Well organised service, even when busy. Staff were lovely. Good atmosphere and clean. Good value for money.”