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  • @jennifer6833
    @jennifer6833 3 місяці тому +304

    I like how you’re discretely trying not to get kicked out of the restaurant.

  • @kirpis175
    @kirpis175 2 місяці тому +32

    Oh my god I am dying... This video is legit legendary.. I almost fell off the couch laughing..
    Especally the nodding part was killing me. Bloody precious.
    and after getting out of the restaurant, you really furiously and passionately acted for what you just had been through.. and that was killing part and so hilarious like seriously and I highly insist you must be an actor. Dead seriois.
    oh dear.
    This video will be mental medicine when I am depressed from now on for sure.

  • @YvetteGarcia18
    @YvetteGarcia18 3 місяці тому +236

    That entire experience felt like a fever dream 💀 that stranger that turned and said "it's tasty isn't it?" about that shrimp... instant red flag 😭😂

    • @viiperbiite
      @viiperbiite 25 днів тому

      it really does feel like a fever dream 😅

  • @mbjw
    @mbjw 3 місяці тому +78

    I adore the nodding while you're trying SO HARD to not show how disgusting whatever you were eating was 😅 amazing! At least you didn't get kicked out and had to go back as an American tourist, so kudos to the small joys 💫

  • @johanssona
    @johanssona 3 місяці тому +73

    Please continue this series. Somebody has to call out these restaurants

  • @sam.v5601
    @sam.v5601 3 місяці тому +321

    It seems pretty intense in there 😂

    • @TimmyRipkey-zj7sg
      @TimmyRipkey-zj7sg 3 місяці тому

      He's a drama queen ffs only weirdo i see in this video is the guy freaking out because someone looked at him

    • @paulhuang1694
      @paulhuang1694 2 місяці тому

      @@TimmyRipkey-zj7sg I believe he’s been kicked out before

    • @Sasha-wp5uv
      @Sasha-wp5uv 2 місяці тому

      ​@@paulhuang1694which vid?

    • @AngeloBetrulas
      @AngeloBetrulas 26 днів тому

      @@TimmyRipkey-zj7sg It's Soho/Chinatown CENTRAL LONDON, ffs! People film all the time. You're the only fkn drama queen here, ya muppet!

  • @animationfanatic2133
    @animationfanatic2133 3 місяці тому +81

    I have a confession, i ate here and I liked it

    • @susanfrancisquez6190
      @susanfrancisquez6190 2 місяці тому +15

      Well looks like you're not the only one. There's lots of people in there.

    • @revl6151
      @revl6151 2 місяці тому +5

      The food looks good, this video is making me want to go there

    • @xXVibrantSnowXx
      @xXVibrantSnowXx Місяць тому +1

      You're a weirdo, i went there two times, never again, horrible food, horrible restaurant atmosphere

    • @westhoff-
      @westhoff- Місяць тому +3

      @@revl6151 enjoy

    • @Jackman1st
      @Jackman1st 20 днів тому

      Yeah same I’ve eaten at all the buffets in China town and have enjoyed them 😂 Mr Wu is the worst of them all

  • @VinhNguyen-ul6rs
    @VinhNguyen-ul6rs 3 місяці тому +11

    I have worked in F&B for a while and lemme tell you, Asian and especially Chinese food is not meant for a buffet model. Asian food in general should always be made fresh with fresh ingredients. However, when I started working in London, I realised a lot of Asian restaurants (not buffet one) pre-cooked everything and assembled it on the woks as you order it... Somehow, instead of bringing the best of Asian culture, they literally bring the worst & most Westernized thing to London - sweatshops (for food) lol.

  • @ChristinaVVM
    @ChristinaVVM 3 місяці тому +128

    It’s been my experience, the places that make you pay before you get your food do so so you can’t refuse to pay when it’s shit. They know they suck and don’t even care.

    • @w1ntergaming874
      @w1ntergaming874 3 місяці тому +8

      Every Chinese buffet in Chinatown does this

    • @Lil_Valor
      @Lil_Valor 3 місяці тому +6

      It’s also their way of making the service run quickly and preventing any hold ups. You walk in, pay, eat and go

    • @alexdunlopuk
      @alexdunlopuk 2 місяці тому +5

      Plus, in a buffet scenario it's not clear to the staff when you have finished your meal

    • @Frig84
      @Frig84 2 місяці тому +2

      I go to Chinatown alot and I was told by a member of staff at another restaurant that in the past they've had many people (mainly tourists) sit outside and run off without paying.

    • @AriAbuko
      @AriAbuko Місяць тому +2

      You pay first on every buffet here in the USA.

  • @mxyzptlyk
    @mxyzptlyk 3 місяці тому +7

    OUTSIDE TABLE FOR DINE IN CUSTOMER ONLY. Sums it up. In the 1970s, in Oldham (before we got the Hell out of Dodge and moved to America) our local Chinese was superb. We used to call it "Effin Elsie's" not because she swore a lot but when she took our order, she always said "Effin Else?"

    • @trueseeker262
      @trueseeker262 2 місяці тому

      Well dont for slightly racist tone, so serve this effin customers!

  • @DarkCobra88
    @DarkCobra88 5 годин тому

    *nods* "hmmm yeah, sooooo good" lol what a play!

  • @chileungfung
    @chileungfung 3 місяці тому +34

    You're supposed to peel the shell off the prawns... Haha

    • @deadzio
      @deadzio 3 місяці тому +2

      You can eat legs too.

    • @SoMuchMore69
      @SoMuchMore69 2 місяці тому +1

      This guy probably wants the shrimp deveined as well.

    • @xXVibrantSnowXx
      @xXVibrantSnowXx Місяць тому +3

      You can eat it with shells too

    • @SushiTime1981
      @SushiTime1981 Місяць тому +1

      I did peal off the shell and was met with the shit sack and mushy flesh, my dead nan was younger than the prawns.

    • @Catsmeow90
      @Catsmeow90 2 дні тому

      To be honest they do eat some very weird food in China , so this sort of thing is very tame in comparison.

  • @davebroad642
    @davebroad642 11 днів тому +1

    Can't stand buffets, having to line up with other diners does my head in.

  • @DaphneMyles
    @DaphneMyles 3 місяці тому +8

    this is so funny lol the awkwardness is sending me hahahaha!

  • @patrickcowan8701
    @patrickcowan8701 26 днів тому +1

    I once booked a resort for my family in Mexico after booking i saw it had horrible reviews such as drain cleaner for orange juice etc. was one of the nicest fanciest resorts I've been to and I've been to a lot. Turns out they cater more to wealthy mexican clientele. Not to Americans. Even the president of Mexico had a private suite there. It had a two star rating.

  • @bojack3827
    @bojack3827 12 днів тому +1

    The video needs some context and I wish more UA-camrs would be better informed. Long story short, rents in Chinatown are so high now due to massive rent increases by the Westminster Estate (Duke of Westminster) that it puts alot of restaurants out of business, hence service has gone down as well as quality of food etc. They also ask you to play in advance because so many people eat and then do a runner or refuse to pay. Restaurant businesses really struggle to survive in Chinatown. You want proper Chinese food, you'd never do a 'all you can eat buffet' as its inevitably low quality junk food, you'd be far better off going to a proper restaurant with menus etc.

  • @jacquespoulemer
    @jacquespoulemer 16 днів тому

    Hello Harrison, Cheers from Mexico. I'm a retired Yank who's been living in Mexico for 37 years. I watch a lot of UK videos, and tons of food content. I could plainly see you didn't want to offend the nice folks who ran the restaurant. I think if I were doing your job, I'd have the same hesitation. I think you avoided the Scylla of not offending anyone and the Charybdis of letting us know the food wasn't .... primo hehehe. I could plainly see when things were so over cooked (a hazart of Chinese Buffet) they became unpleasant. Sympathetically Jacques Southern Mexico.

  • @LavenderUnite
    @LavenderUnite 3 дні тому +1

    Attempt a chinese buffet in Douglas, Ga United States they have best chinese cuisine.

  • @downundarob
    @downundarob 25 днів тому +6

    Seems to be lacking any guards between the customer and the food, one decent sneeze...

  • @BroJohana
    @BroJohana Місяць тому +3

    Pretty hearty and reasonable food, and price as well! By the way, just subscribe.. Love from San Francisco

  • @ChristopheOosterwijk
    @ChristopheOosterwijk 3 місяці тому +18

    Mate that last video in London was hilarious, my god the lady was so mean lol

  • @Shady772
    @Shady772 4 дні тому

    Prawn incident description afterwards had me dieingggggg

  • @zentriffid
    @zentriffid 2 місяці тому +3

    cramped. Reminds me, we ate in a restaurant in Delhi once the whole place was about 2meters wide, but long. And the chapattis came flying out of a hole in the roof onto the servers plate. True story.

    • @HarrisonWebb97
      @HarrisonWebb97  2 місяці тому +3

      that sounds fun!!!! I wanna go hahah

  • @TG0896
    @TG0896 3 місяці тому +24

    LEGS N ALL

    • @OtomoTenzi
      @OtomoTenzi Місяць тому

      OUTER ORBIT @ 3215 Mission St San Francisco, CA 94110
      Yeargh, this place is AWESOME!!! 🤮
      I have NO idea just how the owners could possibly sleep at night; knowing the things that they know, and treating their customers like the way they do...
      LOUD, POUNDING, OBNOXIOUS dance music that just gives me the headaches. Rude, inattentive waitstaff who like to push you around for all the wrong reasons, and just generally try to make you feel UNWELCOMED here. Heavily diluted and watered-down drinks, with plenty of sugar added and spiked with some other shit; that came out to be at least 10-15 bucks a pop. Sub-par, bland-tasting, and flavorless food that looks like what they would serve up in a Hawaiian prison. INSANELY overpriced menu items, outdated arcade machines (that cost $2 to play), poor lighting, a totally questionable atmosphere (loud violent drunks on the premises), and service that is just off-the-charts (BAD). I brought a few Lakota friends of mine, who were visiting from out of state. They all wore plain casual street clothes, but no tribal wear or funny-looking headdresses of any sort. The only thing that would probably stand out about them is that they sported very long hair; like ponytails and braids, but nothing too weird or crazy tho. They came from way up in the Northern states, so they all spoke perfect American English. The waitress was all mean and pushy right from the start. It was pretty damn clear and apparent, that she did NOT like me or my Lakota friends. She was being VERY rude, condescending, and disrespectful to me and my Lakota friends. She made some very rude remarks, mocking/sneering at my Lakota friends, and that made them all feel pretty annoyed. While taking our orders, she asked us some really dumb/unrelated questions, and then she would just mock us right back like if we were STUPID. Sneering and jeering at us, like the outspoken jerk she was. This crass and unruly broad (with punk looks and TONS of makeup on), talked VERY LOUDLY and she talked right over us. We tried telling her what entrees we wanted to order, and what specific kinds of ingredients to watch out for (because one of my Lakota friends was a vegetarian and he had certain food allergies), but she would NOT listen to us at all. She was just popping bubblegum loudly from her mouth and constantly making all these weird-ass body movements, cranking her neck around and jerking her shoulders up and down; like as if she was on some HEAVY SHIT. She rudely raised her voice (literally yelling) and kept on yelling at us to speak up louder. And then when we did tried to speak up, she just outright SCREAMED at us at the top of her lungs! My Lakota friends are soft-spoken gentlemen with low voices and polite manners. They rarely ever speak much, but after this terrible and god-awful dining experience; it really gave 'em THE TALK. She also constantly looked us up and down, like as if there's something WRONG with us. I think she had a MAJOR problem with people crossing their legs or putting their boots up on the table. Her behavior was just SO appalling, that it made us felt like we were eating in some kind of prison cafeteria. But the WORST part of the whole dining experience tho, was that we got followed around and watched like CRIMINALS during the whole time while we were there. The staff just stood around and watched us like a buncha HAWKS. They were always constantly observing our every move and action. My Lakota friends went over to play some of the pinball/arcade games, and then they had a staff member (possibly security) who stood closely right next to them and watched them MENACINGLY with his arms crossed during the whole time while they played. All this, while that LOUD BOOMING disco/techno music was pounding right down on us. "THUMP, THUMP, THUMP, THUMP THUMP, THUMP, THUMP!!!" At like around 150+ BPM, just like the kind you would find in some of those shady and illegal underground dance clubs. The music wasn't even any good; it was all just meant to be overly loud and disruptive, so that customers wouldn't hang around for too long. Just ear-shattering and nerve-racking. They always play that goddamn music at FULL BLAST anyway, so no wonder the whole staff is always so edgy. LOUD BOOMING BASS. Just plenty LOUD and GAY, if you ask me. There were lots of crazy kids running around and screaming everywhere, and the drunks who were seated nearby can also be heard mumbling out loud, with plenty of cursing and swearing. I have NO idea just WTF they spiked their drinks with, but those dark brooding drunks looked like they were up to NO GOOD. There was even a loud, emotional conversation going on between two drunks, who were talking about race and women. But the more they drank, the more darker their conversations became. First it was just some funny sex jokes, but then it soon became VIOLENT; loaded with threats of death and bodily harm. I could see the sweat dripping down their foreheads as they drank hella fast and hard. Shot after shot. Round after round. Hard liquor and throat-burnin' stuff. They had these GLARING red eyes. Banging their fists on the counter, and demanding the bartender to pour MORE booze... Yeargh, I could tell that those guys drank ALOT. They were SO drunk and talking SO loud, that even the whole goddamn place can hear it. All that jazz and commotion, like right in front of the children; who were paying some games nearby. Nobody even gave a shit or a fuck, as they just continued to pour that diluted piss-water down their throats; while all hunched over on the bar counter. There is even VOMIT on the floor, and the whole damn place just reeks and smells of URINE. That just pretty much sets the 'mood' for this dirty, run-down, and shady-ass dump. Loud music, screaming children, and violent drunks just don't mix too well. You just know it's BAD. Just try to sit down here for like 5 minutes, to enjoy a nice sandwich and a cold drink underneath all of that commotion; and you'll see what I mean. Just PAY and GTFO is their motto! Then came the food... It was served in large plates and dishes, but the actual portions were rather quite small tho. Just a few small bites here and a couple of sips there, and you're pretty much done already. $60 for an entree is INSANE. $15 per drink is MURDER. Skimpy-ass food portions, tiny-ass beer/wine glasses, and just greedy-ass business practices overall (as other reviewers have pointed out). 8 bucks just for a water is awfully expensive if you ask me, and I honestly think that I've had much better beer at some other places. And when we tried the stuff out, NONE of it was actually any good at all. The food was really bland and under-seasoned, but we could also tell that they had really loaded it down with like a TON of MSG and artificial additives. Far too little ingredients, not quite enough flavor, very poor texture/consistency, and it really shows when you taste it. You could probably do WAY BETTER than this, with some microwave dinners at home. The meaty parts were just RAW on the inside and inedible, plus the veggies were cold and tasted like LEAD. None of it was fresh at all, bro. Some parts of the dishes were also under-cooked, as it gave one of my poor Lakota friends the SHITHOUSE RUNS afterwards. He was the kinda guy who just happens to have a sensitive stomach, and was quite allergic to things like that. He got so terribly sick, that he even PUKED when we all went back to the hotel later that evening. "That wasn't no meat or fish; that was SOMETHIN' ELSE, ese..." He said, as he gripped his stomach in pain and then just barfed ALL his guts right into the toilet. Then when the bill finally came, it was almost $800. I just shook my head and rubbed my eyes in SHOCK, thinking that it was all a mistake. But to THEM at least, it was definitely NO mistake. There were only 4 of us in all, and each person spent about 120 bucks or so on food and drinks, not counting the 50 extra bucks that we spent playing some pinball/arcade games while waiting FOREVER for the food to arrive (which even ate up some of our quarters, BTW). So after taxes and fees, the total should've really come out to be like no more than $550. We got the waitress, and inquired about it. Then she simply just cleared her throat, raised her voice again and told us in a very rude condescending tone (with amplified volume), that it was a 'gratuity fee' that was automatically tacked on by default. "You HAVE TO PAY that, sir!" I'm like, SERIOUSLY??? Well, I'm all for tips and service/overhead charges when it comes to dining out with friends, but HOW ON EARTH did that come out to be an extra $150? Knowing that she simply just CANNOT be reasoned with, we just foot the bill and left the damn place. We were so 'full of it' that we couldn't even stay for dessert. My Lakota friends even got sick afterwards. I think they will all make it a point to NEVER visit me or my town ever again. I am SO sorry, my friends! 😫

  • @jai2607
    @jai2607 2 дні тому

    A few years ago my wife dragged me and my son into this 'restaurant'. To this day we have never let her forget it and it's my rolling get-out-of-jail card whenever I screw up.

  • @BillCameronWC
    @BillCameronWC 3 місяці тому +2

    It’s crowded because it’s in Chinatown where lots of tourists go - and it’s pretty cheap. A question - how many actual Chinese people were eating there? For me that’s always the killer test. In my experience all these Chinese/Asian buffet places are mediocre, but they’re cheap. (PS I lived in Hong Kong for years, and I’m married to a a mainland Chinese person from central China)

  • @Nena_Chula87
    @Nena_Chula87 3 місяці тому +8

    Happy i came across his UA-cam channel! He’s pretty awesome!

  • @holyfox94
    @holyfox94 14 днів тому +1

    14 pound in central London. What do you expect? It’s a place for teenagers and their pocket money. And they need these places with affordable food.

    • @tucoramirez3333
      @tucoramirez3333 16 годин тому

      There’s a video here on UA-cam and the buffet was £6.90 at some Chinese place in England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  • @Anabórshën
    @Anabórshën 2 місяці тому +8

    Man, I'm Asian so I know this can be weird and uncomfortable to a lot of ppl, but thats just a form of hospitality in places where the staff and the owner are SUPER friendly. Ive eaten in some small places in India- north and south, urban, rural and suburban, and people ask you how the food is when you eat, and ask you try certain things (esp if its a full course meal/thali which can have anything from 5-15/20 items on plate, I'm not on joking🤣). In Indian weddings, you'll see the relatives and caterers walking around the hall asking people how they are doing, how the food is and if they want anything. I understand how it can be suoer uncomfortable to people who are not familiar with this form of hospitality, and I'm not saying the place was any better but I thought putting a little content might help! Im sad that the food is horrible there tho.

    • @evorevok1767
      @evorevok1767 Місяць тому

      Super friendly staffs = bad food most of the time. In those Indian/HK restaurants where the waiters and staffs have a sort of attitude? Bomb azz delicious bussin' food

  • @HeatherGemmen
    @HeatherGemmen 2 місяці тому

    Thank you for your review! I really like these "worst reviewed restaurant" videos. In 1990, I went to a top-rated hole-in-the-wall Chinese Cantonese restaurant in San Francisco where everyone sat really close together. Food was great, but it wasn't a buffet. Someone else said that the buffet style probably isn't suitable for Chinese cuisine, which is right because it needs to be served fresh. But what do you do? People want to come in, eat, and leave so they can get back to work/sight-seeing. Anyway, thank you again!

    • @OtomoTenzi
      @OtomoTenzi Місяць тому

      OUTER ORBIT @ 3215 Mission St San Francisco, CA 94110
      Yeargh, this place is AWESOME!!! 🤮
      I have NO idea just how the owners could possibly sleep at night; knowing the things that they know, and treating their customers like the way they do...
      LOUD, POUNDING, OBNOXIOUS dance music that just gives me the headaches. Rude, inattentive waitstaff who like to push you around for all the wrong reasons, and just generally try to make you feel UNWELCOMED here. Heavily diluted and watered-down drinks, with plenty of sugar added and spiked with some other shit; that came out to be at least 10-15 bucks a pop. Sub-par, bland-tasting, and flavorless food that looks like what they would serve up in a Hawaiian prison. INSANELY overpriced menu items, outdated arcade machines (that cost $2 to play), poor lighting, a totally questionable atmosphere (loud violent drunks on the premises), and service that is just off-the-charts (BAD). I brought a few Lakota friends of mine, who were visiting from out of state. They all wore plain casual street clothes, but no tribal wear or funny-looking headdresses of any sort. The only thing that would probably stand out about them is that they sported very long hair; like ponytails and braids, but nothing too weird or crazy tho. They came from way up in the Northern states, so they all spoke perfect American English. The waitress was all mean and pushy right from the start. It was pretty damn clear and apparent, that she did NOT like me or my Lakota friends. She was being VERY rude, condescending, and disrespectful to me and my Lakota friends. She made some very rude remarks, mocking/sneering at my Lakota friends, and that made them all feel pretty annoyed. While taking our orders, she asked us some really dumb/unrelated questions, and then she would just mock us right back like if we were STUPID. Sneering and jeering at us, like the outspoken jerk she was. This crass and unruly broad (with punk looks and TONS of makeup on), talked VERY LOUDLY and she talked right over us. We tried telling her what entrees we wanted to order, and what specific kinds of ingredients to watch out for (because one of my Lakota friends was a vegetarian and he had certain food allergies), but she would NOT listen to us at all. She was just popping bubblegum loudly from her mouth and constantly making all these weird-ass body movements, cranking her neck around and jerking her shoulders up and down; like as if she was on some HEAVY SHIT. She rudely raised her voice (literally yelling) and kept on yelling at us to speak up louder. And then when we did tried to speak up, she just outright SCREAMED at us at the top of her lungs! My Lakota friends are soft-spoken gentlemen with low voices and polite manners. They rarely ever speak much, but after this terrible and god-awful dining experience; it really gave 'em THE TALK. She also constantly looked us up and down, like as if there's something WRONG with us. I think she had a MAJOR problem with people crossing their legs or putting their boots up on the table. Her behavior was just SO appalling, that it made us felt like we were eating in some kind of prison cafeteria. But the WORST part of the whole dining experience tho, was that we got followed around and watched like CRIMINALS during the whole time while we were there. The staff just stood around and watched us like a buncha HAWKS. They were always constantly observing our every move and action. My Lakota friends went over to play some of the pinball/arcade games, and then they had a staff member (possibly security) who stood closely right next to them and watched them MENACINGLY with his arms crossed during the whole time while they played. All this, while that LOUD BOOMING disco/techno music was pounding right down on us. "THUMP, THUMP, THUMP, THUMP THUMP, THUMP, THUMP!!!" At like around 150+ BPM, just like the kind you would find in some of those shady and illegal underground dance clubs. The music wasn't even any good; it was all just meant to be overly loud and disruptive, so that customers wouldn't hang around for too long. Just ear-shattering and nerve-racking. They always play that goddamn music at FULL BLAST anyway, so no wonder the whole staff is always so edgy. LOUD BOOMING BASS. Just plenty LOUD and GAY, if you ask me. There were lots of crazy kids running around and screaming everywhere, and the drunks who were seated nearby can also be heard mumbling out loud, with plenty of cursing and swearing. I have NO idea just WTF they spiked their drinks with, but those dark brooding drunks looked like they were up to NO GOOD. There was even a loud, emotional conversation going on between two drunks, who were talking about race and women. But the more they drank, the more darker their conversations became. First it was just some funny sex jokes, but then it soon became VIOLENT; loaded with threats of death and bodily harm. I could see the sweat dripping down their foreheads as they drank hella fast and hard. Shot after shot. Round after round. Hard liquor and throat-burnin' stuff. They had these GLARING red eyes. Banging their fists on the counter, and demanding the bartender to pour MORE booze... Yeargh, I could tell that those guys drank ALOT. They were SO drunk and talking SO loud, that even the whole goddamn place can hear it. All that jazz and commotion, like right in front of the children; who were paying some games nearby. Nobody even gave a shit or a fuck, as they just continued to pour that diluted piss-water down their throats; while all hunched over on the bar counter. There is even VOMIT on the floor, and the whole damn place just reeks and smells of URINE. That just pretty much sets the 'mood' for this dirty, run-down, and shady-ass dump. Loud music, screaming children, and violent drunks just don't mix too well. You just know it's BAD. Just try to sit down here for like 5 minutes, to enjoy a nice sandwich and a cold drink underneath all of that commotion; and you'll see what I mean. Just PAY and GTFO is their motto! Then came the food... It was served in large plates and dishes, but the actual portions were rather quite small tho. Just a few small bites here and a couple of sips there, and you're pretty much done already. $60 for an entree is INSANE. $15 per drink is MURDER. Skimpy-ass food portions, tiny-ass beer/wine glasses, and just greedy-ass business practices overall (as other reviewers have pointed out). 8 bucks just for a water is awfully expensive if you ask me, and I honestly think that I've had much better beer at some other places. And when we tried the stuff out, NONE of it was actually any good at all. The food was really bland and under-seasoned, but we could also tell that they had really loaded it down with like a TON of MSG and artificial additives. Far too little ingredients, not quite enough flavor, very poor texture/consistency, and it really shows when you taste it. You could probably do WAY BETTER than this, with some microwave dinners at home. The meaty parts were just RAW on the inside and inedible, plus the veggies were cold and tasted like LEAD. None of it was fresh at all, bro. Some parts of the dishes were also under-cooked, as it gave one of my poor Lakota friends the SHITHOUSE RUNS afterwards. He was the kinda guy who just happens to have a sensitive stomach, and was quite allergic to things like that. He got so terribly sick, that he even PUKED when we all went back to the hotel later that evening. "That wasn't no meat or fish; that was SOMETHIN' ELSE, ese..." He said, as he gripped his stomach in pain and then just barfed ALL his guts right into the toilet. Then when the bill finally came, it was almost $800. I just shook my head and rubbed my eyes in SHOCK, thinking that it was all a mistake. But to THEM at least, it was definitely NO mistake. There were only 4 of us in all, and each person spent about 120 bucks or so on food and drinks, not counting the 50 extra bucks that we spent playing some pinball/arcade games while waiting FOREVER for the food to arrive (which even ate up some of our quarters, BTW). So after taxes and fees, the total should've really come out to be like no more than $550. We got the waitress, and inquired about it. Then she simply just cleared her throat, raised her voice again and told us in a very rude condescending tone (with amplified volume), that it was a 'gratuity fee' that was automatically tacked on by default. "You HAVE TO PAY that, sir!" I'm like, SERIOUSLY??? Well, I'm all for tips and service/overhead charges when it comes to dining out with friends, but HOW ON EARTH did that come out to be an extra $150? Knowing that she simply just CANNOT be reasoned with, we just foot the bill and left the damn place. We were so 'full of it' that we couldn't even stay for dessert. My Lakota friends even got sick afterwards. I think they will all make it a point to NEVER visit me or my town ever again. I am SO sorry, my friends! 😫

  • @oglynch1921
    @oglynch1921 10 днів тому

    They definitely know the food is terrible. That’s why they make you pay first and being in London they know that new customers that don’t know the place will be past everyday.

  • @BernardoPro-q8f
    @BernardoPro-q8f 2 місяці тому

    Aguamiel honestly have the best churros in London 🙌🏼🙌🏼 10:45

  • @RaeofLight13
    @RaeofLight13 3 місяці тому +9

    I was waiting for the camera to pan at the audience of two boys who “trolled” Harrison about the prawn to reveal it was Andy with a friend the whole time haha… Would’ve been such a twist! 🫶🏼🫶🏼

  • @VanessaAndrade-fw6vq
    @VanessaAndrade-fw6vq 3 місяці тому +10

    You had me fooled. You didnt look like the food was bad when you were eating it. Lmao 😅😂

  • @evorevok1767
    @evorevok1767 Місяць тому

    If the restaurant waiters/waitress/staffs are unusually super nice to you, walk out!! It is indication that the food is bad and they have to have good service to compensate for that & pull people in. Because in a good restaurant, the waiters & chefs don't give a sh1t what you order, don't need to serve you like kings/queens and don't care whether you walk out or not

  • @MisterJorge-f1l
    @MisterJorge-f1l Місяць тому +1

    It looks amazing for the price and all you can eat. For the greasy parts, I would just scrape the grease off! Love from San Francisco

  • @sierragayle123
    @sierragayle123 18 днів тому +1

    Lol, I was uncomfortable, and I'm in a whole different country. 🙃

  • @boayoon8715
    @boayoon8715 6 днів тому

    I went here years ago with some colleagues… we all just had one half a plate it was horrific. The worst ever. Never again.

  • @jakeyzatman8297
    @jakeyzatman8297 2 місяці тому +3

    I want to see you rate the best rated Chinese restaurant in London

    • @HarrisonWebb97
      @HarrisonWebb97  2 місяці тому

      That could be fun!!!

    • @clownrecords2869
      @clownrecords2869 2 місяці тому

      @@HarrisonWebb97 Go next door, literally as you said, the place next door is great I went there last week! Its called Tao Tao Ju, would make for a good vid.

  • @briannacottle4773
    @briannacottle4773 3 місяці тому +9

    On lunch at work watching this🤣❤️

  • @tolik5929
    @tolik5929 2 місяці тому +1

    I remember the best Chinese buffet , was in Vegas , off the beatten path . I knew it was going to be good , because I was the only white guy there , everybody else was Asian .

  • @SamM-oh2cx
    @SamM-oh2cx 7 днів тому

    Have worked in a Chinese restaurant. For as long as I live, I will NEVER eat at or from one ever again.

  • @mmtmmt9481
    @mmtmmt9481 3 місяці тому +20

    He probably can't stop staring when you're eating the prawn shell instead of removing it.

  • @katttdo
    @katttdo 3 місяці тому +5

    Please do these in the US the next time you visit

  • @nickthomas181
    @nickthomas181 15 днів тому

    Looks fantastic

  • @robertomendez187
    @robertomendez187 23 дні тому

    Mmm, proper Delish!!!
    Save me a seat, mate!!!!

  • @nsbm6
    @nsbm6 3 місяці тому +2

    I had to pay first too in a restaurant but the food there was really good!

  • @Eric-the-Bold
    @Eric-the-Bold Місяць тому

    Look at the size of the seating area, then how big is the kitchen, for the number of food items on display and the number of staff. So why say that. Some Chinese Restaurants in the tourist areas have the food in the main cooked off site and bused in on trolleys with trays. Chef Ding Ding is at work ie Mircowave. The old adage, the tourist is here today and gone the next, but money is in the till. My first hand knowledge while working in London.

  • @SecronSeven
    @SecronSeven 3 місяці тому +26

    Dude you know you're supposed to peel the shrimp before you eat it right?

    • @ZhangBangsFury
      @ZhangBangsFury 3 місяці тому

      They don’t eat it much in the uk

    • @deadzio
      @deadzio 3 місяці тому +5

      Dude you can eat legs too. I think you know little about shrimps

    • @mj.a.k
      @mj.a.k 2 місяці тому +2

      You don't have to- the head, tail, and shell are actually nutritious if you choose to eat them

    • @its_a_bug
      @its_a_bug Місяць тому

      ​@@ZhangBangsFurylol we absolutely do. He obviously doesn't

  • @jenhiah73
    @jenhiah73 12 днів тому

    The London China restaurant and eatery has become increasingly complacent over the years, clinging to outdated practices and a stubborn mindset reminiscent of the 1970s. The owner seems resistant to change, focusing primarily on maintaining low-quality yet lucrative food offerings. This establishment operates under the misguided belief that they are the best option available in London, disregarding the evolving tastes and expectations of today’s diners. As a result, they risk alienating a customer base that seeks both quality and authenticity in their dining experiences.

  • @ronk9830
    @ronk9830 2 місяці тому

    00:32 The food was WASHED, the restaurant was WASHED, the staff was WASHED.
    Is that a thing one would say? Or are they saying the restaurant was really clean? 🤔

  • @mildredpierce4506
    @mildredpierce4506 13 днів тому

    I’ve been to a Vietnamese restaurant that was very crowded. I just knew for sure. The food will be delicious. It wasn’t. It was horrible.

  • @DeeDeeH20
    @DeeDeeH20 Місяць тому

    I am a new sub from the USA. You are brilliant and funny!! love it.

  • @davidkeeling7468
    @davidkeeling7468 3 місяці тому +3

    It’s a Chinese all you can eat buffet ! What did you really expect

  • @talaibarnier4466
    @talaibarnier4466 4 дні тому

    Wonder where Harry buys his jeans.😂

  • @jf-zq2qz
    @jf-zq2qz 3 дні тому

    I'm here to tell you that you are supposed to peel the bloody prawn dude 😂you don't eat the bloody shell 😂😂

  • @Secretariat1964
    @Secretariat1964 6 днів тому

    no it wasn't shit!! its a quick meal and it was steaming hot and very well cooked.

  • @Yomomma-ju2ym
    @Yomomma-ju2ym 3 місяці тому +8

    Woohoo! Early crew!!! Much love from Tennessee ❤

  • @Lenaa404
    @Lenaa404 3 місяці тому +6

    Fast forward 1 year where Harrison comes back, and they don't let him in 😂

  • @navyvet05
    @navyvet05 2 місяці тому +1

    On average i would say chinese buffets are the worst restaurants in terms of food quality, cleanliness and turnover rate. At best you can find one thats decent.

    • @westhoff-
      @westhoff- Місяць тому

      I completely agree

  • @tossedsalad5532
    @tossedsalad5532 Місяць тому

    Honesty is the best review

  • @SushiTime1981
    @SushiTime1981 Місяць тому

    It was awful !!!! Went there today and they demanded money up front and the food was dreadful. Charged my kid full price !!! AVOID !!!

  • @raykenley
    @raykenley 12 днів тому

    I can understand the stress people facing everyday that are working there. With that price, it will always attract pay one quit expect 3 quit worth of dish kind of cheap skate. I bet they met all sort of nasty people in the past, therefor you need to pay before your meal every restaurant you go now.
    London are famous for diner making a run after the meal so don't blame restaurant being bad,it is the people that cause the lost of trust in the industry.

  • @ALLROY240
    @ALLROY240 2 місяці тому

    This guy is a natural

  • @louiem2
    @louiem2 3 місяці тому +1

    Buffet restaurant is the first red flag already in Chinatown. Should've gone to Mr Wu's instead 🙃

  • @katttdo
    @katttdo 3 місяці тому +4

    Loving these videos lmaoooo

  • @mushroomhead3054
    @mushroomhead3054 25 днів тому

    I'm glad most of the uk isn't like london yet. Hopefully I'll expire before the inevitable spread.

  • @vinba8234
    @vinba8234 15 днів тому

    Eat a much as you like - You won't like eating any of it...

  • @Kelly-mi1yz
    @Kelly-mi1yz День тому

    We pay first in the states

  • @susanfrancisquez6190
    @susanfrancisquez6190 2 місяці тому

    Its busy in there but there's a 2 Star rating 😅
    Btw, always take your receipt so you can prove you paid just in case. I ordered take out and I had a similar incident where they had to get the worker that went on their lunch break who i paid with just to prove i paid because i turned down the receipt. I was PO'd that they made me wait awhile because they couldn't find the worker that went on break. Geez, never again 😒

  • @ivantsang2156
    @ivantsang2156 3 місяці тому +1

    Maybe this restaurant have customer walk off without paying, that why you pay first I guess

  • @KitiTui
    @KitiTui 21 день тому

    I just can't stand those buffet restaurants too small and people seating so close to one another

  • @davidsworld5837
    @davidsworld5837 13 днів тому

    why is there a service charge when you serve yourself.
    so your service charge is for some one to watch you eat there food.
    may be just film secretly with spy cameras then voice over instead so don't draw attention to you.
    the food did not look that good and the unwanted attention from staff and people is very off putting to eat there
    its like they know completely that there food is not good. and dont want anyone else to find out about it

  • @samclark6077
    @samclark6077 3 місяці тому +16

    Tell me you didn’t just eat a prawn with the shell and legs still on 😂😂

  • @ashleydohner4299
    @ashleydohner4299 3 місяці тому +1

    Lol omg this video is hilarious, "mmm delicious" 😅😂

    • @michaelhawkins7389
      @michaelhawkins7389 2 місяці тому

      hahaha you know what else is funny? if you , farted in someones face 😁😂

  • @danbanks7930
    @danbanks7930 10 днів тому

    Buffets are never good....🤢

  • @已故
    @已故 Місяць тому

    Actually we make our own Chinese food everyday my stepbrother is western and he throw a fit when I make him Chinese food!

  • @1972dsrai
    @1972dsrai Місяць тому

    Anything Chinese is taking a huge hit right now with how bad everything in China is. Can’t help thinking some of the ingredients they’re using are imported from China and thus, potentially contain additives and colourings not fit for consumption.

    • @已故
      @已故 Місяць тому

      So that’s why we actually cook at home, most of the Chinese restaurants have their flavors adjusted to fit the western preference. My stepbrother is western and I’m Chinese when I make dumplings and Chinese food he throw a fit so I have to use my stick to calm him down!

  • @hannahcaihan
    @hannahcaihan 3 місяці тому +1

    “How did you get into China” when I see the subtitle 😂😂😂as a Chinese I enjoyed this content hahahhaha

  • @kennethmaese4622
    @kennethmaese4622 21 день тому

    My local Hong Kong buffet is a 1 star restaurant 😂

  • @susanfrancisquez6190
    @susanfrancisquez6190 2 місяці тому

    I couldn't stop laughing when he was imitating that guy that was watching him 😂

  • @missdeebates
    @missdeebates 17 днів тому

    I dragged 6 friends into an even worse Chinese buffet than that, on Ward our Street.

  • @SSS92934
    @SSS92934 3 місяці тому +1

    You should get camera glasses so you can go into places and not be suspected!

  • @praxus0793
    @praxus0793 2 місяці тому

    Big selection? That's about a quarter of what's offered in the US Chinese buffets. That selection was just plain Sad.
    Also, not joking, you've never had peel and eat shrimp. They come with the legs on, you grab the tail and pull the shell off. That's how you get them in the US. Or you pay more for no shell. We've always had them with legs my entire life.

  • @jack8988
    @jack8988 3 місяці тому +2

    £13.99 per person what do u expect

    • @RedSky-1234
      @RedSky-1234 3 місяці тому

      Indeed. If you are super drunk tho, the food there might be eatable.

  • @TheMiracleMirage
    @TheMiracleMirage Місяць тому

    I frequently get a takeaway box from this restaurant. I've never been unhappy with it

  • @15kit96
    @15kit96 26 днів тому

    thT was an experience 😂😂😂

  • @katiek4938
    @katiek4938 2 місяці тому

    Do people not check reviews before going to restaurants?!

  • @melisaprietoaboitiz7184
    @melisaprietoaboitiz7184 3 місяці тому

    Great honest review

  • @CosmicPrawny
    @CosmicPrawny 15 днів тому

    I ate here years ago. It was fucking dreadful.

  • @josephthinks296
    @josephthinks296 2 місяці тому

    The paradigm of eat as much as you like….confucius would be confused

  • @TrudyTrew
    @TrudyTrew 10 днів тому

    Looks like a place I went to a couple of months ago. Bloody awful.

  • @Sophomoric1
    @Sophomoric1 2 місяці тому

    One way to keep people from eating too much food in a buffet setting, is to make it all inedible. 😂

  • @rob3462
    @rob3462 3 місяці тому

    They must know their food is garbage and they have awful reviews, it’s just they don’t care as it’s a tourist hotspot. Prob never had a repeat customer in their life and still busy

  • @kjh789az
    @kjh789az 3 місяці тому +1

    Thanks for risking your health/life. But. Please work on your descriptive food vocab. "It's really bad" is not sufficiently descriptive. In what way is it bad? Buffet style Chinese is always less fresh and subtle than freshly prepared plates.

  • @paulm3033
    @paulm3033 9 днів тому

    I think you aere being very fair

  • @robgraham1204
    @robgraham1204 3 місяці тому

    They normally say if a restaurants busy you are OK to go in
    That don't apply here 😂

  • @FattyOn2Wheels
    @FattyOn2Wheels 2 місяці тому

    10% service charge at a buffet wow

  • @jamyphill
    @jamyphill 2 місяці тому

    "Eat the fucking legs " had me subscribe

  • @user-ff9rx
    @user-ff9rx Місяць тому

    You didn't see the place in Ealing