Cosmo is a British buffet restaurant chain.[1] The company currently operates 26 restaurants, of which 18 are located in England,[2] 4 in Scotland, and 1 each in Wales, Ireland, and Northern Ireland.[3]

Cosmo
Company typeBuffet restaurant
Founded2003
Headquarters,
Number of locations
19
Key people
Tom Chan
Websitecosmo-restaurants.co.uk

The restaurants include live cooking stations where customers can have food cooked when ordered.[4]

History

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The first Cosmo restaurant opened in Eastbourne in 2003.[3] Between 2003 and June 2012, Cosmo extended their branches to Bristol, Chatham, Coventry, Croydon, Margate, Romford, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Wolverhampton, and Swansea. In 2011, it was named Britain's biggest restaurant, with a seating capacity of 800.[5] In July 2012, Cosmo opened restaurants in Reading, Aberdeen, Manchester and Belfast.

In 2015, Cosmo was officially voted third in the CGA Peach Brand Track Survey for "Customer Satisfaction" and 2nd for "Value for Money".[citation needed] In 2016, it opened restaurants in Oxford, Dublin and Southampton. [citation needed] The Manchester branch was known as Red Hot Buffet which was very popular with families eating out during weekends.

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The restaurant serves over 150 dishes from around the world, including China, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, Mongolia, Singapore, Vietnam, England, and India.[6] They also serve sushi, sweet and sour pork, pizza, salmon filet in black bean sauce and chicken korma.[7]

Locations

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England

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Scotland

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Wales

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Northern Ireland

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Ireland

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Former locations

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References

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  1. ^ Jeffries, Stuart (19 November 2010). "Feeding frenzy: Britain's biggest restaurant opens for business". The Guardian. London.
  2. ^ Jeffries, Stuart (2010-11-18). "Feeding frenzy: Britain's biggest restaurant opens for business". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
  3. ^ a b Heward, Emily (2017-07-25). "A huge new all-you-can-eat restaurant is opening in Manchester". men. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
  4. ^ Union Square – Cosm weo
  5. ^ "Biggest restaurant in Britain has room for 800 customers a night". The Independent. 2010-09-06. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  6. ^ Cosmo Archived 2013-01-07 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Cosmo Archived 2013-01-23 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Panons, Jacob (16 January 2023). "Eastbourne town centre restaurant closes after 20 years". Sussex World.
  9. ^ Zagnat, Olimpia (1 November 2022). "Popular Nottingham city centre buffet COSMO 'shut for good'". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Cosmo, Swindon". Swindon Advertiser. 2007-12-18. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
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