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All-you-can-eat buffet restaurant slams customer's 'spiteful' TripAdvisor review

Tag：variety of dishes buffet restaurant 2022-04-29 10:13

All-you-can-eat buffet restaurant slams customer

The owners of an all-you-can-eat restaurant have hit back after a customer said staff were 'very rude'.

The Gurkha Buffet Restaurant on Waterloo Road in Blackpool has been hailed for "excellent" staff and a "very relaxed atmosphere" but not all customers seem to agree.

Serving a variety of dishes including Chinese, Indian, Nepalese and Thai cuisine, the buffet is situated minutes away from the seafront and has been highly praised by many customers, reports Lancs Live.

The eatery provides various cuisines for fixed prices with adults charged under £16 on peak days.

Many previous customers have praised the quality of food at the restaurant which is currently rated 4.5 out of 5 on TripAdvisor.

Out of 439 reviews, 335 guest rated their time at The Gurkha 'Excellent' and 53 rated it 'Very Good' .

Some of the more recent have been five star reviews, praising the buffet restaurant.

One customer wrote; "The staff were excellent and very attentive the tables were kept clean and tidy, empty plates were removed by the time you get back with your next dish.

"The food was excellent and very hot. Good selection and plenty of options for the children.

"The Lamb Gurkha curry was amazing but not for the faint hearted as it’s got a good kick to it.

"The decor is great with lots of Gurkha memorabilia and war memorabilia.

"Very relaxed atmosphere you will not be disappointed.

"We are going back this week whilst in Blackpool and look forward to another great meal with family and friends."

Another person commented: "We were visiting Blackpool for the weekend and fancied some nice food.

This was the best buffet restaurant we have ever been to. Food was hot. Not lukewarm. Great selection. Friendly staff. Nice relaxed atmosphere."

Another added: "8 of us went for the buffet meal on Wednesday, March 18.

"Some of our party had never eaten Nepalese/Indian but they thoroughly enjoyed their meals and having the chance to try something different.

"Staff were very attentive and helpful. Value for money and well worth a visit."

However, one guest who visited in March didn't seem pleased with the service they received and wrote a negative review rating the restaurant as 'Terrible'.

They wrote; "We were greeted at the door woman behind the reception desk very rude and abrupt told we had to move tables halfway through the meal as the table was then booked, food was nowhere near as good as it has been in the past, very VERY disappointed."

Owners of The Gurkha didn't seem to agree with the review and decided to clear a few things up in their own response.

They wrote: "We are sorry to hear you did not enjoy your recent dining experience at The Gurkha.

The receptionist did inform me on the situation, however, we did not expect to receive a poor review from you as you did not complain at the time or report it to the Manager.

They said: "We are also sorry that you felt the receptionist was rude and abrupt - unfortunately with English being her second language, we do understand it can sometimes be perceived this way.

"We apologise for asking you to move tables 50 minutes in, however, please be reminded that we were actually asking you to move to a bigger, nicer and more private table by the window.

To compensate for the inconvenience, we even informed you that you could stay longer past the 90-minute dining limit, to which you declined.

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