Hot Flame World Buffet

Decent place with lots to try!!! Starters make you full!!! Advice you to go on weekends!!! Keep place for the desserts!!!

Always a warm and wonderful welcome at the door, food is really good and staff are helpful and friendly
I love the selection they have on display there is always something to pick but such a great atmosphere

This place is so tasty… lots to choose from and always hot.
Only downside was that the waiter came over and slammed our final bill on the table and asked us to leave as we where just over our 1hr and half allowance.
Would recommend this to anyone to visit

My poor Dad. Now that he lives in Edinburgh, he decided a day trip to Glasgow for his birthday lunch was in order and so my entire family descended here. When nine adults and six kids can walk in off the street on a Saturday afternoon and be seated immediately — probably doesn’t bode well.
So firstly the service — we had two huge tables side by side and I am fairly sure we didn’t see the same waiter twice. Having to ask for drinks three or four times became quite irritating quite quickly, moreso because my Dad was seated immediately underneath a heater which apparently couldn’t be switched off.
The food? I think «ugh» pretty much covers it. Pakora which was quite clearly the dregs from the fryer being left out and not refilled as there was still some in the bowl, an unappetising mound of congealed burgers available to eat — but no rolls beside them, lukewarm pizza with the consistency of cardboard, bland and insipid «curry». The dessert selection was a stramash of supermarket own brand efforts.
As I said, poor Dad. I mean at £8/​head for the adults and £4/​head for the kids it was inexpensive which is the sole saving grace but the reality is we’d have been better fed and more satisfied by a cheeky McDs. You live you learn.

I had been here before but that was a while ago and it had just opened it’s doors. Back then it was poor. Seemed a little out of order things had not settled etc… Most things you get with a new restaurant.
Going back there still seems to be problems. From being seated in an awkward table (we did have a large group to be fair) having to wait for people to finish before you could move. Ordering drinks that took an age to arrive. Then on to the food/​dining experience.
It was really busy when I went. There were people everywhere with half filled plates. A queue could form anywhere at any point. There was no direction no organisation. I have been to other places like this and they all seem to do best at 1 style of cuisine. The Indian curries seem to be alright but the rest of the food fails. No Chasni on offer was a minus point. It figures in all buffet’s. Food was ok. Nothing that blew me away. For catering a big group it is fine. If you want proper tastey food then I would go elsewhere.
It was £10 for me but that was during the week at lunchtime. Someone else was doing the money dealings, maybe a little black magic thrown in there. I expected somewhere near the £15.
Overall I would not choose to go here. I love buffets but they never really seem to be amazing. They just plug a gap. Leave you bloated and needing a nap.

Just don’t go here — point blank — save your money go somewhere else. This has to be the most stale food I’ve ever eat in my life, don’t confuse this with the hot flame world buffet in Uddingston which is great, this place is horrible, everything tastes the same and the overall quality of the meat, décor, dining experience was poor. I wouldn’t recommend anyone to go here. Seriously… save your money, I went once then left it a few months to see if they had made any improvements, the owners clearly don’t care or they’re not taking on the feedback. AVOID.

Ok, long overdue an update of this review several months on and the opening ceremonies well and truly over and done.
So in traditional style The Trough of Blandness award finally goes to the Hot Flame World Buffet!
Like every other one of these places it starts well but as the initial rush subsides the quality plummets leaving in the main a somewhat cold congealed mess!
In general food was luke warm, the chinese section tasteless, cardboard pizza which had been sitting a while, tasteless pasta, unappetizing dessert section… The list could go on! Even the drinks were poor! I asked for a soda water and lime to which we were asked… Whats that? Is that like some sort of Lemonade?! The mind boggles.
I had such high hopes for these guys on opening day but at least I gave them the benefit of the doubt. Sadly they blew it.

Place looked freshly painted sort of clean i’m happy enough with that. Then disaster the food looked awful all the hot starters where stone cold as where the selection of chinese dishes, the indian food was luke warm and not the temperature that it should be for hot holding. The food was bland and tasteless lacked any imagination the sauces tasted as if they came out of a jar. The nann Bread was burnt and too dry.
I had the chicken chaat and had to spit it back out as it had a bitter taste as if it was old chicken past its date and soaked in other flavours in the fridge. I observed hair in the chicken korma lots of it, so l fished them out and gave them to a member of staff he did not apologise or nothing just grabbed the plate as if l was a convenience to hem. I saw that the cooks where wearing hats but there where five others in the kitchen that where not. The drinks where not to standard as l where given a cheap cola and not coca cola. I would not recommend Hot Flame World Buffet to anyone

Not usually a fan of the ol’ buffet places but the sheer novelty factor made me intrigued as to what this place would be like… many foodz for ALL AROUND THE WORLD! Woah. Heavy duty.
Turns out it wasn’t ALL food from around the world (that’d be daft and the restaurant would need to be SECC sized but I was looking forward to trying some Antarctic food. Oh well…) but instead they had: Italian, Indian, Chinese, Japanese and dirty knees, oh! Sorry, nah, that was about it — they had some ‘Grill’ section that was fairly non-​specific in food origin, seemed a mix of everything you like but grilled well good.
I must say I was pleased with the choice having heard a few whispers that there was only a couple of meals from each country. Instead there was great choice; roughly about 6 Indian curries, 6 Chinese foods and lots of various sushi and pizzas.
I mainly stuck to the Indian & Chinese foods & they did not disappoint. All the pakoras were yummy & apart from some slimy beef Chinese thing all the main courses were lovely too; my favourite being their Japanese curry. Nom.
But alas, with all buffet’s comes my downfall: eyes bigger than my belly :(I tried SO hard to be good and not fill myself up on breads/​rice/​noodles like I normally do but yet I still over done it. Ooft. Sore.
Have to say I didn’t even venture near the dessert table (not a big dessert person) but some of the mini cakes looked so cute & I heard they were tasty too.
Only grumble I have is the lack of draft beer. Not good. Especially when they have it listed on their menu. Bums. So had to opt for a (much dearer) bottle of beer instead. Also I noticed their wine list was quite pricey too, I guess this is where they make their money.
We went for the evening meal on a Friday night & it was £13.95 a head. I ended up paying £17, that’s including a tip, so pretty good considering ALL the foodage I did stuff my mouth with. Groan.

Popped in here today for a wee dabble; I only noticed it by accident a couple of days ago after getting lost (don’t ask, I do that a lot) and taking a wrong turn…
First impressions were good, really friendly and helpful staff greeted me the instant I walked in the door. Once he’d given me a table and pointed me in the direction of the plates and food, he took my order for a drink (a pint of coke, fact fans) and by the time I’d returned to my table, it was waiting for me.
The main problem I have with the buffet style joints usually, is simply the fact that you get the feeling stuff is just rushed out and quality suffers for quantity — here, however, it’s not the case. With a choice of Mexican, Italian, Indian, Chinese, Thai and even sushi the customer is spoilt for choice.
Veggie folks are catered for as well, with several veggie options.
The food is damned nice, and the novelty of sitting with a plate that has some Enchiladas, some Chicken Korma and a couple of pizza slices on it doesn’t ever wear off — dip you pizza in the korma sauce, it’s ace!
The staff are quick to take away empty plates without ever being overbearing or taking away unfinished food too, another bugbear about other bufffet places *coughChinaBuffetKingcough*
Downsides? Not many, to be honest. The décor is a bit higgledy piggledy, could possibly do with offering fresh cutlery next to the plates, and I accidentally ate a mushroom with my BBQ chicken. I hate mushrooms.
All in all though, I would happily recommend visiting here to anyone who can’t make up their mind about lunch! Go and give it a try.