How disgusting can you get?

[Desiderata]

The initial message was deleted from this topic on 19 November 2022 at 21:45

[2 GKC]

Strange post

[NMNeil]

Buffets are popular here and they do have customers in the tonnage range.
The worst are the pickers. Normally female, at least 180 kilos, and picks her way through every tray looking for the perfect piece of chicken or whatever, which she never finds, so complains all the time about the poor selection of food, then fills her plate to overflowing but leaves most of it behind on the plate or on the floor.
Like watching a pig at a trough.

[Sebring440]

Desiderata said:

I'm just back from a stag afternoon. We stopped drinking mid afternoon for a food break at a disgusting place called Cosmo which was an "all you can eat" buffet made up of a strange mix of different international "cuisine". The place was in a shopping centre in the middle of Glasgow and the clientele was a very eclectic mix. Some of the plates leaving the buffet were quite astonishing, Chinese springrolls, pizza and chicken korma on the same plate with a dollop of sickly Eton mess on the side. I didn't know that such a place or such people existed.
Even in my drunken state, I couldn't bring myself to mix food in this manner so had to have several visits to the counters picking up a properly coordinated course each time. Someone who was less drunk was counting and reckoned I had 6 main courses and 3 sweet courses. I'm sure I'll regret it in the morning.
Is this a common phenomenon?

For context.

[Hoofy]

Not sure why the OP was deleted. I see similar behaviour sometimes and I have to wonder what's going on in their heads.

Still, it's their choice and as long as they don't waste the food, I don't care.

[Petrus1983]

Sebring440 said:

Desiderata said:

I'm just back from a stag afternoon. We stopped drinking mid afternoon for a food break at a disgusting place called Cosmo which was an "all you can eat" buffet made up of a strange mix of different international "cuisine". The place was in a shopping centre in the middle of Glasgow and the clientele was a very eclectic mix. Some of the plates leaving the buffet were quite astonishing, Chinese springrolls, pizza and chicken korma on the same plate with a dollop of sickly Eton mess on the side. I didn't know that such a place or such people existed.
Even in my drunken state , I couldn't bring myself to mix food in this manner so had to have several visits to the counters picking up a properly coordinated course each time. Someone who was less drunk was counting and reckoned I had 6 main courses and 3 sweet courses. I'm sure I'll regret it in the morning.
Is this a common phenomenon?

For context.

For more context

[Desiderata]

Petrus1983 said:

Sebring440 said:

Desiderata said:

I'm just back from a stag afternoon. We stopped drinking mid afternoon for a food break at a disgusting place called Cosmo which was an "all you can eat" buffet made up of a strange mix of different international "cuisine". The place was in a shopping centre in the middle of Glasgow and the clientele was a very eclectic mix. Some of the plates leaving the buffet were quite astonishing, Chinese springrolls, pizza and chicken korma on the same plate with a dollop of sickly Eton mess on the side. I didn't know that such a place or such people existed.
Even in my drunken state , I couldn't bring myself to mix food in this manner so had to have several visits to the counters picking up a properly coordinated course each time. Someone who was less drunk was counting and reckoned I had 6 main courses and 3 sweet courses. I'm sure I'll regret it in the morning.
Is this a common phenomenon?

For context.

For more context

Sorry, just a drunken rant which embarrassed me as I started to sober up. I wish I could have deleted yesterday.

PS It was a truly disgusting place, with disgusting food and disgusting clientele (me included)

Edited by Desiderata on Sunday 20th November 07:45

[Piersman2]

Desiderata said:

Petrus1983 said:

Sebring440 said:

Desiderata said:

I'm just back from a stag afternoon. We stopped drinking mid afternoon for a food break at a disgusting place called Cosmo which was an "all you can eat" buffet made up of a strange mix of different international "cuisine". The place was in a shopping centre in the middle of Glasgow and the clientele was a very eclectic mix. Some of the plates leaving the buffet were quite astonishing, Chinese springrolls, pizza and chicken korma on the same plate with a dollop of sickly Eton mess on the side. I didn't know that such a place or such people existed.
Even in my drunken state , I couldn't bring myself to mix food in this manner so had to have several visits to the counters picking up a properly coordinated course each time. Someone who was less drunk was counting and reckoned I had 6 main courses and 3 sweet courses. I'm sure I'll regret it in the morning.
Is this a common phenomenon?

For context.

For more context

Sorry, just a drunken rant which embarrassed me as I started to sober up. I wish I could have deleted yesterday.

Too late.

So your main drunken complaint seems to be that the others were using just the one plate to pick out the various cuisines, whereas you needed to go back 6 times for yours. Strange.

I've been to a Cosmo twice IIRC. My preferred option is a blend of the two modes mainly because the little plates mean I can't fit enough of an eclectic mix on just one plate so have to go back in for more. Oh, and obviously need a separate plate for dessert, although to be fair I was pushing myself by that point as I'd already eaten too much to be comfortable.

[mickk]

I went to a local Toby carvery once, never again.

[HRL]

I’ve been to a Cosmo once. That was enough.

Lots of variety but the food was all crap, certainly wouldn’t go again. However, I was sober.

[abzmike]

You pay your money you take your choice… literally.
I’m sure other food emporiums were available where the clientele would have been more to your liking.
Was Alan there with his big plate?

[Tony1963]

I stopped using buffets of any sort about 30 years ago when I saw where some people’s hands were going before they used the serving implements, and then noticed that some implements ended up in the food.

Urine, snot etc don’t sit easily in my mouth or stomach.

[oldagepensioner]

There is a buffet style restaraunt in Sheerness called oriental raise.The place is clean and far from disgusting the staff are polite and the service is good but the hot food is rarely piping hot and tends to be fairly bland as it has to cater to the lowest common denominator ie people like my wife who don't really like strong flavours.Plus of course it tries to cover a wide range cuisines which to my mind doesn't really work.

[nebpor]

I'm more amazed you ended up out at Silverburn shopping centre on a stag weekend in Glasgow!

[ambuletz]

Is it common occurrence? yes. The buffet place mentioned is a franchise, I've been to the one in Romford.

It's quite popular as many people will go there to eat up before a night out. Popular because it's...
- relatively cheap
- fast (you eat straight away, so could be in/out within an hour if you wanted)
- hassle free (something for everyone)

food never seems as good quality food from a local takeaway, but thats cos its sitting out for hours. all of these cheap buffets love to advertise x-number of dishes, when it turns out that 40% are 'british' ones. chips, nuggets, roast potato etc.

[Short Grain]

Went to an 'all you can eat' Chinese buffet restaurant in The Netherlands on a business trip years ago. Food was excellent, place was clean, staff very nice. The colleague and the mill rep who suggested it went back at least 6 times each, piling their plates every time. They really got their, (the mills), moneys worth. They had a bit of a competition going on. I had a very restrained 3 plates worth, and not really a mishmash of everything on the plates. My colleague could hardly move afterwards!