Laughing Buddha Restuarant

Busiest I've ever ever seen it tonight (new years eve) well planned, yes there was a wait but pre warned when ordered night before. Well set out, everyone working hard, as always! Food tasted delicious, hot and correct (complicated order) always get my food from here.

Ordered on New Year’s Eve We were told there was going to be a wait. They were well organised, one on the phone two on the desk. Food was brilliant, ours was a big order and nothing was missing + they threw in a bag of prawn crackers. We ordered from another menu so the dishes were slightly different, but the adapted some of theirs to suit. 10/10

I have been to the Laughing Buddha on quite a few occasions, and has always been a wonderful experience, with fine tasty food cooked an presented to impeccable standards. However, last night were not the case Some friends of ours came a very long distance, to visit and share with us their pre 70th birthday celebration. I had raved to them, about this restaurants beautifully cooked cuisines with good portions and thought it was the perfect place to entertain them, along with a nice additional bottle of house wine to wash everything down and be merry. The 1st dish starter courses were excellent, with Prawn Toast, Wantons, ribs etc.. Fantastic. We ordered our main courses, and I ordered my favourite for years, Duck - served with an Orange Sauce and Boiled Rice. The Duck portions were for once, incredibly scimpy, and the sauce was bitter and sour. If that wasn't bad enough, as I started to eat my rice with Chopsticks, at the bottom under the rice were a bit long BLACK HAIR. This immediately made me feel physically sick, and although I were offered a replacement main course, I thought again and declined it. My night was totally spoiled, and I felt grossly embarrassed and humiliated after all the positive things and great credits I had given to our friends about this once great restaurant. I have vowed NEVER to return again after a drop in hygiene standards like that, as well as a horrible vile tasting main course. There usually are male chefs cooking your food in the kitchen, which can be seen through large clear glass windows... But on this particular night, all the cooking was performed by very young girls. This restaurant hasn't just lost one future customer, but Four..or maybe Six. Sorry laughing Buddha, but you need to pull up your socks, and get your once high standards back in order.

Reasonably priced, good value for money and generous portion sizes. Very friendly staff, Kenny is always welcoming and chatty. Food spot on and always hot if collected. A bit hit and miss if delivered. If ordering and collecting you're currently required to wait outside until the order is ready and its then brought out to you. All well and good in the warmer months but now the weathers changing its not ideal. If this continues into the winter we intend to stop getting our weekly chinese from here, unfortunately, as sitting in the wind and rain really isn't worth it. Maybe this is something that could be addressed as we head into autumn, would easily be 5 stars if remedied.

My cousin suggested we come here. So glad she did...food cooked beautifully meat was moist and tender. Well worth a try