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'''Cosmo''' is a chain of [[buffet|19 buffet]] restaurants in the [[United Kingdom]]. Its branch in Valley Leisure Park, <nowiki>[[Croydon]]</nowiki>, was formerly the biggest restaurant in the United Kingdom.<ref name=jeffries>{{cite news|last=Jeffries|first=Stuart|title=Feeding frenzy: Britain's biggest restaurant opens for business|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2010/nov/18/cosmo-britains-biggest-restaurant-opens|work=The Guardian|date=19 November 2010|location=London}}</ref> The first location opened in 2003 in [[Eastbourne]], and the chain currently operates 19 restaurants, 14 of which are located in [[England]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2010/nov/18/cosmo-britains-biggest-restaurant-opens|title=Feeding frenzy: Britain's biggest restaurant opens for business|last=Jeffries|first=Stuart|date=2010-11-18|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-07-07|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> three in [[Scotland]] and one each in [[Wales]] and [[Northern Ireland]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink-news/cosmo-buffet-restaurant-manchester-deansgate-13376599|title=A huge new all-you-can-eat restaurant is opening in Manchester|last=Heward|first=Emily|date=2017-07-25|website=men|access-date=2019-07-07}}</ref>
'''Cosmo''' is a [[United Kingdom |British]] [[buffet]] restaurant chain.<ref name="jeffries">{{cite news|last=Jeffries|first=Stuart|title=Feeding frenzy: Britain's biggest restaurant opens for business|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2010/nov/18/cosmo-britains-biggest-restaurant-opens|work=The Guardian|date=19 November 2010|location=London}}</ref> The company currently operates 26 restaurants, of which 18 are located in [[England]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2010/nov/18/cosmo-britains-biggest-restaurant-opens|title=Feeding frenzy: Britain's biggest restaurant opens for business|last=Jeffries|first=Stuart|date=2010-11-18|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-07-07|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> 4 in [[Scotland]], and 1 each in [[Wales]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]], and [[Northern Ireland]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink-news/cosmo-buffet-restaurant-manchester-deansgate-13376599|title=A huge new all-you-can-eat restaurant is opening in Manchester|last=Heward|first=Emily|date=2017-07-25|website=men|access-date=2019-07-07}}</ref>


The restaurants include live cooking stations where customers can have food freshly cooked.<ref>[http://www.unionsquareaberdeen.com/dining/restaurants/cosmo Union Square – Cosm weo<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
The restaurants include live cooking stations where customers can have food cooked when ordered.<ref>[http://www.unionsquareaberdeen.com/dining/restaurants/cosmo Union Square – Cosm weo<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


==History==
==History==
The first Cosmo restaurant opened in Eastbourne in 2003.<ref name=":0" /> Between 2003 and June 2012 Cosmo opened in [[Bristol]], [[Chatham, Kent|Chatham]], [[Coventry]], [[Croydon]], [[Margate]], [[Romford]], [[Royal Tunbridge Wells]], [[Wolverhampton]], and [[Swansea]]. A branch opened in Croydon in November 2011, and at the time was Britain's biggest restaurant, with a [[seating capacity]] of 800.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}} In July 2012, Cosmo opened restaurants in [[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]], [[Aberdeen]] and [[Belfast]].{{Citation needed|reason=No link given|date=September 2017}}
The first Cosmo restaurant opened in [[Eastbourne]] in 2003.<ref name=":0" /> Between 2003 and June 2012, Cosmo extended their branches to [[Bristol]], [[Chatham, Kent|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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-09-06 |title=Biggest restaurant in Britain has room for 800 customers a night |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/news/biggest-restaurant-in-britain-has-room-for-800-customers-a-night-2072179.html |access-date=2023-04-19 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> In July 2012, Cosmo opened restaurants in [[Reading, Berkshire|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|reason=No link given|date=September 2017}} In 2016, it opened restaurants in [[Oxford]], [[Dublin]] and [[Southampton]]. Its branch in Oxford won very positive reviews. ''The Oxford Mail'' said: "Cosmo definitely has the wow factor" (June 23, 2016){{Citation needed|reason=No link given|date=August 2017}} while monthly glossy ''OX Magazine'' said: "There is serious fun and genuinely great food to be had" (August 2016){{Citation needed|reason=No link given|date=August 2017}}.
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|reason=No link given|date=September 2017}} In 2016, it opened restaurants in [[Oxford]], [[Dublin]] and [[Southampton]]. {{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}
The Manchester branch was known as Red Hot Buffet which was very popular with families eating out during weekends.


==Menu==
==Menu==
The restaurant serves up more 150 dishes from around the world, including [[China]], [[Japan]], [[Korea]], [[Malaysia]], [[Thailand]], [[Mongolia]], [[Singapore]], [[Vietnam]], [[England]] and [[India]].<ref>[http://www.cosmo-restaurants.co.uk/about.html Cosmo<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130107041158/http://www.cosmo-restaurants.co.uk/about.html |date=2013-01-07 }}</ref> Examples of dishes include [[sushi]], [[sweet and sour pork]], [[pizza]], [[salmon]] fillet in [[black bean sauce]] and [[Korma|Chicken Korma]].<ref>[http://www.cosmo-restaurants.co.uk/our-menu.html Cosmo<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123003929/http://www.cosmo-restaurants.co.uk/our-menu.html |date=2013-01-23 }}</ref>
The restaurant serves over 150 dishes from around the world, including [[China]], [[Japan]], [[Korea]], [[Malaysia]], [[Thailand]], [[Mongolia]], [[Singapore]], [[Vietnam]], [[England]], and [[India]].<ref>[http://www.cosmo-restaurants.co.uk/about.html Cosmo<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130107041158/http://www.cosmo-restaurants.co.uk/about.html |date=2013-01-07 }}</ref> They also serve [[sushi]], [[sweet and sour pork]], [[pizza]], [[salmon]] filet in [[black bean sauce]] and [[Korma|chicken korma]].<ref>[http://www.cosmo-restaurants.co.uk/our-menu.html Cosmo<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123003929/http://www.cosmo-restaurants.co.uk/our-menu.html |date=2013-01-23 }}</ref>


==Locations==
==Locations==


===England===
===England===
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{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|* [[Bournemouth]]
* [[Bristol]]
* [[Bristol]]
* [[Derby]]
* [[Derby]]
* [[Doncaster]]
* [[Doncaster]]
* [[Eastbourne]]
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* [[Leeds]]
* [[Manchester]]
* [[Manchester]]
* [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]]
* [[Northampton]] (Opening soon)
* [[Northampton]] (opening soon)
* [[Norwich]]
* [[Norwich]]
* [[Nottingham]]
* [[Oxford]]
* [[Oxford]]
* [[Preston, Lancashire|Preston]] (Opening soon)
* [[Preston, Lancashire|Preston]] (opening soon)
* [[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]]
* [[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]]
* [[Romford]]
* [[Romford]]
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* [[Edinburgh]]
* [[Edinburgh]]
* [[Glasgow]]
* [[Glasgow]]

=== Wales ===

* [[Cardiff]]


===Northern Ireland===
===Northern Ireland===
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==Former locations==
==Former locations==
* [[Chatham, Kent|Chatham]] (taken over by [[Wetherspoons|Spoon Restaurants]])
* [[Coventry]]
* [[Coventry]]
* [[Croydon]]
* [[Croydon]] (converted to JRC Global Buffet)
* [[Eastbourne]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Panons |first=Jacob |date=16 January 2023 |title=Eastbourne town centre restaurant closes after 20 years |work=Sussex World |url=https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/business/eastbourne-town-centre-restaurant-closes-after-20-years-3988446}}</ref>
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* [[Leeds]]
* [[Margate]]
* [[Margate]]
* [[Nottingham]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Zagnat |first=Olimpia |date=1 November 2022 |title=Popular Nottingham city centre buffet COSMO 'shut for good' |work=Nottingham Post |url=https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/nottingham-news/popular-nottingham-city-centre-buffet-7771471 |access-date=24 March 2023}}</ref>
* [[Swansea]]
* [[Swindon]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-12-18 |title=Cosmo, Swindon |url=https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/1913294.cosmo-swindon/ |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=Swindon Advertiser |language=en}}</ref> (converted to JRC Global Buffet, now YC Global Buffet)
* [[York]]
* [[York]]


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{{UK Food}}
{{UK Food}}


[[Category:Restaurant groups in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Restaurant chains in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Restaurants established in 2003]]
[[Category:Restaurants established in 2003]]

Latest revision as of 14:52, 28 June 2024

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

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]

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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