Cosmo (restaurant)

Cosmo
Buffet restaurant
Founded 2003
Headquarters London, United Kingdom
Number of locations
 19
Website www.cosmo-restaurants.co.uk

Cosmo is a chain of 19 buffet restaurants in the United Kingdom. Its branch in Valley Leisure Park, Croydon, was formerly the UK's biggest restaurant.[1]

The first location opened in 2003 in Eastbourne and now the chain operates 19 restaurants: 14 in England, three in Scotland and one each in Wales and Northern Ireland.

The restaurants include live cooking stations where customers can have food freshly cooked.[2]

History

The first Cosmo restaurant opened in Eastbourne in 2003 and since then has enjoyed continuous growth and expansion. Between 2003 and June 2012 Cosmo opened in Bristol, Chatham, Coventry, Croydon, 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.[3]

In July 2012, Cosmo opened restaurants in Reading, Aberdeen and Belfast.

This year alone (2016) it has opened a new branch in Oxford and will be opening in Dublin and Southampton come November and December respectively.

Its new Oxford branch has won very positive reviews. The Oxford Mail said: "Cosmo definitely has the wow factor" (June 23, 2016) while monthly glossy OX Magazine said: "There is serious fun and genuinely great food to be had" (August 2016).

In 2015, Cosmo was officially voted 3rd in the CGA Peach Brand Track Survey (out of the top 40 restaurant brands in the UK) for "Customer Satisfaction" and 2nd for "Value for Money".

The restaurant serves up more 150 dishes from around the world including China, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, Mongolia, Singapore, Vietnam, England and India.[4] Examples of dishes include sushi, sweet and sour pork, pizza, salmon fillet in black bean sauce and Chicken Korma.[5]

Locations

England

Scotland

Wales

Northern Ireland

References

  1. ↑ Jeffries, Stuart (19 November 2010). "Feeding frenzy: Britain's biggest restaurant opens for business". The Guardian. London.
  2. ↑ Union Square – Cosmo
  3. ↑ "Don't fancy doing the washing up much! Britain's biggest restaurant throws open its doors to 2,100 diners a night". Daily Mail. London. 29 November 2011.
  4. ↑ Cosmo
  5. ↑ Cosmo
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