Garden Restaurant Buffet

The reason for our visit to the Garden Restaurant Buffet was for Christmas Lunch. This is the first time we have gone out for Christmas Lunch so was a bit dubious about it all and having read some of the reviews mostly to be honest from just the normal buffet service wasn't sure we had made the right decision. After getting more nervous by the day as Christmas Day came we arrived at 11.30am for our allocated 2 hour dining experience. It was busy as can be expected for Christmas Lunch. We were shown where our table was, given our drinks vouchers one glass of bubbly or non alcoholic per person with the cost of the dining experience Tickets for the Lunch were I think $180 per person and we dined with 4 adults and one child. The tables were nicely laid out with Christmas Crackers, candles and a chocolate for after per person. As it was busy we thought booking at 11.30 would be a good time we all decided to have a quick look through the buffet and decide what we wanted to try first. Initially we were disappointed as most of the more popular dishes were almost gone and had not been replenished but it only took a request to some of the staff for these to be quickly replenished or as quick as the chefs could get them prepared. To be honest the selection of food was more than anyone could expect for a Christmas Lunch, so many choices food stations and the food had their individual flavours and didn't taste like a buffet sometimes can. It was faultless and not to mention the salad station and the dessert station if you could cram it in after the selection of mains also available was tea and coffee and a selection of Christmas baking. I would like to thank the Garden Restaurant and Buffet for their efforts on Christmas Day, and for the staff taking time out from their families to work to feed all the people that turned up on the day. I was impressed and so were our other guests especially being first time Christmas Day buffet goers. Just thinking if we would go again, and yes we probably would. $180 per person is quite pricey but given that it's Christmas Day, the selection of food and the amount of staff that were on I considered it to be well worth. Only thing we would do next time is arrive a lot earlier or at least for the first time slot of the day. Thanks team.

Highly recommend the food was so good with plenty of choices and the staff were amazing and attentive above and beyond

My partner really enjoyed it as it was a special Mother’s lunch date. The hospitality was friendly, and the food was so good I wanted to take a plate home! We’ll definitely be going back again.

Our go to for buffet dining in Christchurch.huge selection,very nice food,cool staff and well priced.the $34 buffet lunch can't be beaten anywhere in the garden city..cheers garden restaurant..DJ

I really enjoyed the buffet. My favourite was eating the fried rice and having the gluten-free and dear your options was great and having the way to show my friends around about the options for people with allergies was also great. The service was excellent and the staff was amazing. I recommend this to anyone who wants to eat a buffet. Thanks for all you did for us last night cheers Natalie.

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