Polehawk ( Ron ) I going in to town today I plan on eating at the hotel tomorrow will post my report
thank you for your trust in my opinion

I will be going there today to check out there pasta sauces and western food and I will report back to let you know if it worth the 300 baht

Thanks for getting the thread back on track.Would be interested to get confirmed 245 + baht to sit outside and 275 + baht to sit inside so 30 baht for aircon.

the cost is 287 baht the food was OK but today was not worth the price carving station was slow the meat was cold they rearranged every thing so now you have to walk around & look for what might interest you
I got there at about 11.55 so every thing should be hot Not to many people there today I would estimate about 5 tables being used + mine the coffee is against the wall were the old buffet was no light over head
hard to see what your doing the cakes were good I had 4 pieces LOL I did go for seconds on the food
I will go again one time is not enough to give it thumbs down sadly no pasta sauce that what I was looking for

So 287 baht,give them 13 baht tip,no point getting change from 300 baht.i will give them,another go.presumably same staff,same table cloths,same somtum lady as before.

Pom that what I did 300 baht and out the door but nothing is the same it looks to me like a new staff
in different uniforms but I am not sure if you get back there before me look for the pasta sauces and let me know I love pasta and pasta sauce on every thing meat & fish & on chicken is great with parmesan cheese
now my mouth is watering let me close can not eat today got to take a blood test

I have read all the posts regard to the change at the Central Buffet Lunch so I went there yesterday with the wife. What a disappointment we both had! Before it change hands we swore we wouldn’t go back and we are now determined that we won’t be returning for that sh*t food. A couple of farangs came in and had a look around then went away in disgust.
If Harry had been open yesterday (Thursday) we would have gone up to his place, for 287 Baht each we could have had a decent meal and enjoyed it

Alfronso just my opinion I do not take my wife to the buffet because she does not eat enough to warrant
300 baht so may I make a suggestion give them one more try but go alone this way you only get stung for 300
baht instead of 600 and I also found most Thai ladies rather eat there own country food I also was disappointed but I will give them a second chance and might even give them a third but after that if they
fail I no longer will go there

How come that Centara Hotel has a service charge when it's a self service buffet? I proffered it 10 years ago but we won’t go back. I would go as far as saying that there is better food at the night market.

You know, I think some of you people could hit the lottery for $100 million USD and complain because it wasn't $200 million USD...Why don't you just stay home and cook fro yourselves??? And before you fire off half-cocked I DO NOT HAVE ANY TIES TO THE CENTARA HOTEL...As I said before to each his own...I do, however, see some familiar farang faces everytime I go, so it must have some value to some of us.

You know, I think some of you people could hit the lottery for $100 million USD and complain because it wasn't $200 million USD...Why don't you just stay home and cook fro yourselves??? And before you fire off half-cocked I DO NOT HAVE ANY TIES TO THE CENTARA HOTEL...As I said before to each his own...I do, however, see some familiar farang faces everytime I go, so it must have some value to some of us.

well, being one of those CC, my main reason for not going there, is it's a buffet, and i prefer my food freshly cooked, not just warm. and i know how to dig deep and center for hotter stuff. though i thought a decent value when 200/220. as they usually have little steak filets or roast beef, and sea bass/seafood dish, throw in some sushi, and side dishes, or fresh grilled, just ok beef steak w/mush sauce, could usually find something for the sweet tooth, and the unlimited coffee isn't that bad either. but almost 300 is pushing it, not because 300 baht is expense, far from it, simply because, in udon, i have a very hard time eating close to 200 baht worth of food anywhere. meat pie/cordon bleau at IC/Nobi'e 160/165 and piping hot and delicious and i'm stuffed. steaks, i do at home, better than any restaurant here, but if i want roast beef or seafood dish, i can find and be stuffed for less than 200 baht. (roast beef IC/170 I think). so unless going for a pig out, and wanting warm variety of different foods, it would be just ok value at best for me. though trying to stay out of pig out mode, and i don't eat nearly as much as i used to, which brings that value down a bit, especially at 300 baht. haven't been there in a while, since 220 baht, but wasn't extremely impressed then. even walked in and out without dining after scanning what was on display. but enjoyed myself a couple times also.

agree with Ron, poor value for the little lady, as they really don't eat that much, and prefer thai food anyway. i rarely spend more than 350 for the food part of any dining out bill, for me and Ree, and we are stuffed and she usually has take away if i can't help.

NOLA you spend your money were you like I gave my report as i found it if it does not please you well that tough sh-it I also want value for my buck and they did not give me my value as I see fit and yet I said I would give them 2 more chances which in my case is being generous since I never give them a second chance and I see you only have 27 post for your information this forum is about exchanging information as well as giving reports on food & restaurants which is what I did and Alfronso did and he is also new to the forum if we did not share that info many of us would be scammed by ruthless bar & restaurant owners & managers as well as other business in Udon Thani and also I refuse to stay home I will continue to bitch & moan when ever I feel it necessary

Thanks for your report, Ron. I do trust your opinion on the quality and value of this place since you were a regular there before the changeover. Don't mind paying a little extra if the offerings have improved but doesn't sound like it. Will give it a try anyway next time we're out that way. When we go in I like to try a little of everything. Wife eats her share of the Thai dishes and fruits and we only eat in this place once every 2 or 3 months so the occasional 300 baht each splurge won't hurt us that much. If it's gone down as much as you all are saying then I too will be saying fuhgeddabout it.

aznyron,

We must have bumped into each other at the Centara buffet on the 17th then, we came in at 12.20.

And although the quality of the food on display has improved and staff keeps replenishing the food "stalls" I miss the sashimi: is no more and for me sashimi as a starter is a must.
Bill was 574 plus tip total expense was 600B and that's upper limit for me.

I guess Sizler will see us more often, it's better value with their promotions at 169B, for two our bill is around 420/450 because we order some drinks at Sizlers.

And bkkstan, I did enjoy that mushroom hamburger when we met your little family there last month, my wife limits herself to the salad bar, my bill must have been around 600 also (think the hamburger was 350) Seriousely, there is no way I will try a BK or Mac----- at Savanaboom airport when leaving LOS.

Went there the other day, if you like sizzler then you will really enjoy the Buffet there at Centara Hotel from 11.30am to 2pm daily .... and possibly no longer return to Sizzler!! for the cheaper price of only 280 baht per person and a huge variety of good food to choose from and including a roast lamb...if your an Aussie you may like this one.
Will be going now regular, really good value and quality.

Heard alot about Centara buffets etc and they are good ....but ..For a change we tried the Chareon Hotel evening buffet the other neet ,,,,,,, 150bt each as much as you want SO go hungry (i did) ,,,, no real farang food (great im fed up of it),, BUT a plethora of great Thai dishes ,,, the room where its situated is a bit dated decor wise other than that mash happily filled his face ..

Mash

We visited Centara yesterday, did a walk around viewing the fare offered{which was pretty ordinary} but on being told it was 440 baht a head,we walked out and went elsewhere.The manager at our heels the whole time trying to get us to sign up for the 1400 baht Xmas dinner and a 5000 baht discount card helped hasten our retreat.

Went this week, the lunch buffet is now 295++, 11:30am - 2pm. The bill for one person ended up being 372 baht after 10% service charge (odd for a self service buffet), 7% vat and a 25 baht 'fill & fill fee' not sure what that means, didn't ask.

Mon - French, Tues - Seafood, Weds - Carvery, Thu - Italian, Fri- Bavarian, Weekends - 'Jazz Lunch'

Was there on a Weds, the steak is still cold as someone posted and I was there at 11:29 lol. The sushi looks pretty but is pretty bog standard filler. Deserts are good if you have a sweet tooth, wide variety of chocolate cakes.

I'd probably only go back on a Wednesday to stuff myself with steak after a morning gym session at Cenfit. That was the only thing worthwhile imo, unlimited carved lean steak in nice sauces.