Fat Buddha Durham

I had an excellent experience with the service at this restaurant, as it was polite and efficient. However, when I dined at The Fat Buddha in Seaburn a month ago, I enjoyed a meal that was fresh, homemade, and full of spices. Based on that positive experience, I decided to give this Durham location a try. Unfortunately, I was disappointed with the food here. I ordered the same dishes - chicken satay and green curry - but both had a slimy texture and lacked flavor. The green curry seemed like it was from a tin with just a few red peppers added. The food tasted cheap and fast-food like, making it difficult for me to enjoy. I left feeling unsatisfied and would not recommend this restaurant or return in the future.

We were disappointed to find that the gluten-free options were limited at this restaurant. Furthermore, we were surprised to learn that all sauces are pre-made, making it difficult for the chef to accommodate special requests.

Birthday celebration and had high expectations for a good night however the restart aunt is closed and we were served our meals in the bar area. How to destroy a special occasion! Absolutely no ambiance and didn't even rate as a pub meal. Such a shame as good was good but not as we expected when we booked. This meal was not cheap and we deserved to be better treat as customers. Wake up fat Buddha I will travel to Sunderland or Newcastle next time to be treat as a paying customer

Food and service was excellent. We dined at 7pm and were celebrating our first wedding anniversary. The evening was only spoilt by a family with truly noisy and uncontrolled children. The staff should really learn to cope with these type of people and intervene where and when necessary. We will be returning but perhaps after 8pm when there will be less chance of unruly children.

The ambiance was terrible, music far too loud and intrusive, we could not have a conversation, even placing our order was difficult due to the loudness. We will not be going again. I thought Fat Bhudda was a decent place to go for a meal with friends but they are trying to compete with local disco bars. We were thoroughly disappointed