September 2024 by sylwia gardocka
Horrible!!!!!! Don't go there !!!!
September 2024 by THE MAD ALEXANDERS
An anonymous Google food review tonight 24/09/2024.
Tonight we got a table for two and tried a bit of everything on the Chinese buffet priced at £17.50 per adult, we had a good look around the buffet to see what standard of food it was, and to our joy it met our expectations, our first plate was a mixture of Singapore chow mein, house special fried rice and pork belly dripped in hot honey and wow, I can honestly say that each mouthful was delightful. Full of flavour and got our taste buds going, as we were sitting down to ear we noticed that the server was constantly topping up each buffet item, now the hidden gem in this buffet was something simular that we had in Camden London by the name of Bang Bang chicken which is strips of chicken covered in crispy batter with a seasoning of sugar and spice and all things nice, I must admit we went up two or three times for this, it was next to the duck and pancakes by the name of crispy chicken in chilli garlic, this dish alone will have us coming back for more. We challenged the server by asking her different questions in which she was very knowledgeable about and very helpful.
We would like to say how grateful we are to find a hidden gem of a restaurant hidden away in Bedford our first time coming. We finished off the night with a slice of cheese cake each and a large pot of Chinese oriental Tea + 2 x cokes
Total cost £45
Now for our review ( non biast)
? The food 10/10
? Presentation of food 8/10
? Staff 10/10
? Cleanliness 8/10
? Toilets 10/10
Although the food was amazing and the staff were amazing for a better experience I would recommend better lighting and some oriental music playing.
We give Harko Oriental a 9/10 review.
We look forward to coming again and again.
September 2024 by Eli D
This lady is a rude, disrespectful racist. I do not recommend.
September 2024 by Diana V
Food amazing. Can't beat this place
September 2024 by Niki Hartop
Lovely hot food but found pork very dry. Desserts very poor, not much variety and very dry. Tiny bits of Swiss cake cut up. Very quiet in the restaurant, music would help. Not worth the amount they charge unfortunately.
September 2024 by Ben Moat
When entered food trays were either half empty or empty. After one plate I got nauseous and unwell from either poor quality or poorly cooked food. Toilets on male side were broken but still in use, will not return back here.
September 2024 by Phi T
Terrible food, we all felt nauseous afterwards. Bad quality for expensive price. Never again. Felt like a victim of a scam.
July 2024 by Francesca La Magna
Beware of rats! Tonight on my way to the car park behind the block, I spotted a huge rat not far from their kitchen (the door was wide open). I turned back and went elsewhere! I still feel nauseous...
July 2024 by adereti tobiloba
We were asked to pay before eating that's disgusting, maybe bcos we're black, or is that how it works? Because after us some white people walked in, and they never asked them to pay before eating.
July 2024 by Emilita Whitlock
Such a shame the service is diabolical, as the food is genuinely great. The door clearly stated the price of the meal, if i remember correctly £14.50 ( definitely £14 ) but when we went to order, we were charged £19.85 each. When I questioned the price difference, I was told the prices had changed THAT VERY DAY.. my friends went the next day and paid ordinary price. Not to mention, when getting the food the 5 foot nothing gremlin decided to tell my friend to ?Sit down you are eating too much foood?.. did she forget she is currently employed at a BUFFET? when we JUST PAID? Massive disappointment as I said, food was pretty good. From what I?ve gathered from reviews she is the owner. Can we stop putting money in such a miserable woman?s pocket?
July 2024 by nightro
Great if you like raw satay chicken. The managers must as they didn?t bat an eyelid when I discreetly mentioned it to them, to make it worse they didn?t remove it from the selection either? I get mistakes happen, which is why I was discreet but I was appalled when the meat wasn?t removed.
Loved going to this place, but with a lack of care surrounding food hygiene and safety, it makes me wonder what else they are not taking care with? can?t say I will be returning.
June 2024 by Davide ITALONDONER
I've been a dedicated Google map reviewer for over 8 years now, and i always check by myself, even if the reviews are generally bad (and BOYS, THIS PLACE HAVE SEVERAL BAD ONES!!). My advice is to always give every place a try, things can change. Anyway let talk about the food. The trays were not full when we arrived, I asked the waitress, and she said they would have been filled soon. They were. No problems there. Some of the food was not up to par (the honey roasted pork was quite hard and, I suspect, a bit old. The rest of the food was quite decent, especially for the cheap price. I will attach pics of all our dishes. My favourite was the spicy noodles, very tasty, the vegetables were well cooked and the find were falling off the bone. The chicken drumstick were, in fact, (as many of the other reviews say) a bit pink, but not so much that it'll make me worry. Mr Cook, just GET THE FEEDBACK from your client, and cook your chicken for longer!! I got 3 mildly full plates and cleaned most of them (I was thought to do not waste food, and some times just getting a smaller port as a tester, avoid wastage (especially in buffet restaurants I've seen British filling their plate, like they were not allowed to go back (or is because the lazy to go back and fill it again?) anymore. Then, they leave most of it if they do not like it). So.. small portions, taste a little bit of everything, don't take again what you don't like. Simple. The spicy noodles were very nice, the normal noodles a little bland (but I put on top bit of the sauce from the beef peppercorn, and we're fine after). Chicken drumsticks little pink, as said before, vegetables nice and crispy, rice bland, the desserts were, as many of the other reviews said, bought in some cheap supermarket and chopped into pieces, the ice cream was of the cheapest quality you can imagine (not sure were you could find that). The toilets, as another review mentioned, were a bit ... in a disarray, suggestion screm the taps back in the main basin, is not complicated and will avoid it to wiggle around, put a deodorant or a spray in the toilets, it helps and doesn't cost a fortune. Regarding the rude owner, I saw the old lady cleaning the floor a hoovering around, but I haven't got any rudeness from her maybe because we left the dishes clean and we didn't had any kids with us? The food was not bad, especially for the price. Me and the wife were OK with the place and the food. I may come again next time I'm in Bedford.
Vegetarian options: There are some vegetable trays. Not sure if they were mixed with heavy sauces or not, suggestion to the owner place labels with vegetarian labels, near the food.
Parking: You'll have to park in the nearby malls, one of them is ALWAYS full. When you are there, just go straight and turn right at the small roundabout, and you'll get an entrance to a second parking garage, generally always with free spaces.
June 2024 by KEITH DOE
Clean spacious premises with friendly service . Excellent buffet with food well cooked with a wide selection of vegetable options and starters .Hardly haute cuisine, but a consistently reliable place that gives you a good feed for under £30 for two at lunchtimes.
Vegetarian options: Mixed veg, mushrooms, green beans
June 2024 by Ebere Okafor
Best Chinese Take out I?ve had in a long while , the staffs were very kind and polite,I?ll definitely recommend! Can?t get over the ribs in sweet sauce just like one of the staff recommended ?
May 2024 by Luther Powlette
Average buffet food. Was not impressed with the sign about children over 1.4m in height being charged as an adult. I have an 11 year old child that's over 1.6m tall. Not impressed.
