The next time you try and make a restaurant booking and you’re told there’s no space you might want to try one of these places instead.
A new breed of restaurant has been springing up across the UK in recent years, one that is unashamedly large and can serve more people in one day than many medium-sized places could hope to serve in a week. From full-scale fine dining rooms to all-you-can-eat buffet concepts, read on to discover where to find the find the true Goliaths of the eating-out world...
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Went to one of these new breeds of huge restaurants a while ago, there were so many people in there the noise level of just conversation was deafening! Think I'll stick to the smaller places where I can hear my companion talk. Will definatley also be sticking to places that are actually restaurants not McYukkies.
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