Fat Buddha Durham

Name: Fat Buddha Durham
Address: Unit 6B and 6C Walkergate Complex, Durham, Durham, United Kingdom, DH1 1SQ
Telephone: 0191 383 1390
Price range: £26 to £40
Rating: 3.9

3.9 (316)

£26 to £40

Asian

Unit 6B and 6C, Walkergate Complex, Durham, Durham DH1 1SQ

About this restaurant

Good for special occasions
Romantic
Innovative

Welcome to Fat Buddha Asian Bar & Kitchen, Durham's newest Asian Fusion restaurants. Inside the bar and restaurant our design, food, drinks and service sets it firmly apart from all the other traditional Asian-based Durham restaurants in the city.

Our menu is based on Asian Fusion which brings a host of ingredients, flavours and preparation methods. Many dishes will not only have familiar basic ingredients, but a finished look and taste which will be totally fresh and new.

Our drinks menus are full of traditional wines, beers and spirits, with many new twists commonly known as cocktails. At Fat Buddha Durham Restaurants you will not only enjoy high design, but a unique atmosphere and dining experience Durham restaurants.

Fat Buddha has been named as the Best Restaurants in Durham (Restaurant of the Year 2008 & 2009 in the Durham City Retail Awards).

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Dining style
Casual Elegant
Price
£26 to £40
Cuisines
Asian, Fusion / Eclectic
Hours of operation
Mon–Thu, Sun 12:00 pm–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 12:00 pm–10:00 pm
Phone number
0191 383 1390
Website
http://www.fatbuddharestaurant.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Smart Casual

Location
Unit 6B and 6C, Walkergate Complex, Durham, Durham DH1 1SQ
Neighborhood
Durham
Parking details
<br>Secure pay on foot parking is available underneath the Walkergate complex as well as various parking availability throughout Durham City Centre.
Public transit
We are near both Durham train and Bus Stations with several bus stops close to the restaurant. Evening Taxi ranks are also situated close by.
Additional
Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Dancing, Entertainment, Full Bar, Indoor Smoking Area, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Outdoor Smoking Area, Private Room, Takeout, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Prawn Crackers£1.50
Edamame£2.80
Lightly salted freshly blanched Soya bean
Chinese Royal Sweetcorn Soup£3.00
With fresh, handle-pulled shredded Chicken
Homemade Traditional Vegetable Spring Roll£3.00
Served with homemade sweet chilli sauce
Shanghai Chicken Scallion Dumpling£3.20
Satay Chicken£3.20
Served with homemade satay sauce
Salt & Chilli King Prawns£3.80
Salt & Chilli Baby Ribs£3.80
Small baby ribs tasty and tender
Crispy Shredded Duck Salad£3.80
Chilli & coriander dressing
Duck Samosa£3.80
Served with homemade hoi sin sauce
1/4 Crispy Aromatic Duck£9.70
Served with steamed pancakes, green & hoi sin sauce

Children's

‎£3.95; only available to children aged 10 years and under

Sweet Sauce Chicken
with rice or diced potatoes
Mini Honey Chicken
with rice or diced potatoes
Ramen Noodles with Chicken
Ramen Noodles with Beef
Ramen Noodles with Asian Greens
Fried Rice with Chicken
Fried Rice with Beef
Fried Rice with Asian Greens

Rice & Noodles

Yaki ramen are ‎£1 extra

Nasi Goreng
Indonesian Style Fried Rice
Phad Thai Noodle (Thai Style) Chicken
Phad Thai Noodle (Thai Style) King Prawn
Singapore Vermicelli
This dish also available as a Vegetarian option - please ask your server

Main Course

£5.95; All the dishes below are served with steamed rice or diced potatoes

Thai Green Vegetarian Curry
Thai Green Chicken Curry
Honey Chilli Chicken
Sweet & Sour Chicken
Chicken & Bell Pepper
w / Black Bean Sauce
Beef & Bell Pepper
w / Black Bean Sauce
Chinese Roasted Duck
Crispy Chicken 'Peking' Style
Malaysian Curry with Chicken
Malaysian Curry with King Prawn
Pan Pan Thai Style Chicken
Stir-Fried Chicken Fillet
w / Teriyaki Sauce
Stir-Fried Shredded Duck
w / Teriyaki Sauce

Sunday Lunch

All served with oven-roast potatoes, butter- mashed potatoes, mashed swede and a selection of seasonal vegetables with a Yorkshire pudding, which is freshly made in our kitchen; your choice of one of our roasts:

Beef
Slow-roasted topside of British beef
Pork
Slow-roasted belly of British pork
Chicken
Slow-roasted succulent, crispy Chicken Breast

What 316 people are saying

Fat Buddha Durham reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

3.9

3.9 based on all time ratings

4.1Food
3.8Service
3.9Ambience
3.6Value

Noise • Moderate

316 Reviews

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OpenTable Diner
Durham/County Durham1 review
4.0
Dined on October 20, 2017
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
The gluten free options were limited & we were surprised/disappointed to be told that all sauces are pre made, so the chef was unable to adapt according to requests!
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OpenTable Diner
Durham/County Durham1 review
2.0
Dined on October 1, 2017
1. Overall 2
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 1
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.
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PaulineA
London4 reviews
1.0
Dined on September 30, 2017
1. Overall 1
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 1
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
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JanB
Yorkshire2 reviews
1.0
Dined on September 30, 2017
1. Overall 1
2. Food 3
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 1
Too noisy wasn’t great for a meal out better if with a group of friends getting drunk as seemed to be happening -
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OpenTable Diner
Durham/County Durham1 review
1.0
Dined on September 30, 2017
1. Overall 1
2. Food 3
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 2
After booking the table a week prior we still had to wait 40 minutes for a table to be free but when we were shown upstairs I counted at least 7 empty ones (albeit they were for 4 and there was only 2 of us!). No free prawn crackers - they cost £2.95!!! Our main course was served in what looked like a soup bowl, that gives you an idea of the portion size. Taste wise it was lovely but the overall experience was very poor. After spending nearly £90 on a pre-meal drink, 2 set meals and a bottle of wine we went home and ended up having supper that night! Don't think we'll be returning to the Fat Budha in Durham.
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OpenTable Diner
Durham/County Durham1 review
3.0
Dined on September 23, 2017
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Had not been to Fat Budha for a while so thought we would go back. Overall disappointed as the food was not as good as on previous visits and in our opinion was not good value.
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OpenTable Diner
Durham/County Durham1 review
3.0
Dined on September 23, 2017
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 4
Excellent food, disappointed with service as bill was incorrect by quite a large amount
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Lilmissg
Durham/County Durham1 review
1.0
Dined on September 17, 2017
1. Overall 1
2. Food 3
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
Very disappointed, left waiting when we arrived, had to ask to order our food after waiting 20 mins, chicken was over cooked and waited 20mins for the bill. Won't be back
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OpenTable Diner
Durham/County Durham1 review
3.0
Dined on September 16, 2017
1. Overall 3
2. Food 5
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 4
Service let the evening down. Asked our waitress 3 times for drinks and she never brought any. She was more interested in talking to a another waitor. Waited over 40 minutes for drinks. Too make matters worse the waitress then proceeded to slag us off for complaining to another table. Shocking service will think long and hard about returning again.
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Janice
Durham/County Durham4 reviews
1.0
Dined on September 14, 2017
1. Overall 1
2. Food 2
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 2
Table wasn't ready when we arrived, then we had to ask for someone to take our drinks order (as we were ignored by staff). We weren't given any menu's then half an hour after we sat down staff asked if someone had taken our food order - explained that we didn't even have any menus! Also, we still hadn't received our drinks yet! We complained to staff - who apologised and said it was because they were busy. A poor excuse for bad customer service.......they said that our first round of drinks were free as an apology. The food was just average and certainly not worth the wait - I won't be returning to Fat Buddah, Durham and would not recommend to anyone.
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Fat Buddha Durham is rated 3.9 stars by 316 OpenTable diners.

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Unit 6B and 6C, Walkergate Complex, Durham, Durham DH1 1SQ

Additional information

Neighborhood
Durham
Hours of operation
Mon–Thu, Sun 12:00 pm–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 12:00 pm–10:00 pm
Price
£26 to £40
Cuisines
Asian, Fusion / Eclectic
Dining style
Casual Elegant
Dress code
Smart Casual
Parking details
<br>Secure pay on foot parking is available underneath the Walkergate complex as well as various parking availability throughout Durham City Centre.
Public transit
We are near both Durham train and Bus Stations with several bus stops close to the restaurant. Evening Taxi ranks are also situated close by.
Payment options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Dancing, Entertainment, Full Bar, Indoor Smoking Area, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Outdoor Smoking Area, Private Room, Takeout, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.fatbuddharestaurant.com/
Phone number
0191 383 1390

Fat Buddha Durham

About this restaurant

Not available on OpenTable

There’s more to explore

Additional information

Asian Tapas

Prawn Crackers£1.50

Edamame£2.80

Chinese Royal Sweetcorn Soup£3.00

Homemade Traditional Vegetable Spring Roll£3.00

Shanghai Chicken Scallion Dumpling£3.20

Satay Chicken£3.20

Salt & Chilli King Prawns£3.80

Salt & Chilli Baby Ribs£3.80

Crispy Shredded Duck Salad£3.80

Duck Samosa£3.80

1/4 Crispy Aromatic Duck£9.70

Children's

Sweet Sauce Chicken

Mini Honey Chicken

Ramen Noodles with Chicken

Ramen Noodles with Beef

Ramen Noodles with Asian Greens

Fried Rice with Chicken

Fried Rice with Beef

Fried Rice with Asian Greens

Rice & Noodles

Nasi Goreng

Phad Thai Noodle (Thai Style) Chicken

Phad Thai Noodle (Thai Style) King Prawn

Singapore Vermicelli

Main Course

Thai Green Vegetarian Curry

Thai Green Chicken Curry

Honey Chilli Chicken

Sweet & Sour Chicken

Chicken & Bell Pepper

Beef & Bell Pepper

Chinese Roasted Duck

Crispy Chicken 'Peking' Style

Malaysian Curry with Chicken

Malaysian Curry with King Prawn

Pan Pan Thai Style Chicken

Stir-Fried Chicken Fillet

Stir-Fried Shredded Duck

Sunday Lunch

Beef

Pork

Chicken

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