House Of Zen Seaburn

Now who loves to watch the sunset 🌅 at Buddha?

A winning combination! Filo King Prawns 🍤 washed down with a Fat Buddha Cocktail 🍹

I've got my ribeye on you! 😍 Asparagus wrapped in sliced Rib-Eye Steak, with Black Pepper Sauce, served on a sizzling plate Available as part of our 2 courses for £10.95 lunch!

✈️✈️The 30th Sunderland Air show is just over a week away! See all of the action live from the Buddha! We're still offering our amazing 2 course lunch for only £10.95!!! Call now to reserve your table on 01915292908 ✈️✈️

Our 2 courses for £10.95 is available every day from 12pm - 4pm Includes supreme prawn toast & steamed dumplings 😍
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Join us today for the Tall Ships Finale! It's going to be a day to remember for years to come, so don't miss out! Call 01915292907 to book one of our remaining tables for this evening 📱

Another happy Fat Buddha customer! Thanks to @jolenecasey this great pic! 📸 You too can enjoy food like this, serving 2 courses for £10.95 every day from 12pm - 4pm

England have booked their place in the Semi-Finals of the World Cup for the first time since 1990 after beating Sweden 2-0 on Friday! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿⚽️
This Wednesday 11th July, England will face Croatia to try and reach the World Cup final.. The last and only time England reached a World Cup Final is in 1966 - and we all know how that finished! 👀🏆
Bar 88 will have it LIVE on it's screens, with the match kicking off at 7pm.
... Just like usual every other match the three lions have played, Bar 88 will be offering selected drinks promotions including: 2 bottles beer for £6 2 for £10 on the Anchor, Caribbean Russian, Bramble and all Daiquiris!
#itscominghome🦁🦁🦁
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Looking for somewhere to hold a business lunch? We know how to throw a banquet! Serving 2 courses for £10.95 every day from 12pm - 4pm!

⛵️⚓️ The Tall Ships Races 2018 are only a couple days away! Don't forget to come and visit us here at Fat Buddha! Join us for lunch and enjoy 2 Courses for £10.95 every day until 4pm Kids eat for £4.95 all day including ice cream🍦#tallshipsracessunderland

We're match ready! Are you? Happy hour throughout the match! 2 bottled beer for £6 Selected cocktails 2 for £10 #itscominghome 🦁🦁🦁

#Itscominghome 🦁🦁🦁
Well Tuesday nights game was slightly tense vs Colombia, but the three lions managed to keep their cool and come out on top!🙌🏼⚽️
This Saturday England play Sweden in that all important World Cup quarter final! Bar 88 will have it LIVE on our new flat screens, with the match kicking off at 3pm.
... Can we get to the semi final of the World Cup for the first time since 1990?!
Remember as with all England games this year, we'll be offering 2 bottles of beer for £6, 2 for £10 on The Anchor, Caribbean Russian, Bramble and Frozen Daiquiris throughout the match 😍
See you all on Saturday. 🍻
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Watch all of the World Cup matches live at Bar 88!!!! Soak up the atmosphere, sun & amazing food and cocktails! What more could you ask for! #itscominghome 🦁🦁🦁

Who's got that Friday Feeling? Celebrate with an ice cold beer 🙌🏼 🍺

Our delicious lunch menu at the Buddha is available for just £10.95 for 2 courses.
Here's one of our favourites mains - Chicken Pad Thai! 😍

Check out our kids menu! Only £4.95 all day and includes and ice cream. Available to kids under 10 years old

Tag a friend and they owe you a Fat Buddha cocktail this weekend 😉

Show your support this weekend ❤️ ............ Don't forget that we serve a 2 course lunch for £10.95 12pm - 4pm EVERY DAY!

Went yesterday lunchtime with my son, daughter in law and two grandchildren for my birthday, service was great, lots of food choices, children's menu good too and nice size portions. Great value and good quality, can't wait to go back. Fantastic cocktails too.

We went last night for my birthday second time we have been and were not disappointed it is very very nice the food is delicious. Didn't realise you have to book but this wasn't a problem and we were seated straight away. We were with family from the Scottish borders and will certainly be back. Thank you xx

Top quality food you only get what you pay for and I love my food 👍 staff are so pleasant and friendly only bad point too much choice and nice food to pick from well done Fat Buddha yous have got this so right .. keep up the top quality food and brilliant hard working friendly staff yous have 🙏

Came to Fat Buddha for the first time today for my birthday lunch. It was bloody beautiful, can't fault the food or service at all.



We ordered dragon ribs and chicken dumplings to start, and honey chilli chicken and pan fried asparagus wrapped in ribeye steak for mains, with fried rice and salt and chilli chips. We shared everything so had a good variety between us.



Food was beautifully presented, and was absolutely delicious. The ribs were sweet, without being sickly, and sticky with a bit of warmth from the chilli. The meat just fell off the bone and melted in the mouth. The dumplings were crisp on the outside and the filling was nicely flavoured and the dipping vinegar was just the right amount of acidic to bring all the flavours together. The steak and asparagus rolls were great, way more steak than we expected, wrapped around perfectly cooked asparagus. We ordered the pepper sauce on the side instead of over it, it was nice and peppery,and the steak was delicious. The chilli honey chicken stole the show though. It was absolutely gorgeous. Chilli wasn't hot, just warming but it added so much flavour and was balanced by the sweetness of the honey. I don't normally order chicken in Chinese food as I often find it a bit strange tasting so tend to go for beef instead, but this dish was certainly worth the risk. I'd happily order it again.



All this and a bottle of mineral water and pint of Coke for £30 (including a 10% optional service tip) well actually it was less than £30 but we rounded up.



And as we were sat by the window and got to leisurely sit and watch the tall ships pass by, which was lovely, it was just a lovely place to have lunch.



The staff were helpful, friendly and polite, they were always around when you needed something without being hanging over you as you eat.



So thank you Fat Buddha, for the lovely food the friendly service, the beautiful view and making my 35th birthday lunch so enjoyable. X we shall be back.

Beautiful restaurant located on the Seaburn seafront. Visited here last night for the first time and it didn't disappoint! I had the Miss Saigon non alcohol cocktail as designated driver and I was pleasantly surprised by how refreshing and not at all sickly this drink was. Had the salt and chilli king prawns to start, absolutely beautiful and very light. My wife had the salmon fish cakes and would highly recommend them. My main was nasi goreng...a stunning dish that didn't disappoint. Packed full of flavour and a substantial portion! Came with 2 satay chicken skewers too! My wife had the mango duckling. Decent portion of duck with delicious soft pieces of mango and a perfectly complimentary sauce. The food, service and ambience were all excellent! We will defoes visit again! Thanks guys �

Very helpful staff. Food lovely. Able to deal with our large group and those of us with allergies. Drinks a bit slow but worth the wait. Will definitely visit again.

Food was ok. We had chicken satay and spring rolls for starters. Then sweet and sour chicken and beef in blackbean sauce for main. The beef had a chilli next to it on menu indicating it was spicy. It was bland and tasteless. I had boiled rice and it was over cooked and stuck together. It was ok for a lunch time special but wouldn't rush back. Had the same in Durham Fat Buddha and it was so much nicer there. Have to say the service was very good.

Food and service was brilliant, got the set menu for two at £25 per person...was only afterwards I figured out that £25 per person is more than it would cost to order the items individually � also think adding the 10% gratuity charge to the bill is a bit cheeky... overall was a nice meal but overpriced and is a bit of a con to have the set menu work out more than ordering things separately

Bad bad service. No communication, tried to clear plates twice during our meal because they needed booths by 1pm (main was served at 12.45) overhead the staff discussing it. Felt very rushed. Only got one of our desserts,the server never brought the other despite us saying one was missing. Food nice but seriously let down by customer service

The food was OK, the service was terrible, over an hour wait between starter and main when other tables were being served properly, so long that my elderly mother was so upset that she couldn't eat her meal when it eventually arrived and it went back as it came. No apology just a 10% service charge added to our bill (for a table of 3) which I refused to pay. When asked where our meal was or why it took so long, the staff just said "I do not understand". Not somewhere I would rush back to.

The food looks good BUT has no taste at all. The prices are double what they should be making the abysmal food even harder to swallow. Took 30 people to the restaurant on a Saturday night the table set up was horrendous we may as well have been eating alone & no free prawn crackers while we waited 50 mins for starter. I mean seriously £3.50 for about 10 pieces should be complimentary like EVERY other restaurant. They made nearly £1k off us and we certainly didn’t feel any customer consideration. Won’t be going back terrible service �

Having look at the website, and found the early bird menu available EVERY day, I booked a table for 4 people. Got to the restaurant in Seaburn to be sat down and given a set menu of £25 per person! I queried this and apparently they have never offered this menu on SATURDAYS and the seaburn restaurant has a different website address so I was accused of looking at the wrong website!! I asked to see the manager who was very rude. When I said the website was misleading he replied saying I was Looking in the wrong place. I showed him where I was looking and he shook his head repeating “wrong place, wrong place”! So as it was restaurant week in sunderland I thought we could possibly have this menu but I was abruptly told that this was not available on a SATURDAY! At this point, I’m getting the message very loud and clear that they do no promotions on a SATURDAY!!!

We ordered from the al a carte menu and yeah the food was nice but a little pricey, £12.80 or so per main meal and then side dishes were separate. The food is nice and the location is stunning but the staffing needs looking at - the website is very misleading. Probably would go again, but not in that much of a hurry. Hopefully staff turnover is high and the manager will move on!! Customer service wasn’t high on the agenda!!

Such a shame, a promising restaurant in Sunderland in a fabulous location just doesn’t cut it. Fillet Teriyaki 3 small pieces of meat which equates to 1/3 of a steak on a hot skillet with a few pieces of onions. 0 our of 10. Dim sum cold and not served with soy or even bowls to dip them in 0 out of 10. Meals cold even though we were sat next to the kitchen so that short walk must have been via the sea front!! Very poor Fat Buddha. You won’t be around long if you keep that up. On the plus side the waitress from the Czech Republic was excellent and made the meal bearable. Buck your ideas guys we have higher standards in Sunderland!!!

Such a shame this restaurant has gone down hill, never had such terrible service and food. Had a set menu which turned out to be the quality of a back street Chinese take away with a hefty price tag. Avoid at all costs.

Service extremely poor. Let down by two immature members of staff. One member gave me a ‘pphhfffttttt’ and shrugged her shoulders when I asked which beer they had on tap. Food arrived and it was cold to touch - as I attempted to call a young waitress over, she laughed to the other. They then both continued to laugh as I spoke to them about my complaint regarding the cold food. Shocking service from a restaurant that could be really good.

Only getting 1 star as there is no option for no stars !! Absolute disgrace from beginning to end .... this is no way what the fat buddha chain want representing their brand ...! An official complaint has been lodged into the shambles that was spent there on Saturday night for my friends birthday. Food taking 2 and half hours to come out (that was just the starter) no apologies for the delay, main courses were cold, uncooked, tasteless, utterly disgusting and the staff / management should be ashamed to work there and of themselves for the lack of pride in their jobs and basic customer service skills .. Do Not visit !!!!! Cannot stress enough

Most miserable unfriendly service I have experienced in a long time. Cocktails £7.25 a time and they couldn't manage service with a smile when we were the only people in there. Spent £45 on cocktails yet couldn't bring them to our table yet someone ordered two lattes and they got them on a tray to their table. Good job they have no competition thats all I can say!

Initially put on a table in a corridoor as other tables were not cleared (4 tables with dirty dishes and it wasn't busy!). Waited and asked to be moved to a better table. Then waited for a drinks order to be taken - only asked for water! Waited for it. And waited. And waited. Another couple came in and had their food order taken before us. After 40 minutes we gave up left. Shame as previously we loved it here. Gone downhill and I dont like feeling like I should be grateful to sit there and wait until someone can be bothered to serve us. Won't be back.

Didn't stay long enough to eat so I can't rate the food. We walked out after enquiring politely if the lunch menu was still available to be met with a really poor attitude from the male member of staff serving us. We won't be attempting to try this restaurant again! Off somewhere else for food now!

Went yesterday lunchtime with my son, daughter in law and two grandchildren for my birthday, service was great, lots of food choices, children's menu good too and nice size portions. Great value and good quality, can't wait to go back. Fantastic cocktails too.

We went last night for my birthday second time we have been and were not disappointed it is very very nice the food is delicious. Didn't realise you have to book but this wasn't a problem and we were seated straight away. We were with family from the Scottish borders and will certainly be back. Thank you xx

Top quality food you only get what you pay for and I love my food 👍 staff are so pleasant and friendly only bad point too much choice and nice food to pick from well done Fat Buddha yous have got this so right .. keep up the top quality food and brilliant hard working friendly staff yous have 🙏

Came to Fat Buddha for the first time today for my birthday lunch. It was bloody beautiful, can't fault the food or service at all.



We ordered dragon ribs and chicken dumplings to start, and honey chilli chicken and pan fried asparagus wrapped in ribeye steak for mains, with fried rice and salt and chilli chips. We shared everything so had a good variety between us.



Food was beautifully presented, and was absolutely delicious. The ribs were sweet, without being sickly, and sticky with a bit of warmth from the chilli. The meat just fell off the bone and melted in the mouth. The dumplings were crisp on the outside and the filling was nicely flavoured and the dipping vinegar was just the right amount of acidic to bring all the flavours together. The steak and asparagus rolls were great, way more steak than we expected, wrapped around perfectly cooked asparagus. We ordered the pepper sauce on the side instead of over it, it was nice and peppery,and the steak was delicious. The chilli honey chicken stole the show though. It was absolutely gorgeous. Chilli wasn't hot, just warming but it added so much flavour and was balanced by the sweetness of the honey. I don't normally order chicken in Chinese food as I often find it a bit strange tasting so tend to go for beef instead, but this dish was certainly worth the risk. I'd happily order it again.



All this and a bottle of mineral water and pint of Coke for £30 (including a 10% optional service tip) well actually it was less than £30 but we rounded up.



And as we were sat by the window and got to leisurely sit and watch the tall ships pass by, which was lovely, it was just a lovely place to have lunch.



The staff were helpful, friendly and polite, they were always around when you needed something without being hanging over you as you eat.



So thank you Fat Buddha, for the lovely food the friendly service, the beautiful view and making my 35th birthday lunch so enjoyable. X we shall be back.

Beautiful restaurant located on the Seaburn seafront. Visited here last night for the first time and it didn't disappoint! I had the Miss Saigon non alcohol cocktail as designated driver and I was pleasantly surprised by how refreshing and not at all sickly this drink was. Had the salt and chilli king prawns to start, absolutely beautiful and very light. My wife had the salmon fish cakes and would highly recommend them. My main was nasi goreng...a stunning dish that didn't disappoint. Packed full of flavour and a substantial portion! Came with 2 satay chicken skewers too! My wife had the mango duckling. Decent portion of duck with delicious soft pieces of mango and a perfectly complimentary sauce. The food, service and ambience were all excellent! We will defoes visit again! Thanks guys �

Very helpful staff. Food lovely. Able to deal with our large group and those of us with allergies. Drinks a bit slow but worth the wait. Will definitely visit again.

Food was ok. We had chicken satay and spring rolls for starters. Then sweet and sour chicken and beef in blackbean sauce for main. The beef had a chilli next to it on menu indicating it was spicy. It was bland and tasteless. I had boiled rice and it was over cooked and stuck together. It was ok for a lunch time special but wouldn't rush back. Had the same in Durham Fat Buddha and it was so much nicer there. Have to say the service was very good.

Food and service was brilliant, got the set menu for two at £25 per person...was only afterwards I figured out that £25 per person is more than it would cost to order the items individually � also think adding the 10% gratuity charge to the bill is a bit cheeky... overall was a nice meal but overpriced and is a bit of a con to have the set menu work out more than ordering things separately

Bad bad service. No communication, tried to clear plates twice during our meal because they needed booths by 1pm (main was served at 12.45) overhead the staff discussing it. Felt very rushed. Only got one of our desserts,the server never brought the other despite us saying one was missing. Food nice but seriously let down by customer service

The food was OK, the service was terrible, over an hour wait between starter and main when other tables were being served properly, so long that my elderly mother was so upset that she couldn't eat her meal when it eventually arrived and it went back as it came. No apology just a 10% service charge added to our bill (for a table of 3) which I refused to pay. When asked where our meal was or why it took so long, the staff just said "I do not understand". Not somewhere I would rush back to.

The food looks good BUT has no taste at all. The prices are double what they should be making the abysmal food even harder to swallow. Took 30 people to the restaurant on a Saturday night the table set up was horrendous we may as well have been eating alone & no free prawn crackers while we waited 50 mins for starter. I mean seriously £3.50 for about 10 pieces should be complimentary like EVERY other restaurant. They made nearly £1k off us and we certainly didn’t feel any customer consideration. Won’t be going back terrible service �

Having look at the website, and found the early bird menu available EVERY day, I booked a table for 4 people. Got to the restaurant in Seaburn to be sat down and given a set menu of £25 per person! I queried this and apparently they have never offered this menu on SATURDAYS and the seaburn restaurant has a different website address so I was accused of looking at the wrong website!! I asked to see the manager who was very rude. When I said the website was misleading he replied saying I was Looking in the wrong place. I showed him where I was looking and he shook his head repeating “wrong place, wrong place”! So as it was restaurant week in sunderland I thought we could possibly have this menu but I was abruptly told that this was not available on a SATURDAY! At this point, I’m getting the message very loud and clear that they do no promotions on a SATURDAY!!!

We ordered from the al a carte menu and yeah the food was nice but a little pricey, £12.80 or so per main meal and then side dishes were separate. The food is nice and the location is stunning but the staffing needs looking at - the website is very misleading. Probably would go again, but not in that much of a hurry. Hopefully staff turnover is high and the manager will move on!! Customer service wasn’t high on the agenda!!

Such a shame, a promising restaurant in Sunderland in a fabulous location just doesn’t cut it. Fillet Teriyaki 3 small pieces of meat which equates to 1/3 of a steak on a hot skillet with a few pieces of onions. 0 our of 10. Dim sum cold and not served with soy or even bowls to dip them in 0 out of 10. Meals cold even though we were sat next to the kitchen so that short walk must have been via the sea front!! Very poor Fat Buddha. You won’t be around long if you keep that up. On the plus side the waitress from the Czech Republic was excellent and made the meal bearable. Buck your ideas guys we have higher standards in Sunderland!!!

Such a shame this restaurant has gone down hill, never had such terrible service and food. Had a set menu which turned out to be the quality of a back street Chinese take away with a hefty price tag. Avoid at all costs.

Service extremely poor. Let down by two immature members of staff. One member gave me a ‘pphhfffttttt’ and shrugged her shoulders when I asked which beer they had on tap. Food arrived and it was cold to touch - as I attempted to call a young waitress over, she laughed to the other. They then both continued to laugh as I spoke to them about my complaint regarding the cold food. Shocking service from a restaurant that could be really good.

Only getting 1 star as there is no option for no stars !! Absolute disgrace from beginning to end .... this is no way what the fat buddha chain want representing their brand ...! An official complaint has been lodged into the shambles that was spent there on Saturday night for my friends birthday. Food taking 2 and half hours to come out (that was just the starter) no apologies for the delay, main courses were cold, uncooked, tasteless, utterly disgusting and the staff / management should be ashamed to work there and of themselves for the lack of pride in their jobs and basic customer service skills .. Do Not visit !!!!! Cannot stress enough

Most miserable unfriendly service I have experienced in a long time. Cocktails £7.25 a time and they couldn't manage service with a smile when we were the only people in there. Spent £45 on cocktails yet couldn't bring them to our table yet someone ordered two lattes and they got them on a tray to their table. Good job they have no competition thats all I can say!

Initially put on a table in a corridoor as other tables were not cleared (4 tables with dirty dishes and it wasn't busy!). Waited and asked to be moved to a better table. Then waited for a drinks order to be taken - only asked for water! Waited for it. And waited. And waited. Another couple came in and had their food order taken before us. After 40 minutes we gave up left. Shame as previously we loved it here. Gone downhill and I dont like feeling like I should be grateful to sit there and wait until someone can be bothered to serve us. Won't be back.

Didn't stay long enough to eat so I can't rate the food. We walked out after enquiring politely if the lunch menu was still available to be met with a really poor attitude from the male member of staff serving us. We won't be attempting to try this restaurant again! Off somewhere else for food now!