Za Za Bazaar World Banquet & Bar is a buffet restaurant in Bristol, England.
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| Established | November 2011 |
| Head chef | Nitin Bhatnagar |
| City | Bristol |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Website | zazabazaar |
The restaurant, in Bristol's Harbourside area, opened just before Christmas in 2011. Its construction lasted thirteen weeks, and cost £3 million.[1][2] It was billed as the largest restaurant in the United Kingdom, and seats 1,000 people, eclipsing Croydon's Cosmo restaurant in size, which seats 800.[3][4]
It was established with the plan to open another seven "super restaurants" across the United Kingdom, in an investment of £10m, that was rumoured to create 1,000 jobs in eighteen months. However, the expansion did not materialise, and a planned restaurant in Norwich has yet to be built. The food is split into the main categories of Far East, Tex Mex, European and Indian.[5]
A second restaurant, situated in Newcastle City Centre, permanently closed in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Za Za Bazaar: Review". Bristol Bites. 4 December 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ Morris, Steven (30 November 2011). "One thousand diners: Britain's biggest restaurant opens". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ "Za Za Bazaar - Bristol". Visit Bristol. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ Norman, Matthew (2 December 2011). "Za Za Bazaar, Bristol, restaurant review". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ Lanchester, John (27 January 2012). "Restaurant review: Za Za Bazaar, Bristol | John Lanchester". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ Scott, Jim (22 July 2020). "Newcastle's Za Za Bazaar to permanently close due to coronavirus". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 29 April 2021.