They do an Early bird special between 5pm-7pm which is a little bit cheaper than the normal price!!! Clean and the staff appear to be friendly enough!!! Pretty much choose your meats, vegetables, oils and sauces with either noodles, rice or chips, then take it up to be cooked!!! They also have a little area with chips/nuggets/wedges and a salad bar though Im not sure if Id recommend the salads I tried it and didnt like it but maybe you will am sure you or the kids would love the nuggets and chips etc!!! Pancakes and ice cream for desert!! Good value for your money. Ive been a few times and will definately be back!!!!
Kirsty-Funshine Harvey
+5
Omg! The food, service and atmosphere was AMAZING. First time having Mongolian and I can't believe what I have been missing out on all these years. We highly recommend Gengys for everyone. And Omg the pancakes!! Definitely will be a regular stop from now on.
Yum, yum, yum, yum - YUM ! Great food, great service lovely place went here with my family was awesome. I absolutely loved the pancakes - they were the highlight of my night ???? good for the kids they can eat as much or as little as they like - all rounder place keeps the whole family happy.
Best restaurant i have ever been to!! Service is fantastic and the food is absolutely amazing. Incredible value for money. Have been twice so far and will continue to dine here regularly. 5+ stars. Highly recommend.
Absolutely love the restaurant! How they cook the selections were very cool. Lol my meal turned out pretty tasteless but I already knew. Their entree and desserts were pretty nice. Overall I would come again next time!
Have been to Gengys three times now and it never fails to satisfy. The staff are friendly and attentive without being intrusive. The food is really fantastic. Love the seafood chowder, green beans with garlic and the fried chicken wings. Have finally mastered the way to make my own creation extra tasty...marinated meat, sesame and garlic oil and - the key ingredients...AT LEAST a teaspoonful each of garlic and ginger...yum, yum!!!:) The pancakes are fab too and a great way to top off a fantastic meal. It's really reasonably priced, super value for a fun night out. Excellent for kids too as they get to choose exactly what they want to eat (good for picky eaters) and it's only $3 + $1 per year of age i.e. a 10 year old eats for only $13! Also birthday girls n boys with ID get their meal for only $1 when dining with 3 other adults! Clearly word is spreading as the restaurant was three-quarters full on a Tuesday night. Will definitely be back:)
Dined here tonight. Food was great, nice clean place with a very nice atmosphere, very attentive friendly helpful staff. Happy for us to dine there even though no booking and we walked in off the street. Thank you, we will visit again.
Finally a Gengys in Palmerston North! I have visited the Tauranga branch many times and when in Palmy always a must visit. The Pancakes are my favourite and the kids always get a laugh of the Mickey Mouse pancakes. Always eat too much at Gengys for a reasonable price but definitely worth it with soup, salad, meat, vege and pancakes and ice cream available, too good!
Had an absolutely beautiful dinner. First time we had tried this sort of concept and the staff were so helpful showing us what to do and all the different options that were available. Will definitely be back with more people. Boo to the PNCC for taking so long to give them the liquor licence.
Have been here four times now, cannot fault the place!
Fantastic friendly staff.
All you can eat, soup, dinner and dessert. Superb drinks. Great atmosphere.
Well thought out design. Check out he bathrooms.. Lovely!
Chefs even make children Mickey Mouse pancakes for dessert.
A must when dinning out in Palmerston North!
Superb food -great for kids, especially fussy eaters as they get to choose from a great selection. Starters mains and puddings included. Food is all fresh. And graded pricing scale is perfect when you have kids. Will be back again next time in palmy.
Quite a unique experience in Palmy. Buffet style. Choose the ingredients/sauce and food is freshly stir-fried. Questionable hygiene (especially at the dessert bar) but they were extremely busy with lots of kids. I would suggest the owner to oversee the hygiene and the operation instead of helping at cooking/cashier. Would definitely go back.
Had a great night there. Food was yum. You get a bowl, fill it up with whatever you want, then take it to the chefs, and they cook it in front of you while you wait. Thought that was cool. It's about $30-$40 all you can eat. They have all sorts of beverages to choose from. I enjoyed a cocktail called illusion 😀. That was yum too. So go and enjoy people.
This is not a fancy restaurant, this is self service, quantity over quality food setting. As long as you understand this, you will enjoy yourself, the meals are only as good as you make them so if you don't like your meal, that's on you. Very good for family's not so much romantic couples.
This was my first visit here and to see so many people lined up at the doors before they opened was surprising. I have never seen people line up to get into a restaurant before. The food was amazing and they know how to cater for large groups. Hats off to the 3 guys cooking
Katherine “erebus” Rushworth
+4
My daughter specifically requested dining here for her birthday. Pricing calculator is available on their website so you don't get any nasty surprises and prices are scaled for children by age. I suggest you book ahead of time, especially for large groups. The restaurant can be a little loud. Meals are all you can eat and water is provided, but other drinks are extra.
If you have not eaten at this style of buffet before, you queue to fill a bowl at the buffet, with meat and vegetables and your choice of flavoured oils, sauces and condiments, and these are griddle cooked while you wait and handed to you on a plate for you to return to your table. This allows you to select only the delicious things you want to eat in a stirfry style, and you can keep going back to try different flavours.
Service staff were efficient at removing used plates and always asked politely before doing so.
There are a range of sides and nibbles (great for fussy kids who only want nibbles and nuggets), and some soups with optional rolls and butter. I found the chicken & mushroom soup really tasty.
The dessert bar has limited options, which are mostly ice cream with various toppings, but there is always the option of pancakes.
If you have 3 adults dining at full cost, it's $1 on birthdays. Check their website for full pricing and conditions.
Visited for family birthday. Lovely chowder to start with fresh bun. Then get bowl and get meat oil sauces and take to staff to cook on large grill. veges cooked like stir fry. ☺️☺️☺️
Excellent food as always. Great service, friendly staff, delicious pancakes. This is one of my favourite places to eat with friends - it's less formal than a normal sit down dinner and easy to catch up in.
Great place for groups when you don't know food preferences!
Can only blame yourself if you don't like the flavour of your dish!
Came here for the first time this evening and was very impressed with the options, everything was so fresh. I had a variety of dinner options ant topped it off with a ice cream pancake with fruit salad which was simply perfect. Cocktails went down to easy and we could of had them coming all evening.
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