OSAKA Buffet Central Plaza Westgate

I had walked pass this place quite a lot whenever I am doing my groceries in Central Plaza WestGate. Never really attracted me but one day, I simply decided to venture in and have a go to see how good it is. I asked the staff, what is the buffet about. They replied that it is mainly about meats that you cooked on your own on a small skillet heated by charcoal. Butter and cheese will be what you cooked your meats in. Sounds pretty darn good. All things taste good in butter. So, I went for it. The eatery is small and well run by more then 4 very attentive, friendly and helpful staffs. My mini carminic Japanese BBQ grill had some bad charcoal, I was taking a long time to cook my beef slices. Immediately, the staff spotted that and offered to change it. Wonderful and well done, hospitality points scored. Sushi was also part of the buffet spread and Salmon Sashimi I ordered. They were of generous cuts and served beautifully on ice. However, the slices were not skillfully cut. It still had the brown bloodline on it and was chewy on those bits. I had some orders of their wide sushi range too. They were small, cute and nice of the right bite size. All were tantalizing and I love it. They also had some cooked ala-carte. I ordered the pan-fried pork belly. Now, that was disappointing. Firstly, it was stinky. Bad pork, it had that gamey odor. And it was totally blend which made the gaminess worse. This dish, the pork is lightly seasoned in salt to give a tang of flavor, and the pork should be well seared to add a light savor of crisp. The pork fats fill the rest of the umami. But here, it exhibited none of salty hint, there was only bits of soggy sears and the gaminess totally killed the dish. Now, the BBQ which should had been the highlight of the meal, was disappointing. Visually, it all sound and looks good, but.. .. . First, the Thai world butter has many meanings. It was no butter here, it was cheap margarine. Everything that was cooked in it ended up with a cheap taste. Secondly, what they termed Premium Beef, come on, they should just rename it on the menu and call it Cow Slices. There was nothing Premium about it. Well maybe for 499+++ Baht I should not be expecting the world. But I was charged another 79 THB for the drinks. Most other buffet had beverages inclusive at this price. And then when I paid with my credit card, I was told I had to pay extra something percent. That totally killed all points I had for Osaka. Why all the extra charges??? For the total package, I could have something cheaper in other equivalent buffer restaurants. Well then, I have tried Osaka now. It falls into my category of try it to get to know. I doubt I will come back again.