Wok 71 - Mâcon
Wok 71
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Tonight we were taken by friends to this Asian restaurant. They explained that it was a buffet style and a little clinical, but very clean and the price for the food was good with lots on offer. They were not wrong it reminded us of a cruise ship Cafe/buffet restaurant. You are seated, asked what drinks you would like and then you help yourself to the huge selection of foods. There is such a selection some raw which they will cook fresh for you, others are pre cooked (there are some frozen items mass produced) and also some French items, frogs legs for example. Dessert is a mix of fresh fruit, traditional European desserts and jelly sweets. We paid €25 ahead for so much food, wine, beers and speciality water and coffees. Ate so much we all had food babies at the end! Reasonable food, service a little lacking, however overall a good experience. Oh they do takeaway if you prefer which you can walk round and fill up containers to take out.
I see another English reviewer who visited 3 months before us said “Soulless and dispiriting. The staff really can't be bothered and the food is bland”. In some ways I can agree you are not going to get elaborate fine dining restaurant style dishes here. It is a buffet after all. But what it does it does very well indeed. This is no cheapo restaurant where you select your meal by pointing at a photo of the dish in a menu. Here you can see for yourself exactly what is on offer. There are two long double sided self service positions, and I’d guess there must be some 40 selections in each of the 4 aisles where you can choose from a wide range of starters and mains, hot and cold foods, pick your own sauces, or even select fresh ingredients which you take to the end where they are cooked in a wok for you there and then. There are also desserts; many are of dubious Asiatic origin (Chinese ice cream? , but who is to argue. Although it calls itself a Chinese restaurant the range extends over Chinese, Japanese and Thai foods anyway, plus some Asiatic versions of French specialities such a frogs legs. When you enter you are shown to a table and given a menu where you can choose what you want to drink from a list of beers and wines etc. The à volonté menu is 12.50€ for lunch and 18.50€ in the evening whether that means the choice is more limited at lunch time I don’t know, but it’s very good value whatever. I’d hesitate to guess how many people they can seat, but it’s an awful lot and could easily be 100. The staff are certainly very focused and busy, but they didn’t come over to us as not being bothered. I suspect though that if you couldn’t understand how the self service system worked and particularly if there were language difficulties they might come over that way, but it is worth making the effort. We’d have no hesitation about returning if we wanted a simple Asiatic meal and were in the area. The Trip Advisor rating system doesn’t allow for much finesse; I’d rate Wok 71 better than average within its idiom but don’t have much to compare it with.
Second visit in 3 days. 80 euros for 3 adults (10+ and 8 year old, Inc drinks. Pictures show menu, prices and food. Great selection. Good choice of seafood and meats (even frogs legs! . Nice deserts and ice creams. Children and veggies have ample choice. Toilets clean and staff attentive and polite. Recommend.
I still like the Wok. The staff is very pleasant and welcoming.
Well surprised by this place: given the low notes I was a little afraid of the result, but the dishes are of good quality, the choice is at the rendezvous and the proposals are very worked, especially the level of seasoning compared to the competitors. The restaurant itself is very beautiful, the decoration is beautiful! Only flat, I find the price difference between the lunch menu and the evening a little high, but otherwise nothing to say!
