KFC buffet Australia: Calls to bring back iconic all-you-can-eat option

Why a fan’s photo of a KFC all-you-can-eat buffet in Australia has everyone talking: ‘I’m never leaving’

  • Customers are urging KFC to return buffets to Australia
  • The all-you-can-eat offer is available abroad

Thousands beg KFC to bring all-you-can-eat buffets back to Australia.

Fans across the country are clamoring for the fast-food giant to offer its popular offerings Down Under, which were popular in the late 1990s and 2000s.

A lively conversation ensued after a fan shared a nostalgic photo of one of the buffets to the Old Shops Australia Facebook group.

‘KFC. Bring back the all-you-can-eat buffet,” she wrote.

The South Lake store in Western Australia closed in the early 2000s.

Thousands beg KFC to bring all-you-can-eat buffets back to Australia

Images of KFC buffets abroad show what Australian fans are missing (Photo: Buffet in Canada)

Images of KFC buffets abroad show what Australian fans are missing (Photo: Buffet in Canada)

The post quickly caught the attention of hundreds – many of whom had “no idea” the service was ever available at select restaurants in Australia.

“No way, never heard of an all you can eat at KFC, I would have been there every day,” one wrote.

‘Far away I’ve never seen KFC all you can eat? What the.. I can easily eat 10 zingers,” added another.

A third quipped, “I would never leave.”

Others shared fond memories of eating at the buffets.

‘1995/96 Jamisontown, NSW. 8.95 – I gained 14 kg in my second year of college,” one person wrote.

‘Ahhh KFC All-You-Can-Eat at Bondi Junction. $8.95 – where I chose to ONLY eat the skin of 6 pieces (because I could), gobble it down with unlimited gravy and then vomit proudly!’ added another.

In November 2019, fans flocked to Tokyo to dine at one of the buffets - featuring Colonel's famous fried chicken, fries, mashed potatoes and gravy, salad, seafood, gourmet pastas, lasagna, croissants and desserts (pictured)

In November 2019, fans flocked to Tokyo to dine at one of the buffets – featuring Colonel’s famous fried chicken, fries, mashed potatoes and gravy, salad, seafood, gourmet pastas, lasagna, croissants and desserts (pictured)

At the time, the Japanese menu offered 50 different items, including all-you-can-eat fried chicken with the signature 11 herbs and spices

At the time, the Japanese menu offered 50 different items, including all-you-can-eat fried chicken with the signature 11 herbs and spices

Other offerings included

Other offerings included “special fried chicken soup curry,” rotisserie chicken, tandoori chicken, pan-fried potato casserole, prawn gratin, paella, and “bread quiche”

In November 2019, fans flocked to Tokyo to dine at one of the buffets – which offered the Colonel’s famous fried chicken, fries, mashed potatoes and gravy, salad, seafood, gourmet pastas, lasagna, croissants and desserts.

At the time, the Japanese menu offered 50 different items, including exclusive meals such as a “special fried chicken soup curry,” rotisserie chicken, tandoori chicken, baked potato casserole, shrimp gratin, paella, and “bread quiche.”

For adults, there is also an option to upgrade your dining experience with an unlimited alcohol package for an additional ¥1,250 (AU$16.45).

Diners enjoy the original recipe fried chicken with 11 herbs and spices, create their own salads at the salad bar, and enjoy never-before-seen meals.