Marbles Buffet

restaurant — Strandon · New Plymouth

About Marbles Buffet

Marbles Buffet is the dinner buffet restaurant at The Devon Hotel in New Plymouth, open seven nights a week from 5.30pm. The kitchen team prepares a huge range of innovative dishes daily using only the freshest produce, with a menu that changes every night and always includes fresh seafood.

Diners can help themselves to a soup of the day and the restaurant's famous seafood chowder with home-made breads, a selection of fresh seafood and shellfish, a daily roast from the carvery, and tasty morsels cooked on the grill plate in front of guests. A choice of 12 hot dishes, fresh vegetables, potato dishes and fries, and a full range of fresh salads and dressings round out the savoury side.

Dessert brings a mouth-watering selection of home-made options plus a self-serve soft-serve ice-cream machine, a cheese and cracker selection, and auto-barista coffee and tea. Marbles also caters for birthdays, with a Birthday Club and birthday cakes available, and offers private dining for larger groups.

Marbles Buffet: New Plymouth's Nightly Seafood and Carvery Buffet

At The Devon Hotel in New Plymouth, Marbles Buffet has built a reputation as a go-to spot for great value dining, seven nights a week from 5.30pm. The draw is simple: a huge range of innovative dishes, prepared daily by the in-house chefs using only the freshest produce, with a menu that changes every night.

Fresh Seafood, Every Night

Marbles is known for always having fresh seafood on the buffet, alongside a soup of the day and the restaurant's famous seafood chowder, served with home-made breads. A rotating selection of fresh seafood and shellfish sits alongside a daily roast carved fresh from the carvery.

Cooked Before Your Eyes

Beyond the carvery, guests can watch tasty morsels cooked to order on the grill plate, and choose from a rotating line-up of 12 hot dishes. A full range of fresh vegetables, potato dishes and fries, plus a complete salad bar with dressings, rounds out the savoury spread.

A Sweet Finish

No visit to Marbles is complete without dessert - a mouth-watering selection of home-made sweets, a self-serve soft-serve ice-cream machine, and a cheese and cracker selection, finished off with auto-barista coffee and tea.

Birthdays and Private Dining

Marbles makes a point of celebrating birthdays, with a dedicated Birthday Club and birthday cakes available on request. For larger groups, the restaurant offers private dining spaces - The Gallery, seating 30 to 50 people, and The Forum, for groups of 100 or more - making Marbles a popular choice for celebrations and functions as well as an everyday night out.

Visiting Marbles Buffet

Marbles Buffet is located at The Devon Hotel, 390 Devon St E, Strandon, New Plymouth, open seven nights a week from 5.30pm. It's recommended to book ahead to guarantee a table, though bookings are also taken on the night based on availability.

Signature items

  • Famous Seafood Chowder
  • Carvery Daily Roast
  • Grill Plate
  • Fresh Seafood & Shellfish
  • Home-Made Desserts

Menu

Buffet Selection

  • Soup of the Day & Seafood Chowder — Served with home-made breads
  • Fresh Seafood & Shellfish — A rotating selection of fresh seafood and shellfish
  • Carvery Daily Roast — A daily roast carved to order
  • Grill Plate — Tasty morsels cooked on the grill plate before your eyes
  • Hot Dishes — A selection of 12 hot dishes to choose from
  • Vegetables & Potato — Fresh vegetable selection, potato dish and fries
  • Fresh Salads — A complete selection of fresh salads and dressings
  • Home-Made Desserts — A mouth-watering selection of home-made desserts
  • Soft-Serve Ice-Cream — Help yourself from the soft-serve ice-cream machine
  • Cheese & Crackers — Cheese and cracker selection
  • Coffee & Tea — Auto-barista coffee and a tea selection

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to book a table at Marbles Buffet?
It always pays to book to guarantee a table, though bookings are also taken on the night based on availability.
What are Marbles Buffet's opening hours?
Open seven nights a week from 5.30pm.
Does the menu change every night?
Yes, the menu changes daily and always includes fresh seafood.
Does Marbles Buffet offer private dining?
Yes, The Gallery seats 30-50 people and The Forum seats 100 or more.
Does Marbles Buffet do birthdays?
Yes, there is a dedicated Birthday Club and birthday cakes are available.
Can I buy a gift voucher for Marbles Buffet?
Yes, gift vouchers are available - contact the restaurant for more information.

Tips

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