I experience a world of flavours from different cultures at a popular Wolverhampton all-you-can-eat restaurant

However, I am also someone who also loves simple and fast food and places where there’s a lot of variety, so when you show me a good all-you-can-eat place, it’s a winner in my eyes.

One of the more established restaurants for this type of menu is Cosmo, which markets itself as an authentic tour of the world’s most loved dishes under one roof.

You can go on a culinary journey from the south Asian subcontinent to eastern Asia with Chinese and Japanese dishes, then back over to Europe with Italian dishes and even back into Britain with all the makings of a roast dinner.

I’ve been in the past and enjoy a good meal, so I took the opportunity to go back to the Cosmo at Bentley Bridge in Wolverhampton and see if it was still quality food and worth the price of admission.

On a cold, windy Tuesday night, the sight of the Cosmo sign outside was a welcoming one, as was the sudden feeling of warmth inside the entrance lobby, an area filled with pink flowers.

Even on a Tuesday night, it was a busy place, with people walking to and from the food serving area with plates full of goodness, while parties, couples and families stood waiting for their tables.

That is my only criticism of Cosmo, the layout, as you have people carrying plates of hot food, covered in various sauces, while people are stood in the way as they wait for their tables, and is something Cosmo could do with looking at if they choose to renovate the premises.

However, that is a very small thing and not worth dwelling on, so I took my seat at a table at the mouth of the main dining area, which was full of people enjoying their meals in a colourful, well-lit and comfortable restaurant, not being dominated by loud music and with plenty of space for people to walk.

After getting a bottle of sparkling water (driving duties again preclude any alcohol being taken), it was time to start trying different things and seeing whether I felt like extending my culinary tastes for a night.

As you walk into the main food area, you are met with a wide range of dishes spread over a large area, meaning that wherever you walk, you’ll be no more than a few steps away from food to try.

This goes from the sushi and other vegetarian dishes at the start to the first food station, which is filled with starters and small bites, such as onion rings, squid rings, scampi, fish fingers and prawn toast.

I’ve learned over the years to be more selective in how I eat at these places, not overloading too early on, so I picked a small plate of prawn toast, spicy chicken bites, salt and pepper chips and fish bites.

As a starter goes, it was excellent, with a nice level of spice from the chicken and the chips, fish bites which were flavourful and, I’ll be honest, you can’t miss with prawn toast as it was just very tasty.

I took the opportunity to walk around the food area and see what else was on offer, with the Indian food section worth a look, full of colourful Tikka chicken, lamb Rogan Josh and all types of rice and vegetable dishes, plus plenty of naan and poppadum's to go with it.

The Chinese section is full of favourites like sweet and sour chicken, beef in black bean sauce and several types of noodles, plus aromatic duck and pancakes, while there’s also the Teppanyaki section, where a skilled cook will prepare squid, steak, fish or a range of quality dishes for you, with whatever level of spice you like.

I took the time to sample something from each section, from the rich and creamy tikka masala chicken to the saucy black bean and, because I do like a bit of squid, some Teppanyaki-cooked squid with a liberal amount of sriracha sauce on top. That wasn’t spicy to my taste, but I did also eat a whole grilled chilli, so that made up for it.

You can also indulge yourself with comfort food, Italian-style, from macaroni and cheese to wood oven cooked pizzas and my favourite meal, spaghetti bolognese, plus a very indulgent cheese fountain (I admit, I resisted the urge to bury my face in the bowl).

Other dishes worth trying include a full Spanish Paella, replete with prawns, mussels and rice, BBQ lamb with rice, and the tandoori-inspired dishes near the Teppanyaki section, with included thicky flavoured chicken, fragrant paneer and top quality mushrooms.

Being someone who likes experiencing different flavours, I also tried one each of the sushi offerings, which were chicken, tuna, egg, vegetable, crab miso and prawn and which were all delicious, complimented well with a touch of wasabi.

After all that, and if you can still move and feel hungry, Cosmo also offers a vast amount of dessert options, from simple treats like trifle and Eton Mess to pecan brownies, Irish cream cheesecake, panacotta, little pink doughnuts and jelly and, of course, the chocolate fountain with marshmallows and Haribo’s to dip in and swirl around.

I hadn’t really done the dessert selection justice before, so picked out a wide selection to finish off my meal, with Crème Brulé, cookie dough cheesecake, Irish cream cheesecake, pecan Brownie, panacotta, coffee trifle and regular trifle all on the plate.

It was indulgent, creamy and, quite frankly, I should be ashamed of myself for overindulging, but, my word, it was so worth it, with the small portions allowing you to indulge your sweet tooth without having to overdo it.

On a weeknight, a meal with much variety costs £20.99, or £11.99 for children under 155cm. It seems a lot, but when you consider how much you might pay for a meal at a restaurant for three courses, you are getting unlimited goes for less.

The food is always fresh and well-cooked, there’s lots of variety and it’s a comfortable place to eat, so Cosmo is worth a night out and a chance to extend your food vocabulary.