盛(も)り放題(ほうだい)

もりほうだい
noun
unlimited self-serve portions; help yourself to as much as you like
food
1. unlimited self-serve portions; help yourself to as much as you like
A dining arrangement where customers can serve themselves as much food as they want, typically at a buffet or salad bar.
サラダバーは盛(も)り放題(ほうだい)です。
At the salad bar you can help yourself to as much as you like.
ごはんの盛(も)り放題(ほうだい)サービスがある。
You can help yourself to as much rice as you want.
このカレー屋(や)さんはライスとサラダが盛(も)り放題(ほうだい)なので、学生(がくせい)に人気(にんき)がある。
This curry shop lets you help yourself to as much rice and salad as you like, so it's popular with students.

A compound of 盛(も)る (to heap, to serve food onto a plate) and 放題(ほうだい) (as much as one likes). The 〜放題(ほうだい) suffix attaches to verb stems to create "all-you-can-X" expressions. This one specifically refers to food you serve yourself in unlimited quantities.

Common collocations

  • ごはん盛(も)り放題(ほうだい): unlimited rice servings
  • サラダ盛(も)り放題(ほうだい): help-yourself salad, as much as you like
  • 盛(も)り放題(ほうだい)サービス: a help-yourself, unlimited-portions offer

Related words

Related Words

Related: 食(た)べ放題(ほうだい) (all-you-can-eat)
Related: 飲(の)み放題(ほうだい) (all-you-can-drink)
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Added 2026.4.7 4:16 · Revised 2026.10.20 23:21
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