Rating des Ortes: 5 Church-Wellesley Village, Toronto, Canada
The Mandarin has, by far, the BEST wait staff in Toronto. They attend to every single need. The food is absolutely delicious. On the Saturday that I went, they had endless crab legs. Definitely go with an appetite because you will want to try everything. I also noticed that the sushi has improved — they have a lot more variety. The Mandarin is celebrating Chinese New Year, so there are many specialty dishes being offered during this time of year.
Brendon J.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
An experience you have to be there to comprehend. If you haven’t been you haven’t lived!
Leslie S.
Rating des Ortes: 2 Toronto, Canada
I think value is still there if you are a fatso but the food aaaaaaarrrrrrgggggg the food. and dada I am going to reveal a big secret here… the time has arrived… all will be known… I think I have figured out why the food at Mandarin is tasteless Across The Board. They cook the food and boil everything in water to heat it up just prior to serving. That makes everything completely bland, tasteless, FLAVOURLESS and neutral. The fish tastes like the chicken tastes like the sprout tastes like the rice tastes like the cake. The most flavourful thing was the fortune cookie. No, a really tasteless affair
Grayce Y.
Rating des Ortes: 3 Toronto, Canada
Just your average Asian all-you-can-eat. The entrance is a little tricky to find but it is outside next to where the TTC buses come out. They have fried noodles, sushi, desserts — like I said very very average.
Christopher S.
Rating des Ortes: 4 Toronto, Canada
This is a great place for Canadian style Chinese food. If you want the authentic dishes you need to go to China Town, but if you are like the average dinner than there is more than enough here to please everyone. Although I do like to go on the weekends and holidays when they have special offerings like the Crab legs, it is more economical to go on a weeknight. Or go at 2pm for a late lunch at an even lower rate. Almost the same offerings but at a better price. I’m always impressed at the variety of food available and how often it is replaced with fresh pans. Apparently the remainder is given to the staff to take home, which means that the paying dinners can be assured of hot fresh food. There are many locations of this chain, and although very similar you may find you have a favorite that you’d like to return to more often. Happy dinning!
Cadence Y.
Rating des Ortes: 2 Toronto, Canada
This location has really gone downhill. The quality of the food used to be much better but they are not as busy as they used to be. The staff is friendly and attentive but the food is not very flavourful and most of the dishes do not look very appetizing. The Singapore noodles had no flavour to them and were in fact quite watery. The corned beef(because they had no roast beef at lunch) was really salty and extremely chewy. I am not coming back here in the future.
Lesia N.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Ottawa, Canada
If I were to compose a list of things I miss most about the GTA, the Mandarin would be in the top 10. Maybe 5. I have been to three different locations in my life, and every one of them aims to please. This location is no different. The staff is very welcoming, polite, and attentive. My glass of water never went half full. And of course, the selection of food is large, piping hot, and presented well. Not bad for a lunch buffet! This location has a lot of usual customers — the hostess greeted several of them by name. I don’t know why the reviews are so divided about this place — you guys haven’t tried the crap here in Ottawa. Since I have lived away from southern Ontario, I haven’t been to a Chinese buffet that even comes close to Mandarin quality. I am sooooooo excited that they’re finally opening one in Ottawa!
Dennis N.
Rating des Ortes: 1 Toronto, Canada
To anyone who wishes to come to this location and happens to drive… DONOTPARKHERE! They normally would validate your parking for free but only for dinner and weekends. I don’t mind this policy in place, what my concern is where they have placed the sign. Now I had my ticket validated before so I was in the routine of just driving into the parking lot and assuming they will validate my ticket. However, after being told and showed where their policy about validating parking, it was in the restaurant… There weren’t any signs before entering the parking lot about their parking policy. So I asked if I can get it validated since I didn’t know… They said no, so basically for a weekday lunch, it costed me $ 32.50. I say W.T.F. Good Job Mandarin…
Adrian C.
Rating des Ortes: 3 North York, Canada
I’m not someone who likes to eat buffet but when I am hungry this is good as any place. It is not my first choice for Chinese buffets but the location is great and easily accessible but subway. One meal here and you probably won’t be hungry for a few hours
Andrew J.
Rating des Ortes: 2 Newton, MA
The food here was mostly stale and bland. It was hard to find something that was enjoyable. Especially since half of all the food is just desserts. Unless you are looking for a dessert buffet then this place has it because the food here is definitely not worth trying.
Team N.
Rating des Ortes: 1 Omaha, NE
Holy hullabalo where to begin… this place is absolutely HORRIBLE !!! I would define this place in one word as: Nauseating. Using it in a sentence, I would say: This place is Nauseating. The food is awful and disgusting beyond measure, I would rather eat number two… Do not go in there, seriously, it aggravated my tummy. I feel resentful every time that I see their stupid sign on the street. Everything that we tried was abominable, not to mention the noteworthy number of vagabonds eating in there. On a positive note, I did appreciate the picture with Chinese sombrero. This place is VETOED !!!
Olya S.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Toronto, Canada
I really like the place. It’s totally worth the money. I usually eat there until it hurts. Lol My favorites are prawns, steak and duck. Lots of options to eat!
Alan R.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Toronto, Canada
That’s one more Mandarin buffet lunch under my belt… heh, heh. The ROMEOs(Retired Old Men Eating Out) met there for lunch again today. It never disappoints. Always bright, friendly torpedo shrimp… I mean waitresses. Penny was particularly nice, she used my iPad to take our pictures. Did I mention the sweet and sour waitresses? No, sorry, I mean chicken balls. The staff are all sweet and the food is always wonderful. See you again when someone else has a birthday.
Tyna V.
Rating des Ortes: 1 Toronto, Canada
Ordered take out… When did chinese food = bean sprouts!!! It was terrible, absolutely terrible! I would not in anyway order from there again… Unless under inescapable duress. If I check in here, then I’m here against my will, please come help me!
Mark C.
Rating des Ortes: 4 Mason, OH
This buffet is one of the best I have been too ! An out-of-town must see and eat!
Bianca A.
Rating des Ortes: 3 North York, Canada
Crab legs on the weekend here had me shooting stars or shitting Mars bars looking… Yeah you get it! But the point is, we all have the once in while desire to stuff our faces silly and days you can’t decide between Chinese food, pizza and sushi? We’ve got Mandarin as a blender of concoction ready to fill you up for as long as you can withstand belching and the after effects of over eating. Free parking validation, 3rd floor located on the street west of the resto. At the entrance, pass the theaters on your left, down a flight of escalators, turn right! TADA! That was your warm up to a speedy ticket to overindulging! Lots of selection during dinner. I concentrated really hard on saving room for dessert, but of course had it mid course to abstain from the grease. Good enough is good enough.
Shawn L.
Rating des Ortes: 4 Yonge and Eglinton, Toronto, Canada
There is nothing else like this Buffett. It has essentially everything you can think of it crave for a all inclusive dinner. We have went there for birthdays, dinners and even Christmas and haven’t been disappointed. I would suggest making a reservation as the wait can be pretty long at points.
Sheena L.
Rating des Ortes: 3 Toronto, Canada
Usually Mandarin’s have elaborate fishtanks and are actually quite beautiful inside. This one is kind of in a mall so it lacks the ambiance of other locations, but it did have really awesome food. I actually forgot how good this buffet is and I could not get enough of the garlic broccoli, the curry chicken, or the rum-soaked mango bevvies. Our server Yan was really nice and personable, and she made sure we got hot napkins before and after our meals(one of the best parts about mandarin if you ask me!). The staff continually replenished items so everything was fresh. Also, this location had a ton of dessert options, including a frozen yogurt machine and a waffle machine with chocolate waffles. Definitely go here on an empty stomach, but do exercise some control. There are so many options it’s easy to overdo it.
Calvin S.
Rating des Ortes: 3 Markham, Canada
+.5 for service I’ve only been to Mandarin a total of three times in my life. Sad, eh? Well I always find Mandarin to be a westernized Chinese buffet location, and my visit last week certainly didn’t change my view on this chain brand. I was definitely impressed with the service, and in fact I think they overdid it. Every time I used the napkin to wipe my mouth, they immediately gave me a new one. Okay? Thanks, but I can usually make a napkin last a few rounds. The food for lunch buffet wasn’t anything special, and as I mentioned: Westernized Chinese cuisine. They do have quite good variety though, such as sashimi, sushi, rolls, torpedo shrimp, mussels, noodles, rice, etc. The dessert variety was also quite good, with yogurt, ice cream, and fruits aplenty. In fact the dessert was probably the highlight of my meal, as the yogurt and ice cream tasted very delicious! At the end I’m still not a Mandarin fan, but for those who want to experience mass Asian food without going to an actual Asian restaurant(I don’t know why), Mandarin is certainly not a bad choice.
YeLiz A.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Hamburg
Super Lecker war es hier. Ich habe in Toronto gelebt und meine Studienkollegen haben mich hier her ausgeführt. Ich fands super. Das Buffet ist der Hammer. Alles sehr lecker. Man bekommt Leitungswasser bis zum abwinken — wer nicht auf Chlorgeschmack steht, sollte sich ein Getränk in der Fl bestellen. Auf jeden Fall ein Besuch wert!
Tiff L.
Rating des Ortes: 2 Toronto, Canada
You don’t go into a Chinese buffet with high expectations, but I was mis-informed that this location was the best one out of all the ones in the GTA. The service is exceptionally better, but certainly not the food. Some items that stood out at this buffet: 1. Snow Crab Legs — very meaty, though dry and tasteless 2. Roast Beef — Over-cooked and dry.(see picture) 3. Sashimi Station — The ladies behind the counter are tremendously grumpy and will reluctantly give you more than two pieces of sashimi. Don’t waste your time with the sushi options either. 4. The only thing I liked about this buffet is the dessert section! Eight flavours of ice cream to pick from, a waffle station, crème brûlée, rice/bread pudding, assortment of tarts, and even sugar-free cheese cake for the diabetics. Parking is validated at the front desk, so if you’re driving, there’s no need to stress over finding street parking.