Tucker’s Marketplace Restaurants

Salad bar was ok just ok not good not bad. Roast beef was very very tender and good Yorkshire pudding wasn’t good Deserts ok just ok would I come back at $ 25.99 per person NO.

I gave it 2 stars, but that being said… the food was great… the prob is that there were 2 of us and we were put at a 4 person table… this was Wednesday night, when I came back the first time after getting my food a teenage boy was sitting in my dates spot, when she came back after me she had to move over… he and his mother happen to see people they knew and sat near them… leaving the table that they were eating across the room.
I got up for my second plate… came back, he was now in my seat… he then moved when he saw me… so I moved over… he then proceeded to stare at us while we ate.
The waitress came by a number of times that evening and didn’t say a word… he watched us eating our food the whole time, I’m pretty sure he was taking pictures also. My dates jacket was behind him at one point because he kept getting in our seats whenever we got up to get something… the waitress didn’t say or do anything to resolve this… the food was really good but we couldn’t enjoy anything til we got to out ice cream and treats… only because he and his mother finally decided to leave.
I haven’t been to a Tuckers in years, the price was much cheaper than Mandarin and the many sushi dinners that we go to. But this truly ruined my meal and I’m very mad that I had to experience this, it’s really put me off of our next visit and I think I’ll just stick to going to other places for a buffet.
But like I said… food was really good, I’m sure this ignorance won’t happen often but I was excited to go and the staff didn’t help the situation at all.

The free birthday dinner is what made us come here. (Has to be the actual day of your birthday and they require government ID for verification).
Dinner:
The food selection is small but tasty for the most part. The fresh pasta/​noodle/​rice cooking station was definitely the best thing going for the place. Had the pesto pasta with spinach and mushrooms which was absolutely delicious! Boyfriend had the pad Thai which was OK — the sauce was much too sweet. The cooks were very friendly.
I also enjoyed their potato salad, meat pizza, mussels, ham pot pie, freshly cut roast beef, and onion rings. They had a cheese tortellini with alfredo sauce which looked really good but only tasted OK. The sauce was delicious but the tortellini tasted hard and bland. Not sure if it was undercooked or freezer burnt.
Dessert:
— Crème brûlée: Did not have the crunchy caramelized sugar top however the flavour of the brunet was still tasty.
— Apple cobbler: Very tasty! Especially with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
— Apple strudel: Tasted good however they do not chop the apples but use a whole half apple per slice of strudel. Made it hard to eat and just a little strange looking.
— Carrot cake: Loved it! Real cream cheese icing and loaded with raisins!
— Cheesecake: A little on the soft side but tasted really good! Homemade tasting.
— Chocolate muffin/​cupcake: Tasted very bland and stale.
— Chocolate chip bar: Way too much butter. Fingertips literally got soaked in grease from just holding the bar briefly. It tasted good but not worth the guilt.
— Brownies: Very chocolately and good except the icing tasted like generic canned icing.
Service:
Friendly although on the slow side. Had to ask for a refill despite leaving the empty drinks at the edge of the table to indicate they were empty and needed refilling. Plates weren’t cleared promptly each time. Overall good service though.
For the price of $ 26.99 per person plus $ 2.99 drink person for Sunday dinner, it isn’t worth it. The selection is just too small and quality wasn’t consistent. But for the price of free (for the birthday person), you can’t go wrong. If dinner was cheaper then I would return. Otherwise, this will continue to be just an annual visit (If that. It may be hard to go on the actual day of your birthday. Mandarin allows you 3 days before or 3 days after)

Okay this place is not that great in terms of food but the lady working the fresh pasta/​noodle station definitely gave this score a bit of a boost.
Staff: We were seated quite promptly and they gave us a nice explanation of the different stations. There is a fresh pasta station and the person working the kitchen struck up a conversation while my pasta was being cooked. I appreciated being treated like an actual person and they made some recommendations. She alone boosted this review by one star.
Ambience: We were seated in the corner booth and it was very cramped an uncomfortable. Thankfully, after the people behind us left, I was able to push the booth chair back a little so that I had room to even sit properly (HULK SMASH!).
Food: The pizza was burnt (and tasted burnt), the food in the heating stations were cold, the cupcake dessert was dry and stale. The meatballs were good, the fresh pasta was tasty, and there is a wide selection. Also it’s a bit alarming how I saw cases of canned pasta sauces and other canned products on the side.
I’m torn about this place because I like the concept, but the results were subpar.

For the money, this place s very legit. The atmosphere is nice, the food is ok, lot of different options, and the staff is very friendly. Got my belly full with ham and roast beef and grilled veggie n grilled yam ;)

Years and years have gone by and have never got around to eating here. Finally had the chance. I was not overly impressed nor was I disappointed. There was a great variety of selection of all different types of food. All food was prepared and cooked properly especially for a buffet restaurant. Service on the other hand was HORRIBLE. Plates piling up on our table and drinks being served half way through our meal. Waitress disappearing.
None the less I will return to Tucker’s as I was fairly please

i would go to any one of the mandarin buffets before i spend a dime here, or let anyone else spend a dime on me, towards this business. im trying to figure out how food can be stone cold, in a buffet warming table? although they are trying to promote alot of niche’s with these buffets (pizza making, pasta station, steak carving station) its all a gimmick. the service and attitude of the employees here just cements this place as a bad time.
bland, flavourless food.
go to zets instead, just down the street, tell em i sent ya

It’s getting to the point where we only come here on a birthday to get a free meal. The food CAN be okay, but it can also be bland and flavorless. If you’re getting a deal, it may be worth rolling the dice. Otherwise, there are so many other choices in the area.

3 times I have been here. the food is good quality but the service is not. Single tables stop being a priority when there is a large party that is there. 18 minutes I waited for a refill on my beverage. This is the 2^nd time i have experienced this issue. I drive well out of my way for this place only for the fresh pasta station. I will admit the burgers are to die for. Thick and juicy and was really impressed with the chef constantly checking the burgers inner temp.
Just wish management cared more about what customers thought. My first time here I had bad service and I complained to the manager who was at the front door. Didn’t seem like she really cared about it.
Not to mention waiting 20 mins to cash out

I know, I know it’s a buffet, but…
The Sunday night freshly roasted whole turkey, with legit Turkey gravy plus squash and roasted yams, cranberries and all the ‘fixins’ was a total winner for me. They could have stopped there and I already would have been happy.
Throw in some lemon rosemary chicken thighs and beef bourguignon, finish it off with some fresh fruit and somewhat pedestrian cheesecake, and I really feel like I got my money’s worth.
I wanted to try their fresh, made to order, pasta bar, but I gobbled (ha!) so much Turkey, I had no room.
I think their money was entirely wasted on the pizza oven, as it is putting out such an inferior product as to be completely not worth the trouble, but that turkey dinner took me back to Grandma’s house.
Winner, winner, turkey dinner!

Came here today for weekend lunch. My cousin’s birthday’s tomorrow so she decided to treat all of us. Our reservation was at 12 noon. The place is huge with a great selection of food. Lots of empty tables when we came in at 12. The place got busy around 1PM. Place is clean and staff is all friendly.
There are tons of food selections. Most of their food is quite average as expected from a buffet. However I am impressed with the cheesecake from the dessert section which was surprisingly delicious, unlike other AYCE places. Definitely a must-​have.
Over-​all I like this place, and would probably come back when I am in the area.

I’ve never liked Mother Tuckers much, and this location was no different. Bland and flavourless buffet options, redeemed only by the fact that they were hot and kept topped up.
when I do buffet I like to self myself courses, and though the salad bar had plenty of options, when it came to putting together a pasta or seafood opening course I found limited options available. Over sauced mussels, Asian breaded and fried fish, they didn’t go well at all with the one pasta option, so I gave up.
My main was unmemorable, I literally don’t remember what I bothered to have, but it wasn’t long before I was on to desert. I stuck with a safe bet, vanilla ice cream with chocolate sauce.
Meh.

Surprisingly very good for a Buffett of many choices. Service was excellent and the good fresh on a Saturday night. Too bad there aren’t many more of these in the GTA.

This restaurant has a few vegetarian options, some made to order, I wasn’t limited to just one or two options, compared to a few other buffets I’ve been to recently.
Every dish here which doesn’t contain meat is full of salt, unfortunately, I felt like I needed to inhale a gallon of water afterwards.
1 extra star for our nice waitress.

I like this place. some of the food here is okay, but there are alot of decent dishs here. What I mostly love about this place is that it has lots of varieties of Comfort Food! Which I personally love. I like the style of jerk chicken that they have and the pasta and breads and desserts. Yum. Sometimes it is a hit or miss but with so many food around, it can’t go wrong.

I went to Tuckers on the weekend after a couple of years, hoping the food would be as delicious as it was when I went last time — boy was I wrong…
We went around their brunch/​lunch buffet time so there was ample amounts of staple breakfast items, eggs, bacon, sausages, waffles etc… Didn’t really have these (other than the bacon strips — because you just ALWAYS have to have bacon) as I was in lunch mode.
What I was looking forward to the most was their prime rib… But it was disgusting — i think the cut was a really bad cut because everyone on our table had extremely fatty pieces with little meat on them. On top of that the prime rib was only being served medium rare and medium and the cook refused to cook it longer for patrons who wanted well done — which they used to do a couple of years back. Other than I had jerk chicken which had potential but was kind of dry (we all know you need jerk chicken saucy), and some thin crust pizza — the pizza was probably the best tasting dish there that day.
Keep in mind I’m reviewing all of the food in «buffet quality mode»
Other than these dishes the rest were marginal and there wasn’t much of a selection as the breakfast dishes were taking up most of the spots.
One item that stood out was the make your own soft taco section. They had warm taco shells, with sour cream, salsa, cheese, lettuce blah blah blah… The tacos tasted exceptional and I improvised by loading bacon strips in them from the breakfast station LOL so yea it was good.
The desserts were alright, not much selection they had some brownies, mousse, and a couple of cakes along with ice cream sundae bar and a chocolate fountain. Again marginal, ill say Mandarin has better tasting desserts.
Overall I don’t think ill be going back to Tuckers, unless I would be forced to for someones birthday or party…

Still just as unappealing in flavors, as it was about 10 years ago. Figured we would try it again and as they have a special for a free birthday meal with proof. All I can say is, go to another type of buffet that serves tasty meals and are not left drying out in the buffet. Can’t even recommend a good dish to try out. Many items are bland, greasy and taste horrible. We will not be returning.
Also, should mention that many of the plates around the buffet stations were not properly washed.

Don’t know where to start… Okay, the good news… Free birthday meal and kids eat half price. Stir fry and meat stations were passable but not memorable, portions were small and not the greatest tasting.
The bad, buffet variety is minimal, Most of it was bland, foods are reminiscent of canned or frozen ingredients made with ketchup as tomato sauce. I would say this is certainly not worth the birthday meal if you had to pay any price. Plates were dirty after wash and the service from our waitress sucked.
So would I return on my birthday for free, I think not! you definitely get what you pay for which is nothing. I would recommend a free meal at a soup kitchen on your birthday which is probably better in the end.

Just found out in time that they give a free birthday meal. There’s not many doing it anymore, and certainly one of the only ones without conditions (i.e. with a group, email sign up, etc…). The experience was 3.5, but gets a 4 for this reason since I have to pick.
I’m haven’t really been a ‘buffet guy’ for quite some time, as you tend to get a ‘jack of all trades, master of none’ approach to cooking — and that’s if you’re lucky. And being on the other side of 30, AYCE is not a as big a draw as it once was. With that preamble out of the way…
It’s a nice open layout, not worn out, and comfortable. Every food group station is clearly labeled and ordered. Some of the food from looking at it may get a ‘3’ and I could tell not to invest my appetite on it, and my wife’s Greek salad was poor. However, there’s still a lot of good. They have their own beer and the red lager was surprisingly near perfect. There’s of course a lot of salad options, to be expected, but some are unique and/​or modern like the kale mix they had. Nothing was looking wilted. They had two roast beef cuts available (medium well, and medium rare). My choice — the medium rare — was gorgeous and cooked perfectly. Sometimes you’ll see it was perhaps cooked to fast, where the outside is well and it quickly moves to almost rare; however in this case it was virtually the same colour/​flavour/​consistency almost right to the edge. It could, however, use a bit more seasoning. I was so happy with my red meat offering, that I had a hamburger, which was cooked from fresh chuck. A very good hamburger — in fact that was my wife’s choice of the day. They provide grilled mushrooms and onions, bacon, cheese and the regulars. I also had a couple pieces of pizza which came out of a rotating flame oven. Desserts were more of a ‘3’. Okay, but sweet but without much distinct taste. My wife did say the ice cream was good however.
From looking at the bill, lunch (since my wife was charged) is only $ 12.99. That my friends: is a steal. That’s about the lowest you can pay for any dine-​in meal regardless of buffet. While they may have some items on the ‘miss’ side, there enough ‘hits’ to justify returning. I also like that they only stay open 3 hours during lunch time, which shows they’re not keen on wasting and/​or serving old food.

~ A 3.5 stars for me ~
I am not a big fan of Tuckers but went here with my coworkers. This location here is quite nice and clean. The restaurant is set-​up well inside as the seating areas are on the sides and the centre is for food.
The service was very good. The person at the door and our server were extremely friendly. Our server was very quick in cleaning and providing drinks… so the service was up notch.
Over all the food choices were ok. They had a salad bar, food bar, fresh Pasta area, Grill area, bread area, soup area and a dessert area. I enjoyed their salad area where there was a great variety. I also enjoyed their fresh pasta area, you can get any type of pasta, noodles even Raman…
Overall an average restaurant, good for when you have multiple people with lot of dietary differences.