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    Moderate noise
    Dogs allowed
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Cleonice G.

    Delicious original Chinese food cantonese style. Beautiful place with excellent views of the falls. We enjoyed every bite. The service was great very attentive and the best hostess. I will return soon

    Eleni N.

    My gosh, there is nothing one can say about this place that can be anything other than positive. What a beautiful resort and the view is all you need to hear from me. Niagra Falls and in complete splendor. So nice inside, so vast, almost like being in a museum. It is artsy, eclectic and also industrial in nature. Beautiful in every way. We had a luxury suite which has the most magnificent view of the falls. I have never seen anything like it and I felt like I was right there next to the water. Our room was great and well-appointed for the two of us--posh, lots of amenities, and so clean. The bed was very comfortable and the service was fantastic. I cannot recommend this place enough. It is a bit pricey, but very worth it if you are travelling to Niagara Falls.

    Cheyenne P.

    I personally think the dinner buffet is a good value. I enjoyed the food. It may not be for everyone though. My husband ordered from the menu and it was very good. It was the Chinese style filet mignon and it was very tender. Rice was an additional cost. Service was not good. Our waitress disappeared and the guy who we asked help from was very rude

    Spicy beef jelly. Love it.
    Eden L.

    I just don't understand why this place got so many bad reviews. I have been here twice. I like it here. The food is fresh. The service is good. The choice of food may not be as huge as other place but the quality of most dishes is high. I like so many dishes here. Where do I start. The spicy beef jelly, the pig foot and lotus root with pork rib are my favourites. The salad bar and fruit bar are not big but offer some uncommon dishes. Got a table beside the window. The falls are blocked by some trees but still there is a nice view of trees. The price is $17 for lunch with PAC card. The drinks are included. Soy milk is a good choice for drink. This price is unbeatable.

    Spring rolls, shumai, fried chicken, and roast pork
    Leo C.

    :: The Food :: -Authentic but a rather small selection for a buffet (more of a quality over quantity deal) there were quite a few spicy dishes so the selection felt even smaller. I see that some reviews noted the food was rather bland - the food is not americanized chinese food found in the usual chinese buffet that are slathered with sauce. -Some dishes to name: Shumai, the entire cold dish appetizer section, two spicy dishes cooked in pots (beef stew and seafood), chicken with lotus root, and the fish dishes. They also have soy milk. (check out my pics for most of the food) -The dessert was also authentic - variety of jelly/pudding, egg tarts, and herbal grass jelly. My girlfriend got mad at me a little bit since she was expecting cookies, brownies, and cakes hahaha Service/Other/Tips -It was pretty bad, at best OK. The waiter looked disinterested in doing his job of filling people's drinks. And when it got busier it took even longer for water/soda/drinks to be refilled. -You pay for the meal before you eat - you can leave the tips after -It is very conveniently located inside the casino/mall, you wont need to walk outside -Sit by the window and you'll enjoy a nice view of the Falls (check out pics) Bottom line: Authentic food with good view but small selection, little bit pricey, and bad service.

    Topped dinner off with a rainbow! Great view!

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    Mandarin Restaurant

    Mandarin Restaurant

    4.3
    (239 reviews)
    4.0 km
    $$

    Excellent service- Welcomed with smiles. Arrived a couple minutes past our reservation time, and…read morewas sat immediately. Was provided a hot lemon infused cloth to clean up prior to going up to the stations to eat. Cup never emptied without an ask for refill. Very attentive the entire time. We were sat in the 'C' dining area area. There were room upon room so there's plenty of seating. Each room with a slightly different theme. Ours had a wall of beautiful fish tanks. The dining area, food stations and bathrooms were all very clean, which is so important at a buffet. They even have gloves at the end of each station in case you didn't want to touch the serving utensils with your bare hands. The variety of food goes from everything you can imagine at a Chinese buffet like sushi and fried rice to American options like burgers and fries, to surprises in-between like New England clam chowder and prime rib. Tons of dessert- hard ice cream, cakes, pies, fruit, jello, even Crème brûlée and waffles. One of my favorite surprises was the variety of mocktails. Most places offer me pop as a mocktail or a Shirley Temple at best. Decent pricing. Father's Day special dinner menu was $50/pp (Canadian) about $36/pp (American) which is pretty great for all you get and that's WITH their high tax. I believe the refular pricing is about $10/pp less. A must try only 30 minutes from Western NY.

    I visited the Mandarin Restaurant in Niagara Falls a couple of months ago. As soon as you walk in,…read moreit feels like you've stepped into another world, the atmosphere is beautiful and very welcoming. Our server was super friendly. It wasn't too busy for dinnertime, which made the experience even more enjoyable. The buffet offered a wide variety of options, and everything was well presented. The dessert section was definitely the highlight for me and the best part of the meal. That said, I do feel the price was a bit high for a buffet-style restaurant. Overall, it was a great experience, just slightly overpriced for what it offers.

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    Buffet area
    Buffet area
    My lunch - mostly Chinese dishes and a super salad with all the works, plus a white sangria cocktail
    My lunch - mostly Chinese dishes and a super salad with all the works, plus a white sangria cocktail
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    Hot Lobster Dim Sum

    Hot Lobster Dim Sum

    4.3
    (101 reviews)
    1.4 km

    This mom and pop Chinese restaurant in Niagara Falls, Canada is just what Yelp should promote. It…read moreis not in the heart of the touristy areas but just a short drive away and well worth it. The place looks like a home that was converted into a restaurant with parking in the back but once you enter, you feel like you are going into one of your Auntie's places for an actual home cooked meal. And they did not disappoint! Each dish was made to order and took a short time but you could tell it was prepared by a chef with a lot of experience and care--just looking at how the veggies were chopped/diced you can see they put their energy into each dish. The flavors were really superb and not at all overpowering and one major bonus--nothing was over salted or over oily as you might think typical Chinese food can get. Our party of 4 loved every bite and finished all our dishes, no leftovers. As you can see in the photos, they make an excellent meal. Prices are also very affordable and competitive with anything near the touristy areas. So if you want a solid, great meal prepared by a true mom & pop kitchen that feels like a home cooked meal, you really gotta try them out. I asked them how business was in summer vs winter and they said it's tough when it's winter (less tourists) but they make it work. It's also nice and quiet/intimate so you can have an actual conversation with your group rather than try to talk over some loud music at a chain restaurant! ----TL;DR---- Pros: excellent Chinese cuisine at very affordable prices and great portions. Not too salty or oily. And super nice, friendly owners who provide great service and great food. Cons: not easy to walk to from the main strip but if you have a car it's an easy drive. Skip the touristy places and come here! Bottom Line: it was the best meal we had in Niagara Falls and everyone was full and satisfied. I'd definitely go back again.

    Actually some decent authentic tasting, non-touristy food in a really touristy town…read more Food tasted legit, and it tasted like some of the Chinese food we're accustomed to where I'm from in the SF Bay Area. The service was on the slow side, though. Also, the owners all there barely speak any English. Be ready to have Google translate out ready. Never had an AYCE dim sum before, but this was really good. Avoid the fried stuff if you don't want to get full very quick. Shoutout to feedmeimei on YT I'm pretty sure she's going to see this review when she and her team is researching places for her Toronto/Niagara Falls video. You have an awesome channel and I've been a big fan for awhile!

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    Interior main dining
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    Two pounds of lobster...
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    Royal Dragon

    Royal Dragon

    4.1
    (106 reviews)
    1.5 km

    The restaurants in this area were all slow to open, even at noon (in March). We're glad we waited…read morefor this restaurant to open. Inside there was a sign asking for patience because they were short-staffed. Our food was so good & the service friendly. Very happy. The pho is HUGE and so tasty. The stewed beef was tender - not dried out at all. I appreciated the packets of hoisin sauce and sriracha sauce too. Good sized veggie plate with bean sprouts, just a little basil. Notes on pricing: Tourist area pricing. $22 for pho. Dining in automatically incurs 15% gratuity. Paying with cash or debit card gives 5% discount.

    I was searching for Chinese food in Niagara Falls and this was the only option that seemed pretty…read moredecent and was relatively close to Niagara Falls State Park. The hours on Yelp are wrong, refer to their hours on Google (seemed to be only open for dinner on weekdays, perhaps their weekend hours are longer). I got here as soon as they opened at 5 for dinner and ordered a sesame chicken over white rice for dine in. FYI there's a 15% gratuity charge for dine in vs take out. They make each order fresh so there was a bit of wait for the food and they also had signs around that they were short staffed. There was only one staff member taking all the dine in and take out orders and waitressing the dine in area. I can't attest to their bubble teas but I think they just make it when ordered rather than batch make a lot of drinks. They also had soda, water and alcohol for sale. The sesame chicken came out piping hot and I could tell it was fried fresh. The sauce flavor had a very strong vinegar taste. It also came with 3 pieces of boiled broccoli and the rice tasted okay. I'm too used to eating jasmine white rice at home every day. All in all, it was a good amount of food for the price in this area and I left feeling very full with at least a cup of rice left in my bowl.

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    Inside
    Royal Dragon
    Cute lil dining area.

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    Cute lil dining area.

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