Great food, service did not ask if we would like a drink so we stayed with water. You don't want to sell me a beverage then I'll drink free water. Saturday night at 7:30 read more

Our servers Joanna and Kritika were wonderful. We celebrated my husbands birthday there (19 people). Got lots of attention, great service and even a polaroid picture of the family in a frame with a magnet to put on our fridge! Thank you Mandarin for a nice memory and amazing food. read more

The go-to restaurant for big groups with different tastes. Something for everyone. Plenty of options. Affordable prices. Friendly and professional service. Nicely decorated. Strongly recommend read more

It's probably been a decade or more since I last stepped into a Mandarin location, and normally it wouldn't be my pick, but I'll gladly go if I'm invited. Given some diet restrictions for some in my family, it was easier to just hit up a buffet. This review is just their lunch experience. Let's start with the pros: - I was pleasantly greeted by the staff, and even the manager came to our table personally to ensure that we had a great experience and that we were taken care of. - One of my family members also got a free meal since it was around his birthday. I'm not sure if it's because it's his birthday, but we also had a free family picture taken and printed on the spot and framed as a magnet to take home as a souvenir. - The tacky Chinese decor. Yes it's a pro because it totally matches the aesthetic I'd expect for a chain Chinese buffet. - Great value for all you can eat, especially for lunch. It certainly beats out in price compared to authentic dim sum. There are dim sum items you can choose here. - The Westernized Chinese food is good. Think General Tso's Chicken, chicken wings, noodles, etc. Fried items are good too. Ribs and shrimp. Beef with mushrooms is nice and tender highly recommend. Shrimp and clams are good too. - We went near Chinese New Year and got a red pocket with a little lucky Chinese coin. You can use it in their koi pond in the waiting area or just keep it as a souvenir. - Good variety of desserts to choose from: cakes, ice cream, and fresh waffles. Cons: - Sashimi is not fresh, with chewy fish. I couldn't bring myself to even eat one piece. It's a shame though; probably should just skip the sushi section altogether. - Some of the items are overcooked and dry, including the roast beef, and the baked teriyaki salmon. It's a bit hit and miss with the food, but the appeal is getting to try so many different items, you'll bound to find things you love. Service is overall great, and it's nice that they also offer complimentary birthday meals and souvenirs for guests. read more

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Spend my Bday here, and its free! Foods variety and taste very good. Hot towels after given

Their service is very poor you don't tell someone a time on the phone and we called to confirm it and then when we come in for the time schedule you say Oo that's not the time and your 15 minutes late so we have to put you in when we can find a spot for you but we have a full schedule, mind you I'm pregnant and we have kids a baby as well that is very awful service to say the least and the manager is like I will not say sorry because it's a miscommunication between you and my coworker staff no you staff clearly gave the wrong time and you guys have to take the hit for that you should have gave us a spot accommodate us for your staff wrong doing read more

Nice. Nothing special. Plenty of selection but the food isn't phenomenal. Table service was pretty good.

Excellent service, and food, I was alone during my dinner tonite but felt right at home, but at home I don't get the best roast beef and seafood and dessert. I would like to thank my server Sharon , she looked after me very well, another great experience at Mandarin, I have been going many years and went to your first location in Brampton soon after it open. Thank you Gord Howe read more

Wow!!! Outside of Disneyland (which probably doesn't count,) this is the best buffet I've had outside of Vegas. Service was extremely attentive, decor was spectacular, selection was good and quality was amazing! If you're visiting the Toronto area, I fully recommend visiting Mandarin. It is definitely an experience and I look forward to coming back :) read more

Mandarin Restaurant - Entrance - Chinese Near Me - North York, Ontario

The Mandarin of my childhood. There really is nothing like a good Chinese buffet. The quality is always consistent, and good. Nothing hits the same like a trip to Mandarin. Thank goodness for its existence. read more

firstly, i just wanna congratulate the mandarin worker guys for a great food meal. filled my belly for years to cum. although the waiter stole my half eaten onion ring and slurped it when i wasnt looking thinking i would not see him. additionally, he spilled his ice cold water all over my table getting me and my eating buddy wet in the process. usually i would not mind getting wet ;) but i was trying to eat my torpedo shrimp. read more

I've been to three Mandarins, and this is so far is the best out of the three. The decor is much more toned down; I can't stand gaudy, over-the-top decor. Food is similar except for the creme brulee YUM! Service is more upbeat and happy, as well as efficient in clearing plates, topping off water glasses and taking pictures for their patrons. What surprised me was that they handed out pre-moistened, scented washcloths before AND after our meal. It's the little details that earn an extra star for this branch. read more

Mandarin Restaurant - Crème Brulee and a Chocolate covered strawberry are my favorite desserts here. - Chinese Near Me - North York, Ontario

I just placed a delivery order and the young woman at Mandarin North York, calls me to help me save the delivery charge. This is great service and I appreciate it. Good job Mandarin, in a tough year you're still offering good service! read more

They should put a Marks work warehouse beside this place because you'll need to purchase new pants and underwear immediately after eating here. read more

I really enjoyed Mandarin for the first time in a long time. The service here is outstanding, and for a busy Friday evening you would of thought it would be impossible since its holiday season. The food was very good and quality, no complaints about anything read more

Mandarin Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - North York, Ontario

Great food and props to Mark, Sean, and their third waiter whose name is slipping from my mind. All three were great with their service and their understanding and general kindness made the meal all the more enjoyable read more

I feel that the Mandarin has it's good nights and it's bad ones. Sometimes the food is delicious and others like it died. I like their plum sauce and egg rolls, not so crazy on the spring rolls. Alot of times their sweet and sour sauce tastes too much like ketchup and the sauce is very running and not thick. The chicken balls can be good or very doughy... Overall it is one of the better Chinese buffets but if you want great Chinese food I recommend going to a non-buffet restaurant where the food is fresh. read more

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I was visiting from the states and multiple people told us to come to this place. 1. Get a reservation. We had to wait. Thankfully we did not have to wait a long time , but it would have been much easier if we had reservations. The decor and the service was nice, but the food just did not cut it for me . It was way more expensive for a Chinese buffet then in the states don't know if it was because of taxes but I was utterly shocked. read more

Something for the whole family. Affordable, all you can eat chinese inspired buffet, with options for vegan, vegetarian, and picky diets. One of my favourite places of all time (before I went vegan, I could DEVOUR their wonton soup!) A lot of memories here. I will say that even when you make a reservation, there can be a bit of a wait, especially during peak lunch and dinner hours. Tip: go just before or after these hours and there shouldn't be an issue. read more

Located in the Industrial Heartland of North York, this location provides the variety you crave. My mid-week arrival with the Birthday Girl was delightful...my strategy is to start light and pick out a huge prime rib bone to gnaw on for the night. No surprises here...I have been to ALL their locations..attentive service... clean utensils....my date went well ! read more

2.5. The food was iffy. I enjoyed the tofu and sushi. Nothing special overall. Across the board, a lot of the food lacked flavour. The atmosphere is dull, unfortunately. I know it is a buffet, and I don't want to come across as someone bashing a business, but the experience didn't seem like it was worth $35. read more

Food is consistently good at this location, I have been going for over 10 years. The service is always nice and I never return to a dirty plate on my table after hitting up the buffet again. Wait times are annoying seeing as I was told to wait and then walked into a half empty dining room with dirty plates and tables all over. read more

July 11, 2018 My 2 Daughters and I went for Dinner at the Mandarin @ Dufferin & Finch Location.... Disgusting food.... Disgusting Service... What little selection of food they had to choose from was often empty and took over 15 minutes to be replenished. The staff couldn't care less about you, and they make sure you know it. The food looked like crap, tasted like crap. No Flavor, barely luke warm, Not worth it AT ALL... I WOULD NEVER EAT AT THIS LOCATION OR RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE...NOT EVEN MY WORST ENEMY... Just thinking about it made me vomit in my mouth a little. Mandarin @ Dufferin & Finch.... Please respect the food industry and shut your doors for good!!!! read more

What else can I say? It's exactly what you're looking for when you go to the Chinese buffet. Better sushi selection than expected and very friendly staff. read more

This all-you-can-eat place is one of the worst place I've ever been. We went here for lunch on a weekday and the food selections are very limited. Most of the dishes were bland. I honestly wanted to grab some salt and sprinkle it to their dishes. Their sushi, pizza, barbeque, and meat dishes looks so dull and the choices are limited as well. Even the noodles were soggy and bland! The only reason I gave more than 1 star to this place is because of their good service and also because of their dessert. They have lots of selection for dessert and ice cream which I liked. But honestly, we will not come back or recommend this place to anybody. I hope they increase the quality of their food soon. read more

Zero happiness exists in this location and just outright rude service. The managers treat you like you are bothering them if you make a request for more shrimp in a take out order even if you pay whatever they ask. read more

I like this place, but it's too small. No enough space between tables and very noisy. Also, it was the worst experience to try their caesar cocktail. That's why only 3 star. read more

Good food..good service..only bad thing is this location they like to make you wait when you enter... So almost always there is 5 or 10 mins wait. read more

This Mandarin used to be sooo good when they opened. Then, slowly, it's been getting worse and worse. Dated, crammed, bland. You could see that not as many people come here anymore. read more

Not my favorite Mandarin location, but Mandarin is absolutely the best of the Chinese buffets in Toronto. Price is high but so is the quality, keeping in mind this is a buffet, and you should never take the last spoonful of anything from a nearly empty tray, and focus on the freshly-filled dishes. Some faves include the prime rib, crab legs (cold better than hot), spicy chicken, bbq pork ribs, wings, dimsum, fried fish w Tartar, scallop cutlets, the hot waffles with strawberries and whipped cream, the macaroons, and the creme brulee for dessert. I find that if you want a big feast and to please a large group of people, Mandarin is the sort of place that some of your guests will find fancy and exciting, and those with more refined palates who don't, won't hate it. So it's always a safe bet. As Chinese mega-buffets go, Mandarin is a good one. read more

We visited the Mandarin in North York for the first time this past weekend. It is smaller than other Mandarin locations that we have visited however, the same excellent food and exceptional customer service was also at this location. Very impressed by the staff and their courteous and helpful service. Will definitely go back to this location. read more

If I could go lower than 1 star I would. This is the very worst Mandarin location around. We took take out and they put in a substitute meat for chicken breast that was an organ meat of chicken instead and it was disgusting. Their so called customer service was useless and no help at all. They even tried to accuse us of putting this meat in their sauce to get them to give us something in return. They didn't even bother to replace the meal they ruined. We have gone to other locations and had great service but will never ever set foot inside Dufferin and Finch West ever again. You would be better off buying frozen food then to get accused of trying to be a thief and putting in a different meat. read more

Two stars are generally reserved for places that have pretty bad food and have good service. If a place has horrible food and bad service, that's a one star restaurant in my book. With that said, the food here is just bad. But most buffets have bad food, especially with a name like Mandarin or Hong Kong or Chinese stuck in it somewhere. Avoid those places unless you don't mind cutting your life short by a few years, gaining a few pounds, and most likely getting diarrhea in the process. If you don't shit yourself after eating here, you will down the road and remember it's because you ate here. Parking: Plenty Price: Not worth it Wait: Long just to get seated read more

Ah mandarin, where you eat 5x the servings you normally would in a day and are full of regret by the end of your meal. Food is okay, rice is dry, sushi is subpar. Most of the cakes are really good, frozen yogurt is really good. read more

Every Mandarin is identical, and this one is no different. The food is passable but bland and uninspired. Their fish is horribly cooked - dry and tough - and their holiday specials (e.g., lobster thermidor) are poorly done and not worth the hefty surcharge. There are many better buffets in the GTA so I suggest you go there. Other issues: their seating is painfully slow. Each hostess takes one guest at a time, so even when there are dozens of empty tables you could wait 10 minutes to sit if a few people are in front. Learn from the big buffets and seat multiple parties at once. On the plus side, Mandarin is clean. read more

I went to have lunch a month ago at Mandarin North York I always visit the Mandarin at Yonge and Eglinton however I found out that the one on NORTH YORK belongs to a different owner. I had two small plates of food and my regular meals usually are very healthy, however not sure what happened but after 4-5 hrs I got very sick & throw up 28 times and ending at the doctors, WORST EXPERIENCE ! I noticed that place is not as clean even washrooms or behind bar, AVOID TO GO THERE if you don't want to ending as sick as I was. read more

Mandarin Restaurant is not a chic place and you shouldn't expect more than that. It's a very nice family restaurant with good value. Some days are better than other for consistency of dishes, but the servers are cheerful and do want to make you a welcome guest. The biggest concern about this location is the Management's mind-set. For some very wrong reason, guests are required to wait upon arriving at the restaurant regardless of the availability of seating. I arrived with my party (total of 4) at about 5:15pm and we were told it would be a 10minute wait before we were seated. There were a few others seated in the waiting area, so we didn't think anything of it. Upon being called and graciously seated, we noticed that there were perhaps a total of 20 other people in the entire restaurant... almost more servers than guests! What the? Why did we have to wait to be seated when then were many empty seats and tables??? I asked the server this and was told "Management wants customers to think we're busy". What??? Yes, Tom the Manager seems to think customers would rather wait to be seated in a slow restaurant night rather than enjoy their meal quicker and get on with their evening. If you're looking for a place you can have a quick buffet meal, think of another place... insulting me by making me wait to be seating in an empty restaurant is not usually what a buffet restaurant wants to happen... usually be seated, served and leave is the way so they can turn over and seat more people. Avoid any nights or days when Tom is working, usually these nights are not the best for food consistency. read more

Worst take-our experience. Waited almost an hour beyond promised pick up time, only to uncover our order was given to another individual. Happy New Year's! read more

Worst Chinese food I have eaten. I ordered at noon for delivery at 6:15 pm Christmas. My husband is not a Chinese food fan so he decided to order him the special for $17.99, which consisted of turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, and broccoli. Broccoli was cold and the mashed potatoes were runny. Horrible. The turkey was balls of fat. My dinner was dinner for 1. I requested plum sauce to go with it. No plum sauce, but instead they tried to pass duck sauce as plum sauce. My lips and tongue started to swell up, as I obviously had an allergic reaction. I called and spoke to the lady manager who in turn started to yell at me and told me not to come back. She kept on yelling that it is COVID and no one on this earth has plum sauce. Plum sauce and duck sauce are the same (which they are not and they don't taste the same) so I asked her why in heavens name don't you tell the consumer that they don't have plum sauce? Again yelling about COVID, and they are not allowed to tell the consumer. They need to be reported as people have severe allergies. I do not recommend this establishment at all. read more

Restaurant re-opened using the small plate model with plenty of marketing. Unfortunately the location is not yet organized. Our reservation could not be honored due to them being overbooked. Disappointed as we had to leave hungry after a long wait in order to get something elsewhere. read more