We tried this place for the first time late Sunday afternoon/early evening after seeing a matinee in Manassas. To start off, I REALLY dislike buffets, but only deigned to try this place because of all of the positive reviews here. Thus, I'd give it THREE stars because the place is clean, steam-trays are constantly refilled, & cold foods are COLD, & hot foods are HOT; but just TWO STARS for the quality of the food. The food itself is, for the most part, plain-Jane dismal. Hubby had the Egg Drop Soup - nothing special. I had the Hot & Sour soup, which was surprisingly both "hot" (aka spicy) & "sour" (aka vinegary). Not much "stuff" in it though - just tofu, shredded bamboo shoots, & a few stray sliced button mushrooms. I tried the "fried pork dumplings", one cold New Zealand Mussel with Chili Sauce, some cold Calamari with Chili Sauce, some Seaweed Salad, one piece of octopus sushi, one baked clam, & some chicken something or other. Dumplings were good, mussel tasted unbelievably stale, calamari was excellent, seaweed salad was awful & unbearably sweet for some reason (& I LOVE well-prepared seaweed salad), sushi was just "ok", the baked clam was absolutely AWFUL!!!!! - no clam anywhere & soaked in grease - I took one bite & left the rest, & chicken something-or-other was mundane. Hubby declared his platter as "just okay". He had mostly fried shrimp & chicken, some sushi rolls, & some Kung Pao Chicken. Said it was nothing better than a low-brow takeout joint. For dessert, hubby had a tiny "Napolean", which he barely choked down; I had some fruit (canned peaches, pears, & a mixed fruit salad). Nothing special. Oh, & my iced tea was nothing more than barely-tea-flavored water. Blehh. Prices are really cheap, & there's obviously a reason for that. Our all-you-can-eat dinner came to around $27.00. So we won't be back, but if you're into cheap buffet places, at least you won't get poisoned here. Everything is scrupulously clean & temps are kept where they're supposed to be. read more

Amazing quality of food! Fresh and hot! Prices are average and workers are nice and friendly

I went here yesterday for lunch, despite review I did see. The food was very good. It was busy, but the service was average. Our server came and got every plate after we finished using it. They stayed on top of refilling all of the food on the buffet. One of the best buffets I have been to. The price for lunch was good for a buffet. They don't have too much of a selection with sushi. They have all Different kinds of food! It was a good buffet and I would recommend it to others. read more

I am happy this is in Warrenton we don't have many good places like this, this is my favorite buffet. I love it when the sizzling chicken touches my mouth with the fried feeling of goodness. The waiters are very nice and bring me drinks fast. My fortune cookie was very polite and it made my day brilliant. I love the style of the Chinese buffet to me this is what i would list them as. 1-chicken kabob 2-fried rice 3-general tso's chicken 4-orange chicken 5-ice cream The feeling of the cold ice cream touch my teeth and made them stinge but I forgot all about that because the amazing taste of vanilla and strawberry mix. After my meal I didn't have a bathroom problems read more

This is by far the best Chinese affordable place in Warrenton. The buffets runs about $8 for lunch and $11 for dinner. They also have take-out, which I am less familiar with, but you pay by the pound. There are many selections that are always consistently there. Dinner offers more seafood courses but sushi is offered all day long. The honey chicken is one of the best items in the buffet. The restaurant is always clean and the food always looks and tastes well prepared. Staff are always helpful and quick to take plates or fill up drinks. Very great service read more

This is a good place for tasty, cheap food. Lunch Buffet runs about $6; Dinner Buffet runs about $11, and the "Thai" named foods had a good amount of spice. The sushi is hit-or-miss, I'm not a fan of their fried products in sushi. There's a lot of different choices (many fried), and if you're lucky enough to go on a weekend try the Walnut Shrimp, it's the best thing they make! The variety changes every day, so there's always something new to try! Cons: when it's busy you may need to flag down your waitress to get a drink refill, and the desserts are flavourless and bland (they do have ice cream, so that's the only saving grace dessert-wise). My husband and I have gone 3x so far and left extremely full and happy. read more

Good food, but the service isn't worth going there. My husbands drink was flat, So when I asked for a new one, you would've thought I spit in her face. Everything we needed we had to walk up to her and ask. And every time we asked for something (a straw, drink refill,) we got glared at. read more

I'm sure some of you will say, what, 5 stars for a buffet, but honestly - come on! $11 for dinner all you can eat? Done! They have lots of different options - sushi in the back and not the stingy sushi you normally see on buffets. Soup and dumplings in the front, fruit and other things in the middle, 2 whole rows of different versions of asian dishes on the left and right. There is definitely something for everyone! As some one else mentioned - Garlic and Shrimp dish - amazing! Almost like butter chicken, delish! And the lo mein bucket was almost always emptied as soon as it was filled! The staff returned to check on us and re-fill our water. To me, this is a great option for the area! read more

Really excellent for a Chinese buffet!! Not the best Chinese I've ever had, but considering it's waiting on a chaffing dish, this is alright. The sushi...well, the Chinese was good. They had all the standard stuff for a buffet, but many of them were clearly made in house. Nice! read more

Big change in a short time! I've had issues with them previously, but being a Chinese buffet fanatic, returned. Loved the improvement. Returned several times this month, each time... love the improvement. The hot and sour soup was freshly prepared and the best I've ever had. The veggie spring rolls light and crisp and clearly made in-house and not frozen... delish. The variety is very impressive, and everything I had was delicious. The General Tso used pure white meat and was heavenly; everything was heavenly. Even the service went from sub-par to friendly and excellent! KUDOS to Mandarin! In one month's time, I'm changing from 2 stars to 4, with an "almost 5-star" on it's way. I was there twice this week! :) GREAT JOB! Highly recommend! read more

I really like this place. Sure it isn't gourmet food, but for a small Chinese buffet it has very good variety and some really tasty dishes. If you like spicy dishes, their spicy shrimp and spicy chicken is very good,. The peanut chicken is usually very good as well, and when they have tempura tilapia, that is excellent. It is nice to be able to pick a wide variety of foods that all have their own distinct flavor, and they have some very healthy options as well. My two young daughters also love this place, it is by far their favorite restaurant. They love the crab, the fried rice, lo mein and singapore noodles, plus the tempura sweet potatoes is a favorite of theirs. And then there are the sugar rolls, honey rolls, pudding, jello and many types of fruit, and let's not forget their four ice cream selections and many choices of little finger cakes, which are always a huge hit with the kids! The wait staff is very polite and attentive, the place is always clean, and the food trays are replaced quickly so everything is fresh and hot. This has become a regular stop for us before we do our weekend grocery shopping at Harris Teeter. read more

This place is awesome. The food was really good and fresh. Chicken was crispy ,meat was soft. The waitresses didn't over fill the plates. They gave good amount of food in each plate. read more

I went today with my two kids, 5 & 12. Happy with the quality of the food and choices. My son and daughter were able to get what they wanted and even finish with a bowl of ice cream. It was 2 PM and the kitchen kept bringing out more to the buffet. I had some sushi, also very good. I feel that we all got our money's worth. I plan to try their takeout in the future. read more

Sushi, Chinese buffet.. Yummy but obviously not the highest quality you'll get, but affordable, plentiful and tasty enough to go back for seconds. Service is friendly, the buffet was never full of empty stations, which is annoying. If you're in the area, starving and want pretty good chinese, you won't be upset. read more

We come here once every week and everyone is so friendly. It's a chill place with good food and great sushi.

The food here was either great or terrible. The place was not classy and I would be slightly embarassed to be the coworker that reccommended to go to this place. The staff seemed to take their time, almost like they weren't concerned that they were at work. It always bothers me when the staff makes the effort to pick up plates but not clean up the spills on the table that are right next to the plates. The sushi was chewy! There was no crab to speak of in in fried crab wonton (and it was chewy too) The lo mein noodles were dry. The dessert cakes were not tasty. I liked the bbq shrimp and I heard another guest say that the garlic &chicken shrimp was great. Even if this place was closer to my home base, I probably won't go back. read more

My wife and I arrived at around 5 during the week - early enough to beat any dinner rush. That worked, but it was the only part of the plan that I was happy about. I won't complain about the flavor or any of the foods that I sampled on the buffet - everything was tasty. Service was acceptable...uh, no wait. It's a buffet, self service. Next. Desserts were a little bland for my liking, I like my desserts on the sweet side, and these weren't. So why two stars? What's to complain about? Cold Food. Everything that I selected from the buffet that wasn't in a sauce, was cold. EVERYTHING. There's just something unsettling about eating something that is supposed to be hot, but it isn't. I felt like I was grazing on leftovers from an office luncheon except I was paying for it. $30 for leftovers for two. Too much. Not thinking I'll be back anytime soon. read more

I take the family here literally about twice a month. The kids love the chicken on a stick, bacon wrapped crab, bacon wrapped shrimp, and the fresh fruit bar. It is their favorite restaurant. If you arrive during their lunchtime hours (until 3pm I believe), the price per person is around $7 compared to around $12 for the evening meals. Like most buffets, if you arrive in the middle of the afternoon or at a lower traffic time, you may find the food to be not as fresh and maybe even questionable. The garlic chicken and shrimp is by far my favorite. They have a solid walnut shrimp entre that I would also recommend. Other favorites include cold shrimp and cocktail sauce, egg rolls, raw oysters (which are only offered on random days), and the sushi bar...... The sushi is all you can eat, and you don't feel pressured into tipping every time you graze it - like is common at other sushi buffets. In fact, I'm not even sure if the bar has a tip jar or not. They usually have about 10 different types of sushi out. My favorites are the Squid rolls and crab rolls. Recently they have started offering sushi with some sort of caviar on it. The sushi is very good, but make no mistake, it is not the quality you would receive if you went to an actual sushi restaurant. I am not a big soup person, but there are 3-4 different types of soup provided. Drink selections include bottled bear, sake, coke products, sweet tea, and milk in a juice box. Free refills on the sodas and tea only. Frog legs are offered on occasion, and though I love frog legs, the way they are cooked here leaves something to be desired. The crab wonton and fried chicken wings are just plain not good. The idea of scooping your own ice cream seems a bit unsanitary. I have tried a couple of their dessert cakes, and I agree with some of the other reviewers that they lack taste. In the roughly 30 times I have gone to Mandarin, I have only had issues with service once. That was a day when they obviously were short staffed, and it was an issue with drink refills. Bottom line is that this place offers good food at good prices, is family friendly, and will leave you painfully full for the rest of the evening. When my parents or siblings are in town, I usually recommend Mandarin. I would NOT host a business meeting there....or try to impress a date with a buffet.... You can pay your bill either at your table or at the register. read more

Worth every penny! Love their setting and their food. The best Chinese buffet in this area read more

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It is what it is. Don't try to turn a pan-Asian buffet into any more than that - cheap food and lots of it. As others have mentioned, timing is key to any restaurant, but especially a buffet (and a sub $10 weekday one at that). Service is pretty much on par with every Asian buffet that I have been to - everything from nice and pleasant to frowny and annoyed. As it turns out you don't really need more than drink refills at a buffet and I don't need a smile with that. Sushi is pretty good, but the rice can be a little dry sometimes. Soups can thicken up after a day in the steam tables, so I thin it down with wonton soup. Hot foods are varied and generally tasty and replenished often during peak times. This is a great deal for an Asian buffet for a weekday lunch if you're in the area. read more

Nothing special about the food or selection. What was there was standard Chinese buffet items, but the food was very well prepared. There was a female customer letting her 2yr old crawl on the ice cream counter, and the staff didn't seem to mind. The staff was very friendly. read more

Best Chinese buffet in Warrenton! Great variety of selections, reasonable prices, and attentive waitstaff. Sushi on the back bar (also very good). Buffet take out (charged per lb) available as well. Been here countless times over the years, and have yet to be disappointed. If you leave hungry, it's your own fault. HIGHLY recommend giving them a try. read more

the food was subpar and too expensive for its low quality., alot of food serving containers on the bar were empty and not replenished at all while were there.ice cream service area was not appealing. read more

The floors were greasy through out entire restaurant. The selection was small and what you did have to choose from was not worth to eat. I went out of my way to find this place and wish I had went to Mcdonald's now. There was also a set of tongs hanging on back of women's toilet. read more

Just ate there tonight. It's an Asian food seafood buffet. They have lots of different options, but some are hit or miss. Sometimes they have lobster, sometimes they have crab, and sometimes they don't. Their sushi is pretty decent. Not a bad place, but the Buffett in Manassas is much better. read more

Went there with a friend for lunch, after hearing rave reviews. I am pregnant, so having a buffet is amazing. We were seated and given our drinks. Got one plate of food. Couldn't finish it because it was completely cold, and you could tell it had been at least an hour since it was cooked. Food was old, chicken was dry and overcooked. Told the waitstaff about it and got laughed at to our faces. We asked for some kind of discount instead of not paying at all and were told by a manager, they cannot do anything about it. The only waitress that could somewhat speak english took 15%, which was about the cost of our drinks. We ended up paying $18.00 for food we didn't eat. Will never go here again and if i could give 0 stars i would. Terrible service, terrible food. read more

Awesome Chinese buffet for $8.55 at lunch. The food was fresh and the flavors great. Tons better than your run of the mill highway Chinese buffet. read more

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Have been here for lunch a few times. Great quality for the price. Sushi is surprisingly good for a Chinese lunch buffet.

good selection. I'm gf sf and was able to find stuff to eat. reasonably priced and clean. they were good about keeping glasses full and the table empty. I would go back read more

I have gone here off and on again for years. Sometimes it's pretty good, sometimes not; it's never really stellar. But still, occasionally I crave Chinese food and the variety Mandarin offers, coupled with the near-to-me-location is just what the doctor ordered. The sushi is usually sub-par: sliced-too-thin bits of fish on top of too much rice. The chef seems reluctant to fill the platters, scowls a lot, and the sushi buffet often looks a little sparse. I come here because I like variety and I also like familiar offerings, and mostly it's a good mix. But it could be so much better, and I look forward to that! Thanks. read more

My friend and I walked in at 10:07 but the restaurant was empty. The girl at the front said they were getting ready to close and didn't think we would have time to eat. (Hours on the door said they close at 11:00). If you don't want to serve people late then change your hours. read more

no bueno..... desserts were stale/hard... food seemed old read more

Mandarin Sushi - Looks yumm,but 3 of 'em were stale/hard . Boooo ! - Chinese Near Me - Warrenton, Virginia

Don't waste your time here. Even if the food was awesome I wouldn't want to deal with the rude service.

Best Chinese food and prices in/around Warrenton. Even though I don't know about 1/3 of the buffets' items...I enjoy all of them. The meat is tender despite the heat lamps which indicates its fresh (not dry at all). They have a great variety, however, I do wish the sushi section had more choices. Customer service is great too! Neat ambience, clean restaurant. Def recommend! read more

I've tried this place on three different occasions over a year or so. I WANT to like it but each time has been pretty awful. The first time was late lunch so I thought it was the timing but each time has been the same. The food is very mediocre and often cold and/or old. The staff is fairly rude or pretty much ignored you. I came mostly for the sushi which was not replenished very quickly and each time I had to ask if there'd be more sushi any time soon as it was pretty much out. Needless to say I will NOT and giving them another shot. :( read more

I love the variety and selection, delights every visit. Come hungry, leave satisfied.

My family and I constantly go. Their food is amazing and delicious, they have really good desserts and sushi, and their service is extremely good. I always look forward to going and the price is really good for how great the food is! read more

This is probably the best Chinese food I have had in a while. The buffet was large, fresh, hot, and most important tasty. We have been to many other Chinese buffets from Winchester to Culpeper to Manassas, and my wife and I agree that this has the best buffet. I'm not a sushi fan, but my wife is and she said their fish on the sushi was much fresher than the others where we have eaten. The service was also very good. You didn't have to look for anyone to get a refill on a drink, and they took the plates away right away. I wouldn't say it is worth driving 30 minutes out of your way, but if you are in the area, this is the place to go. read more

One of the best Chinese buffets in the area. I drive 40 minutes just to go here. I'm not a sushi fan so I can't really comment on that aspect, but it looks beautiful and fresh. The Garlic Chicken & Shrimp is a dish that seems to be unique to this place that I just love. The restaurant is very clean and has a good modern feel to it. The only fault that I see is that the service is cold and distant. I don't think they are intentionally rude, its just a cultural gap that they may need to work a bit more on bridging to their american clientele. Writing this review made me hungry - I think i'll go there for dinner tonight! read more

Decent buffet, selection not as large as the larger buffets but food was good.