Well, let's just say, never again…read more While this is a bustling business, it was very disappointing. Service was fine, but the food is awful. I tried the coconut shrimp, prime, rib, grilled steak, meat with vegetables, some kind of chocolate cake, crème brûlée, and had a salad. Let's start with a salad. The ingredients are fine most of it fresh. The salad dressing was horrible. That's the only reason why I didn't like it. Otherwise a salad bar was pretty decent. The meat on the other hand were big no. I don't know what they put or sauté their stirfry meat with, but it has a slimy consistency to it. It's disgusting. MSG? I don't know what it is but it's gross. The grilled steak would've been fine had it not been cold. The prime rib would've also been fine, had it too not been cold, and too raw. But let's face it why are these even on the menu when it's supposed to be "Mandarin" cuisine? Too too many non-Asian food choices. Maybe if they didn't spread their buffet too thin with unnecessary ( European) items, maybe the quality would be there. Then there is the dessert, again what is this slimy, icky texture to this food? I tried two desserts. The crème brûlée was actually pretty decent. But the chocolate cake, was slimy. Again, I don't know what they put on their food, but it's all got this gelatin like texture to it. So, no, I'll pass. I know what good food tastes like. Even a buffet can have good, quality food. And this place is not it.

We have been loyal Mandarin customers since the very first day this location opened. Even…read morethroughout the pandemic, we continued to support this restaurant with countless takeout orders because we believed in supporting a business we valued. Over the years, we've experienced both great service and disappointing service -- but today's experience was beyond disappointing. Matt, the way you treated our family was unacceptable. You broke the basic standard of customer service by publicly humiliating and disrespecting a loyal customer. The person you mocked and spoke poorly about was my mother -- a cancer survivor and the matriarch of our family who constantly puts everyone else's needs before her own. We made a reservation days in advance for 11 people at 12:00 PM. We even saw the note confirming it. We understand that restaurants can get busy, but there was no reasonable explanation for repeatedly seating guests who arrived after us while our family waited. Reservations exist for a reason. We had three babies with us who needed to be settled safely in their spaces. Instead of acknowledging our concerns, you continued seating other groups and mocked my mother each time she tried to communicate with you. That behaviour was hurtful, embarrassing, and completely unnecessary. This was supposed to be a special celebration for my sister's birthday. Instead of creating a positive memory for our family, your actions completely overshadowed the day and left us feeling humiliated and unwelcome. To make matters worse, while our family was being treated this way, large groups of tourists were prioritized and seated. It left us questioning whether we were treated differently because of our background and appearance. Regardless of the reason, the result was the same: we felt disrespected. We always made an effort to greet you and chat with you because we are genuine people who appreciate relationships with the businesses we support. After today, that respect has been lost. Mandarin has lost a loyal family's support because of how we were treated. We hope management takes this seriously and remembers that every customer deserves dignity and respect.

Came here for a trip to Kingston with my family. Haven't been to a red lobster in a long time and…read morewas quite excited to be here. The place has lots of seats inside, we did make a reservation an hour ahead because of our big party. They accommodated us right away, service is also great, two waitresses attended to us and they were polite & funny. Food was really good but other members of my family didn't really enjoy theirs, the salmon was okay and the sauce for the lobster & shrimp pasta was kind of bland. I got the garlic shrimp linguine and loved it. Flavour was great, I always order it. I would come here again if I'm in town. Rating: 3.8/5

Never been to a Red Lobster before but kind of know what to expect from a large chain restaurant…read more Everything was pretty much standard I feel. Atmosphere is spacious, cabin-like and comfortable. Staff do the standard vaccination check and contact tracing procedures before being seated. Service is really good as I'd expect and our server was constantly checking in on us throughout the meal which was solid. Came here for the Endless Shrimp promotion going on for $23.99 on Monday-Thursday and goes up to $29.99 Friday-Sunday. For 23.99 I think the price is pretty good for what you get. There's 5 varieties of shrimp on offer here but the highlights for me were the crispy thai and the grilled skewer. Don't recall how many orders I did but they definitely do not make you wait for ordering more shrimp. Our server kept coming back asking what our next shrimp order was going to be. The shrimp isn't anything amazing but it's just pretty good overall. You only get 1 side for all of this which is a bit disappointing as I stopped ordering more shrimp because I was getting a tad bored of just stuffing my face with shrimp and nothing else lol. Not sure about any of their other offerings but endless shrimp promotion is actually not a bad value play and does the job.

The family that owned it before were so amazing!. Now the ones that owned it now aren't as close as…read morebeing good to them! They don't put as much on the subs as they did. It's so little meat it's like you're eating just bread! They but 3 slices of turkey on my footlong sub like what? Why pay so much if I'm just getting bread!?

Love the family that owns this location. Quick efficient friendly service.read more

This is a small counter in a food court (like all NYF). The…read morefood prep station that we can see is clean and in order. The times I went, it wasn't super busy, so the fries were always freshly made. They give generous portions of sauce (yay!) The taste is exactly what I expect from the chain. The only thing that makes ne withhold the 5th star is that the staff likes to talk to each other about personal matters (i.e. Drama with other people) while serving us. It's not a big problem for me, since it didn't affect the quality of the food or anything, but I did feel like it lessened the professionalism of the place. Overall though, it's great comfort/junk food!

I brought my own curd so I could just buy fries and a side of gravy and make my own poutine. The…read moremanager actually came out into the food court, told me I couldn't do that and said I'd either have to pay for the poutine or she was taking my curd. I'm not saying I was totally in the right, but she was very rude about it.

Was glad to hear there was a mediterranean grill to grab some dinner during our drive through…read moreNapanee. We ordered by phone so we could take it back to the hotel with us. It took some time for them to get the order ready and something was missing so we had to just run back in. We ordered: Gyro Poutine - fries were great. The gravy was not very flavourful and the gyros were quite salty. I also wished they had used real squeaky cheese but I did like the crumbled feta. Overall a nice poutine. Lamb Shank - the rich tomato sauce was absolutely delicious and my favourite part of this dish. Really lovely. The lamb itself was actually a bit bland, though it was fairly soft and easy to just tear in pieces off the bone. There were roasted veggies and greek lemony potatoes which were nice, but the rice was really quite so dull. It was really mushy and reminded me a bit of cafeteria rice. Without the tomato sauce, I think this dish would have felt rather flat. Fried Calamari - it was really heavily breaded, but seasoned well. The sauce had a little kick to it which was nice. I think maybe it was just left a bit too long in the frier. It's a decent option to grab a bite if you're in town.

Went in for dinner after a MEGA event in town for Geocache. We were very pleasantly surprised,…read moreespecially with the only other review being a one star. I ordered a gyro sandwich with onion rings and a glass of wine. Everything was tasty, it came out quickly, and we were entertained by a live band while we waited! Lynn was our host and server. She was kind and efficient. They were extremely busy with the Geocache crowd but they were handling it very well. With the live music - clean atmosphere - and dim lighting, it was a lovely place to enjoy our meal and wind down from a long day of exploring this lovely city.

Breakfast of sausage, eggs, home fries and fruit came with toast and jams…read moreAll were properly done and tasted great Service was attentive and efficient Restaurant was clean and bright Washrooms were clean and functional Plenty of comfortable seating Very pleasant experience Great for breakfast and lunch Try to eat here whenever we come through Kingston

I enjoyed my first breakfast at Coco Frutti so much that I wanted to go back. I actually thought I…read morewas going back to the one on Gardiner but didn't know the area that well. I am glad I got to try a different location, but will be honest and say I prefer the other one. Not in the area of service, though. Jennifer took care of me and she gets a perfect 5 star from me. She took the time to talk to me a bit, which is always nice. You meet such nice people when traveling and just get that little slice of life to connect with them. It always feels good to get to know each other a little. She is expecting a little one and I wish her all the best with that! She was attentive and brought me everything I needed. The difference between this one and the other, I would guess that this location is older. The decor seemed a little faded and the restaurant wasn't in the more upscale and newer condition as the Gardiner location, but still very clean and cute. I really did like the sky painted on the ceiling. I had forgotten that I got the gluten-free buckwheat crepe as a base for my Tex Mex Benny at the first location and got the GF toast instead. It just wasn't quite as good. Much, much less veggies on the benny too, and when you have something else to compare it to, the food didn't taste as fresh. The eggs were cooked perfectly though, and the food was good, it's just when you go to another location, of course you are going to compare. But this was still a really good breakfast, and I enjoyed it. The service from Jennifer was way above average too. She really made the experience of eating there and makes a mean mimosa too! This location is also in a shopping centre and there was plenty of parking. It was a late Tuesday morning, so definitely wasn't overcrowded. Seating was comfortable and the bathroom was clean as well. Even though the Gardiner location is a little more 'fancy' and the food was a bit better by comparison, I would definitely come back to this location, especially since the service was just as wonderful here.

The pizza was so good, the lady working was so sweet and funny. Definitely recommend going!read more

Loveeee this place, their pizza is always made just right, you get your moneys worth and then some…read more Its not too greasy but enough to be a great hangover meal! Their pizza SOS isnt too sweet nor is it to spicey! Its perfect. Their delivery speed is an added bonus, usually within that 30min mark. Fully recommend them.

Visiting from Chicago, stopped in to see what the place was all about! When I entered I was greeted…read moreby an employee and I asked a few questions regarding their pie making. We ended up getting two slices to go, one cheese and one pepperoni. Have to say I was not expecting how big the individual slices were! For $4 it was a great deal for the amount of food we got. For starters the sauce on the pizza was very flavorful and mixed well with the cheese. If anything I would recommend a little more sauce on the pie. The crust was very good as it was not burnt and had a nice bite to it that made a great end to the slice. We will definitely be coming back and trying a fresh pie as I'm sure it will be better than the slices to go. Thanks paradiso and keep up the good work.