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    Lewiston Mandarin Buffet

    3.8 (44 reviews)
    InexpensiveChinese, Buffets
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    General Tso Chicken and fried rice
    Hillary L.

    Our whole family was excited when we saw that Mandarin was opening for curbside pickup. Being able to eat your go-to Chinese food during a crisis is similar to the feeling of eating good ole' home style meals. They're taking social distancing very seriously and are taking very precautions to protect their customers. The food is hot and fresh to order which brings their buffet food to a whole new level.

    Lana H.

    The Buffett is closed during COVID 19 , good time to order from the menu and try other dishes. This is my to go Chinese take out in the Lewiston/ Auburn areas. It is close to my work and this is where I go to take out for lunch. Their food is fresh, yummy and cooked just right! I'm a chicken wing freak and it is very good here. Buy some by the pound ( during buffet) or an order and shake it / dip with Frank's buffalo hot sauce . Bam! Snack or meal yum!

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    3 months ago

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    13 days ago

    Great food and friendly service for a reasonable price. The dumplings are delicious and so are the powdered donuts and coconut chicken.

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    3 months ago

    Food all had the same taste, baked seafood was undercooked. Willing to give it another try.

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    9 months ago

    Great food at a reasonable price . Not from around here so I looked at reviews and they were good.

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    1 year ago

    Amazing service! Always so friendly! Food is incredible!! Love the crab Rangoon and the fried donuts!

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    6 years ago

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    4 years ago

    Food quality was really good and selection was decent, bathrooms were gross and the staff was pushy to get us out.

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    9 years ago

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    3 years ago

    Pretty good but they didn't bother to keep food too stocked at dinner...why pay so much if you're not going to keep popular dishes filled?

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    8 years ago

    Great place to eat. Out of town for work ate here almost every day. The food was good no complaints . The staff was amazing.

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    10 years ago

    Outstanding. The improvements had helped solidify this place with Lotus. Sushi is on point. "They have a great buffet barb~caveman"

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    9 years ago

    The food is really, really good. The service is unfailingly nice. Take out is easy and reasonably priced.

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    13 years ago

    Best Chinese by far in the Lewiston Area. There coconut chicken is absolutely the best I have had. Friendly wait service.

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    Standard buffet fare..nothing more than " to fill up your belly". Decent flavors but a bit more oil and grease than I care for.

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    Great Wall Buffet

    Great Wall Buffet

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    The Great Wall Augusta, ME A Buffet Experience That Requires…read moreStretchy Pants and Emotional Preparedness If you're cruising down the highway in Augusta and suddenly feel the gravitational pull of fried rice, congratulations -- you're near The Great Wall. Conveniently located close to the highway and surrounded by shops (should you need to walk off 3-5 plates afterward), this buffet fortress boasts a well-maintained parking lot and handicap accessibility. In short: easy to get to, hard to leave. Atmosphere: The Buffet Cathedral Walking inside, you're greeted by a cavernous dining room with ample natural light -- the kind that lets you clearly see the five or six buffet stations daring you to test your willpower. There's plenty of seating, so whether you arrive solo, with family, or with your competitive-eating alter ego, you'll have room to expand emotionally and physically. Staff: Swift and Smiling The staff is friendly and efficient -- masters of the silent plate swap. You'll look down mid-bite and suddenly your finished plate has vanished like a magic trick, replaced with opportunity. It's the kind of service that says, "Yes, we see you going back for thirds. We support you." Food: A Journey in Three Acts The Highlights (Return-Trip Worthy) * Fried rice: The dependable hero. Fluffy, flavorful, and generously scooped on your plastic plate. * Chicken dishes of all varieties: If it clucks, they've sautéed it, fried it, glazed it, or lovingly bathed it in sauce. Also, Chicken on a stick. Yep, just like the name suggests, it's chicken on a stick. Simple, elegant, and on a stick! * Bok choy with oyster sauce: Fresh, vibrant, and a responsible choice you can point to when explaining your plate's overall nutritional value. This is served with the traditional oyster sauce, the flavor adds to your sodium delight. * Noodle dishes galore: Lo mein, mystery mein, probably-other-mein. Carb enthusiasts, rejoice. The Mid-Light (We're Thinking About It) * Tiny crab rangoons: More "suggestion of crab rangoon" than actual rangoon, but still a crispy little detour. * Vegetarian sushi: A pleasant palate cleanser between ambitious buffet laps. * Hot and sour soup: Mushroom lovers, this one's for you. Mushroom neutral? You've been warned. * Pudding: A delightful way to end the meal and initiate the sacred post-meal "pudding process." * Fortune cookies: Slightly stale, but let's be honest -- destiny waits for no one, and this is hardly The Great Wall's fault. The No-Light Zone * Jello: Possibly a flavor not yet recognized by science. It bore the ripples of its can-shaped origin story like a badge of honor. * Peanut Butter Chicken: Do you wish you had a PB and J, but without the bread, and you substituted it with protein-packed fried chicken? Well, Cinderella, here is your missing slipper. * BoBo shrimp: A philosophical experience. Was it shrimp? Was it chicken? Was it both in a culinary identity crisis? We may never know. * Muscles: Yeah, we're in Maine, but you are likely pushing your luck with these guys. Save room for a second BoBo shrimp instead. * Egg roll: Dough-forward. Think "pizza roll that studied abroad." * Pizza: Skip this! You are at The Great Wall, not the house of Pisa. Cleanliness Overall tidy and clean -- especially impressive considering the steady flow of buffet warriors rotating through. Pro Tip * Ask for chopsticks -- they're available but not automatically deployed. * Knives are not included in the standard fork-spoon-napkin starter pack. Plan accordingly. * Hydrate throughout the meal. Tsingtao is the obvious choice, but in order to keep your sodium levels at Atlantic Ocean, and not the Dead Sea, drink water throughout the meal. Schedule a hydration and digestion window afterward. This is not a "quick bite" establishment. This is an event. Final Verdict The Great Wall in Augusta delivers what a buffet should: variety, value, and the opportunity to make questionable but memorable food decisions. Come hungry. Leave proud (and slightly horizontal).

    Big selection of fresh, hot food. Waitress who brought our drinks was fantastic…read more I'm not a fan of the desserts but everything else was very flavorful. We will stop by again.

    Fusion Restaurant and Lounge

    Fusion Restaurant and Lounge

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    I gave this place 2 stars simply because it reminds me of my childhood. The decor is authentic 1982…read moreand I fucking love it, but the good things stop there. The food sucks powdered eggs that are not mixed, fruit that's been in a can since the 80s. The sausage and bacon are ok but an idiot couldn't fuck that up. The restaurant opened at 715ish when the sign clearly says 7 and was drastically understaffed. The staff was very nice but 9 bucks for a buffet that is based around powdered eggs changes extra for the worlds smallest beverages. The bathrooms servicing the restaurant are disgusting and haven't been cleaned since we checked into the hotel yesterday. I wouldn't bother trying it take you money and go to a mom and pop restaurant in the area or a greasy spoon. Sad I came here

    The good: Super service from our waitress, friendly,…read morepunctual and informative. Hostess was also very friendly and accommodating. Coffee was piping hot, and the carafe is left on your table. Potatoes were pretty good, and the cereal, but seriously, who goes to a breakfast buffet for cereal? Inexpensive, only $5 for seniors, which I was apparently tagged as without being asked. The bad: Everything else. This buffet was ridiculously bad. Like the stuff of a sit com bad. Fruit (apples and oranges), cereal, donuts, toast, instant oatmeal, scrambled eggs, bacon, biscuits and gravy, hash - so certainly a decent variety. But the eggs were obviously not real, and had lumps in them that I presume were unmixed in powder. [Gag] Bacon was a good opportunity to get some jaw exercising in, but I stopped eating it because I was worried about breaking a tooth. My husband got hash, said it was mealy, flavorless mush. In an effort to get at least something in my belly, I went back up for yogurt and instant oatmeal. The packets of plain oatmeal were easy to find, but no hot water, or microwave to cook it. After asking the waitress for hot water, I forced down some bizarre brand vanilla yogurt, despite it's warm, gelatinous consistency. When the hot water arrived, I poured it into the oatmeal, and waited. Waited. Stirred and waited. And although I was warned the hot water was very hot, it wasn't hot enough to cook the instant oatmeal. Our 3rd and last attempt at eating SOMETHING would be the toast. Uninspired wheat bread, probably some institution brand, toasted, and we grabbed two packets if jelly, which we absolutely needed in order to eat it. The ugly: I asked the waitress if there was someone cooking in the back, could I just get a couple fried eggs? She shrugged and apologized saying he wasn't allowed to cook anything directly for the guests. 'nuff said. Save your money, grab a free coffee in the lobby, but go (RUN) elsewhere for your breakfast.

    DaVinci's Eatery - Burrata

    DaVinci's Eatery

    (303 reviews)

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    My son brought me to this spacious and gorgeous restaurant while I was visiting him in Lewiston,…read moreME. The brick and wooden beam architecture from the old milll remains which provides such an aesetically pleasing atmosphere. It is great that this building has been able to be repurposed . We sat at the bar which is a full bar. My son dines here often and recommened some dishes he had tried. There were many dishes on the menu I wanted to try! Garlic knots were the first things out and they were very tasty and addictive. My son decided on the linguini carbonara, although not a classic carbonara dish, it remains one of his favorites. I tried it and it was creamy, indulgent, fresh, and the pasta was perfectly cooked. I chose the gnocchi with in house made bolognese sauce topped with ricotta cheese. I loved it and it tasted even better heated up the next day. Entrees come with a choice of soup or salad; he went with the salad and I had the homemade Italian wedding soup. We were both pleased with our choices. The portions were quite generous, service was on point all evening, and the entire establishment and restrooms were immaculately clean and well organized. Large parking lot, but heard it fills up fast at this popular spot. I highly recommend and look forward to returning.

    We stopped in for lunch and had a solid experience, just as we've come to expect from DaVinci's…read more It's one of our favorite places to sit at the bar, and after not visiting for nearly a year (crazy, right?!), we were happy to find that it still met--and honestly exceeded--our expectations. We sat at the bar, where the bartenders were attentive, friendly, and truly a step above. They anticipated our needs before we even had to ask, which made the experience feel effortless and welcoming. The food was delicious as always. I enjoyed the simple yet perfectly executed fettuccine Alfredo, and my husband loved his eggplant panini. And of course, those garlic notes were absolutely drool-worthy!

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    Food Point

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    The restaurant does not look like much on the outside, and the neighborhood isn't the greatest…read more But, the food is great and I loved the Plantains. Try this new restaurant on the Lewiston food scene.

    OK. I found a place to eat and it was awesome. It was not…read moreyour dash-in-and-grab-a-bite place, and I am so glad I found it. It looks like nothing on the outside, but inside was the most amazing food served by the most beautiful and delightful staff. I was not anticipating a real Brazillian Steak House in Lewiston, Maine, but dear God, I found one. I had "lunch." It took almost 90 minutes of steady eating, with a guy who popped out of the kitchen every so often with a giant spear of some kind of meat which he portioned onto my plate until I told him to stop. There was beef and chicken and sausage and ribs and probably more, but I had to concede defeat and escape before I literally burst. It cost $30. And included a buffet line of rice, beans, chicken, and a bunch of other stuff I didn't recognize. Oh, and plantains cooked just right. And salad things. And some sort of decadent looking chocolate dessert. I can't even. I tipped big, and the hostess tried to argue with me that it was too much. No, I said. Everybody here is working hard. Today I have money, and will share. Tomorrow I may not. That's how life goes. I celebrate this place for it's abundance of good food and warm welcome. I anticipate a long nap this afternoon, and I may not need food again for days. Wow.

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