A solid Chinese buffet restaurant in Rolla. The buffet is quite extensive, with a large variety of items. Most of the dishes are pretty Americanized, but for what they are, they taste pretty good. It seems to cater to a lot of families and seniors, the 3 times I've been there. Casual ambience and clean, both the dining room and bathrooms. The sauces in general lean towards the sweet side, and the spicy dishes are very mild. You can, however, customize dishes if you order an entree instead of getting the buffet. A lot of the chicken dishes are heavily breaded, but if you request the all- white meat option, it has a much lighter coating (maybe only dusted with cornstarch?) so I often customize that way. A couple dishes come that way already, like the Mongolian chicken and a few others. You can ask which. They really shine with their friendliness and customer service. I give them 5 stars for service, 3.5 for food so averages to 4 stars overall. read more

Mandarin Garden - Beef With Broccoli - Chinese Near Me - Rolla, Missouri

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Well tried again and no thank you Food is cold and crab ragon and noodles were changed and not for the best Will not come back ,dang we were looking forward to it read more

When we come Rolla we love to hit up Mandarin Garden! Such warm folks and delicious food! :) read more

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Customer service was well. They seat u and bring drinks and let you be. Food was hot and good, seems like a small town small variety. Left with our belly full. No complaints! read more

Good food great waitresses awesome place must try. also very clean. If you have not tried it, you need to read more

Great food seriously underrated ! I got met with smiles from two nice ladies of Asian decent . Very polite seated us promptly . Food was so fresh and very tasty not your normal buffet tasting food you can tell they put time into it . I was very impressed and so happy I brought my family here today Amazing egg drop soup - chives were available to go with ! Mandarin For the win! Also forgot to mention how clean the tables were I'm very big on Clean tables ! read more

Mandarin Garden - Chinese Near Me - Rolla, Missouri

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Not a very good experience all around. Food on the buffet was dry and not very fresh at all. Not well kept. Labels would help so I know what I'm eating. I don't understand the 15% added gratuity for a service fee on parties over five - it's a buffet! We serve ourselves! Not recommended. read more

This woman full sprinted out of the restaurant and gave us our food that we had left behind. She is a superhero we all clapped, and we love bamboo garden. SHE IS ICONIC!!!! THIS PLACE IS AMAZING. the food is great, service is awesome. read more

Best service of my life, I left my box in the restaurant and she sprinted out and stopped our bus to ensure I got my food. A wonderful restaurant, a wonderful woman. Thank you! read more

Pretty solid buffet if you are still into those. Most of the food wasn't well seasoned but considering the area, I wasn't overly surprised. The food was still tasty. The spring rolls were tasty with a nice crunchy outer shell. The egg drop soup tasted like it didn't have very much salt in it. I could be wrong but I think that's a good thing. A lot of these buffets have a lot of sodium in their food, so I enjoyed it. Everything was clean including the bathrooms. The sauces were heavy and sweet but there wasn't a lot of pepper or kick to any of their meats with sauces so if you aren't into sweet avoid the saucy meats. The tea was awesome! I love the presentation of it in the gold pot and it was very hot. Their stir fry rice was white. This is the first time in my life I've seen stir fry rice that looked like it didn't have soy sauce on it. It was the only dish I would suggest you hard pass. The desserts were well made. Nice safe area and on-site parking. read more

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Food was hot, fresh and lots of tasty choices. Service was very attentive, ate buffet and took some take out. Atmosphere was what you expect. Was pretty bust New Years Eve around dinner time. read more

The buffet food was fresh but we were offered no refills and the sushi was super dry. It was a big let down for lunch. read more

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The waiter forced a tip from me, and their attitude was very bad. She didn't help me add drinks, didn't help me take away the plates, and she was happily playing with her phone all along read more

Mandarin Garden - Chinese Near Me - Rolla, Missouri

The staff and owners were very friendly. I had an order of their Lo Mein noodles and they were amazing.

Oh my this is wonderful! Everything about it is wonderful. I'm eating some kind of seafood roll I've never seen before...and it's luscious! The crab Rangoon is fantastic. It's 2pm and everything on the buffet is full and hot. This will be a regular stop for us in our bi-yearly trips. read more

Mandarin Garden - Yummy!!! - Chinese Near Me - Rolla, Missouri

The buffet fish tasted like bleach. Obviously the fish was bad, and they try to fix it. We have never gone back since food was awful.

If you go at 11:00 the food is not hot (at least 130 degrees) on the buffet. A health code violation. You can not bring it To temp with the warmer trays on the buffet: So heat to temp before putting on buffet. The food is pretty good but not when cold. read more

Friendly, welcoming staff. We were there well before the dinner rush so food was a bit soggy. The green beans were delicious and perfectly prepared. There is a large variety of choices. Really liked the beef in the Beef & Broccoli too. read more

I was skeptical, but no need to be. My family ordered separate dishes and I ordered my fav, orange chicken. I was not disappointed by the flavor, quality, quantity or price. And even the rice was fresh and tasty! And my fussy brother in law liked his seafood dish a lot! Give this place a try! read more

Mandarin Garden - Orange chicken-delicious! - Chinese Near Me - Rolla, Missouri

We generally stop here on our way to see family. I would say it's a typical Chinese buffet, however, the food is better than average. Staff is friendly and it's reasonably priced. read more

Food was just not that great. Service was ok but it was expensive for small choices and blah food. Wouldn't eat here again.

There were bugs in our food, I got food sickness. The food tasted meh, not worth it, just go somewhere else.

I love going to Chinese buffets. I go all over the country and this is by far my favorite. They always have lots of veggies to choose from and their spring rolls aren't soggy like most buffets. read more

If you enjoy Americanized Chinese food you will love it. Most of the food is soaking in sauce and it's too sweet. The chicken I had was dry. I would not go again. The staff is extremely nice so I gave it 3 stars for that. read more

Hot and fresh delivery (super speedy as well) and very large portions! 2 people could easily split the Large meals.

Wow... its been a few years since i visited...this place is pure garbage... im sitting here right now and the egg roll is hard and rubbery, every meat i have tried is tough and dry... now I remember the reason why we drive the 25 miles to oceans buffet in St Robert... I will never be coming back to this place... read more

Mandarin Garden - Rubbery eggroll, dried out meat... rice was ok - Chinese Near Me - Rolla, Missouri

Genuinely my favorite place to eat in town. The food is fresh and delicious and have options for those with allergies. I recommend checking it out. read more

Decent food for a buffet. Plenty to choose from including desert. Prices aren't too bad either. I've been to Chinese buffets before & this is definitely one of the better ones to choose from. They even have some American food on the buffet. 6-22-19 read more

Ordered take out and couldn't have been more pleased. The portions are very generous. We got General Chicken, pork fried rice, shrimp fried rice and egg rolls. Everything was delicious. It was the best shrimp fried rice I've ever had. read more

they just took away my food when i wasn't done and didn't ask if i was done or not and gave us fortunes with nothing in them.

Very yummy wide selection of food and very friendly service. Nice price. Would definitely recommend

Used to be pretty good but the food seems dried out. Plus they used to let you take home your drink but quit doing that Boo! The dining room is too packed with tables so you feel like your neighbors are listening to every word. read more

Stopped in our way through, and was most definitely a good stop. Everything on the buffet was fresh and cooked very well. So many times the food is over cooked and dry, but not here. Every thing was cooked to perfection. Best General Chicken, sweet and sour chicken and egg rolls that we've had in a long time! Give it a try! read more

I stopped in here for the first time with my grandma. I ordered some food, and I explained to the guy at the front that my g-ma couldn't get out of the car, and that we wanted to eat outside. He said it wasn't a problem. The food arrived steaming hot. He placed the items in trays so it was easier for my g-ma. The food was delicious. I ordered orange chicken w/fried rice. The portion was huge!! My g-ma ordered Shrimp w/Lobster sauce& Egg Drop Soup. She said it was the best egg drop soup! Overall the Mandarin Garden exceeded my expectations.. They even let me charge my cell phone inside while we ate, as I had been traveling all day.. Big thanks!! I will definitely return the next time I'm in Rolla,MO!! read more

This place seems like Cheers to me. (Everybody knows everybody.)Everytime I come here no matter how long ago I left this town I run into SOMEONE here. (Well here or Wal-Mart.) My favorite Rolla Chinese Buffet place. Spring Rolls are to die for! It is the cleaniest Chinese place that I have ever been to. Also if you get a "to go order" they charge the buffet price which is I think 7.95 and you can fill the box up. Which for me feeds me like 3 meals. So I load up on the sweet and sour chicken, spring rolls, and fried rice. Make sure and bring cash because if it's less than $10 you can't use your debit card. read more

We arrived half an before closing after a long road trip. Beef and broccoli was low and they were happy to prepare this for us. Food was excellent even at the end of the day, still hot and fresh. Service was excellent and everyone was pleasant.You wont be dissapointed. read more

Best Chinese place in Rolla. They are obsessive about cleaning everything. Food prices are not bad. The only real beef I have with the place is that they do not take credit card for anything less than $10. This policy has been a PITA to both my friends and I. Oh, and they dont sell fortune cookies, which is a real bummer since the ones at Great Wall (where they do sell fortune cookies) do not taste as good. read more

Typical Chinese buffet. Food selection low compared to others I've been to; quality isn't high either. Price was average. Would be 3 stars BUT our waitress pretty much pressured us into tipping and on top of that, 3 of my teammates (including myself) got food poisoning shortly after. I'd avoid this unless your an obese junky looking for your fix. read more

Food is fine. Lunch buffet has a large number of dishes. Not very expensive and the food quality is according to that. Cashew chicken was dry, no sauce or gravy. read more

I got takeout from here one night before a volleyball game. I got the General Tso's chicken dinner, which came with fried rice and an egg roll. It was cheap...about $6.50 for dinner. So that's good. +1 star. Other than that, I liked that the fried rice was not super greasy. The chicken, however, was nothing like any General Tso's chicken I've ever had before. Yucky. I've never seen so much celery in a dish before... Bland, not spicy at all, just blah. They've got a buffet that a lot of people seemed to be enjoying, so maybe I'd try that. You can also get takeout from the buffet. I'll try the other places in town before going back. read more