If you really need to read a review on Mandarin, I'm kinda worried for you. Mandarin is the most popular and overpriced "meh" buffet restaurant known to mankind. The only thing really enjoyable there is the salad bar. I will however say this is one of the less bad locations, if not ONLY one. read more

Although Covid has prevented diners from the pleasure of their buffet which is the best in GTA they are still offering free delivery over $20 in Brampton which is great deal considering their food is better than most such restaurants. read more

Had a great time on Valentine's Day !!! Ordering dumplings on on iPad I always love the pepper steak it's the best read more

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Great place! Great buffet! All you can eat full with salad table, sushi bar, desert table, and the main courses of course! Great servers, very nice! Great pricing for the deal offered! Not to mention the place is beautiful! read more

out of the dozen times i've been to this location, i've learned quite a few things 10 times out of 12 they sit you in the bird room 1 time out of 12 they sit you in the fish room 1 time out of 12 they sit you in the waterfall room(we reserved for over 12 people) a really good deal if you are a fan of simple and basic chinese foods, the fresh crab is a plus, even tho they get the really small stuff. mussles, clams, and shrimp are always a must(good bang for the buck) ' service is always good, sometimes they don't get the plate cleared off in time, but with the volume of food and people they pump in and out hourly...thats cool i've never not ate at the buffet, so i have no opinion on what the standard menu has to offer...or if it tastes different or not NO CLUE read more

I came here on the weekend for lunch. We did not have reservations so my dining companions and I got here before they opened on Sunday for lunch. Good thing we did. This place gets packed. Crazy packed. It's super busy and it's like a feeding frenzy at the buffet tables after 12PM. Fortunately I was pretty much onto dessert by the time the hordes were clustering around the entree tables. Let's be honest here: this isn't gourmet food. It isn't authentic Chinese food. This is North American Chinese food. For what it is, Mandarin does it very well. Nothing is going to blow your mind here. If you like seafood (I don't), they appear to have a good selection. Some of the dishes were lukewarm at best which leads me to believe that the warming tray temps weren't set high enough. That's the only reason why I would knock a star off. The service is impeccable. Gracious, polite, efficient, super friendly. No complaints here whatsoever about the service. I rarely go to buffets because I hate that sick feeling I get after I force myself to eat two plates of food and one plate of food would seem like you're not maximizing your buffet cost especially since I don't eat the expensive items like seafood. I also don't like the majority of the type of people who come here. People who go to the Mandarin in sweat suits or ratty jeans and sneakers. People who pile up their plates to the sky as if they were only allowed one plate and have to make the most of it. People who make a mess of the buffet or washrooms. It's because of those types of people that I probably only go to the Mandarin a couple times a decade. read more

Honestly, Mandarin is not on the top of my list for buffets anymore, as well as restaurants in general, but being in Brampton at dinner time with 2 little ones, this is probably the best place for it. The decor is very nice and the fishes are always a favorite. Service here has always been good here. Plenty of people greeting you and opening the doors for you. Very friendly here. A Manager usually walks around, check in with the tables and leave a business card. Food choices have generally been the same as far as I can remember. Other places might have more selections, but I will say their prime rib is terrific! Totally exceeds my expectation for a buffet. I don't find the sushi selections that great, but at least they do not pack on the rice. If anything, I would prefer coming here for lunch as I find price is fair, not so much dinner. 2 adults and 2 under 2 came to over $70 + tips. Got here early and it was fairly quiet, but then it started getting busy around 6. Including a group of 30+ kids, so they slowed things down quite a bit. Should come here earlier or at least make a recommendation as it does get busy. read more

I've been here a few times already while visiting since my family lives just up the street. I went last Wednesday (92/15) and was just as pleased as previously. The food was fresh and cooked to perfection. Clean and presentable. Lots of options. Our serve was nice although he never came back and asked if we wanted refills. We only saw him when we initially seated and then when it was time for the checks. I had my 1yr old nephew with me and they were extremely accommodating. They did charge us $2 for feeding him food off of our plates (he had like 3 French fries) Overall I think it was well worth the price. Next time we will go on the weekend so we can get some crab legs. read more

If I feel like a buffet, and if I feel like Manderin. Then its gotta be Brampton location. Beautiful interior and setup. The tropical aquarium and birds. Let you take a break so you could refuel yourself after. Food choices are awesome. Desserts, sushi, plus everything else. ***** thumbs up read more

I took some family who were visiting from out of town here and they loved it. Service here is always good, servers very friendly and always around when you need them. In terms of selection, they have a wide variety of things but I've been to other buffet places with more selection. The quality here is better than what you would find at most buffet places however. Good selection of ice cream too if you like having dessert. I would try this place if you are looking for a decent buffet place with consistent service. read more

Mandarin is my favourite buffet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!its amazing every time we go!The food is simple but awesome food best dessert I've ever had and very nice people working there!And that's not just with this one!!!!! It has awesome stuff in every mandarin!!!!!Thats why give it five stars!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! read more

We ordered for home delivery from the Fletchers Creek in Brampton. The chinese vegetables had a worm on the broccoli. At first I thought it was a piece of rice but I looked at it under a magnifying glass next to a piece of and rice doesn't have rings around it. It is definitely a worm. I stopped eating immediately as I lost my appetite. I couldn't stop wondering if I had inadvertently eaten a worm. If there is one, could there have been more? What this tells me they don't bother to wash any of their vegetables before using them. A simple five minute soak in water and a bit of vinegar would take care of this. Bye Bye Mandarin. Never again. read more

This place is f***ing huge. There is an endless variety of chinese/asian food. I am a huge shrimps fan so I was never disappointed here. They have a pizza bar, sushi bar, etc. and all the food is made in real-time so you know you are getting fresh food. It can become very pricey during the weekends. Over the years, I feel the quality of the food has come down. Overall a good choice for Chinese buffet. read more

I went to Mandarin last night with my family and my brother's family visiting from New Zealand(6 persons). I found a steel wire 6 inches long in the grilled chicken I was about to eat We called for the Manager who promptly came and apologized and to compensate us decided that we would be charged only for 3 persons However to our surprise when we got the Bill it was only with a 50% discount for me. We promptly paid the bill with a tip I want to highlight the dishonesty Leo Rodrigues 6476483756 read more

It's been a long 10 months since the last dine in. Have been itching to eat out with friends to catch up and enjoy good food. Remembering the wonderful experience we had at Mandarin's "small plates" from last year, we've decided to head out to Brampton to check out the flagship restaurant as our friends live in Brampton. Never a disappointment at Mandarin, no matter which branch we choose, it's always superb customer service. Their standard "MUST HAVE" warm towels before eating and at the end to clean up. Clean paper bags for customers to put mask in. Small details usually tells me the careful planning Mandarin puts behind the scene, without needing to explore the commitment of fresh ingredients, I know that I AM in good hands and ready for a delectable and enjoyable evening. Prices are SO reasonable, nothing over $5.99, my favorite "Rib Eye Beef", "Short Ribs", their new "Orange Beef" and the many sushi dishes are so hard to choose. Wish I have 2 stomachs :) I am so glad Mandarin is still there as I've seen lots of restaurants gone out of business. Support your favorite local Mandarin restaurants if you are reading this and keep them going so that customers (me and many others) can enjoy good food. Thanks for the good work *MANDARIN* and thanks for keeping things going during difficult times!! read more

This place used to be my favourite restaurant. Specifically this location out of all the GTA Mandarins was the best especially with their crab legs. I'm very sad to say that's no longer the case. It's dropped from my top recommended restaurant to last. First of all, they no longer serve crab legs, cold or hot. They reduced the price by approx $2, which is a laugh. If you're not a meat eater, you're paying $30+tax+tip for basically rice & noodles. If you are a meat eater, get ready for some salt! Wow, they put a lot! Lastly, the service was sub par, as the dishes were continually building up and getting a water refill was a chore. If this was the best location, I cant imagine how much worse the others have become. My guess is they have changed ownership or management. Will not return and definitely would not recommend! read more

Shortly after moving to Brampton, this was the first buffet place my in-laws took me to. I've been back several times since, with good reason. The only issue I have is that the Mandarin is so good that there's often a wait to get in if you haven't made a reservation. Once you're inside, you get a huge selection of food, with a good mix of Chinese and western food (their prime rib and Yorkshire puddings are quite good). There's a great balance between spicy foods, and other food that won't leave my wife grumbling about the heat. A word to the wise - although the spicy chicken is not particular spicy in and of itself, there are some small red peppers included that pack a pretty potent kick. The staff are very friendly, polite, and helpful. All in all, a great experience, and one I look forward to repeating in the future. read more

This Mandarin was the absolute worst. It took 45 minutes just to get our food with this new small portions option. I don't understand why it cannot continue being all you can eat and just order off the paper or invest in iPads and get the customer to order off that. Besides that the wait for the food was horrible, I wanted to leave right away but we had already order. When we asked for the bill, the table beside us asked for it 10 mins after and still managed to get their bills before us. My experience was horrible. I hope they pick up the pace or let us know with updates. read more

Beautiful restaurant from top to bottom. This is the best Mandarin certainly in the GTA area and I have been to many of them! They also have an amazing selection of dishes. Grilled pineapple!! This will be our family's Mandarin for many years to come. read more

Update: Subsequent to our disastrous visit to the Mandarin flag ship store we were contacted by phone and asked to make a return visit with a meal for 2 on them. Suggested it was a bit too soon and suggested they email the verbal offer, that suggestion was refused. Received another call two days later asking when we would return. We suggested it would not be until after Easter. Again told to just reserve and ask for 'Sam' when we arrived. Again suggested it was to soon and the bad experience was still too fresh in our mind. We were told a letter would be sent that we could present when we arrived, that would confirm a gratis meal for two for lunch or dinner. Now April 20/18 and still no sign of a letter. This leads us to believe the offer was mear lip service and never expected to be taken up. Sad really because their history was great but perhaps success has breed apathy from a customer service perspective. read more

Food is ok, to be fair it's mandarin so it's the mcdonalds of Chinese food. The atmosphere is pretty tacky and looks like it hasn't changed since the mid 2000s. Music and overalls look is pretty forgettable. As for the service ... look this sounds like a idiotic thing to complain about but they were TOO nice, like creepy uncle your parents don't let you stay alone with for too long nice. Over all it was pretty good and what I expect from a franchise buffet restaurant. read more

A party of 5 of us went on a Saturday to celebrate a birthday. It was extremely busy with long lines but food was decently seasoned and readily available. Would visit again read more

Great oriental buffet ! Food is fresh Rest is clean Easy parking Service - good Value - good. Recommended. read more

I came here with my younger brothers family n my family for dinner. Very nice place with amazing variety of main dishes and deserts. Very friendly with kids too. read more

Went on last Sat. night and found out they don't serve CRAB LEGS anymore and that is a huge disappointment to me, it never happens last 15 years, I went different branches every few months. Hope they bring it back soon otherwise, I think that may affect their overall business because, without CRAB LEGS, the price may not be justified. read more

I don't understand how anyone can like the food at Mandarin. It's disgusting. It's not even real Chinese food. The sushi doesn't have raw fish in it, it's just rice and cucumbers. read more

Visited the restaurant on Woodbine 9/29/2017 with 4 other friends. The Food was warm and Not Hot as it should be. Dumplings in soup were mousey, Dishes Varied on taste based on prior visits and a number of dished were not available e.g.: spare ribs, Muscles in black beans sauce etc. the place was not busy as per my prior visits. Service was excellent read more

The other night I ordered some food from here, their honey garlic chicken wings were raw, family members got sick. Called the store they came to take food back, and gave me a full refund read more

Had a great time with old and new friends. Said it would be thirty minutes but 10 minutes later they were ready to seat us Food was plentiful and good! I had salad shrimp and cuttlefish(very different but food). Then a plate of sushi that would have cost me about the same as the cost of the buffet. Overall very good experience . read more

Ive been to Mandarin's all across Toronto and Pickering. This was my first visit to the Brampton location. This Mandarin is THE Best of all. Amazing service, good quality of food. Great experience read more

Beware of limitations at the Sushi Counter at Mandarin's all you can eat buffet! I loved going here when they had crab legs but that was discontinued a while ago. My family had not been here for almost 2 years due to the pandemic so we went on the second day the buffet opened (Sat July 31, 2021) It was around 5 pm when I asked for 4 pieces of salmon sashimi and was told they ran out. Yes, that's right they say they ran out at 5 pm on their busiest day right at dinner time. Well, that's what they said so I waited and went back 20 minutes later and now they told me that it was frozen and could not give me any. I said I would take the four pieces frozen, they said they would bring it out to me. They never showed up. This appears to be common practice here as I have heard of other similar complaints. When I pay close to $40 for an all you can eat, I would expect them to live up to this. So, beware next time you go here as they treat this item like gold and are very stingy with this. This was at their main head office/ restaurant in Brampton, you think they would not stoop so low. read more

Ordered take out the worst food ever. Very disappointing don't waste you money everything we ordered was very plain

Now that they have put all other buffets out of business Mandarin is everyone's favourite. The name sounds Chinese and they are known as a Chinese buffet, but frankly they have transformed into an Asian/Canadian buffet. The fare ranges from Thai skewers to those fake sushi rolls that Chinese people make to Chinese-Canadian Chicken Balls to pizza to mussels and shrimp to Italian desserts and so on and on.. Buffets are an embarrassment and I normally do not go unless invited or part of group, but at least Mandarin does it right. It is $25/person for lunch including all the extras. The ambiance is amusing and it is clear they have worked on it hard with the pandas, the waterfall, the umbrellas and the poor poor carp fish in the water. The huge restaurant is clean and unlike other 'Chinese' restaurants so are the washrooms. They do need more stalls and space in their washrooms however. 1,000 people and four washroom stalls creates a bottleneck. It is clear that people gravitate to this place on their birthdays. It is tiresome and sad to see, but to each his own. The staff are polite and courteous and there is a high level of service present despite being a mass market business. Kudos to the employees and the management. One last thing: I have to admit that the food here had some taste. Anyone who has ever visited a Mandarin knows that every dish and tray and food and offering and menu item tastes exactly the same. The ice cream tastes like the chicken tastes like the mussels tastes like the noodle tastes like pork tastes like the cookies.... I have speculated this is because they go out of their way to make their foods as average and bland as possible to satisfy everyone and that they cook the food and place it in hot water to keep warm so it is ready to go. I do have to admit that at this location there was indeed a couple of food items with a modicum of taste. read more

Took my mom here for her birthday, and I can say I am very impressed. The architecture of the building is quite stunning, and I'm only talking about the outside. From the inside, it is no less stunning. It was like walking into a restaurant from another city. We made reservations just to be sure we wouldn't be waiting around. (I always suggest making reservations ;)) We were greeted by the host and by other waiters/waitress' walking in. We got warm towels and was able to freshen ourselves before our meal. The buffet offers a great selection of different kinds of foods. The cons: the peking duck station isn't make it yourself, there is a lady there making it. This may also be a pro, considering other people may not know how to eat this. They did not have a big sushi selection. (sashimi and yummy dragon rolls?) The pros outweigh the cons for me. More people started bustling in and more birthdays were being celebrated and it was very cute to see them sing and announce their birthdays to everyone. They never rushed us or made us uncomfortable. They have a gorgeous giant fish tank and there was a scuba diver inside feeding/cleaning the tank which was very cool. As we were on our way out we decided to take a picture and got one of the waiters to help, he also offered to print out our picture too! Now that is going above and beyond for me. It wasn't a big deal but it definitely made it more memorable to have a picture to take home with us! Definitely will be back! read more

It's pretty much the friendliest Mandarin around, but other than that it's pretty much the same old buffet you stuffed yourself with last time. read more

The best Mandarin I've been too! Love the decorations. Wish they had better description on food though I got candy covered tomatoes last time I went that was a gross surprise! Wish they had plain Egg Drop Soup read more

My favourite Chinese buffet! I remember the first time I went there to eat. I was amazed with the decor and the live animals in each room (I still am lol). Then the food, oooh the food! The lemon chicken is superb, the sushi selection is good, the dessert table is crazy, but the garlic broccoli is my favourite dish! I remember on one of my visits they had red velvet ice cream and I swear I could have eaten my body weight in it! Such a cool place, they make you wear a sombrero if it's your birthday and sing to you, they also take a picture and put it in a magnetic frame which makes for a cool keepsake! The only down side is the price. I only get to go once MAYBE twice a year on special occasions but I still love it! Definitely check it out if you haven't. read more

Best Chinese restaurant I have ever been too. The service was amazing and the food was great. The servers were always happy and made sure everything was good read more

The mandarin reigns king when it comes to Chinese buffet. There is no competition when it gets to their level or service, quality and selection. Any and all buffets should strive to achieve the level of excellence that the Mandarin offers. read more

One of the most elegant Asian buffet I have been to in a non Asian country Food was alright, nothing special. Pretty much same quality as some of the well know Asian buffets in NJ. The old "East Buffet" in flushing NYC would have beaten this restaurant in the food category. However, I must say that one must a least try once to see the atmosphere. read more