Mandarin is always good, fresh and I just love that you can basically try any kind of Chinese dish. The buffet has a wide selection, the service is amazing, the staff are fast friendly and pay lots of attention to you while they move your finished plate fast. The restaurant and seating area look super clean. I enjoyed my three plates! Cost: $40.99 per adult. Friday-Saturday-Sunday read more

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Very tasty , FRESH, Healthy food at a great value. I really like the Plain Chow Mein over steamed rice, for a vegetarian meal. BBQ ribs were delicious as well! Recommend! read more

Great service the staff Shae Sean and sumit were great. Food was really fresh went at 12 pm for lunch. Great place to take tourists read more

Mandarin Restaurant - Mussels, noddles,rib - Buffets Near Me - Rexdale, Ontario

It's great to see Mandarin reopen for buffet services over the weekend as I came here with family to have lunch. It wasn't as busy as I anticipated but that was totally fine because they did a pretty good job at refilling the stations promptly. Our server was super friendly, offered us hot towels and water to start and refilling our glasses throughout the duration of our lunch. Options for lunch wasn't too bad, they had some limited time only options such as xiao long baos, varieties of dumplings and other items. I loved their mini grill steaks, very tender, lots of deep fried options and a nice variety of greens. The only down side was that I found some dishes to be very salty. Their dessert section included a nice range of ice creams, mini bite size desserts such as cakes, creme brulee, mango pudding and fruit slices. Overall it was a pleasant experience and I definitely missed coming to mandarin and I'm so glad I did so! read more

Mandarin is located at a strip mall complex near the north east corner of Rexdale and Highway 27. It's not common I actually want to go to Mandarin as while I like North Americanized Chinese food I'm not really big on buffets. Still this is a decent option for lunch because it's not as expensive and while they don't have a full menu such as seafood, sashimi or full carving station it's still ok for lunch. The advantage Mandarin has is that they can take on a large party at pretty much any given time within reason. If you give them a heads up of a possible large party, they have the room and they may be able to accommodate. I had a large party I was bringing for around lunch time and that's the thing, unknown amount of patrons with a ballpark time we'd be arriving and they put aside an area just for us. There's different pricing schedules for children under 12, adults and seniors as well. For the most part this Mandarin like many are well staffed. There's no lacking in being able to get refills, plate being taken away or entrees at the islands being empty. Things run pretty well at this location so I have to give them that. read more

Mandarin Restaurant - Buffets Near Me - Rexdale, Ontario

Placed an order for delivery- lady on the phone took my order quickly understood everything and she was friendly, the delivery gentleman was also friendly overall good customer service Mandarin never seems to lack in the customer service department. I was super hungry-opening the packaging as if it was a Christmas gift but once my eyes made contact with the food I was immediately disappointed!! I never received a bad meal from Mandarin or ever been disappointed, this Mandarin is not Mandarin its "fake" Mandarin!! WARNING: DO NOT EAT HERE Food was not fresh my entire meal was not fresh and the oil they use to fry, I am not sure when was the last time they changed there oil! GROSS over cooked food-dry-tasteless and hard this "Mandarin" has disgusting food if you're smart you'll never eat here!! I got ripped off -$60 down the drain I will never order from this location-NEVER read more

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Mandarin has always been my go to Chinese Canadian style restaurant, they serve both Chinese and Canadian style food as well as a little bit of everything else. The food is always good and I find that the food is consistent through the different locations, service is also good when it's not overly crowded. For me the chicken wings here are my staple food, crunchy salty and meaty can't go wrong with a plate to start. I love the huge selection at the salad bar as well, all you can eat cocktail shrimps and muscles. Stop at the soup station and there are always a good selection of tasty soups. Dessert table is just as big as the hot food table, don't be shy sample everything on there they are all delicious. Nothing bad to say here. Another satisfied Yelper here! read more

Mandarin Restaurant - Chinese New year decorations - Buffets Near Me - Rexdale, Ontario

I am aware that having the buffet loaded in front of you is tempting. I cannot eat much, bu sampling my favourite foods was very satisfying. The young lady serving us looked over our needs, even before asking her we got what we needed. Efficient, friendly and polite in the same time. Place is nice decorated for the season and there is an endless supply of loaded trays. I recommend this location. read more

Great takeout! Very generous! Great food, and great service (shannelle on phone) Thank u for a great night in! read more

Clearly not all Mandarin's are created equally. This location is not the best representation of what a good Mandarin can be - sadly, this will be our last visit at this location because not even the service can make me return! FOOD: we came for dinner, expecting the same selections as other Mandarins, but found the usual fares not available here. The meat, fish, vegetables were all overcooked! The salads were meh and the desserts tasted old. SERVICE: our servers consisted of 3 people rotating, all friendly and helpful. read more

Food was good. Dessert was okay. Customer service is excellent. Felt very welcomed! Inside looks gorgeous! read more

Mandarin Restaurant - Buffets Near Me - Rexdale, Ontario

The Mandarin AYCE Chinese-Canadian buffet is familiar to pretty much everyone. The copious selection of dishes (sushi, Chinese-Canadian, and Canadian buffet classics such as roast beef) are consistently well prepared: so consistent, in fact, that my experience at the Mandarin Rexdale was almost identical to my experiences at the Mandarin Pickering. Service is also consistent, with warm towels offered both before and after the meal, and empty plates whisked away with alacrity. Along with its consistency and wide appeal comes food preparations which are meant to satisfy a broad swath of culinary preferences. Don't expect any bold spicing, exciting textural contrasts, or the original presentation that you might experience at a genuinely ethnically Chinese restaurant. If you want that type of experience, plus an AYCE buffet, Dragon Pearl or Dragon Legend offers something close to that, and is priced similarly to The Mandarin. In short, the Mandarin is consistently good. The sheer quantity of dishes may be exceptional, but otherwise, the Mandarin is solid and unexceptional. Come here if you have a lot of diverse palates in your crowd, as there will be something for everyone. read more

Did take out which consisted of a combination. Had chicken balls, chicken fried or should I say BURNT rice, beef with almonds swimming in sauce. Called to complain because the chicken balls were fried burnt as well. The owner has the audacity to tell me that no one else has complaint all evening! Not my problem. Cook your food properly. See the pic. Don't eat here, your better off eating at McDonald's read more

Mandarin Restaurant - Look at how burnt everything is!!!! - Buffets Near Me - Rexdale, Ontario

I thought to give this place a try since im in town. I ended up regreting it. The foods are so so, either too sweet or too overcooked. I wouldnt return here read more

Mandarin Restaurant - Varieties are there but not the flavor - Buffets Near Me - Rexdale, Ontario

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Everyone knows The Mandarin. Most of us have been at least once. I go about once a year because it's my mom's favourite so although I probably would not go here on my own free will, I have a lot of great family memories here. That alone makes it an A-Ok place in my books. But I have to say, the food has really improved over the years. Most people's aversion to the all you can eat Canadian style Asian food chain is the guilt and remorse you feel after eating way too much fried and sweet food. Well, I'm saying if you have the will power to pass on the chicken balls and spring rolls and all those gooey desserts, you CAN have a nice somewhat healthy meal here. You just need to make the right choices. To help you, they now have calorie counts on each dish. If anything, these can act as a deterrent from temptation. All you really need is to stick to veggies and roasted or baked meat and fish. Vegetarian proteins are also available if that's your thing. Plenty of good quality fresh fruit offerings and refreshing sherbets for after. So there you go. It is possible to keep to your diet if you are ever invited to a Mandarin Party. Go for it! If you do happen to enjoy a big old plate of General Tao Chicken there's that, too (and much, much more!!) read more

Went there for dinner buffet. Had to say that their service is much better compared to other Chinese / Japanese buffets. Upon check-in, the waitress friendly greeted us, showed us their daily specials and where they were, and the way to the washrooms. Before and after the meal, they also served us hot hand towels, very thoughtful. One star for the great service. The food was ok, good enough for a buffet restaurant. Like their fried thin noodles and grilled salmon. Desserts were yum too. read more

This has been our favourite location for delivery since we moved to the Rexdale area. They always have great food and their delivery is wonderful. You can request contactless delivery, if that's a preference. While their online menu is a bit annoying, once you get familiar with it, it works fine. We love this location and have never received bad food. Service, both in house and delivery are above and beyond. I'm rather sheltered food wise, so they have a great selection of both Chinese and Canadian fare. (I personally love their Teriyaki Salmon and BBQ are ribs because my tastes are very basic). They've also recently changed their dine in menu and portions, as the buffet is harder to clean fully during a busy dinner for lunch service. So, you may wish to check out their menu online before choosing to dine in. Portion sizes on delivery orders are generous. Also, if you dine in for lunch, they do not usually have the hot stations like the beef table and certain other delights open as lunch is a smaller menu. I would definitely recommend this location for anyone in the Rexdale area. read more

Went to Mandarin with family before driving up the ski resort. We arrived about 45 minutes before lunch time closing and it was rushed but we were also in a rush so it worked well. The choices are plentiful and had some really tasty dishes, including some surprising like holiday favorites. Sushi was good but they didn't have any spicy sushi which the family really likes. The kids in particular were fans of the deserts they went back multiple times. Solid place and would go back. read more

I went for lunch for Mandarin with a few colleagues today. When we walked in, I did not realize that they had holiday buffet prices, which was $5.00 more. It was packed for a Monday, despite the busyness we were seated right away. They had a descent salad bar and abundant amount of hot food. They have the Canadian Chinese food fare as well as pizza, a grill station and sushi! If you have a sweet tooth, save room for dessert - there are two sections! Mandarin is great for groups with various palettes. read more

Came here for lunch yesterday after a family event. It was a pretty big group of us, they had no problem finding us seating right away. The service was not bad. The food was...mandarin quality food:) although I found that at this location they had more variety like meatballs, and penne? First time Iv seen that at a mandarine. They have one huge salad bar, 2 tables for hot food, and 2 very long dessert tables. Go figure. When it was time to pay there was no confusion with bills, it came up to $17 per person. Although we had to wait a little bit for our hot hand towels. I'm not sure if I'm the only one who notices that every time anybody eats mandarine they get the "itis"? They must put something in the food, I am convinced. read more

This was the first time I ordered take-out at this location but it will not be the last. The staff were wonderful and extremely helpful. The food was great. I recommend this Mandarin Restaurant. read more

Went here today with a bunch of other colleagues. My first time ever experiencing a buffet of this variety, and was happy to be there. Available are a huge variety of Asian foods, and worse they had western foods like french fries, chicken wings, and penne. The sushi was one of the biggest let downs. Displayed are gorgeous rows of sliced fish behind a glass case, none of the which are actually used in the sushi. Available was a seaweed roll, California rolls, and two other chicken sushi rolls; One fried and one flavoured with maple. The word here was DISGUSTING. Everything else seemed pretty standard until the dessert. Again they had a huge variety which I won't get into, but none of them tasted fresh, I am sorry to say. The cream puffs tasted freezer burnt, and the chocolate squares were nothing to scream about. The WORST thing about this place is....THE SERVICE. Our drinks took 45 minutes to come to the table, and was another 45 minutes before we had to track someone down to fill our water glasses. Guess they don't like keeping track of orders here because my colleagues were made to pay for their warm drinks (alcoholic and non alcoholic) up front before paying for their meals. I am sorry, but I find this ruins the whole experience having to pay for a part of your meal throughout the service, and were also told it was cash only for the beverages. Sounds a little sketchy to me..... On top of that, the waiter expected us all to pay on one bill. I argued with him considering we are all adults, have work and families to go to, and were respectively leaving at different times, and some of us were not even finished our meals. He then demanded that we all pay either at that moment or at the end of the meal. This did not make us happy. AT ALL. Who pays halfway through their meal? Several of us paid in cash, which he took several twenty dollar bills away in a basket (after tax came to 16.94/ person), and never returned with their change. When I managed to find him to pay for my plate, I demanded my change and receipt immediately as I noticed he had not giving anyone their change or a receipt. He briskly walked away from me, and did not return for 10 minutes. I handed him my cash, and he took another five minutes to come back with my change. Food was okay, but the service totally ruined the experience for me. I will not recommend this particular location to anyone. The older staff are EXTREMELY rude, and dismissive. Will NEVER be going back here again. read more

Judging by the "Now Open" sign I saw out front, it looks like this place was recently renovated, and it looks great. Chairs, wall decor, and ceilings were nice and modern (not that Mandarin looked bad before but it looks better now in my opinion). Walking in, we were greeted by three hostesses who welcomed us in unison. It was almost like a mini choir. What can I say, I'm easily amused. We were seated in the "Fish room." Aptly named with tasteful (no pun intended) fish decor on the wall plus an aquarium. Food is pretty much what'd you find at any Mandarin location. No complaints. Servers were very attentive. Almost a little too attentive at times with their peaking out from behind the server area to check on you. They mean well though. I don't think I've ever had a bad time at any Mandarin and this one was no exception. read more

Mandarin Restaurant is great if you're in the mood for a variety and can't decide on one theme... Canadian-Chinese dishes, prime rib, grilled meats, sushi bar, great salad bar and lots of deserts to drool over. This location is much more guest-friendly... I visited the North York location and had to wait to be seated in an empty restaurant... this location seats you quickly, the servers are ready to clear your table when done, bring your drinks quickly and always with a sincere smile. read more

Was happy to finally get some decently delicious Asian food from this area. Although westernized, it's basic enough and was easy to order takeout. Get the chicken balls! The chow mein toppings and veggies were delicious as was the sauce but the noodles were bland and overcooked so I mainly munched on the veggies. I recommend this if you're in the area and looking for something quick and simple with a little Asian flare. The interior of the restaurant is absolutely beautiful. The buffet looked beautiful as well but I didn't eat at the c restaurant so I can't vouch for the freshness and flavor there. I also appreciate that they make your takeout food to order. read more

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Best Chinese buffet I've had. They had all the traditional Asian dishes, plus prime rib, creme brûlée , and cotton candy made fresh for the kids. Great service too. A lot of groups there celebrating birthdays read more

It sucks since they ended the crab legs. Will never go back . They lost a lot of our friends as well. They might as well close down and go back China . read more

Absolutely disgusting Mandarin. Looks like it is abandoned from the outside. Terrible service and GROSS FOOD. almost everything was over cooked or cold. There was no wonton soup and when if finally came out it was RAW. read more

Great place to overspend and over eat. If you are already obese this place will keep you that way. If you only have $65.00 for groceries this week the two of you can blow it here in 20 minutes. Even the seemingly healthy choices are doused in sugary sauces or jarred industrial goo from China. As you rinse your palate of the sticky greasy stuff your belly gets full with water. They have agents standing by watching the levels in your glass and they top it up constantly which comes in handy if you're conversation needs to be inadvertently broken up. Not only do you eat less the digestive acids in your stomach become diluted with water which is why you feel bloated hours after. It's a once in a lifetime experience! read more

A mildly popular place.. The food is average and it's not a nice enough place to bother staying to eat there. The buffet is about what you'd expect from a chain restaurant so there is nothing special or particularly ethnic. read more

We were happy to have been accommodated for our Christmas get together with 12 of us. Food was abundant and flavourful, service was attentive, although I would suggest leaving the (full) plates of food on the table a bit longer. The challenge was paying at the end. Quite a significant bill, I was paying mostly by Prepaid Mastercard, 'THE PERFECT GIFT' (gifted to me) .....the female "manager" would NOT accept them. Would not assist in keying the card in manually. Would not listen to me. Not her 'responsibility', she uttered under her breath while attending to her closing duties behind her desk. Completely rude and should not be in front of customers. She alone has stripped my business from this location. Will not go back because of her. ***also upset about the supplier issue causing NO CRAB :( It was the reason my Mom chose this restaurant. read more

This Buffet can barely call itself a Chinese buffet the answer is more North American food than anything else. You know it is a crappy Buffet when the best part is the desert. The food was all great tasting but very little of it was Chinese food. We went at lunch and I'm told that is not the best time to visit however a the Chinese buffet should not have crappy torchiere pie and crappy poutine. Or cabbage rolls seriously who likes them. read more

They did a wonderful job on the renovations! It's beautiful inside. Great, friendly staff. My boyfriend and I go strictly for the crab legs! Amazing price for all you can eat crab! read more

Take-Out Review: Bland I've been ordering from this location for years, but I've come to realize just how incredibly bland all the food is, whether that's just indicative of them changing their cooking style to coincide with more 'Canadian' diets and or my tastebuds have matured, it's difficult to pinpoint when I started disliking their food. Generic brown sauce on meat, tasteless noodles mixed with plain vegetables, and generic deep-fried everything. Where's the spice or even some seasoning? Their take-out menu is essentially full of marginally sweet or somewhat salty. There are literally no other tastes. If you're considering ordering: +The Spicy Chicken is the best thing they have, but it's more sweet than spicy. +The Vege Spring Rolls are the second best thing. +The Chicken Wings are alright. +Ask for hot sauce packets. These make the meal more palatable and actually have a decent taste by themselves. -Stay away from the Garlic Pepper Pork. I only ordered it once and it was the last time. It smells like the chemical cleaner they use in truck stop washrooms and is cooked to be as dry as possible. -In fact, stay away from any of their pork dishes. They all smell, have tough pork, and really don't last long as leftovers. -Any of their fried rices use the same frozen mixed vegetables you can get at your local grocer, which means, hard pellets of tasteless peas and carrots. -Never order their Mandarin Soft Noodles. Never. It's like they took some of that sweet and sour red sauce, watered it down, and soaked the noodles in it. They have a neon orange colour and smells like Big Mac sauce...which is sickly when it doesn't fit with any of their other foods. -The Shrimp with 'Lobster Sauce' is as generic as you can get. Shrimp in diluted brown bean sauce that's salty for no reason. Nothing savoury here. It's as if it's some sort of powder they use to make the sauce, like gravy powder. They also have some strange reluctance giving their hot sauce packets while you're ordering (manufactured by a different company). You'd think it would be complimentary, but you have to ask for it every time and they seem more than happy to exclude it and instead, jam in as many plum sauce packets as possible. No one in my family uses these 20 packets of useless plum sauce, but that's as complimentary as you can get. Restaurant Review: Decent if you like being around others stuffing their faces. At least the coffee ice cream is good, but I question the sanitary conditions when unsupervised kids are ramming their hands/scoops into the buckets constantly. Interior is, again, generic Mandarin Buffet you see in every other Mandarin. It's alright. Feel like getting bloated and gassy? This might be the food for you. read more

Mandarin restaurant is great especially if you like seafoods. Thumb ups. But there's alot of different food so we enjoyed dining here

Food is typical of this chain but service is almost non-existent. We saw our waiter "Jay" only at the beginning to take a drink order then never again. No one got a second drink because it was impossible without a waiter. Had to hunt him down and beg him to bring the bill twice. Took so long to get out of the restaurant because of the lack of service that the young kids in my group were sobbing and having meltdowns as it was way past bed. Unless spending two hours sitting around under at a loud obnoxiously decorated chain restaurant is your idea of a nice night, avoid. read more

We have been to this location many times before. They are a decent Mandarin Buffet location. Today we were here for my youngest daughter's birthday. I won't rate the food. It was as good as this chain's buffet locations usually are. Instead, I'll rate the service. On service, they were 5 star today. They carefully checked out our 3 groups and who was paying for what, how many children, how many seniors. They saw we had a birthday cake, confirmed it was a birthday and whose, and offered to refrigerate the cake. No mistakes, no confusion. They brought the first two groups' to arrive drinks, had to be reminded to take the 3rd group's drink orders. I give them a pass for that because the waiter wasn't there when the 3rd group arrived. All our emptied plates were quickly cleared away. I am fussy about my carved roast. They had the lunchtime flank steak at the carvery & there was hardly any left & the remainder looked dried out. So I asked the carver when the new flank steak would arrive. He promised to let me know and he actually came to my table to tell me! When we asked them to bring out the cake, they did with a lighted candle, brought out a *lucky* Chinese hat for the birthday girl to wear, then took a free group photo. The first photo, part of the birthday girl's face was blocked, so they re-took the photo, no extra charge. I cannot fault any of this Mandarin's service, it was PERFECT. read more

Just had lunch here and not bad still lots of choices but not like the other location in Brampton that I went to. Maybe just because of the lunch menu versus the dinner menu? But food was good and service was good! read more

This place is surprisingly good. I dont usually do buffet but my friends recommended me to try when l was in town. Staff has excellent services - empty plates were cleared right away, drinks were refilled regularly, Staff came check on us from time to time to make sure things are alright. I have to thank the manager Teresa especially because she is really friendly and helpful. I have a pleasant dinner there and would return for sure when l am in town. read more

Absolutely wonderful Chinese takeout and fast delivery. Portions are big and they can cook with no MSG. I was told delivery would be 70-90 minutes with the weather but it arrived in 45 minutes piping hot and with such a pleasant delivery man. They also keep a record of what you ordered last time. A+++ read more