I looked at the rating and was in awe. How the heck could this place not have at least 4 stars. In…read moremy opinion this is the best Chinese place in town. And I swear thats been the talk of the town since forever. I am purely leaving this review because I've been there absolutely countless times and I know they deserve better. The friendliest people ever. Extremely polite, and mannered. Thank you guys for bringing great food to this town! And I've never left there feeling like I didn't get a good value for my dollar.

Quick Chinese takeout if you want a quick meal a little on the sugary side…read more Service good

Fast and hot and delicious. Owners are very sweet and the ambience is top notch. Don't let the…read moreoutside fool you.

Great food and service! The interior has beautiful, well-kept traditional Chinese decor. Highly…read morerecommend.

Fantastic food, kids loved it! Quick service and very nice staff. Great food selection and the…read moreportions were generous. Highly recommend.

This is a great Restaurant! Love the Beef Chow Fun. Great Service.. Awesome Food. Good prices as…read morewell

I feel this business needs to delete old reviews online. If it is now a new business from October…read more2025 then the reviews need to reflect new business, not ten years old. Too many negative discussions on Facebook about old Tans and then it becoming Driftwood and then condemned for health reasons. Now back to Tans. For the new business to flourish please update the information, and get rid of the old website information. We went to old Tans years ago, we were disappointed, we tried Driftwood when it changed over...disappointed!! Now, not sure if we want to try Tans.

So very disappointed in the buffet we had tonight at Tan's in Parksville. The pans of food were…read morenear empty and what was left in them was definitely old dried out options, however the cooks were sitting down to a fresh table of food they had prepared for themselves . Guests were asking the server to ask the cooks to replenish the empty bins so they could have something to put on their plates. We certainly won't be going back and in hindsight we should have just walked out and not even have tried what was there. What a disgrace that 2 iced tea and disgusting food cost us $75.00 ...JUNK

All good food , easy parking and its our spot for Chinese food in Nanaimo. Xmas dinner will be…read morethere. Save some shrimp

I've been having an odd craving for buffet Chinese food and kept wanting to try this new place out!…read moreDriftwood is a chain buffet restaurant on Vancouver Island with Nanaimo being it's 4th location. It opened earlier this year and I've heard many great things about it... So here we are! We got here shortly after they opened for lunch on a snowy Sunday. It was half full of people and after we sat down, more people streamed in. A nice spacious seating area. Onto the food! They had a good selection of food, but refilling the items was a bit delayed. Food was fresh and above average quality for buffets, I was surprised. The lunch buffet is $19.95 for ages 13+, and included dim sum. Dim sum was as expected, but not bad for being in a steamer for a long time. I really enjoyed the Singaporean rice noodles, chicken wings, and butter shrimp. Jello was a bit bland, but I like how the portions for dessert are bite-sized, easier to gauge how much I can eat after stuffing myself on the main food items! Overall the food tasted authentic, although a bit salty. Staff were friendly and helpful.

I have ordered from this Noodlebox several times, and while it's not consistent. Overall, I liked…read moremost of their boxes. But after ordering for dinner today, I have to comment. It was very mediocre, both of our boxes were filled with liquid. This likely waters down the ingredients and spices, so it dilutes the overall flavour. I ordered mine, mild, moderate, so, in the past, it had some definite heat. Not today, absolutely none. It also looks like they've cut the quantity of protein in the boxes. You don't get much. The restaurant is definitely going downhill. I won't be returning anytime soon. Had issues with ordering too. Couldn't pick a time, just got closest time , which is OK, and could not use my debit card, but that could be because my Apple device didn't support the App fully.

I mean if your in a hurry for a Noodle-box it's ok but I recommend it going before closing time…read more Resources are scarce, the protein portions I wish could have been better. I'll chalk it up to the price of inflation and trying to keep the price points similar to where they were before the madness of life happened.

We were hungry around 5:00 and were surprised to find this restaurant already a quarter full when…read morewe arrived.  My wife is Chinese and doesn't normally like "Canadian Chinese buffet" but she really enjoyed this one. The staff were friendly and nice.  The buffet had a good selection and everything was fresh and refilled quickly.  We enjoyed the buffet but next time we go back will probably order off the menu because there were more traditional Chinese dishes on the menu that weren't on the buffet.

Had lunch there on Sunday. We felt it was not as good as last year. I was disappointed in the beef…read moreand mushrooms. The beef was not as tasty as it was before. It was tough, maybe we not long enough in the corn starch? The other dishes were not hot. At 20 bucks per person, we're not sure if we'll be going back. We did go there a lot, but we may have to try somewhere else. The lady that is in charge is very nice but we'll have to think about going there again.

Lemon Chicken, Beef & Broccoli, Cantonese Chow Mien with crispy noodles and the Egg Roll…read more Chicken was tender and tasty, lightly breaded and crisp. Real Lemon sauce served on the side. Beef was tender and broccoli done tender crisp. Cantonese chow mien with good amounts of shrimp, pork & chicken cooked to perfection with yummy sauce on crunchy noodle. Egg rolls were large, hot, packed full and so tasty. The service was quick and attentive without being intrusive. Very friendly! The place was well lit with a nice decor and was also spotless. We've had good Chinese elsewhere, but nothing better than Golden Carriage! Did I mention it was very reasonably priced?

The 4 item is good but they screwdriver up on my egg fou yung…read moreAnd the wonton soup I am going to call them on Monday about his mistake and get a refund back Won't be going back there again