Always love the Mandarin

I love the food. The only thing about buffet is I wish the parents would take their kids up and help them. I hate seeing a little kid with his grubby little paws in the food. :) With that being said the food, service and atmosphere is what you get at a mandarin. It is loud but the food is... more

All I can eat

On entering we we greeted by a staff and escorted to our table. While going to the table I can see the variety of dishes (food) being offered and for one price......you bet :)! Like one visitor wrote you "simply cannot try every single one" The most important thing for me is that all the food offered were fresh. A... more

Ok

Went for lunch and had heard great things about this restaurant. The service was excellent. Plenty of staff that were extremely polite. The restaurant is well laid out with the buffet being in the centre and smaller rooms all around for seating. So even though the place is very large, it feels like a smaller, more intimate place. The buffet... more

Oh my, this was big

So, the first thing I have to say - it was enormously big. So much food, the great variety and you can eat anything you want.
As for the buffets, you sometimes get few dishes to choose - here you cannot, simply cannot even try every single one - there are like over 100 of them.
Can't even understand the... more

The big fat meal

This is the best place to eat.. you get everything!!! Btw, once you go there, you need to skip atleast two meals after having been here.. Awesome food.

All you can eat buffet with a wide selection of dishes that are fresh and delicious

Whenever I take my family to the Mandarin I am never disappointed with the quality and amount of food but the prices are reasonable and value for money more so for lunch than dinner.
You will not be disappointed with service and selection just make sure you leave enough room to saviour the many courses on offer.
I highly recommend... more

Good Food Selection

Out family took us to this restaurant when we were visiting Canada. We thought the food was very fresh and that the selection was vast. Something for everyone. Service was good too.

Food & service was good but this restaurant is becoming very expensive

Good food & service but this restaurant is becoming very expensive to dine at, especially if you go there for dinner! Nice location if you are celebrating a birthday. :)

Best buffet I've ever been to

We visited with a large group. The buffet was an amazing choice! Wow, I was blown away by the amount and variety of food that was available! It had the typical Chinese fare, but also things like crab, cotton candy, and scoop-your-own ice cream! The quality was also very good, there was nothing I wasn't happy with. The service was... more

Love the variety

Buffet was excellent - loved it. There was so much of variety food, kids could eat what they want ranging from sushi to curries.. fish, lovely salads.
Drinks were lovely. We enjoyed. Be ready to pay well for this.

Die eating instead of dieting

A place which could just serve all you wanted
The buffet was well spread and every item was excellent
Only sorry item was the frozen yogurt as it was more like a flavoured softy ice cream
However place food and time was worth money well spent

Good choice of Food, great for groups

I have been to this place more than 6 times, the food choice and taste excellent. Service is fast. Good value for money. This place is nice if you are among a group of people but not fun at all if you are alone. It's suitable for all ages. Clean and recently renovated. It's all you can eat buffet. Open... more

Disastrous Mother's Day out

Took my mother and friend to Mississauga Mandarin for Mother's Day. Made the reservation one week in advance and had a reservation for 4:00PM. Got there before 4:00PM and was told that I had to wait for a table. Was not seated until approximately 4:30PM and was told that I would have 1 hr and 45 minutes to complete dinner.... more

This is the BEST MANDARIN ever

Newly renovated, very pleasant staff, better food then any other Mandarin and the washrooms are even something to see.
The manager stops by your table to see how your meal is just like in a fancy high end restaurant.
It's a nice personal touch.
The food is fresh & there aren't piles of limp overheated items. Small servings on the... more

Love The Variety of Food

Food is good and variety is Okay. The service always Very Good and the manager was so honest and did Excellent job in finding my kids Iphone. I recommend the 49 Matheson Blvd E location.

A great way to please everyone

There is a very large selection of items such that everyone in the group can something to love. The dishes are well prepared. I especially like the sushi bar. The service levels are very high and the keep both the food tables and seating areas extra clean. Not fine dining but excellent value for the price.

Love this place

We all love going to Manderin. The variety of food,deserts,roasts,salads,soups,bread and buns are greatAlways hot and yummy . The service is great and I tell everyone about it.

Great Value

This is an enormous restaurant. Buffet style lunch or dinners, Great selection for everyone. Seafood, salads, meats, Chinese Food, Japanese Food, sliced roast beef, ham, Waffles, great crab leg specials, and desert selections. This is not a restaurant that you need to dress up for. The value is very good, and the cleanup service between plates is very quick and... more

looking forward to returning again

we return every july for my grand-daughters going away dinner ,this is her favourite restaurant in Ontario. so this is a great send-off to her. we treat all our visitors from other provinces who are not as lucky to have a mandarin restaurant in their home town.Everyone loves the food and leaves with their bellie's full and smiles on their... more

Fun to eat

I love the Mandarin, wee go there as often as we can afford it. It is wee bit pricey for our family. But there is something for everyone. I do think $13,00 for a six year old that doesn't eat very much is too much.... more

Delicious

I have tried other oriental buffets & always come back to Mandarin. The selection is very good & the food has always been hot & tasty. Very good value for the money.

Good array of choices

This is a good restaurant for a big group because there is enough choices for everyone even picky eaters can find something to eat.
Service is pretty good and they give seniors a little discount. I particularly like their grilled meats as I do not care much for fried stuff.
Dessert spread is plentiful. Good choice of ice cream flavours.

A large variety that might not always equate to good flavour

For those who want a large variety of food to choose from, this is the place to go. But does that always mean great taste?

Always a winning treat

Who has not eaten at a Manderin restaurant. I have been eating at this
restaurant chain since the first one they had on Queen Street in Brampton. I have visited most of their locations across the GTA and it is
always a consistently pleasurable treat. They now have a great new location close to my Georgetown home. It's located on... more

Big selection, ok taste

This chain is good for selection and variety, but it seems like there is no great dish, but also no bad dish. Almost too many choices, maybe they should narrow the choices and increase the flavour

munching alot

What can I say its perfect for lunch on regular week days as you pay around $15 for buffet so its worth it.
There is a salad bar, 2 isle of various rice, noodles and multiple deep fried stuff. They also have grilled bar and a sushi bar as well. The sushi is the best but its there for the... more

Take it or leave it

Not inexpensive, mind you, but certainly lots of variety. But who's possibly going to be that hungry? For a family of five, it was well over a hundred $ CDN, with no alcohol. Food quality is good, turned over regularly. Traditional Asian is quite tasty, can do without the chicken wings and pizza. Desserts are also marginally ok. It's a... more

You can stuff yourself silly

Like all the Mandarin's in Southern Ontario this one lets you stuff yourself on everything from Caesar salad to crab. It's a buffet done well, but there is not a lot of traditional Chinese food. Sure there is rice and chicken balls, but there is also onion rings and fried potato. But it is always a hit with those that... more

Good value for lunch

We went me and my wife last tuesday at lunch time.No wait time and excellent welcome with hot towell.Above average service.It is nice and clean place.They just renovated.Very nice washrooms with flowers.
It is a smaller mandarin but okay.Sushi and salmon were excellent.The desert were excellent also as normally don't take any.The french fries and onions ring were cold,bad luck... more

Pleasant, efficient, tasty

As we are from out of town, after a family funeral service we were invited to have a lunch at this restaurant along with about 20 other members. As a first-timer, the outside of the restaurant is unimposing but the minute you go through the door, there are smiles and efficient staff who quickly determine if you are alone or... more

Good place but crowded

Good value for money, It is fast and efficient. Service is great. Expect line up on weekends and with reservation expect a delay of 15-30 Minutes. The popularity is because it is good value for money restaurant.

Just great

I'm a Chinese buffet fanatic so when visiting Mississauga today I thought I'd search online for one close by with good reviews. I was very pleased! Nice decor, great service, tons of great choices. A huge salad bar with the best deviled eggs, different soups - I had a very good NE clam chowder, then in honor of a Moon... more

An ok lunch

Lots to choose from, felt rushed when I was there; quality of food is low; servers are just too polite.

Good but not like the one in Niagara Falls

We dined in here where it was crowded with students coming for lunch. The food ok but not like the other Mandarin's such as the one in Niagara Falls. I think its one of their best as I have been to many Mandarin's.

mandarin- Eglinton St

Been to other Mandarin's and the food was fabulous. Was a tad disappointed with this one. Although the food was eatable it wasn't as good as previous Mandarin's we ate at.

Excellent buffet with impressive service and atmosphere

Our family and extended family had the buffet dinner at this restaurant during our stay in Mississauga on Aug. 10th. The restaurant had recently been remodelled, and we all appreciated how nice it looked. The food was fantastic! One could choose from a large variety of Asian dishes to pizza to roast beef to chicken fingers to seafood, etc.. The... more

amazing

This resturant is amazing, the staff was lovely and there was no wait. Going at lunch is better. Its an lovely range there.

Great service, foods nothing special

I went to the mandarin with my son and sister for dinner and I was blown away by the service. Everyone working that night was extremely friendly, courteous and attentive. The food was the usual "Chinese" food you find in chain restaurants but the service will ensure I return to that location

Excellent Restaurant with Fresh Sushi

This is a good restaurant and I think they have more all over Toronto! They have more desserts than you can imagine, very fresh cocktail shrimp and crab in the shell. An excellent choice, because you can find everything you'd like there!

Disgusting, worst meal of my life

The food is the worst I have ever eaten in my life. I ordered "from the menu" due to a nut allergy. What arrived was basically slop of chow mein, fried rice and some kind of mystery meat. It was swimming in oil -- very tasteless, nasty, gross, absolutely uneatable. Companions included husband who ate from the buffet and had... more

A Great Place

I visited the restaurant with family early on a Friday evening. We were greeted by the staff and shown to our table.
The range of dishes was huge, some Chinese, and some not ! All were well prepared and the staff were very attentive. We had a visit from the managing partner to check that all was satisfactory, which I... more

The Mother of Buffets

Huge. Lots of food, lots of food, lots of food! Quality was above average for a chinese buffet. Staff was outstanding and the place is really cool, enormous!

love the inside of this place

good food, best deserts i have ever seen. buffet fit for a king, lots to chose from, good for events, families, and kids will go crazy with the choices of food they have.

A cattle car

The food is average but the tables and chairs are jammed in. We were like sardines. I'm not going back because it's not worth the physical discomfort I experienced.

Perfect for all occasions

This is an awesome place you can take your whkr family or co worker for all kinds of occasions .servers are fast and friendly and food selection is awesome .

Getting Expensive

What can I say? It is a good Chinese buffet place but many dishes are deep fried. You can balance it off with their fresh salads and soups. There is something for everyone which makes this place appealing. The serve staff are very good but I always leave there underwhelmed. It really is not true Chinese but if you are... more

New Mandarin, Better than the Rest

We went to the Mandarin at 87 Matheson Blvd. East in Mississauga because we were staying overnight and it was close by.
The server told us they had just opened two weeks ago but we expected the typical food and service that we've come to know from other Mandarin restaurants.
This one, however, offered more than the regular friendly service.... more

So many choices

I recently had dinner at Mandarin. I was a bit disappointed since there were no crab legs (I was informed they are only available on the weekend). There was however no lack of shrimps and oysters! Although it was standard buffet dishes, the selection was big and the food was fresh. There were a few authentic dishes (delicious spicy eggplant)... more

Party Room

I made reservations a couple days in advance for Sunday at 5:00 pm. for my mom's birthday (86). They put us in what they call the "Party Room" which is filled with unattended children running about.
As usual the food is always great, but I have to say having children running around the restaurant unattended is a big issue. I... more

We love Mandarin

We went here llunchtime for a treat during the march break. So full of people that we made a reservation and went back the next day. The foods were so good. Everything tasted delicious. I always love to dine at Mandarin because of the good taste of their foods. We ate a lot. Happy and full whenever we eat at... more

I enjoy going to Mandarin Buffet Restaurant great food, and a good place for birthday parties.

This place is in essence a Vegas buffet. But in a good way. Most everything I tried, and I tried most everything, was pretty good. Lots of asian type stuff plus roast beef, chicken, tons of salads and desserts. Good place to go have a sow fest when you are really hungry.

I've been living in Toronto for about 3.5 years now and just this last Friday I made my first visit to a Mandarin restaurant. This place is straight-up dirty feed at it's best. No person ever needs to eat at a buffet but sometimes you just have to dive head-first into gluttony.

I wouldn't say Mandarin is different than any other Chinese buffet you've been to in the past other than that they... more

Mandarin Buffet was a major part of my childhood...many a gathering with family and friends were held here (and at various other Mandarin locations).

Now that I'm older, I realize that buffets are not the most high quality selection in the world but this place still holds a special place in my heart. The selection is unparalleled. As a child, I held this as the standard to all other buffets... more

This is your typical chinese buffet in which all the food is basically the same as that of any other buffets: steam snow crab legs, tasteless shrimp cocktail, honey bbq ribs, choices of fruit and vegetables with desserts, and soup stations that include wonton and hot and sour.... I'm very disappointed in their sushi selection and it tastes c@!%!y.. don't recommend it..

Stick to fried rice,... more

Its all about quantity here, the quality is good but nothing exceptional. It's like All you can eat. I like their Hot n Sour soup and thats it. Everything else is average in taste.

I totally agree with Megan K. My grandma lives in the area so we took her there for lunch recently. Our party ranged from 5 - 90 [7 people in total] and everyone was happy with the food, even my whiny 5 yr old cousin. Love the food! I am trying to hit up every location this year, and would definitely would go there again.

I have never seen a buffet so large...and we were visiting from the states, where most of us like to eat and are a bit chubby. There were sooo many options...Curry chicken, white rice, veggie fried rice, pepper steak, king crab legs, sushi (teriyaki chicken, sweet potato, avocado...), chocolate covered strawberries, 4 kinds of soup, prime rib, won tons, seafood...The list is endless. It's a bit... more

Mandarin Restaurant

My favourite is the fresh grilled steaks, but the best part is that they're really good at handling large groups.

Mandarin Restaurant

Every year we go to the Mandarin for a Christmas brunch. The waffles with whip cream and fruit is really the best. I do like the strawberries and the lemon chicken.

The food at this Mandarin Buffet doesn't seem quite as good and as varied as the food served at the Mandarin Buffet located downtown Toronto - which is weird since we visited this location on a weekend whereas we visited the other location on a weekday.

However, one of the notable differences was there were crab legs and a stuffer lobster type dish. My asian family and friends loaded up on... more

First of all, this is not a Chinese restaurant. It is a buffet restaurant that also has a Chinese session. There are sushi, roast beef cut station, dessert bar, ice cream bar, and soup bar.

For a buffet restaurant, it is pretty good. Foods are kept fresh and generally well-prepared. Of course they are all heavy on sauce and many deep fried. What would you expect from a glorified Panda Express?... more

Definitely a place that you have to spend a whole afternoon at! Mandarin has such a good selection of food and it's all so good!! They don't have a good dessert selection unless you like ice cream but their chicken balls are the best in the business.

It's an all you can eat buffet so it's so fun with a large group of people, you get to have a competition on how many plates you can finish. You... more

My friend from Toronto that now lives in Victoria recommended this place to me in an email about a month ago. I was driving down Hurontario and saw it and thought about his email and figured I would stop in.

I walked in and did not know that it was a buffet style restaurant. The woman that took my order let me know that I could still order something from the menu since lunch buffet was over... more

Wow.. From Waterloo, the Drive is so worth it. Enjoy celebrating birthdays and special days here. Food Always hot, filled, service is why we keep returning year after year. Thanks to all

mehhh, too oily n heavy, but some of the stuf is ok

this is the best restaurant i ever eat in the world ) i thank you for this delicous food Bayan

Fresh and Delicious

The Best Buffet in town!!

Great food - unfortunately the same couldn't be said about service or management or service. Not recommended.

We celebrate our families different birthdays at the Mandarin and their are 18 family members in our family.

Very nice food...satisfied