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| - The only reason we go to Mandarin is for their Crab Leg Festival. The amount of crab legs my love can shuffle down his throat would have left our bank account overdrawn if purchased at market prices (I actually checked that). The crab legs are always top notch fresh, lightly salted, and pre-cut, and although I don't get into the messy business of getting them out of their shells, my other half says it is very easy as he proceeds to unshell the fifth plate of the evening. As for everything else in this buffet, it is average or even below average. I don't like a single salad from the bar, they are mainly bland and boring. The soups are Ok with 3-4 to choose from including favourites like Won Ton and Hot and Sour and perhaps a chowder or other cream soup depending on your luck. There is no Peking Duck at Mandarin, I really don't know why, as it really seems to be a staple of other buffets, guess they dared to be different, not in a good way though. They offer roast beef which is again bland bland bland. The selection from the hot table is standard with fried foods and some of the familiar to the white men Chinese dishes, all incredibly westernized. Sushi are just plain wrong, I mean chicken with peach roll? what is that? French take on Japanese cuisine? No sashimi either.
The desserts are plentiful but nothing to stand out really. When ordering tea ask for one tea bag, or you will get two overpowering tea bags in a small pot, for which you'll be charged.
Other than that service is uber friendly, fast and efficient. At dinner they validate your parking ticket, but not for lunch.
Overall as I said, crab legs are the only thing that keeps this place on my list.
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