A small group of us went to Mandarin on a Sunday night. If you don't want a 45 minute wait then I would suggest making a reservation as they are very busy.
I never really hold out much hope about AYCE buffets, however this buffet was just fine! AYCE crab legs, YES! But no shell cracking tools, meh! The food is not out of this world or amazing but there are some really good dishes! Spicy chicken was tasty.
There was a great selection of food, Americanized Chinese food, western food. They had a roast meat station where they were serving roast beef and yorkshire puddings. That was what really won me over and raised this place from a 3 to a 4 star rating. The beef was cooked perfectly! Good salad bars, sushi bar (I never tried but it looked ok), pizza bar.
The dessert choices are just something else, chocolate covered strawberries and rum truffles were good....red velvet ice cream so tasty!
Eyes bigger than belly syndrome kicked in and I thought I was going to have to roll out of this place.
Atmosphere etc: It is loud, it is busy and some people have no manners! But what do you expect when you come to an AYCE buffet?? The price is right, location is convenient...a stone throw from Yonge and Eglinton subway station. The restaurant is clean and our server was friendly and we did not feel rushed.
Definitely a must try sort of a place.