1508 Upper James St, Hamilton, ON L9B 1K3, Canada
Service Update: Welcome back to Dine-In at Mandarin Hamilton. Take-Out and Delivery service is also available. Visit in-store, order online, or call ahead to make your reservation or place your order. Thank you for visiting. We look forward to serving you soon.
Food was delicious as per usual! Service was excellent and the drinks were okay, we were also given free cotton candy as we left! ..I wanna take Mandy away from all this 👄
Noel and Simon made our visit to the Mandarin exceptional. They went out of their way to keep our table clean and asked us if we were enjoying our visit. Their costumer service was impeccable. The food was hot, fresh and delicious as always. The fact that they have cotton candy for the kids makes it extra special for the kids! 100% our favourite place to eat. Thank you Mandarin!!
This Mandarin Restaurant made our family member’s birthday extra special this year! The food, service, and atmosphere showed you that this Mandarin restaurant location went above and beyond to make our family’s buffet experience amazing! Delicious, efficient, and offer lots of food options! Strongly recommend this awesome place! Special note: Mandy the bot sang a birthday song & our family got a family photo from this meal that they printed for us to keep as a memory(they ran out of the photo magnet so they printed the photo for me only. They say they will give me one next time when I go). Love the hot towels and warm frequent check in from the servers. Overall, a wonderful Buffett experience!
We stopped in for dinner. It's pretty much the typical Mandarin set up. The food is always rotated frequently, so nothing is old. The staff here was very good. Courteous and helpful. If you would like to go to a Chinese/Canadian buffet, well.....you'd enjoy Mandarin.
A wonderful buffet experience with extensive selection of Chinese and international dishes, so it caters to a variety of tastes. Service is attentive and our server Jenny was very courteous to suggest the specials of the day. Thank you and we will be back soon!
I walked into this restaurant cold and wet from the rain. The atmosphere quickly warmed me up as the staff were so welcoming. The decorations of Canada Day and the 45th anniversary of the Mandarin had made this a unique experience. I have been to many Mandarins and I can say by far, this has been my favourite location yet. As mentioned before the staff are very welcoming. Their friendly nature pairs well with the ambiance of the music that plays. I felt genuinely relaxed and I felt ready to enjoy the food I was about to eat. Every single bite was a hot and delicious one. All their food was fresh and their utensils are clean. I must also mention that certain foods were presented that I have never seen before at any other locations. I have loved this experience and I can confidently rate this a 5 Star Experience.
The ambiance was pretty much lovely. The customer service was exceptional. The food was nice - 7½ out of 10. I couldn't taste all of course 😂, but I sure did eat plenty☺️. Although, the shrimp was nothing to write home about. The samosa wasn't bad but tastes weird. Might be my taste bud though😐. Nice options and tastes for dessert, fruit, and the wine bar was 🍷😋 classic.
Had our lunch here at the restaurant a few weeks ago. It can get really crowded so expect the place to be quite loud. Also, it's always best to come here with a reservation. There is a good variety of food to choose from and most of them are really good. Overall, a really good buffet place in Hamilton. Highly recommended!
Great as always Mike our server was prompt attentive and friendly. Parking: Lots of parking Wheelchair accessibility: The only thing is that there are not enough Ramps
Stanley was the best!! Good hot and plentiful! Always a good time!!
Very busy. Good food
Very nice Chinese buffet. The Good was great and a very nice selection.
Best place to eat.Great service nice atmosphere. Always many options. Number one in my books.Go and ENJOY A FANTASTIC EXPERIENCE .MANAGER always makes sure your enjoying your meal.
Mandarin Restaurant is perfect for anyone who loves variety and quality. The buffet offers an impressive selection of fresh, flavorful dishes, from sushi and seafood to desserts. The staff is friendly, the atmosphere is clean and inviting great for families or gatherings!
This location is small and cramped The design of it is inconvenient to get to the buffet and back to your table. It s also over packed make sure to make a reservation
Went for a small family dinner. Couldnt hear the person sitting beside me because or a group of about 40 women screaming and carrying on. I dont know why they were not put in one of the private rooms.. nothing was said to them. Food was ok. Lots of selection. I got prime rib roast medium rare and it was like chewing leather. Our server Alexander was very friendly and speedy.
Always great place great food
Super love the food. Thank you Amazing service by Sir Noel. He is very friendly and very helpful . He is really an ace on this establishment. We will sure come back to this branch.and we will recommend to our friends to dine here Food
Can always get what you want. Taste good
The best restaurant in entire world!!! Each dish was a masterpiece, a symphony of flavors that danced on my palate. From the moment I stepped in, I was transported to a world of gastronomic delight. The signature salmon fish was the highlight, a must-try for any food lover. I can t wait to return to this hidden treasure and indulge once again.
The great thing about the Mandarin is they have so much selection so if theres something you dont like there is something else you will love
Fun night with friends. The servers were attentive and nice!
Mike.and Alex were our servers they did excellent food fantastic we will be back thank you so much
Excellent food and service! Thank you to Mike especially!
Excellent service from Mike today food great lovely time
Buffet was hot & filled up, cant go wrong with a crowd that is hungry.
We came in on Sunday for dinner. Wait time was long - close to an hour. Right before we got our table, one more person arrived and wanted to join us. Well, he was bluntly turned down. It was busy, I get it. But we werent offered any options or solutions. He couldve been offered a table for one and still be able to spend time with our group. No, they simply turned him down. The manager and the person who takes care of reservations. Customer service? No, never heard of it.
excellent food. definitely will go back again.
Excellent services Just go there. Great job Food : 5/5
My grandma had a great time. She loved the decorations and the ambience. Her favourite part were the desserts. She absolutely loved the hot hand towels. I m grateful that she had such a good time, I love seeing her happy. My grandpa also had a good time I guess
Great time for my birthday . The photo was a nice keepsake . Our waiter Stanley was awesome !! Fun and friendly !
Every-time we come to The Mandarin its always a great time. Today our server was Stanley and he was very attentive, kind and polite. We will definitely be coming back
Mike our sever was really good good was good and atmosphere was as well ,
Consistency is the name of the game and Mandarin on Upper James has it down pat. Great tasting, fresh, hot food. Great variety. Our waiter, Mike was great. Friendly, helpful and very pleasant. Food
Stanley was wonderful! Mandarin never fails to please! Best place for birthdays and special occasions! See you for Christmas!
Stanley was great
We had gone to a previous Mandarin in another city and found the food to be bland and the place that we would usually went for takeout was sold and unfortunately the standards are not the same so we decided to give a go for the Mandarin again and was extremely please and having a senior discount makes it affordable . Parking: This particular location I would say go directly behind building for parking easier to find spots
Chatting with Jenny. She is a very friendly God s person. Amazing. God bless Mandarin. Love and blessings. Jesus love you. Vegetarian options: Lots of choices
Love the place. Large variety of food. I wish they had some halal options.
Great service from our server Christian! As always, a very pleasant dining experience for our family. Thank you.
Went here for my birthday dinner tonight and found dirty dishes
Great customer service from Christian and Simon
Hamilton Upper James Mandarin was fantastic! The food was good as always, but our server Helen was absolutely amazing! She did a great job, was super quick and very friendly. Definitely would recommend this place for any occasion, and hopefully you get this wonderful server as well!
Our waitress Helen gave us great service. She is the best. Lucky to have her
Always great celebrating special occasions here. Thanks for the excellent service!!
Our server Stanley was phenomenal! He was so attentive and the food was great! They sang us a lovely happy birthday
Amazing!
Awesome Place Food
It was very busy tonight, so it was pretty cramped while trying to get food. The service was amazing. Our server, Vivian, was friendly, energetic, and handled our large table very well.
One of my favorite restaurants Fantastic place to dine
Amazing
Best place to go ever for the Chinese food
Helen was amazing as always! the best customer service
Mike was a fabulous waiter. Food was great somethings were dry from sitting like the steak and sliders. Highly recommend trying the wide variety of desserts. Only complaint was there was a family next to us, who had a child running around and throwing utensils. Overall I highly recommended visiting if youre considering it.
My server Jenny was so lovely and attentive. Great location. Great service.
Jenny took wonderful care of us!
Jenny was really good!
Jenny was a lovely server!
Had a wonderful experience at The Mandarin Upper James. Helen is the sweetest human ever!
JENNY WAS STELLAR! thank you!
My waitress Helen was absolutely amazing, friendly. She was very and on top of everything. The restaurant was clean and food was fresh
Anita, Ha and all the staff are excellent, we enjoyed food and had a great time. Thank you!
Went here for my father in laws birthday. Mike was fantastic and the food was great. Will be back for sure.
Thanks Jenny
Very nice service shout out to Noel!
It s nice , shout out to Noel, great customer service Dietary restrictions: More information about the food Food : 5/5 |
Fonny was a great server. She went above and beyond our expectations. We really enjoyed our visit this time only because of her.
I hope they add more vegetarian options and if possible preferably keep seperate counters for veg options. Desserts were amazing and had plenty of options. Vegetarian options: There were beans, potatoes, boiled corns, baby corns, bun, croissant, noodles, rice, cheese pizza, veggies, spring roll
Mike was a great host, made sure we had everything we needed during a busy Saturday Lunch.
Mike was an excellent host. Thank you for the great service!
Great place to celebrate special ocasions
It was late my daughter and I went in to eat the owner served us he was very happy and pleasant the food was so fast to the table and was amazing I would highly recommend that you stop in and have a great time and great food
Excellent service! Viviane was amazing, were a large group and she was very patient.
We came to celebrate my niece s confirmation. There were 23 of us. We had a great time. The seating arrangement, atmosphere, food and service was AMAZING. Our waitress Vivian was AWESOME. Will absolutely be back. Vegetarian options: Lots of vegetarian options. Salad far, grilled vegetables, green beans, mushrooms, broccoli Kid-friendliness: We had 14 kids starting from 6 and all the way up to twenties. Everyone had a great time
Came for my sons birthday. Mike, our server was awesome. Its almost a family tradition to come for the birthday meal.
Helen was the most amazing waitress going above and beyond all the staff are so friendly. Great experience thanks Helen for your amazing service
Vivian was very friendly, fast, and efficient. Thank you for helping celebrate my girlfriend s birthday.
Amazing service from Noel & Jenny very polite & very attentive Food
Mike gave us excellent service. The food was delicious, there are many healthy choices for someone with food restrictions.
Enjoyed the food options and the ambiance the most.
We had a wonderful experience here in Mandarin (Upper James) great food and our server Mike was really fast and very friendly person! Always amazing to eat here!
It was ok paid 30 each for lunch as it was our wedding anniversary... Food was average customer service very good and beautiful dining room
Helen was a great server in room D. We were here for the buffet. Everything was great, the selection was good, and everything was warm, extremely attentive servers too
Our server Noel went above and beyond. He was so attentive and kind. Our glasses were never empty and our table was always clean!
Had a lovely mother daughter date tonight. Young and Helen were fantastic and super sweet with my 3 year old. Great family restaurant.
Outstanding meal and service provided by Mike! Thank you so much for a great dining experience!
Good food and ambience. Terry was good and pleasant.
Damion has an excellent service
Better late than never to celebrate our first wedding anniversary! Noel was a wonderful server tonight and made our evening that much better!
Naomi was our server today and she gave great service
Naomi and the rest of the staff were great - very responsive, helpful, and as a little thing made sure we were good for napkins even before we asked.
I dined in with my family today and had Naomi as our server, the food was good and the service was fast and lovely.
Walk in told 1 hour wait on a Saturday,so maybe reservation would be good idea. Ended up leaving.
Unique!! The best in town !!! Mike and Sherry very professional and kind Food
Vivian was an amazing hostess and took care of us so well during our lunch celebration.
Thanks Mike
Celebrate your birthday! We do it 4 times a year! The food tables offers vast choice to choose. The soups are great. We like the won ton. Mix of shrimp, fish, beef & chicken with vegetables is great. Deserts & salads are fresh and can be tailored to you.
Mike took care of our table when we last ate at the Mandarin. Never a dry water glass and was always prompt on removing finished plates. He recognized us from a previous visit when he had served our table. Parking: Lots of parking out front and a huge lot behind. Never a shortage of spots.
What an amazing place to go out with family and enjoy all kinds of food. $40 per person for as much as you can possibly eat is a steal for me. I usually pay $20-30 at a restaurant just for the food whereas $40 for Dinner and desert. It is so worth it. Celebrated my mom s birthday here and it was an absolute BLAST!!!
What a wonderful dinner, food and service was great from the very front door to the final service our experience was amazing. Helen and her crew were such wonderful servers and made our vist a great one! Food
Our server Helen was wonderful, efficient and very friendly Great service and delicious hot food Parking: Lots of parking
Always a great place to take the family
Jenny our host was very friendly Parking: Very accessible and close to other amenities Food : 5/5 |
Helen was fabulous ! Amazing service
Amazing, Helen and Young were really kind and nice to me and my husband on our anniversary always my fav place! Helen deserves a raise and lots of love Vegetarian options: Delicious
I booked a table at1223 Barton st E, And later on found out this location is closer to me I don t like the way one man spoke to me I mean the attendants I should have gone to 1223 Barton st. The lady who took the details of my reservation was so kind and even called if I will be able to come.
Jennie was a very helpful waitress and gave the best green tea :) Vegetarian options: Lots of various vegetables and other options if you are vegetarian Kid-friendliness: Lots of fun drinks for little kids, as well as Cotten candy!
Very good experience!! There is a lot of options of food, and Jenny our waiter was very caring and helpfull!!
Mike was a great surver
I order takeout. Last time was delicious. Food was so fresh. I ordered takeout. This weekend was absolutely terrible. The food was not even fresh at all so disappointed.What a waste of money
Noel was a great server Vegetarian options: More veggies Food : 5/5 |
Great food that you can eat here. Wheelchair accessibility: Yes Food : 5/5 |
Jenny was nice and provided great service. Vegetarian options: Lots of salads and veggies Parking: In a plaza so lots of spots in front and back
Jenny was amazing
The staff was amazing and so was the food
Helen was amazing Parking: Lots of spots Food : 5/5 |
We celebrate birthdays with friends at the Mandarin. Always delicious!
If I could I would leave it a six star review
Food and service are fabulous. Our servant Mike was wonderful and very nice. For sure we will come again Dietary restrictions: Halal food and sea food only
Helen was an amazing server. She went above & beyond. Wheelchair accessibility: It is wheelchair accessible Food : 5/5 |
Great atmosphere and variety of food
Good service and food. And we are really thankful for Daniel, very accommodating staff!!!
Had an amazing dinner! Fresh food, Jennifer was our server and she was a GEM!!! She made us feel like family not just random guests.
Great supper!!
Jenny and Mike were great hosts. Thank you for making my daughters bday special Kid-friendliness: Great for kids Food : 5/5 |
Jenny very good service she did a wonderful job above and beyond
Our server Helen was amazing! Genuinely the sweetest lady I have ever met!
Theyre ok. Chicken was good. Rice was coconutty. Noodles tasted like ketchup. There was shrimp so maybe they were trying to do like a cocktail noodles.
Terry
Had a nice lunch, Kim was very attentive.
Had Elijah as our server. Hands down one of the best servers I have had. Very polite and always smiling. Great experience. Thank you
The food was tasty, and I ate more then I should have, as always. Our server, Vivian was very attentive, friendly and helpful.
Excellent service as always. Wheelchair accessibility: Yes, they have access Food : 5/5 |
Always great food and service
Great place to eat. Food is always good. Mike was a great waiter Food
Food and service were excellent! Jenny, who served us during our last visit there was amazing! Keep up the good work! :)
We had servers Mike and Helen. They were amazing ! Helen helped us fill out the coupon so the birthday boy got a coupon helping us save $ which was so helpful. mike and Helen were so attentive and were so friendly. Great servers!!!
We had a great experience and Naomi was fantastic!
Naomi is very pleasant and helpful.
Helen was an amazing waitress, detailed oriented. We enjoyed our dinner so much!
Came here to celebrate my mom s birthday and the food and service were amazing! Damon really went above and beyond to make this an incredible occasion for my family!
Good food and drinks, Nice place. Friendly staffs!# Great place to dine in with family, friends or your special loved one...!
Anniversary celebration. Excellent service/staff fantastic food/variety. There is so much variety its hard to get a taste of everything. Everything I tried was great went for seconds on a lot of items. The servers are very attentive and always close by for when you need something. Great dinning experience. Thank you mandarine and the photo magnet parting gift was very nice !
Vegetarian options: You just have to take a look at the buffet & select dishes like broccoli or the noodles . Kid-friendliness: Great place to bring family. Wheelchair accessibility: The entrance, the buffet & the dining rooms are wheelchair accessible.
Vivian was absolutely excellent, her service and attentiveness was excellent! Better than most restaurants now days. Will be coming back !
The food is very good they have plenty of varieties
Delicious as always. Our server, Jenny, was wonderful and very attentive to our needs.
Good service by Jenny Vegetarian options: Lots of veggies Parking: Free parking Kid-friendliness: Kid options
Damon and Vivian were excellent servers. Made the experience complete .
Our server Mike was great and so professional
It was wonderful . Food and service wes great. Mike was wonderful in taking care of all guests .Thank you
Thanks for the good service to the crews, especially to Shayne!
Great service and great staff, I will definitely come back. Vegetarian options: No Food : 5/5 |
Alex and Noel are so attentive, friendly and nice Vegetarian options: Variety of choices, Dietary restrictions: The servers are very attentive and were willing to show some alternatives. Parking: Location is huge so as parking space.
The best servers ever!! Parking: Great! Kid-friendliness: Absolutely! Wheelchair accessibility: Great!
I really just wanted to review our server Damon. He was so friendly, kind, and attentive. We came in with a group of 21 on a long weekend and Damon was incredibly patient and always had a smile. The food was also very good and fresh tasting. But we hope you get the well deserved recognition for your amazing hard work, Damon!
Helen was spectacular!!
Our waitress Ashley was great! Thank you Ashley!
Helen and her team were amazing. Very impressed
So satisfied with the food and the place!! Our server Helen is very nice and has a good vibe I recommend this place! I have a great time
THIS GUY IS SUPER DUPER VERY SATISFIED!!! Ms. Helen gives us a very great accomodation! Super thumbs up for her! Food : 5/5
Ashley and Jenny were amazing.
Best buffet experience ever!
Mike was our waiter and he was great
Jenny was our server, fantastic service! Will definitely return.
We had a great time here tonight. Jenny was lovely and provided great service! Parking: Upper James. Food : 5/5 |
We had a group of 12 people. Theres always plenty to choose from. So many options- Chinese, sushi, pizza, roast beef, deserts, & ice cream. Staff are friendly & attentive.
Food was wonderful and service was excellent. Came with my family for a birthday celebration and the staff were very friendly
NOEL is the best server ! Food was great !
Havent been here in many years, its even better than I remember. The service is excellent thank you Mike! The food is terrific and the atmosphere cant be beat, we will definitely be back :)
Highlight of our night was see a familiar face and a friend Its the Mandarin is speaks for itself Food
Solid and super well run Mandarin! You can go hiking in Hamilton to burn the calories after .
Mike was the best server ever!
Mike was awesome! He was super welcoming and made the experience very wholesome!
The food was hot and delicious, were always happy with our meal here. Today we had lunch during the Moon festival. Try the Ube icecream- its so good. Magnus was our waiter, great guy, great service. Parking: Parking lot has plenty of spots available Kid-friendliness: Lots of choices for kids Wheelchair accessibility: On ground floor