Mandarin reopens without the buffet
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ต.ค. 2024
- Mandarin is reopening its Ontario restaurants, minus the popular buffet. Richard Southern gets an inside look at the company's new ordering system as it attempts to survive amid tough coronavirus restrictions.
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Mandarin is an iconic restaurant chain in Ontario, It's in every city in Ontario, I would definitely keep on supporting this Canadian business.
im petitioning to deport their owners. want to sign?
Not every city..
No it isn't. Mandarin is just a white version of Chinese food.
You have to respect the effort.
I'd have respected them if they'd opened up and did business just the same as they did before the pandemic H O A X and the covid-19 fraud.
@Noah Davidson You've reduced yourself to being a "bot" bot. Or, perhaps you've elevated yourself. I'm unsure. You couldn't have been too far off either way to begin with.
@@TheRealNewWhirledOrder all buffets restaurants can't operate normally due to government guidelines. Even if they wanted to revert to their original format, they wouldn't have been permitted to.
@@TheJc71693 Everyone needs to stop complying with and consenting to anything and everything related to this enormous lie of a pandemic.
@@TheRealNewWhirledOrder regardless of what you believe in, a business needs to comply with permits and regulations or else you get fined. Money talks, not "complying" will get your business shut down in not just Canada, but in most countries. If the Mandarin did that and shut down, that's 3000 jobs lost in the Ontario economy. I'm sure if you were CEO, you would think about that too.
Why don't they switch to all you can eat format like the japanese all you can eat restaurants? Technically a buffet, but more hygienic.
You will have to hire more table stuff and the cost will be more too!
We loved the Mandarin but...we loved the BUFFET...this is not the same 😔
@Little Miss Stamper ……GIVE IT TIME........BUFFET WILL COME BACK
Why not do AYCE sushi style? They can still do flat rate
So now it’s just another Chinese restaurant!
Love the mandarin, but I see this as the start to its ending 😢
my exact thoughts - its now just another Chinese restaurant
Their food isn't awful but there's better places to go for Chinese food. I liked Mandarin for the buffet.
This is really ill-thought out comment. The core business is serving food to patrons and that seems to have remained steadfast. I don't see how you see "it's the end" for this entity. They will adapt as they should given our current situation in the world. I can fairly confidently say the vast majority of us patronized their business because we enjoyed their food. The sheer amount of it was nice but if the food was terrible, I wouldn't eat it nor be a repeat customer and that's the gist of it. If the taste is the same and I don't see why it wouldn't be, then a change in business model won't affect their customer base too much. Their new model isn't written in stone. I'm sure they can tweak it to appeal to the masses.
@@supercooled its very simple - people go to the mandarin for the all you can eat buffet
At least they are trying their best to still give their loyal customers food and somewhat of an experience
If I lived in Toronto, I would totally go there to encourage them!
Small dishes at 1.99 to 5 = that's just dim sum (Not a new concept)
Only difference is they are using north american version and likely bringing it to to table service
oh how slick, all that food will be cheaper than the buffet.... if you split the bill with five people
Real Canadian success story. Eventually, Ontario will relax rules and the buffet style may return. Keep on adapting.
This story is perfect for Richard Southern.
Than you, I assume you mean because its a solid local business story
@@richardsouthern7639 It is indeed! Great reporting as always. I wonder about the people who leave comments on City News Vids. Lots of trolls, illiterates and racists. A story there possibly?
Think different. Outside the box. Throw a curveball. Try a change up. Do a 180. Upside down. Inside out. You must try every option due to covid and fight for your business. For your job. A new job. A new way of making a living. Do not let covid defeat you. Not in anyway. Necessity is the mother of invention. How will you benefit from this? How will you learn from this? How will you grown from this? Ask a better question. You will get a better answer. You will live a better life.
I'm all for it! And everything is guaranteed to be really fresh coming right out of the kitchen straight to your table :)
I guess we can take our leftovers home now??
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Yes
I need about 80 plates
I don't love the food, but I have great memories of eating at Mandarin, great staff, clean facilities. Very best wished to them!
This is dumb...... They should keep the prices and have an option to allow customers to keep on ordering from waiters bringing their selections to their tables.....
I Gonna Be Neenja exactly
@@diobrando7759 👍😉
That’s not cost effective. They wouldn’t make enough to stay afloat. A typical dining experience could take between 60 to 90 minutes. If all they’re making is $20 a head, and say you dined alone, that’s a wasted opportunity. If you ordered and had your fix within 30 minutes for say 15 dollars which is about 3-5 dishes of entrees then they can serve the next customer.
They should be wearing gloves when serving food. Every restaurant should do the same.
Never been to the Mandarin? She really needs to go some time. Anyone else agree?
Half the food is not Halal (Muslim dietary restriction)
@@toolbaggers She should eat the other half.
@@toolbaggers Oh yeah I didn't think about that
Gypsy Salami halal? She’s not living unless she pigs out like everyone else.
In a way is better so people don't overload these plate and not waste food !
Should have used the WIND restaurant model
I used to go there in the summer time for the all you can eat crab legs. I think without that it'ss kind of pointless for me to go there. I can get the same thing at any other restaurant.
It's a real shame. I'm gonna miss those crab legs.
Many Buffets in Vancouver have reopened! Wonder why Toronto doesn't follow. Check out Gutom for buffets that reopened!
Hey. Even Iconic Chinese restaurants are open in the United States too! : )
However, I never visit Mandarin restaurant before when traveling to Ontario. : (
Its so good sorry u couldnt try it
One of the best restaurants in Canada. Cheap and delicious food.
I was worried at first but since it's only temporary then I think I'll be ok with the time being.
For those criticizing the food... yes, Mandarin prepares many popular North American Chinese dishes. I too used to think snobbishly about their food. However some of their dishes are pure authentic Chinese recipes. Specifically the dumplings which are the same recipe passed down from the chef of Yung Lok restaurant.
I like the authentic Italian pepperoni pizza and the potatoes from France.
i hope they will be okay :(
I like Mandarin buffet because it is cheap. I will visit Mandarin again in Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue this month (September).
So essentially like a dim sum restaurant. lol. No thanks.
Smart adaptation, I hope the word can go back to normal soon
HOPE AND PRAYING THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO RETURN TO NORMALCY, THAT WE WILL BE DOING THOSE USUAL THINGS AGAIN...
I went 2 times ,I loveeeeeed
Great to see them open again
Way too much food for that one man. I hope the camera ppl ate some
Are you quite serious? It was obviously a selection to advertise the dining experience. Your insinuation is very rude!
@@alisonfraser3305 how is it rude?
T Wiersma don’t be obtuse. An obese man couldn’t finish all that. Well, may be Richard can prove us wrong, I’d take on that challenge since I’ve been on the OMAD diet.
they turned buffet into dim sum!!!
I don't like China food (too much cooking oil)
Buffet is too much anyhow
What is the mandarin without its amazing buffet 😔 im glad they are able to stay open though. This PLANdemic needs to end...and only We can push for that by making it stop.
Love the dim-sum restaurant concept, and I think it's the right call given the circumstances.
I think Madarin makes more $$ now than b4. I personally ordered via Food delivery & it paned out more $$
The waiter serving without gloves, interesting measures in place to combat Covid-19.
What would be the difference between gloves and no gloves? If you wear gloves, you can still pass on bacteria?
@Miranda Zhang I think that if there is corona, it'll stick to a surface or object regardless. If you wash your hands often, it might be more safe than wearing gloves and not washing your hands at all.. But I do agree, it was all meant for presentation and show probably
Bye mandarin
Nooooo i need buffet
People's are ready to starving.
English is not your strong suit.
I think they should just do table service buffet, just have to order from a tablet and someone brings it to the table like sushi buffets.
unhealthy
no thank you
Never be the same 😹
Figures he goes for the banana split
Why is that lady wearing a tea towel on her head?
Looks beautiful
@@Tatiana-qp1gc yes, it's a fine looking rag.
Their loyal customers are dumb, with no taste = their food is pretty generic + dining their isn’t the greatest idea, since they’re not known for cleanliness
Andre Salazar Andre Salazar you sound like a bigot who slanders a culture that competes with the best of them. Stop spreading your fallacies to malign an entire culture. I’m surprised you didn’t conveniently slip in a bat soup jab.
The Yellow Cursor show me where I’m a bigot + saying the food isn’t good but generic is factual since it’s CANADIAN Chinese food, not Chinese food from China Town = stop it, you sound dumb & ignorant + obviously believe in the stereotypes you complain about
@@DaFactsNoNonsense1713 I may have taken some liberties and filled in some blanks here and there with empirical experience but generally when someone bashes an ethnic business there is usually a motive and given the situation we're currently in, it's not a great leap of faith to believe people are being unfairly prejudicial about the cleanliness or lack thereof of Asians, to speak nothing of their dietary habits.
There is absolutely no justification for slandering a business for their cleanliness because we all know even the most militant of restaurants processes have some issue with cleanliness, it's part and parcel to the business.
For what it's worth, I didn't take issue with your objection with the quality of their food as tastes is greatly subjective; that said, I prefer their fried chicken wings to those of other establishments. I would put them up against any fried wings out there; Western or otherwise. I did object to your take on their cleanliness as it is a long standing fallacy that Chinese establishments are dirty which is simply not the case. Would I pick up food off of the floor and eat it? But their record can stand toe to toe with any number of restaurants out there in the market. Your attempt at a red herring is transparent and laughable. I suggest you think long and hard next time when you make culturally sensitive comments.
City news is being paid
Hi, Richard the reporter here. This was not paid for.
@@richardsouthern7639 ok but tell mandarin u can do buffet all you can order the food can come straight from the kitchen instead of ripping people off with dimsum restaurant thanks
But isn’t this news giving other buffet some good ideas to maintain their business ?
Space W there idea is ripping people off after the years we have gave them profits from there business all they had to do is all you can order like sushi buffets the food comes from the kitchen all u can order and all u can eat
@@richardsouthern7639 Who cares, even if it was? You sell ads on the program. Product placement is everywhere. It is a good business and you showed it off as well as any advertising agency would have. It was refreshing to see a person show genuine enthusiasm for the assignment. Mandarin is an iconic brand. People are invested. This is the only news I chose to watch today. Great job!