Mandarin - Canada Day (2024) FREE Buffet LINEUP!!!

#mandarin #freefood #ontario #niagara #ontario
HAPPY CANADA DAY!!! I LOVE eating at the Mandarin restaurant. FREE FOOD for anyone from noon - 8pm today! Thank you Mandarin!!
It all started back in 1996… then 2004, 2009, 2014, in 2019 for their 40th and now they are doing it again for their 45th anniversary celebration - serving up more than 100 dishes at their buffet for FREE to anyone on Canada Day at any of their Mandarin locations in Ontario!

[@kathyb-007]

Mandarin didn't have to do this, but they did. It was a kind thing to do especially in times like these. This was the intention of the video - to show them giving back to the community. I do not wish to see any derogatory comments please cause it will bring out my evil side and that means I will have to block your A$$. Sorry… and thank you.

[@janearkell5185]

It warms the heart to see the effort to offer free food for so many. Kudos to Mandarin for offering this on Canada Day.

[@danohstoolbox]

WoW that is crazy

[@jamesgriesbach9153]

That's pretty sweet, must have cost them a lot.

[@kathyb-007]

Right?

[@oparazzi53]

They can more than afford it. It's a PR job and a huge tax write off.

[@ericgaudreau4287]

Not as much as you imagine. These buffets make money on the extras (mostly drinks which cost 2 cents but are sold for 3$). At the end of that day, Mandarin still made a lot of money. Never the less, this was a genius marketing move.

[@kathyb-007]

​@@ericgaudreau4287 I never buy drinks - I just ask for water. Yes, it's a genius (and genuine) marketing move but what I don't get is, if this is such a great tax write off why doesn't Mandarin do it more often instead of every 5 years? In fact, why don't other large restaurant chains or restaurants in general, do this?

[@andygrenn680]

That’s a long, long line for Won Ton Soup and Chicken Balls…Weather was decent for the wait! Gotta like the umbrellas!

[@kathyb-007]

FREE wonton soup and chicken balls that is, lol. Yes it was a beautiful day for a line up...

[@andygrenn680]

@@kathyb-007 Won Ton Soup and Chicken Balls with tasty red sauce will always draw a line. Especially FREE!

[@Subie-Driver]

My wife got a severe case of food poisoning eating here. It put her in bed for almost a week. Will never eat there ever again.

[@kathyb-007]

Oh no. That’s awful. I’ve never heard of that happening before to anyone that ate there, myself included. So sorry to hear that…

[@harpritkang3000]

Not the first time they have done this for people whom don't know. First ever i tried was back in 2004, and no luck. Me and a friend left after . 2014, i was shocked another friend wanted to go and i ranted about my bad experience of line up seems like its for low class peasants. And come now 2024, nobody bothered me and so glad i never wasted my time. You Get what you pay for , as the saying goes .

[@kathyb-007]

… and they got a lot for not paying any money. Thanks for sharing your personal insight but regardless of the wasted time, personal bigotry etc., these people found it justified in being there. Nothing wrong with that. Btw, Mandarin actually started their Canada Day FREE buffet celebration back on July 1, 1996!

[@jeil5676]

I would drive away too. I havent been since they stopped serving the crab. They serve barely any chinese food in the buffet.

[@kathyb-007]

That's funny, there were lots of Chinese food when I went to one recently. As for the crabs, they probably stopped serving them since people were piling them so high on their darn plates, (all for under $30 at the the time), that the ocean eventually ran out of crabs.

[@billchow747]

@jeil5676@@kathyb-007 I can confirm they had Chinese food, both authentic Chinese and North American style. It's a nice gesture on the part of Mandarin's immigrant (Chinese-Canadian) owner/staff. Nevertheless, I wouldn't have waited the 2 or 3 hours; I rather pay.

[@pistolpete8231]

So you stopped going there because they stopped serving the most overrated item on their menu?

[@jeil5676]

@@pistolpete8231 It was the only item that made the buffet worthwhile.

[@pistolpete8231]

@@jeil5676 that makes absolutely no sense but to each their own. They have plenty of choices and variety to choose from. I guess it all comes down to preference. I've always considered myself a foodie and always thought crab legs to be a waste of time to eat

[@James-nv1wf]

How in the world did they have enough food!?

[@kathyb-007]

Right? They are experts in their field! :)

[@maxgreddy9730]

That line looks very short compared to the Toronto location.

[@kathyb-007]

Yes, for sure. Toronto is way more populated, but it was much longer earlier... about 3 hours earlier before they opened. We were shocked when we went back to see how much shorter the line became. I was going to add it at the end of this video but I didn't like the quality of it. Perhaps I should have anyways. :)

[@joe461]

line up for just chinese food wow there other chinese resturant open

[@JohnPaul-pb4eu]

This is the day when ppl go and over eat till they need to go to the ER!!

[@kathyb-007]

I overate there a few days ago cause there were so many great choices and not enough space in my belly for it all that I had to have almost 2 cups of green tea to calm the bloating afterwards. Good thing I don’t do buffets too often…

[@masahirogo3330]

Free work out at goodlife after buffet

[@kathyb-007]

Sure. If it's FREE, why not?

[@oparazzi53]

Let's get to the reality. Waiting in line for hours in this heat, for a $40 freebie is absolutely ludicrous. Wake up people, its not about the generosity and good will, it's about a huge PR job. My time alone is worth more than $40

[@kathyb-007]

Sure it’s probably a PR job but so? That’s the best darn PR job I’ve seen in a long time. Either way, it’s a win-win situation. They get publicity and people get free food… and probably a chance to eat out at a nice restaurant for the first time in a long time.

[@derf869]

Is this in Toronto?

[@gracemarion499]

I think it is Niagara Square in Niagara Falls. It reminds me of the Gospel. Whosoever will may come. All these people are the whosoever.

[@kathyb-007]

No. Somewhere in the Niagara region, but that's where it all got started - in the GTA in Brampton, ON. Yay!

[@flipperfryer]

Not worth my time to stand in a line that long

[@kathyb-007]

I get it. I couldn’t do it either honestly because I’m naturally impatient, lol, but the majority who did looked pretty happy. :)

[@RobS282]

the line starts at the front doors last person is the end..... common sense and they have been doing this for many many years

[@kathyb-007]

@@RobS282 Lol. Ok Captain Obvious, no need for pedantries here. It is merely in reference to when someone asks, “Excuse me, but do you know where the end of the line starts?” Duh.