Drinks at Mandarin Buffet

Brookstone

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Anyone been there recently and had an alcoholic drink? Friend and I was just there tonight. I had a bellini, advertised as 2 shots but i felt absolutely nothing. Did not taste any alcohol at all! 2 shots in a short amount of time, i should've felt something

Friend had the, forgot the name but the drink for the year of the Ox. Felt nothing as well. We even double checked with the waitress if the drinks were alcoholic and she said she yes she even saw the bartender.

Dont want to say we got ripped off for juices, but certainly felt that way. Not a huge deal, but just wondering if anyone thats been there recently experienced the same thing? Or maybe its just a weird day
 
that's not exactly the place to go to get shit-faced

i like their all you can eat creme brulee though
 
A lot of interesting results if you google "fake alcohol" a lot of them pointing back to China. Though Mandarin doesn't seem sketchy enough to pull something like that.

http://www.beijingboyce.com/2006/10/03/120/
"The media has been reporting about the fake liquor that abounds in Beijing. Gee, they are only about five years behind on that one."

http://www.yizheng.blogspot.com/
The A-Zs of visiting China
"Open bars give diluted or fake alcohol so watch out."

http://www.chinese-forums.com/showthread.php?t=19958
"Nightlife prices in China are -ridiculous-. At the M-Factory, I recall that the bottle of (watered down, by the admission of the bartenders) Chivas Regal went for around 500 RMB [C$73?], although they sometimes had a buy 1, get 1 free policy on Mondays. "
 
The chinese even fake their own food..lol.

I used to go years ago, when the lunch deals were very reasonable...too pricey now. That version of chinese food is too fattening...I go for the steamed dumpling stuff, it's better food usually.
 
milhouse said:
Anyone been there recently and had an alcoholic drink? Friend and I was just there tonight. I had a bellini, advertised as 2 shots but i felt absolutely nothing. Did not taste any alcohol at all! 2 shots in a short amount of time, i should've felt something

Friend had the, forgot the name but the drink for the year of the Ox. Felt nothing as well. We even double checked with the waitress if the drinks were alcoholic and she said she yes she even saw the bartender.

Dont want to say we got ripped off for juices, but certainly felt that way. Not a huge deal, but just wondering if anyone thats been there recently experienced the same thing? Or maybe its just a weird day

Next time, take little Gordon with you ...

Shaunhorny said:
This kid will never have any of these problems.

http://littlegordon.com/

Fine young lad!
 
Chinese Hustling

The fact is that the Chinese, by and large, are thieves. It's indigenous in the mainland where they steal from the government and each other. None trusts other than family members and not all of those. My source: native born and raised Chinese wife. Mostly all the Chinese immigrants I know in the US brag about their not paying taxes, living with a cash-economy and exploiting fellow immigrant employees, especially illegals. Illegals are impossible to find, btw, as they simply disappear into the "yellow wall" as it's known. None is ever found though they live, marry, have families and die right here.

Amazing folks but watch out.