Monday Rant: Buffet Restaurants

[Damondean]

Just have the lady that you are with get the food for you. no problems then . . LOL. If you're taking an SP there will likely be a surcharge. Your SO will demand comepnstaion in other ways.

 

[james t kirk]

I have no problem with the food at the Mandarin, I think it's pretty good. My only beef is the people who pick and choose every morsel.

Hello, it's a buffet, just shovel it on your plate, you can always get more.

Frankie Tomatos, and Tuckers are however "shit food" in my humble opion.

 

[MuffinMuncher]

BTW if an old lady had taken a serving spoon directly out of my hand I would have snatched the damn thng right back and told her she had better wait her damn turn unless she wanted to die today.

That brings back such fond memories. Sasha and I once dined at the M-Buffet establishment, and I got to see first hand what happens to someone who gets between her and her chicken balls. Oh the humanity!

Chicken Balls. That's still funny.

 

[drrogers]

Okay, I really hate buffets but I am on a cruise ship now and some of them are pretty spectacular but there is no way you can get near them - I saw one polyester sister try to eat the wax carved fruit on the buffet. One guy in bermuda shorts and black knee sox wearing a Black Sabbath T-Shirt had a plate with his whole meal on it - baked beans,fries, spare ribs, chicken legs, cottage cheese, green jello, brownies and something else that I couldn't discern what it was. Reason enough to steer clear, main dining room only or room service for my friends and I - When I'm at home - no buffets - quality of food usually lousy (especially chinese), tend to overeat the lousy food and cleanliness is a big issue (especially chinese) so no buffets for this Doc.

 

[C Dick]

I generally hate buffets, but my kids love Mandarin, that is always their choice for birthdays and things. We go to the big one in Brampton. There are so many staff, and the service is so good, that it doesn't bother me too much. The only thing that annoys me is people who come and stand right next to your table to look at the fish or birds. One ignorant bastard came up and took a flash photo of the fish, basically right in our faces. And the food is pretty good, if you can block out the picture of where the previous persons fingers were prior to helping themselves.

 

[riceking]

... It was one of those asses that are so big it looked like there was a shelf between the top of her ass and her back that was big enough to put a set of encyclopedias on....

ROTFLMAO! Definitely sig-worthy.

 

[goodtime]

That's one of the reasons I go to Frankie Tomatto's - good food and service, and I have never witnessed a "herd of cows".

Go there before 7:30pm for better selection. I'm sucker for pasta.

 

[goodtime]

Okay, I really hate buffets but I am on a cruise ship now and some of them are pretty spectacular but there is no way you can get near them - I saw one polyester sister try to eat the wax carved fruit on the buffet. One guy in bermuda shorts and black knee sox wearing a Black Sabbath T-Shirt had a plate with his whole meal on it - baked beans,fries, spare ribs, chicken legs, cottage cheese, green jello, brownies and something else that I couldn't discern what it was. Reason enough to steer clear, main dining room only or room service for my friends and I.

Cruise food are great with 1st seating after that it goes down hill. Cruise lines are scaling back on buffet selections as it's eating into their bottom line.

 

[PHNINE]

You guys should see some of the buffets they have in Asia. I mean you pay a shitload, but you get what you pay for. Like in Hong Kong, there are some hotels that have highend buffets overlooking the harbour with unbelievable set ups. These places are expensive, but certainly worth it.

 

[tboy]

Sorry for those fans of buffets but "herd of cows..." sums it up to a T...I mean, the crap they serve is worse than McDonalds....

My family likes having their get togethers there and they look at me like I've got two heads because I eat sensibly, salad, one entree plate and desert. I keep saying to myself, 1) I'm not a pig looking to load up on garbage and 2) I wish all these people could see what they look like carrying the plates so loaded with crap it's falling off the sides....don't they know gluttony is a sin?

Anyhow, that's my rant....personally I'd rather pay twice as much, for half as much for food that's twice as good.....

 

[goodtime]

You guys should see some of the buffets they have in Asia. I mean you pay a shitload, but you get what you pay for. Like in Hong Kong, there are some hotels that have highend buffets overlooking the harbour with unbelievable set ups. These places are expensive, but certainly worth it.

True, they're fancy looking but for selection wise, Vegas is king.

In terms of harbour view, better value to go there for dessert. It was memorable for my LFs, not for the food but the huge cockroach climb up piller beside them. Myself & the UK couple at next table had a good laugh.

 

[goodtime]

but I'm sometimes within that vicinity

If you get warm sensation from behind, it may be fellow paster sucker.


The Panorama Lounge is on 51st floor of Manulife.

 

[t8rs]

True, they're fancy looking but for selection wise, Vegas is king.

I'm surprised that it's taken the better part of 2 pages before someone mentioned this. There are no buffets here that hold a candle to the ones in Vegas. The seafood one is a treat. Spend enough in the casinos and you even get the meals comp'ed.

 

[goodtime]

My family likes having their get togethers there and they look at me like I've got two heads because I eat sensibly, salad, one entree plate and desert.

I get the looks when I go for just crab or fruit salads.


I visit buffet during off-hours, to avoid the crowd.

There are buffets that bring food to your table, mostly Sushi buffets thou. Wasabi @ Silverstar location. Akina, ZOD, Yang's & others.

 

[goodtime]

Thanks, GT!

See you in the lineup.

 

[MuffinMuncher]

Anyhow, that's my rant....personally I'd rather pay twice as much, for half as much for food that's twice as good.....

Oh crap, I didnt know there was going to be math involved, let me get my calculator before responding.

As for Vegas, if you're going to get your meal comp'd, go to a NICE non-buffet restaurant. Using your comp at a buffet is like using your free movie pass to see Gigli..... its only about $5.99 to begin with, and they hand you a shovel to make things easier.

 

[ed_v]

Best lunch buffet I've ever seen was at the Bellagio hotel in Vegas. Venison, ostrich, buffalo, all kinds of high end selections for about $25 CAD.

 

[Meister]

I love those buffet restaurants in Tennessee and Alabama. The serving spoon for the mashed potatos is like a snow shovel. And then the track pants wearing oversized locals manage to carry 2 plates plus balancing a chocolate pudding bowl at the same time. What a sight.

I would never open a buffet in the south, you'd go bankrupt in 3 months.

 

[2_sexy_students]

Have some order and some common sense poeple, the food isn't going anywhere.....be courtious and patient for cris' sake!!! Kids running everywhere,

LMAO! Poor thing. I totally know what you mean. As for the kid part, those are the ones that need a child leash lol. Parents just DO NOT disipline their children, so the kids act up. I hate brat kids.

p.s I know a great buffet restaurant that I should take you too. None of the above ever happens, not @ least when I have been.

While you keep saying "nothing against the restaurant", has it not occurred to you that perhaps the host/hostess should be requiring basic common decency of all patrons? I would say what you endured is certainly something against the restaurant.

Well said.

 

[booboobear]

Sorry for those fans of buffets but "herd of cows..." sums it up to a T...I mean, the crap they serve is worse than McDonalds....

My family likes having their get togethers there and they look at me like I've got two heads because I eat sensibly, salad, one entree plate and desert. I keep saying to myself, 1) I'm not a pig looking to load up on garbage and 2) I wish all these people could see what they look like carrying the plates so loaded with crap it's falling off the sides....don't they know gluttony is a sin?

Anyhow, that's my rant....personally I'd rather pay twice as much, for half as much for food that's twice as good.....

Have you ever had the Prime Rib at the Mandarin , I have eaten at very expensive restaurants and I know good food from bad and there Roast is excellent in my opinion . If you haven't had the Prime rib you can't call buffet food crap .