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Dragon Pearl Buffet

Rating: 2.1/5 (16 votes)

Posted by Staff / Reviewed on January 1, 2011

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Dragon Pearl Buffet TorontoDragon Pearl Buffet is a massive new all your can eat buffet restaurant near York Mills and Leslie. The menu features Thai, Japanese and Chinese cuisine, and the food is good quality. Prices are about $20 for dinner during the week, and $25 on weekends. A more affordable lunch buffet is also available.

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Keith / May 30, 2011 at 03:07 pm
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I took my father in-law and our families (party of 9) for his 73rd on May 29th, 2011. This was our first (and last) visit at the Dragon Pearl in North York. We are of Asian descent for your information. As soon as we arrived an older Caucasian couple was complaining about something to the front desk as they were leaving the restaurant – it had to do with something being “not as advertised”. We were escorted to a stuffy party room which was located in the farthest corner of the restaurant and we were told that there would a dining time limit of 2 hours upon sitting down. This took us by surprise since we were not aware of such a rule when we booked our reservation. My other guests arrived 15 to 20 min late so this was cutting into our time limit. We informed the hostess that we did not want to sit in the assigned party room and that the distance from the serving stations would be difficult for the seniors in the group to trek back and forth. She said she could NOT relocate us even though the restaurant was TOTALLY empty. I stood my ground and demanded that she relocate us. We were moved. Once again we were reminded to leave at the end of 2 hours. I heard that the restaurant spent 5 millions to decorate the place. Trust me when I say there wasn’t anything “grand” to write home about and as far as I am concerned they wasted their money. For those looking for ambiance, you’re not supposed to look for that at a buffet. As long as a buffet restaurant doesn’t look like a cafeteria, is super clean and has great food, I am happy. I did not enjoy going to “the” food station because you had to lineup at the end of a “single” line. This waiting game was cutting into our time limit. The foods at other restaurants are displayed such that you can reach from both sides of the many food stations. This minimizes waiting time. The food here was average in taste at best and limited in variety compared to other buffets I have been to. If you are interested in desert, they do have an above average selection. I like the fact that Lobster is served rather than having a pack of wolves fighting for the main dish like in other establishments. Keep in mind that you are only allowed a ½ lobster per guest – no repeats. In other establishments, the main dish is all you can eat – after all, it is a buffet. The servers will stand beside your table and remove them when you are done (lol sometimes not done). Sometimes they can be a little rambunctious. I had not finished my drink and the bottle somehow disappeared without warning – heck I didn’t even know who took it. Some servers speak some form of English even though at times it was hard to understand. It really annoyed me when the servers started clearing our dishes, glasses, napkins, place mats and all, 15 minutes prior to our 2 hour limit. I had one guest who still had food in their mouth. It felt like we were being tossed out. As a whole, the restaurant is nothing special and the service even less. I will not be going back again. Chances are this restaurant will not be around for long. Chinese buffets are a dime a dozen in Toronto and this one does not stand out from the crowd. They do not understand the true concept of quality food and service.
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maria / July 10, 2011 at 11:18 pm
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I and my family and friends had just come from Dragon Pearl Buffet to celebrate my 6oth b-day. We were given a private room and were told that we only had a 2-hr. limit, I was worried about this being as we had a large group of 22. However my husband spoke to the manager and he assured us that we could stay longer, that they only say this just in case another large group comes in, but we had our reservations. Anyway, what I wanted to say was we had great service from the waiters who were assigned to our room and the one I liked the most was it has it's own ladies/men's room, so our family and guests did not have to go out of their way to use the outside ones. We also could close the doors so as to be more private. The food selection was great, and I myself don't usually like going to buffets 'cause they have the same kind of food. It is also very clean and neat which I really am very particular about. Good times was had by all and we will definitely be coming back soon. There was so much variety of foods that we were not able to sample everything. I learned about this place because my granddaughter had her b-day here last January when they just opened and so when we were deciding where to host my party my grandkids said let's go eat at "at the Big Boat". So all in all great food and service! Keep up the good work!
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maria / July 10, 2011 at 11:23 pm
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I forgot to mention that the ambiance was great as well!
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865 York Mills Road Unit 2 (Get Directions)
647.352.2288
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