
The Mandarin
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About The Mandarin
The Mandarin is a restaurant at 35 Market Square in Bicester, serving an all-you-can-eat buffet with a wide choice of 82 dishes, including some less familiar ones. Guests eat as much as they like. Staff refill drinks and clear plates at the table, so diners stay seated between visits to the buffet. Online booking is often unavailable, and phone lines can be hard to get through on. The menu also lists wines to go with the food, among them Tiempo & Tierra Chardonnay, Albanta Albariño and Domaine De La Baume Rosé.
Good to know
- AccessibilityWheelchair: entrance, parking lot
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Menu & Prices
82 dishes · mains £3–42- Colori D'italia Pinot Grigio Pg By Pasqua£6.50
- Tiempo & Tierra Chardonnay£6.50
- Rut & Roar Sauvignon Blanc£7.50
- Albanta Albariño£42.00
- Arcano Pinot Grigio Rosé Igt Terre Siciliane£6.50
- Domaine De La Baume Rosé£32.00
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention all-you-can-eat buffet, wide choice of dishes, inaccurate opening hours and difficult phone reservations.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention all-you-can-eat buffet, wide choice of dishes, inaccurate opening hours and difficult phone reservations.
Customer Review Summary
The all you can eat buffet draws the most praise, with reviewers describing a wide choice, some dishes they had never heard of that were very tasty, and food they always enjoy. One reviewer credits the host for keeping drinks refilled and plates cleared, and another calls the staff really friendly. The recurring complaint is reliability. Several arrived to find the restaurant closed when Google listed it as open, and one party of six booked for Father's Day lunch found a gas issues sign on the door and had received no call. Booking is another sore point, with online reservations unavailable for one reviewer and phone calls getting cut off for another. One regular reports a staff member telling them to go back to their country after a wifi question, and says they will not return. One diner suggests going early, since the place often closes earlier than advertised.
Customer Review Summary
The all you can eat buffet draws the most praise, with reviewers describing a wide choice, some dishes they had never heard of that were very tasty, and food they always enjoy. One reviewer credits the host for keeping drinks refilled and plates cleared, and another calls the staff really friendly. The recurring complaint is reliability. Several arrived to find the restaurant closed when Google listed it as open, and one party of six booked for Father's Day lunch found a gas issues sign on the door and had received no call. Booking is another sore point, with online reservations unavailable for one reviewer and phone calls getting cut off for another. One regular reports a staff member telling them to go back to their country after a wifi question, and says they will not return. One diner suggests going early, since the place often closes earlier than advertised.
Featured reviews
- Helen S
“Made the trip whilst visiting the area to find it wasn’t even open when it said it was on Google. Wish I’d seen the previous post saying the very same.”
- Ana
“Food, service and atmosphere is non existent because it's closed when it says it's open. DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME They failed to update their opening hours and have been closed for a while”
- David Smith
“Great place, highly recommend, but trying to make a reservation is a nightmare, unable to do online, and tried several times on the phone, but just get cut off.”
- Chris Brown
“Really difficult to rate this place because we booked for 6 people for Father’s Day lunchtime on 21 June and travelled a 30 mile round trip. We arrived to find a sign in the door saying that due to Gas issues they were closed tonight !! As passer by said that the sign had been there since the Friday night. When we booked, they asked for my daughters phone number, so they new we had booked and knew a phone number but sadly had so little respect for customers that they slain not bother to contact us and left us to find out for ourselves leaving no other options. I will be interested to see if they make DK tact although it would appear customers are not important and they really didn’t care. Shocking as a quick phone call to all bookings would be the right thing to do”
- peter railton
“Been on the website to book a table only to find online booking is currently unavailable, tried phoning but no one is picking up!”
Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
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- Accessibility· 1
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
Location
Restaurants near The Mandarin
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- 365 Smash Burger & Bar4.92130.1 mi£10–20Wheelchair accessibleGood for kids
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| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The MandarinWheelchair accessible | 4.1115 | — | — | all-you-can-eat buffet, wide choice of dishes, inaccurate opening hours |
| Bicester Kebab & Pizza House | 4.1358 | 0 mi | — | chilli sauce, lamb doner kebab, chicken doner |
| 365 Smash Burger & BarWheelchair accessible · Good for kids | 4.9213 | 0.1 mi | £10–20 | smash burger, spicy fries |
| BC Thai RestaurantVegan options · Vegetarian options · Wheelchair accessible | 4.5160 | 0.1 mi | £10–20 | thai food, authentic thai, friendly staff |
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