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The Mandarin Golf & Country Club
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11207 Kennedy RoadMarkham, ON L6C 1P2
(905) 887-9887
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6 reviews for The Mandarin Golf & Country Club
6 reviews in English
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Review from D L.
Toronto, ON
5/28/2011
My wife and I got married there almost two years ago. We had it in the canopy outside on a cool July weekend and it was just perfect. The food and drinks were great, the atmosphere, the sun setting and filling the canopy with soft lighting, just awesome.
The F&B manager, Alan Lee bent over backwards to accommodate our needs, more than we could ask for. If you're looking to get married there, find him-- he's your man. -
Review from Tyler Y.
Markham, ON
12/18/2011
This place was a disappointment. The food was decent, but lacking taste; they also didn't give us our preferred type of lobster. The sauces were alright, but lackluster and the chicken was dry.
The service however was quick and well done, nothing was spilt and the table was set nicely.
Overall, the experience was horrid and thus was my first and last time going. -
Review from Yvonne T.
10/2/2011 1 Check-in Here
I attended my cousin's wedding at the Mandarin Golf & Country Club yesterday. These are my thoughts.
First and foremost, the 2 stars comes predominantly from the lack of staff during cocktail hour, and the failure to provide an adequate and comfortable environment during dinner hour.
We arrived at 2pm and were given private use of a sectioned off part of the main dining restaurant for the purposes of the tea ceremony. After which was the actual marriage ceremony. The ceremony was held outdoors. To get to the outdoor ceremony, we all had to descend a flight of stairs. The ceremony felt rushed and the officiant (which I can only assume was provided or at least recommended by the Mandarin) was horrible! There were no readings from the bible, not even a love poem or quote. Just an officiant who made the poor couple repeat their vows in such a robot-like fashion who spoke poor English. The microphone also conched out halfway through the vows, and the bride and groom, instead of speaking sweet nothings about happily ever after were shouting their vows GI Joe style.
After the ceremony, the guests were all paraded into the outdoor tent that held 23 tables. The ridiculous part is that somehow, they thought a space heater (1 at each end of the tent) would keep such a large tent warm. To add insult to injury, the door would fly open throughout the night as the open bar was about a 30 second walk from the bar.
The reception went on for 2.5 hours until the actual dinner, which IMHO was a bit long. It seemed even longer because they had only 2 servers (teenage boys) working and like the ladies that push out in-demand dishes at dim sum, the 2 servers were rushed by the masses. The poor people sitting at the other side saw nary a crudites. Not to mention, the bar wasn't opened during cocktail hour.
The actual banquet was pretty good. Although I thought switching dishes after EVERY course (and when you attend a Chinese wedding, there are about 10 courses) was a bit excessive. The GM, Vincent, socialized more than he did pay attention to what was going on. We had to notify him of the hors d'oeuvres situation, and I thought it was pretty bad that they didn't have sufficient heating inside the tent. We ended up raiding the nearest Costco and buying a dozen more out of our own pockets.
The fried rice and yi-mein part of the dinner was pretty shitty. In fact, it wasn't even real "fried" rice. I thought such a "high-end" place would be able to make at least a tasty fried rice. The food, having traveled from the kitchen to the outside to get to the tent, of course, got cold. So we couldn't even warm up THAT way.
Last but not least, when the wedding cake was disassembled and served at the dessert table with coffee/tea, they had 2 jugs of coffee sitting out, that basically ran out by the time the 10th person got to it.
Perhaps I have high expectations, but I think the things I have written about are quite simple things you'd expect out of a banquet hall. In the end, I think its safe to say I would NOT want to host my wedding at the Mandarin.Listed in: 30 Day Yelp Challenge
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Review from Rana L.
My family & I enjoy having dim sum at The Mandarin Golf on special weekends. It's very delish, QUIET (unlike typical Chinese dim sum places), service is wonderful & staff is always polite.
Although it is a little far from where we are... it is worth the 20+ min drive. The food is exquisite and fresh & just excellent! Every other month or so the Mandarin would have special dinner menus. ie: ribfest, lobster fest, etc. It's decent but I think their Chinese food is way better!
The only 'annoying' thing is u have to be at least a dining member there. When we signed up 2-3 yrs ago it was free (as long as u spent min. $400 at the Mandarin every yr) Apparently there's a membership fee now. It is def. open to all golf members. When relatives or friends visit, we always take them here & they love it !Listed in: Asian Eats Reviews, Wedding Reception Venues in…
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Review from Eddie C.
Toronto, ON
7/12/2011
im a member here and customer service is their utmost priority. they know me by name and come to my car to get my clubs and clean them without hesitating everytime i play, well maintained course, never busy, great food, highly recommended private course in the gta with an asian flair to it as well
-1 for having a strict dress code and not reinforcing it -
Review from Ilse S.
Scarborough, ON
7/17/2011
We were invited to a wedding on a day (July) that was very hot and humid , the ceremony was outdoors, there's no shade no umbrella provided as a bonus service (wishful thinking!).
The reception was under the tent, inside the tent was very hot too, no fan to reduce the humidity and heat in the tent. They opened some of the flaps, big mistake , mosquitoes , flies and other bugs flew right in, try to put citronella outside the tent, too late and too little or no effect at all. Tons of bugs and mosquitoes flew right into our drinks and food, and of course got bitten by a few, killed a few with my hand. Honestly, it really ruined the atmosphere and mood that night.
