China Grill at Mandalay Bay

10/04/07

Delicious Family Style Dining

by sammyfarris

A romantic atmosphere, excellent food, and excellent service is what you can expect at China Grill. You must check out the bathrooms...way cool.

• Pros: Family style dining, great atmosphere
• Cons: Not located closer to my house

12/27/08

Bad Service, Bad Food, Bad Experience...Oh yeah, Overpriced too!

by xxshawnxx

We wouldn't consider ourselves picky diners, but this place just didn't do it for us. My significant other and I read the previous 16 reviews BEFORE dining at China Grill and were expecting the following: great service, large portions (to share), great dining atmosphere (contemporary style), and tasty food. China Grill delivered only one of the above: the contemporary style.

Here's what we received, instead:

1. A rude server with a grouchy attitude that passed us on to another server without informing us halfway through our meal.

2. Ordered the Schezwan Steak thinking it would be large enough for two people to share (this is what China Grill prides themselves on.) The steak tasted pretty good, but the portion certainly wasn't enough for even one person so we ended up ordering more food. We think the slow economy (and hence 40% full restaurant on a Sat night) is the reason why they are skimping out on food portions now.

3. The style and decor of the restaurant is nice if you are in to the contemporary look (like we are.) Lighting was excellent and the bathrooms were clean and tidy.

Looks like the recession is affecting the attitude of the servers and, unfortunately, that attitude (and portion size) gets passed on to the diners at a hefty price.

Save your time and hard earned money and dine elsewhere.

• Pros: Contemporary style, Decor, Clean and tidy bathrooms.
• Cons: Service, Servers had attitude, Food Quantity, Value

08/02/08

Not your typical Asian experience-Fantastic Sushi

by samhokes

We have dined in many different restaurants in Las Vegas and recently ate at China Grill in Mandalay Bay and we were very impressed with the cuisine and service at this spectacular multi-million dollar restaurant that features a main dining room which is a replica of a hollowed wine barrel with a unique ceiling light show during service. They recently added a sushi to menu with a Japenese trained Chef named Wai whose eclectic twists to well known dishes were fantastic. The main entrees we ordered were a Kalbi marinated Rib Eye (20 OZ bone in) and their Shanghi Lobster in a coconut curry plum cream sauce and crispy spinach that was the best whole lobster dish we ever tried. We agreed the price point was very resonable for a family style concept that emphasized variety, quality and team service. Go check out this great surpirse...

04/17/08

The WORST dining experience I've ever had!

by yellephant

While vacationing in Vegas with a small group of about 15 people, we picked up a menu from China Grill. The menu sounded great, so we made reservations for that night. When we arrived we were a little suspicious as to why we were the only customers in there (never a good sign for a restaurant), and why it took over 25 minutes to be seated (we had a reservation, and it?s not like they were busy or anything.) We decided to have a drink at the bar (the bartender was very friendly) and check out the bathrooms (way cool!) while waiting for our table. Finally we were seated, and our waitress started out fine. She made some great sake suggestions and took our appetizer orders. She came back and took everyone?s dinner orders. Then we didn?t see her for over an hour. Someone else brought out some appetizers, which were so small we ordered more. They never came. And neither did our dinner. A couple of the people at the far end of the table received their dinners and had finished eating by the time our waitress came back to check on us. When we asked why our food hadn?t arrived, she started sobbing (yes, sobbing) and said that there was a miscommunication in the kitchen and only part of the order was prepared. Our second round of appetizers had not even been started. By this time, we had been there for over 2 hours. Although we felt bad for her we made it clear to the waitress that if she just would have checked on our table once, she would have realized there was a problem. We asked to speak to a manger that provided the worst customer service ever. No apology, no explanation, no offer to make it right. He told us to leave if we weren?t happy. We went somewhere else and will never be back. Think twice before dining here.

• Pros: cool bathrooms, great sake
• Cons: terrible service

04/16/08

Worst customer service in Vegas...

by macnugetz75

This was our first stop on our Vegas trip last weekend. We had reservations at 11 PM. Our plane landed at 10 PM, so we opted for a more expensive limo so we wouldn't have to wait in the cab line and possibly miss our reservation. We arrived at China Grill right on time, only to find out they had closed the kitchen at 10:30. The hostess got the manager, who then told us our reservation had been cancelled. She couldn't tell us who cancelled, why no one had notified us, or why they would close the kitchen half an hour before their last reservation. The manager was unapologetic, made no effort to make up for their mistake other than to get us a table at Red Square. Bottom line... some of the most egregious customer service I've ever experienced.

• Pros: None
• Cons: Horrible customer service

04/02/08

Outstanding -- try the Kobe Tartar!

by acsmith67

This place rocked our Asian-dining world. It was a great night out and we loved our waiter and the yummy sake, Sapporo, and Kobe Beef Tartar served tableside with a quail egg! That's a must-have if you have the funds to spare.

11/08/06

not your fathers chinese restaurant!!!

by jaylaurino

all i can say is WOW. this place is spectacular, the room is beautiful, the sevice great, the food outstanding,very creative asian food, we let our waiter order for us and our meal was incredible!! he even mixed two dishes together(he said you have to try this this way) and he was right! the food is beautiful(like a french restaurant).reasonably priced , just a great place for anybody who is a fan of asian food.

• Pros: beautiful room, great food, great service
• Cons: none

07/06/06

Great food, good for groups

by ceriddle

I went last year for a Bachelorette Party with 14 girls. The food was great! The drinks were great! We had good service. We ordered a ton of food since there was so many of us with different tastes (half ate meat/half didn't) and a couple of drinks each. We got out of there at $60/person including covering the bride- which is a great deal for Vegas! The atmosphere is really cool, too.

I've just made reservations to go back with another group...

• Pros: Food, Great for Groups, Atmosphere

06/07/06

For 21st Century Asian-influenced chic, this restaurant is the dragon of the local scene.

by Contributor

In Short
Across the way from Red Square (all vodka, all the time) and rumjungle (ditto, but substitute rum), this restaurant has a built-in fun quotient. The ultra-contemporary, neo-Asian decor creates a feeling of dining on the Pacific Rim of the future. The grill offers small plates with lots of flavors and doodads. There's plenty of experimentation with Szechuan beef, crispy duck and tempura sashimi. Presentations are architectural and high style.

• Pros: fun, lively
• Cons: inconsistent service

01/16/06

One of the best meals of my life!

by hareed96

Seeking something "ethnic" this weekend while in Vegas, we decided to try China Grill- and this may have honestly become our new favorite restaurant in the country. First and foremost, the service was excellent. The manager checked in with us on several occassions to ensure the food was great. And, it was great. We highly recommend ordering the triple appetizer- this week's was the Duck Salad (phenomenal), Chicken Salad, and the beef dumplings (so incredibly tender). Our bbq salmon was fresh and perfectly cooked. But by far, the favorite event of the night- was dessert. Absolutely incredible presentation and taste. We've never been so delighted before by dessert. And our total bill was not that bad- great value compared to some other dinners we've had in Vegas...

Absolutely hands down recommend this place!

• Pros: Wonderful service, Beautiful decor, Flavorful food
• Cons: None