The Expositor from Brantford, Ontario, Canada • 54

-THE EXPOSITOR Saturday May 13 1971 21 Mandarin Duck perfect RESTAURAN 3QQQB3D iforj A Fren Carnation for Mothar when thelamily comes for supper on Mother's Day Business mens luncheons or family suppers "Th9 Horn 9 of Fin Eating" SpacfaHilitg In European and Canadian Culolne 162ColtornoSt 753-3297 We tried steak Oriental (tenderloin of beef) lobster tails in a special sauce shrimp fried rice dia dop voy (shrimps scallops and chicken livers with Chinese vegetable) breaded shrimps and sweet and sour chicken balls All came piping hot perfectly cooked and attractively served The Mandarin Duck also has a huge selection of Hawaiian and Polynesian drinks and diners should really try one to get in the mood Although we ordered from the menu there are also dinners for one to six persons We thought the prices were excellent The Mandarin Duck is definitely a place to visit but call first for a reservation Dining Out is now a regular monthly column in Focus One of the judgqs was a former Brantford woman Glo McNeill now president of McNeill Associates of Toronto We found the food at the Mandarin Hawaiian Lounge to be the best we have sampled for a long time Mr Becker said that he had "stolen" six of his chefs from some of the best restaurants in the world The number one chef comes from Hong Kong the number two chef from Vancouver and the others from excellent restaurants in Canada Because the chefs come frqm so many different cities the food is truly international as they all have their own specialties We let our waitress give us some advice when we ordered and ended up with a superb selection By CAROL ANN WILSOIS Expositor Staff Writer An admiration of the Fofyne slan Room in the old Ports of Call in Toronto led Gary Becker of Brantfoqp to transform the appearance and cuisine of Ills restaurant The Mandarin Duck Starting off with a takeout business about two years ago Mr Becker parleyed it into an operation that now serves over 3300 meals a week Located at 117 Charing Cross Street the Mandarin Duck now' consists of a small take-out office at the front of the building to two large rooms upper and lower at the rear The main dining room is familyotyteand tastefully and conservatively decorated in subdued colors tt is the lower portion The Hawaiian Lounge where Mr Becker let his imagination go wild The walls are covered with bamboo panelling in muted colon Blow fish lamps (with real fish) hang bom the ceiling and swinging bamboo chain are suspended here and there On each table sits a hurricane lamp (shades of a Junes Cagney movie) and inside each a candle flickers To complete the exotic atmosphere Hawaiian music is pipul from a hidden stereo Pretty girls in colorful mumus greet and seat the guests doing double duty waitresses The evening we visited service was fast friendly and efficient Since the Mandarin Duck won a five star rating from the Hotel Association last month the girls are always busy In this contest competition was brisk There were about 800 entries in the class and these were finally whittled down to eight The Mandarin Duck's menu eras Judged the best in Canada The criteria for the prise was the menu's appearance and how it could be used as a merchandising tool It was Judged on legibility qf type marketability suitability logical progression of dishes dishes adequately described durability of the menu and lack of spelling mistakes Tele-Puzzle SSI HESPELER RD CAIHBRIDBE 1621 1 407Jfgt Monday to Thursday 'sMm fv- Matador Steer Special -Munlor Sirloin ONLY $39 FRIDAY AND Yv 1 Our Fabulous Buffet 5:30 to 3:30 mi ONLY $500 iv Cor ACROSS 1 4 Pictured seen on Happy Davs 33 Scatter about 35 Short TV announcements 36 Obstacle 38 Public conveyance 39 Trumpeter flirt 41 Jubilant 43 Spanish title (ab I 46 Cousteau's sphere 48 Musical syllable 49 Lotsa Lurk's Wynn 51 Fred or Lament 53 Decree 54 Kaye and Thomas 55 Saint (ab che Phone 756-7400 ManOarin P1 CJ RESTAURANT LJI IV HAWAIIAN LOUNGE NATIONAL AWARD WINNING MENU HAWAIIAN DINING LOUNGE ORIENTAL TRADITIONAL CHINESE DINING ROOM CHINESE MASTER CHEFS Fully Licensed under The LLBO 10 Name for Skelton 12 Miss Blake's namesakes 14 Kate or Roger 15 One of the Bradys 16 Theater sign 17 Make lace 18 TV Emmy (pi 21 Initials of a Nelson 22 Peyton Place character 23 Since (Scot I 25 States positively Hosiery 31 Let 's Make a 32 Midwestern state 1 Musante's role 2 Leave out 3 German preposition 4 Western peninsula California 5 Sharif's namesakes Duncan and Dennis 7 Nielsen's initials 8 Begley and Nelson 9 Length measure 0 TV schedule abbreviation 1 1 Everett and others 13 Sanford and 19 Monogram of an Allen 20 TV sisters (plt 22 Golonha or Francis 24 Sound reverberation 25 TV product'messages 26 Ex-serviceman 27 Hearing organs 29 Set of tools 30 Distress signal 34 Olivia or John-Boy 35 Bond (Temp Rising) 37 A Moore's first name 38 Exist 39 Donkey 40 Conduct '42 Youngsters 43 MASH's Loretta 44 Food fur Caine DOWN 45 Insect 47 Collection of quotes 50 Roads (ab 52 Miss Nuycn's hanky letters Solution on Page IS To attend festival MONTREAL (CP)-Fam-ed Soviet director Sergei Bondarchuk has agreed to presen tthe world premiere! of his new film The Steppes at a major film festival set to tal place here this summer Organisers of the second World Film Festival announced -at- a hews conference Tuesday that Bondarchuk and American director Brian de Palm are the first name directors who have agreed to attend the Aug 25-SepL 3 festival "Charing Cross at Grand St FREE CITY WIDE DELIVERY (With Minimum Order) 10 Discount on Pick-up Orders over $800.