Mekong Restaurant — Restaurant in Kelowna

Last weekend my partner and I arrived in Kelowna and decided to dine at Mekong on a whim. We misread the sign and thought there was a dinner buffet, but learned that it’s o my offered at lunch. We sat in and ordered from the menu instead - fried rice with prawns and an order of their spicy tofu on broccoli. My partner does not usually love tofu as much as I do, but he kept loading his plate with more tofu and kept raving about how delicious it was. Honestly, the fried rice was one of the best I’ve had - rice was perfectly fluffy but chewy at the same time - and it reminded me a little of that way my grandpa used to make it. The prawns were huge, and we effortlessly ate it all despite the generous portions.

We returned the next morning to actually try the buffet, and I enjoyed it a lot. The sauces were great, and I personally enjoyed everything I tried. It would have been a nice addition to have more seafood or veggie options as my partner eats halal, but the variety of shrimp/prawns he was able to eat was good. Har gow was delicious. We learned that some dim sum items were included in the buffet pricing as we were already on our second plates, but I would have liked to try the siu mai too.

Overall, lovely service and satisfying food. Prices and portions were spot on. Atmosphere was comfortable - almost too comfortable because they had the kind of music you would play to fall asleep to on loop both times we were there. We will definitely return when we visit...

I ordered takeout from Mekong and was slightly disappointed with my meal. My order consisted of chowmein and one eggroll.

I'll start with the good about what i enjoyed from my meal from Mekong. The chowmein I ordered was a good portion and the flavor, while lacking, was still there and not that bad.

Now I'll continue with what i disliked about my order. So first off they got my order wrong and gave me chicken chowmein rather than vegetable chowmein. I said vegetable chowmein twice over the phone because the lady taking my order thought i said chicken and I corrected her with vegetable. I received chicken though.

Secondly the price of my meal was higher than other chinese restaurants I have ordered at. The eggroll alone (just one of them) cost me $3.50 which is very expensive in my opinion.

Thirdly, as also told in other reviews, the chowmein was soupy on the bottom with some sort of sweet sauce which isnt bad tasting but there was too much used.

Lastly the eggroll, on top of being expensive, was kinda tasteless and had no real punch or flavor to it. After eating it I was not really sure what flavors I was tasting and was kind of disappointed.

In conclusion, my meal at Mekong was disappointing and even if I dont take into account the order mistake the food itself being expensive, soupy, and no impacting flavor was a let...

We've tried Mekong lunch buffet in a not so busy weekday. At first, we thought the food served on our table since we never saw the buffet as an usual place and presentation. The restaurant layout is designed in an ala carte service and banquet, so don't be surprise at your first sight. Now let's start the buffet, the food was not bad. It's flavorful with bit salty for their marinated fried viands. Take a look and try their awesome sauces! We love it. I personally love chowmein, chinese fried rice, prawns and wonton soup. (They only had one soup to offer). They also served dimsums hakaw and pork dumpling, one order means one piece, so make sure you know that. We're not a big eater but we definitely enjoyed our time. For the dessert, they offered watermelon slices, my favorite chocolate fudge cheesecake (it was the best for me) and vanilla ice cream. Cons: Food presentation wasn't delightful since we're expecting traditional buffet style with ample food varieties. Service was good and friendly but sometimes too much friendliness is a distraction to others.

I hope locals and tourist will try their buffet lunch so they can serve more food in a traditional setup which is more mouthwatering to see.

Price: 21.95$ per adult. Ask for a loyalty card for...