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Checked 31 Oct 2026

Where to eat without leaving the building

Four places to eat, and when each one is open

South Beach has a sit-down restaurant, a lounge with a late kitchen, a weekend buffet and a café that never closes. On a short stay, that covers everything; on a long one, you will know the menus by heart.

Glazed ribs and a baked potato on a table with ferns behind
rib night, imagined — illustration
Hours from the resort's dining pages, read 31 October 2026.
PlaceOpenGood to know
Mango's RestaurantMon–Sat 8 a.m.–9 p.m.; Sun 11:30 a.m.–9 p.m.Breakfast 8–11 a.m. on weekdays; menu for children 12 and under
Blue DolphinDaily 11 a.m.–2 a.m.; kitchen Sun–Thu 11 a.m.–midnight, Fri–Sat 11 a.m.–1 a.m.Dine-in, drinks and late-night menus; live bands Fri and Sat
The Palms BuffetFri 4–9 p.m.; Sat 8–11:30 a.m. and 4–9 p.m.; Sun 8–11:30 a.m.Closed Mon–Thu to the public; Mon–Wed reserved for bus tours
South Beach Café24 hours, 7 daysIn the hotel lobby: coffee, muffins, sandwiches, free wifi
A plate of barbecue ribs with a loaded baked potato
Tuesday at Mango's — illustration

Mango's

The hotel's main restaurant, open for breakfast, lunch and supper, with breakfast, dine-in, children's and drinks menus. Travel Manitoba's writer described a tropical room full of ferns and palm trees with a glowing blue water wall, a reputation for prime rib on weekends, hearty portions, and waits at peak times. Her tip was to eat outside the busiest hours.

The resort was advertising a Tuesday rib night when I checked: a full rack of house-made, barbecue-glazed St. Louis side ribs with a loaded baked potato for $29.95, served from 4 to 9 p.m., with more ribs brought in half racks as long as you are still eating.

Blue Dolphin

A lounge with a full menu, sport on the screens, and the bands on Friday and Saturday nights. Travel Manitoba placed it inside the casino and described its food as lighter fare, burgers and pizzas, and a second option when Mango's is full. Its kitchen keeps going until midnight from Sunday to Thursday and until 1 a.m. at weekends, which makes it the only hot food after Mango's closes at nine. Because it is inside the casino area, I treat it as an adults' room.

  1. Fri, 4 p.m.

    The Palms dinner buffet opens. Until 9 p.m.

  2. Sat, 8 a.m.

    Breakfast buffet at The Palms, until 11:30 a.m. Dinner buffet again from 4 p.m.

  3. Sun, 8 a.m.

    The last buffet of the week, breakfast only, until 11:30 a.m. Mango's opens at 11:30 on Sundays.

  4. Mon to Thu

    No public buffet. The Palms is reserved for bus tours from Monday to Wednesday and closed on Thursday.

The Palms Buffet

The weekend buffet. The resort lists two prices for each meal, a lower one for its card members and a higher one for everyone else. The non-member prices on 31 October 2026 were $45.95 for dinner and $23.95 for breakfast, drinks not included. There are no takeaway boxes, a children's menu is available, and groups of eight or more pay a 15% gratuity.

The café

In the hotel lobby and open around the clock: coffee, muffins, sandwiches and other drinks, with free wifi. Travel Manitoba's writer used it for a takeaway breakfast before leaving, which is exactly what I would do on a beach morning.

Food vouchers

If you book a package, its food voucher works at Mango's, the Blue Dolphin, The Palms and the café, one per day, but not for room service. That is the only place I found room service mentioned; the resort does not publish a room-service menu or hours.

Who is on stage at the Blue Dolphin · Eating with children

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