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Reviews — 8
Most disgusting Chinese I have ever had.
We could not eat it. What a waste of money. The fried rice was tasteless I'm not sure what the rainbow beef was but it was rubbery and cold. It was obviously microwaved not cooked fresh. The lemon chicken was a frozen chicken snitzel microwaved as it was also cold in the middle. The lemon sauce was watery and only just had a taste is lemon. I WANT MY MONEY BACK.
We could not eat it. What a waste of money. The fried rice was tasteless I'm not sure what the rainbow beef was but it was rubbery and cold. It was obviously microwaved not cooked fresh. The lemon chicken was a frozen chicken snitzel microwaved as it was also cold in the middle. The lemon sauce was watery and only just had a taste is lemon. I WANT MY MONEY BACK.
We normally love this place. Always had great food at a great price. Tonight it was disgustingly tasteless all vegies with very little meat. There was absolutely nothing special about the special fried rice, it too was tasteless and had hardly anything mixed through it. Won't be going back. Very very very disappointed!!!
Read the reviews and thought we'd give this place a go. Big mistake. Sunday night and probably first customers at 5pm. Curry puffs and spring rolls. Not sure if the oil wasn't hot enough, or whether the chef couldn't be bothered. Curry puffs were barely warm inside. Both items were blond in colour. Mains were sweet and sour pork and rainbow beef, our usual go to when eating Chinese. Unsure how, but both dishes had an orangy coloured sauce which tasted virtually the same. Vegetable fried rice, not sure what was fried, certainly wasn't the rice which was gluggy and poor. Best thing, the two young boys who served us with a smile and took our order and delivered. Times are tough these days going out is a treat. We just wasted $68.
Food absolutely great.
prices very reasonable;
Service great, meals served up very quickly.
very enjoyable experience
prices very reasonable;
Service great, meals served up very quickly.
very enjoyable experience
We always get salt and pepper calamari , sweet and sour pork and special fried rice.
Always good and expected quality. Fair price and kind staffs. 👍👍
Always good and expected quality. Fair price and kind staffs. 👍👍
Great food. Everything we have had, so approximately 10-15 dishes have been very tasty.
Just ignore some of the staff's attire, they are very friendly
Just ignore some of the staff's attire, they are very friendly
Ordered takeaway at 5.35pm, he said ready in 10-15 minutes .
I arrived at a little before 5.45pm, confirmed & paid for my order. At 6.10 I asked the restaurant staff to please check on my order, he goes behind the front desk, picks my order up & says here you go.
The food was sitting there the entire time I was waiting being 25+ minutes & told him I wouldn’t accept it & requested the meals to be recooked, he wasn’t happy. He disappeared into the kitchen when I approached the young staff member requesting my rejected meal be keeper in my line of sight as I wanted to be sure the meals would be recooked.
The older staff member bought out my original order holding it up with 1 finger over a table. I told him there was find & dropped the bag on the table & walked off.
Front of house staff need retraining in customer relations, very disappointing.
I arrived at a little before 5.45pm, confirmed & paid for my order. At 6.10 I asked the restaurant staff to please check on my order, he goes behind the front desk, picks my order up & says here you go.
The food was sitting there the entire time I was waiting being 25+ minutes & told him I wouldn’t accept it & requested the meals to be recooked, he wasn’t happy. He disappeared into the kitchen when I approached the young staff member requesting my rejected meal be keeper in my line of sight as I wanted to be sure the meals would be recooked.
The older staff member bought out my original order holding it up with 1 finger over a table. I told him there was find & dropped the bag on the table & walked off.
Front of house staff need retraining in customer relations, very disappointing.
We normally go to a very good Chinese restaurant in Benowa, but last week I was having a chat with one of our customers who asked me if we'd ever tried the Mandarin Inn. Obviously I replied it's 15 minutes from Benowa Waters and we love the food at our local Chinese restaurant. He said that he was sure that the Mandarin Inn would be just as good if not better and compared to what we pay in Benowa it would be considerably less.
So this afternoon I asked my wife and daughter if they're up for trying a new restaurant that was only 15 minutes from Benowa Waters and the response was a solid yes.
When we arrived it was around 730pm and to be honest there was only a couple of tables occupied and I said to my wife and daughter that we were about to experience one of 3 things, either the food was not tasty and fresh or the food was delicious but very small portions for the low price or were in for a great meal at the right price.
And boy was that right, every dish we tried was delicious and delectable, not only that the portions sizes of the mains were absolutely fantastic. We had the prawn cutlets and chicken satay sticks with peanut sauce and then proceeded to enjoy the sizzling beef with onions and capsicums, the beef was so tender. We also ordered the salt and pepper king prawns which were crispy and fresh, and we also had the crispy skin chicken which came with the 5 flavour spice that you sprinkle on the chicken before it melts in your mouth. The special fried rice was fresh and full of prawns omelette and ham and my wife and daughter had the steamed rice.
We arrived without a booking, being a Monday night we assumed it wasn't necessary, we were immediately welcomed by Sam the manager who explained the specials of the day and turned out to be a wonderful man with 30 years plus experience in the restaurant industry, he was very helpful and polite. We eventually met the owner Danny as he popped outside to visit his guests.
In short this review really does prove that living in a wealthier area does not mean better cuisine or service, quite the contrary sometimes going a little out of your area and receive excellent customer service like the good old days and enjoy delicious food for 30% less than you've been paying. We were so full they packed us a few doggy bags to take home, we will definitely be back 😋
So this afternoon I asked my wife and daughter if they're up for trying a new restaurant that was only 15 minutes from Benowa Waters and the response was a solid yes.
When we arrived it was around 730pm and to be honest there was only a couple of tables occupied and I said to my wife and daughter that we were about to experience one of 3 things, either the food was not tasty and fresh or the food was delicious but very small portions for the low price or were in for a great meal at the right price.
And boy was that right, every dish we tried was delicious and delectable, not only that the portions sizes of the mains were absolutely fantastic. We had the prawn cutlets and chicken satay sticks with peanut sauce and then proceeded to enjoy the sizzling beef with onions and capsicums, the beef was so tender. We also ordered the salt and pepper king prawns which were crispy and fresh, and we also had the crispy skin chicken which came with the 5 flavour spice that you sprinkle on the chicken before it melts in your mouth. The special fried rice was fresh and full of prawns omelette and ham and my wife and daughter had the steamed rice.
We arrived without a booking, being a Monday night we assumed it wasn't necessary, we were immediately welcomed by Sam the manager who explained the specials of the day and turned out to be a wonderful man with 30 years plus experience in the restaurant industry, he was very helpful and polite. We eventually met the owner Danny as he popped outside to visit his guests.
In short this review really does prove that living in a wealthier area does not mean better cuisine or service, quite the contrary sometimes going a little out of your area and receive excellent customer service like the good old days and enjoy delicious food for 30% less than you've been paying. We were so full they packed us a few doggy bags to take home, we will definitely be back 😋