The Mandarin

1029 El Camino Real, Menlo Park
(650) 391-9811

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Chloe

Amazing! Chicken soup was insanely good and they were so friendly. They ran after me to give me back my credit card

Qiang Yang

Food was ok but very overpriced

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 1

Umaru Shin

Had birthday party here. The dishes were presented incredibly flavorful and fresh with seasonal ingredients.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jason Foard

First time here and it won't be my last. This restaurant had great service with delicious, wonderfully presented Asian dishes. Vast selection of menu items. Beautiful upstairs and downstairs dining room. Great for small or large parties. Bar seating with an extensive collection of wines and some beer.
A little pricey, but that goes without saying if you're located in Menlo Park /Palo Alto Bay Area.
Honestly, the food and service is worth the price though.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Coconut Walnut Shrimp, Honey Walnut Shrimp

Betsy Cheng

Delicious food, excellent service!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Gasja Tearo

Really authentic and carefully made Chinese food. Although prices is on the higher side, the quality of the food is what keeps me coming back. Their Ginko Chicken soup is especially well made.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

C L

I've only ordered delivery but I've literally never had char siu bao this good, and I've eaten baozi in China, in Hong Kong, in the San Gabriel Valley. The bun literally melts in your mouth. The shumai and har gow are also extremely good. Everything here is good.

Food: 5

Recommended dishes: Dim Sum

Jean J. M.

Food was authentic. Not the typical super oily chinese restaurant. The Ginko chicken soup was perfect for a cold day. Smoked duck ws also good and well seasoned.

Parking: Parking is in the back of bldg. No entrance in the back.⁸

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Smoked Duck

jamie jamie

The ambiance is elegant and peaceful, the menu is amazing, as is the friendly staff. Even the music is great. Most delicious, soothing wonton soup ever. Ty!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Bobo EE

This is easily the best boutique style Chinese restaurant. Cooking is very authentic Asian/Chinese. Ingredients is finely chosen to provide best Chinese food representation. Atmosphere is calm and comfortable, a large step better even some of the high end typical Chinese restaurants. It is a great place is you are looking for more unique and personal Chinese dining experience.

Vegetarian options: My son is a vegetarian. He enjoys the selection

Parking: There are dedicated parking behind the restaurant. But it can get full in weekend. There are plenty of street parking and public parking in the street behind the restaurant

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Sandeepa Dey

Good food and great service. We ordered the honey-walnut shrimp, kung-pao chicken, Dan-dan noodles and whole fish in spicy bean sauce. Every item was tasty and portion sizes were generous. The food would have been better with less oil/ salt/ sugar. The owner/ manager was very friendly, stopped by to say hello and gave my son a mango dessert on the house !

The decor is great, and the restaurant is clean and welcoming. Good experience !

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 5

Bill Huang

Not just the lobster but the udon underneath…. Worth it every time!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Binghai Yan

The service is good, but the food is mediocre and the price is very high, especially the Chongqing Spicy Chicken, which is not only unauthentic but also tastes terrible. I came here a year ago and had a good impression, but I was very disappointed when I came back this time.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Irteza Nasir

Best Chinese food in the bay area, hands down.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Meng Lim

Good spot to dine in with family.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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