Mandarin House
Quick info
About Mandarin House
On Rhodes Moorhouse Way in Salisbury, Mandarin House is a Chinese takeaway with a menu built around 87 dishes. Roast duck appears in five separate preparations, served with beansprouts, mixed vegetables, pineapple, lemon, or orange, giving the counter a wider duck selection than a single dish would allow. Orders are placed on a walk-in basis, with no reservation process to navigate. The shop runs evenings only and stays open every day of the week except Tuesdays, when it closes. That schedule spans the full weekend as well as weeknights, giving regular collection hours across most of the week. The address on Rhodes Moorhouse Way anchors it within easy reach for collection.
Menu & Prices
87 dishes · mains £5–9- Roast Duck With Beansprouts£8.00
- Roast Duck With Mixed Vegetables£7.80
- Roast Duck With Pineapple£7.80
- Roast Duck With Bamboo Shoots & Water Chestnuts£7.80
- Lemon Duck£7.80
- Orange Duck£7.80
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention excessive wait times, portion sizes, duck and sweet and sour dishes.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention excessive wait times, portion sizes, duck and sweet and sour dishes.
Customer Review Summary
Duck dishes draw the strongest praise, with reviewers calling it "the best I've tasted for a long time" and one highlighting the value at over £10 less than other places. Others return regularly for the chicken satay, chicken and black bean, and sweet and sour Hong Kong style, describing meals as nicely cooked and portions as ample with good cuts of meat. But a significant recurring complaint centers on collection delays, several diners report waiting far beyond the quoted time, in one case 1.5 hours instead of a promised 30 minutes, with staff described as rude and dismissive when questioned. Missing items also come up repeatedly, with reviewers left without curry sauce, sweet and sour sauce, or other ordered food and unable to get a phone refund. A few also note inconsistent quality lately, pointing to a slimy, rubbery chicken chow mein ordered on two separate occasions, and one visit where the duck wasn't crispy as described.
Customer Review Summary
Duck dishes draw the strongest praise, with reviewers calling it "the best I've tasted for a long time" and one highlighting the value at over £10 less than other places. Others return regularly for the chicken satay, chicken and black bean, and sweet and sour Hong Kong style, describing meals as nicely cooked and portions as ample with good cuts of meat. But a significant recurring complaint centers on collection delays, several diners report waiting far beyond the quoted time, in one case 1.5 hours instead of a promised 30 minutes, with staff described as rude and dismissive when questioned. Missing items also come up repeatedly, with reviewers left without curry sauce, sweet and sour sauce, or other ordered food and unable to get a phone refund. A few also note inconsistent quality lately, pointing to a slimy, rubbery chicken chow mein ordered on two separate occasions, and one visit where the duck wasn't crispy as described.
Featured reviews
- Lynn Allison
“Use d to be really good but just had a really slimey and sticky chicken chow mein. Unfortunately this is the second time all rubbery and sticky chicken chow will not order from there again.”
- Syreeta Sykes
“Would highly recommend 👌 Food is always lovly good size potions Good value for money …”
- Rowan englefield
“I waited 20-30 minutes after it was supposed to be ready and didn’t get my curry sauce or my sweet and sour sauce, food wasn’t great for how long I waited, in general just terrible service aswell couldn’t do a refund on the phone when realised it was missing, couldn’t go back cuz was to far from where I was supposed to be.”
- Anony Mous
“Essentially called a liar when they failed to provide all the ordered food, food lacked flavour portions seemed somewhat small especially the 3 in 1 chips n curry sauce etc, when you accept an ordet you enter into a contract to provide it ....something you seem to not do ....essentially a breach of contract!”
- Charlie Bruce-White
“Excessive wait (despite pre ordering at specified time), and then no apology or discount for delay. Door into kitchen left open so waiting room made your clothes stink. Food was average at best, not particularly flavoursome or well seasoned. Duck was not crispy as described. Won't be coming back.”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Closed
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Good to know
- ReservationsWalk-in only
- ParkingFree of charge street parking · Free parking lot · Plenty of parking
- AccessibilityHas wheelchair-accessible car park · Has wheelchair-accessible entrance
Amenities
- Has wheelchair-accessible car park
- Free of charge street parking
- Offers delivery
- Offers takeaway
- Casual
- On-site services available
Show more amenities
- Serves late-night food
- Parking· 2
- Free parking lot
- Plenty of parking
- Dining options· 1
- Serves dinner
- Accessibility· 1
- Has wheelchair-accessible entrance
Location
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