Mandarin House
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About Mandarin House
On Coldharbour in Sherborne, Mandarin House is a Chinese takeaway open for orders on a walk-in basis. It runs evenings only and closes on Tuesdays, otherwise covering the rest of the week. Delivery is available to the surrounding area, though it can take a while during busy periods, and collecting the order in person is an option for those wanting it sooner. No seating is set up for eating on site, with the counter handling orders as they come in.
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention kung po chicken, house special, delivery wait times and collection recommended over delivery.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention kung po chicken, house special, delivery wait times and collection recommended over delivery.
Customer Review Summary
Opinions split sharply on the food itself. Several reviewers call it great, with one praising a fast, friendly ordering experience, while others find dishes bland, with one describing the House Special and Kung Po Chicken as lacking the promised ginger and spring onion flavor. Delivery draws mixed notes too, called polite but pricier and often slow, with one suggesting collection instead. One reviewer reports not feeling well after eating.
Customer Review Summary
Opinions split sharply on the food itself. Several reviewers call it great, with one praising a fast, friendly ordering experience, while others find dishes bland, with one describing the House Special and Kung Po Chicken as lacking the promised ginger and spring onion flavor. Delivery draws mixed notes too, called polite but pricier and often slow, with one suggesting collection instead. One reviewer reports not feeling well after eating.
Featured reviews
- Howie Nicholls
“Super efficient ordering, nice friendly team and the food we ate was bloody lovely. Top marks”
- Jasmine Quinton
“Friendly staff, food had no taste and wasn’t nice at all!! Didn’t feel 100% after eating it”
- Glen Bowden
“First time here. Food great sevice great 👍 all good here, hard to find A good Chinese but this one fits the bill 👌 I'll be back , best you collect the take away as delivery gets very busy 😀”
- Gloria Boyle
“Really nice food. The delivery is a bit more, but worth it. The delivery people are so polite although you have to expect the wait, can be a while, but if you order early the delivery is good. Never had a bad meal, always great. Thank you to all.”
- Colin SANDISON-SMITH
“Maybe I'm just spoiled having had wonderful Chinese food/takeaways in London, Surrey and Bristol and Glasgow. But I've yet to find a Chinese in Somerset or Dorset, where I now live, that excites my taste buds. Mandarin House was ok. but just ok. Bit bland and very average on the whole. I've had 3 takeaways now and they've all underwhelmed me. Just bland to be honest, but I guess for Somerset and Dorset they're probably above average. To be honest, next time I want a Chinese, I'm just going to go to Waitrose or Sainsbury's. Better and cheaper. W Had the leftovers on the following night. I added fresh ginger and spring onions to my House Special. Much better. And added chilli flakes and salt to the Kung Po Chicken. Better. When a dish says Ginger and spring onion i expect to have those flavours in my mouth. I only had one mouthful where i got a bit of ginger. As for spring onion..... pretty non existent. Just I shame I had to go to Waitrose to spice it up.”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Closed
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Good to know
- ReservationsWalk-in only
Location
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