Three of us went to the Mandarin restaurant, Saturday, June 22, 2024 for lunch.
We each wanted the luncheon special that comes with choice of fried rice or white rice and choice of soup or egg roll.
Instead of each of us getting the lunch entree, rice and soup we wanted, the waitress suggested getting a combination that we could share. We thought okay, and we thought it was an in-house luncheon special that wasn't on the menu. When the order came we ended up with 4 different entrees instead of 3, two of which had shrimp in it. None of us wanted shrimp, let alone 2 entrees that had shrimp, and we did not want the 'Happy Family' entree either, not only because of more shrimp, but because it had a combination of other meats in it, that none of us like. It also came with 'Lo Mein Noodles'. We thought the noodles were a side dish, not an actual entree. Somehow, this took the place of one of our entree choices of 'Chicken Chow Mein', that we wanted with crispy noodles.
We did not get one entree that any of us really wanted, and we did not get the rice any of us wanted because we wanted fried rice, and none of us got soup. I wanted 'Chicken Chow Mein' with 'Crispy Noodles', one of us wanted 'Mongolian Pork', and another wanted 'Beef with Broccoli'. So, how did we end up getting 'Happy Family', 'Sweet and Sour Pork', 'Chicken Lo Mein' and plain 'Walnut Shrimp' - because the waitress pushed the idea of sharing all these entrees.
To add insult to injury, we split the bill and the waitress acted funny about me paying the tip for everybody. I was hesitant about what to pay, and really didn't think she should get a tip at all. I handed her what I thought she should receive, and she acted like I should pay her more. What an awkward situation, when none of us felt she even deserved a tip.
This was suppose to be a luncheon for 3 people, but it felt like we paid for dinner. If you add up the entrees we would have gotten, we would have paid $32.85. However, after adding up the entrees we did get with no soup or drinks, we paid double that amount plus an undeserved tip.
And if that wasn't punishment enough, the next day, we all felt sick with upset stomach and diarrhea. We certainly will not be eating at the Mandarin restaurant in Cedar City again. read more