Lunch on a Friday Listing of daily Chefs specials in addition to daily lunch specials. Friday was curry chicken chef special . Ordered Curry chicken dish and it was outstanding mild curry flavors, velvet tender chicken and alot of it .., excellent Egg drop soup , chicken wing came with lunch special, Condiment Duck sauce size soup bowl dish was a bit cost conservative One chicken wing was ok Ordered appetizer of bone in ribs... Only 5 ribs for 14.95... expensive Ribs ok with glaze, char, a bit too much gnawing or chew . The curry chicken flavors I will eat again in Fridays... read more

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I went during lunch time (around 12:30) with my sister. We were greeted immediately with: "Yes?" We asked for a table for 2. Sat immediately. A server was at our table within moments and gave us our menus. Overall the restaurant looked clean although I did find a stray cooked grain of rice on my table although I am unsure where it came from. We each ordered from the lunch specials (no substitutions) and a soda. I asked for a coke and was brought a Diet Coke in a can. Personally I don't care but it might bother someone who has a strong preference for diet vs regular. My order was the hot and sour soup , fried rice with chicken teriyaki / crab Rangoon / spring roll . The hot and sour soup tasted fine but had a gelatinous consistency. I don't usually order hot and sour soup so I'm not sure if this is the texture it's supposed to have but I found it off putting. The main course is fried rice (rice and egg only no vegetables) - no flavor; 1 crab Rangoon - tasted fine; 1 chicken teriyaki - well cooked and most flavorful thing on the plate; 1 spring roll - beautifully fried and crispy but I didn't enjoy the filling. My sister also ordered scallion pancake for us to share. This too was fried beautifully and crispy but had very little scallion flavor which I suppose is to taste... We were brought napkins and asked once if we were doing ok (I had finished eating already). The price overall was fine ~$15 for the lunch special and ~$2-$3 for the soda. When we left hosts said thank you. Overall, was an ok lunch . Would probably not come again. read more

The best Chinese food in the Chestnut Hill / West Roxbury area. Lobster sauce isn't jello like other places. Staff is friendly and the chicken wings are the best. read more

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Ambiance was pretty decent i here for a sit down chinese spot. Service was fast but the server was a bit pushy on high priced items which made it awkward. Shrimp dumplings (3/5) Sizzling triple delight (3/5) Beef with string beans (3.5/5) I would come here again as overall its pretty solid read more

Mandarin Gourmet - Beef and string beans - Chinese Near Me - Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

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Food has little taste except we loved the eggplant in garlic sauce. Someone in the kitchen forgot that salt is necessary to bring out the flavors read more

The food was disgusting. 1) Everything was cold and tasteless. 2) The noodles in the chow fun were just little pieces and not the wide noodles that are supposed to be in chow fun. 3) The chicken fingers were tough. 4) The beef moo shu literally had no beef in it 5) The pork in the pork fried rice had gristle. 6) I spoke with the owner who was rude, did not apologize, and offered no accommodation 7) Three pieces of advice: Stay away! Stay away! Stay away! read more

I got the garlic broccoli. The broccoli was fresh and there were some other vegetables in there as well. I appreciated that. The sauce didn't have a lot of taste, it didn't taste like garlic to me, it kind of tasted pre-packaged. Just the vegetable dish and a small white rice is almost $20. I know things are expensive right now, and maybe the Chinese restaurants around here charge for rice, but I don't know if I would come back. I didn't even save my leftovers. The dish was just mediocre. read more

Food always fresh and delicious Very pretty relaxing atmosphere Service could be more pleasant read more

Hearty portions. Comfortable ambiance. Has the garlic chicken, scallops with wine sauce, pea pods with mushrooms and oyster sauce, and the beef with SZECHUAN sauce. I liked the chicken dish over the beef dish. The scallops were the surprise yummy dish. Lightly battered with a sweet snd sour wine sauce. I would get that again. Nothing was too spicy. Very comfortable dining room read more

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We only get takeout, and service for that is accurate, fast, and efficient. This is the best option for Chinese in the West Roxbury/Roslindale/Chestnut Hill area. Although we're not vegetarian, we especially like the more extensive vegetable options. We can get bok-choy (listed on menu as "Sauteed Shanghai Greens w/ Garlic") without having to go all the way to Little Saigon in Dorchester. Sauteed Spinach /w Garlic also great. For a treat, we get the Peking duck half. Is pricier than other menu items, but it's duck, and so worth it - crispy skin, moist meat, and the traditional accompaniments. Chicken lo-mein has plenty of veggies as well as chicken.They are willing to spice things up if you ask, extra hot or extra garlic. Fried foods are light, not greasy. We don't order beef in Asian restaurants so can't speak to that. Clean and pleasant facility. read more

Gai Poo Lo Mein was bland, swimming in a tasteless brown sauce. The worst Chinese dish I can remember having in decades.

Worst place you lost a customer I've always come for years and because it's a holiday you can't honor an allergy I never heard this before ever worst place ever just for that read more

Went on a Saturday around 8:15p & there were only 4 tables occupied & it's a fairly decent-sized restaurant. Clean & decent decor. Ordered Hot & Sour soup. Decent. Fried Peking Ravioli were slightly undercooked. Main course was Orange Beef. Large pieces but not too many. Not the best cuts of steak, was ok. Service was fine. Not sure whether we go back given the number of choices in the area. read more

Very well-made, Chinese food with a flair of Szechuan influence not completely but a well balanced menu that is prepared very well. The staff are attentive and friendly as friendly as a Chinese people can be lol. I would recommend this place to anyone looking for really good Chinese food in the Newton area. read more

We used to live in Brighton and get takeout from here. Their sesame chicken is the actual best. We live further now and still come here to get takeout. So good. read more

This is an amazing spot for Chinese in Chestnut hill! We used to come in a lot for dine in, but we haven't been inside since the owners have changed hands in the last 2 years, we haven't had a chance. The actual interior was very cozy and clean with plenty of space for groups and families so we're looking forward to dining in soon! Some of our top favorites have been the Kung Pow Chicken, pork fried rice, and the Chicken Lettuce wraps for entrees. The Crab Rangoon's are wonderful. Perfectly cooked and I love you get a generous amount of them. Some of the other apps we tend to go with are the steamed dumplings, scallion pancakes, and spring rolls. The Spring rolls aren't my favorite, but I am a huge fan of the Scallion Pancakes and the Crab Rangoons here! read more

Had a nice lunch at Mandarin on a dreary Sat. afternoon. Split the amazing scallion pancakes and a pork dish with basil. It was supposed to be spicy but barely registered on the spice scale. Tasty nonetheless, very fresh flavors. That scallion pancake def. needs to be ordered though. Nice service, relaxing room, need to go back on a weekday when the lunch specials are happening. read more

Mandarin Gourmet - pork w/ basil - Chinese Near Me - Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

The place has a lot of seats good for gatherings. The waiters are so not helpful tho. They first give you no time to decide but when you do ask for more time they go and come back in like 20 minutes! When you ask them about things on the menu they just say "yes!yes" so several times i got the wrong thing. Food wise, get the crab rangoon! Loved it The sesame chicken is good too, honestly same as other places The sizzling chicken has good veggies but it is super bland Idk i have mixed feelings about the place read more

Food Mediocre at best, it reflects the price point. Service was ok our server asked to take my plate while I still had food in my mouth. Ambiance meh. If you want a cheep lunch it's a great place. read more

I've been going here for years and it has really gone downhill since the ownership change. Food was greasy and bland. The food is completely different than it was. They no longer serve free lunch specials in weekends. The place was virtually empty at lunchtime on a Saturday. A shame. read more

The only reason for the second star: because it is Christmastime and I don't want to be brutally honest. The service: 4 people: 2 with same order. Only one of the 2 made it to table so that 3 orders received. we all waited for the missing order. The dual order: scallops in rice wine sauce. The wine sauce, very well done. The scallops, unrecognizable, overcooked and tiny bay scallops. Not expecting that or the tempura type batter that had too much baking powder/soda. I may sound fussy but am not. Quality has plummeted. Avoid. Perhaps owners may want to do something about this. Or not. Ambience remains great. Location great. parking sketchy. read more

I've gotten take out here 5 or 6 times in the past couple of years. I had eat in a couple of times before the pandemic. I would go more often, but it's not usually my route home. This week I asked them if they had Ginger Chicken. They said no. I asked if they would make it for me, they said Yes It was good. I have always been happy with everything I've gotten from them. It's not cheap. read more

Mandarin Gourmet is the best Chinese restaurant I've ever been to. It's very clean, food is excellent quality. Service is excellent. Spoke to a couple of people that work there and they were very easy to speak with and conversational. I love the cleanliness of Mandarin Gourmet because I have not seen it that clean at any other Chinese restaurant. I will not go anywhere else moving forward. If I'm going to eat Chinese food I would prefer Mandarin Gourmet. Check it out it's in Chestnut Hill!!! read more

Decent lunch menus and reasonable prices. Plenty of food, always good service and tasty Hot/Sour soup

Delicious food and rinks. Clean restaurant and friendly service. Thai Basil Spare Ribs and Mai Tai are phenomenal! read more

Mandarin Gourmet - two cocktails on a table - Chinese Near Me - Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

If I could give 11 stars I would. Best Chinese food around. Hands down better than anything I've had delivered, which is why I'm so happy. They finally showed up in a delivery service. As you know I don't eat beef or pork. I did at one point, I can tell you best spare ribs, Teriyaki beef, Pu-Pu platter for one enough for two meals. Owners super nice! If you have to make substations on pupu they will. Fried rice awesome. ( house no pork) 1/2 size plenary for 2.5 A lot of their chicken dishes serve white meat, and spice factor right on point. I don't think I've ever had a bad dish there. I love this place, especially when the order is correct the first time. Dine in fabulous, take out fabulous and delivery we shall see. read more

The quality of food has declined measurably since the new owners took over. I've tried ordering a couple of times and the food is not even close to what it was when Ben and his family owned it. That includes the quality of ingredients, the flavor and the quantity. read more

Always lived in the area and never got around to trying out Mandarin Gourmet. Got takeout for 3 for dinner and was pleasantly surprised! We ordered two appetizers (chicken fingers & scallion pancake), and two entrees (fried rice & pad thai). The food was prepared well, and came out quick. The chicken fingers were golden and good quality. The scallion pancake was good, flaky, but not the best I've ever had. The fried rice was good, very distinct flavor (differs from other Asian restaurants) and not greasy! The pad Thai was just OK- the noodles were flavorful, but there was a lack of peanut sauce, just crushed peanuts on top which caused the dish to lack the flavor it is meant to have. Would for sure recommend ordering a couple apps and veggie fried rice, pad Thai would be ok to skip. Generous portions. read more

The change in ownership has caused this restaurant, which was never outstanding, to decline. Just when I thought they could not sink any lower, they have. A while back, I ordered the Pad Thai. My fault for expecting good Pad Thai from a Chinese restaurant; it was a clump of noodles with no shredded carrots, no crushed peanuts, no scallions - just a clump of unseasoned noodles with no Pad Thai sauce and some chicken dumped on top. Yes, they have increased the prices and slashed the menu of many of its previous items - and I mean MANY. I picked up their now limited menu not that long ago. I used it to order tonight since I have a family member who has always loved this place. I tried to go "cheaper" by ordering only two items that could be shared. When I picked it up, I was shocked by how much it was. I looked at the receipt which they don't give you - I had to physically take it from the back of the counter where the always unpleasant employee was running my card. The item to be shared had increased by $3.00 since I last picked up the menu. I had asked them to switch out the two pieces of beef teriyaki for chicken teriyaki. They charged me an additional $2.00 for this. The rude employee who is NEVER friendly told me that any substitution is $2.00. Of course this is stated on the updated menu. Imagine putting two skewers of chicken in instead of the two beef ones and charging for that. I told her that I should have been told that when I had called in my order. I get that times are really tough for restaurants and I deeply feel the need to support restaurants and their employees. Their complete disregard towards their customers is inexcusable. This place won't fail - it's been an established place in this neighborhood for far too long. With all the bad things I've detailed, I must say the quality of their food has significantly declined. Not recommended. read more

Delightfully & refreshingly lite and full of flavor. Not greasy, not heavy, not skimpy--it was more than I expected for take out in the middle of the week. Thank you Pork Strips-- sent in a bit of brine in takeout container so it's warm and moist! (Pork dries out fast so this is great) Gai Po Lo Mein that comes w/ generous side of Chicken Fingers Tons of fresh crisp veggies, chicken & (be it very tiny) shrimp in a wonderful brown sauce--great balance of noodles and veggies Limited chicken and shrimps but that's because it comes with a handful of chicken fingers Peking ravioli were surprisingly good. Not an oily bland dumpling like most places. Solid mixture, and well fried Bravo mandarin gourmet read more

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Staff at host stand were very nice. The male who was our server wore a winter parka the whole time and was not very friendly. There was one table of 2 young diners next to us who left just after we were seated and I noticed their plates looked untouched but they didn't ask to take it home. No one else was in the restaurant. Our order came out remarkably quickly and the food was hot. But, the scallion pancake was very oily. The chicken wings were huge and unappetizing. There was no meat on them. Looked like turkey wings:) The sesame chicken was covered with bright orange goo and it was all batter with basically no chicken at all. The basil chicken fried rice had literally one sliver of chicken. The veg book choy dish looked ok. Wouldn't go back and wouldn't recommend. read more

I use to like the food in this place but the past 3 times I have been disappointed because the food was lacking taste, the hot and sour soup was cold and no taste. I have the house special fried rice and was horrible. I mean who screws up fried rice. I have them a chance three time but unfortunately they lost a couple of customers . In addition:The waiter was rude too and even though I said to give me time to look at the menu he turn around and came back In less than a minute, please be polite and courteous. read more

Downhill - all the way down!!! This place used to be a gem under prior management Benny Wu. But after dining there the other night we will never go back! The service was the worst I have ever seen. We had to ask the waiter to come over and take our order after sitting down for 20 mins. She seems annoyed we called her over, and more intent on resting her head on a booth. The place wasn't even that busy. We had to ask for a drink three times before she brought it to us. The order was wrong on two dishes. Even the other male waiter seemed indifferent o. Working. Just terrible. Terrible terrible terrible. So disappointed because we used to go here at least once a century a month. Oh Tsang, how we miss you!!! read more

I do not like to write negative reviews. 1st and last visit to this restaurant. disappointed is the starting point, with a middle and end point of RUDE. The RUDE server was THE reason for this review ... 3 weeks later. I wanted to wait to cool off before even considering writing a review. I'm guessing since they effectively have a mini monopoly as putterham has no retail areas other than these few little shops, they can get away with being so rude. But there are several other options within a few miles, so no, they cannot afford to be so rude. Needless to say, never going back, I'll drive the additional 2-3 miles. For a place with charming servers. Though it's fair to add that when presenting the bill I did get a smile. Too little too late sir. read more

Great food and always very punctual when we order take out. It's a local favorite for a reason.. Recommend!

I use to frequent this restaurant but had not been here in years. The food was just ok, service absolutely the worst In have ever had, cocktails were tasteless, I will give them credit of a very clean establishment! Never again will I be back! read more

I really hate leaving a bad review but am left with no choice. We've ordered from Mandarin Gourmet a few times with no issues and found the food generally pretty tasty. Tonight, we ordered 4 dishes and as we started to eat we noticed a huge maggot in her beef and broccoli. Obviously, disgusting. We called the restaurant to complain and ask for a refund or credit for our meal but the manager refused. They said they would give us a credit for the beef and broccoli but not the entire order. We found that unacceptable since we were too grossed out to eat the rest of our meal, and felt that the restaurant should make it right after making such a nauseating mistake. Their second suggestion was that we file a complaint with their 3rd party online ordering service since we ordered through the website. This didn't make sense either since it was the restaurant's fault and their responsibility to rectify. Ultimately, they refused to to refund or credit our meal, didn't apologize and took zero accountability, blaming their distributor. If we had been offered an apology, or even an attempt credit our meal for a future purpose, we might have been able to look past the maggot - unfortunately they've lost a would-be loyal customer. read more

Mandarin Gourmet - Maggot found in our food - Manager refused to refund or apologize. - Chinese Near Me - Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

TLDR: 0 STARS. WORST restaurant experience I've ever experienced, given a plate of onions as "chow mein" and manager was incredibly rude and disrespectful. Waiter Ricky was very kind, we are so thankful for at least 1 person being kind to us so we gave him a big tip. I RARELY give poor reviews, unless I think they truly deserve it. O STARS. If I could give this 0 stars, I would. I have NEVER been treated like this before by any of the many restaurants I've visited and/or reviewed. We ordered vegetable chow mein. After waiting 45 minutes (2 tables that came in after us had their foot served 10 minutes before us... but fine, wasn't planning to mention that if the rest of this experience hadn't happened), we received a plate of onions (see picture). We kindly let our waiter know this wasn't what we ordered. The waiter Ricky was so kind and apologetic, but when the manager (short woman, short hair, hot temper) was called over she rudely asserted this was chow mein, we would have to pay for it, and she would let us "get away" with this again. My boyfriend has eaten chow mein a LOT since he was little, in America and India, and has never ever seen it like this. We showed on Google what ALL pictures of chow mein look like. She then argued this was "traditional" style and we should've known that (it is not written anywhere on the menu at all, all it says is "something familiar"... good lord, you think anyone can assume what that means?! Of course it's familiar, it's an American favorite! To think we'd "assume" it "something familiar" meant "traditional" is frankly idiotic and self-centered). The ignorant, ill-mannered behavior of the manager was shocking and disgusting. I have rarely, if ever, sent food back in my entire life. A plate of onions is NOT CHOW MEIN. I have asked my friends who live in various parts of China and Taiwan, they agree that the manager was trying to pass off some sham plate that wasn't chow mein. Even if you look up "traditional chow mein" online, NOTHING looks like this. We had to argue for 7 minutes until she finally agreed not to charge us for the chow mein (we had ordered other items, too, those were fine), but she told us off again and warned us she wouldn't let us do this again next time we came in. NEXT TIME?! HA! Also, the Thai iced tea is extremely watered down, and the pan fried noodles barely had sauce. I was going to actually give a good 4 star review if she had behaved nicely, but her crass attitude towards us was disrespectful and revolting. I have friends who own restaurants I spoke to about this: every single one said even if the manager had been right (she wasn't), you still don't charge for something a customer didn't expect to order (or even order AT ALL), ESPECIALLY when they've ordered other items they are paying for. We had been debating whether to try a new place, Mandarin Gourmet, or go with an old strong classic. This is DEFINITELY not worth it. Next time we'll go to Golden Temple. read more

Mandarin Gourmet - 0 STARS: PLATE OF ONIONS PASSED OFF AS CHOW MEIN?! INCREDIBLY RUDE MANAGER TRYING TO SHAM CHARGE US FOR IT. - Chinese Near Me - Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

I have been going to this restaurant for many years. It used to be an old-school Chinese restaurant run by a very nice family. In the last couple of years, it was sold. We were pleasantly surprised that the menu was revamped and the food is still very good. The reason for my two star review is that the service has really gone downhill. A few of the servers stayed on with the management change, but there is one waiter who is extremely rude and really terrorizes everyone. In an effort to rush me out, he actually took a plate of food from in front of me while I was eating. I used to love eating here, but from now on they will only get take-out business from me. read more

First time visit a few months ago and was happily satisfied with all of the servings. Been back 3 times. I don't like recommending specific dishes because we all have different palettes, but I do order different dishes each time. I love the flavors in their dishes and can't wait for my next visit. It's a hit. read more