Come on love the old Mulan our last resort in Cambridge Authentic Chinese food.Nice waiter/waitresses (in Chinese sense). Some times you bump into Singapore Prime Minister or Fields Medal winner (I'm still trying though) read more

Spicy geen beans were awesome, too many good dishes to list. I am not an expert in Tiwanese food in Boston, but this is the best place I have been to. It is always packed for lunch, but they have fairly large tables available for reservations if you have a group of 12 - 15. Great place for a business lunch. read more

I have a problem, and it's called the eggplant with basil from Mulan. Chinese eggplant sauteed with three cup sauce and some basil, it is perfection and I will eat it for several days straight. Get it as a lunch special, and you can feed two people with its deliciousness. Also, the smoked duck is awesome as is the shredded pork with bamboo. So happy Mulan reopened!! read more

Such great food! I've been here about 3 times and the good has always been amazing! I Usually go for the Kung Pao shrimp with brown rice and a side of mixed veggies. It is a lot of food for one person so you can easily share or order off the lunch menu for a perfect portion. read more

Prices are slightly on the high side. Best Chinese food in the area. If you compare to the alternative...sumiao? What are they going for? Trendy decor but prices are super high? Going for non-Chinese clientele that's cool. Dumpling house? Decent option. Shanghai fresh? Not sure. So al in all, this is a good, reliable option. read more

This place is amazing and our new go-to takeout spot! Everything we ordered was delicious and the portions were sizable. Definitely recommend the Peking Ravioli and crispy chicken in chili sauce! Delivery was quick, and well before the estimated time. read more

Had watercress with garlic and taiwanese noodle. Nice. I need to try more dishes to really see if I am being fair by giving them a 4 star, but I was quite happy with my visit there. I will definitely go back. read more

Hot and Sour soup was 3 stars Entrees were 5 stars. Their House Chicken is incredibly good as is their Sesame Beef. read more

This is a great place. I have done both dine-in and take-out. For takeout, I had crispy fried chicken, eggplant in bean sauce, fish fillet in bean sauce. Quality and quantity has been good. Response prompt. Price at par with other good chinese/taiwanese restaurants in Boston. read more

Love the crispy salty chicken. It was the best I've ever had for so long in Boston area.

Pork chop with rice cake with sautéed green beans. Poached cabbage appetizers was great. Salt pepper pork chops good. Mu lan fish good heat. Snow peas good. Decor bright and clean and elegant. read more

Put it this way-I had white rice for dinner. I ordered the chicken with spicy sauce hoping that I could skirt the shredded chicken that was showing up on other chicken dishes. I was wrong. I have identified shredded chicken as a signifier of a dish certain to leave me unsatisfied and this was no exception. It was deep fried and, honestly, I thought they made a mistake and gave me calamari. That's really true... The "sauce" was a few sliced chilis and a lot of red pepper flakes. Starving as I was, I still ate some of it before giving up and taking the remaining white rice and plowing through it. The scallion pancakes were actually reminiscent of naan bread that has been sitting around for too long-with a few scallions. My wife ate the Moo-shi (veg.) and gave it 2-3 stars. She said it was authentic or something. She's nicer than me, or maybe she really meant it. The driver was great which explains the one star. I just dropped $35 on that, man. It inspired me to get a yelp account and write this review because all those 4 star reviews need a little balance. read more

Mulan is one of my favorite Taiwanese restaurants for sure. The Taiwanese styled pan fried noodles, chicken in chili sauce, and eggplant with spicy garlic sauce are really good. The only thing I don't like about this place is the small parking space in front of the store. Otherwise, great food, price, and service! read more

I came to this restaurant 3 time for lunch and once for dinner. I am in LOVE with the crispy chicken in chili sauce. I have tasted almost half the dishes on the menu here since I always go with a large group and we all share, but I don't remember any one dish I did not like. Mulan fish is awesome, and so are the green beans. I don't eat egg plant but according to my fiends it's the best they have had at the restaurant. I would go back there every week if I could. read more

Gah, so delicious. Spicy and full of flavor. Also pretty cheap! The place is very spacious and very fast. We ordered the garlic chicken, the crispy chicken (super spicy) and spicy beef with pepper (also delicious). They were all delightful! Blew our expectations. And we got free tea. read more

We walked from Back Bay to Mu Lan for dinner and I must say the food here was 100% worth the 3-mile walk back and forth. You can tell that the dumplings were handmade as the skin was chewy and the pork fillings tasted so fresh and well seasoned. We also ordered the salt and pepper pork chops which were also delicious. The stirred fried watercress with garlic was also fresh and crunchy. Service was fast and they spaced out the tables inside so we felt safe dining in. I'd def come back here soon! read more

I came here after a recommendation from a friend. I had a large party of 10 people so I was trying to find a restaurant that could accommodate that. We asked for a private room so we had to order a minimum of $200 which seemed like a lot at first but it was actually the right amount of food for the amount of people we had. My favorite dishes were the winter melon soup, shredded pork with dry bean curd and their Taiwanese steak. The winter melon soup was refreshing and light and it had shrimp in it! The shredded pork with dry bean curd is a dish I always loved and Mu Lan did a good job creating it. The Taiwanese steak is a new dish I tried and it's very flavorful and the meat is tender. Lastly, I would recommend trying their lychee beer. This wasn't on the drinks menu but the waitress recommended it and it was very good. It had a strong lychee taste and it also comes in a mango flavor, even my friends who didn't like beer enjoyed this drink! Overall, the restaurant was aesthetic and clean and the service was very speedy. It's a little out of the way for me since I don't like in Cambridge but it was worth it! read more

I don't have a Taiwanese mother, but I do have have a Taiwanese mother-in-law, if god forbid my wife and I ever did split, part of the settlement would have to include visitation and dining rights for me. At Mulan what they offer is solid Taiwanese comfort food. While every dish may not be up to my mother-in-law's standards (or perhaps your ma's or ama's) they are in the ballpark. Lunch is an exceptionally good deal. When you sit down they give hot and sour soup (wimpy), spiced peanuts, pickled cabbage with peppers and tea. The lunch special combos are not particularly Taiwanese, they are more generic fare you would see in just about any Chinese restaurant in greater Boston. The list of lunch special contains a few gems like Octopus with dry bean curd, but you really need to go over to the regular menu to eat Taiwanese proper. I can't be sure but the chili oil looked like it was made/mixed on the premises, it was better than average. The also have the black vinegar but you have to ask for it. It's a reasonably large room and they have some larger round tables. Things to try: * anything with mustard greens, totally underrated veggie. * duck tongue with baby chives * Taiwanese sausage * Taiwanese stir fried noodles * vegetarian leak pie, 100 layer pancake * lamb with pickled napa cabbage * spicy beef tendon, pork chitlins * Chinese squash * one of the many spicy fish choices * any of the hot pots if you just want beef and broccoli, they have it but you'll be missing out... read more

I've been in this place a couple of times. But I had the worst experience last week. I gave 10% tip , but the waitress insisted I had to give 15% , which I did not agree because I was not satisfied with the food and service. Then the manager came and tells me it's America and I should behave like American. I got so angry and took the tip back and left. I was so angry that I forgot to take my purse with me. When I went back 10 minutes later, the manager claimed they didn't see my purse and said to me :" if we see our customers' bags or any belongs, we will throw them in the trash can. So please check our trash can." I don't know if the manager's comment is discriminative. Or I should pay more tip even when I'm not happy? Do I still have the right to get my purse back? There are cash, check, ID and umbrella in it. read more

Went there for Chinese new year. The place was bustling!!! The service despite how busy it was was fast and effective. The food was delicious and definitely one of my favorite Taiwanese spots I Boston. We got the dumplings which were perfect, the Mulan fish was spicy and flavorful, and the Dou Miao read more

I just came across this place by accident and what a gem! The food is pretty high quality and very reasonably priced. I had the "pork chop noodle soup". This consisted of yellow egg noodles in light broth, with 4 pieces of breaded pork chop on the side. The noodles were al dente with just the right degree of firmness, the broth was very tasty and came with a soy egg, but it was the pork chop that won me over. Juicy and soft, yum! And all this for the reasonable price of $5.95 which is even cheaper than Chinatown. The location is out of the way: between Kendall and Inman Square (just around the corner from Garment District), but that just adds to the "hidden gem"-ness of MuLan. read more

the food was very good grt the mulan fish very nice nenvironnment and recommended, just go here

Hands down the best Chinese/Taiwanese restaurant in Boston area. I have been a loyal customer of MuLan since the college days, whenever there is a craving for chinese food, the default is not Chinatown, it's MuLan. Some signature dishes: MuLan fish with chili peppers - it's extremely spicy, but worth it. It's hard to see this much chili oil on any dish around Boston, in this specific case, the fish fillet is only made better by all the spice. Eggplant with fish sauce - per my parents, the eggplant cannot be done better, the texture, the temperature, the taste, why is it so perfect? Salt and pepper pork chop - guaranteed satisfaction from meat lovers. It has a good mixture of bones and meat, and you could tell the meat has been marinated for a while, and cooked just right. Did I mention they also serve super-fast? It's as if the chef is waiting for you to say the order, so he will drop the ingredients into the wok and start a timer. Last week, I had the honor of having dinner at mulan three days in a row (different groups of people), but did not complain! read more

What a FAIL! Let me describe my experience. I order take out. I get a call from the delivery driver saying he is outside. But he is not outside. He is on my street in Cambridge not Somerville. I share an address with Cambridge. When I ordered I said Somerville. Anyways honest mistake right? The food takes another 20min and arrives luke warm. This is the best part. I paid the bill and left the delivery guy a 2 dollar tip. He took my food to the wrong address and brought me cold food. The guy then argued with me in fron of my house for a few minutes. He was trying to tell me that I have to tip 10% Well I told him that if he delivered it to the right address then ya! This dude was getting pretty heated and I felt my blood pressure rise as well. It ended with me firmly tell him that I tipped him $2 bucks because he took my food to the wrong address and took forever getting it to the right one. He still kept arguing. Man how RUDE. About the food. Its not authentic. My wife is from Taiwan this food is not. Still pretty tasty but not legit. read more

my labmates and i eat here a couple of times a month. why? get the diced chicken w/ spicy sauce, the tofu w/ dry bean sauce and the spinach w/ rice noodle, and you'll see why. some other awesome highlights: house special fish, and the tofu w/ dry bean sauce. extra dry bean sauce. mm, dry bean.. 5 stars for lunchtime (-1 star overall because its a lil' pricey for dinner, $15-16/person inc. t.t., but not terribly so i guess). if you pay cash, you get 5% off your bill. score! read more

Really fantastic food! I was taken here by my Taiwanese friend who ordered for me and obviously made good choices because the food was so good. My two favorite dishes were House Special Fish and Tofu with fermented black beans (I don't even like tofu normally). The hot pot, served at the end, was also very good. The only reason this place is getting 4 stars from me is that the decor is really blase. It's not a place to go if you are trying to romance or impress someone. - unless they are Taiwanese and homesick! read more

This is a solid place for Chinese food at a reasonable price. The service is decent, the serving sizes are adequately large for the price. The have a good variety of food. I went with a mix of asian and non asian friends and we all left very full and satisfied for 16$ a person for dinner. A fine ambiance that I would bring my parents to, which is more than can be said for many Chinese restaurants in Boston. Couldn't ask for more in a neighborhood joint that has its own parking lot! read more

Excellent Chinese restaurant, real Chinese cooking. Convenient to the Kendall Square Cinema, though a bit of a walk to the Kendall Square T station. Be sure to order from the Chinese menu (first half of the menu), which has all the good stuff, not the Chinese-American part, which has the usual sad General Gau's Chicken and all that. Mu Lan does serve wine and beer, but as with almost every Chinese restaurant in town, the choice is poor. No Sam Adams, just a choice between Heineken (OK), Tsingdao (not so OK), and Budweiser (no comment). And not a single good wine. Oh well. read more

3 buddies and I came here for dinner last week and we pigged out as much as we could've. Sure it's cheap if you order a plate per person, but we went all out and spent $24/person. The favorite dish of the night was the salt+pepper pork chop thing. It's really flavored like it's supposed to! Almost reminded me of the Train Iron Lunch Boxes from Taiwan from years ago. Other dishes we had -- stir fried veggie (spinach) - it's not the greatest I've had, but I'd order it again! The problem is with the price... in Taiwan, such a dish would've been like... a dollar. But, meh, whatever. Eggplant in... a really dark sauce - if you like egg plants, it's good. Eel with sticky rice - I wouldn't order this again ~ not worth it for the price. Lamb with satay sauce - it's alright, but the veggie that came with it didn't go with lamb at all. Seafood soup - it's like they put the soup through a blender, can hardly find any seafood chunks ~ kind of disappointed. Cuttle fish with... something, forgot what... this is pretty good ~ but the cuttle fish was from the dried type so wasn't the best possible. The dish that I looked most forward to was the Taiwanese Stir Fried Noodle. In Southern Taiwan, there is a special way to stir fry noodle ~ and I've been looking for the favor ... since I was little and moved to America. Unfortunately, MuLan's stir fried noodle is just generic and nothing special. Anyway, if it was only closer to the #1 bus stop, I'd come here more often ~ but since I have to walk like 10 minutes after getting off at Mass & Front St, it's too much of a hassle to come. read more

Mu Lan is a decent choice for Taiwanese food in Cambridge. The pork chop/rice plate is an excellent value, at $5.95. We also had the spicy doufu (not ma bo style), which was indeed spicy, and very yummy. We will return. read more

Ordered minced pork over rice, a spicy fish dish, and popcorn chicken for delivery. Delicious food and very speedy service!

Despite rumors to the contrary, staff at Waltham site insist hat the Cambridge location will reopen sometme in 2016. Great news for us Cambrige types suffering from withdrawal... read more

12/23/07: family of seven for dinner, last night before they closed for the holidays. parents are taiwanese, rest of us taiwanese american. we enjoyed the food very much, salty crispy chicken, smoked duck taiwanese style (authentic, alittle fatty, leave the skin/fat on your plate), assorted hot pot (with veggies, fish and clams), salt and pepper shrimp (ive had better elsewhere), chicken casserole (three cup sauce, very good and authentic), chinese veggies (doh-meow), sauted fish fillet (EXCELLENT), shredded pork with baby bamboo (big ole plate of bamboo, great taste) - even the rice was good. Parking tough, grab any street spot you can. Make reservations, bro' says it gets busy during peak periods. read more

My co-worker took me for lunch here one day and told me I wouldn't be disappointed. Well, I wasn't. The food was absolutely declious. This is probably one of the best Taiwanese cuisines around. I had the sweet and sour chicken and I highly recommend it. Its not heavyily beer battered but lightly battered, crunchy and tangy and sweet. For starters, they give you a bowl of peanuts, some pickled cabbage and soup which was very good. The main dish comes with fried wontons, which were delicious and a side salad along with rice. Totally a great meal with reasonable prices. This will definitely be a regular spot for me. read more

mulan fish is fantastic! i love mulan chicken, which is very authentic. MIT Taiwanese student association always hold party there. We love the food there. read more

Chicken in Chili Sauce and Diced Chicken with Hot Sauce are my favourites here. We visit once a week or take out here.

We had lunch here. I was impressed with the service, and the lunch special is so large I dare you to finish it.

Really good cook for the most part except for eggplant dish in which they used an unconventional spice which made it not as authentic. The dumplings was also over steamed although the ingredient was pretty good. All the other food was really nice and would be recommended . Just stray away from the dumplings read more

Slightly overpriced, but has both authentic and classic "chinese" dishes. No frills to some extent, but they also make their own dumplings and when you do that you know they're not the standard greaseball crap chinese place around boston. A cut above an otherwise horrible chinese food scene in boston/cambridge. read more

The food is very fresh, the recipes are extremely delicious the service is fast(real fast) need I say more...