Sweet Mandarin Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Every single dish was some of the best Chinese food I have ever had."
• "The Sichuan crispy beef is absolutely incredible."
• "The food is delicious, and there is an extensive gluten-free menu, which is a real treat."
• "The Sweet and Sour Chicken was fantastic as well as the Chicken and Prawns Pad Thai."
• "The food was spectacularly tasty!"
• "Both the delicacies were very good and cooked perfectly."
• "The food was perfect and it was the best Chinese food I've ever had!"

Cons:

• "It may be Gluten Free; but it's poor Chinese Food."
• "The food tastes just like any other Chinese take-away and it tastes old."
• "Our evening meal was a disappointment. The food was so bland and underseasoned that we had to ask for extra soy and chilli sauce."
• "The food tasted just like something you'd get from a takeaway, with the typical cheap tofu blocks and boring veg."
• "The beef noodle dish was smothered in too much soy sauce which made it very salty."
• "The dumplings had no seasoning or flavour."
• "Gluten free spring rolls were horrible. Inedible."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff were super friendly and very helpful with the gluten free selections."
• "All the staff were very friendly. Looking forward to returning again."
• "The service was excellent, we had an extremely friendly waiter who made us feel very welcome."
• "Staff and owners went above and beyond to ensure we had a memorable evening."
• "The staff are all very professional and kept us very satisfied and incredibly happy, with a little gift at the end of our meal."
• "Every single server we dealt with was so warm and friendly, especially Helen."
• "The staff here went out of their way to make us feel special."

Cons:

• "It's very slow, we had to wait 45 minutes to be served."
• "The whole thing was made worse by having to pre order and pay in advance which means you can't ask the waiter any questions about the menu."
• "Staff were young, and inexperienced."
• "We waited 30 minutes for our drinks and had to remind them again before eventually getting them."
• "The staff was way too nonchalant about their appalling service."
• "Service was poor."
• "We waited over an hour for our food to arrive. The wait staff lost our order so we had to give it to them again."

Gluten-Free Options

Pros:

• "They have a huge range of gluten free options and the portions are massive."
• "They have a very extensive gluten free menu and I highly recommend eating here if you are a coeliac."
• "Amazing selection of vegan and gluten free options, my mum was in her element."
• "The gluten free menu is full of variety and tastes amazing too."
• "First place I’ve been that has a large selection of Gluten free options."
• "Paradise for celiacs. Almost everything is gluten-free!"
• "Ordered gluten-free due to coeliac disease and have rarely felt so safe, or eaten such amazing Chinese food."

Cons:

• "You have to order your food in advance on the website and some of us couldn't get it to work."
• "Even though my partner ordered non gluten free options, they still made them gluten free so I could try them."
• "The food in itself was bland, we left in a hurry & won’t be returning, absolute rip off for food that was overly expensive & lacked any flavour."
• "Bog-standard, bottom of the barrel Chinese."
• "Sadly not what I expected."
• "I probably won't visit them again until the food quality gets better."
• "Re-heated salt & pepper pork ribs that were cold on the inside."

Ambiance and Decor

Pros:

• "The restaurant was situated in the Northern Quarter and was stylish in a non-fussy way."
• "Has a very homely feel."
• "Lovely atmosphere, and a great history."
• "The decor was really pretty and I'd absolutely go back in a heartbeat."
• "The ambience is very good, a perfect place to bring your girlfriend."
• "A great place for friends to catch up. The atmosphere is relaxed."
• "We were met with a lovely friendly warm welcome."

Cons:

• "Poor decor."
• "Why present food on paper & polystyrene plates?"
• "Cheap-looking, with plastic Chinese bowls and spoons and coca cola branded glass cups."
• "Place looks like it was loved once but could now do with some TLC. Sticky floors."
• "Tired furnishings."
• "Menus is weirdly expensive in places."
• "Felt a bit like an expensive take away."