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About The Mandarin

The Mandarin brings an authentic Chinese dining experience to Menlo Park, offering a varied menu that combines classic dishes with unique creations. With quality ingredients, a commitment to sustainability, and attentive service from a dedicated staff, the restaurant is a welcoming choice for guests seeking flavorful Chinese cuisine in a comfortable, casual setting.

Whether you are joining friends and family, dining on your own, or arranging a meal for a special gathering, The Mandarin is known for lunch, dinner, catering, dessert, comfortable seating, and table service.

Guests can choose from vegan and vegetarian options, organic dishes, comforting favorites, and small plates, along with beer and other alcoholic beverages. The on-site bar, private dining room, and restroom add convenience, while fast service helps make each visit smooth and enjoyable.

Reservations are accepted, and dining options include dine-in, takeaway, delivery, no-contact delivery, kerbside pickup, and on-site services. The restaurant also welcomes solo diners and offers settings suited to both lunch and dinner.

Accessibility is an important part of the experience, with a wheelchair-accessible car park, entrance, seating, and toilet. The Mandarin accepts credit cards, debit cards, and NFC mobile payments for added convenience. Rated 4.30 out of 5 based on 208 reviews, the restaurant is located at 1029 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, CA 94025, United States.

To learn more or make arrangements, call +1 650-391-9811.

★★★★☆ 4.30 rating (208 reviews)
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The Mandarin interior
Est. Local Favorite

A Taste of Tradition

Welcome to a place where great food meets warm hospitality. We believe dining is more than just a meal - it's an experience to be savored and shared.

Our kitchen is dedicated to creating dishes that bring people together, using recipes that honor tradition while embracing innovation.

  • Fresh Daily Specials
  • Private Dining Available
  • Catering Services
  • Takeout & Delivery

Guest Reviews

Hear from our valued guests

Rheddy Setgo

Rheddy Setgo

3 years ago

The servers go out of their way to assist. Constantly refilling our waters (orange infused). The servings are family portions so price is actually fair. They have tasty Yelping…Chicken. Green beans chicken (needed a little bit more salt but still very delicious) also love the dessert soup. The place looks clean and they clean the benches also. They have great alcohol choices as well. We will continue coming here for the excellent food and service!

Brenna Wiggin

Brenna Wiggin

year ago

Such a nice restaurant, with incredibly professional and attentive staff. Their food was so amazingly delicious!! We got pork and bell pepper, Mongolian beef, dan dan noodles, roasted green beans, scallion pancakes, and pork potstickers. They were all sooooo good. The inside is also very fancy and nice, there's tablecloths, and two different floors to eat at. I highly recommend it!!

Curtis Eisen

Curtis Eisen

month ago

Fantastic Chinese food! We ordered the honey walnut prawns, eggplant in spicy sauce, Szechuan-style chicken, twice-cooked pork, and sweet & sour soup, and every dish was delicious. Great service, great atmosphere, and we’ll definitely be returning.

katrina Barney

katrina Barney

year ago

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 A Surprise Find with Fresh Seafood and Big Flavors I found The Mandarin by accident while passing through Menlo Park — and it ended up being one of the best meals of my trip. The spot prawn was incredibly fresh and perfectly cooked. You could tell it was live just moments before it hit the plate — sweet, juicy, and tender. The highlight for me was the boiling fish — spicy, bold, and full of flavor. The fish was soft and delicate, served in a bubbling chili broth that packed just the right amount of heat. Everything was made fresh to order, and it showed. No shortcuts, no reheating — just great ingredients and great cooking. If you’re anywhere near the area, this place is absolutely worth a detour.

Yvette

Yvette

8 months ago

This place was so wonderful to have our family dinner here. Everything was 10/10. The food... omg... Delicious. We were all pleased with this experience. Our waiter Julie she was very sweet and helpful. We left happy and very satisfied.

吴锐恒(Ruiheng Edbalt Wu)

吴锐恒(Ruiheng Edbalt Wu)

2 months ago

The food is great. All the seafoods are fresh and well cooked. The price is pretty high.

Genzo Sekine

Genzo Sekine

3 months ago

I recently started coming back again as they started their wine bar program. Food is always authentic and amazing but happy that they started opening later offering great wines for their wine bar. The owner even came by to offer some amazing wines! One of the few places that is open late in Menlo to hang out in.

Jenny Xu

Jenny Xu

9 months ago

Really nice experience here with my family! Good - each dish was high quality - especially like the honey walnut prawns and the tomato egg noodles - very savory and crunchy - The portion sizes are large! Super full at the end - The waiters are really nice and friendly especially if you speak Chinese - super quiet and good for catching up here, modern ambiance Bad Pretty expensive overall Wait time was a bit more long Overall this was a really nice time and especially with a large group!

Shiying Zhou

Shiying Zhou

5 months ago

we order five dishes, all of them are good. the spicy sichuan boiled fish: if using live fish, it will be even better; the crab sauce tofu, my kids love it; the duck, my son loves it. The bull frog and mixed vegetable are also perfect. It just takes some time for the frog to be ready . would definitely come again

Isaac Tan

Isaac Tan

4 months ago

Went with a group of 10+ people for a weekday lunch in this restaurant. As a start, we ordered the popular Chinese tea smoked duck and the honey walnut shrimp among others (spicy dishes were mostly avoided as most of us are not comfortable with eating spicy stuff). Service provided was impeccable and the restaurant atmosphere was also nice and quiet. However, the quality of the dishes did not quite match the other two areas mentioned above. Besides the smoked duck dish that was great, the consensus among some of us at my table was that the dishes were a bit too salty and oily. Also, the portion sizes that came with the meat dishes being served were barely sufficient for our table of 8-9 people (did not get feedback from the other table occupants). Nevertheless, the manager prepared a special fish dish that was not found on the menu along with some cultural explanation associated with eating this fish dish which left a favorable impression among the group of us. Thus, this helped to bump up the rating for the standard of the food being served.

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Business Features

Highlights & Amenities

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair-accessible car park
  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Wheelchair-accessible seating
  • Wheelchair-accessible toilet

Service options

  • Kerbside pickup
  • No-contact delivery
  • Delivery
  • On-site services
  • Takeaway
  • Dine-in

Highlights

  • Fast service

Popular for

  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Solo dining

Offerings

  • Alcohol
  • Beer
  • Comfort food
  • Organic dishes
  • Private dining room
  • Small plates
  • Vegan options
  • Vegetarian options
  • Wine

Dining options

  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Catering
  • Dessert
  • Seating
  • Table service

Amenities

  • Bar on site
  • Restroom

Atmosphere

  • Casual

Crowd

  • Family friendly
  • Groups
  • LGBTQ+ friendly
  • Transgender safe space

Planning

  • Accepts reservations

Payments

  • Credit cards
  • Debit cards
  • NFC mobile payments

Children

  • Good for kids
  • High chairs

Parking

  • Free parking lot
  • Free street parking
  • Paid parking lot
  • Plenty of parking

Visit Us

We look forward to welcoming you. Make a reservation or stop by - walk-ins welcome!

Location

1029 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, CA 94025, United States

Reservations

+1 650-391-9811
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