Nice ambiance, table cloth (under glass top), full service sit-in restaurant. Â
They have a Chinese Menu with more traditional entrees. Â As for taste, it is probably not fair to compare it to restaurants in larger metropolitan areas with large Asian population, but it is good enough to draw local Chinese population to the restaurant on a regular basis. The Sunday Buffet is not bad, again for this area.
Personal favorites: Beef Chow Fun, Beef Noodle Soup.
Yeah back again...because it's so darn good.
Business lunch. Â Love this place. Â Doesn't matter if you're in suit/tie or casual - digs are just nice enough you'll be comfortable either way.
So why the updated review since I just did this a month ago?
Because I discussed with our waitress making a somewhat spicy dish more spicy.
A very wise decision - she was very helpful and my dish was wonderfully aglow.
So - don't take the menu advice (because it must be for very delicate palates) - let them know if you prefer spicier flavors. (frankly they're 1/2/3 stars spicy is nowhere near standard spiciness ratings)
I eat here often with coworkers and we all love this place! Lunch dishes are about $7-$8 and you get a large portion of food. I usually get the sesame chicken but all of the lunch dishes come with fried rice, soup (authentic soup), and two crab rangoon. I would definitely recommend this place to anyone wanting a filling, affordable lunch!
Review Source:So far Indy hasn't exactly wowed me with their Chinese cuisine and Mandarin House fits this description. The establishment is nice inside even upscale for most Chinese restaurants. The sweet and sour soup was disappointing. The crab meat ragoons were not very good and the sauces served with them are less than mediocre. The entrees were good. We had the Pork with Garlic sauce, which was delicious. The Savory and Spicy Chicken had phenomenal flavor and, if you don't mind not having a sauce, the perfect thing to order. Â Our waitress had very little personality but was great at telling us about the dishes and making recommendations. I won't go back until I've tried every other Chinese restaurant and given up hope of finding better.
Review Source:The Sunday buffet ($10) at Mandarin House is worth checking out.
The place is packed, so the food turns over quickly and stays fresh. Â It feels like a pitch-in with the soup in slow cookers and rice in rice cookers. Â
They serve authentic Chinese dishes, soups, steamed buns, appetizers and desserts. Â The tofu dishes really stood out compared to everything else.
This place is a nice Chinese restaurant in Carmel, IN.
They have a Chinese menu AND a Korean menu. I've been here many times over the past 5 years and have tried many dishes from both menus.
I'll say my favorites are the House Cantonese pan-fried noodles on the Chinese menu and the JamBong on the Korean menu. +)
There's also many good Chinese appetizers, drunken chicken (comes in slices), etc.
One more thing, I also like the spicy lamb dish on the Chinese menu.
Their service is pretty good. Always refill your ice water, hot tea, and white rice!
Last Sunday we went to Mandarin House for their buffet. Â It's only offered on Sunday and has a large selection of soups, apps, entrees and desserts that vary from the more mainstream (hot & sour soup, pot stickers, beef with broccoli) to items you don't normally see on restaurant menus in Indy (stir fried chicken feet, tripe, red bean dumplings). Â Everything we tried was quite good. Â This was some of the better Chinese food I've had in Indy. Â
The buffet is worth checking out and is reasonably priced around $12 for all you can eat.
A chance encounter with Mandarin House:
caught in an unexpected downpour on our way out of yoga class and getting soaked to the skin was all the excuse we needed to treat ourselves to dinner as opposed to going back home and fixing it.
We remembered that Mandarin House, which our hairstylist had told us about, was not too far so we decided to give it a shot. We were glad we did!
Another soaking on the way from the parking lot into the eatery left us cold and craving spicy Chinese food. Surprisingly, the restaurant was quite crowded...at 8 pm in Carmel on a weeknight - we took this as a good sign.
We were promptly greeted and shown to a secluded table to peruse the menu. We opted for crab rangoons for an appetizer. Now, these are not normally my favorite thing as I try to avoid deep-fried food of any kind. But, I must say they were delicious ;-) The dough was amply filled with the cream cheese mix that makes these bites delectable to many...more importantly, these rangoon were properly cooked to crisp perfection that did not leave behind a grease puddle. No sogginess in the entire bunch!
For our entrees, we had kung pao shrimp and chicken with black bean sauce. Both came with a small bowl of hot & sour soup that was the perfect starter for two waterlogged, shivering diners. The concoction had the right proportions of hot and sour and was neither gummy-thick or watery-thin. Our entrees were piping hot on arrival, well cooked and sauced appropriately - not "swimming" in sauce as it were. One particular thing both hubby and I noticed right away was that the shrimp were not overcooked and really tasted like fresh, not frozen, shrimp.
The service at MH was attentive and friendly and we will definitely return to try other menu items. When we left at 9pm, people were still coming in the door, which we found truly amazing :-)
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