Mandarin
ENTRY
from £7
SETTING
Indoors
WHERE
Northwood
What it’s like
Dinner-only Chinese in Northwood where mains run £7 to £13.50 and booking ahead gets you past the queue.
Dinner only here, and that shapes the whole evening. The kitchen runs 5:30pm to 10pm Sunday to Thursday, half an hour later on Friday and Saturday, so a 5:30 table with small children in tow is genuinely doable, and you'll be out well before bedtime gets ugly.
Prices are the good news on a family meal. A mix veg chow mein is £7, roast duck Chinese style £10.20, king prawns £12.50 and mixed seafood £13.50, so you can feed a table without the bill landing like a second mortgage. Whether there's a separate children's menu isn't set out, which is worth knowing if you've got a fussy one; on these prices, sharing a couple of mains across the table is the obvious move.
Book online before you go. They ask for it, it skips the queue, and a Friday or Saturday at half six is exactly when you'll be glad you did. Walk-ins are a gamble on the busier nights.
There's a private dining lounge for parties that seats up to 80, which covers birthdays and bigger family dos, and they take group bookings. Takeaway and online ordering are there if nobody fancies sitting in.
Facilities
Need to know
- Booking
- Book a table online in advance to skip the queue
- Food
- Chinese restaurant with dine-in, takeaway and online ordering
- Parties
- Private party dining lounge seating up to 80 guests for birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, engagements and business functions
- Worth knowing
- Book a table online in advance to skip the queue
- Dinner only: doors open at 5:30pm, no lunch service
- Fridays and Saturdays run half an hour later, to 10:30pm
- The party lounge takes up to 80, so it suits a big family do
- Booking online is the only way to skip the queue
Plan your visit
What time does it open?
5:30pm every day. Last orders are at 10pm Sunday to Thursday and 10:30pm on Friday and Saturday. It's dinner only, so there's no lunch service.
How much is a meal?
Mains sit between £7 and £13.50. The chow mein is the cheapest at £7, roast duck £10.20, king prawns £12.50 and mixed seafood £13.50.
Do we need to book?
They ask you to book a table online in advance. That's how you skip the queue, and it matters most on Friday and Saturday evenings.
Can you do a big group or a birthday?
The private party dining lounge seats up to 80, and they take group bookings. It's used for birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, engagements and business functions.
Can we get it as takeaway?
Takeaway and online ordering are both listed alongside the dine-in restaurant, so you can eat at home if you'd rather.
Is there anything for children?
No children's menu is listed. With mains starting at £7, sharing a couple of dishes across the table is the sensible way to feed younger appetites.
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