Mandarin Inn - AMBLER

You can always count on getting great takeout Chinese from Mandarin Inn! The prices are fair and reasonable, and the portions are generous. The fried rice is never greasy, and the food is always fresh! I deducted one star for their dim, small dining area.

The food is good, but they're sneaky with the pricing. We would order the lunch special with an eggroll and they said it's cheaper to order the dinner special instead. After looking at the menu, it isn't. I decided to cut out carbs and started ordering chicken chow mein in a quart container but they delivered it in the rectangular container and charged the quart price. I measured water in the container into a measuring cup and the rectangular container is only 16 ounces. A quart measures 32 ounces so you're paying for double of what you get. We mentioned it the next time and they put it in a true quart container. Tonight they put it in the 16 ounce container again after asking for the true quart size. My husband pointed this out and they put it into the quart size and filled it 3/4 full. I called to mention this and the woman insisted the rectangular container is a quart. I explained I can pour 2 rectangular containers into one plastic quart container. Perhaps someone informed her incorrectly, and even though the food is good, it's the principle of charging a full price for half of the product. I will find another place but it makes me sad to have to. Her response was you have to tell me. It's your restaurant, you should know what measures a quart. If you advertise a certain size item, you're responsible to provide what you advertise. Again, good food, but this price game has happened too many times to feel good about ordering from here. I work hard for my money too.

The food was delicious. Only reason for 4 stars is they are NOT open for Dine In currently. They are TAKE OUT ONLY. 3/22/23 Service: Take out Meal type: Dinner Price per person: $10–20 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 4 Recommended dishes: General TSO's Chicken, Sesame Chicken

I visited a restaurant called the Mandrine Inn in Indianapolis many years ago, but I don't think it exists anymore. This experience is something entirely different. A. L.

We waited an hour and 15 minutes for our food, but eventually had to leave without eating because we ran out of time. The service was really disappointing; they had promised a 30-minute wait when we placed our order.