Mr Panda Kitchen — Restaurant in Adelaide

We were a little skeptical of the place cause there were no menu pics on google and no website for their business. So I took pics of the menu to share with you all!

As we were walking there, my bf said something smelled amazing. It seemed busy, but we only waited about 5 min for a table. The menu was confusing as most of it is in Chinese, but we just asked one of the staff how we order and it was easy after that. Pretty much tick off what you want to order on the paper and they take it from you. We got the spicy beef and original pork in medium spicy which was pretty dang spicy! There are raw skewers in the fridge that you cook in the broth. Then there are skewers you can’t order they are deep fried and sooo yummy! Pretty much all the skewers in the raw fridge can be ordered as a deep fried skewer. FYI the fried skewers must be ordered with a minimum of 3 pieces of each type.

For 2 of us, the total was about $115. That was with 2 broths, fries, 2 jasmine teas, 1 rice, fresh noodles, sliced lamb and a bunch of skewers. They charge per skewer(not sure how much), but they take all of your skewers and weigh them at the register to see how many you had. We did order way too much food, but now we know how to order so we won’t over order the...

Incredibly overpriced, you don’t know what you’re paying until they weigh the skewers on exit. They advertise around 90c per skewer but the way they weigh means you’re charged extra if there’s food left stuck to the stick or if it’s still wet. They also charge separately for the soup base and even for sauces per person - unheard of anywhere else. Unsurprisingly they also tack on a credit card surcharge without disclosing it first. The way they charge deserves investigation by Consumer and Business Services for lack of clear disclosure. Strongly recommend avoiding...

Hotpot place with a hefty price tag for the soup base. About 4 in a group for a hotpot makes it more reasonable. Then select your own food (sticks) which makes it customized to what you prefer/want. Still pretty expensive for a self-service meal with pretty limited variety of food. If you're the adventurous type you'll find only a few uncommon cuts...