Mandala - Nepalilainen Ravintola (Nepalese / Nepali Restaurant in Kuopio) — Restaurant in Kuopio sub-region

The food was mediocre at best. I am very used to eating Nepalese food and craved the comforting taste of a good butter chicken. I have never eaten from this restaurant before but wanted to try it out to broaden my options. This was a big mistake. They completely ignored my food restrictions regarding to a gluten free diet. They packed a fresh naan bread on top of my meal, contaminating the package. I had to disinfect the package. As for the food, they served it with fried rice, not even remotely reminecent of anything I have tried from other Nepalese restaurant. It loosely reminded me of those Chinese fast food type dishes. The chicken in the sauce was dry and the sauce in its self tasted like msg. The raita was decent but smelled off. I was super hungry so I finished the whole meal, but definitely won't be ordering from here again. To mention, I...

We made a quick stop over and stopped for a dinner. Spoke with the owner and he recommended us Chicken Tikka Masala, and our choice was Aloo Gobi. I have lived over 20 yrs in Asia and eaten in hundreds of Indian/Nepalese restaurants. Long review short: both of the dishes tasted almost the same. Yet they should have been completely different in taste. Chicken Tikka Masala was very watery and as written had probably the same sauce than Aloo Gobi. I suspect they are premade, both have same ingredients or the sauce came from same jar. The service was polite and fast, food was nothing what a great Nepalese kitchen can produce. Our dishes were horrible:watery, diluted in taste and definitely not made of of fresh ingredients and spices. Not...

Let's start with the pros. The food is simply amazing. The portions are appropriately sized and the naam bread is the best one I have eaten yet. The menu might look a bit too large for the food to be completely refined, but somehow every course and menu item tasted nearly perfect!

If there is any feedback about improvement I could give, it would be about the cleanliness of the tables, plates and the glasses. Also the staff's Finnish language skills were a bit limited.

All and all, this is hands down one of the best dining experiences that I have ever had, truly. Definitely would recommend, even for those people who like more traditionally flavoured food with not that many spices - they...