Mandarin Tea Garden — Restaurant in Davao City

My comments are solely from my view with having tasted authentic food around the world as I previously travelled hence ....The authenticity of mandarin food isn’t what it really should be ... fusion food is more like it but not optimized but commercialized. Starting with the wontons (too much flour to give gastric pew pew) Main course Dishes I have eaten are sweetish which is bloody diabetic .... And I’m not sure how much asafoetida is being used to enhance the taste as I can feel it when I eat ... The place is great but could do with improvement with good quality and service which can bring in more...

I was reading the menu and suddenly looked up that I caught the waiter girl picking her nose while she was standing there waiting for our order. The center tables were so close to our table by the window that the other customers were clearly leaning in and turning their heads to eavesdrop. We had to ask twice or thrice for extra bowls and the check. Took almost 30 minutes to finally...

I come here every so often for dinner. I always eat the same choice of foods, but since I seldom dine at this place, I don't get tires of repeating the meals. The place is busy during the night. People come and go very often but there's almost always a table to seat at. Overall I believe the reliability and assurance that I know exactly what I'm getting...