New Mandarin Garden Restaurant — Restaurant in Laguna Niguel

We had a bad experience with the food. The male server was nice. We ordered the Kung pao dish with 3 meats but replaced the beef with pork. The pork and chicken tasted awful, you can tell it was very old. The fried rice was saturated with oil and the wonton soup came out warm not hot. We only asked for an exchange for a different dish on the Kung Pau dish, we were afraid to eat it for fear of getting sick. The server was super nice but the lady name Ginger went back in the kitchen was literally screaming 😱 the whole time until the dish was done cooking then she brought it out and slammed it down on our table and walked away. We didn't eat that dish or the rice. We payed our bill and left. We will never go back and we do not recommend this place for the food quality. It was awful. Prices are extremely high for...

I ordered the cream cheese wontons, house special beef, and the house special egg fo young. All but the cream cheese wontons was delicious! The beef was wonderfully flavored, juicy, and tender. The egg fo youngs were massive and perfectly cooked. My only complaint is that they put the gravy sauce on top instead of the side to add to taste. Also wish I had ordered the shrimp egg fo young as that was my favorite. The cream cheese wontons weren't bad they were just ordinary. With a name as Mandarin Garden Cream Cheese Wontons I was expecting something above average, maybe some mandarin zest in the cream cheese, over the finished product or even a mandarin dipping sauce. Lack of creativity on a dish they could have made their very own but an overall great tasting experience and would...

I take home food every dinner from various local restaurants. It works for me financially if I limit cost to $12-15 per dinner. I don't cook and am 1 person. I love fish and can get a healthy fish meal with sizzling veggies that lasts 2 days. The portion is big enough to last with plenty shrimp, scallops, and white fish. One day i went crazy ordering extras like spareribs and wanton soup. It lasted for 3 days so my cost per day still worked. I do not eat there so don't care about decor. Location is convenient as i pick up purchases from Amazon at the whole foods a few doors down. Finding good take out that fits with my cost per meal requirements is not easy. It works here and I love the food. I have never eaten there so can't comment to...