900 North Point San Francisco, Ca.
Phone: 415-673-8812
Fax: 415-673-5480
Monday-Sunday 11:30am-11: 00pm

In the year 206 B.C., only a selected few of Chinese officials and aristocracy was able to enjoy the Epicurean delights that await you at the Mandarin Restaurant in Ghirardelli Square. Today, the exquisite flavors of Northern China are conjured up to titillate your palate, whether you are an epicure of fine food or trying Chinese food for the first time. Since 1968, Dignitaries and Celebrities from around the world have come to the Mandarin to dine on sumptuous meals of Peking Duck and authentically prepared Beggar's Chicken. The menu is enhanced with the additional of such dishes as sweet mango Shrimp that melts in your mouth, and delicately seasoned Salt & Pepper Calamari dipped in a paper-thin batter. The fine wine list features varietals and sparkling wines from around the globe. 1995 Wine Spectator awarded the Mandarin for its extensive collection. Elegantly designed interiors soothe the soul with their melon-colored walls and intricate, tile floor centerpiece. A fine dinning experience awaits you with sweeping views of the bay from the cocktail lounge and dining room. Gaze out on the sailing ships of old with their regal masts reaching toward the sky. Just across the water lies peaceful Angel Island and solemn Alcatraz. As the sun begins its descent beyond the Golden Gate, the bay may be bathed in a golden light or a soft patina of fog.

The lights of Marin flicker into view as day turns into night. Join us for an afternoon or an evening of enchanting food and meticulous service. The view will take your breath away. Our warmth and hospitality will welcome you back time and time again. The Mandarin features a full bar, complete with tantalizing Mai Tais, and extensive selection of beers, the finest coffees, and mandarin specialty drink such as the Concubine. Whether you are looking for a quiet respite from a busy day of shopping or before the theater the mandarin Bar is perfect place to enjoy a light meal and bask in the beauty of the Bay. Happy hour 4:00 until 7:00 complimentary hors d'oeuvres (during happy hour) And daily specially priced drinks.
The Mandarin Sample Menu
Chef David's House Specialty
-Ant's climbing the fire
Glass noodles with ground pork and scallions in our house sause.
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General Tso's Chicken
Chickenstripes lightly battered and sauteed in a brown sauce.
-Seafood Mango Mango
Fresh scallop, prawns, calamari and sliced mango sauteed in Chef David's special mango sauce.
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Mandarin Ginger Crab
Cooked in the shell with fresh ginger and scallions.
-Yin Yan Lobster
Sauteed in two different sauces: one spicy and one not spicy. .p
Signature Dishes
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Peking Duck served with Chinese pancake, scallions and plum sauce
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Beggar's Chicken
A stuffed whole chicken in clay and baked for three hours. Served with a house gravy.
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Shark's Fin Soup (serves two)

-Velvet Chicken
Sliced chicken breast sauteed in a wine sauce with mushrooms and snow peas.
-Mu shu chicken,BEEF, PORK AND LAMB
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Ma Po Tofu
ground pork and tofu cooked in a spicy sauce.
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Mongolian Lamb Marinated Lamb sauteed in a spicy sauce with scallions.
-MU SHU
(a fresh vegetable stir-fried with eggs and mushrooms.
Served with Chinese pancake and plum sauce)
- Kung Pao Prawns
Sauteed with diced garlic and five spice sauce
-Flounder Cutlets Your choice of oyster or sweet & sour sauce
-Asparagus with shitake mushrooms.

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