Yummy Mandarino (Nicosia) is one of the restaurants reviewed on Foodie.cy.
The restaurant Yummy Mandarino in Nicosia is a long-running Chinese restaurant with a calm dining room, proper table service and a menu aimed at sharing. The online feedback is quite divided: many regulars like the refined sauces, homemade-style noodles and Chinese staples, while others feel the food and portions have become less reliable for the price.
The menu The better-reviewed choices are the gyoza, noodles, sizzling beef, sweet and sour dishes and shareable plates. The kitchen can deliver a cleaner, less heavy style than many takeaway-focused Chinese restaurants, but recent reviews also mention bland dishes, smaller portions and high prices. This makes it a place where ordering carefully matters.
Personally I would go with a small group, order several dishes for the table and focus on the items that regulars mention most often rather than experimenting too widely. It is better as a sit-down Chinese meal than a quick cheap takeaway replacement.
The portions seem inconsistent: some dishes are comfortable to share, while recent diners complain that certain meat dishes feel too small.
The score: taste 7/10, value 6/10, coziness 7/10