Discovering Canto Mando in Bromsgrove was an absolute delight. The restaurant is truly a hidden gem, and I was pleasantly surprised by the exceptional quality that sets it apart from other Chinese eateries in the area. The staff were incredibly friendly and welcoming, adding to the warm and inviting atmosphere of the place. My dining experience was elevated by the authentic Chinese cuisine I savored; it had been quite some time since I had enjoyed such genuine flavors. I can confidently say that Canto Mando has become one of my top recommendations for anyone seeking a memorable and satisfying dining experience.
Alissa
came to the restaurant yesterday to dine in the food is really good and amazing quality the service is good the people here are really lovely will come again and recommend!
revans1410 Evans
Overall enjoyable experience.
Helen Roger
Delicious food, friendly staff, will definitely come
Mamun Rashid
I have tried chinese takeways at many different places across the UK. I had my fair share of good bad and ugly. This however, was the worst.Their sizzling beef was a runny beef soup with onion and pepper. Kung po chicken tasted like it was cooked in Sugar. Salt and pepper squid was definitely fried second time. The squid inside the batter felt like chewing rubber.The only edible thing was the chowmin.Really disappointed.
Cal061
We’ve been to the restaurant a couple of times and had mixed service (walked out once due to long wait) but the food has always been okay . Today, New Years Eve we ordered by phone at 4pm to collect at 5pm after having a drink in town. We’d chosen our food from the website and to make it easier ordered the menu number of each dish as is usually preferred. Collected at 5pm and drove the 3miles home to discover a totally incorrect order, no starters and wrong mains. I phoned and told them we were bringing it back and it had ruined our plans. When I got back there for a refund there was no apology, only told I must have ordered from an old menu! I explained that it was their current website menu but all they did was point at the menu they’re now giving out. You’d have thought that even with a change in menu that the starter numbers wouldn’t be so different that we got none at all or that perhaps they might have checked the order if things their end had changed. Not a good outcome at all and won’t be going back there again for a takeaway or to eat in Ian’s taking friends as we have in the past.
Lulabell
Best Chinese by far! Food always tastes fresh and service is excellent.
Rod Addis
Authentic and fresh not the usual
Andrew Gordon
What a great restaurant. The service was excellent. But the food was better than excellent. And the portion sizes. They were huge. I rekon they could easily half the size of their meals and you'd still have plenty to eat. I thoroughly enjoyed everything I ate. We went on Thursday evening and it was busy so there was a good atmosphere.It was excellent value for money. I highly recommend Canto Mando.Wheelchair accessibility: I wouldn't take wheelchair in here - but you could if you really had to. There is a ramp to the toilet area. My wife really struggles to walk but she managed it as we were able to park right outside the restaurant.
Jason Ashfield
Lovely and fresh tasting food...never had a bad takeaway from
It was so nice to find somewhere in the local area that did really good vegan Chinese food both veg and mock meats. My wife also appreciated the real meats. The food was really unique sophisticated and delicious. We'll definitely be back. Its a hidden gem.Vegetarian options: Loads of vegan/ vegetarian options. Very clearly labelled.
Dee Dee
The food is on par with Henry wong, which means the food is amazing. Staff lovely it's clean, atmosphere ok, it's small so hard to make changes. Reasonable price value for money, drinks are not expensive.Parking: Park in waitrose, or if your lucky, may find a space outsideKid-friendliness: YesWheelchair accessibility: There is a stepson this maybe difficult without help
Dorothy Harris
Took my Grandson and could not fault the food or anything else.
Sara B
DID NOT GET TO EAT! If you expect a restaurant to be somewhere you go as an occasional treat and expect to pay a little bit more to be attentively waited on then DO NOT GO HERE !!! Considering it’s probably the most expensive local Chinese - Its a JOKE! They have no business touting themselves as a restaurant. I won’t go into detail just hope you take heed. Ended up having a very nice Indian take away from the Anarkali opposite. And if you want a nice, decently priced Chinese takeaway you cannot beat the nearby Royal Orient
Joanna5000
As a big fan of Chinese food, we were really looking forward to the meal. It was our first time at the restaurant and we had booked a table of 10 to celebrate my Mother in Law’s birthday. It started off badly and it continued that way. We ordered our drinks and it took 20 plus minutes for some of them to arrive and another 15 minutes and 2 reminders for the remainder of the drinks to come. Then the food….. we arrived at the restaurant at 6.30 and the first starter finally arrived at 8.00. One starter arrived and some others 15 minutes later. However, a starter platter for 4 never arrived and we had to ask them where it was. When we asked the lady about it, she said it may have been delivered to a different table, but there was no apology. My husband told her that it would be nice if she said sorry. She then did eventually apologise. There was no attentiveness. You’d think once a table had complained, that you’d be super keen to turn things around. But no. Our starters weren’t cleared. We asked for this to happen and for our mains to be brought out. By the time our first main was brought out, we’d had enough. It was 2 hours since we’d sat down and the children ;who weren’t having starters) hadn’t eaten a thing. Plus our taxi was due as we’d thought 2 and a half hours was enough time to have a meal and be picked up. We asked the restaurant to give us the bill and we did not want the main courses, as we knew that like the starters, they would likely come out in dribs and drabs and we just didn’t want to endure the same state of affairs that we had with the drinks and starters. I uniformed the manager that we didn’t wish to pay for all of the food due to the bad experience we’d had. But she was reticent about decreasing the bill in any way. I had to insist that some food be knocked off. And in the end, she did so. The problem we feel, seemed to be that they were prioritising the takeaways over their restaurant customers. The restaurant customers should be the priority and the 2 should be treated as separate entities. We feel that this restaurant has bitten off more than they can chew. The manager tried to blame it on new staff, but from what we could see, the young staff were running around like headless chickens trying to do the best they could. Time to re-assess your customer service and prioritise your diners. We won’t return.
Discovering Canto Mando in Bromsgrove was an absolute delight. The restaurant is truly a hidden gem, and I was pleasantly surprised by the exceptional quality that sets it apart from other Chinese eateries in the area. The staff were incredibly friendly and welcoming, adding to the warm and inviting atmosphere of the place. My dining experience was elevated by the authentic Chinese cuisine I savored; it had been quite some time since I had enjoyed such genuine flavors. I can confidently say that Canto Mando has become one of my top recommendations for anyone seeking a memorable and satisfying dining experience.
came to the restaurant yesterday to dine in the food is really good and amazing quality the service is good the people here are really lovely will come again and recommend!
Overall enjoyable experience.
Delicious food, friendly staff, will definitely come
I have tried chinese takeways at many different places across the UK. I had my fair share of good bad and ugly. This however, was the worst.Their sizzling beef was a runny beef soup with onion and pepper. Kung po chicken tasted like it was cooked in Sugar. Salt and pepper squid was definitely fried second time. The squid inside the batter felt like chewing rubber.The only edible thing was the chowmin.Really disappointed.
We’ve been to the restaurant a couple of times and had mixed service (walked out once due to long wait) but the food has always been okay . Today, New Years Eve we ordered by phone at 4pm to collect at 5pm after having a drink in town. We’d chosen our food from the website and to make it easier ordered the menu number of each dish as is usually preferred. Collected at 5pm and drove the 3miles home to discover a totally incorrect order, no starters and wrong mains. I phoned and told them we were bringing it back and it had ruined our plans. When I got back there for a refund there was no apology, only told I must have ordered from an old menu! I explained that it was their current website menu but all they did was point at the menu they’re now giving out. You’d have thought that even with a change in menu that the starter numbers wouldn’t be so different that we got none at all or that perhaps they might have checked the order if things their end had changed. Not a good outcome at all and won’t be going back there again for a takeaway or to eat in Ian’s taking friends as we have in the past.
Best Chinese by far! Food always tastes fresh and service is excellent.
Authentic and fresh not the usual
What a great restaurant. The service was excellent. But the food was better than excellent. And the portion sizes. They were huge. I rekon they could easily half the size of their meals and you'd still have plenty to eat. I thoroughly enjoyed everything I ate. We went on Thursday evening and it was busy so there was a good atmosphere.It was excellent value for money. I highly recommend Canto Mando.Wheelchair accessibility: I wouldn't take wheelchair in here - but you could if you really had to. There is a ramp to the toilet area. My wife really struggles to walk but she managed it as we were able to park right outside the restaurant.
Lovely and fresh tasting food...never had a bad takeaway from
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It was so nice to find somewhere in the local area that did really good vegan Chinese food both veg and mock meats. My wife also appreciated the real meats. The food was really unique sophisticated and delicious. We'll definitely be back. Its a hidden gem.Vegetarian options: Loads of vegan/ vegetarian options. Very clearly labelled.
The food is on par with Henry wong, which means the food is amazing. Staff lovely it's clean, atmosphere ok, it's small so hard to make changes. Reasonable price value for money, drinks are not expensive.Parking: Park in waitrose, or if your lucky, may find a space outsideKid-friendliness: YesWheelchair accessibility: There is a stepson this maybe difficult without help
Took my Grandson and could not fault the food or anything else.
DID NOT GET TO EAT! If you expect a restaurant to be somewhere you go as an occasional treat and expect to pay a little bit more to be attentively waited on then DO NOT GO HERE !!! Considering it’s probably the most expensive local Chinese - Its a JOKE! They have no business touting themselves as a restaurant. I won’t go into detail just hope you take heed. Ended up having a very nice Indian take away from the Anarkali opposite. And if you want a nice, decently priced Chinese takeaway you cannot beat the nearby Royal Orient
As a big fan of Chinese food, we were really looking forward to the meal. It was our first time at the restaurant and we had booked a table of 10 to celebrate my Mother in Law’s birthday. It started off badly and it continued that way. We ordered our drinks and it took 20 plus minutes for some of them to arrive and another 15 minutes and 2 reminders for the remainder of the drinks to come. Then the food….. we arrived at the restaurant at 6.30 and the first starter finally arrived at 8.00. One starter arrived and some others 15 minutes later. However, a starter platter for 4 never arrived and we had to ask them where it was. When we asked the lady about it, she said it may have been delivered to a different table, but there was no apology. My husband told her that it would be nice if she said sorry. She then did eventually apologise. There was no attentiveness. You’d think once a table had complained, that you’d be super keen to turn things around. But no. Our starters weren’t cleared. We asked for this to happen and for our mains to be brought out. By the time our first main was brought out, we’d had enough. It was 2 hours since we’d sat down and the children ;who weren’t having starters) hadn’t eaten a thing. Plus our taxi was due as we’d thought 2 and a half hours was enough time to have a meal and be picked up. We asked the restaurant to give us the bill and we did not want the main courses, as we knew that like the starters, they would likely come out in dribs and drabs and we just didn’t want to endure the same state of affairs that we had with the drinks and starters. I uniformed the manager that we didn’t wish to pay for all of the food due to the bad experience we’d had. But she was reticent about decreasing the bill in any way. I had to insist that some food be knocked off. And in the end, she did so. The problem we feel, seemed to be that they were prioritising the takeaways over their restaurant customers. The restaurant customers should be the priority and the 2 should be treated as separate entities. We feel that this restaurant has bitten off more than they can chew. The manager tried to blame it on new staff, but from what we could see, the young staff were running around like headless chickens trying to do the best they could. Time to re-assess your customer service and prioritise your diners. We won’t return.