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Mandarin Karma

Queens Quay, Derry, Northern Ireland
02871373656
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Ranked #27 of 82 restaurants in Derry
Price range: ₹ 279 - ₹ 1,507
Cuisines: Chinese, Steakhouse, Tapas, Asian fusion
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Good for: Romantic, Bar Scene, Groups, Business, Special Occasion Dining, Entertaining clients, Cheap Eats
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Lunch Spot, Dinner, Reservations, Takeout, Delivery, After-hours, Dessert
Description: The Mandarin Karma Complex is located on the waterfront with panoramic views over the River Foyle.It incorporates a fine dine family owned chinese restaurant,which offers a buffet at lunch times & has been established for over 25 years.In March 2010 Karma Tapas Lounge was newly opened specialising in cocktails & fusion tapas dishes.
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Rainham, United Kingdom
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 May 2013 NEW

Good value and great service. There was a good variety of tapas from various cuisines from around the world and the cocktails were good value and very nice. We also spotted a celeb! A good place to start an evening out

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Derry, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2013

hid a great meal and good time at my grand daughters birthday party. great service and menu and have been here often and will be back again

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Letterkenny, Ireland
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2013

Very dissapointed.Soup was not chinese, maybe watery veg, appetizers spring rolls flat almost empty. Main course, swimming the the gravy, with overcooked vegetable. Horrible noodles and fries. No desserts. Such a nice place with river view and so spoiled by the food - the most imoprtant thing in this case.

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LUCY B, Public Relations Manager at Mandarin Karma, responded to this review
23 May 2013

Dear Joasia 1973 We are disappointed that you were not happy with our buffet lunch on your visit. We are a fine dine, ala carte chinese restaurant & we have been established for over 25 years in Derry City. Our buffet lunch has remained popular with our customers for over 10 years since we changed our lunch menu to a... More

Ireland
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11 reviews 11 reviews
7 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 March 2013

I went here a night before Christmas with a bunch of girlfriends for our Christmas night out. A few of our party had been here before and said it was a good place to go so I thought, OK, lets give it a shot. I thought the place was totally over-rated. For starters, this place is not a Tapas restaurant/bar,... More

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LUCY B, Public Relations Manager at Mandarin Karma, responded to this review
23 May 2013

Dear MariTIreland, Thank you for posting your Karma experience on 21st March 2013, three months late as your visit to us was on December 2012. Exciting changes have been made to our tapas menu since you last visited in December 2012. Obviously you are not aware of our new exciting fusion tapas menu launched in early March 2013 with our... More

Belfast, United Kingdom
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7 restaurant reviews
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 March 2013

Visited this restaurant with my boyfriend last summer as we were interested in the cocktails and tapas menu. The waiter assured us that they were good value and that three servings each would suit us both. My boyfriend ordered the dumplings and literally had to laugh out loud when the little box came and there were two dumplings in it.... More

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LUCY B, Public Relations Manager at Mandarin Karma, responded to this review
23 May 2013

Dear Bee M, Your post is 8 months out of date as you visited in August 2012,yet you posted your review on 18th March 2013. Please see a independant up to date current review on our new exciting fusion tapas menu "Fantastic menu" posted on 4th March 2013 . Please call in again to try our new fusion tapas menu... More

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19 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 March 2013 via mobile

Karma have now launched a new menu- a truly amazing fusion tapas menu. Each dish is priced at £3.50 and every dish truly delicious. This menu is what Karma has been missing from day one. If new menu was well advertised I think this could prove to be a huge boost in karma's success. Well done to karma's head chef... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 February 2013 via mobile

Went there for a couple of cocktails on my 30th birthday, before we even sat down and ordered a drink we were very rudely told "if you don't order food with your second drink you need to leave, it's our company policy!" That's fair enough, but there's a way to speak to customers, this fella went on and on it... More

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LUCY B, Public Relations Manager at Mandarin Karma, responded to this review
23 May 2013

Dear Lola McCann, We were sorry to hear you were disappointed with our customer service on your visit with us. We take pride & are famous for our friendly & attentive service as we are established for over 25 years in the city.We take serious any complaint & deal with it swiftly. We have taken on board your comments &... More

Lisburn, United Kingdom
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27 reviews 27 reviews
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Reviews in 21 cities Reviews in 21 cities
18 helpful votes 18 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 February 2013

Not the cheapest Chinese restaurant I have ever eaten in but the food was amazing and the craic was mighty! Service second to none. Elvis Presley running round and singing was a surreal touch. One downside was the Elvis videos playing with a radio station playing "other" music on the sound system! One or other please!

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ireland
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 January 2013

I often go to Mandarin Palace as their food is so goooood! I went on a Monday night recenlty and realized that they were doing 2 for £10 all night every Mon and Tuesday, which was great value! I would say that the staff are very friendly but not always attentive. I asked for a cocktail and the waiter forgot... More

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Derry, United Kingdom
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 January 2013 via mobile

In January I had booked a function room for my wife's 30th, there were approximately 20-40 people going to attend so I booked the buffet service for 20 people thinking that would be more than enough, there were 2 parties that night and they had squeezed my party which was the bigger of the 2 into the smallest room so... More

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