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Category: Asian Fusion
Neighborhood: Outer SunsetTue-Fri. 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Tue-Fri. 5:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Sat. 12:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Sun. 12:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
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I can never get tired eating at Mango Medley, even though it usually takes a couple of hours to complete the whole meal including dessert there because there are only one person prepares the food and one server.
If you are in a hurry to eat and go, this is not the place for you. It is a great place to meet up with friends for some good long conversation.
every dish is extremely tasty. all the mango dishes are recommended including the drinks. if you know about mango, you will know this is the place to eat them.
you gotta pick some dessert before leaving the place, they are all yummy.
I usually demand for a good quality service when i dine out, and tend to have problems with the poor, but I can hardly feel this way with the place. by it means, it is the place for people who want to be left alone so that they can have a great time dinning and talking with the friends. just to let you know that the server there is not to please you but to serve you with the great cooking food they are passionate about.
This is the best place where I can get the most flavorful Asian food with reasonable price.
4.5 stars!
+ Colorful Menu
+ Decent Prices
+ Happy Hour
+ Good Food
- Extremely slow service
- HORRIBLE for groups
I've been to Mango Medley for over 10 times now and needless to say, the service here is terribly slow. However, the food is worth the wait.
I enjoy coming to Mango Medley during happy hour with my buddy Kylie L. for their Creme Brulee ($2.95) and Kimchee Fried Rice ($6.25). For $6.25, you get the Kimchee Fried Rice and an option of Iced Coffee, Iced Lemon Tea, Buttermilk Panna Cotta or Tofu Fa. I usually go for the Iced Coffee.
They have a colorful menu detailed with photos so you know exactly how your plate will look like. I try to order something new every time but end up sticking with the same dishes over and over again. @_@ Here are some of my personal favorites:
Kimchee Fried Rice
Green Curry with side of Roti
Roti w/ Curry Sauce
Basil and Prawns Speghetti
Crème Brulee
Mango Sticky Rice
This place is ALWAYS packed whenever I come; it's a mystery how they can survive with only one waitress.
Hm zero stars!!
This place is a hellhole.
Me: table for three please.
Waitress: we are full.
Me: how long is the wait.
Waitress (looks around): they just got their food.
Me (looking confused, what is that supposed to mean?): ok we'll wait.
Me: do you guys have a restroom?
Waitress (looks around for a bathroom): it's for customers only.
Me: we WILL be customers, or do we have to order to use the bathroom.
Waitress: we are really strict about the bathroom here because a lot of people use it off of the street.
Me: do others ask for a table? (because we did, obviously we were going to stay)
Waitress: no they don't. (blank look) ok I will let it slide this one time. (hands us the keys to the bathroom).
So besides the retarded waitress the food was terrible. It is wannabe HK cafe food. Who puts broccoli and squash in a baked pork chop over rice? They have pictures of the entrees they serve printed on the menu but when you get it, it looks nothing like the picture. My friend ordered noodle soup and when it came it didn't look anything like the picture. The picture was a bird's eye view of the bowl, but when the bowl came, it was half the height of normal noodle bowls (cheap asses). Me and my other friend ordered two different things and when they came it looked and tasted pretty much the same. The dessert was mediocre, mango bliss (rather go to golden island). Overall, the meal took us maybe a hour and forty five minutes, because the service was so bad (we got one dish at a time 5 minutes apart). I usually tip even if the service is bad, but it was so bad here I had to tip 2 cents, IT WAS THAT BAD!!
ONLY CONS! DON'T COME HERE!
My girlfriend took me here last night. We ordered Thai Chicken Salad, a White sauce pasta with chicken and mushrooms, and a sweet red bean desert. The food here is great. Very good and homie HK/JPN style Asian fusion. Not American Asian fusion, which I don't like much.
The place is small, but that must be why they can keep up with the good cooking. I will have to try more of their deserts next time.
Customer service is good, too. Based on my girlfriend, they hired more servers so maybe that's why I didn't feel the bad services other yelpers mentioned before.
Will come again for sure.
Service: You walk in, find a seat, serve yourself water/tea, wait for the owner to come by and take your order; the owner does everything herself.
Environment: It was small and cozy with only about 5 tables or so, but it usually doesn't get too crowded.
Social: I used to come here with someone special after a day of hard work. Now, it is one of the chill spots with me and my girl friends. Due to the fact that it is small, the noise level maintained pretty well because of the small amount of people. Whenever I have some friends visiting the city, I will bring them here too!
Food: Special ingredient: Mango! So great and so neat that it blends with everything whether it is fried rice entree or sweet desserts. You should definitely try them out!!
This place is by far, the most confused restaurant I have ever been into. I doesn't know whether it wants to be a cafe, a restaurant, dessert house, or a storage room and office space.
Upon walking in, you notice a cafe-like counter serving teas, coffee, and Asian drinks. I asked if we order at the counter or take a seat, they told us to just sit wherever. Walking down the stairs into the dining room, you find a cute little loft setting for a dining area with picture of San Francisco, and some art piece on the walls.
Then I noticed the oddities. There was a wooden screen semi-blocking a computer, desk, chair, boxes and a bike. Hence, my curiocity of it being a storage area. But oh well. Haha.
Furthermore, Mango Medley is confused between being Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Korean, Vietnamese, and Indian.
The appetizer section had options ranging from Japanese Gyoza, to Vietnamese Spring Rolls, to Indian Roti...you get the picture. For entree's it ranges from Hong Kong Baked rice and spaghetti items, Pineapple Fried Rice, Katsu...and a section of vegetarian options.
While Mango Medley is diverse, and has a picture menu of options, it was a bit difficult to decide on what to order.
However, my little sister and I had came here after dinner with our folks at Dragon River, so we were only in the mood for dessert.
We decided on the Mango Medley as of course the name of the place implies, as well as the Mango Ice Cream "Pillows."
Both were disappointments. Not only were the not visually appealing for dessert, but they both really lacked any other flavor and creativity. The Mango Medley was blended mangos, with Jello pieces of Aloe, cut up apple pieces and mango on top. Eh...thats all I can say. Nothing special at all.
The Mango Ice Cream Pillows, if you are wondering what these are, is pretty much a Crepe pancake wrapper with a scoop of mango ice cream, wipe cream, and a piece of mango inside. It was just alright, I would've preferred it to have been a little pan-fried on the top drizzled caramel and more powderd suger. =X I'm so bad.
I would definitely prefer to come back here for dinner or lunch sometimes as their regular menu seems to be pretty interesting with all of the diverse options to chose from.
Service here stinks! Slow as hell, and definitely put me to sleep. Our waitress walked around in her flip flops and oversized jeans that dragged on the floor, and literally walked as if she just woke up. We waited 45 minutes for our dessert. There was only one person cooking, as we noticed while walking out.
We asked for tea to drink to our surprise, it is literally like a little "self serve" place, somewhat. You get your own tea, water, forks, spoons, napkins, hot sauce, soy sauce, etc, at a little station. Interesting.
Overall, desserts are really mediocre here. I will skip next time. Hopefully this place will "Wow" me with their huge menu of Asian dishes...hopefully.
Large extensive menus worry me. I know places like to give variety, but it's just easier on me if I knew which were the decent options. And considering the size of both Mango Medley and the staff, I think they're trying to handle more than they can. But anyway, I visited here twice.
1st time: It was around the time the place first opened, so I think that's why the staff was nice back then, I'm not sure how they are now. I ordered the honey chicken garlic spaghetti (which I think is now discontinued) which I thought was pretty good. The chicken had strong honey flavoring and the noodles were garlicky but not oily. I usually picked out the zucchini, onion, and red pepper because they came in large chunks it felt weird chewing on those at the same time. Since it was a cold night, I had their honey ginger tea which was okay, made my stomachache go away at least.
2nd time: I was nauseated and I really didn't feel like eating but the bf really felt like getting dessert so I brought him here. I just ordered tea and he ordered the red bean soup. We know red bean soup is usually reddish and purple in color, but this particular one came in a faded purple color with black colored beans. WTF? Looked and tasted like it was refrigerated. And since there was like a $3 minimum/person rule and we were 25 cents short, she suggested I order a 50 cent cookie (from the Costco pack). I should have just given her 25 cents for free.
Oh yeah, my bf really had to use the bathroom and but couldn't use the one here. Something about the stench and the dirtiness, maybe the last guy couldn't stomach the dessert either. He's gone before in Safeway and gas station bathrooms but said no way to this one.
Anyway, I think the cooked food looks alright to try, they seem to like experimenting. But pick your desserts carefully. And also, don't trust pictures.
This review is for their dessert only.
Came here after dinner at Sushi Time.
FOOD: Had the Mango Delight with panna cotta... Mango puree, mango chunks, and mango ice cream, drizzled with condensed milk, all on a bed of panna cotta, served in a cocktail glass. *Drool* The mangoes are so sweet and juicy, I'd trek all the way from Oakland for some.
Also had some of my friend's mango pillows. It was good to try, but I was imagining something more along the lines of mango mousse.
SEATING: The place is small, in a cozy kinda way. Never had to wait for a seat. We came with 5 people last time, and 6 tonight. Overall capacity can't be over 20, probably somewhere in the teens.
NOTES: Bring good company because the wait is considerable (after: seating, ordering, food arrival, bill to come, change to come). Think of it as quality time with your fellow diners. Tea and water is self served. Cash only, but there's an ATM in the 7 eleven.
highly recommend the ginger soy latte.
This place rocks. I have never had anything that was less than outstanding here. I eat here about twice a week since it is the closest restaurant to my house.They have an overwhelming selection of very reasonably priced food. The place is run by only 2 ladies and it can take a long time to get your food. However, they will tell you as you come in to go elsewhere if you are at all in a rush. The wait is well worth it.
I usually don't understand a single word of what anyone says in there, since I don't speak any Asian language. That in an of itself makes for a very charming atmosphere. I like this hole-in-the wall type place an awful lot.
Sooo. I plan to come here again to get a better feel of this place, because the food looked good and the place was cute and all I really had here was the desserts. I had the mango pillow/mango crepe and omggg it was good! Fluffy whipped cream, sweet mango slices wrapped in a crepe-y thing. Kinda small, but whatever.
The problem?
They're helllllla slow.
We came for some dessert and waited 20 minutes for these pillow things.
We finished the damn things in like 5 minutes.
Foreal?
That ain't cool.
But I'm coming back on a summer night to try out their pork chop over baked spaghetti. (=
CASH ONLY!
Believe it when everyone says that service is SLOW. It's ridiculous! I didn't think it could be THAT bad... so I gave it a chance. Came here with 10 people tonight for some dessert, around 10pm. The place really only holds 20 people max. It's very small. Luckily for us, there were 2 really nice people who offered to move tables for us so that we could all sit together. (THANKS if you're reading this!!) Don't come here with a lot of people.
The menu is pretty extensive, and has no real identity... we couldn't tell what culture this restaurant was supposed to be... We all ordered different things, but they all came out one by one... like 20 minutes after an other. It was ridiculously slow.
My friend tried to order vanilla ice cream by itself (he doesn't like asian desserts) and the waitress looked at him as if it was the most absurd order EVER. After a bit of convincing, the waitress said regular vanilla ice cream was fine (for $3.25! - I mean come on! They serve red bean paste over vanilla ice cream but we still had to convince her to serve regular ice cream?!?! LOL)
We also ordered the Roti with squash curry dipping sauce (NO MANGO ROTI EXISTS!! =( I asked ), Mango Medley, Mixed fruit panna cotta, mango tofu-fa (sweet tofu), corn pancakes, chicken and rice, purple yam and red bean pillows, thai tea latte, and creme brulee. For Happy Hour (some daytime hours and after 9pm on weekdays, for #1-8 on the HH menu, you get additional choices of buttermilk panna cotta, tofu-fa, or coffee. So I got the panna cotta with the Roti.
The food was good, but again, the service was SOOOOOO incredibly slow that we wanted to cancel half our orders... and even then, we couldn't get the waitress' attention. I think she goes and helps the person in back cook. We felt bad for her, but seriously... hire another person!!
We also ordered Kimchi fried rice, but the waitress got the order wrong and brought out this tofu, eggplant fried rice. When we told her it's wrong, she told us there was no more rice, so she couldn't re-do the order. How pathetic! My friend was so hungry that she took it anyway. It tasted good, but seriously, get your act together!
Other than that mishap, the mango puree that accompanies most desserts is absolutely delicious!!! The mangos were ripe and sweet. The panna cotta had too much of a cream cheese flavor, I would have done without it. The Tofu-fa flavor was strongly masked by the mango puree. You couldn't taste the tofu-fa at all unless you ate it by itself, and even then it wasn't as sweet as you thought. But it's still good. The corn pancakes were different from any kind of asian pancake I've had. You can tell it was made from scratch. Very tasty, but SOo hot when it comes out! The Roti came with 2 roti cakes, and the squash curry sauce. The sauce was a little spicy, but it went well with the Roti. It was actuallly very delicious! I would definitely get that again if I ever go back... The Thai tea latte was hot, and tasted really good. It also reminded me of the thai tea latte that i have in packets at home. The pillows took the longest to come out (around 11:40pm). There were 4 pillows--red bean and purple yam bits with whipped cream wrapped in crepe-like wrapper into the form of a pillow. It was good, but would have been better if the stuff inside wasn't cold!! and if it had more powdered suger on top.
Overall, good food but terrible service. It's not fancy inside, so don't expect the plates/cups/utensils to be fancy either. Set aside a good 2hours if you want to come here.
hahaha thought on my old review i rated them horribly, but i guess i was more lenient before...cause i would of only gave them a 2 last time. The wait time was horrendous back then but they have changed that up and its much better now, they only have like two girls working there but they are doing a better job then i remembered.
Baked seafood over rice with cream sauce was delicious, nice and hot and the taste kind of tasted homey...you know that taste? My lady had this dish with seafood i think..or chicken..hahah i dont remember cause all I remember is my dish! lol
we also had drinks...i had this green tea milk drink..which tasted healthy and my lady had...um jasmine tea? lol I keep thinking about the baked seafood~ I havent ate a baked seafood like this in a long while..give it a shot..
so i went in...and sat down..ordered a couple dishes...waited and waited and waited....then my food… Read more »
My first impression was how cozy (read: euphemism for tiny) the place was. I think the maximum occupancy was 15. There's only one waitress and two cooks, but they're pretty efficient. My friend and I ordered salads and they were SPICY. I like hot foods, so I didn't mind, but for the more timid: be careful.
I can't remember the drinks we ordered...I think I had some kind of ginger lemonade...but they were also delicious and a refreshing contrast to the spicy entrees.
The portion sizes are also generous; my friend and I had to get take-home cartons.
I'm bored/procrastinating, so I'm yelping.
Today was my 5th time here? I don't know...
It's my friend's favorite restaurant, she's ALWAYS craving for MM's kimchi rice and creme brulee. I remember our first time here, it was on her birthday. I guess this place is special in that sense, but I doubt she remembers.
Today, we came in around 12pm, only 2 others were here. I had curry fried rice with beef, eggplant & tofu. Since it was happy hour, it comes with another item on top of the menu, I chose panna cotta. Both of the items I got were yummy, but I think I prefer kimchi fried rice. Out of all the items that you could choose from the top part of the menu, I've had most...I would say the panna cotta is the BEST.
Does it not look yummy????
http://www.yelp.com/bi...
AHHHHHHHHH SOOOOOO GOOOOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This time, the wait wasn't so long, so I'm going to give 3 stars.
I usually don't yelp the same place twice or update or whatever. THIS TIME, I FELT IT WAS NEEDED.… Read more »
After our dining experience at a very atypical outer Sunset restaurant, we decided to end our evening at a Hong Kong-style snack and dessert place called Mango Medley. Just the name alone got me excited. A medley of mango delights? Count me in!
The place was packed with Asian teens that all seemed to be absorbed in their anime and Asian pop magazines. I felt kind of old as I sat down and looked around me. After taking in the menu, I realized Mango Medley offers more than just snacks and desserts. The extensive menu includes vegetarian entrees, noodle dishes, rice dishes, a huge dessert menu and lots of Hong Kong-style drinks.
The "cream pillows" on the dessert menu sounded intriguing. It turns out they are pillow-like mini crepes filled with things like mango, cream, purple yam and adzuki (red bean). True to the name, they were pillow shaped and creamy delicious.
A lot of the items on the dessert menu needed explanation like black sesame paste with glutinous peanut dumplings, fresh mango grass jelly and almond fungus with pear.
This is definitely a place for people who aren't afraid to try something new and out of their comfort zone.
Tonight had their pork chop and it sucks, because the meat did not marinate/absorb the salt,pepper,etc,just bland----my parents can cook better than them. Shared a mango salad with shrimp(little raw). They should simplify their menu or improve their cooking techniques. Without quality, forget the rest of the dishes.
Had dinner on 4-19-09 with my friend and her daughter. At least rated at 3 1/2 stars. Shared mango… Read more »
This place is super cute, pretty affordable, and everything I've had is delicious. The only reason they don't get 5 stars is because the wait is usually quite long for your food (you can see the kitchen, it's tiny! And the girls serving also seem to be the ones cooking, so I can't really blame them for being slow).
Korean pancakes are delicious, great warm treat for a cold, foggy outer sunset evening. Free tea to drink! The seaweed salad is also very tasty. And the thai coconut milk soup is also delicious. I can't remember what else I've had, but I'm sure there were a few others, and all were great.
YES, service is slow, thats why i brought my DS lite.
The place looks like it used to be a coffee shop, now a chinese dessert/western style food restaurant?
Nothing really looked good in the pictures. I came only for the panna cotta, but was hungry and decided to get some food as well. It was actually good that it took the waitress so long to take our order because we didnt know what we wanted.
There were 2 other tables besides us this afternoon.
I had the mushroom and bacon spaghetti - YUM!!!!!! it was actually REALLY good. Portion was kinda small, but I finished it instead of boxing it to take home. I'd say it was jussssssst right. The sauce was sweet; it was just really good.
Bf got curry seafood spaghetti, i didnt try it, it looked gross. Bf said mine was better.
Mango Panna Cotta - A BOWL OF HEAVEN!!!!!! i loved it. Not too sweet, refreshing, delish.
One of the tables had to change their minds and got their meal to-go because it took too long.
With my DS, waiting was no biggie. :P
Since my first visit, I have been attracted by the coziness of this little cafe and her food.
My friends and I could always enjoy a relax meal here together, then talk and laugh forever. The food is well-prepared. The menu is constantly expanding. My favorite is their grilled veggie and meat that are served with the dishes. Eugenie is a shy and determined cook. Go only if you have the time to wait for the dishes and she will put her heart into the food for you.
I've been going to this place almost every Friday since my boyfriend first introduced me to it. I am not a great fan on their dinners since I am not a spicy food person nor a very salty meal person. I ordered the baked pork chops. It was way too salty for me. Maybe it was just that day, but I never ordered dinner there again. Maybe I'll give it another try this Friday.
As a mango fan, I love this place. I always order the Mango Tofu. I think it is number 18. It id delicious!
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3.5 stars actually...
Really like this small colourful Chinese cafe that serves page after page of pictorial food items that will make you salivate over...
Laid back, small decorations by the windows that you can grab a comfy chair and have desserts, afternoon tea, or a full meal.
This time I had caramel prawns with chicken and egg over rice, so very delicious with the sauce and big pieces of chicken and a few prawns. Hot Chinese soy milk was also very good but a bit too sweet for my taste bud. I usually prefer plain.
Service was fast and courteous, good for small groups who don't talk loudly.
After a LONG day running around to places, I met up my friend Annie to come here and grab some dessert. It was pretty packed at 1030 on a Wednesday! I wanted to sit on those comfy looking seats but it was all taken so the only seat left was near the door, which I always hate sitting near the door!
It took seriously forever for service. Actually, I had to go grab menus for myself, then I had to go grab a waitress so we can order, then one dessert came out and 10-15 minutes later, the next came out so the first one was just sitting there.
We ordered the Mango Medley, fresh mangoes, grapefruit and mango juice and puree and mango sticky rice. Pretty good but not as sweet as I would like it. But, while it was sitting there, I could just smell the mango aroma!!! I just couldn't keep my eyes of it. I felt bad cuz my friend was talking to me while I was just staring at the dessert wanting to eat it.. =(
We also ordered the Mixed fruit panna cotta with mixed fresh fruit on top. Panna cotta was actually really good. Good smooth texture with the perfect amount of sweetness. Loved it. Although the fruit wasn't sweet at all, the mango sauce made up for it when you eat it all together.
They not only sell desserts but also entrees like fried rice, noodles, and mango salad with prawns! Lots of MANGO stuff but it IS called Mango Medley.
I'll probably come again to try something else..
i dont want to give this place a bad review but i gotta say, there's no CUSTOMER serivce here, food is just alright. i was serving my friend and myself hot tea the whole time while waiting for more than 20mins for some mango salad, then another 20 mins for pineapple fried rice and stopped counting after that for the dessert. All together a good HOUR+ for all the food to come. No one greets you when you walk in, NO one sits you, and after sitting there for more than 15 mins, if you don't make note to them that you're ready, No one will take your order.
But i guess its a good place if you just wanted to sit and relax, talk to your friends and had nothing better to do and hopefully not too hungry.
Ooh. I like this place. It's a real small place, but very cozy.
Cash only, so make sure you hit the ATM. The menu's not expensive, but it's not a cheap hole in the wall place either. I think there's a min charge per person, but it's only like $5 or something.
I can't really speak for their main entrees, since I went there post-dinner. But, their voluminous menu has pictures and lots of stuff looked really good. I had the Roti as sort of a snack while I chatted with a friend for a few hours. It was a bit thicker than I'm used to, but good.
Service is fine. They're a bit slow (probably b/c of the huge menu), but friendly. Like I said, we chatted for a long while and they never rushed us. In fact, I asked the waitress what time they closed and she said "12:00." I looked at my phone and it was already 12:10.
Parking was a bit difficult since it's on the street, but we were able to find a space after about 10-15 min.
It can get a little humid in there and we left smelling like some of the food there. So, keep that in mind if you hate smelling like the restaurant.
But, if you're looking for a late night alternative to Starbucks or if some in your party want to grab dessert while others want something to snack on, this isn't a bad option.
Chocolate Chai = Delicious. Desert in a cup. Really Rich, really yum.
Mango Fried Rice = Uber Yum...
We got some other chicken curry type dish also... Not terribly unique, but good none the less.
Not a ton of customer service, but it's just a really laid back slow kind of place.
I would not go far out of my way to arrive there, but, if your in the hood, it's worth popping in.
While on my panna cotta excursion, I came across this find on yelp! The pictures looked good and it seemed like they had a huge variety of comfort foods, too.
They do! ALOT...fried rice, noodles, ramen, desserts, milk teas, coffees, etc etc etc! Unfortunately, the panna cotta was not right...the fruits were dry and soggy...the flavor was heavy and nothing compared to the one I had at Roys. :( Disappointed.
I haven't tried anything else on the menu but am still curious to see how the food is. Seems like a cool place to get a late night snack after a night out of drinking or to satisfy the munchies. :) I think I'll be back...
My friends wanted to come here for a snack/dinner on a quiet Sunday late afternoon. The place was practically empty. It's a quaint, cozy place with a limited number of tables and chairs. The menu offers a variety of entrees, salads, and desserts. I ordered baked spaghetti with 2 huge slabs of pork chop and with plenty of broccoli and cauliflower. I could only finish half my food and was full from 1 pork chop. Other people ordered ramen soup noodles that came with a ton of veggies and tofu, the Bolognese backed spaghetti had a good sauce, and the Thai noodles with veggies looked like a light entree. The food was cooked home-style and the portion size was decent. The wait wasn't too bad as we were one of 2 tables occupied.
There was virtually no service as the waitress just took our orders and brought us our food. We had to get our own tea and set up our own utensils, which was a small amount of labor for some delicious home style cooking. I was too full to have dessert. But I was really tempted to get the special mango dessert for $6.50 that comes with mango chunks, almond jelly, and scoop of vanilla ice cream. I think there were variations as to what you wanted to be added to your mango "sundae". I had a small taste of my friend's sundae and it was good - sweet and satisfying. I will probably come back again to try some of their other dishes and for dessert.
The last time I ate here, it was unbelievable.
But.. now a second look I doubt it.
Let me give you the play by play ya?
So, we came in at 9:30? sat down at 9:31
9:40 she came and asked us for our order we didn't know so my bf said can you give us a few more minutes .. and she said yeah.
10.. tick tock tick tock.
10:10 where is the waitress?
10:30 FINALLY, Friday special please.
10: 35 wheres the tea?
10:40: wheres my salad?
1045 HERE'S THE SALAD?
10:50 no, now HERE. ... while she serves other people.
10:55 SALAD!
11: beasted the salad.
11:10 now.. wheres the main meal and my tea?
11:20 theres my food...........& my tea, an hour for it.
11:30 desert? desert? desert?
11:40 wtf is this, drops everything to the side of me because I'm clumsy.. while she serving people. does she even come and ask if we're okay NO.
11:50 I'M TIRED OF THIS! THE TABLE NEXT TO US HAS THERE FOOD WHEN THEY CAME IN AFTER US, AN HOUR AFTER US!
tofu does NOT take long to make, swear to GOD.
11:55 the impatient girlfriend waits.....
11:56 DKASLHDAKL! BABE LETS GO, I'M TIRED OF WAITING.
..you know what shes doing? shes on the floor organizing plates.. wtf is this? it doesn't like a whole 30 minutes to make a Tofu!
but you know what else? we ordered it with MANGO.. and she said it would take longer to make, now I'm frustrated because Mango doesn't take that long to cut! & if your name is MANGO MEDLEY shouldn't you have some mango laying around? yaw? whatever.
She didn't even apologize yeah the place was sorta busy all the tables where full, but man I was straving, because after going to ikea I doubt anybody wants to be foodless. grrr. my madness came over to today.
Service was actually slightly faster this time around! Not horribly long, but still expect your dishes to come out one at a time at this two women operation.
Their savory dishes are actually quite good- I had a very garlicky Portuguese baked pasta with chicken, which at $9 was plenty of food to split between two
They've some new menu items including the decadent mango bliss, which is a huge glass of mango ice cream with mango sauce, and topped with fresh mango. It looks amazing.
Their ginger milk custard is still delicious too.
Randomly, the owners of this place both used to work at a salon I once frequented.
Yes, the service…
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UPDATE:
Came here for dinner on a Wed night, only 1 other table was dining, so the wait/service wasn't bad at all. When eating at a mom n pop cafe place, expectation's of course not very high, but the food we got were all very delicious!
We had:
-roti: probably the worst of the bunch. It's the type of pancake that comes from the frozen packaging in Asian supermarkets. My family gets that alot and make it when we're lazy, so would not recommend getting it here. Although the sauce that accompanies the roti is super yum, curry flavor with a spicy kick.
-baked seafood rice with tomato sauce: super good, pungent on the garlic flavor, but we all thought it was yummy not overpowering. It came with shrimp, scallop, salmon, mussel, tilapia.
-baked Portuguese spaghetti: almost thai yellow curry style but with strong garlic flavor again, but again, not overpowering, highlights the other flavor quite well.
-sesame spinach noodle: very thin and soft noodles, in a basic sesame oil sauce with eggplant and tofu. Very refreshing, solid
With the 3 entrees, every time I try one, I feel like that's the best, but as I eat another, that one suddenly reigns supreme. That must be a good sign right? And we got their signature dessert to finish it off, it wasn't very impressive. Surprisingly, I would say come here for dinner if you're in the neighborhood and want something simple to go, but you can get better desserts elsewhere, esp in sunset.
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They offer such a huge variety of foods, from HK style baked pasta/rice, to thai/indonesian plates like curries and fried rice, they even have Korean pancake, ramen, Vietnamese spring rolls, and roti (the thin crepe like appetizer that everyone and their mama get at Banana Island). We seriously could not stop staring at the menu for 30 minutes, just admiring each picture, booked our next dinner date because we MUST try this place.
The desserts were ok, I had the panna cotta with mango and its pure. It's actually like a soft yogurt custard, sorta weird. The ambiance resembles the perfect cozy neighborhood spot. One thing though, it seems like a 1 person team, the service is EXTREMELY slow. We only ordered 4 desserts, none of which requires real cooking, but it still took her at least 30 min. to bring it out. But for such a small place, I'll overlook that for now, and dream about the explosion of flavors in my mouth when I actually eat here.
I like the cozy setting of this place. Its a tiny place and we went here on a saturday late afternoon. It was nice because we were the only ones there. It's tiny so its not a great place for large groups though.
This place is quite aptly named: a good deal of the food and desserts have some kind of mango as an ingredient. In the fried rice, there were mangos. And thats a good thing because mangos are awesome tasting.
I like the dessert that we ordered which was a panna cotta something something. It looks like a nice piece of mango art and you can customize it however you want.
Nice little place to get dessert or light snack
If you're looking to kill some time and get something to eat on a lazy afternoon, then Mango Medley is your place!
One slow Sunday afternoon my sister dragged me out for some fresh air at Ocean Beach, and we popped in here for some snacks beforehand.
The shop itself looks a bit like a slightly cluttered living room than an actual restaurant, and while that might be off putting to some, I found it quaint and comfy. You get a selection of sofa chairs and regular dining room chairs, and your choice of (Chinese) magazines to read as you wait for your food.
We started with a Korean pancakes as appetizer while we sipped on some Jasmine tea. The pancakes were a bit on the oily side and had too much cilantro, but the tea was refreshing with just the right amount of sweetness. We also got an order of the Mango Pillows, which has is a crepe wrapped around mango slices and whipped cream. It was delicious, so good that we got another order to go!
The service was a bit on the slow side, but since we were bumming around it didn't pose an issue. And it was very reasonably priced as well, our total came out to be around $20 or so, including the extra order of dessert to go.
I really like this place. I like the funky noodle dishes they have invented, and I love their hot ginger tea. Very cool place.
Much like the outer Sunset itself, this is a surreal, oddly lifeless place* to ponder one's life direction through the gauzy ennui of a low-budget indie film. Except at Mango Medley, you can do this over a generous $7 plate of grilled zucchini, spinach rice noodles and grilled fresh prawns, with a light, lovely sauce of mirin and spicy oil. From the comfort of a godawful orange/pink modern plush chair in a cafe setting that looks like Miami threw up all over itself. In a cute way.
The menu is comprehensive, pan-asian, and possibly a little ambitious considering they have exactly two people working there and it takes over an hour to be served. But, you know, if you're not down with a slower pace of life, you need to get out of this neighborhood PDQ.
*Please do not mistake this for disparagement of the outer sunset, a neighborhood I hold very dear. Disparage the outer sunset, and I will beat a bitch's ass!
after dinner, my stomach crave for dessert!
we drive all the way from daly city to sunset for some Mango Dessert. Short and simple: -Store is kinda small but the furniture is put in the right way sort of
-dessert for around $5
-interesting dessert menu
-long wait
-mixed up my order.... but still alright
went to this palace on New Years day , parking wasn't a problem the restaurant is small and holds about 20-25 seat? . the food was average
but the sauce was good, price was a little more than many Asian restaurants and the service good.
I usually love desert places (especially HK-style ones) but this one can definitely be missed.
It's location in the outer Sunset is a little too out-of-the way for me - a long 40 min ride on the N-Judah just to wait another 40 min for decidedly unspectacular food entrees (I'm not sure why some reviewers referred to the food as HK-style) and mediocre desserts?
Sorry.
I stopped by here for dessert with some friends after eating at Thanh Long and we all loved this place! We got an assortment of desserts and the standout was mango bliss, which is their featured dessert. The strawberry panna cotta and banana pillows were great but the made from scratch cheesecake was blah.
The menu was hard to read with the jumbled tiny print.
We were one of three tables there on a Tues night, but had the place to ourselves most of the time. I didn't notice slow service, but like I said we were the only customers for the most part. I would definitely come back to try some other things on their menu.
I came here a couple times and service was really slow. But the last time I went with a pretty large party, I was pleasantly surprised that the service improved. We came here after the Alice Summer Thing concert so all I could talk about was Marie Digby. I don't know what made the wait faster for our food - me talking about Marie or Dave playing YouTube videos of NKOTB old school and new on his cool Palm Centro. I'm sure it was Dave. He could pretty much sing along to the newest NKOTB song if he weren't raving about Smallville at the same time.
Anyway, the food was good. I had a noodle soup that was just what I needed on a dreary day. Others ate dessert that came out in a large portion. I also ordered the black and white rice dish with mangos on top. However, with a rice shortage, I guess they no longer service it with the black rice! Overall, it's still a good place to eat at.
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