Mandarin @ Hilton

The Mandarin is a lovely relaxed atmosphere with great food.

The Mandarin @ Hilton is a chinese restaurant just on the outskirts of Hilton. As soon as we arrived we were greeted by friendly and helpful staff, and this continued throughout the evening, which added to the dining experience. As the restaurant was a former pub, it is very spacious, with a variety of different sized tables for couples, familes or larger parties. We were given a table overlooking the countryside, which made a pleasant backdrop for our meal.
The menu, as in most chinese restaurants was a comprehensive, bewildering list of dishes, so we plumped for one of the set Banquets, priced per person. When the first course of Yuk Sung arrived, I think we were all taken back by the size of the portions. This continued through the dim sum platter, and into the three dishes we had chosen for the main course. A set meal for three, seemed more like a set meal for five! On the whole the food was very tasty, some of the constituent parts of the platter were a little greasy, but this is a minor criticism. We all enjoyed the whole evening; good food, in a relaxed tranquil setting, rounded off with coffee and chinese tea.
The Mandarin is fairly pricey restaurant, but it is definitely worth it for the high quality of the food and the general ambience. The Mandarin also a takeaway facility, with reduced prices compared to the restaurant. A definite plus point is that while you wait for your takeaway, you can relax in remarkably comfortable leather chairs!