Mandarin Garden Chinese Restaurant

Head down Kenwyn Street towards the city centre and you'll find yourself at a proper neighbourhood Chinese where they're not trying to reinvent anything—they're just getting the basics right. The sort of place where regulars know what they want before they sit down, the kitchen understands what a decent prawn chow mein should taste like, and nobody's apologising for plastic chairs or fluorescent lighting. You come here for straightforward, satisfying food that won't leave you disappointed or skint.