Mango Tree - Permanently Closed

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   Poppafreeze

   Singapore

   2 reviews

   3.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on December 13, 2016

   overall3food3service1ambience4

   Sorry to say this but the service was spectacularly poor. Had a waiter who had mastered the art of not really caring and then demonstrating that in a wonderful lack of concern for serving our table. Is a bit of a pity as I've often been to Mango Tree locations in Manila and Bangkok and have alwsys exprrienced great service - was really surprised the DC location fell far short on this front.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Washington DC

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined on December 6, 2016

   overall2food2service2ambience4

   Got the garlic chicken. So much salttttttt. I couldn't handle. Also they messed up our drink orders.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Washington DC

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined on December 2, 2016

   overall1food3service1ambience4

   Worst service of my life. Waited 40 minutes just for drinks and they forgot one. Had to go to the kitchen to ask for it. Entrees arrived at different times.
   

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   Nova

   Washington DC

   19 reviews

   vip
   1.0

   19 reviews

   Dined on November 30, 2016

   overall1food1service1ambience4

   Menu significantly scaled down from last visit. We were told a couple of items, from new limited menu, were not available that night. Shrimp cakes were questionable, either in the way they were seasoned or their freshness. Would not recommend. Overall disappointing.
   

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   KevinM

   Washington DC

   21 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   21 reviews

   Dined on November 26, 2016

   overall5food4service5ambience5

   Interesting space serving pricey but still solid Thai. A good option in City Center.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Washington DC

   3 reviews

   3.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on November 19, 2016

   overall3food2service5ambience4

   I would recommend this restaurant for normal lunch or dinner however not for brunch. The food for brunch was not impressive nor particularly good for the price.
   

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   RachelC

   Washington DC

   10 reviews

   4.0

   10 reviews

   Dined on November 18, 2016

   overall4food5service3ambience5

   A fun date night spot for more adventurous foodies. Menu was very well priced for the level of cousins and the cocktail menu was delicious and unique. Our waitress was a little over attentive, but that was likely due to it being a slow weeknight.
   

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   FoodieCLT

   Washington DC

   21 reviews

   3.0

   21 reviews

   Dined on November 17, 2016

   overall3food3service4ambience3

   Second time eating here. The service was better and faster than the first time. The food remains lackluster for a restaurant in City Center. Would like to see more variety in the menu. Not necessarily a foodie restaurant, but an okay spot for a drink at the bar or for apps.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Washington DC

   7 reviews

   3.0

   7 reviews

   Dined on November 15, 2016

   overall3food5service2ambience4

   When I walked in there was no host at the entrance. It took us 15 minutes to be seated. Prior to being seated, the host struggled to find our reservation and simply told me I did not have one, instead of confirming the spelling of the last name. I even showed him my reservation via phone and he struggled. Eventually he realized he was making a spelling error and found the reservation. It took us 15 more minutes after being seated to her water and be acknowledged by a waiter. The food and drinks were delicious, but I was disappointed in the service. Especially since it was a quiet Tuesday evening.
   

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    Shannonigans

    Washington DC

    11 reviews

    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on November 15, 2016

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    The service was fantastic! Food was served quickly and tasted delicious.
    

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    OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC

    102 reviews

    3.0

    102 reviews

    Dined on November 14, 2016

    overall3food2service1ambience3

    Very slow service both to order and get our check as well as to receive the food. The crab sliders seemed like they used crab filler. The preparation of the salmon dish could have been improved.
    

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    TuffLuck86

    Washington DC

    21 reviews

    2.0

    21 reviews

    Dined on November 12, 2016

    overall2food4service1ambience3

    Went late, around 9PM, after a movie because my date and I were craving Thai. Place was dead, maybe two tables upstairs, both of which were either finished or getting their food when we were sat. Sit but it took over 10-15 minutes before someone greeted out table. We go to order, my date orders his app and main, I order mine, only to find out my first and second choices were no longer available. Information the hostess could have shared when seating us, but didn't, showing that the back and front of the house are not talking/working together causing us to seriously debate leaving. Kudos to the waiter who stepped up and told me about a different beef dish, since my two other options were on vacation, and it sounded good so we ordered. We did not order drinks. The only saving grace was the food. Everything came out hot, fresh, and tasted delicious. It was the service that made me rate them poorly. And I'm not talking about the waiter, but the entire staff, since running a restaurant is a team sport. The manager on the floor was more focused on making tables pretty, empty tables, than jumping in and making sure actual guests who were there to eat were being taken care of. Would I go back? Maybe, but I wouldn't go out of my way to eat here again. Yes the food was delicious, but also over priced for Thai, and with service being what it was there are too many other cheaper and better staffed Thai restaurants a short Uber ride away to make me eat here again.
    

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    OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 9, 2016

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    This was a great place. The food and atmosphere were fantastic!
    

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    OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC

    4 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on November 3, 2016

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Loved the food! I had the spicy curry duck. Great flavors. And we had amazing service!
    

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    MCola

    Washington DC

    19 reviews

    4.0

    19 reviews

    Dined on October 28, 2016

    overall4food5service2ambience4

    Great food but definitely more expensive than necessary. Service wasn't great.
    

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    FoodManfromCA

    San Francisco

    81 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    81 reviews

    Dined on October 22, 2016

    overall4food4service4ambience3

    Good late night at the bar.
    

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    OpenTable Diner

    Dallas

    26 reviews

    5.0

    26 reviews

    Dined on October 21, 2016

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Service was wonderful and the crispy chicken was amazing! An appetizer came out cold but was quickly corrected. Overall I had a wonderful experiencing and pleased to dine in while in DC.
    

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    Olga

    Washington DC

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on October 17, 2016

    overall4food4service5ambience4

    It's good and convenient to the office. apoeopdjopasdajgpdapgoksdopsdopkgposdkfpkasdopfksdopfksean ikldfdnfjsdofjosdjfopweofjweo
    

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    Robert

    Washington DC

    31 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    31 reviews

    Dined on October 16, 2016

    overall5food5service5ambience3

    The food continues to be outstanding and reasonably priced.
    

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    AmirahCP

    Philadelphia

    11 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on October 15, 2016

    overall4food4service5ambience5

    Great location and nice street views from 2nd floor windows.
    

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    Jcnva

    Washington DC

    3 reviews

    1.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on October 15, 2016

    overall1food1service3ambience4

    I have eaten at Mango Tree twice now. The quality has decreased significantly over the past few months. The menu is limited by design. The dishes I tasted on my most recent visit were relatively flavorless and uninspiring. While not extremely expensive by Washington, DC standards, the meal was not worth the money spent. The service was good but did not make up for the food.
    

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22. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC

    3 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on October 14, 2016

    overall2food4service1ambience3

    Phenomenal drinks and good food. But the service was horrendous. We were not greeted by anyone for 10 minutes at the downstairs bar that was half full. We were then told that, even though the bar wasn't full, and acknowledging the fact that they had high top service, all patrons had to order from the bar. Ok, fine. We were told that bar upstairs had high top service, so we went there. Same problem, but this time the bar was a bit more crowded. Another 10 minutes before we were acknowledged, and the bartender was rude and dismissive. What he lacked in customer service, though, he almost made up in his drinks. They were top 5 drinks I've ever had. Too bad he never came back to ask how they were or whether we wanted another round. Although we wanted to order more food and drinks, the bartender never even looked in our direction, let alone speak with us, so after about 10 minutes of trying to get his attention for the check, we just left him cash that I assume covered the bill.
    

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    AyrianneP

    Washington DC

    5 reviews

    4.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on October 11, 2016

    overall4food3service5ambience5

    The service was very efficient and pleasant, which is important for a business lunch. My only real complaint was on the food, specifically the crispy chicken. The chicken and it's coating was soggy and it seemed like it should have come with rice or something. The green curry was good (could have been a little heavier on the chicken or eggplant in it, but the flavor was great) and the papaya salad was excellent. Overall though, the food is pretty good and it's a beautiful restaurant.
    

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    OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC

    3 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on October 8, 2016

    overall3food4service2ambience5

    The waiter left my date and I alone for over an hour after we were done eating. It was a first date, so flagging him down for the check was awkward, but after an hour (without getting drink refills) we had run out of conversation. We were literally his only table, but nobody came by to check on us, offer us coffee, dessert, the check, etc. It made the end of the date much worse. The waiter had even put on cleaning gloves to clean the bar, completely ignoring us. The food was good, but the service was atrocious because of that.
    

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    OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC

    42 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    42 reviews

    Dined on October 4, 2016

    overall3food3service3ambience3

    For Thai food it was disappointing how sweet everything was with no heat.
    

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    Dflawless

    Washington DC

    31 reviews

    4.0

    31 reviews

    Dined on September 28, 2016

    overall4food5service4ambience4

    Mango Tree was great! We met another couple for drinks and ordered several first courses to share as dinner. Loved it all and would order everything again. We especially liked the steak salad and the crispy som tum salad. The Brussels sprouts are fantastic too.
    

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    OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC

    2 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 24, 2016

    overall1food1service1ambience3

    The restaurant was empty at 7 pm on a Sat. They ran out of coconut milk so they didn't have soup. What Thai restaurant doesn't have coconut milk. I ordered Thai ice tea and reminded my waiter twice but never received it. I ordered crispy Basel chicken. There was no Basel and no sauce. Picture general Tso chicken. Poor service poor quality way over priced for take out chicken.
    

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    OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC

    2 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 23, 2016

    overall3food4service1ambience5

    I had high hopes for this place. The restaurant/bar area are cute w/a great ambiance. It was a nice out so we were able to sit outside. The waiter was attentive in the beginning but saw him less frequently as the night wore on. It only went downhill. We order the brussel sprouts as an appetizer and they brought out the spring rolls. We didn't even have an inquiry as to the spring rolls so how this order was put in wrong is baffling. We mentioned it to the waiter and he said to keep them, that they were on him. That would have been great except it took over 30 minutes to get the brussel sprouts. When we inquired as to where they were he stated a large group had just put in their order and we were after them. Considering this was the waiters mistake you would think the kitchen could put in one tables appetizer order before the large group. Then before the main dishes came out the waiter took a mixed drink order. 20+ minutes went by and we still didn't have the drink. By that time the entrees had arrived and we were now running up against the clock (as we were seeing a show at Verizon Center). Again, the order was put in incorrectly. We ordered the pineapple fried rice & vegetable fried rice but a vegetable stir fry came out with the pineapple fried rice. This I could see being misunderstood but at this point we could not even return the meal as we would not have made the show, as everything had taken much longer than expected. We had to cancel the mixed drink order since we would have been done eating before it came out. When the bill came it had both entrees on it but a wine orders and the appetizer weren't put in so price wise it was about the same had we not been charged for the entree. But when the charge to our cards had come to sign there were actually two charges: the one above and then one for the brussel sprouts! I have never seen this before. It is a shame as the food was good & it was a very cute place but the service was just awful.
    

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    Lauren

    Washington DC

    71 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    71 reviews

    Dined on September 15, 2016

    overall3food3service2ambience3

    My friend and I both ordered the beef curry. The waiter told us it was slow cooked for hours, very tender. When the meal arrived it smelled delicious! However... the pieces of beef on the top were filled with gristle and fat!! We sent it back. No way, we said, how could that even be an option, can't even chew it, and that is unhealthy too. The manager came over and said she totally understood. Some people actually like that, we couldn't believe it. But she was nice and just swapped in the veggie rice for us. The rice/vegetable dish was amazing. So delicious. So, our situation ended well but I'm not sure I'll be rushing back to Mango Tree for my next fun lunch.
    

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    wendfish

    Washington DC

    104 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    104 reviews

    Dined on September 14, 2016

    overall4food4service4ambience5

    Disappointed that they no longer have spicy calamari, but the whole fish was good, if slightly oily. Our waiter wasn't fully knowledgeable about either the bar or food menu (didn't know what Bailey's was & also said there were green beans in the drunken noodles rather than asparagus), but it may have been a language issue. It was still a good dining experience.
    

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    john

    Las Vegas

    56 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    56 reviews

    Dined on September 9, 2016

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    The bartender was amazing
    

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    OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 6, 2016

    overall3food3service3ambience3

    There wasn't anything extraordinary about thus restaurant except for the prime location.
    

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    MSMITH

    Washington DC

    11 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on September 1, 2016

    overall4food4service4ambience4

    Went to a work lunch at Mango Tree. They have a lunch menu and the food was fast and good. Great lunch spot!
    

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    MarleneS

    Mexico City

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on August 25, 2016

    overall5food4service5ambience5

    Great food and prices! I was surprised it was nearly empty for lunch and happy hour...
    

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    OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on August 20, 2016

    overall5food4service5ambience5

    Our server was fantastic, the food was delicious (beef curry and coconut ice cream -- YUM!). Will definitely come back. Love the bathrooms, too!
    

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    JohnH

    Washington DC

    16 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    16 reviews

    Dined on August 18, 2016

    overall2food3service1ambience2

    Went for restaurant week. The RW menu was teribel. Service was very slow, food showed up cold. Never going back
    

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    OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    4 reviews

    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on August 17, 2016

    overall4food4service5ambience5

    Crab fried rice was very salty. However, the rest of the meal was great!
    

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    OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    9 reviews

    3.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on August 17, 2016

    overall3food4service3ambience4

    We had dinner at Mango Tree. We ordered starters and entrees, and shared them - they arrived after only a short wait, and they were hot and delicious! It was all very good. After dinner, one of the party ordered the ice cream dessert. For whatever reason, the dessert took 20+ minutes to arrive. We ended up cancelling the order. The long wait for dessert was a disappointing end to an otherwise enjoyable experience
    

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    Linja

    Washington DC

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 16, 2016

    overall2food2service2ambience5

    Let me start with the good. The chicken satay was delicious and the ice-cream trio (coffee, green tea, and thai iced tea) flavors were amazing. And now the bad... What was not amazing was the food. I don't know if it is because of restaurant week, but it was NOT busy at all. For the salmon larb, it was all cilantro, lime juice, and shallots with a few bits of salmon. The salmon was slightly cooked on the outside and raw on the inside, which gave it a weird texture. I would not recommend this dish. The lobster pad thai was super salty and quite the worst tasting pad thai I've ever had. There were little dried shrimp and dried or friend tofu pieces that weren't complementary to the dish. There was so much sauce that it made the dish look horribly brown. Nothing was green on the plate, no bean sprouts, no green onion, but there was a lime. The good notes about this dish was the presentation of the lobster and the egg. At least those two components were delicious. The spicy siam cocktail was not spicy at all and more like a mango juice instead. There was barely any alcohol. My sister and I left the restaurant thirsty, disappointed and certain to never to return again. The value and service just isn't there to justify the ridiculous prices. Except for maybe the thai ice tea ice-cream.
    

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    QQMNYC

    New York Area

    22 reviews

    2.0

    22 reviews

    Dined on August 13, 2016

    overall2food1service2ambience3

    Overly Americanized food, not authentic at all, fork & knife are presented instead of fork & spoon/chop sticks for a typical Thai restaurant as spoon is so important for Thai food to get the sauce to eat with the jasmine rice . Meat were not cut to thin slices but as a chunky steak, but no steak knife is offered nor available.
    

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