Cafe Mandarin - רעננה ישראל

We ordered the Tortilla Salad, Shakshuka, Breakfast for one and Caesar Salad with two freshly squeezed drinks; Orange Juice and a Greean Apple, Mint Lemon combination. The drinks were refreshing and you can see that they were squeezed right before. Although not cold, with ice they were very good. The food didn't take too long to arrive and the waitress was sweet and kind. The bread was fresh and warm and the shakshuka was flavorful and spot on. The breakfast for one was simple with a nice variety of spreads including a cauliflower based one that was delicious. The tortilla Salad was simple with a quesadilla like dish with mozzarella and basil. It was okay, missing some added salt in my opionion. The Salad itself was simple, the radish overpowered a bit, but that's just my preference. The Caesar Salad was unfortunately a failure. My wife had a stuffy nose and wasn't catching on with the flavors, mainly sharing that the lettuce didn't seem fresh. When tasting the salad, something tasted off to me. The baguette that was cut up in the Salad was stale and soggy. When management addressed us they weren't accepting our claims, yet I hope they double checked all their ingredients and replaced whatever was giving the off flavor. We were pleasantly surprised to see that we weren't billed although the majority of the Salad was consumed. It's important to point out that sitting by the pond with the sound of water running and an easy breeze during the hot late morning was very nice and calming. If we exclude the experience with the Caesar Salad, which was quite unpleasant, all in all its a nice place to have a calm and relaxing time with some good company.

Warm and intimate establishment. Elegant design. Situated in front of cute little lake. Service is edaquate enough. Good menu and the coffee is above average.

Great place to meet with friends, have tasty dishes and enjoy the lakeside view

Very unpleasant service. We were almost forced to order more than a coffee for each and one meal to share, though the place wasn't crowded at all and we didn't stay that long. The food was dry, but the coffee was good

Food was good, tables are problematic in the summer, they get very hot, had 2 burn marks