Phat Mango - DARWIN CITY

I dined in a party of four last week. We kicked off by sharing the crocodile tongue and kangaroo tartar. Both were delicious, but the tongue was really next lev... read more I dined in a party of four last week. We kicked off by sharing the crocodile tongue and kangaroo tartar. Both were delicious, but the tongue was really next level. Amazing it could be prepared to come out that tender. Props to the chef.For mains, my friends ordered two steaks and the barra. I had it on good authority to order the gnocchi. Boy did I win on that one. The salty capers, sun dried tomatoes and olives were beautifully offset by the creamy pillows of gnocchi. The other mains were great, but if you’re going, do yourself a favour and try the gnocchi. We were too full to attempt a dessert unfortunately.Will definitely be back.

We visited this restaurant for dinner last Saturday night after hearing positive reviews, but we were surprised to end up feeling quite unwell afterward. Both m... read more We visited this restaurant for dinner last Saturday night after hearing positive reviews, but we were surprised to end up feeling quite unwell afterward. Both my dining partner and I felt sick after having our main course and dessert, so it seems like something wasn’t right. I won’t be returning here again.

Their response to joshua's downstairs review is actually wrong and defamatory. the fact that we arrived at phat mango at 18:20 a.m. for a 6:30 a.m. booking and... read more Their response to joshua's downstairs review is actually wrong and defamatory. the fact that we arrived at phat mango at 18:20 a.m. for a 6:30 a.m. booking and we sat still on a main thing about 19:45 a.m. when josh asked the waitress to cancel the main thing speaks for himself. I have a decreasing back injury, go with a google and could simply not sit anymore due to severe pain that we explained this on the waitress at the time joshua the main canceled. in no case were we either standing up or aggressive against the waitress. we just wanted to cancel the main thing, pay the bill and go as my hands were shaking with pain. while we waited for the bill, Josh’s coke no sugar order arrived and after the tasting (as I,) he called the waitress over and asked if it was actually diet coke, as it tasted like the full strength koka. the waitress insisted that it was coke no sugar, and a minute or two later came back to our table with an empty dose of coke. our bill was delivered by a gentleman to the table, while the waitress with the empty can stand by coke no sugar at the table, who then started a argument about the can of coke no sugar and when we raised the question how bad service we had received, he stood over both of us sitting and argued how we might not have received bad service, as the waitress had never worked their 18 months and had never been working. the people on the table next to us commented that they had excellent service and I replied: "what a shame, we certainly had no excellent service". I paid the bill and we left.

Your response to Joshua’s review below is factually incorrect and defamatory. The fact that we arrived at Phat Mango at 6:20pm for a 6:30pm booking and we were... read more Your response to Joshua’s review below is factually incorrect and defamatory. The fact that we arrived at Phat Mango at 6:20pm for a 6:30pm booking and we were still sitting waiting for a main at 7:45pm, when Josh asked the waitress to cancel the main, speaks for itself. I have a disabling back injury, walk with a walking stick and simply couldn’t sit any longer due to severe pain we explained this to the waitress at the time Joshua cancelled the main. At no point did either of us stand up or act inappropriately or aggressively towards the waitress. We simply wanted to cancel the main, pay the bill and leave as my hands were shaking with pain. While we were waiting for the bill, Josh’s Coke No Sugar order arrived and upon tasting it (as did I), he called the waitress over and questioned if it was in fact Diet Coke as it tasted like full strength Coke. The waitress insisted it was Coke No Sugar and a minute or two later came back to our table with an empty can of Coke No Sugar. Our bill was delivered to the table by a gentleman, whilst the waitress was standing at the table with the empty can of Coke No Sugar, who then proceeded to start an argument about the can of Coke No Sugar and when we raised the issue of how poor service we had received, he stood over us both of us were seated and argued how we could not possibly have received poor service as the waitress has worked their for 18 months and their had never been a complaint. The people on the table next to us then commented that they had had excellent service and I responded by stating “what a shame, we certainly have not had excellent service.” I then paid the bill and we left.

If I could give a zero star review I would. Let's start with the wait staff to say they are terrible is the understatement our order was clarified 4 times to co... read more If I could give a zero star review I would. Let's start with the wait staff to say they are terrible is the understatement our order was clarified 4 times to correct 4 times but when order came it was exactly as she had incorrectly suggested 4 times. We waited 40 minutes for a main that was supposed to come at same time as other dishes when we complained and cancelled the dish they then got another order of ours wrong. We complained about the 2nd stuff up the manager came out and started to argue what an amazing waitresses we had and how she was his best and then the nail in the coffin he allowed other diners to get in on the argument. I will say what little food we did have was of high quality it is clear that while the kitchen is producing good food the front of house let's the place down.