Mulan Taiwanese Restaurant

This is a Taiwanese restaurant with great food and lots of seating options, meaning it’s easy to take a large group here if you make a reservation. The food is delicious and comes out quickly. There are many options for veggies, seafood, meat, and others. There are foods of varying spice levels for different spice tolerances. Some of the rooms have tables that spin so food is easily shared amongst larger groups. Try the Mu Lan fish if you come!

The Taiwanese food here at Mu Lan is wonderful. We ordered braised pork shin in brown sauce, salty crispy chicken, sautéed Chinese squash, sliced lamb with scallion, assorted noodle soup, whole fish with Taiwanese sauce, stir fried rice cake with pork and mustard greens, shredded pork with dry bean curd, cuttlefish dumplings, and salt and pepper pork chops. We enjoyed everything we ordered, and the service was extremely quick. We would definitely come back to Cambridge and eat here!

I went to Mu Lan with a group of 5 so we were able to try a lot of dishes. We selected from the recommended dishes. Overall I was pleasantly surprised by the portion sizes but am not sold on all of their flavors. Crispy chicken in chili garlic sauce: get this! It's a lot of chicken and it's definitely crunchy. I prefer the flavor of Chongqing dry chili chicken from other restaurants, but it's hard to beat the chicken to pepper ratio in this dish. Pork with bamboo shoots: This is a big mound of pork and bamboo! The pork is tender and the bamboo is plentiful. There was a weird sour taste that I think came from the bamboo. The first few bites were really good (A+ texture) but the sourness got to me after a bit. Shrimp with bean curd: the bean curd sheets are extremely smooth and hot and delicious. The sauce is a pretty typical white sauce and pairs well with the dish. I think this dish should be called bean curd with shrimp because there was not much shrimp (especially considering the price). Luckily I love tofu sheets so I still enjoyed this. Taiwanese pan fried noodles with pork: Unremarkable, tastes like chow mein. Eggplant with basil: The eggplant was a bit too soft for me and it was sweet with no spice despite having the pepper symbol next to it. Definitely my least favorite of the 5. Overall I really liked the crispy chicken and enjoyed trying their offerings. As it stands I would go to 5 spices or Dumpling House over Mu Lan but I hope to get to try more of their dishes in the future! The serving sizes were larger than expected and they had a lot of items on the menu.

Best Chinese/Taiwanese food I've tried so far in Cambridge. Ordered the whole smoked duck, crispy pork, and the spicy Mu Lan fish. All the menus I tried were fantastic and rich in flavors. The smoked duck was served a bit cold, but the infused tea flavor made a great combo with the juicy duck meat and fat. Crispy pork was another one of my favorites - crispy on the edges and juicy on the inside. They also prepared everything within 15 minutes which was a bonus.

Super delicious food! We ordered a ton of dishes, and the favorite of everyone was the braised pork shin— try it! It is ridiculous how fall-off-the-bone tender it is, and the sauce is delicious. Another crowd favorite was the pork intestine (very fatty and yummy with good veggies to accompany). The cold chicken was also surprisingly good and tender. Overall, super delicious food, very pleased.