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Friday evening planned gathering with 14 friends. A large table was reserved, and it was probably the largest table on offer, however, it probably only sits 10 to 11. Ending up with 13 felt packed, and arms must be kept close. So in terms of overall comfort and environment, I would not recommend a gathering of 12 or more.The overall decoration was dated, but to be frank, the attraction of this place is the authentic Pekingnese food which its famous for!Now let's turned to food, we ordered the se
The overall decoration was dated, but to be frank, the attraction of this place is the authentic Pekingnese food which its famous for!
Now let's turned to food, we ordered the set menu for up to 8 people and added 3 extra dishes. Our group had 5 guys and 8 ladies; comparatively, the group can consume a reasonable amount, and the portion sizes exceeded our requirements.
1) Pre staters (slightly salted soft beans and cabbages soaked in vinger)
As with Northern Chinese cuisine, they start with cold sides to "open the appetite", the taste and texture of both very excellent, however, they served the same size portion for a table of 6 and a table of 13, which to my mind was a little disappointing.
2) Mix platter (cured roast pork, jellyfish and vegetarian duck)
The platter is served with a flavoured soy source mixed with the seasoning of the pork and a light mustard. The mustard didn't really go well and amongst the group, we felt this may not be the authentic way. The jellyfish was nice and chewy and well flavoured. Vegetarian duck were filled with crisp and lightly cooked veg, mainly carrots, wrapped with beancurd skin, a light taste, but excellent texture.
3) Stirred fried fresh shrimpsThe shrimps were coated with a light layer of corn flour and maybe soda, the flesh was clearly not fresh. However, can't really fault them, flavour was good and the name of the dish didn't state they will use fresh shrimps.
4) Sharks fin in chicken soupWithout doubt, this is one of the attractions we came for; the pot was huge, enough for 1.5 servings of 13, so mathematically, more than 2 per person for an 8 person set menu. The soup was just fantastic, thick, rich and not oily. They had a whole medium sized chicken inside and sufficient sharks fun to share. Nearly everyone wanted more. On the not so positive note, it was eaten with some hard buns, as it came with the set, they served the standard 4 (i.e. half per person); I personally felt they could have offered another 2 buns as a gesture of service. The buns were plain, and designed to soak the soup, but none of the group felt it was a good match, so no lost there for only having a small bite to go with the soup.
5) Peking duck The second highlight of the evening! The chef sliced the duck in front of us, and watching the mastery was a good experience. As standard, it was served with pastry, cucumbers, spring onions and Hoi Sin sauce. The pastry was very interesting, it was freshly made, but it was very thick and floury! I personally preferred thinner pastry and so did others. the spring onions were not sliced equally, and once again, I felt they could have served an few extra slices of pastry given the numbers. The meat was juicy and Hoi Sin sauce was slightly warmed, a pat on the back for not serving cold sauce straight out of the fridge. Overall, a little disappointing!
6) Peppered Chinese perchA very very well fried fish, crispy on the outside and juicy meat in the inside, timing was perfect! The sauce was a sweet and sour, similar to the sauce used in Shanghainese version of Sweet and Sour fish without the pine nuts! It was not as strong in taste, so less vinegary; but the sour was a little sticky, too much corn flour! Overall, good dish, but not exciting!
7) Chinese mushrooms with seasonal vegetables The dish was purposely named so that they can use any vegetable they desire, as broccoli is not really a Chinese veg! I would have thought Green Pak Choi or Kale would more appropriate. The mushrooms were soaked well, easy to chew and had a nice mosit texture.
8) Petaled veg dumplingsA surprise to me, the fragrance of the veg was astonishing, very rich, very well filled, and the pastry was good, came out nice and hot, straight from the steamer! The only disappointment was that the waiter couldn't confirm what vegetables were inside the filling! We all tasted spinach and broccoli, but I found the taste more complex and felt there could have been spring onions, kale and Chinese cabbage!
9) Grilled pork knuckle & lamb ( not part of the set )A lovely crispy skin, similar to a Chinese Roast pork, the meat was juicy, and cut into nice size chunks!
The lamb was soft and they somehow managed to remove some of the game smell that some people find disturbing! It came with a sauce which I'm guessing was used to marinate the meat. A soy sauce base with some spices and maybe Worcester sauce.
10) The dessert - Bean paste doughnuts
Warm and soft, very well made, not too sweet and the bean paste was rich in flavour. One of the best I've had!
In conclusion, $340 per head including 3 bottles of beer is not bad for an authentic Chinese dinner! Small elements of disappointment, but worth the soup, lamb and dumplings were well worth it.
张贴
