Lai Wah Restaurant

Lai Wah Restaurant

44 Bendemeer Road #01-143

===========================================

Lai Wah Restaurant has been around for more than 50 years. My relatives have fond memories where they have patronized the restaurant since young. Apparently, Lai Wah is the founder for Yusheng and Yam Basket. 

This year, they made advance reservation of at least 3 months to secure an indoor seating. 

It is quite interesting how they operationalized the dinner. 

1. There are only two seatings - 5.30pm and 8.30pm. 
2. There are only two types of drinks served- orange juice or tea. 
3. No request for a bowl of rice will be entertained. 
4. All dishes are served together

For the reunion dinner, there are two menus - $438 and $528 (nett).

The key difference is that the $528 set serves abalone. 

For our reunion dinner, we picked the $438 set.

Will I come back?

Definitely, it is very value for money and the food is quite good. 

Typically, the standard during new year period tend to drop. But, I do not feel this way here. 

Yusheng

Shark Fin with Crab Meat

Roasted Chicken

Steamed Sea Bass Fish

Yam Basket

Deshelled prawns 

Crispy Tofu

Scallops, Fish Maw and Vegetables

E Fu Noodles

Almond Logan Dessert

Beijing - Day 5

Day 5 was spent exploring Qianmen. 

At the place, there was a talk regarding fengshui of the buildings at Beijing.

Qianmen Street (this is where the first railway station is) 

Some of the sights taken along Qianmen Street

You will see a mixture of old and new buildings here. 

This is where we found the famous Peking duck. See Quan Ju de

After which, we had our last meal for the tour. 

We were then brought to Yaxiu, which was the last stop of the tour. 

This is where our free and easy begins...

Quan Ju De (全聚德)

Quan Ju De (全聚德)
30 Qianmen Street
+86 10 6718 5935

==============================================================

This is must try place for Beijing Peking Duck.
The restaurant was established in 1864 during the Qing Dynasty!

I have heard many reviews about this restaurant and that every duck is labelled.
Hence, you can imagine my excitement when we came across the restaurant during our 1 hour loitering time at Qianmen.

Will I come back?
Definitely! 
Although it is not as crispy as the peking duck in Singapore, the peking duck in Beijing is more fatty. Cant forget the fatty bits of the duck.
For my next visit, I want to try having fried noodles with the remainder duck meat.
Also, it will be nice to ship some ducks back to Singapore for consumption...

This is the takeaway section where you purchase the Peking duck home. 

There is a separate entrance for dine in customers. 

The Peking Duck cost RMB 288 and each duck has a unique number. This is provided in the form of postcard. Understand that there will be a lucky draw held in 2014. I wonder what is the prize if our number gets drawn...

Chef at work

The peking duck in China is slightly different from Singapore. It is less crispy but more fatty. Look at the fats beneath the skin. Its so heavenly. 

Also, the chef slices duck skin & meat for us to wrap.  

Also, the chef proceeds to cut the meat out for consumption as well. 

There are two types of skins provided

Pancake

Cornmeal

Condiments to wrap with

Ah Wen Tang Bao (阿文汤包)

阿文汤包

Address: 北京朝阳区光华西里9号楼

Contact: +852 10 65918032

===============================================================

We happen to come across a famous dumpling store for our Day 4 optional dinner. 

They also serves the big dumpling, where you can sip the soup base with a straw. 

We also also ordered quite a number of my favourite Shanghainese food, such as Fried River Fish and Dongpo Pork. 

Truly contented. 

Will I come back again?

Will recommend to try the dumplings. 

But, the Shanghainese food is quite normal.