This isn't my first time visiting Beijing Garden. When Alix suggested it as our meet up point I immediately remembered the restaurant. Yes, they are that good!
Now you may be wondering, what the heck is that in the last photo? Let's take a closer look sha'll we...
THAT, my dear friends is the pu pu platter. Not to be confused with doo doo platter, because this dish is the precise reason why I remembered this place.
And yes, that is a live flame you can cook some of the apps over! The first time I saw this appetizer I never experienced Japanese or Korean BBQ before so I thought the self-cooking was a very unique feature.
I will say the second time around I was less impressed with this dish. But its still a fun presentation and most of the appetizers included are a great variety and most of them were pretty decent. Based off the display and the flavor profile I would give this dish a strong 8.3/10 ⭐s. It's definitely a fun starter I'd suggest getting at least once!
What really blew me away taste-wise this time around was the main dishes.
Beijing Garden has a large variety of Szechuan and Hunan dishes so its likely everyone will be find something they would like. The trick is knowing what you like. I was honestly not that impressed with my meal the first time I came here. But that's because, while the meat and vegetables were cooked excellently, I had ordered a dish with white sauce. I like to be adventurous and try new things when I go out and through this I have discovered I prefer dark sauces when it comes to Chinese food. Meaning, there is personal preference that comes into play when judging a meal's quality, so try and go with something you're pretty sure you will like! And this time around I was astonished at how good this restaurant's cuisine is, Dad and Alix also gave me a bite of each of their dishes (also in dark sauce)!
Overall (well mostly my dish and Dad's cause I could just tell from that bite) I would give the meals a solid 9.8999/10 ⭐s. P.S. I forgot to mention that this restaurant serves free tea with your meal, so you should definitely go.
