AI Spot Summary
The restaurant specializes in roasted cherry duck, but most dishes perform mediocrely. The Peking duck has crispy skin, but the skin is too small, affecting the experience. The salt and pepper fried duck frames and Shanghai smoked fish are below expectations, and the golden sand squid with green beans and enoki mushrooms stir-fried with water lily is just ordinary.
Reviews
Han Lai Group's new restaurant,
I made a reservation a month ago, finally got a table…
This restaurant specializes in freshly roasted cherry duck,
Actually, I found the menu quite diverse,
They also serve stir-fried dishes… Sichuan cuisine…
This time I bought a set meal for 2 people, $1780 + service charge 178 = $1958
Two people ate very well.
(Including duck served two ways)
One plate of sliced roast duck + 6 pancakes + condiments,
Crispy fried duck bones with pepper and salt,
4 pieces of chives with black vinegar spring rolls,
5 pieces of Shanghai smoked fish,
A plate of golden sand squid with green beans,
Stir-fried needle mushrooms with water lily:
2 pieces of crispy tofu pudding
Sliced roast duck:
The duck skin is very crispy, I like this, and the skin is quite fatty!
The condiments include cucumber sticks, I like the fresh cucumber…
The sweet bean sauce is too salty…
There’s a plate of popping candy on the side, which adds a good texture,
There are 6 pancakes, but they are quite small,
It’s hard to wrap a slice of meat and condiments in them; this is a failure,
The experience of wrapping duck in pancakes is not good!!
Crispy fried duck bones with pepper and salt:
This dish of duck served two ways, I didn’t like,
The fried version is not as good as what you’d find in a market…
Inside, besides the duck bones, there are fried potato sticks, lotus root slices, and green beans…
Chives with black vinegar spring rolls: They were okay, not particularly tasty…
Shanghai smoked fish: Online it says it's delicious, but I didn’t like it, too dry, too hard... the dipping sauce didn’t help.... a failure!
Golden sand squid with green beans: Average, the fried golden sand sauce wasn’t fragrant.
Stir-fried needle mushrooms with water lily: This was alright, the mushrooms were good!
Crispy tofu pudding (2 pieces): This is just fried fresh milk…
Taste was okay…
Since I often buy fried fresh milk at night markets,
I felt this dish wasn’t that great either.
Summary: Just passable, a bit disappointing…
After all, I had high expectations for Han Lai Group's restaurant…