Blueberry pastry, mochi, dragon fruit, pomelo, watermelon. Complimentary in Executive Lounge
Renaissance Beijing Wangfujing Hotel, Beijing CHINA
Even the pastries and fruit were better at the Renaissance compared to Hilton properties. Maybe I should really consider switching loyalty programs…
Pan fried garlic chicken wings, chicken skewer, deep fried spring roll. ¥58
Cafe Sambal, Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)
This was throw-away food – disgusting! Everything on this plate was super dry and tough, and actually flavorless. I don’t expect flavorless from fried food, but Cafe Sambal managed to accomplish it. The chicken was especially inedible.
Cooked for 6 hours, pumpkin and truffle. ¥80
El Willy, Shanghai CHINA
These tender cheeks were placed atop a fried roll of some kind and surrounded by soft polenta. The flavors were great and the beef wonderfully cooked.
¥98
Da Dong Roast Duck Restaurant, Beijing CHINA
Omg, these were SO delicious, pretty, and fun to eat! The bright red balls are the foie gras covered in a sweet coating. The lighter balls are actual fruit (but not actually cherries). This was served cold and they tasted great. I loved how they were made to look like really fruit. Cute!
¥30
Fami-Li-Hood Kitchen, Mutianyu Village CHINA
Mmm, this was delicious doused with soy sauce and chilies! I’ve always loved these greasy type omelets. I’ve only seen them served at Asian restaurants though. American restaurants don’t seem to served them this way. I grew up eating omelets like this at home. Noms!
Served over rice. ¥29
The Palace Museum Restaurant, Beijing CHINA
This sucked! It was cold and raining, and we really wanted some hot food to warm us up but this dish was barely lukewarm. Fail! The meatballs were really low quality and the rice was hard.
Bacon, Chinese donut, potato croquettes, steamed fish, chicken sausage, salami, steamed pork bun, lox, capers, olives, artichoke, and brie. Complimentary in Executive Lounge
Renaissance Beijing Wangfujing Hotel, Beijing CHINA
Omg, this lounge had a great selection of breakfast items. WAY better than that available at Hilton properties. They still weren’t of the best quality, but there was enough to choose from to keep it interesting.
Caffe latte.
Leaf wrapped. ¥22
Shanghai Dim Sum, Shanghai CHINA
I thought that this tasted good, but I didn’t like the texture. I generally like sticky rice, but there was something extra watery in the filling that kinda grossed me out. The pork tasted good though.
Sauteed shrimp with garlic and chili. ¥88
El Willy, Shanghai CHINA
These shrimp were pretty large and yummy. I loved the deep garlic flavor, although they were a bit overcooked and verging on tough. I did like the cute presentation though.
Cream, egg, sugar, vanilla stick. ¥9.0
How Sweet Bakery, Shanghai CHINA
This egg pudding was delicious! I loved its firm texture and delicate flavor. The presentation inside the egg was cute and fun to eat. Noms!
How Sweet Bakery.
Haidilao Hot Pot, Beijing CHINA
This was a really fun experience, especially as our first dinner in Beijing. We had a little difficulty ordering and trying to figure out how the process worked, but we managed. We had two different broths, one mild and the other spicy. Little did we know that the spicy broth would eventually reach lava spiciness, lol! I love spicy food, but even I couldn’t handle the spicy broth after all the oil for the chilies seeped into the broth. We ordered so many different kinds of meats and items to cook in the broth and I wish I could have taken pics of everything but I was really just trying to enjoy the dinner. We ordered a side of fresh noodles, and the guy came to our table and pulled the noodles tableside as he danced around. That was fun! Cheers to our successful maiden dinner in Beijing!
Marinated beef.
Assorted seafood and meatballs.
Greens.
Enoki mushrooms.
Noodles pulled tableside.
Shanghai (SHA) to Beijing (NAY), China United Airlines
Apparently, you’re not supposed to turn your phone on AT ALL during these flights – not even to listen to music. I didn’t know this so the stewardess kept reprimanding me in Chinese. Sheesh! 🙂
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