iDen & Quanjude Beijing Duck House

This is a beautiful restaurant with very precise service and a spectacular wine list. It’s well deserving of its one Michelin star. The specialty here is, of course, Beijing duck, which, for larger parties, is carved at table side (with a 60-minute preorder required). We went for Saturday lunch and were pleased to get the set lunch, which is not prominently displayed on the electronic menu, but we asked about it and we’re happy that they had it. It consisted of this:

全聚德双人迎珍筵88套餐 ¡Den & Quanjude Curated Experience for Two | $88

STARTER 精致前菜

香薷捞汁鹌鹑蛋

Slowly Infused Quail Eggs in Master Five-Spice Blend

SOUP 养元汤品

全聚德传统老火靓鸭汤(两位)

Quanjude Signature Duck Soup (Two Servings)

MAIN 厨师主菜

琥珀花雕醉基围虾

*Amber” Drunken King Prawns Perfumed with Aged Shaoxing Wine

百年全聚德招牌烤鸭(半只)

Quanjude Signature Beijing Duck (Half Duck)

豉香古法玉唐生

Flash-Poached Lettuce Hearts with House-Brewed Seasoned Soy Sauce

DESSERT 清润甜品

桂雪初凝酿玉丸(两位)

Sweet Rice Dumplings in Osmanthus and Fermented Rice Soup (Two Servings)

We also added two different types of dim sum:

  • shrimp, pork, and chicken buns
  • chive dumplings

The duck was delicious, as one would expect. My favorite courses ended up being the amazingly complex flavored quail eggs and the equally intriguing shrimp.

Service was precise and extremely scheduled, driven by the availability of the foods in the kitchen.

While the wine list is quite expensive, with many of the bottles running over $1,000, I found that the Joseph Drouhin Bourgogne at only a little over $100 was an excellent accompaniment to the meal. The set lunch, on the other hand, is a bargain at only $88 for two people.

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