Huatang is a brand of Shenzhen Yipin Jiangnan, which currently has only one store in Shenzhen, located in CBD Huangting Plaza. In Shenzhen, where online celebrity stores are popular, restaurants that wait for hours just for a meal abound, and it seems that it is even more difficult to eat quietly and simply.
The flower pond is located in the most secluded part of the Royal Courtyard Square, with the façade as the main tone of white, and the garden-like viewing window will be missed if you are not careful. Compared with the super popular Gui Manlong, Huatang is a place for people to quietly taste Jiangsu and Zhejiang cuisine.
The meaning of the name Huatang is Huatang Village, the hometown of Cao Xueqin, the author of "Dream of Red Mansions". Huatang Restaurant adopts the garden style of Jiafu Grand View Garden, the overall color is elegant, the color treatment is simple, and the cold tones such as gray and chestnut bark are mostly selected, which harmonizes with the color of the Jiangnan landscape and flowers and plants, giving people a sense of remoteness and tranquility. Bypassing the quaint carved walls, there are separate dining tables separated by screens. Three or five friends get together, and the distance between them and the adjacent table is just right, and they will not interfere with each other when talking, which is more spacious and atmospheric than many chain Jiangsu and Zhejiang restaurants.
Jiangsu and Zhejiang cuisine is mainly composed of three local dishes of Hangzhou, Ningbo and Shaoxing, which are known for their fine production and wide variety. According to the season, the snack plate presented by Huatang before the meal also has different combinations, such as almonds, osmanthus cakes, kumquats, red grapes, strawberries, etc. Huatang's Hangzhou cuisine has been improved, while retaining the pickiness of the selection of materials, the adjustment of sweetness and sourness is also more popular with Cantonese people, and the classic Jiangsu and Zhejiang dishes can be seen from cold dishes to hot dishes: Huadiao wine drunk shrimp, glutinous rice lotus root, Huatang cold noodle chicken, signature glutinous rice cake, Lingyin vegetarian goose, bamboo shoots and bamboo shoots, and there are also new dishes that integrate the tastes of various cuisines, such as green pepper eel, Huatang bamboo forest chicken, etc., and spicy people can also feast on it.
Among the many delicacies in Gangnam, crab is one of the most representative ingredients. A plate of cooked drunken hairy crabs looks no different from steamed crabs, but the taste of crab meat is much richer, originally from the beginning of the selection of crabs to select Taihu hairy crabs, with 3-5 years of Huadiao wine, with black tea, ginger, perilla, chrysanthemum, etc. soaked in water to steam the crab to remove the cold and fishy smell of the crab itself, and finally soak it in the chef's secret soup to taste, so complicated steps to make a drunk and attractive crab.
Huatang bamboo forest chicken is a signature dish worth trying. The whole dish has a mellow flavor and a bit more spicy, which may be too strong for people who don't usually eat spicy food. The free-range chicken is not easy to stew, but the Huatang bamboo forest chicken can make tender meat, which shows that it takes a lot of time when stewing. The side dishes are not inferior, using Lin'an dried stalagmites, which grow very slowly, the bamboo shoots are very thick, full of umami, but the yield is very low, and it is not common. The taste of this dish is more inclined to Hunan cuisine, and the fusion of various cuisines can better meet the tastes of new Shenzhen people from all walks of life.
Pine nut fish can be said to be the specialty dish of Huatang, the sweet and sour color is authentic, the fish remains intact in the process of frying, the crunchy taste and sweet and sour aroma are integrated, the aroma is overflowing, and there are no bone spurs at all, suitable for all ages. The names of Huatang's dishes sometimes give the illusion that "Babao Crispy Duck" is not actually a duck, but a staple food with glutinous rice wrapped in duck skin; "Huatang Cold Noodle Chicken" is a modified cold noodle with shredded chicken, which has a good taste after being chilled, and relieves the greasy taste caused by chili oil and sauce. On the whole, "freshness" is the characteristic of Huatang, which can bring people a faint sense of freshness from decoration to dishes. The hundreds of dishes are almost thunder-free, and the balance between authentic Jiangsu and Zhejiang cuisine and improved taste has been achieved, and it is worth a special trip.
The tea table fee in Huatang is 5 yuan per person, and the rice is 5 yuan per bowl, plus a 10% service charge. Waiters can add water in a timely manner, but they are not well trained in the introduction of dishes, and many employees do not know much about the dishes, which affects the ordering experience. In addition, parking tickets are not available for food and beverage consumption at Wongtee Plaza, so it is recommended to take the subway to get there. Although the pricing of Huatang dishes is at a high level, combined with the credit card of China Merchants Bank and various group buying activities in the store, it can often reach a discount of about 20%, and consumers are also requested to pay close attention or consult the staff.
