Genius At Work is a well-known British afternoon tea restaurant in Beijing, which has provided all kinds of desserts and pastries for brand events such as LANVIN, Ferrari, Chow Tai Fook, Bedmar, Harper's Bazaar, and Marie de Marie Magazine.
In addition to serving afternoon tea desserts, the brunch is also a major feature of the restaurant. Brunch first appeared in the United Kingdom, many brunch lovers say "if you want to experience an orthodox Western brunch, you should start with a British brunch", but in Beijing, where there are many brunch restaurants, British, American, European, Mediterranean, many different types of brunch have basically been integrated and improved, among the brunch restaurants, restaurants like GAW that only do British traditional brunch are even more valuable.
If you're a first-time brunch, we recommend starting with a brunch platter, which is the most traditional British brunch standard: toast, sausages, baked potatoes, bacon, grilled mushrooms, roasted tomatoes, eggs and baked beans. Baked beans are a must-eat breakfast in British families, and as much as American families love muffins, GAW's baked beans are stewed with sauce and have a slightly sweet and soft texture, which is best eaten with crunchy toast.
Fish and chips are also representative of the British meal, and the British newspaper The Independent even commented that "fish and chips are more representative in the UK than the Queen and the Beatles". GAW's fish and chips are also worth trying, a whole piece of fried cod looks very tempting, although the skin is golden and crispy, but the meat of the cod remains tender inside, and you can also manually add lemon juice before eating to relieve the oiliness caused by frying.
In addition to eating, the most classic breakfast tea of the British brunch can not be missed, it is worth mentioning that GAW's breakfast tea all comes from Chuanning, as the oldest classic tea brand in the United Kingdom, Chuanning is favored by the British royal family, from 1837 to the present, has been the royal family tea designated by Queen Victoria. There aren't many teas to choose from for the GAW brunch, but we recommend black tea for breakfast or black tea from Earl Grey, both of which are the perfect companions to brunch.
The fly in the ointment is that GAW is not stable enough in the production of cuisine, occasionally the fries are too greasy, the baked food is not enough heat, the service level of the restaurant waiter also needs to be improved, and the service is not timely and unprofessional, and the problems have been criticized by customers many times.
GAW is located in the Blue Harbor International Business District, although it is located on the ground floor, it takes a bit of thought to find it. The main entrance of the restaurant is deliberately decorated to resemble a British subway station, next to the main entrance is the Harry Potter platform nine and three-quarters, and next to the Sherlock Holmes Baker Street 221B set, a series of ingenious sets, as if to declare its British legitimacy to the outside world, but also to satisfy the desire of many British control to take pictures. The restaurant as a whole is based on white, gray and green, with a British style, bronze tables, chairs and lamps to add a bit of British aristocratic temperament, the middle display cabinet is full of Chuanning tea cans, and the wall is pasted with posters of Beatles and British movies, which shows that the owner has put a lot of thought into the environment.
