Nestled in a private old mansion of the rich second generation in the late Qing Dynasty, Ruihua Zhangyuan has a Chinese-style retro-style terrace, making this restaurant worthy of the title of the best bungalow terrace restaurant.
This old building was once called "Taoli Garden", and its owner was Mr. Xu Lingyun, a Kunqu opera artist (the son of the richest man in Jiangnan). After going through twists and turns, it took someone 8 years to spend 300 million yuan to re-translate and repair, and it became what it is now.
The restaurant's Cantonese cuisine is on par with local cuisine. The chef's recommendations include roasted goose with tide lotus, smoked pomfret from the East China Sea, frozen red crab with sake, braised prawns with spinach noodles, and braised pork with truffle in the mansion. In terms of Cantonese cuisine, the three-layer pork with ice and fire, crispy pigeon, stir-fried crab with ginger and shallots, baked beef ribs with apricots, and stewed chicken with fresh abalone are very good. Many people also love the dim sum here for ten minutes, Ruihua shrimp dumplings, scallop shrimp red rice sausage, swallow liquid quicksand buns, and stone pot crab roe xiaolong are the beautiful spots with a high order rate.
Blue and red brick walls and carved decorations are the standard features of the restaurant. The interior of the restaurant is full of mahogany and small red sandalwood carvings, the pear blossom wood long table in the private room is elegant and atmospheric, and the "phantom blue" stone with blue floor is so beautiful that it is not like words. Step by step in the restaurant, the shadows of the trees outside the Ruihua Mansion are swaying, and the overall match is beautiful.
The waiters here are professional and courteous, smiling, and make people feel like a spring breeze. Reservations are required for private rooms and seafood dishes.