Luzao is the restaurant of the West Lake Luyi Hotel in the Feilaifeng Scenic Area, where it avoids the noise of the West Lake, and is a rare quiet place in the scenic spot, and the bamboo forest at the entrance naturally shades the restaurant and the hotel, bringing out a sense of quiet that is not known. Jiangnan once had the culture of bamboo symbiosis, especially paying attention to the humanistic artistic conception of bamboo, and the design of the stove also used the charm of bamboo in the atmosphere, and the bones were full of Jiangnan temperament. In addition to the bamboo forest at the entrance, many bamboo products are also used in the interior decoration, and the utensils are elegant and simple, and the tableware is mainly light and green, with all kinds of side dishes and snacks, which is very exquisite. Walking into the tea house, the most eye-catching is the tiger stove seen in Suzhou and Hangzhou in the sixties and seventies of the last century, which is cut by the old craftsman with a whole stone, boiling water, hot tea, steaming vegetables, and cooking rice.
This tea house with Jiangnan temperament in the old era focuses on the slow life diet of "tea and meal", which can be used for both tea and snacks, and its production and environment are coordinated, which is very interesting and makes people unconsciously focus on it. Luzao does not talk about pomp, there are no top ten famous dishes in Hangzhou, and there are no Internet celebrity innovative dishes, only focus on making traditional home-cooked Hangzhou dishes, and each dish is a portion of 1-2 people, whether it is sitting alone or sharing a variety of snacks with friends.
Luzao not only has good tea, but also exclusive special good wine, like aged wine diners can choose Shaoxing ten years of Huadiao, and this also has a very suitable for the meal of rare wine: freshly brewed red yeast wine, divided into 13.8 degrees and 6.8 degrees two kinds, the color of the wine such as carmine, the rice wine fragrance is soft and tranquil, there is a slight fruit acidity, the entrance is mellow, the aroma of the wine slowly appears in the mouth, very refreshing, with light side dishes are very suitable.
Lu Zao has a lot of dishes with excellent wine and tea, different from the habit of many regular restaurants to put more oil and sauce, Lu Zao's production is like an authentic Hangzhou cuisine focusing on salty, fresh expression rather than sweet, most of the dishes only slightly sweet taste, light but without losing the taste, but some old high-end restaurants do the pie. As chef Zhao Lei said: "I pursue the simplicity of Hangzhou cuisine to maintain the original flavor of the ingredients, and the essence of Hangzhou cuisine is to clear oil, clear thickener, light and tender." ”
West Lake crispy fish is the signature of Lu Zao, according to the traditional use of grass carp as an ingredient, the sugar sauce that completely penetrates the texture of the fish is not as viscous and heavy as elsewhere, it is full of flavor and light, the taste is relatively refreshing, such a degree of seasoning can not cover up the taste of the ingredients themselves, there is no earthy smell. The surface of the fish is crispy and full of gas, the inside is white and delicate, not greasy, crispy to the bone, and slightly fruity and burnt, even if the thin fish pieces have a hard taste, this dish is also the best among crispy fish. Most of the dishes in the menu have no thunder points, except for the lack of pickled fresh and salty, the other products are not overly flawed and relatively stable, so you can order as you like.
Luzao's Hangzhou-style brunch tea is only available to in-house guests, while afternoon tea is available from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. for all guests. Luzao's afternoon tea also has unique Hangzhou characteristics, not only inheriting the essence of English afternoon tea, with European refreshments such as tiramisu, but also carefully selected Chinese dim sum created by chef Zhao Lei and pastry chefs at home and abroad, such as Hangzhou old flavor mustard fresh meat moon cake, the Southern Song Dynasty Dingsheng cake that has been handed down to the present, the purple potato yam cake prepared with Jiangnan jasmine sauce, and the Hangzhou flavor scone specially made with Lin'an pecans, etc., friends who like desserts should not miss it.
The restaurant service is polite and slightly cold, but it is still quick to respond to guests' needs. On weekends and holidays, the restaurant is very busy, so it's best to make a reservation a day in advance.
