The "blue" of the hotel is taken from the meaning of "the river is as green as blue in spring", and the hotel takes "blue" as the theme, integrating the simple and elegant traditional style of Hangzhou into the exquisite and elegant modern design, low-key luxury without bringing a sense of pressure. Lanting Chinese Restaurant is located on the 22nd and 23rd floors of the hotel, with an elegant and quiet temperament, occupying a good perspective of the Qiantang River, sitting by the floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the first-line river view, the view is very wide.
Lanting Chinese Restaurant draws inspiration from Hangzhou's local ingredients, using fresh aquatic products caught in fresh and saltwater near Hangzhou as its main ingredients, and specializes in cold dishes and aquatic products. Abalone and sea cucumber are one of Lan Ting's specialties, and although there are few types of dishes, the selection of ingredients and methods are more delicate and distinctive. For example, river shrimp can be boiled in jasmine salted water, stir-fried in traditional oil and steamed with dried vegetables, while Jiwei shrimp can be boiled, fried in soy sauce, stir-fried with salted egg yolk and stir-fried with salt and pepper shallots, respecting the original taste and satisfying a variety of tastes.
The restaurant's good at fish and shrimp cooking is also reflected in the famous dish of Hangzhou Bang Song Sister-in-law fish soup, the color of the Song Sister-in-law fish soup produced by ordinary restaurants is translucent, and the taste is thinner, while the Song Sister-in-law fish soup of Lanting Chinese Restaurant uses fish soup as the base to reduce the sour taste, it is milky white, the soup is fresh and mellow, the entrance is silky, and there is a certain consistency, if you like fish soup, you may wish to try it.
The restaurant's offerings are also seasonal, and the seasonal dishes that change every season are more innovative and worth trying, and the distinctive thing is that the restaurant mostly uses its aquatic products that it is good at handling with seasonal ingredients, creating new dishes with rich and harmonious flavors. For example, spring bamboo shoots and wild vegetables are in season, and the restaurant combines spring bamboo shoots with abalone, and creates original ginger spring bamboo shoots to simmer fresh abalone; Or use toon and toon fish, which also grow vigorously in spring, to make steamed fish with toon sauce with unique flavor. Faced with the theme of each season's dishes, chefs are able to cook multiple dishes, use one ingredient, and use multiple techniques to match different ingredients, which shows that chefs have a lot of experience in the combination and combination of ingredients.
Another example is the long-term menu of hazelnut caramel foie gras with scallion pancakes, which are available in most fine restaurants, but Lanting Chinese Restaurant has made it even more unique with crispy scallion pancakes, flavoured with hazelnut puree, and topped with fig jam and dried cranberries. Hazelnut puree and fig jam give foie gras a more oily aroma, and cranberries as a sweet garnish, making the whole dish a very different blend of flavors.
Although there are many dishes that are remarkable, some of the hot dishes and desserts in Lanting are not up to standard, and the level of production is not uniform, and the overall level is still slightly lacking compared with restaurants in the same price range. The service is basically the same, the waiter is more polite, but the restaurant is equipped with fewer waiters, and you have to find someone yourself if you need to. The restaurant usually does not have too many customers, but if you need a place by the floor-to-ceiling window, you should make a reservation one day in advance and explain the requirements. Boxes can accommodate 6-30 people and can also be booked one day in advance.
