Yule Tang is the most humanistic restaurant in the Southern Song Dynasty Royal Street, it is located in the former site of the original Weng Longsheng tea, Xu Zhimo, Yu Dafu, Lu Xun and others have been guests here. After the opening of the Mirakudo, this elegance has been continued, and when you enter this restaurant from the noisy street, it is as if you have stepped into another world, and the quiet and elegant atmosphere isolates the noise from the door. The Imperial Music Hall integrates dine-in, tea ceremony, and Kunqu opera, and its decoration is elegant and simple, with food and drink on the first and second floors, and a small theater on the third floor, with occasional Kunqu opera performances. In the dining area, the bamboo fence cleverly divides the hall into a quiet and private part, with plenty of light and shadow, making people feel as if they are in the dream of a drama, accompanied by the soft play of Kunqu opera, tea or dining are good choices.
With the help of the chef team of Guiyu Mountain House, the Imperial Music Hall has devoted itself to research and development and food testing, and finally developed dishes that match the environment, so the products of the Royal Music Hall are quite in the style of Guiyu Mountain House, but the cost of its ingredients is lower, so it is also more accessible to the people. The most special dish of Yule Tang is the most earthy-looking handmade dumplings, which come in six different styles: signature cuttlefish dumplings, sauerkraut pork dumplings, cabbage and shrimp, mackerel, fresh clams and vegetarian dumplings. In addition to tasting handmade dumplings in stores, you can also order food on takeaway platforms.
Among the traditional dishes of Hangzhou, the West Lake smoked fish produced by Yule Tang is more excellent, the texture of the fried grass carp is open, and the delicate and sweet sauce tastes into the fish pieces, which is more refreshing than the traditional smoked fish, and the taste is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, which is a dish with a super high order rate. Many of the creative dishes have the shadow of Guiyu Mountain House, and the presentation is very beautiful. The plum chops are similar to those of Guiyu Mountain House, when they are served on the table, the mist is like spring water bubbling out from the bottom of the tray, the small chops are fat and thin, the surface is crystal clear, the taste is slightly crispy, the sauce is fragrant, the taste is sweet but the sweetness is not thick and greasy, with the slightly sour fragrance of plums. The overall presentation of the plum chops is not bad, but the taste is still not bright enough to make a strong impression, which is also the style of most of the dishes at Mirakudo. Osmanthus sauce milky yam can be used as an appetizer or dessert after a meal, its taste is as delicate and soft as ice cream, the milky aroma is light and pure, and the yam balls are sprinkled with matcha powder and osmanthus nectar, sweet and pleasant, you may wish to order. Mirakudo also has a dessert that uses molecular cuisine - mango capsules, which are very interesting in form, remove the top eggshell containing "egg white" and "egg yolk", bite through the egg yolk only to find that it is a transparent gum wrapped in mango jam, and the egg white is a fruity sugar water, which is surprising, unfortunately the taste of this dessert is too simple and thin, and the fun is greater than the taste.
In addition to the dishes, the tea of the Imperial Music Hall is also better, among which the widely praised osmanthus Jiuqu red plum in the Guiyu Mountain House can also be drunk in the Imperial Music Hall, and friends who like tea may wish to try it.
There are few dishes that are difficult and easy to step on, but there are few amazing dishes that are worth trying. The waiters in the store are dressed in plain and improved Song Dynasty costumes, and they are courteous, friendly and patient, but they basically do not take the initiative to serve, and the advantage is that they will not frequently appear in the customer's field of vision to disturb the meal, and cooperate with the environment, and the dining process has a certain sense of privacy. If you are going to dine on weekends and holidays, you need to make a reservation one day in advance to avoid waiting for a table.