In order to facilitate tourists to walk to the Humble Administrator's Garden, Suzhou has newly developed the northern section of Pingjiang Road. Located in the northern section of the old residential area, this chic Jiangnan courtyard is famous and a favorite of many gourmets in Suzhou.
There are not many high-end restaurants in Suzhou, generally three or four hundred yuan per capita can eat high-level Subang cuisine, and the overall tone of private dishes is homely, and Banyuan is one of the super popular private dishes, the products are worthy of the name, according to the position of the meal, only 200 yuan per person.
Companion Garden is not a copy of traditional Subang cuisine, and its own flavor is not easy to eat elsewhere. The chef of Companion Garden was specially hired by Boss Gao from the well-known restaurant of Jin Jiang Hotel in Shanghai. A good table of dishes should not only be delicious, but also pay attention to the overall taste matching and the order of serving, so that people have a hearty appetite and aftertaste after eating, and this point of companion garden is satisfying.
Appetizers are generally divided into two cold dishes: sweet and savory. Pumpkin, dates or tomatoes are pickled in honey or sugar, and you may wonder what kind of aftertaste the kitchen will use to relieve greasyness, but after eating, it is purely refreshing to the end of the ice sweet and fruity aroma, and you will not feel the throat at all. The savory cold cuts are generally white chopped chicken or salt duck, the knife work is even, neatly stacked into small squares, and the portion is not small.
The next few hot dishes are all delightful, such as the Dongpo sauce recipe that took five days to make, the hand-peeled shrimp with sesame oil, the squirrel mandarin fish with full aura, the seasonal noodles with June yellow, the garlic lobster, the rich eel, and the fish-flavored spring rolls with Suzhou characteristics are all good tastes. Among them, the pan-fried rose fish has received zero negative reviews in color, shape, fragrance and taste, and the kitchen uses Guangdong horsehead fish, after frying, the orange-red scales of the fish body bloom, the fish head, fish skin, and fish fin are very crispy, and it is very fragrant to eat while hot. These are not enough, the best taste of the chef's skills is the dry and fragrant and elastic fish, which can completely retain the crisp texture of the sea fish meat with such a crispy and fluffy skin, which is really amazing. Vegetarian dishes such as fungus yam and vegetarian stir-fried water spinach are also quite good, with bright colors, fresh and crispy, and embellishment the texture in the overall taste of Subang cuisine.
The mellow taste of abalone cucumber fish belly cup or millet cucumber is another small climax after a few hot dishes. In the whole home-style Subang taste, forcibly adding this relatively expensive Cantonese stew with ingredients is obvious, and the intention of improving the quality of the meal is obvious. But for the 200 yuan per capita meal standard, the kitchen is already good, the taste is mellow, warm and not greasy throat, when the table is served with an alcohol lamp continuous heating, the cup exudes a quiet aroma, and increases the relaxed atmosphere of the meal.
At the end of the meal, desserts such as mung bean cake and dumplings stuffed with pumpkin wine will be served, and the taste will not drop at all.
The service of the companion garden is definitely the icing on the cake. From accepting reservations, to calling to confirm before meals, to visiting the hotel, and other services, there is no fault with it. The companion garden is Mr. Gao's old house renovated, the courtyard is poetic, the interior has ancient collections, clean and comfortable. The slight flaw is that the private room on the third floor is hotter, and there are many people on the first floor for dinner, and the privacy is average, so it is recommended to give priority to the private room on the second floor. In terms of the richness of the dishes, the style of the dishes, the home-style service and the residential environment, it is suitable for dating and dining for less than 6 people, and is not very suitable for high-end banquets.
According to the merchants, the Banyuan Tongli Ancient Town branch is expected to open in late 2018, and interested tourists can pay attention.
