Yongda is a low-key private dish on Pingjiang Road. The master Ni Qiang is in charge of the spoon himself, and the eunuch makes the famous Songhe Tower is created by his ancestors, he is considered to be born in a catering family, and he cooks good dishes. He is gentle and elegant, with a wide range of contacts, so Yongda is well-known among celebrities, and Chinese women's volleyball coach Lang Ping, Suzhou Kunqu Opera master Lin Jifan, food god Hu Liang and others are all guests here.
Listening to the incense hall is the home-style taste of old Suzhou, and Yongda is the big dish on the traditional banquet, with large meat in the town, each dish is remarkable. The five pieces are undoubtedly the highlight of the feast, and almost all diners who have heard of Yongda come for this dish. The documentary "A Bite of the New Year" once reported seven pieces in Suzhou, and many young people in Suzhou have not necessarily heard of it. Seven pieces of seeds are the necessary dishes for the New Year of the wealthy people in Suzhou in the past, generally by the fire, hooves, grass chicken, hemp duck, wild duck, pigeon, quail these seven kinds of stewed soup, with a grand material. Nowadays, it is more common to have five pieces and three pieces. The five pieces used in Yongda are eggs, salted meat, pigeons, grass chicken, pork belly, sometimes the pigeon is replaced by a duck, and the ingredients are boiled in a large casserole for six hours in Chinese, and the soup is clear and delicious. The pork belly and bacon in the ingredients are fished out, sliced, and dipped in the secret seasoning, which is another delicious dish.
There are a lot of soup dishes in the store, maybe the aura of the five pieces is too big, and the most impressive thing for diners is the five pieces. In fact, like squirrel mandarin fish, braised river eel, three fresh hoof tendons, braised paddling, all kinds of sake lees cold dishes, etc. are all very test of craftsmanship of the big dishes, here are all done well, sweet and salty, you will understand after tasting that the dishes cooked by second-rate chefs in Suzhou cheap restaurants are too sweet.
The dishes of Yongda are simple and atmospheric, and the tableware and wine utensils are exquisite. In the center of the table turntable is placed with ancient wood and carved decorations, which are not monotonous at all. Generally speaking, the minimum order in the store is 8 people, and the minimum consumption for a table is 2000 yuan, considering the large amount of dishes, it is not recommended to consume less than 8 people.
The restaurant is a slightly renovated house, visually relatively narrow, but the dining area space is acceptable, more comfortable, the atmosphere is both homely and grand, suitable for bringing relatives, friends and family members to dinner here on special days.
