The Jinling Hotel is the first five-star hotel in Nanjing, and was once the tallest building in Asia, which is of great significance to Nanjing. Jinling Hotel's Chinese restaurant, Mei Yuan, is also outstanding, having been named "BEST50 Best Restaurants in China" by Food & Wine magazine.
The menu of Meiyuan is rich and the variety of dishes is complete, mainly classic Huaiyang cuisine and Jinling cuisine. The ingredients used in each dish are indicated on the menu, making it easy for diners to order. There are large portions and small portions of dishes, and some dishes can also be ordered half portion, that is, half of the small portion, and the price is also 1/2 of the small portion.
Nanjing people love to eat duck food, everyone pursues "no duck can not be a feast", and salted duck has become Nanjing's food business card. In the eyes of many Nanjing people, the saltwater duck of Meiyuan is the first in Nanjing, and the saltwater duck is the top brand of Meiyuan, and has entertained countless celebrities and dignitaries, and has been widely praised. The best salted duck is characterized by white skin, red meat, crispy bones, soft and smooth taste, in this regard, Meiyuan performs well. Meiyuan uses about 4 catties of duck embryos to pickle, and then soak them in old brine, compared with roadside shops, Meiyuan's salted duck is more exquisite. The duck meat is firm and tender, salty and delicious, and the duck skin is crispy but not greasy.
The crab roe lion's head has a high selection rate, and it is also worth a try. Once served, the waiter will assist in cutting open the lion's head. The lion's head has a moderate proportion of fat and lean meat, and crab roe and snow cabbage are added to taste, the crab roe is fresh and the crab roe is thick. The lion's head has a delicate taste, and it will not make people feel tired even if they eat it for a long time. Although the overall taste of the dish is light, it is more delicious than the ordinary lion's head in terms of soup base.
The fried soft pocket has a resounding name in Meiyuan - the well-known soft pocket. The word "Dou" refers to the need to use gauze to cover the eel during production, and also refers to the smooth and tender meat of the processed fish, just like the belly strip on the chest of a child. The meat of the eel is delicate, the fishy smell is completely absent, the ratio of sugar to soy sauce in the sauce is just right, sweet and salty, and the pepper on the surface of the eel adds flavor to the dish. The dish base is heated with paraffin wax to maintain the best taste of the eel. The fried soft pocket is not as thick as the red sauce of Shanghai eel paste, but it has a refreshing taste, and the eel silk is split at will, and it is very refreshing to eat.
Meiyuan also offers a variety of local specialties, including Jinling square cake, crab roe soup dumplings, wine-stuffed chicken head rice, Yuhua soup dumplings, etc., which are suitable for after-dinner snacks. The shape of the Yuhua soup dumpling is like a stone, it is made in imitation of the Nanjing Yuhua stone, which can be quite fake, and there is no special flavor in terms of flavor, and the soup dumpling is just a glutinous rice flour-bean paste scheme, which is slightly mediocre. In contrast, the wine-stuffed chicken head rice is more worth trying. Chicken head rice is fresh gourd, named because it is like a chicken head, the chicken head rice has a soft and glutinous taste, the wine trough has a mellow fragrance, and the dishes are sweet and delicious.
In terms of service, Meiyuan is a well-deserved king of Nanjing Huaiyang restaurants. The restaurant implements two-to-one service, and the waiters have a warm attitude, patiently introduce the characteristics of the dishes and recommend dishes for the diners, and respond to the needs of the diners in a timely manner. After ordering, the waiter will inform the diner of the specific steps of serving the food, and during the meal, the waiter will always pay attention to whether the diner is eating habits.
Plum Garden is located on the second floor of Jinling Hotel, the restaurant is divided into lunch and dinner markets, and meals need to be booked in advance. Meiyuan charges a 15% service charge, and its average price is on the high side among similar restaurants in Nanjing, but it is generally worth the money. In addition, diners staying at Jinling Hotel can get an 8.5% discount on their meals, so if you have a stay, you may wish to pay attention.
