Thousands of official houses per capita have always been among the most expensive restaurants in Nanjing, and exaggerated words of praise have also appeared frequently on the Internet. In fact, the official is not as magical as the Internet, its ingredients are of high quality, but it is difficult to say that it is the best among the high-end seafood restaurants in Nanjing, and there are not many choices, and the price does not match very well. The environment is elegant, the hardware is sophisticated, but the service level is not stable enough.
The restaurant specializes in Cantonese seafood hot pot, Cantonese refreshments and desserts. Cantonese seafood hot pot is not popular in Guangdong, but it has become a staple of many high-end seafood restaurants in Nanjing. The characteristic of Cantonese hot pot is that the soup base is mostly Cantonese old fire soup, and the taste is fresh and mellow. Diners can drink the soup before boiling, and the light soup can better reflect the original taste of seafood. The official also provides a wide variety of pot bases, including satay, pork belly chicken, pork bone soup, spicy and other flavors, among which matsutake mushroom soup and fish maw chicken soup have the best flavor. The matsutake mushroom soup is boiled for several hours, and the mushroom aroma is overflowing, while the jade bamboo and sand cucumber in it bring a slight sweetness. Fish maw chicken soup is orange in color and thick and delicious. Generally speaking, there is still a gap between Guanye's soup and the authentic old fire soup, but compared with the clear soup pots in most restaurants in Nanjing, the bottom of these two mellow pots has added a lot of freshness to the shabu-shabu. In addition to the soup, the seasoning is also very "Cantonese", and the official also provides each person with a seasoning plate for their own matching, including several condiments such as green onions, coriander, minced garlic, millet pepper, etc., without common seasonings such as chili noodles and sesame sauce, and the taste is somewhat simple.
There are not many types of seafood provided by the government, including Australian dragon, red crab, oysters, giant shrimp, geoduck and other seafood, and there are few rare varieties. Unlike other seafood restaurants, the official also uses the menu to order instead of selecting from the seafood pool, and some seafood does not need to be selected whole, and is sold by weight, which is more flexible. Although there is no fresh seafood, the ingredients are still very fresh. The meat of the sashimi is firm, soft and slightly crispy, delicious and sweet, while the geoduck sashimi is more crispy and chewy. Giant shrimp is quite common in seafood restaurants, where waiters use bamboo skewers to skewer the shrimp and take them to the kitchen to peel off the shells after shabu-shabu, but occasionally raw and cooked shrimp are placed in the same container, much to the dissatisfaction of diners.
The quality of fresh fish is not consistent. The dragon grouper is also known as the giant grouper, it is very delicious, not in the name of tenderness, but known for its coolness and toughness, and the coastal area of Guangdong mainly adopts the steaming method. The scarce supply of dragon grouper was very rare in Nanjing, and the officials also sold it by two, cutting it into thin slices for shabu-shabu. The grouper should not be boiled for a long time, and it can be eaten until the fish is white to maintain a crispy texture. Relatively speaking, the price of tiger grouper is lower, and the fish head can also be cooked porridge, which is not far from the flavor of dragon grouper, which is more affordable, while grass carp is not recommended, slightly earthy, and the meat quality is old.
The seafood level of Guanye Bungalow is better, but it is not outstanding among the high-end seafood restaurants in Nanjing, and its overall level is balanced, and the non-fresh seafood dishes are rich and diverse, and the quality is good. The snowflake beef has a clear texture, with fat and thin, while the beef tongue is crispy and tough, and the beef grains are plump. The beef meat is rich in aroma, and in a lot of seafood, it can adjust the taste. Processed meat products such as shrimp sliders, meatballs, and crab fillets are also made of high-quality ingredients, making them excellent side dishes.
Guan Ye has changed the old-school Chinese style of the seafood restaurant, adopting a modern and simple design, with plain white walls and geometric paintings, which is more stylish. The hardware is also very well-equipped, the tableware is made of Italian Ruffoni soup pot and German Schott Zwiesel wine glasses, each private room is equipped with an air purifier and a separate toilet, which is equipped with a smart toilet and well-known brand perfume. The official also emphasizes meticulous service, and the waiter will assist in scooping the soup and cooking, separating the shells of the shells, peeling off the shells of the shrimp, and removing the crab meat. But not all diners enjoy this type of service, and the staff's high level of involvement in the meal may compromise privacy and the pleasure of boiling and peeling seafood.
There are two branches of Guanye Bungalow Seafood Hot Pot, the old store is located on Fuchun Jiangdong Street, and the new store is located in Deji Plaza, also known as the selected store, and the consumption is slightly lower than the old store. The decoration of the two stores is similar, but the space of the old store is more spacious and comfortable. At the same time, the service level of the old store is also relatively stable, proper and thoughtful, and the Deji store sometimes has cold noodles and ignores customer needs.
