Located on the 21st floor of Minshan Hotel, The River House is synonymous with Western food in Chengdu. With its high-quality and stable products for many years, it has long become a window for Chengdu citizens to contact Western-style dinner, and has won countless honors.
The River House has a wide range of ingredients, including grilled dishes, meat, poultry, and seafood. Some meals are seasoned with vinaigrette, pumpkin sauce and taro sauce to infuse Chinese flavours. The Australian beef salad in the cold dish is worth recommending, with a Sichuan-style sauce vinaigrette as the base, accompanied by fine arugula and quail eggs as the beef topping, and then poured lemon juice on the plate, which has a rich, crispy and rich taste. The classic dish of the hot starter, pan-fried foie gras, is lightly cooked, rich in fat and light in fishy, and the quality is quite stable.
Seafood is the centerpiece of The River House's main course lineup, with premium ingredients such as Norwegian salmon, codlock, flounder, Boston lobster and more. Norwegian salmon is made by slowly cooking the ingredients in a constant temperature oil based on the "oil confit" method of French cuisine, and is served with lemon butter juice to enhance the flavor and freshness. Charcoal-grilled Boston lobster is made of about 750 grams of small lobster, which is slowly grilled on the side and seasoned with lemon juice and garlic oil to retain the crispy and tough texture of the shrimp meat, and the taste is fresh and fragrant.
In terms of grilled food, the black pepper Australian calf filet is quite distinctive. On the basis of black pepper seasoning, it is served with pumpkin sauce, taro sauce and steak on the same plate, and garnished with okra, potatoes and other seasonal vegetables, so that the finished dish is presented in a variety of appearances, with a rich taste and not easy to greasy, which is relatively suitable for the appetite of Chinese people. Australian Wagyu beef quality is classified by M1-M12 grade, with M12 being the best, and The River House is one of the few restaurants in Chengdu that offers M9 grade steak, the meat has a soft and delicate cotton texture and rich fat aroma, and the doneness is 3 or 5 percent, the smoothest texture and the best taste. Unfortunately, the restaurant's control of doneness is not excellent enough, and the steak is overcooked occasionally, and the quality fluctuates greatly.
The peppercorn ice cream in dessert is the proud work of The River House. It is a clever combination of spicy peppers and dense ice cream, which is sweet and crisp in the mouth, with a spicy and fresh crispy sensation of peppercorns, which is amazing. However, handmade nut chocolates and fruit fudges are relatively average, with chocolates that are hard to chew and fudges that taste sour, making them a perfect end to your meal.
Years of operation have not made the restaurant look outdated. The avant-garde and simple European décor is elegant and tough, and the wide floor-to-ceiling windows have excellent views, making the dining environment first-class. In terms of service, it is meticulous and considerate, and can actively explain and recommend dishes for customers, with a high degree of professionalism. At seven o'clock, there will also be professional musicians playing. It should be noted that the restaurant has a high occupancy rate, so there are many customers who go to the restaurant even on weekdays, so it is recommended to reserve a seat 2 days in advance. Meals are subject to 15% service charge.