Huajia Yiyuan 花家怡园
5 Dongzhimen Neidajie,
Dongzhimen
东直门内大街5号
8407-8288
Open 10:30am-4am
Price Y100-Y199 per couple
This Venue has been nominated for a Reader's Choice Award 2010 in the category Beijing - Best Beijing Duck
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This restaurant is a hit with the locals and laowai. The Beijing duck is delicious, as are the other traditional Chinese dishes. They even brew their own beers. But it is Huajia's traditional decor, subtle lighting and layout that stand out. Their main location, off Guijie, has a beautiful outdoor dining patio nestled in the back of a restored hutong.
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It has been a while since I went back, but I took a vegetarian friend here recently when he visited and we were duly impressed with the tofu and mushroom stir fry dishes. The duck was okay, but everything else was very palatable.
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they don't know the meaning of vegetarian. waiteress there are usless, they dont even know what's in their dishes, with meats or no meats.
just not good enough
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Great restaurant, full recommendation: I had friends coming from outside and wanted to treat them for Beijing duck and other typical chinese dishes. Food met my high expectations (only the rips were only so-so) and the duck was a dream. Service was extremly friendly (!) and we had our own private room facing to the inside of a traditional Siheyuan. Furniture and decoration is top. Only downside, price was a little bit higher than expected. 900RMB for 5 people.with drinks.
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Many friends have raved about Huajia Yiyuan, but its wannabe chic design, shabby furniture, and exceedingly mediocre food left me feeling like the emperor has no clothes. Perhaps the original courtyard location on Guijie proper is better, but personally I'd rather spend my money at any of the Da Dong restaurants.
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Sucked!
What sucked about it? Well it's just not that much better than the 1.3 billion other Chinese restaurants on Gui Jie, but charges way more. The Ma La is more Ma Ma Hu Hu.
If you're thinking about bringing out of towners to a true Chinese restaurant, might I suggest Baguobuyi. There's one in the Avic Hotel across from Jianwai SOHO. Or the Bianyifang at Chongwenmen.
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Despite delivering the same items on the menu as its parent restaurant in Guijie, this branch isn't just as nice, and you can't get the atmosphere of the original Huajiayiyuan.
For the 2 times I went there, I actually had relatively average service.
Huajiayiyuan, yes! But not this one, the one in further west in Guijie!
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Great place! If you're a big fan of mustard, then you should try their Beijing duck as their sauce is no traditional kind... they added a bit of mustard flavor and you can wrap some fruits with it. A pretty fresh try to get a break from the old traditional taste. Love the dark beer of their own brewery... but it's off menu the 2nd time i went there very recently... so that's a bit disappointed. (sold out in Winter???) Hope they'd sell that beer again!
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This is the spot where I usually take visitors or Beijing newbies on the first evening - perfect for trying the standard Chinese dishes, Beijing duck, and having a first sip of Erguotou with a big group. They sometimes have Chinese mask dances, and you should try to get a seat in the back right courtyard which is really nice old style, with cleaner toilets and quicker waitresses (because you have a minimum charge per person).
The fact that you cannot reserve a table at busy times can be a bit frustrating but the english "I need help!!"-waving signs for tourists in the waiting lobby will totally keep you and your friends busy for quite some time.
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Has this place become a lot more expensive recently? I dont remember them charging that much a while back...