Maison Boulud 布鲁宫法餐厅
Ch'ien Men 23, 23 Qianmen Dong Da Jie,
Tian'anmen
前门东大街23号
6559-9200
www.danielnyc.com/maisonboulud.html
ignace.lecleir@chienmen23.com
Open Mon-Sat 11:30am-2:00pm, 6:00pm-10:00pm. Brunch: 11:00am-4:00pm, 6:00pm-10:00pm
Price More than Y400 per couple
Accepts International Credit Cards
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With creative design and a fantastic location in the old American Legation Quarters near Tiananmen, this fine dining restaurant brings the Daniel Boulud dining empire to Beijing, as well as the celebrity chef's deft culinary innovations. A very well thought out menu boasts delicious dishes made with top-end ingredients and served flawlessly.
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Simply the best restaurant in Beijing. The one all gourmets were waiting for!
The most impressive is that everything is perfect: - the place is amazing: the Legation Quarter is so impressive, so different and what a surprise when you are so close to Tian An Men square! The building itself is real great and the interior design makes you comfortable and in the mood to enjoy your food and drinks.
- the service is one of the best I have ever seen: from the waiters to the sommelier, the staff was discreet but very attentive - the food is delicate and innovative: we love the Ravioli as starter and the Monk Fish as a main course, the Pigeon was also excellent. And the dessert was... just fabulous, God bless the pastrycook. There is no mistake: everything is just perfect.
- the Wine list is comprehensive and includes good bottles at a reasonable price.No doubt that the staff there have already worked in one or several Michelin-star restaurant(s).
Go there you will love it. We will definitively go back!
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Very positive experience here. Maison Boulud is certainly on it's way to being the best restaurant in Beijing! My husband and I just made our 10th year anniversary and couldn't have picked a better place to celebrate. The restaurant is located in the previous US embassy and was beautifully and tastefully renovated into a modern, yet classic style. The dimmed lighting and warm colors of the main dining room were both soothing and inviting, yet there was an energetic flow felt throughout the dining room which enhanced our experience even more. The food was of the highest quality, meticulously prepared and presented, and absolutely delectable. We started with the Sea Scallops and had the Monk Fish and Short Ribs for the main course. We shared a chocolate tart for dessert. The flavors of everyting was intense, pleasing, delicious. But not only were we so pleased with the food, the service was impeccable. The dining service far exceeded my expectations. They were warm, kind and inviting and certainly had great attention to detail; yet remained non-pretentious and non-invasive. At some point in the evening I dropped my fork on the floor. Before I had a chance to ask for another, a new one had already been discreetly placed in its place. In addition, it seemed as though the GM went out of his way to personalize our experience and make us feel important during our night of celebration. And what a perfect evening it was! The wine selection is also outstanding and the sommelier always made sure our glasses were never empty.
I highly recommend this restaurant to anyone. It is currently our favorite and we look forward to going back again!
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Went to the bar at Maison Boulud for pre-dinner drinks the other night and was pleasantly surprised. Initially the restaurant appeared very upscale and exclusive upon entry, but proved to be quite the contrary. The staff and service were very friendly and the drinks were good. They claim to use fresh, local, seasonal ingredients. One drink in particular called Project 23 really impressed me. Who would have thought that the combination of rum, various fruit juices, and red pepper shavings would create a cocktail delciously tangy, spicy and refreshing all in one. Next time I will return for a go in the dining room.
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Went there with the highest possible of expectations, and it succeeded them all. God knows where they found the staff, god knows who is cooking in the kitchen, god knows who did all the training, but hey man - it ain't gonna get better than this in Beijing
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Went back for dinner with much anticipation and all expectations were met. The place is great! The food was excellent and the service outstanding. Maison Boulud is by far the best restaurant in Beijing. Gotta try it; you won't be let down.
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This is a beautiful place to wine and dine to impress your date. From the arrival sense to the bar or dining area, all have a sense of luxury and finest quality. The bar is just a nice and quite place, accompanied with slow and good music, place is intimate and bartender just shakes whatever you like. The wine list is just really great, of course, the price just comes much higher than the vintage year just like any other fine establishment. The restaurant is chic and simple, nice and calm. The private dining room is just stunning and has a chic ambiance, calm lighting, just gives the mood of relaxing. Service is just beyond extraordinary, consistent smile, timed service and round the second attention, would say Ritz has met its match or actually over the Ritz service, really it's a royal treatment. The food was just expected from a Michelin class chef, everything is just like being painted on the plate, the Foie Gras is just soft, the ribs were just tender and soft to chew on and sauce was just melting away; dessert as usual comes in varieties - from the macaron, mocha tart and the small tid bits candy is just so heavenly.
Do be warned that the price can really jacked up through the roof, BUT it's worth every penny - the arrival, music, ambiance, lighting, layout, decor, mood, food and service. Everything is just....perfect.
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I went to Maison Boulud 3 times, 1 for Lunch and twice for dinner. The location, the style of the restaurant are both great. The service is among the best in Beijing Let's talk about the food. The lunch is very average, but you pay to be there, the quality of the food is acceptable, but the presentation is not excellent. The Burger was terrible. A burger in a French restaurant is a joke as well. The dinner experience is better but the card is too limited. The desserts are not excellent for a supposed to be a michelin standard restaurant. Nevertheless the wine list is impressive. Ignace is a great Restaurant Manager. A mix-result, far away to have a good french gastronomic restaurant in Beijing.
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My husband and I recently went back to Maison Boulud for a second go around and we were not at the least bit disappointed. The place was alive and busy, but still able to maintain it's warm and comforting ambiance. And most surprising, we were even more impressed with the elegant and refined service. Just when you think that things could not get any better! I don't know how they do it, but everything was amazing. Another improvement is the addition of the cheese cart. How rare it is to find fine cheeses in Beijing! Kudos to the staff, kitchen and management of Maison Boulud.
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It's one of my top three favorite restaurants in town. Great service, nice ambience and excellent food! If have not been there, give it a try, you will never be disappointed.
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One word... Perfection!
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I thought nothing could top the dinner. But the lunch is amazing. For RMB168, you're eating better than most meals in NY, London, etc. for maybe 2-3 times less cost. DB burger (lunch only) with wagyu and foie fgras is completely insanely delicious
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My favourite restaurant in Beijing. The maitre d' is a gem, and the food sublime. Well worth the money, every time.
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I am this close to asking for a raise so I can eat there daily.
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By far the BEST service in town, and probably the best Western restaurant in town!! I can't believe it's taken me this long to dine here. I am totally blown away!!! All of my friends and I had a really amazing experience, I can't wait to come back!! Both Ignace and Koen are amazing, it really exceeded all my expectations, I'm really really really impressed!!!
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I was disappointed with Maison Boulud when I went for the CW Gourmet Month meal. It's worth a visit just to see the Legation Quarter, and the restaurant and bar are gorgeous. I went with two friends and we each had one of Maison Boulud's cocktails, which were all really delicious and the highlight of our meal. The pea soup was decent but nothing special. The salmon was also not noteworthy, and the crunchy, super-salty asparagus pieces it sat on weren't very tasty. The lamb was even worse -- it just seemed very heavy and drenched in a sauce that didn't bring out the best flavors. The apple desert was nice, though, and we loved the abundant and delicious bread. I'd come back for the drinks, but not the overpriced food. The service was good, but no better than at any nice hotel restaurant or many other places in Beijing.
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Amazingly gorgeous property, building, and dining room. This is the place to go to impress. I've been going once a week for almost two months now, and just love the atmosphere. Typically just order an appetizer (favorite is the scallop) and a main course (love the veal). Tastefully presented and relatively smaller portions, but you get filled up on the bread, the adorable little sweet treats, and fresh madeleines. At the end you get a little bag of some kind of chocolate covered biscuit.
I went on a Saturday for lunch and they had a set menu which was more affordable, but alas no little sweet treats and no madeleines.
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those people above me have mentioned everything i want to say here. but let me add something:
gorgeous interior + amazingly beautiful and delicious food + great selection of wines + super service (free champagne while waiting a cab???) = a mind blowing fine dining experience.
maison boulud really set the bar really high for fine dining scene in beijing. no doubt about that.
(oh, and the madeleines... sigh...)
will be back for lunch and their bar.
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It was a perfect dinner, in a perfect location with perfect service.
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Fabulous business lunch and the service is always impeccable.
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This is very creative and special reteraunt with it's own style. The food there is very fresh and tasty. The service is just fabulous and the surrounding is very clean and very very very beautiful. The price is a bit more expensive but I personally think it is worth it.
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Utterly delightful in every way. Eating here is a treat.
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Although I felt Maison Boulud had some of the best service I've experienced in Beijing, it seems plagued by the usual China weakness - inconsistency. Several people I've talked to have complained about their service.
The restaurant is in a splendid setting, tastefully done and without the "stiff" feeling often found in this type of establishment. A lively atmosphere, friendly staff and good food - although nothing to write home about.
During the gourmet month, we tried their special menu - slightly dissapointed with it, being both rather small and tasteless. A pity as such a promotion is a great way to attract new customers who wouldn't usually want to dish out RMB500+ a person
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beautiful and spacious dinning place, good service, very nice food... everything seems to be perfect in Maison Boulud.
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Real the most expensive and best service dinner in my life. The chinese and french have some tensions now but just to understand the french culture 3 of our friends decided to go here. We had read in chinese media this is extremely expensive restaurant and so we had prepared 600 rmb for 3. We ordered items worth 500 and I dont remember the dishes. The breads were free in the restaurant and enjoyed them. The portions is quite less compared with chinese foods. The taste is totally different than the chinese food though. Sure its french-I dont know the taste.
The best part of this was the peoples. They were smart,good english and chinese speaking and so beautifully dressed. The decoration was so excellent.Huge painting on the wall, the leather sofas,the beautiful candles ,I liked it.
But unfortunately I cannot like the taste of this food . Its a beautiful restaurant experience
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Easily the best restaurant I've been to since leaving Europe -- I've finally found my Beijing 'happy place' . Service -- from the waitstaff down to the washroom attendants -- was impeccable, and the food was both elegantly presented and a delight to the taste buds. I went for Sunday brunch and was overwhelmed by the variety of options, as well as the portion size (large for a restaurant of this caliber). The much-vaunted DB burger was interesting, although not something I will order again (I'm not much of a burger fan to begin with), but my crab and avocado salad, pain perdu, and strawberry rhubarb dessert were simply incredible. There was a charming assortment of bread and pastries throughout the meal, and the madeleines accompanying my coffee were a delightful touch. The final bill, including several drinks, was about 400rmb -- less than I'd paid at a comparable restaurant at which I'd only ordered two courses. In short, I can't wait to return!
One thing to note -- brunch time at the restaurant is extremely family friendly. There were an assortment of little ones running around during my visit, and the staff seemed quite happy to chase after them as their parents dined. This did not detract from my experience in the slightest, but if you find the presence of small children irritating then you might want to visit on a weekday instead.
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Whether the location—meters from Tiananmen's southeast edge—or the turn-of-the-century stateliness first enchants, an evening at Maison Boulud à Pekin sustains a sophisticated grandiosity. Thanks to Parisian design firm Gilles & Boissier, grays, tans and blacks come together in the reflective table tops, black-and-white tiled floors and outlandish lighting fixtures, whose Dali-esque curves throw the uptight perpendicularity of the former U.S. Embassy into slight disarray, conjoining Alice in Wonderland mischief with regal Lady Di.
Dishes, such as Alaskan King Crab Salad with Mango, Cucumber and Lime and Mint-Coriander Dressing (RMB210) and Terrine of Foie Gras with Apricot Chutney, Candied Bitter Almonds and Raw Celery Salad (RMB245), are made with top-end ingredients. The delicate, deft innovations are also based upon local ingredients and techniques, which Chef Daniel Boulud is widely recognized for weaving thoughtfully into native French know-how. Spice Crusted Tuna with Aioli Sauce, Summer Radish, Fresh Soya Beans and Quail Egg (RMB230), though served almost as sashimi, is not entirely Asian—but then again, neither is it a western standard, given the ingredients and delicate presentation. Crispy Suckling Pig makes a knock-out appearance, served with Daikon Sauerkraut, Apple Coleslaw, and Dijon Mustard Jus (RMB230). Executive Chef Brian Reimer's time at Daniel in New York and recent months in Beijing have paid off.
Service was so unobtrusive—waiters, black-clad and silent—it shouldn't be mentioned. Dishes enter and exit in unison, as though the entire evening were a choreographed performance and the diners mere mad hatters and frocked ladies-in-waiting at play.