Yutang Chunnuan Restaurant — Restaurant in Guangzhou City

My experience at Yutang Chunnuan Restaurant was nothing short of disappointing. This restaurant, often praised as the pinnacle of Cantonese cuisine and considered a “must-visit” in one’s lifetime, fell far below my expectations. With great anticipation, I even booked a room at the White Swan Hotel just so I could secure a reservation months in advance. However, the final experience left me utterly dissatisfied.

Firstly, the service was far from Michelin standard. The waitstaff often disappeared in groups, making it impossible to find anyone when needed. Conversely, when no assistance was required, multiple servers lingered aimlessly nearby. Additionally, the service was cold and expressionless, lacking the warmth and attentiveness one would expect from a restaurant of this caliber.

As for the dishes, I ordered the renowned Sunflower Chicken and Iberico Char Siu. The chicken had a subtle fragrance, but the meat was overcooked and turned out quite tough. The Char Siu, while visually appealing at first, had an unpleasant porky odor and tasted overly sweet, becoming cloying after a few bites. Some pieces were also too tough and dry, which detracted from what should have been a tender and flavorful dish.

The most frustrating part was when we wanted to settle the bill—no server could be found, leaving us feeling quite unsatisfied with the overall experience. This meal completely shattered my previous expectations of Yutang Chunnuan. Truly, the higher the expectations, the greater the...

Michelin 1-star restaurant: great quality food, and attentive service. Let down by long wait-time, due to no time-limit for guests.

We had the Michelin tasting menu. Food quality was good. Price was reasonable at ¥1,248 for 2 pax including service tax. We ordered one plate of char siew (barbeque pork) and a tea pot.

Attentive service from the serving team. Patient and polite.

Long wait: restaurant does not have a time-limit policy. So those come after the tables are taken will be on the mercy of those still eating. We arrived at 6pm on 10 Aug 25, and waited for 45mins before we are seated. The tables ahead were there for 1.5 hours. Would not come back again unless with reservation ahead of typical...

First time with my wife to enjoy a local and occurs fancy food in a fancy restaurant which turns out as one of our worse experiences of food quality and the taste (so much salty taste)with their history reputation .after call the floor manager about the extra ordinary salt in our dishes which was a fish and a fried rice and eggplant with green peas which had them to try out and she was agreed. Butt they didn’t honor they reputation to change our dishes and we didn’t want to argue with them and paid $400(Chinese rmb)and left while we both felt hungry. If you like the atmosphere then good place to go but watch the food you are ordering and taste it before start eating.not recommended and won’t go...