Beijing Restaurant — Restaurant in Abu Dhabi

I was expecting true, authentic Chinese food, and I was in for a disappointment. This restaurant needs supervision and quality control by a connaiseur of the standards of Chinese food.

Served in plastic dishes (yes, plastic!), I ended up having sweet and sour prawns that were neither sweet nor sour, and an eggplant dish consisting mainly of dry potatoes (with a little bit of dry eggplant as well, without the well-known gooey consistency eggplants usually have in Chinese dishes).

I also ordered fish, which would be good, wouldn't it be filled with tofu and a very salty soy sauce. This dish was the only thing that resembled true Chinese food, but I wasn't even able to enjoy it due to the levels of salt.

I ordered battered banana, that dough was not crunchy, and it had a funny aftertaste (probably too much raising agent).

The honeydew juice had something milky in it, which was not understandable, since the fruit is already quite tasty and nothing needed to be added to it. It's the permanent problem of ordering drinks in Abu Dhabi, you order a natural juice and you get a syrupy drink with chemicals. Also, it was extremely sweet, after I asked not to add sugar.

This meal cost over 255 dirhams,which I wouldn't mind paying if the food followed true Chinese cooking standards.

The restaurant gets 3 stars because of the waiting staff, they're cordial and they work in an...

Visited them alone today and asked them for Fried Rice and Vegetables in hunan sauce. The waiter said, "We don't have ANY sauce. If you want, you can eat .... (AED 58) and I will request the chef to add extra gravy but we won't take any responsibility for the taste". I asked if he could provide a simple plain chilli gravy bec m so used to eating rice with some gravy. He replied, "You HAVE to order the other semi-gravy dish (AED 58). I can't give you any other plain gravy." I really liked the waiter's attitude. I think, this is the ONLY Chinese restaurant in the world that does not provide a dish with gravy. I really should have checked...

Authentic chinese food, tasty, but a bit over priced, the portion size can be increased to match the cost. The speed of service is quite slow. The staff were not very welcoming, no smile and did not even say thank you when we left. The lady who took the payment was busy talking to her colleague whilst dealing with me which I thought was rude, she took the money without even saying thank you. I asked the man waiter about the buffet which had been laid out and he pointed at the cashier to find out the cost per person. I decided not to since the lady was busy chatting. With a better service and a smile, this restaurant has the...