Beijing Da Dong

We had Peking duck, and it was absolutely delicious. They carved the duck right in front of us, which made the whole experience quite a show. Prices are high by Beijing standards but still much more affordable compared to similar restaurants in the West. We ordered two additional side dishes to go with the duck—one of them featured truffles—and both were incredible. Although we had a reservation, we still waited about 30 minutes. The staff were very apologetic for the delay and offered us a snack while we waited.

When we arrived in Beijing, we went there since it was just an 8-minute walk from our hotel. The ambiance was nice. At first, we were surprised by the price—¥398 for a whole roast duck. We ordered two roast ducks and two other dishes. The roast duck was beyond our expectations. The skin was crispy, and the meat was so tender it melted in our mouths. They used the duck bones to make a delicious collagen soup. We tried roast duck at other restaurants, but we ended up coming back here before leaving Beijing.

Not to be missed! Excellent food, service and environment. Very good and attentive service especially from our table's waiter, Michael. Try their other dishes too, especially the braised brinjal which was absolutely delicious. Their street deserts were good, quite fine. The best restaurant we had in Beijing.

The restaurant I am writing now is at Emperor Group Center. The Beijing Roast Duck is very juicy and thin. The roast mutton belly is something that is the least unexpected dish filled with exotic spices. The duck bone soup goes well with the dishes as it is a mild broth.

Great duck of course. That duck bite with caviar was absolute gold. Some of the cold dishes were a little questionable. Had a duck feet with wasabi that killed my palate with wasabi. The dessert tang hou lo with red bean filling was probably the best tanghoulo I had in all of Beijing.

Food is bad. The crepe was cold and hard to remove. The duck is tasteless. The service is bad. The server is waiting for us to leave. I haven’t even finish my food, and he remove my plates, etc. Atmosphere is bad, smoking smell is everywhere. I couldn’t enjoy my dinner here.

The best Pekin Duck in town. They have other great distes. Service is more or less if you don’t speak Chinese, but the duck is worth it.

I give them a 5 star because the Peking duck is the best I’ve ever had. Something about their duck has a special flavor and smokiness that you don’t find anywhere else. No other duck comes close. Their duck is also the cheapest and they serve it to you first which is how your want it. Eat the duck before anything else. The only downside is their other dishes are not all that special. Service is great. This is located in a mall. It is strange but it is what it is.