I went there with my family last weekend as I was recommended by colleagues, and we all had a great great time!
Beautiful and relaxing place, weekend is the time to go there for Brunch: we had tapas, main and dessert at a great price if you compare it with the regular menu. Free flow of cocktail/sparkling for 88rmb didn't hurt <:P

Had my second meal at Agua today and finally got to try the famous suckling pig. The skin was crispy and meat is juicy. The sauce also goes very well with the meat. Shallots were perfectly cooked and not a sorry burnt mess like the last shallots I had in another restaurant.

The service is also very good. It's as good as the service at Boulud and Sadler. I'm surprised the Chinese staff remembered what wine I had in my first visit a few days ago.

Keep it up!

This is my third lunch at Agua.Impressive.Good choices,incredible and creative desserts (bit small).
For less than 100kuai impossible to get a better deal in such a fine dining restaurant.
Congratulations to the French manager who also let us try a special sausage made by chef jordee.

We were at Agua the same night as the reviewer below, but had a rather different experience. Food was fine, though they were serving a more limited menu due to seafood supply issues over CNY.
Service, on the other hand, was sub par and in some cases just plain rude (the female chinese maitre d was unsmiling, abrupt and made all of our party feel as if we were really giving her mafan)

Water for the table had to be requested several times,along with bread. Wine glasses were repeatedly cleared from the table while still containing wine, unfinished plates were whisked away etc.
This was my forth visit to Agua, and though I love both the space and the food, they really need to train their service staff, as the poor standard really gets in the way of an otherwise fine dining experience.

we and my missus popped by last night. we had made a reservation for 2 having been turned away without one last week and we arrived on time at 8pm. upon our arrival there was minor confusion as they took us to a table which was already occupied... then after a confused look from the waiter.. he then redirected us to a table set for 3... not very smooth so far...

we decided to go for the tasting menu figuring it should contain the best of what the restaurant has to offer and also a couple of glasses of cava. red wine arrived instead, so we had to get the drinks menu back and point to the cava. again. 15 minutes later still no cava so i got up and approached the person who looked like they were in charge of front of house. i explained the situation and was told that the waiter must have forgotten....

as we waited for the soup to arrive we noticed the tables around had bread, we decided to wait and see if we would get some before the soup arrived. nah. soup arrived. still no bread...still no wine.. we asked the waiter if complimentary bread is available, the waiter seemed surprised. the soup was ok, pumpkin soup is hard to mess up. nicely presented with the poached egg too.

the cava and bread eventually arrived, but we had to tell the waiters to take away the other wine glasses on the table
the subsequent courses came out at a good pace and had nice portion sizes. the sea bass was well cooked and the mushroom puree it sat on was well seasoned. the veal and plum was frankly a disappointment, it sounds so good on paper but as eaten there just wasn't enough flavour in the plums to contrast with the soft veal. the dessert was better, good textures and flavours.

asked for the bill and the paper receipt was plonked down on the table. nice. very discreet.

so all in all the food was average to good and the service was average to poor. very disappointing.

what separates good restaurants from others is not only the about the flavours of their food but the way a customer feels when they are in their establishment.

Agua is not up to the competition and is nowhere near what it promotes itself to be.

perhaps they should visit their neighbours at mosto for some tips....

The reason why a tasting menu has to be had by the entire table is because the kitchen has to ensure that all the entrees and main courses arrive at the same time for the entire table. A tasting menu sometimes consist of 5 or even more courses (and usually in tasting portions only, not full portion) whereas people not ordering the tasting menu tend to have 2 or 3 courses. So the people who opt out of the tasting menu will be sitting around while the people who ordered the tasting menus get their series of mini courses. The kitchen operations will quickly get out of control if every table were to order the tasting menu for some diners only. That is why is is absolutely standard practice that the tasting menu has to be ordered by the whole table. That's my 2 bit as I used to work in restaurants !

I have eaten in AGUA and it's simply sensational - so I'd suggest swallowing one's pride this once and enjoy the meal. Jordi is not only a great chef he's got a wicked sense of humour! We will be back very soon and often!

I was invited by the building owner to dinner in Agua. Her description was pretty exaggerating but I have to say she's right!

We took the VIP room - it's 2 become 1 when you have more guests. The lighting was just perfect with 2 beautiful chandeliers. I love the 2 big windows even there's no garden outside, afterall, a real view is precious in VIP rooms.

Raviolis of beef and porcini was my favoriate. How can they make these round dumplings so yummy?

Suckling pig, always the classic brand dish, Chef Jordi push the trailer in like a magician, cut the little darling into 8 pieces - I want to say "Can I have the bigger part" but I hold it back successfully.

Those tapas... so good to share, garlic shrimp was cooked just right, tender and fresh like no one can present this way.

Set lunch always has the best pricing, I can see they charge only RMB88 for 2 dishes and RMB99 for 3 dishes -- so convenient for me! =P~

I went there the other day, decor is simple but ok, a cloakroom would not be too much for such a place in the winter. Service is excellent, nice, quick, smiley and efficient. Food is good but no surprise... I have not tasted the suckling pig, will get back there just for that...