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Da Dong Roast Duck 北京大董烤鸭店
Da Dong’s reputation was built on its original Tuanjiehu branch, but the newer Nanxincang spot adds decorative class to the classic Da Dong ducks (RMB 198-218), which have a reputation for being among the very best in the city. Voted "Best Beijing Duck" and "Best Chinese Restaurant of the Year" in our 2008 Reader Restaurant Awards.
Locations
Dongsishitiao
- Dongsishitiao 东四十条
- 1-2/F, Nanxincang International Plaza, 22A Dongsishitiao, Dongcheng District
- 东城区东四十条甲22号南新仓国际大厦1~2楼(立交桥西南角)
- Daily 11am-10pm
- 5169 0329
- Parking available
- No smoking sections
- Chinese and foreign cards accepted
Tuanjiehu
- Tuanjiehu 团结湖
- 3 Tuanjiehu Beikou, Dongsanhuan Lu (southeast corner of Changhong Qiao), Chaoyang District
- 朝阳区团结湖北口3号楼东三环路(长虹桥东南角)
- Daily 11am-10pm
- 6582 2892/4003
- Parking available
- No smoking sections
- Chinese and foreign cards accepted
Map of Da Dong Roast Duck
User reviews of Da Dong Roast Duck 北京大董烤鸭店
Nah, Da Dong ....Oh no. So no.
- Joined: Mar 1st, 2009
- Posts: 10
Review of Da Dong Roast Duck
Da Dong...cannot agree with our admin that this is the best in town, since it is DEFINITELY NOT. Wait till you tried Made in China and Liqun, you will never consider DaDong in the same par of the top class Roast Duck. Well, of cos if you compare perhaps the presentation, the decor, the service (they provide free red wines while you are in the long q), and etc....the duck itself....not the best I have tried, not bad, but not the best. By the way, it is NOT worth what they are charging now for sure, and for the side dish, cannot believe of the price too, 1 person 8 bucks (maybe more now), so, if go in a table of 10, even if you ordered just a single duck, it costs additional of 80 bucks for the side dishes on top of the 200 bucks duck.... not worth it... AT ALL.
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Not what it used to be
- Joined: Jan 10th, 2009
- Posts: 2,577
Review of Da Dong Roast Duck
Since I consider Beijing Kaoya to be a somewhat overrated dish, when I go out - especially with visiting friends or family - for roast duck I consider the other dishes available to be more important than the duck itself.
Though Dadong's roast duck is excellent, the restaurant's concept has gone in a direction I don't appreciate. The dishes seem to have become more focused on presentation rather than taste, and the prices have gone way up. Dadong used to be just a very nice Chinese restaurant. But now it seems Chef Dadong is trying (actually, probably succeeding) to become the premier Chinese restaurant in Beijing.
He is very innovative, and his dishes are quite impressive, until I taste them. His target audience seems to be Chinese customers, which of course makes sense, and Chinese are far more concerned with the appearance of their food than I am. But for me, it's all about taste, and the new menu just doesn't appeal to my American palate nearly as well as the menu of a few years ago. I just don't think the food tastes as good as it used to, and it's obviously more expensive than ever.
Though I consider Dadong to be an excellent restaurant, and 100% authentic, I'll be taking my visiting foreign guests to places like Huajia Yiyuan and Xiao Wang Fu in the future.
4 out of 5
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Easily the finest duck in town, but some distressing signals
- Joined: Jan 10th, 2005
- Posts: 8,934
Review of Da Dong Roast Duck
Da Dong is easily the best roast duck in town and I love the upscale decor of their Dongsi Shitiao location. However, some kinks are beginning to appear in the armor -- for one, the prices have been going up and the menu getting larger and larger, full of fancy-pants dishes that mostly can't hold a candle to their signature dish. I was also surprised to find during a recent visit with out-of-town guests that their service -- usually excellent -- was incompetent.
However until a new suitor wins me over, I still find this to be the best of the bunch.
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