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Sureño
Nestled within the stunning interior of The Opposite House, Sureno combines a sleek interior with large windows which – in spite of the restaurant being situated on the lower ground level – allow natural light to pour in, while the “Sunken Garden” terrace decorated with an art installation and bamboo planters allows for al fresco dining. The menu features a comprehensive range of dishes reflecting the tastes of the Mediterranean. Wood-fired pizzas, calzone, pasta, rack of lamb, tenderloin steak, seafood and desserts (the tiramisu gets rave reviews) are all available, backed by a decent and well-priced selection of wines and imported beers, including Hoegaarden. The popular Sunday brunch (RMB 268-398 plus 15 percent) is inspired by the fine Mediterranean tradition of getting all the family together to relax and bond over a big old meal - bring the kids along for the play area. Reservations recommended.
Location
- Sanlitun 三里屯
- B1/F, The Opposite House, The Village at Sanlitun, 11 Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang District
- 朝阳区三里屯路11号三里屯Village瑜舍地下1层
- Daily noon-3.30pm, 6-10.30pm
- 6410 5240
- ¥¥¥¥¥ 120-200
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User reviews of Sureño
Great ambience BAD food
- Joined: Jun 19th, 2009
- Posts: 2
Review of Sureño
When you walk into the place, its NICE.. the decor..the style.. definitely not what you would expect to see...
Its clean, attentive staff..
But
1. The food portions are TINY, and I mean TINY. I ordered a Rack of Lamb, and kid you not, it was no bigger than 3 2cm x 2cm x 0.5cm pieces.
2. The chefs have gone a bit over board with fusion and trying to make the food cool. None of the things we tried you could really taste the flavor of the food..it was mostly flavor of sauces and sun dried tomatoes etc they use
Would I go there again, sure to impress a chick
Would I go there for food, no way
And its PRICY
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not clean..
- Joined: Oct 8th, 2008
- Posts: 4
Review of Sureño
Hello, yesterday night I went for dinner at Sureno, I was expecting something very good because all the awards this restaurant has plus the many magazine reviews, service was OK but not very good, they were too busy, wine was good and they have a very good selection, but the food quality was really bad, seems like there is no hygiene in the kitchen at all, food seems to be very dirty, actually we ordered one Pizza and it seems like they made it last week and just reheated, definitely I don't know how is possible this restaurant has so many awards, may be they pey for them....
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Excellent dining experience!!
- Joined: Apr 1st, 2009
- Posts: 2
Review of Sureño
Food was fantastic, we chose well, unfortunately we did not delve into the main fare as by the time we were reading it our minds and stomachs were reeling in four tapas, a bruschetta and a pasta… each.
The flavours combined exquisitely with a glass of Antonori and a wee Bordeaux... or two. The pace of the service was perfect, there was one large table nearby which normally would signify a terrible wait in many Restaurants. We ordered at the same time, but ours and their meals came out with perfect timing. Timing when you’re enjoying a meal with a loved one is everything.
The Manager’s introduced themselves making us feel important, a truly classy touch.
If I had to be picky, maybe second and third drinks service at the table was a little slow, but not enough to sway my rating, as this was a dining experience that has left me wanting more.
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classy, expensive, stylish, but perhaps not worth it...
- Joined: Jun 11th, 2008
- Posts: 366
Review of Sureño
this is a very stylish restaurant located in the basement of a boutique hotel on the north of 3.3 in sanlitun. the service is quite good, with the waiters speaking english and chinese interchangeably depending on the customer's ability.
the business lunch consists of a 2 or 3 course meal. 2 course is 108 and 3 course 138. on face value, given the good quality food it's probably worth it. but there are a few gripes.
1) the servings are really really small. for example, if you order the duck, then 5 slivers 3mm thick are put on a large plate with 1 wedge of potato, 1 wedge of orange and drizzled with gravy. the taste is quite good for a sampler, but leaves you with the feeling that you've just forked out 100rmb for 10rmb of duck. the oxtail soup with ravioli is the same. if you thought the W 'Wine and dine restaurant' was cheap giving only 4 pieces vegetarian ravioli on a plate, then this place is even cheaper. at least in wine and dine the 4 pieces of ravioli are larger than average. in this restaurant, they only give you 3 pieces of ravioli and they measure 2cm x 2cm.
2) service tax. now i'm sorry, i know this place has english speaking waiters, but does that mean they should lump an extra 15% loading on top of it? No... it's certainly not worth 15%. if you want good service then you go to maison bouloud where they give you silver service.
ok... so is there any saving grace? well.. the desert is fabulous... chocolate tart with vanilla bean icecream... mmm... delicious!
overall... based on taste.. yep.. they are doing good. based on portion size... you will be bitterly disappointed. based on service, you'd think they are ok. based on value for money.. you'd think you were cheated.
so... think about it before you go... a 3 course lunch for 138+20.7 = 158.7rmb. Don't be fooled if you want a full stomach.
PS: if you do go, fill up on the complimentary foccacia bread they give.
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