Some friends of mine were victims of an attempted scam that was supported by the owner and staff of the branch of Xian Lao Man close to Andingmen. A group of scam artists accused a woman in their group of shutting an elderly lady's hand in the door of the restaurant, and tried to make her give them money to pay for the hospital expenses. I arrived later after my friends called me to help out, as the scammers were on cell phones, and my friends were worried that they were dialing up acquaintance to get them to come and intimidate my friends into paying money. I suggested that we should just leave, as the scammers were obviously full of sh*t. However, when we went to walk out the door, the boss of the restaurant told one of her waiters to shut the door and lock it to keep us from leaving. To make a long story short, after several hours of f*&king around with the scammers, the owner, her staff, and eventually the police, we were able to leave the restaurant. Though it is looking like my friend who was accused of harming the old woman is going to get buy without having to pay any sort of damages, the fact that the owner tried to detain us against our will was completely unacceptable, and I can only think that she and her staff were in on the scam as well. Frankly, I will eat a plate of dog excrement before I ever buy a plate of dumplings from this restaurant ever again. Please avoid this establishment, and tell your friends to do the same.

From the near empty wine by the glass to the near empty menu of mismatched foods.

Nice decor, nice staff. But it's not even worth visiting to see how bad it is.

I also ordered Buffalo wings with almost zero sauce. I took a picture too. I then had to pay extra money just to put a little more sauce on them. 90 rmb is already a ridiculous price to pay for chicken in China. IT IS JUST A SCAM. DON'T GO TO THIS PLACE.

I also made the mistake of ordering a Long Island Iced Tea...one of the strongest drinks in the world with 5 shots of alcohol....well it was basically a glass of water with a lime. The worst LI Iced Tea I've ever had in 50 years.

I was there for dinner from 6pm-8pm....there were only 2 other customers. I will keep going back to La Bamba and Helens.

Very decent food, and the prices don't gouge. After being a bit disappointed by Jamaica Blue's highly touted quiches, I was very happy to find Livewell's bacon quiches... at about 20RMB to Jamaica Blue's 30RMB, these quiches are cheesier and more bacon-y and much more satisfying. The chicken avocado salad is worth coming back to if you're in the area. Very good smoothies as well, all in all very happy with my experiences with Livewell. Comfortable hang out and healthy food, can't ask for more.

We went today for dinner and beers. Happily surprised with the selection of beers as well as with the atmosphere. Being able to order from Ganges was an absolute plus. The only problem (other than the cold, since its not very well isolated) was when the beers came to the table. Both Kelkeny beers seemed to be VERY watered down. I would probably go back again, but when the weather is better and I will stick to local cheap beers. 3 stars because I want to think this is not the usual stuff.