xiao wangfu

That's two votes for Xiao Wangfu - good enough for me! Cheers

Ya Wang is slightly better than Quan Ju De in my opinion.

speaking of overpriced, Da Dong is now 198 per duck plus more money for the fixins (bings, sauce, scallions, etc).

Da Dong's good but that's pushing it on the price, in my opinion

ps not sure what they're feeding the staff in the Tuanjiehu location -- never seen such a collection of plumped-up waitresses

If you've got a fat wallet, there is a pretty good duck place inside the Grand Hyatt in Oriental Plaza too. I can't remember the name, but it's on the 2nd floor if you walk up the staircase in the lobby. They've also got a fairly well stocked wine cellar.

Cheers,

where is it? thx

near Canadian embassy.

Roast duck, everyday!

There's a good duck restaurant at the hidden city in Sanlitun. Ambiance is nice and the price is almost the same as Da Dong. The name is Duck De Chine

I wish, in my life time, some one, some company, a lord like boss, will open that account for me. and I will kiss his ass every day.

they only hire laowas! dam admin!!

:shock: :roll:
u think i'm a foreigner? really? no.....

but... i wish i was ... :cry:

oooohhhhhhhh, now we know you are not Chinese for sure!

http://www.thebeijinger.com/directory/venue/Xiang-Man-Lou/1176

I've tried a couple of places, Xiang Man Lou, Quan Ju De, Da Dong, Liqun..

Here're my thoughts on each:

Xiang Man Lou: Didn't impress me, only saving grace was the 98RMB price tag, which seems to have gone up in price to 128RMB, further discouraging me from going again. Duck was unflavorful and the environment resembled a typical noisy chinese restaurant with bad service. Only go there if on a budget.

Quan Ju De: Has branches all over the city with differing standards of duck and service at each branch. I've heard good things about the original first branch near Tiananmen, and have eaten there but was not impressed by being served COLD duck on styrofoam.

Da Dong: Very decent duck, a little pricy but nice environment especially at their new branch near Dongzhimen. Nice variety of dishes available, their menu is HUGE and I mean literally, it's almost as thick as an encyclopedia. Fancy, nice place to bring guests and visitors. Book in advance though as there's always a long queue.

Liqun: Can be hard to find in a back alley amongst all the old hutongs, but recent construction/demolition have made it significantly easier. Food is good, duck is very well done, roasted with 'fruit-tree wood'. Price is very affordable, but the restaurant (which is located inside a old and poorly maintained hutong house) looks pretty dirty and isn't suitable for everyone. Lotsa foreigners and foreign dignitaries have eaten here, judging from the faded photos on the wall. Heard it's gonna be demolished but it's still there a year later.

Ya Wang (duck king): Decent duck, decent price. Place where the local tourists go to, not really known to foreigners unless you've lived here awhile and seen one of their branches. They have 'rest areas' where they lay out free cigarettes and lighters with the Ya Wang logo and address.