The Secret Garden does plenty to raise expectations. It promises fine dining in a converted villa with classic oriental décor. Thankfully, it didn’t disappoint.
I had been to ZEN a couple of times before, but in different locations around Shanghai. This was my first visit to the Nanjing Dong Lu location and the thing I was looking for was consistency, having had good experiences in the past.
Eating out in a lot of "nice places", especially those that are occupying prime real estate in a city that is renowned for being one of the country's hot tourist venues, tends to deaden the nerve endings a little bit... it's easy to lose sight of the really outstanding moments in a meal, when every restaurant that is in the high-calibre category does pretty much the same thing.
Decorated in a smart, feng-shui laden modern theme, your senses can meld into one when dining at the Singaporean import - Crystal Jade Restaurant, located on the Seventh Floor of Westgate Mall. Dim sum’s ‘Big Three’ – sight, smell, and taste – are blended into a harmonious perfection which would leave even the pickiest empress sated.
Bright, golden yellow is the color of Imperial China. It’s also the color that brightly shines from the excellent South China style dishes that are enjoyed at Beijing’s Crystal Jade Palace Restaurant.