King's Joy Jīng Zhào Yǐn - Beijing

Be ready to pay for it, but all about this top is perfect! amazing atmosphere. the presentation of the food was excellent and the set menu could not be better! make sure they ask vegan. and call them to make a reservation and whatever is available they take it and go! if covid is over and I am back in Canada, I would seriously consider coming to peking and king’s joy just dinner. seems excessive, but it is worth it! updated by the previous review on 2021-05-05

We had the price fixing at about $100 per person plus drinks. you are forced to feel like royal feeling. a black table with service and her glass is never empty. the atmosphere is heavenly with everything that goes on, it still does not feel so scrupulous because they were so friendly. they need to ask for vegan because something comes with butter. there is no word for vegan in Chinese. they call it super vegan lol.

Good admosphere, English, music and eating overall was really good. from Western standard it could be even better. do not think of meiles, but only down. we had set the menu for 899rmb. there is also one for 699rmb everything recomended in all!

It was delicious, but not exceptional, too many mushrooms for my taste and not even a dish with tofu or another protein, we only got 10 mushroom dishes that were not really what we expected.

On my first day in Beijing, my friend, a local who works in Beijing part time but lives in Hong Kong, asked me to if vegetarian was OK for lunch. This was a nice surprise. I agreed and we were off to the King 's Joy. I was shocked when we arrived and to find a harp accompanied by a cello playing in the atrium of the restaurant. We were seated at the adjacent table and promptly had our drink orders taken. To be 100% honest, I don 't know exactly what was ordered for drinks or for food because I completely deferred to my Chinese friend. However, the juice, something similar to cranberry, that was served in individual dry ice accented carafes with small 1 oz shooters was almost enough reason to visit King 's Joy. We started with a pseudo pork dish that reminded me of Korean Char Siu. We also had a lettuce wraps and another TVP dish that resembled a fatty grilled beef. A 4th dish was served as sushi, and again, having arrived at 0530 in the morning and not sleeping, I didn 't examine it, I just enjoyed the presentation, texture and taste. All of our orders came a la carte. Again I can 't be specific, but I assume that our bill came to right at 1000 Yuan for the two of us for what was a light yet satisfying meal. We left a bit of food untouched. The service was fantastic. As mentioned, I completely deferred to my friend who speaks Chinese, but I was treated with no disrespect as another reviewer commented. Our glasses were never less than half full. We were brought a couple of small complimentary appetizers. The wait staff was constantly present, yet in no way obtrusive. Unless harps and cellos are your daily, I 'd recommend this as a special treat. I will definitely be back next time in town.