Oct 01, 2016 12:47 AM
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Date of Visit: July 23, 2016
No of Pax: 06
Bill Amount: Rs 12,000(approx)
I should have written this review much earlier but got delayed due to some reasons. Anyway, let me do it now ?
Mainland China is regarded as the Holy Grail of Chinese food in Kolkata. I had their food on a number of occasions but this was the first time I was visiting their Silver Spring outlet with my family. The restaurant is located on the 3rd floor just opposite Oh Calcutta. The entrance to the restaurant and the decor is unique with dim lighting, a small lounge area and Chinese statues all around. There are normal seating arrangements and special enclosures which can accommodate 6 – 7 persons. We had booked an enclosure over the phone, so got one. Our 3 ½ year old daughter was given a high chair – a wonderful gesture on their part.
For starters were tried around 6 dishes but crab cakes, prawn siu mai and grilled fish deserve special mention. In fact, they brought the whole bekti to the table wonderfully grilled and ready to eat. The other starters like Drums of Heaven and Golden Fried Jumbo Prawns were good too but crab cakes were really very special. For the main course we ordered Chicken Pan Fried Noodles, Chicken Mei Foon, Mixed Meat Fried Rice, Tempura Fried Rice(Chicken), a lamb side dish(cannot remember the name), Prawns in Oyster sauce, Dry chilli chicken, a duck dish et al. All the items were wonderfully cooked and had a great taste though I personally felt that the duck item was a bit tough although the other members of my family liked it very much. We had Rambutan Ice Cream and Mango Pudding for desserts and you need to see the Rambutan Ice Cream to believe it. It was huge – dollops of vanilla ice cream surrounded by lychees and the whole dish were placed on dry ice, probably, as we could see icy smoke coming out from all sides. A unique experience really and this was not all. As we paid the bill through the HSBC Credit Card the restaurant gave us a Rs 500 Gift Voucher for our next visit. Surely nothing went wrong here. Do come here at least once and enjoy the experience and I am sure you will keep coming back here again and again.
