XieHe CaiGuan

Xiehe Restaurant is an old restaurant with good business, mainly because their Suzhou cuisine tastes very authentic, especially the squirrel mandarin fish, fried eel paste, etc., which are very delicious, and the price is not expensive, very close to the people. The restaurant environment is also good, and the waiters are friendly.

A restaurant with a more Suzhou flavor. I've been here many times and I don't feel tired of it. The environment is quite good. The antique decoration style. Although it doesn't look big, it is actually two stories high. The Suzhou dishes in the restaurant, including eel shreds and shrimp, are large and fresh.

Six people ate for 520, the price was OK, the boss was very friendly, and all the friends who recommended it are repeat customers. If I come here next time, I must order the family soup specially recommended by the expert. This time I originally wanted to order the salted pork with preserved vegetables, but I didn't, so I changed to the roast duck soup, which was also very delicious.

We arrived at 4 PM, before the meal even started. The thin lady with glasses and another waiter were very friendly and helpful, offering excellent service. Later, a slightly overweight lady wasn't so good. After finishing her meal, she noticed one of the dishes she ordered didn't match the picture on the wall, so she asked about it. The lady yelled that the dish was wrong and cost 10 yuan more. She demanded she pay the difference. She followed us to the front desk to get the bill, and kept asking the waitress for more money, explaining that the previous waitress had ordered the wrong dish, blah blah blah... Fortunately, the waitress was understanding and said it wasn't our mistake, so she didn't ask for the difference. But the overweight lady left a bad impression. A mistake is a mistake. We were all tourists anyway, so it was fine to try it. It's okay. I hope the lady who ordered first wasn't affected.

The reputation is not what it seems. From the outside, it looks like a nice, old restaurant. Once inside, the decor and service are all good. However, the food was just average. The shrimp paste was too thick, not very fresh, and had a bitter taste. The shrimp was tough and hard to chew. The rice was also a bit bitter. It didn't meet my expectations. It was a complete failure.