TaoRanXuan

This is a Cantonese restaurant hidden in an old European-style building in Shamian. The environment is very good, especially on the sixth floor. The restaurant is very close to White Swan, but the price is very different, about one-fifth of the latter. The characteristic of this restaurant is that the tea 🍵 is super good, and the tea seat is only 8 yuan. The dim sum 🥧 provided in the morning and lunch markets are rich in variety and taste good, and there are many unique ones that I have. The price is not expensive, and working people can afford it. There are fewer choices in the rice market, so I usually come here for dim sum.

When I went to Shamian, I first went to Qiao Meishijia, where I had to wait for a table. Then I went to Tao Ran Xuan next door, where I also had to wait for a table. It seemed to be faster, so I waited at ease. After about thirty or forty minutes, it was finally my turn. Tao Ran Xuan focuses on traditional Chinese culture. It has four or five floors, and each floor is filled with various antiques or curios, creating an ancient atmosphere. The first floor is a private room, and the tea fee is 25 yuan; the second and third floors are popular, and the tea fee ranges from 6 yuan to 8 yuan. The food is well made, but the serving time is too long, so some customers are impatient to wait. In addition, some details are not good enough, such as asking what kind of tea to drink, I picked chrysanthemum tea at random, and found that the tea fee was 10 yuan when checking out. This should have been informed in advance. In addition, the invoices have to be entered manually by the financial staff instead of scanning the QR code, which is not convenient.

They have morning tea and meal service. You don't have to wait for a table for the meal service. You have to wait for an hour for morning tea downstairs. The private room is quite nice and quiet. The ginger chicken is crispy and cooked just right, tender without blood. The fried rice noodles with squid ink are very special, salty and fragrant, and feel very fresh.

I originally planned to go to the oldest Wenchang branch of Guangzhou Restaurant in Shangxiajiu for tea and dinner at noon. I was a bit pressed for time. I happened to see Taoranxuan Restaurant while visiting Shamian, so I decided to solve it here. The Japanese boss invited me to dinner here two days ago, but my husband and I went to the Nanyuan Hotel, a garden restaurant in Guangzhou, to eat alone that day, so I didn't join. So I decided to try it out to see how it tasted. There were also people drinking tea at lunch. I just had coffee and was not hungry, so I ordered dim sum and Tieguanyin. I ordered nine dim sum in one breath. This one was good, and I wanted to try that one, so I could only try the taste of each one! The shrimp dumplings and crab roe siu mai are definitely not worse than the Fengcheng Restaurant in Hong Kong. Thumbs up! The taste is fresh and tender, and the juice bursts in your mouth when you bite it. It's delicious... The black pepper steamed beef ribs and the money tripe taste good but lack a little heat. If it is a little crisper, it will be perfect. The oyster roll is also pretty good, and the water chestnut cake has the aroma of brown sugar. Thumbs up! The beef brisket pearl powder and the chicken feet and pork ribs steamed rice pot were almost untouched and packed up to go home for supper... It once again proves that plans cannot keep up with changes! The impromptu decision is the most correct judgment

I went to Shamian and saw this restaurant on the travel guide. It was just opposite Shamian Park, so I chose this restaurant. After entering the door, the waiter took me directly to the second floor. The second floor is full of small tables. I ordered more distinctive fried rice noodles, beef ribs, shrimp dumplings, preserved egg and lean meat porridge, etc. The taste is very good. As a northerner, I like these flavors very much! In addition, the child broke a spoon, and the waiter did not charge extra! Thumbs up

Tao Ran Xuan has a good location on Shamian Island, with convenient transportation. It is about 9 minutes' walk from Huangsha Metro Station. The environment is beautiful and picturesque. The decoration in the store is luxurious and grand, the service attitude is good and there is a smile. The products are good, the ingredients are fresh and the taste is superb. Shrimp dumplings, premium red date cakes, steamed chicken feet, etc. are recommended. You can use Alipay and other mobile payments to pay, which is convenient. The price is relatively affordable and the cost performance is good.

It's right next to the hotel above, very close, and there are a lot of people during the festival. At about one o'clock, there were still people queuing. The tea fee on the second and third floors is cheaper. The environment on the first floor is better. The tea fee is 25 yuan, and a 10[%] service fee is added. I don't know if there is a service fee upstairs! I like their shrimp dumplings very much, 28 yuan, but there are five, but they are small, each with three shrimps, no pork. The waiter will make tea for you, you don't need to worry, they won't make it. Sorry, when the cuttlefish balls were served, I thought they were the wrong dish. They were very big, and the cuttlefish balls inside really had sauce. The lava buns and walnut buns are both delicious, and the barbecued pork buns are more mediocre. The overall feeling is very good, and I will recommend friends to come.

Tao Ran Xuan on Shamian Old Street is also one of the representatives of mid-range Cantonese cuisine. It has an elegant decoration and there are beautiful girls performing Guzheng in the Tea House on the first floor. I wonder which is more important to Guangzhou foodies, food or music? Today I ordered the must-try braised pigeon. There are so many restaurants in Guangzhou that can make the pigeon skin thin, crispy and sweet, the meat and fat mixed but not greasy, and the pigeon meat tender and sweet. Tao Ranxuan is one of them. Because it is so good, the price has just been raised to 48 yuan [tears]. Then I ordered the suckling pig mixed with kiwi fruit for 48 yuan per person, but there are only two pieces! The average price is 24 yuan per piece, which is indeed a single serving. The skin is very crispy when you put it in your mouth, and the aroma and sourness of kiwi fruit come out immediately. You have to chew it in your mouth for 5 seconds before the faint aroma of lard appears. If you are a foodie who likes the whole suckling pig, it is difficult to accept. The last dish is the native pig stewed with salty citrus. The soup is very clear and tastes very sweet. It goes down in one gulp. First you taste the sweetness of the pork, then the aftertaste of the salty citrus. It’s a great bowl of soup!