HANGZHOU - THE FAMOUS 'LOU WAI LOU'

[beverly]

Lou Wai Lou
30 Gushan Road
Solitary Island (West Lake)
Hangzhou, China
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No trip to Hangzhou is complete without a trip to the famous Lou Wai Lou restaurant. Translated, it means "a building within a building" - not too sure why, but the building is huge, with the restaurant split out into a few rooms. Make sure you ask for the main hall on

Comments

[outof_focus]

That IS expensive for just two dishes! From experience, when eating at Chinese seafood restaurants they show the fish or whatever seafood to guarantee freshness.

[beverly]

I know! Was not happy with the price....

Heh I wonder if some dodgy places swap the fish for another one when they're back in thekitchen ;)

[celadoncatz]

Expensive but it looks like one heckuva yummy meal! Can't believe the 2 of you could finish all of that food! :)

[beverly]

we were REALLY full afterwards hshs.. but so worth it!

[starbucksweetie]

Wow, that fish is huge.

[beverly]

It was really really fat and had so much meat.. love fish like that

hey!

[berlinlee]

Hi Beverly...
Very very beautiful pictures:)
Oh.. WAHAHA is a very famous brand for beverages in China...
try the WAHAHA yogurt drink ... my favourite:)

Re: hey!

[beverly]

Oooo thanks for the tip, gonna try and find that yoghurt now! :)

[peachietree]

They bring out the seafood while it's still alive to show you the freshness... cause after you nod your head ok, in less than 10 sec after it goes back into the kitchen it will be dead.

The chopsticks are cute~

[peachietree]

oh and the brand WAHAHA is/was actually joint ventured with the company I work for. I say was because there was something weird going on where during the day they'd make the scheduled quantity of product, but at night would secretly make more and sell it... like "counterfeit" food. I mean I can understand the counterfeit of handbags and the Rolex watches, but food?? ONLY in China!

[beverly]

Wow I didn't even now that.... lol!! I guess they wated any extra buck they could get??