I have visited Courtyard Restaurant several times while visiting Beijing. It has gotten worse every time. The location is fantastic, but the food is awful at best. This place is a complete ripoff. For the money, you can dine like a king in some of the best local places and will have plenty of money left. Stay away!

Dear Everyone:

I just returned home from visiting Beijing for a week (May 15' 2009). All my meals were excellent except for my dinner at Courtyard. Talking about way over priced , average food and service. Three of us spent nearly 2500.00RMB. This includes the 15% mandatory service charge, two glasses of wine, and 3 bottles of water. ...

It was memorable but for all the wrong reasons. I got screwed badly! Me and my friend chose the "silver" menu. From the start I should have suspected this was a tourist trap when a very modest and totally overpriced Parallèle 45 was served at a totally wrong temperature for any decent red wine. I am just happy I didn't indulge in ...

During a week's stay in China, which in food-terms had been impressive, "The Courtyard" was the only disppointment. Despite its high-end appeal as far as prices are concerned, food was mediocre at best, service somewhat automated and its atmosphere one of country-club pretence. Perhaps "The Courtyard" does offer a respite ...

We ate at the Courtyard on April 11, 2008. I've been in Beijing for about 8 months and have tried a variety of restaurants here and this was by far the most disappointing restaurant I've been to.

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It's typical of Chinese restaurants to have mediocre service, but I expected something more from the Courtyard. We waited for ...

My boyfriend took his parents here on a visit to Beijing (unfortunately upon my recommnedation) and before he even got in the front door was told my the snotty maitre d that there would be nothing on the menu he and his parents would like!!! Judging a person on an appearance is not a good human trait to have. I only recommended this restaurant as I ...

You can find much better in Beijing! Food: you can easily find better, lots of unnecessary sauce. Service: you'll be watched, and charged 15%. Value: expect US prices. Ambiance: decent views and setting. Go if you want to be somewhere romantic, but don't expect great food or service.

An outstanding location & ambience but the food was average on the 3 occasions I've visited. The upstairs cigar room, though, is delightful with old, patched leather armchairs & a wonderful floodlit view of the Forbidden Palace moat. The cigars & liqueurs are excellent (and expensive!).

The food was great because it was made right in front of us. Your food was so good my taste buds went to heaven, and my family loved it very well.