About Royal - The Chinese Restaurant, Koregaon Park, Pune
The aroma of Chinese food has the power to draw any true foodie and if he is in Pune then it’s a no-brainer where he will go. The answer is ‘Royal China’ in Koregaon Park which has always been an old favourite of the city crowd. In the food circuit it is known to be one of the oldest Chinese restaurant in the city and one of the most delicious too. Though there are many Chinese establishments big and small dotted all over the city, Royal China stands out due to its creativity and spectacular food. Royal China is encased at The Westin Hotel, Business Park, Pune and is a much visited place by the local families and enthusiastic foodies. The décor of the restaurant is quite simple and oriental looking. The focus remains on the food however, which is innovative and mouth-wateringly delicious. The quiet elegance of the restaurant is peaceful and ideal for a relaxed evening.
The menu of Royal China is wonderfully equipped with varieties of aromatic curries, fragrant rice and noodles and succulent dim sums. They also do an all-you-can-eat buffet along with a special tasting menu which is affordable and great for a diner with limited funds. The food is authentic and spectacular. Good news is that they have an entirely separate menu for dim sums which showcases these lovely parcels in their best form. Kick start your meal with BBQ spare ribs, wonton soups. Salt & pepper squid, duck noodle soup, peking duck, fried soft corn curd, satay chicken, crispy seaweed, bacon wrapped prawns, chicken coriander soup, minced chicken wrapped with lettuce, steamed tenderloin balls, seafood dumpling with ginger & chilli oil, chicken mushroom bun and sesame paper prawn roll. Delight in cheung fun in fish, chicken, fried prawn and roast pork variety.
Pair pan fried noodles or egg fried rice with some aromatic curries like flaming prawns in superior sauce, Singapore chilli crab, chicken in black pepper sauce, wasabi tenderloin, mapo tofu, sautéed pork with yellow bean sauce, lamb with chilli oil & spring onion, pan fried sliced fish in wine sauce, sweet & sour chicken, fresh lobster in wasabi mayonnaise sauce and prawns in XO sauce. The Chinese have some great desserts too like mud cake, chilled mango pudding, honey noodles and fried crispy or steamed buns with creamy custard filling. At Royal China meal could be expensive but is entirely satisfying.
Insider Tips
- The dessert menu is surprisingly creative and goes beyond the usual honey noodles and vanilla ice cream. Try the chilled mango pudding or the sinful chocolate mud cake awash with rich chocolate sauce
- We loved that they have dedicated an entirely separate menu card to dim sums, available in either steamed, fried, or cheong fun (steamed rice noodle roll) varieties, with fillings ranging from prawn and chive, curry squid, tenderloin balls, and beef and asparagus to glutinous rice, coconut and turnip paste. There is also a sweet version with chocolate or cream custard!
- They have an all-you-want-to-eat buffet, as well as a special tasting menu, and both options are basically lethal combinations of two very important eating out factors – ‘easy on the pocket’ and ‘a little bit of everything’
