Having spent Christmas eating our way round Yunnan we've been doing the rounds of Yuannanese cuisine in the capital. We visited the Sanlitun branch of Middle 8th for lunch. The place was pretty empty but we still had to wait 30 minutes for the first dish to appear, and another 10-15 minutes for each additional dish. Our friendly waitress informed us that they only had one person in the kitchen for Saturday lunch service.
Halfway through the food emerging in dribs and drabs we realised it wasn't really worth the wait - the flavours range from bland (all the carbs) to odd (the pork mince in watery tomato puree) to somewhat unpleasant (herbal salad).
The décor, service, menu and prices are all reasonable, but the food wouldn't bring us back any time soon.
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