Tried Annie's (Guomao) for the first time today. My wife and I ordered two pastas and a large salad. Annie's completely exceeded expectations.
Food: The salad was large, super crisp and generous on ingredients like artichoke hearts that restaurants typically skimp on. (suprising for a low-end chain)
Clam pasta. Delicious. Maybe a few more clams wouldn't go astray, but the flavor was great.
Pesto pasta: Not great pesto and a bit bland, but for the price (RMB 38 for a large size) I was still pretty impressed. Suprisingly generous on the frills too.
Service: Probably the best service I've had in Beijing on this occasion. Staff were friendly, attentive and seemed genuinely concerned about our comfort. The manager was visible and asked us if we were enjoying our meal. Unpretentious.
The Verdict: I know Annie's is not the best Italian food in Beijing, but they deliver exactly what they say they do and more. While it's pretty common to leave a western restaurant in Beijing feeling screwed (element fresh?), at least leaving Annie's we felt full and satisfied that we had a decent meal at great value for money.
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Re: Exceeded Expectations
This is pretty much exactly the same way I feel about Annie's. It's kind of like neighborhood Italian-style food found in most major western cities (outside of Italy, of course). In that respect I don't think it can be beaten in Beijing because I also think the quality is quite good for the reasonable prices. Best of all they have enough locations that most people can get delivery!
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