"Zen experience"   My Rating
3 JChan	Posted on: Friday, April 03, 2009
	Review: I am surprised no one had written about this restaurant. It is situated in a most well designed and installed traditional Chinese Buddhist garden in HK and possibly elsewhere. A walk in the quiet, beautiful garden calms the mind. Dishes at the restaurant is thoughtfully designed and prepared in Chinese vegetarian style which however I feel are constrained as usual by their (most Chinese vegetarian styles) pretension toward meat dishes. The place is bright (not much atmosphere,) clean, efficient with a large window toward the park under a waterfall. There\'s also a fabulous teahouse in the park that is very exclusive as the lowest price for an individual order of tea (the selections of which are superb) is more than HK$100. Yet you are invited to sit in a splendid room, with almost no other guests, surrounded by exquisite ceramic paintings and superb service. A Zen experience indeed.   Pros: * * Cons: * *
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"A step back in time - -"   My Rating
120 JohnnySens ible	Posted on: Sunday, March 02, 2008
	Review: Well worth a visit - http://www.nanliangarden.org/facilities.php . Chi Lin Nunnery is a Buddist organization established in 1934. It began at the foot of Diamond Hill. At the time, Diamond Hill was not a place for the well-off people. Most were housed in simple wooden huts. With its limited resources, Chi Lin started to provide food food the needed and shelter for the elderly and the small. Chi Lin's major objective was to tender support to the poor and the helpless. With its primary function as a Buddist monastery, Chi Lin has now developed into a non-profit making charity establsihment. . The food provided by Chi Lin is healthy. Chi Lin is responsible for operating the Long Men Lou and will strive for quality. The equipment and layout of the kitchen, as well as the interior design of the restaurant is all in line with the modern highest requirement. The staff members working in the kitchen are well-trained. The cooking methods they used are practical and innovative. On the basis of its well-established foundation, Chi Lin aims at further improving its service in providing vegetarian food and sharing with people its experience and pleasure. Long Men Lou is situated in the Garden. Customers enjoying food inside the Long Men Lou have the Silver Strand and Moon Wash in their full view through the windows. The Mill, Pavilion Bridge and Song Cha Xie are also in the neighbourhood. Long Men Lou has an environment which is hard to come by. .   Pros: * * Cons: * *
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