The Verdict
HUTONG is the Shard 33rd floor Northern Chinese restaurant on St Thomas Street whose crispy de-boned lamb ribs and prawn dumplings communicate what Northern Chinese cooking looks like when the most spectacular available Thames-view London dining setting is combined with genuine regional Chinese culinary knowledge. The Northern Chinese menu whose specific preparations communicate genuine knowledge of the culinary traditions that distinguish Northern China from the Cantonese south; the dramatic views of the Thames, Tower Bridge, and the London skyline visible from the 33rd floor; and the Shard setting whose iconic Renzo Piano architecture communicates the most dramatically positioned available London dining destination.
Why It Works for Impressing Clients
Hutong's Shard 33rd floor and the Northern Chinese lamb ribs — the Tower Bridge visible, the Thames panorama, the genuine regional Chinese culinary knowledge — creates the client dinner that communicates London's most dramatically elevated available Chinese fine dining experience.
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