Adventure #243: 外婆家 Grandma's Home (Hangzhou)

We were up in Hangzhou one rainy weekend to visit the school's campus in Hangzhou. As suggested by the school, we lived near the Wetland Park in Hangzhou. Whilst the hotels near the Wetland Park are near school, there isn't much out there, except for the flagship restaurant of a famous chain in Hangzhou known as Grandma's Home. 

The taxi situation in Hangzhou is not good thus we hardly travelled into the West Lake area.  As a result, we ate most of our meals at Grandma's Home. We tried as many dishes as we can and most of them are very good.

Veggie in fish soup. Yum

Potatoes - a little spicy but so yummy

茶香雞 - Looks a little dry but was very tasty. The little basically devoured the whole chicken!

Can't remember the name of this dish but definitely not 水煮魚 . It was not very spicy and the fish was sweet and tender. Loved it!

Fried fish. Very tasty, not dry at all.

西湖藕韵 - Lotus roots stuffed with glutenous rice. Wonderful starter

外婆紅燒肉 - one of the signature dishes, braised pork. The preserved fish in the dish (I don't think it is for eating) brought out the taste of the pork. Excellent!

This tofu dish is the only dish we thought to be not as good similar ones we have tasted.  A little bland.

龍井蝦仁 - prawns are fresh with a hint of tea.

A noodle dish, I cannot remember the name. I didn't think much of this dish but G loved it. So.....

醬鴨 - braised duck in sauce. A local cold dish hence a must have.

A northern dish, served slightly differently with a dipping sauce. I love spicy so I fished it! Haha

酸菜魚 - Preserved veggie and fish soup.  One of my favourite dishes. The sourness and the saltiness of the veg together with the sweetness of the fish, a wonderfully flavoured soup. A wake up call for the appetite!

Grandma's Home 外婆家
杭州市 西溪天堂旅遊綜合體20號
Tel: 571-8993 7660