Love for Chinese food has long ago invaded our country. Armed with their hot and sour dishes and warm aromatics the Chinese immigrants spread their love for their cuisine into our hearts and introduced to us the hidden delights of this wonderful cuisine. In Pune city where demand for quick and delicious food is a lot this particular cuisine has done wonders in establishing a name for itself. The most common and well-known restaurant to deliver this fab cuisine in an authentic package is ‘Mainland China’. The restaurant is located at ICC Tech Park, Senapati Bapat Road, Pune and is one of the most sought after places to dine in this particular vicinity. The comfortable and attractive interiors of the restaurant is one more reason for its huge popularity. A row of terracotta warriors flanking the spacious room with a dragon imprint lamp casting a cheerful glow about the room adds to the originality of the décor.
The staff is very well trained and is attuned to your needs at all times. You will be attended immediately with utmost respect. The food at Mainland China is excellent and visually appealing too. They take great care with the appearance of the dish and once you taste their oriental magic, you will be spoiled for any other Chinese restaurant. The menu of Mainland China is not very extensive. You will find plenty of options with some classic bestsellers that does well in every other Chinese menu. There are fantastic appetizers range that you can dig into especially, hunan prawns, roast duck in chilli plum sauce, wok tossed potatoes yue yang style, prawns hubei style, konjee crispy lamb, all-time favourite crispy spinach, yue yang spicy barbequed fish, chicken Taipei, grilled tofu hunan style, crispy corn chilli pepper and wok tossed lamb with garlic & blackbean.
The main course is as attractive as the appetizer section with an array of delicious choices such as, spicy fish in a hot pot, roast lamb in a sauce of your choice, chicken with celery & wine, sweet and sour vegetables with crispy noodles, exotic vegetables in maoshi sauce, spicy duck in a hot pot and lobster in a sauce of your choice. You will find the final and sweet course an indulgence with steamed coconut dumplings and honey noodles with almond flakes. Mainland China is a bit pricey place but has originality and spades of oriental magic.
- The menu of mocktails is really special with all the fresh fruit juices poured in and mixed with some different herbs and flavour combos
- The ‘Hot Chocolate Rolls’ are quite awesome, they are served with a scoop of Vanilla Icecream
- Try the ‘Coconut Caramel Custard’ that is a nice and delicious twist on the regular caramel custard