http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/ Welcome to Been there. Your tips on the places you know - that you love, live in or have just visited - are what make this guide. http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/10459 Chef Liao He Yi & his team in the five-star German-run Kempinski Hotel.

No visit to Chengdu and Sichuan would be complete without a visit to Shuxiangge. Try some of the very famous local dishes: Mapo Toufu, Lai Dumpling, and Han Steamed Bun.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/10459 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/10457
Open every day: 7.30am – 11.00pm

Stop in to get a few (covered in frosting) home baked cinnamon rolls wrapped up for a few days' supply at only 6RMB each (0.60 Euro).]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/10457 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/10456
Every Day: 10.00am – 3.00am

BAR FOOD SPECIALTY:
Pub grub includes the popular Shamrock burger and chips. Add lettuce, tomato, cheese, egg and / or bacon to your own liking. There is no shortage of ketchup (tomato sauce) to otherwise smother hot potato chips, wedges or onion rings. This can be washed down with a variety of local and imported beverages including Irish draught Guinness beer.

REGULAR EVENTS:
Thursday Solo singer
Friday DJ dance
Saturday Live bands
Sunday Solo singer]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/10456 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/10398
Delightful indoor and outdoor areas with attentive English-speaking staff. Customers are welcome to add to the already international menu (e.g. American, Australian, British, Chinese, French, Indian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish).]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/10398 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9105 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9105 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/7525
Your group orders food, which is brought to you so you can decide what to put into the bubbling soup. Sliced pork and beef, vegetables, doufu, and mushrooms are all standard fare, and you can also get kidneys, liver and many other body parts for the soup. A very sociable way of eating.

Some places do a 'buffet' deal where you pay one price per person (rather than paying for the food you order), and you stroll up to the buffet table to get the food bits - good for your first hot pot, and this overcomes ordering problems. The buffet deals are pricier, but usually include beer and red wine and soft drinks.

Hot pot (huo guo) restaurants are on almost every vaguely lively street. One town we were in had seven hot pot restaurants.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/7525