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    Chang'An

    3.3 (95 reviews)
    PriceyChinese
    Closed 11:30 am - 2:30 pm, 5:30 PM - 10:00 PM

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    Upscale
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Outdoor seating

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    Spare ribs Chang'An style
    Q L.

    Make sure you bring a fat wallet to Chang'An... we had our 2025 corporate meeting there and while the food is decent it's pricey. We ordered the ribs, cold noodles, cold lamb slices and chili chicken. High end and expensive!

    Kaman K.

    Food 1 star Service 2 star Atmosphere 3 star Overall 2 star This restaurant is approaching their 12th year anniversary and I believe it's not know for a reason. We came here to celebrate my birthday and upon my entry to the restaurant I was greeted in Mandarin. I guess it speaks for its target clientele. We ordered lobster, leeche prawns and smoked fish and asked for low sodium for all dishes. They are able to adjust the sodium level however all the dishes are below expectation. The smoked fish does not have any smoked flavor other than the show they put on at the table. The fish is coated with a sauce that's primarily sweet without too much of other flavour profile. The leeche prawns arrived after we almost finished the smoked fish. And unfortunately the prawns are not as hot as I expected them to be. Not sure how long it's sitting at the kitchen prior to serving. Upon our first bite of the prawn the lobster arrived which was very bad timing - seafood needs to be enjoyed while they are hot and given the prawns were not quite hot to begin with, now the lobster had arrived. Most other restaurants would offer an option to add noodles or sticky rice at the bottom of the dish to absorb the sauce and flavor from the lobster. They did not offer this option. The deep fried vermicelli under the lobster serves no purpose other than adding grease to the dish. We offered our feedback about the bad timing of the prawn and lobster dish and the server was kind enough to offer us a free dessert. The matcha and raspberry mousse cake. For mousse cake I expect the texture to be smooth and creamy. Not the case. They use too much gelatine that the mousse tastes more like hard jello.

    a rack of rack of lamb on a plate
    LuFei L.

    Chang'An is such an upscale Chinese restaurant experience. They're well known for the Peking duck, which seems a little odd since their name would suggest they specialize in Xian food. However, they seem to serve cuisine from all over China and it was all quite delicious. We made reservations ahead of time and also had to reserve the duck. They called to confirm at 3PM the night of the reservation in order to begin their preparations. When we arrived at 5PM, the place was completely empty, so definitely go early if you want the most attentive service. They also have a covered parking lot reserved specifically for the restaurant. They give a paper slip to place on the car dash when you check in. As others have mentioned, this place is definitely expensive. It's debatable whether the food is worth the price, but the location, view, service, and ambiance certainly matched the price point. The tea, although very expensive, was probably the best tea experience I've ever had at a Chinese restaurant because they keep the pot warm and are super attentive if refilling cups and the pot overall. Definitely had a great experience here but it certainly was not cheap.

    Tofu
    Kelly N.

    Nice place with linen, free parking and view. Roast duck has to be ordered ahead of time. Service acceptable. 4th time coming here first time paying as a host. Would probably return to explore the many dishes. Beef tongue was very tender the highlight.

    Sara A.

    A beautiful setting and the duck was impeccable! Definitely a must have at Chang'An. We had the crispy duck skin to start and the meat were skillfully presented to be paired with the traditional wrap. The bones were fried with cumin. I love how succulent and fresh the scallops were. A dish I can have all the time. Cooked perfectly! Another very memorable dish was the abalone with pork belly and quail eggs. The abalone was perfection. Every bite was simply heavenly. Lobster with urchin sauce added even more sweetness to the lobster, a welcome surprise at our table. The prawns with mixed vegetables were really nice and clean. The prawns were juicy and were so good.

    Chinese celery and tofu - this was delicious
    Veronica V.

    You know, I REALLY REALLY wanted to like this place. I now live very close to it (less than a block away), and quite frankly, don't know of too many Chinese restaurants with a patio, let alone a heated one. While there are some excellent aspects to this place, it only gets 2 stars because based on two dinners (one dine-in, the other take out), the price does not justify anything more than two stars. I also want it said that I do not believe Chinese food should be "cheap" - China has an amazing culinary history that most North Americans are oblivious to, and do not know the breadth of flavours, quality and techniques that is available to explore outside of the the typical "Western Chinese" dishes that people are accustomed to. Ok, first the good parts: Service 5 stars: excellent, courteous, knowledgeable and friendly staff. Absolutely NO complaints. Our waiter gave us a great recommendation for an EXCELLENT bottle of wine that went great with the food, and in fact did NOT try to up sell us, which is always appreciated. He also recommended the best dish, which was to pay the extra charge for getting our second course of the Peking Duck done as the cumin deep fried dish. Patio gets 5 stars: honestly, a gorgeous patio, heated, beautiful view, especially at sunset. Very romantic!! The sautéed Chinese celery with dried shredded tofu was 4 stars: during our dine-in dinner, this vegetable dish was quite good. And at $20 for this small dish, it amounted to a bargain. Peking Duck second course (only) - deep fried cumin duck carcass was 5 stars. Honestly, it was stupid good. Highly recommend. Now, for the less than great aspects of it: The Peking Duck was 1 star - ok, if you're gonna charge $98 for just the FIRST COURSE, then maybe: the meat shouldn't be bone dry; the meat should have flavour; the cucumber and green onions should NOT be completely DRY and old (like as if it's been stored open in the fridge for days) and maybe you could put some effort into the sauce. We have been fortunate to have travelled to China for work in our past, and have had numerous Peking Duck experiences in Beijing over 10+ years of regular travel. The only good part was that they did not cheat us out of the Duck we paid for - we definitely got the WHOLE Duck, and the fatty skin was ok - not great, but ok. The pea tip in garlic dish for the dine in dinner was merely adequate. For $28, I think it could have been better. Now for the abysmal take out: we wanted to believe that maybe our first experience was an aberration so we ordered take out. Now remember that we live less than a block away, so long transit time is not an issue.... Twice cooked rack of lamb ($58) was zero stars. Against my misgivings, my husband insisted on ordering this. WOW. Basically, take a nice rack of lamb. BOIL THE CRAP out of it until it is dry and has no flavour left. Then put it in really goopy batter, and deep fry it in too low a temperature oil so that the goopy batter soaks up ALL that oil. That's the dish. The best part was the cumin salt dip that came with it as that was actually really tasty and I used that the next day on my eggs. I didn't take any photos. Healthy vegetable mixed ($22) - well, ok it was sort of edible so I guess it gets 2 stars. Pan fried pork and chive dumplings: this actually was ok, but probably got made first and sat while the rest of the order was prepared, which affected it. But for $23, it should have been amazing. So yeah. We're not going back unless we hear that they have a change in management or kitchen staff. But gotta say, we both fantasize about that deep fried cumin duck dish - it was seriously delicious. But for the incredible prices they charge, it needs to get much, much better.

    Zoe T.

    Expensive and nicely decorated place to eat sliced duck skins and see it on fire. Overall okay, but won't come back again.

    Ger T.

    Once in a while guess it's okay to splurge a little and Chang An can be your destination of choice . No their prices aren't exorbitant per se , but $108 for a roasted duck isn't exactly pocket change either . However if you're willing to spend that much for your poultry fix then I'm telling you won't regret it . With its unbelievably crispy skin and succulent meat this is one of the best roast duck I've tasted . Ever . Service is impeccable too , almost hotel restaurant-level . Oh and a side note : I like them waaay more than its gimmicky predecessor - Stonegrill . Still remember them ?

    Elevated Chinese cuisine coming from an expat who's family are loyal customers to Western Lake and their history of service for the Chinese Canadian community. Chang An help me understand how Chinese fine dining stands out from the regular seafood restaurant fare as the specialty dish is Peking Duck. However aside from Quan Ju De and the now shuttered Beijing Peking Duck, there isn't many options for truly authentic Beijing Peking Duck and a to celebrate the last day of the Lunar New Year and a birthday I asked my family to go to the Chang An, a reservation and preorder later, we made the decision to there to celebtate We arrived at the restaurant and was greeted with a nighttime riverine views and an interior inspired by Xia dynasty decorations and the chef's at work for tonight's dinner. The menu itself is upscale and reinvented flavors of popular dishes in Beijing cuisine, ranging from beef tenderloin, cold noodles and beef tongue. A lot of these dishes you would see a regular restaurant but the flavor stands out. One note is the tea is also kept warm using a candle type heater as well as heat resistant glass teapots so the tea stays hot without steeping too deeply and becoming strong and bitter brew. As for the main course, the Peking Duck here is a refired dish, after spending time cooking for the reserved guests. It is brought out again to be carved with rum serving as the catalyst for the reheating. Carved to large slices and given a choice of the traditional scallions and hoisin or a French inspired Pear and strawberry jam. The dish redefines the traditional style of of Peking duck and the following course instead of just the bits of duck used as filling for lettuce wraps, was instead deep-fried as a snack of sorts. I had a wonderful experience and one of a kind experience at Chang An and want to bring some experience diners one day to discover why Vancouver Michelin restaurants serve Peking duck

    Wilson L.

    The food was decent, the atmosphere is nice here. Staff are friendly and the service is good but we felt pretty disappointed in the quality and taste of the food considering the price point. The Peking Duck was good, and price point is quite standard for Peking Duck. I'm not entirely sure if I'd come back again, but not because it wasn't a good experience but it didn't leave enough of a memorable experience to feel like we need to try this again. I love the idea of high end Chinese dining, and the price point isn't a turn off but the a few things just missed the mark. While service was friendly and good, it wasn't outstanding. The dumplings were good but a little dry. The Peking Duck was definitely their best dish, though obviously it is their signature dish. The table side service for this was cool. The second course of the duck was a little on the saltier side, but not bad. The other dishes we had were the fried green bean and eggplant and the oyster mushrooms. Both were great but overall nothing too special. The passion fruit pudding dessert was very delicious though! I'd recommend trying this place at least once on your own, as it was a decent dining experience, and worth trying even for the Peking Duck.

    Honey grapefruit spareribs
    JT C.

    The first time I came here was too long ago. Decided to come back here to check it out again because craving for some more authentic Peking duck and since another place, iDen & Quanje Du, now requires a $3000 deposit to become a VIP member before able to order menu items individually, totally ridiculous in this day and age; this may work in China but not in Vancouver, I'll do a review on that place when have time cause ate there a few times. Anyways, made a reservation for this place a day before, tried for a window spot but was told they were all already reserved for. Arrived and parking was easy as it had its own parking spaces, greeted by the hostess and led us to our table. Here were the food we ordered; 1. Wontons in duck soup. Individual bowls. Might as well give me a bowl of warm water, the soup was very bland and tasteless. Didn't WON in this one. Failed miserably! 2. Stir fried lychee prawns with cashews. Nice little flavour to it, prawns were of nice size with a nice light crunch. 3. Stew Ox tail. Didn't fell off the bones, needed to be braised a little longer. 4. Stir fried house made noodles with prawns. Surprisingly quite a flavourful dish. 5. Cold crispy jellyfish. Pretty basic, had way better versions of this style. 6. Honey grapefruit spareribs. A little twisted taste then the normal sweet and sour, pretty good. 7. Marinated beef tongue. Tasted okay, not my thing. 8. Twice cooked rack of lamb. Very tasty , juicy and tender. Very nicely done: 9. Chang'An roasted duck. Nice to see a fresh roasted duck done the Beijing way and have it carved at table side. It's a little bit drier and not as flavourful as the ones at iDen & Quanje. 10. Complimentary house bread with house sauce. Pretty good actually, first plate is free, charge afterwards. Overall, this is one of the few actual fine dining Chinese restaurants in BC. It gives the diners an elegance and classy ambience feel with its classy furnishing layout and services. The staffs were quite friendly, attentive and informative on the food we ordered. Besides the soups, everything were okay. It's a nice place to take your date or special guests to if you want to try actual Peking duck and not BBQ duck like most Chinese restaurants served, and don't mind the steeper prices. I would say in terms of food quality, service, price and ambience; 3 stars.

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    Came here for a Chinese wedding reception and the whole place was reserved for us…read more The food was a set menu and everything on it was yummy and well prepared. I like the way they portioned it and served each of us. They did not skimp out on the ingredients, such as if they say whole abalone, it really is. They definitely served the best seafood. The dessert also was amazing with the brown sugar cake and tapioca pudding. The only reason 1 star was missing was that parking was not that easy and service was mostly good. At times, some staff were not was attentive such as: they took the chopsticks away, but you still needed them. Still, Kirin is solid for it's dim sum and seafood!

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