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Dao is the newest restaurant addition to the Garza Blanca property, specifically located in the south tower of Hotel Mousai. The menu is traditional Chinese and other east Asia inspired cuisine. The staff here was super attentive and personable. The design and ambiance is very sophisticated and well attended. It is highly encouraged to dress up, but not necessarily required. The food was very tasty as well. And it is included if you opted for the all inclusive option. Overall, highly recommend!
Having been a fan of the other restaurants at Mousai and Garza Blanca, we were SUPER EXCITED to return to Mousai to try this new restaurant which only opened three weeks ago. In summary, we had an amazing dining experience at Dao, and even went back a couple of times before we left! Ha! The food, the atmosphere, but notably the service made this a five star experience, and made this restaurant my favorite here (I may even like it more than Hiroshi's!) And that is saying something, which you know if you have ever stayed at the Mousai. We were welcomed so warmly each time we went back. Our servers Ivan (1st and 3rd nite) and Vicente (2nd nite) treated us like royalty. Correction everyone provides the best, service, treating us like old friends. Ivan recalled us from our visit to Mousai last year. "Welcome home!" He was so enthusiastic, helpful and attentive - a huge part of our dining experience. You could tell he felt so proud of the restaurant, of how well it was doing, very popular - many reservations, and the food. The chief came out last night introduce himself. So nice. I'm Chinese-American so I was already familiar with most of the dishes on the menu, and had a good idea of what my Italian-Puerto Rican boyfriend would like as well... We ordered a massive amount of food each time we've gone and on our first visit would have kept on ordering if the restaurant wasn't closing lol.... Nick's favorites were the gyoza (10) dumplings, the shu mei (steamed pork dumplings) (10+), I also thought the shrimp crispy rolls (10) were very delicious. They have Szechuan oil on the table which should be mixed with the soy sauce, for a very nice dipping sauce. The egg white fried rice was good (I a 9, Nick a 8); the fish ball and crab cake noodle soup (a solid 8) the broth was very tasty. For dessert my bf ordered the creme brûlée which he really liked (8+); he may have rated it higher, he has more of a sweet tooth than I do. Our favorite dessert was the banana lychee rolls with coconut ice cream. (10) That was a suggestion of our server Vicente, which was a great call. We both loved the pork and shrimp won ton soup, the broth is so tasty! (10+) which we got our second time there. My favorite dish was the HOR FUN (I know them as "chow fun") noodles and we've ordered that each of the three times we've gone. These noodles are large flat rice noodles, which here are made fresh daily. This has been been my favorite comfort food for years (for a few years a picture of chow fun noodles was my background on my Facebook page lol) - we'd go late night while we were studying for finals while in college for a chow fun run in Chinatown. Anyway, I digress.... The menu at Dao has a little nice description of the "Chef's Hor Fun Noodles" is a traditional rice flat noodle said to have originated from the town of Guonghou, China ....(actually where my ancestors were from). You can get the hor fun noodles with chicken, beef, vegetable or bbq pork. I got the beef, which is what I usually get at the Chinese restaurants at home. They have a creative drink menu, we tried we got three of the specialty drinks, but I think the way to go is get a Cadillac margarita. Yummy! They bring a cart to your table and do the / make the margarita/ cocktail there at your table. The first time I went, I opted to just go with a dry sparkling wine, which I felt went nicely with the complexity of the flavors in our dishes. My bf got a nice red wine. Both our glasses were always kept full.... Thank you Ivan! So I think we'd recommend either a Cadillac margarita or wine / sparking wine. I'm have g a Cadillac margarita as I edit this review. We liked being offered lemon, cucumber, strawberries for our sparkling water. Nice touch. The restaurant itself is beautiful, modern, with gorgeous marble floors. The marble floors is a plus..... and a minus honestly. The 1st night we were there, there seemed to be a lot of people celebrating birthdays, lots of singing happy birthday so it kinda got loud. The price for beauty.... Oh yeah we couldn't wait to go back and yeah, like I said we went back three times this trip. Yesterday, we hit Hiroshi's first for "Happy Hour" sushi and Hiroshi martini, and then went to Dan for "dinner." OINK! Yeah the first and second time we went we really were having such a nice time we closed the restaurant down! They offered to make a dish for us for us take it to go, which was sweet. We said, "Nah, that will just give us another reason to come back tomorrow." Which we did! :)
This place was awesome. The decor was beautiful. We had great waitstaff (Angel and José) who were attentive, kind, and helpful when it came to making a choice between so many delicious options. We had the siu mai, dumplings, calamari, soft shell crab, five spice duck breast, and combination fried rice. My husband and I shared all of the options and they were all so good. The soft shell crab was some of the best I have ever had, and my husband agreed. The duck was perfectly cooked, crispy and delicious with a wonderful sauce. Overall, this place was fantastic and I really enjoyed the experience!
I was really excited to try this restaurant! Of all of the places at Garza Blanca and Hotel Mousai, you'll find the friendliest staff here. The drinks of choice were the martinis specifically the raspberry martini. I really enjoyed the chili oil on everything. The dumplings were a little bit dry, but could be improved with a little bit of cornstarch and a little more fat. The rice noodles seem to be made in house, and were thicker than what you might find elsewhere. Overall the hor fun was really good. My friend raved about the chicken satay. We would've come back for more if we had another night. One thing I wanted to try but I didn't get a chance to was the brisket noodle soup. Next time I'll be back for it
The food here is hit or miss. The room is beautiful. Service is 4/5. Price for value is low - the prices are hard to justify. One of the highlights was the traditional Siu Mai that was garnished with gold leaf. I had the Dragon Fly cocktail and it was exceptional, as was the presentation. Avoid the sticky rice, it was odd and a ridiculously small portion, which was pooled in hot sauce. Overall, good to stop by and have a cocktail and appetizer, then move on for dinner. The hotel is located at Hotel Mousai and the address on profile seems incorrect.
In A Nutshell: -Dao located between the North and South Towers of Hotel Mousai is nicely decorated, but the food was just ok. -The good thing is at least they have a Chinese cuisine option to check out during your stay at this 5 Diamond Resort. -I ordered the wonton soup & the noodles were too big & not al dente, the broth was average. Overall, after living in California for decades & visiting nearly every Asian country I know what is good Asian food, Dao just misses the mark, it's just average.
We stayed at Hotel Mousai and Dao was our favorite restaurant. We went twice during our stay, and even switched out of Hiroshi to eat at Dao. Dao's decor is absolutely gorgeous and has excellent air conditioning. The service is excellent. The food is so delicious and makes the whole experience to a higher level. The Gurin cocktail was our favorite. For starters we ordered the Cucumber salad, beef dumpling, crab wontons, santai, and Zion. All were fantastic. Then we had the Mongolian beef, orange chicken, and chow mein vegetable noodles. These were also excellent. The only dish we were not crazy about was the Emperor noodles. And then to make things really amazing, a lovely young lady showed up playing the violin!
The food was above average, but not quite as good as Din Tai Fung. The service was superb! Thank you Alberto for taking such good care of us for our anniversary dinner. The building is beautiful, and it has a modern Chinese decor that is also beautiful. If you are looking for excellent service, pretty good food in a beautiful building, DAO is for you.
I enjoyed a delicious dinner. It will be a regular visit when I am in PV. They strive for excellence and mostly achieve it. Apart from the pretentious hostess, the service from Luis and Alberto was perfect and the manager Juan Carlos was open to feedback. I think the food will be award winning. I took Juan's suggestions and had an amazing crab salad and the emperor's duck. It did not disappoint. The atmosphere was breathtaking. Who wouldn't love dining here? But the food speaks for itself. Reservations are strongly recommended.
I'm a big fan of Chinese food so I was thrilled that Dao lived up to my expectation. There were so many things I wanted to try on the menu and trying to narrow it down to a reasonable list to avoid wasting food was tough. I'm hoping to try even more dishes on my return visit in April 2025 when I'm with my family as we can share even more dishes. This time, I was with my vegetarian boyfriend and while we were able to share a few things, everything meat that I wanted to try was solely up to me. We ended up deciding on an appetizer of fried tofu, fried veggie spring rolls and chicken satay, followed by chow mein, fried rice, Mongolian beef and veggie hor fun noodles for dinner. I loved the variety of the dishes and everything tasted amazing. Between the chow mein and the hor fun, I'd give the edge to the hor fun's rice noodles. I started with the Summer in the East cocktail. While it's very good, it was also more like a smoothie and very filling. It had Malibu rum, coconut milk, pineapple juice, banana and passionfruit blended and would be a better dessert than a dinner drink. read more
3 years ago
We were staying at Garza Blanca (not all inclusive) and opted to come here for our first meal to stay local. Drinks were to die for, and food was very flavorful (didn't even get to take pics) What we liked - xiao long bao - green beans (xo sauce was amazing) - chicken chow mein - Rangoon's We also ordered the honey walnut shrimp, however wasn't the biggest fan, very fried and not enough sauce. Maybe I am just comparing to the US. All in all good! read more
Dao is the newest restaurant addition to the Garza Blanca property, specifically located in the south tower of Hotel Mousai. The menu is traditional Chinese and other east Asia inspired cuisine. The staff here was super attentive and personable. The design and ambiance is very sophisticated and well attended. It is highly encouraged to dress up, but not necessarily required. The food was very tasty as well. And it is included if you opted for the all inclusive option. Overall, highly recommend! read more
Having been a fan of the other restaurants at Mousai and Garza Blanca, we were SUPER EXCITED to return to Mousai to try this new restaurant which only opened three weeks ago. In summary, we had an amazing dining experience at Dao, and even went back a couple of times before we left! Ha! The food, the atmosphere, but notably the service made this a five star experience, and made this restaurant my favorite here (I may even like it more than Hiroshi's!) And that is saying something, which you know if you have ever stayed at the Mousai. We were welcomed so warmly each time we went back. Our servers Ivan (1st and 3rd nite) and Vicente (2nd nite) treated us like royalty. Correction everyone provides the best, service, treating us like old friends. Ivan recalled us from our visit to Mousai last year. "Welcome home!" He was so enthusiastic, helpful and attentive - a huge part of our dining experience. You could tell he felt so proud of the restaurant, of how well it was doing, very popular - many reservations, and the food. The chief came out last night introduce himself. So nice. I'm Chinese-American so I was already familiar with most of the dishes on the menu, and had a good idea of what my Italian-Puerto Rican boyfriend would like as well... We ordered a massive amount of food each time we've gone and on our first visit would have kept on ordering if the restaurant wasn't closing lol.... Nick's favorites were the gyoza (10) dumplings, the shu mei (steamed pork dumplings) (10+), I also thought the shrimp crispy rolls (10) were very delicious. They have Szechuan oil on the table which should be mixed with the soy sauce, for a very nice dipping sauce. The egg white fried rice was good (I a 9, Nick a 8); the fish ball and crab cake noodle soup (a solid 8) the broth was very tasty. For dessert my bf ordered the creme brûlée which he really liked (8+); he may have rated it higher, he has more of a sweet tooth than I do. Our favorite dessert was the banana lychee rolls with coconut ice cream. (10) That was a suggestion of our server Vicente, which was a great call. We both loved the pork and shrimp won ton soup, the broth is so tasty! (10+) which we got our second time there. My favorite dish was the HOR FUN (I know them as "chow fun") noodles and we've ordered that each of the three times we've gone. These noodles are large flat rice noodles, which here are made fresh daily. This has been been my favorite comfort food for years (for a few years a picture of chow fun noodles was my background on my Facebook page lol) - we'd go late night while we were studying for finals while in college for a chow fun run in Chinatown. Anyway, I digress.... The menu at Dao has a little nice description of the "Chef's Hor Fun Noodles" is a traditional rice flat noodle said to have originated from the town of Guonghou, China ....(actually where my ancestors were from). You can get the hor fun noodles with chicken, beef, vegetable or bbq pork. I got the beef, which is what I usually get at the Chinese restaurants at home. They have a creative drink menu, we tried we got three of the specialty drinks, but I think the way to go is get a Cadillac margarita. Yummy! They bring a cart to your table and do the / make the margarita/ cocktail there at your table. The first time I went, I opted to just go with a dry sparkling wine, which I felt went nicely with the complexity of the flavors in our dishes. My bf got a nice red wine. Both our glasses were always kept full.... Thank you Ivan! So I think we'd recommend either a Cadillac margarita or wine / sparking wine. I'm have g a Cadillac margarita as I edit this review. We liked being offered lemon, cucumber, strawberries for our sparkling water. Nice touch. The restaurant itself is beautiful, modern, with gorgeous marble floors. The marble floors is a plus..... and a minus honestly. The 1st night we were there, there seemed to be a lot of people celebrating birthdays, lots of singing happy birthday so it kinda got loud. The price for beauty.... Oh yeah we couldn't wait to go back and yeah, like I said we went back three times this trip. Yesterday, we hit Hiroshi's first for "Happy Hour" sushi and Hiroshi martini, and then went to Dan for "dinner." OINK! Yeah the first and second time we went we really were having such a nice time we closed the restaurant down! They offered to make a dish for us for us take it to go, which was sweet. We said, "Nah, that will just give us another reason to come back tomorrow." Which we did! :) read more
This place was awesome. The decor was beautiful. We had great waitstaff (Angel and José) who were attentive, kind, and helpful when it came to making a choice between so many delicious options. We had the siu mai, dumplings, calamari, soft shell crab, five spice duck breast, and combination fried rice. My husband and I shared all of the options and they were all so good. The soft shell crab was some of the best I have ever had, and my husband agreed. The duck was perfectly cooked, crispy and delicious with a wonderful sauce. Overall, this place was fantastic and I really enjoyed the experience! read more
4 years ago
I was really excited to try this restaurant! Of all of the places at Garza Blanca and Hotel Mousai, you'll find the friendliest staff here. The drinks of choice were the martinis specifically the raspberry martini. I really enjoyed the chili oil on everything. The dumplings were a little bit dry, but could be improved with a little bit of cornstarch and a little more fat. The rice noodles seem to be made in house, and were thicker than what you might find elsewhere. Overall the hor fun was really good. My friend raved about the chicken satay. We would've come back for more if we had another night. One thing I wanted to try but I didn't get a chance to was the brisket noodle soup. Next time I'll be back for it read more
The food here is hit or miss. The room is beautiful. Service is 4/5. Price for value is low - the prices are hard to justify. One of the highlights was the traditional Siu Mai that was garnished with gold leaf. I had the Dragon Fly cocktail and it was exceptional, as was the presentation. Avoid the sticky rice, it was odd and a ridiculously small portion, which was pooled in hot sauce. Overall, good to stop by and have a cocktail and appetizer, then move on for dinner. The hotel is located at Hotel Mousai and the address on profile seems incorrect. read more
In A Nutshell: -Dao located between the North and South Towers of Hotel Mousai is nicely decorated, but the food was just ok. -The good thing is at least they have a Chinese cuisine option to check out during your stay at this 5 Diamond Resort. -I ordered the wonton soup & the noodles were too big & not al dente, the broth was average. Overall, after living in California for decades & visiting nearly every Asian country I know what is good Asian food, Dao just misses the mark, it's just average. read more
We stayed at Hotel Mousai and Dao was our favorite restaurant. We went twice during our stay, and even switched out of Hiroshi to eat at Dao. Dao's decor is absolutely gorgeous and has excellent air conditioning. The service is excellent. The food is so delicious and makes the whole experience to a higher level. The Gurin cocktail was our favorite. For starters we ordered the Cucumber salad, beef dumpling, crab wontons, santai, and Zion. All were fantastic. Then we had the Mongolian beef, orange chicken, and chow mein vegetable noodles. These were also excellent. The only dish we were not crazy about was the Emperor noodles. And then to make things really amazing, a lovely young lady showed up playing the violin! read more
3 years ago
The food was above average, but not quite as good as Din Tai Fung. The service was superb! Thank you Alberto for taking such good care of us for our anniversary dinner. The building is beautiful, and it has a modern Chinese decor that is also beautiful. If you are looking for excellent service, pretty good food in a beautiful building, DAO is for you. read more
4 years ago
I enjoyed a delicious dinner. It will be a regular visit when I am in PV. They strive for excellence and mostly achieve it. Apart from the pretentious hostess, the service from Luis and Alberto was perfect and the manager Juan Carlos was open to feedback. I think the food will be award winning. I took Juan's suggestions and had an amazing crab salad and the emperor's duck. It did not disappoint. The atmosphere was breathtaking. Who wouldn't love dining here? But the food speaks for itself. Reservations are strongly recommended. read more
2 years ago
These photos do not do this place justice in my opinion- even better in person. I did not have high expectations at first since most of the other restaurants were hard to get reservations for and this one was wide open every night. It was our last night and some people told us we had to try it, so we went online and were able to get one right away just 3 hours prior! Immediately from walking in, the ambiance was breathtaking. It felt like you were high up in the jungle with greenery all around with orange hues coming through from the sunset. They first brought out a pork wonton welcome-appetizer (delicious) and I ordered the Pagoda cocktail which our waiter highly recommended. This was probably in my top 2 cocktails i've had while being here. The chicken fried rice was the best fried rice i've ever had hands down, Infact I'm bummed that I will probably not ever be able to try it again unless I come back to Mousai. The pork dumplings & lettuce chicken wraps were okay. The Veggie spring rolls were great and well well with all the sauces! There were about 6 sauces in total to experiment with and all were pretty good! For the entrees we went with the chefs favorite flat noodles- our waiter recommended chicken with it but said the chefs favorite was the bbq pork with it, so we went with that, although I think the chicken might have been better. Either way, this was one of my favorite dishes I've had in a very long time. The chicken chow mein was amazing, lots of flavors and high quality. The Mongolian beef was okay but I'm also not the biggest fan of that dish in general! For dessert we tried the Banana & Lychee spring rolls & green tea crème brûlée- both amazing, again 10/10 quality! The chef also personally brought out the desserts and asked how our dinners were and of course we said amazing! One of the best dinner experiences I've had in a long time! Highly recommend- do not let the fact that it is not fully booked be a reason to not try it because it should be! I actually thought this was higher quality than BocaDos steakhouse which was hard to get a table for even days in advance! read more
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