There is new restaurant in Richmond offering all-you-can-eat Northern Chinese-style grilled barbecue. DaTang BBQ & Beer (愛江山烤肉酒馆) opened in the space formerly occupied by Boston Pizza on Ackroyd Road in Richmond.
We visited them during their all-you-can-eat hours and here is my honest review.
They offer Northern Chinese-style grilled barbecue including a variety of beef, pork, lamb, chicken, seafood BBQ items as well as vegetables, cold dishes, snacks, soups and more.
The AYCE is offered for $39.95 for adults from noon to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays and 12-3 p.m. on weekends. Kids 5 – 11 are $19.95 and kids 4 and under are free.
The experience started with some kinks. Another table’s order was assigned to our table so we received a bunch of dishes that weren’t ours. We notified the staff who removed them.
Then our grill had some issues turning on so we needed extra help to get that going.
We also were missing a pair of tongs for grilling at our table so I just took one from the next table’s set as I was not able to get the staff’s attention.
We ordered a variety of dishes including Smashed Cucumber Salad; Marinated Beef Ribs; Pork Neck; New Zealand Organic Lamb; Marinated Chicken; Anchovy Shrimp; Tiger Shrimp; Grilled Squid; Grilled Squid Tentacles; Grilled Scallop with Rice; Tin Foil Corn; Lettuce; Fried Dough Twist; and Golden Buns.
They also offer cotton pads to dab off the oil on the grill.
The quality of all the items were pretty good and I liked the variety.
I liked their clean, modern and inviting space with good ventilation. While we were they, they played a bunch of music videos from artists like XG, Black Pink, Justin Bieber and more. They even played some Taylor Swift. It’s like I’m practically at the Eras Concert (just kidding).
The bill came out to be $84 for 2 adults plus tip which I thought was reasonable.
All in all, a good experience and I would go back for their AYCE in the future.