China Garden, Kemps Corner

China Garden or CG-83 - the name that it goes by is a restaurant by Nelson Wang, probably the father of Chinese cuisine in India and is known to be one of the best restaurants serving Chinese food in South East Asia. The restaurant obviously came with a reputation and we were not disappointed.
The restaurant obviously is fully aware of the quality of the cuisine and has attitude and an unusual rule preventing kids from being allowed in during dinner time. This I suppose is done so that guests can have dinner without any disturbance. However on the day that we had gone the objective was destroyed by a huge gang of overgrown kids having a birthday party and causing most of the guests a noisy distraction. The decor of the restaurant is very red and very Chinese. There are Chinese dolls and statues all around the restaurant. Another innovation is the bar near the waiting area where you can wait till you get seated. I forgot to mention that reservations are a must if you want to go to the restaurant. One has to usually wait in spite of having a reservation already.
The food was of the highest quality that I have seen in a Chinese restaurant. By quality I mean there is no riff-raff, the pieces of chicken even in the soup were proper pieces. Quality is something that the restaurant prides itself on and the same was clearly apparent. Two dishes were particularly fantastic among what we sampled.
1. The Coriander Soup - The soup was spicy without being hot. It could be the ultimate offering if anyone has a slightly dodgy throat and is very tasty.
2. The Stir Fry Chicken starter - One of the tastiest dishes that I have ever had. Brilliant ! The same is not on the menu so you have to ask the Captain. We ordered the same on the Captains recommendation.
A meal for two at China Garden without drinks will cost you Rs 2000/-.
How to get there: China Garden is at Kemps Corner. If you coming from the suburbs. Do not take the fly over at Kemps Corner and take a right at the crossing. On crossing the signal you have to take the first left which you see is quite a steep uphill road. China Garden is on the left on the uphill road.