Originally Posted by
tycosiao
So I went to Da Dong and Quanjude for dinner respectively and I got to say Da Dong is still my choice between the two for Beijing Duck.
I found Quanjude's duck too dry but service crew was better
whereas Da Dong's service was poor.
My personal experience has been the opposite. Of course, each person's palette is different!
I've been to Quanjude three separate times and Da Dong once. For me, Quanjude is more oily and serves duck more traditional, which I like. Da Dong was actually less oily and thus less flavorful to me. To be honest, little to no flavor.
Da Dong's presentation of the duck is much nicer (artistic presentation similar to their other dishes) and gives you many more accompaniments such as cantaloupe and 8 or so other items. Quanjude just gives you the basic sauce and scallion, which is sufficient for me.
For just the duck, Quanjude is my recommendation. On the other hand, Da Dong has been one of the hipper places to go nowadays for overall experience and dish selection. Da Dong's menu has to be one of the heaviest menus on earth!
But, YMMV! I haven't tried the other places (to my knowledge anyways) so can't say but for me Quanjude > Da Dong for duck.