Dined at Courtyard a few months ago. Whilst the location is stellar - the F&B experience here was probably the worst i've had in China. I guess after hearing all the rave reviews i had pretty high expectations....but honestly this place was a miss.

The service was almost non existent and snotty when it was there. I had a four-course meal (i was starving) whilst my business partner had eaten on the plane and just wanted to have a cup of coffee....they said that there was a minimum charge of RMB200 per person...my food bill alone was RMB630+!! They wouldn't waive the RMB200!

Food was passable. The scallops i had were ok, but the couscous that came with it wasn't cooked properly. The 'signature' dessert of molten chocolate cake with mint, kiwi and lime (im not making that up!) was ok at first bite, but only to realise that there were actual lime rinds in the cake that were incredibly bitter!

Oh and the place is really really dark....I have photos if anyone wants to see them!

The most memorable meals i had in beijing were at 1001 Nights for Arabic food. Opposite the golden dragon hotel near the embassies. Fantastic food and great atmosphere - felt like i was back in Dubai. South Beauty was great too. Tandoor inside the Golden Dragon hotel was also spot on.