Thanks. That helps. If you want to get a table at a club on a Saturday night, someone needs to show up by 10:30. Deposits don't work too well because the establishments are more interested in your early RMB rather than the post midnight money that they'll get anyway.

So, we usually just play it by ear.

If you to do the table thing, I suggest China Doll.

Even if not, I suggest starting out with dinner (maybe Xiaowangfu) followed by Lan (which is impressive).